Vani - Snippets

Parda (3)

It was now thirty minutes into their mall trip and Veer was groaning and complaining that all the benches are taken. Dekho. Voh couple ko dekho...kadke makeout nahi karsakte? Aaj kal ke bache bi na? Aur voh dekho...voh budda toh poore aisho aaraam se leta hai. Aur voh moti dekho. Bani looked over in the direction that Veer was pointing and sighed. She arched her eyebrow as she leaned into his ear and whispered Voh moti nahi...pregnant hai. Seriously Veer? Tumaare paiyr nahi chalte kya? Aur dekho? Maine heel pehni hai...main toh nahi complain karr rahi? Veer rolled his eyes and said Mere paiyr isliye dukte hai kyunke main poore hafte ke liye band pinjre mein tha jabh tum uss Shakuraaaaa ke saath aisho aaram se humaare bed parr so rahi thi. Bani stopped suddenly and stood in front of him. She flared her nostrils and then pointed to the police station that they could see outside and said Complaint jaakhe likvaadoon ke mera patta muje verbally abuse karta hai? Veer opened his mouth and began to stutter. Nuy nuy. Aggar tum aise hi mujpe shakk karro ge toh main seedha jaake police officer ko kehdeti hoon ke mera patti Veeranshu Singhania muje chaiyn se jeene nahi deta. Abh bataao...firse uss Shakura ki bhaat karro ge? Veer looked down and frowned like a child. As he stood there sulking and rotating the tip of his shoes in circles Bani smiled at how adorable he looked. Veer looked back up for a second and whispered Main...main toh bass mazaak karr raha tha....Bani crossed her arms and arched her right eyebrow. Aggar mazaak bi ho...isse verbal abuse kehte hai. Theek hai...aggar aise hi stupid mazaak karne hai toh fir main challi complaint likhaane. She turned to walk away but Veer bent down halfway and dragged her back by the elbow. No! Yeh...yeh kya kharr rahi ho gharwali? Aise strangers ko apni mia biwi ki ladhaaiyon ke bhaare mein bhataao gi? Acha theek hai meri maa. Tum jeeti aur main haara. Nuy karrunga aisa mazaak. Bani tapped the end of her right foot on the floor and asked Aur Jai? Uske bhaare mein bhi no more jokes...ke main uski lover hoon etc. etc. Veer folded his hands and bowed halfway. Yes my dharam patni ji. No more dhabewala jokes. Bani laughed and smacked his shoulder. Hmm. Challo firr. Vaahan book store parr kuch dekhte hai. She walked off the store and turned around, giggling at his state. Ek minute...police complaint...lekin pichli bhaar toh maine uss offers ko pataa liya tha. Veer...tu kitna buddu hai....Bani ke pyaar ne toh tume sach main deewana banaadiya. Oye! Mehek ko padna nahi aata! Koi ABC book khareedlena! Veer called out to Bani as he laughed and ran after her.

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Veeranshu maine yeh sweater uske liye laya...aur yeh keychain bhi. Soch rahi thi jaate waqt uski favourite cookies bi leloon bakery se. Tum muje drop kardo ge firr main taxi mein aajaaoongi. Bani asked Veer. They were sitting on the bench taking a break from all the walking. Veer looked down at the sweater she was showing him and nodded. Sweater toh lagta hai children's section se hai...Ha theek hai...ek minute. Drop off kyun? Main tumaare saath hi toh hoon. Main gharr pe choddh doonga. Bani passed him his coffee and sat a bit closer to him. Acha? Aaj koi khaam vhaam parr nahi jaana tha? Aaaj toh poori taur ke saath pant suit mein ho. Veer sipped his black coffee and looked at her with playful eyes. He breathed out and replied Aaj shutti! Meri gharwali ke saath main poora din bitaaoonga. Bani rolled her eyes at his comment. Voh toh tum vaise rozz karte ho...rozz shutti manaate ho aur mere peeche peeche ek bumble bee ki tarrah ghoomte ho. Veer abh challo...vaahan jhaake lunch bi karte hai. She stood up and fixed her dupatta. Veer looked up at her with love and leaned back and spread his legs out. Bani felt him tapping her ankle playfully with his foot so she smiled and said Yahin peh behte raho ge? Veer stood up and fixed her hair which was caught in her manglasutra. When she felt the proximity Bani looked into his grey eyes and her heart did a happy dance on the inside. Tum aaj bauhat khoobsoorat lagg rahi ho. Maine pehle tume itni carefree nahi dekha...really Bani...I love seeing you so happy like this. Bani looked down timidly and said Acha...theek hai...yeh makkan bhaad mein lagaana. Muje...muje bhook laggi hai.