Chapter 14

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Exhibition wale din,
Mai late morning so kar uthi. Ek toh office nahi jana nahi tha toh jaldi uthkar bi kya karti. Kavita ko college jana tha isliye uske college se ane ke bad hi hum dono shopping par jane wale the.

Jab uthi toh fufa ji, Raman aur kavita ghar par nahi the kewal bua ji hi thi. Bua ji mujshe dekh kar boli, "nisha, tera hi wait kar rahi thi mai."
Maine jab unko dinning table par 2 plates lagate hue dekha th, "bua ji, kya apne bi breakfast nahi kiya?"
"Nahi... Un logo ki tiffin ki tayari kar rahi thi. Nahi th woh late ho jate islye abhi tak nashte ka time nahi mila." Bua ji dheere se kaha jaise unke liye it' normal.
Mujshe guilty feel ho raha tha ki mai jaldi kyu nahi uthi aur unki help kyu nahi ki. Mujshe pata tha agar mai kuch kahungi toh woh bolegi 'koi nahi'.
Akhir woh bi mummy jaisi hi h family ko apne se phele rakhne wali. Isliye maine decide kiya ki aj unki help karwaungi.

Nashta karne ke baad, pure ghar aur kitchen  ki safai maine unki help ki. Waise toh unhone mana kar diya, "Nisha, tu aram kar. Yeh toh mai roj hi karti hu. Lekin kai dino ke baad tujshe leave mili hai."
Mai muskurate hue boli, "koi nahi bua ji. Mai mummy ki bi th help karwati thi na. Kya yeh mera ghar nahi hai?" Maine jan bhuj kar last sentence thoda udas hote hue bola.
Bua ji has kar boli, "pagali... Tera hai... Thik hai." Mai khush hote hue unhe hug kiya.

Kaam khatam hone ke bad, bua ji aur maine thodi ghapshap ki fir tv dekha.
Jan sham ko kavita ayi toh maine tea banayi.
Chai pine ke bad, maine kavita se pucha, "shopping chalna hai kya?"
Kavita haste hue boli, "haa di... Woh Vedika bi ane wali hai."
Maine pucha, "Vedika kyu?" Kyuki mujshe yaad tha kal kewal meri aur kavita ki hi baat hui thi.
Woh boli, "actually, maine Vedika ko bataya ki hum shopping par ja rahe hai. Toh woh bi chalne ko ready ho gayi."
"Oh" mere ko koi dikkat nahi thi usko sath mei lekar jane ki.

Kuch der bad, Vedika aa gayi aur hum teeno shopping ke liye chal diye.
Hum teeno street Market gaye kyuki ek toh waha new new design milte hai upar se budget mei bi aur bargaining bi kar sakte ho. Vedika aur kavita bargaining mei bahut achi hai. Meerut par maya aur yaha yeh dono.
Humne ek shop se bahut saste mei tshirts kharidi toh Maine haste hue kaha, "tum dono toh bargaining mei ek number ho."
Vedika haste hue boli, "di, humko pratice hai. Hum jante hai woh kitna kam kar sakta hai."
Mai jhenpte hue boli, "par mujshe nahi hoti bargaining."
Kavita, "pata hai humko tabhi toh maine apko bolne ko mana kar diya tha." Aur woh dono hasne lagi.
Mai gussa hote hue boli, "jarur maya ne bataya hoga." Kavita kuch nahi boli kewal hasne lagi toh, "ek bar mauka milne do I will not let her go easily."
Woh dono hasne lagi phir humne aur shopping ki. Jab hamare hath shopping bag se full ho gye toh vedika, "mujshe to h bhuk lag rahi hai."
Kavita aur mai bi thak chuke the islye mai boli, "chalo kuch khate hai."
Mai snacks ki shop par gaye. Humne three plates chat aur kulche order kiye.
Order dene ke bad hum ek table par baith gaye aur shopping bags ek side rakh diye.
Hamara order table par aa gaya. Maine ek bite liya aur boli, "mhhh.... It's tasty."
Kavita boli, "yeh yaha ki famous shop hai."
Vedika ne bi hami bhari. Maine pucha, "tum dono ki shopping finish ho gayi ya kuch aur lena hai."
Vedika, "mere ko kuch nahi lena aur apko."
Maine aur kavita ne bi mana kar diya.
Kuch der bad Vedika ne pucha, "di, kya yeh sach hai ki ved bhiya ne apko apna mobile number diya hai."
Maine kavita ko ghura toh usne niche muh kar liya. 'Koi nahi beta tere ko toh baad mei dekh lugi' maine ankho se kavita ko bola. Aur vedika bataya, "ha... Kyu?"
Woh muskurate hue boli, "kyuki aap pheli ladki ho jisko usne apna number diya hai. Pata hai apko meri kitni friends ne mere se unka number maga hai. Unse puchne par unhone har kisi ko mana kar diya."
Mai samajh gayi ki woh kya kehna chahati hai islye maine usko sach bataya, "aisa kuch nahi hai. Ved ko koi friend meerut mei rehta hai. Aur woh ek dusre ke sath contact mei nahi hai islye uske bare mei pata lagane ke liye usne mere se bola. Isliye hi usne mujhko apna number diya."
Vedika chokte hue boli, "unka koi friend meerut mei nahi rehta."
Maine pucha, "tum kya uske sare friends ko janti ho? Kya pata uske us friend ke bare mei tumko nahi pata ho."
Vedika smirked, "whatever... Woh toh bad mei dekha jayega."
I rolled my eyes but didn't say anything. Uske baad humne us bare mei koi baat nahi ki lekin ek dusre ke sath gossip aur joke share kiye.

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