Long Lost Friend

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In the evening as planned, Haseena, Ammi and Maa were waiting for Anubhav to choose a card for their marriage invitation. They had ordered for catalogs from three different shops.

Maa- Haseena kitne der lagyega ye Anu. Ab toh phone bhi nahi utha raha... (She said irritated when he declined her call)

HM- aa jayenge Maa...kal bhi late aaye the raat ko 3 baje aur subha bhi jaldi chale gaye...warna woh hum sabse zyada excited hai in sabhi cheezo ke liye...

Maa- hoga hi Haseena... (She said getting emotional) uske chehere pe ek alag chamak dikhti hai...bahout khush hu mai usse itna khush dekh kar... khud ke liye cheeze karte dekhkar...

Ammi & HM: Hum bhi... (they said in unison, while  Haseena placed her head on Ammi's shoulder)

HM- hum toh soch rahe hai humari vidaai pe hum toh nahi royenge lekin woh zarur ro de...bahout emotional ho rakhe hai voh 2 din se...

Maa and Ammi, chuckled. Few minutes later the door bell rang. Haseena opened the door. Anubhav followed with her, inside.

AS- aapne wardi nahi badali? Aap toh kabse aagyi thi?!

HM- humme wapis jana hai thana...bas aapka hi intezaar kar rahe the...(whispering) 6:15 acha muhrat tha...aap aadhe ghante late hai Maa daat sakti hai...

AS- Maa- Ammi, shama chahte hai woh HQ se nikalne me vilambh hogaya tha aap humme...10 min dijye hum kapde badalkar aur naha kar aate hai... (He said with the most innocent face and Maa's angry frown softened)

Maa- 10 min me nahi aaya toh teri choice koi nahi puchega...hum hi milkar decide karlenge...

AS- ji...bas abhi aaye...acha Haan...(He turned and descended the two steps of stairs he took) Haseena...(raising the polybag in his hand) kaajukatli...kal aapke khaye bina hi samapt ho gay thi na...

Her eyes sparkled like a child. She mouthed a 'thank you' and took away the box, ready to eat from it when Maa reprimanded her,

Maa- Haseena...pehle bhoog lagana hai!!

HM- sorry Maa 🙁 flow- flow mein bhool gaye... (AS chuckled) aapko zyada hasi nahi aa rahi?

AS- ha kyuki aapka flow- flow me aapse kya kya hota hai woh humse behetar kon jaanta hai...(She smacked his arm but he laughed more) aur aajkal humse zyada aapko daat padti hai ghar me...

He spoke while climbing the stairs while she looked at him with narrowed eyes.

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"Ye wala", Anubhav said pointing to a wedding card. "Bilkul nahi!", both Ammi and Haseena exclaimed. "Humme ye rang nahi pasand aapko pata toh hai Anu" "Aur beta iske end ka design dekho kitna ajeeb hai".

Anubhav huffed. They have spent almost an hour but could not decide on one. If one would like a design the other one would deny.

"Ek kaam kijye aap teeno deviyo ko jo pasand aaye uska humari taraf se haan hai...warna aise toh puri ratri nikal jayegi...aur priye ko waise hi vapis thana jana hai"

"Oh Janab...humari shaadi nahi hai tum dono ki hai", Maa taunted. "Tum dono decide karlo do-teen design unme se hum ek dekh lenge"

"Toh yahi humne ek ghante pehle bola tha jab koyi nahi maana", HM whispered making him chuckle. After few more discussions between them, they selected a pastel card with light brown design embossed over it.

 After few more discussions between them, they selected a pastel card with light brown design embossed over it

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