Gauri's Pehli Rasoi

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They head to the dining table where everyone was sitting there.

Shivaay: *looking around* So... anything special?

Dadi: Khotte, kabhi aas-paas kya ho raha han dekh liya kar. Gauri ki pehli rasoi hain aaj.

Shivaay: Oh haan. I remember.

Rudra: Bhaiya, main dekh raha hoon, aap aaj-kal cheezein bhoolne lage ho.

Shivaay: Hey, main kuch nahi bhoolta hoon. I remember everything. Saari meetings, appointments, dinner; everything.

Rudra: Likin pla...

Shivaay: Plan GO bhi.

Rudra: Waah bhaiya! Aap toh mere saath reh ke smart ho gaye ho.

Shivaay: Shut up Rudra!

Pinky: Shivaay, yeh plaan GO kya hain?

Shivaay: That's... a secret.

Anika: *whispers to Shivika* Yeh kya khichdi paka rahe hain?

Shivika rolls out her lower lip and hunches her shoulders. Gauri comes out from the kitchen with a serving bowl in each hand. Om goes to help her.

Gauri: Arey, iski jaroorat naahi hain Om. Hum kar lenge. Aap harharaike baith jaayiye.

Om: *takes a bowl and keeps it on the table* It's okay. Main help kar deta hoon.

Gauri: *making him sit* Hum kar rahe hain na. Aap saant rahiye aur bas itna bataiye ki khaana kaisa bana hain.

Tej: Toh kya bana hain aaj?

Gauri: Saahi Paneer aur Kheer.

Shivaay: *eyeing Anika* Paneer! Anika, you know I'm having a little déjà vu. Paneer, pehli rasoi; kuch yaad aaya?

Anika: Taana mat maariye. Aur aapko bata doon, main bahot khidki-tod Paneer Butter Masala seekh liya hain.

Shivaay: *surprised* Really?

Anika: Jee haan.

Gauri: Arey bhaujai, aapke liye toh humne ek special cheej banai hain. Poochhiye ka?

Anika: Ka... *correcting herself* mera matlab, kya banaya hain tumne?

Gauri: *uncovering the 3rd bowl* Gajar ka halwa!

Anika: *excitedly * Gauri! *hugs her* Thank you.

Gauri: Isme "thaankoo" bolne ki ka baat hain bhaujai? Hume pata hain aapko gajar ka halwa bahot pasand hain aur toh aur garbhvati mahilaon ke liye ee bahot paushtic hain. Toh aap jee bhar ke khaaiye.

Anika: *happily* Om, mujhe na tumhe thanks bolna chahiye. Mujhe itni takatak devrani jo mili hain.

Gauri: Om, bataiya na, khaana kaisa bana hain?

Om: *with a cold expression* Dekho, main jhooth toh bolta nahi, isliye sach sono.

Gauri gets scared.

Om: It's... fantastic.

Gauri breathes a sigh of relief and hits Om's shoulder.

Gauri: Aapne toh hume data hidiya tha.

Om: *pulls her cheeks* Awww! Tum kitni innocent ho.

She makes a cute-angry face while rest of them eat and praise her cooking. After eating, ShivRu get up.

Shivaay: Okay, so itne achhe brunch ke baad, Gauri, you deserve a reward.

Gauri: Nahi bade bhaiye, iski jaroorst nahi hain.

But ShivRu had already left. They come back a box, wrapped in a gift wrap. Anika recollects getting divorce papers from such a box on her Pagh Phere ki Rasm.

Anika: *shocked* Shi...Shivaay, is dabbe main se koi 440-volt ka jhatka toh nahi milega na?

Shivaay: Matla... *recollects that time* Nahi. Woh galti dobara kabhi nahi hogi.

Rudra: Kiski baat kar rahe ho bhaiya?

Shivaay: Nothing special. Anyway, so yeh gift, actually, Om aur Gauri dono ke liye hain.

He hands them the box. They open it then smile and blush.

ShivRu: Honeymoon trip to Paris!

Om: Guys, iski kya zaroorat thi?

Shivaay: *whispers, more like teases, in his ears* Mujhe batana padega ki shaadi ke baad honeymoon ki kya importance hoti hain?

Om: *hits his shoulder* Shivaay!

Shivaay: Ab tum dono yahaan time waste mat karo. Go, pack your bags.

They push RiKara towards their room. Shivika was thinking something, which is noticed by Shivaay.

Shivaay: Kya soch rahi ho Princess?

Shivika: Papa, yeh "honeymoon" kya hota hain? Moon honey jaisa dikhta hain?

People, who were still eating, choke on their food.

Shivaay: Nahi. It's... actually a trip... for newly-married couples.

Shivika: Hein? Toh seedhe-seedhe "trip" kyoon nahi keh sakte?

Shivaay feeling very awkward... for the second time in one day. Anika sees this and giggles silently, before deciding to take her away.

Anika: Shivika, tumhara exam aa raha hain na. Padhai ki?

Shivika looks down and taps her fingers innocently. Anika gives her the 'look'.

Anika: Chalo, jab tak main tumhare sar pe na baithoon, tab tak tum phadogi thodi.

Shivika looks away and whistles. Anika takes her hand and goes to her room. Shivaay leans back and sighs as she goes.

Shivaay: Yeh ladki kahaan se aayi hain?

Rudra: Bhaiya, usse aap hi ne paida kiya hain.

Shivaay: Shut up Rudra.

Everyone giggles then depart to their rooms in some time.

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