Aniket woke up early today and got ready. He went downstairs to his parents room. He saw his mother was choosing a saree to wear.
"Maa, kya kar rahi ho?" he asked.
"Beta saree nikal rahi hun aaj mujhe aur teri choti maa ko vo Mrs. Saxena ke yahan bhajan mein jo jaana hai" she said looking at the sarees in her wardrobe.
"Hato, main madat karta hun" he said.
Pooja got away, Aniket looked in the wardrobe. He took out a yellow banarasi saree from it.
"Ye lo aaj tum ye saree pehnna" he said.
"Beta ye saree?" Pooja looked at it and asked.
"Haan, apne bete ke pasand ki saree nahi pehnogi? Main laaya tha, par maine toh dekha nahi tumhein aaj tak pehne huye'' he said and folded his arms.
Pooja was a little surprised as it was the same saree he had gifted her before leaving for the USA.
"Ab khadi kya ho? Pehno main tum dono ko chhod dunga" he said and left the room with a smile.
He went to the kitchen and saw that Nandini was busy preparing the breakfast and Manvi was helping her in the same.
"Arey choti maa ye sab chhodo, aapko late ho raha hai na, chalo aap jaake taiyyar ho jao, maa ne bataya aapko Mrs Saxena ke ghar jana hai, bhajan hain wahan" he said
"Par beta ye nashta" Nandini
"Arey bhabhi hain na, hai na bhabhi" he asked looking at Manvi.
"Haan aur nahi toh kya, main bhi toh yahi keh rahi thi" Manvi supported him.
"Achha thik hai, jaati hun baba" Nandini agreed, joining her hands and turned to walk towards her room. Aniket started helping Manvi for breakfast.
"Vaise choti maa, vo na aap vo diamond earrings pehnna,aap par bahot jachti hain, main kitne paise bacha bacha ke laya tha aapke liye" he said and it surprised both Nandini and Manvi. These were the same earrings which Manvi had helped him purchase for Nandini before he left for the U.S.A.
Nandini turned and looked at him astonishingly. Aniket snapped his fingers before her eyes.
"Kya dekh rahi ho choti Maa, jao na" he said. Nandini quietly nodded and went to her room.
"Aniket ko ye sab yaad aa gaya kya?" Manvi thought in doubt.
Later that evening, Aniket returned home early. He saw that his father was sitting in the hall and repairing a radio.
"Kya Papa aap jab dekho ye purana radio utha ke repair karne lagte hain, arey ab toh bhangar wala bhi isay free mein nahi lega" he commented.
"Arey beta, mujhe tere aajkal ke gaane kahan pasand aate hain, mere liye toh yahi radio theek hai" Anoop replied.
"Papa, ye radio chhodo aur wo kahan hai hai" he asked, looking around.
"Kya kahan hai?" Anoop asked.
"Arey vo..." he looked around and took out the saregama caravan which was under the television stand
"Ye raha, bheja tha na maine aap dono ki anniversary pe U.S.A se, kamaal hai, istemaal hi nahi karte" he placed it before Anoop and said. Anoop looked at him bewildered.
Aniket nodded and walked upstairs. He changed his clothes and was about to step downstairs but then he saw Karan on the terrace and went to him.
"Chote Papa" he called him.
Karan didn't listen to him as he was busy playing chess with himself.
"Kya chote papa, mere hote huye akele chess khel rahe ho" he said and sat before him taking another chair.
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