RAABTA : A collection of short stories

12

"Anaya......." Adil cooed bringing a spoonful of rice to her mouth which didn't do its usual course after seeing the delicious thing...kind of showing the anger the little brain of hers was carrying because Food and Anaya..inseparable right!

"Acha baba....kitne dinon ki trip hai....aur" Adil sighed keeping the plate away

"5 days....." Anaya happily squealed waving all her 10 fingers in Adil's face

"Hall me chalon aur unko bhi bulao" he got up ordering her

"Kinko?"

"Tumhare scriptwriters ko " with a tight smile, he was out of the room.

"Kahin bhi akele uchhaal marne ki zarurat nahin hai ........" Adil was instructing Anaya who was obediently bobbing her head every now and then... next he turned to the other two who could have given the actors a run for their money with their 'oh so serious expressions"

"Aur tum donon ladkiyon ke chakkar me apni behen ko mat bhul jana....."

"Kaisi baatein kar rahe hain aap bhaijaan............aisa ho sakta hai bhala?"

"Ho sakta hai tabhi bol raha hun" Adil showed his eyes

"Bhaijaan....wo to jab aap sab saath hote ho..tab hum careless ho jate hain.........aise kabhi Moto ko akela nahin chhoda humne" Asif defended not liking the accusation....Moto was their youngest sister and they loved her to death.

"Acha ab zyaada emotional hone ki zaroorat nahi hai....mai bas ehtiyaat baratne ko keh raha tha" Adil smiled seeing the concern

"Aur Anaya........Aqib and Asif ki baat maanna" Nafisa said which made both the brothers' chest swell with pride.

"Ji Ammi....." Anaya again bobbed her head.

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"Lo ... ye kuch medicines bhi rakh lo....." Adil forwarded a packet to Anaya who was busy packing for the trip

"Mai to theek hun...bilkul bhi...."

"Phir bhi" this time Adil himself kept the packet in the front chain.

"Aur please meri jaan mat nikaalna wahaan ja kar....mujhe abhi se tremors aa rahe hain"

"Arre .. mai thode hi koi bachi hun...." she pouted

"Magar bachpana toh abhi bhara pada hai....uska kya"

"Us par kaam kar rahin hun mai" Anaya said as if working on a serious project making Adil smile

"Kya karun mai tumhara.........." he squeezed her cheeks with both hands
"Why are you so cute..."

"Because you are Sadu...."

"Acha.....abhi batata hun sadna kise kehte hain" pulling her in his arms he pecked her lips twice.....

"Mujhe neend aa rahi hai" Anaya fidgeted with her fingers

"Ofcourse...neend ki goli jo di abhi maine" Adil shook his head at her excuse for getting away.

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"Ghar kitna khaali khaali lag raha hai....."

The ladies in the house were not at all liking the silence prevailing in between the walls

"Haan aur Adil ko bhi abhi Arham aur Humeira ko  bahar bhejna tha" Sarwat complained

"Arre achha hai na....shaadi ke itne dinon baad dono ko thoda akela time mila hai" Jameela defended her children

"Wo to theek hai...aapa bas sab ek saath hi nikal gaye toh ghar kaatne ko daud raha hai"

"Toh chalo hum bhi chalte hain baahar....bahut waqt ho gaya hai..hume ek saath bahar gaye hue"