"Aunty ji! Woh Pathi ji aa gaye?"
Saana asked Heena ji who was in the kitchen with Priya and Gauri, Akshay's mother.
"Nahi! Nahi Aajao Baith jao!",
She said and was about to ask Priya to serve water when Saana quickly held her hand.
"Arrey! Nahi nahi! Aunty ji! Aap toh Treat Aise kar rahi hain jaise Guest hain! Aap Ruko! Main Khud Kitchen se Le lungi!"
Saying so, She quickly moved and picked up the Water bottle not before hugging Gauri ji and Priya.
"Umm...Meri Gudiya Kaha hain Aunty?"
She asked when Priya chuckled and flipped the Parathas.
"Didi! Jabse Usko Pata Chala hain na, Tabse She is jumping around the whole house saying 'Saana Aunty Aayegi! Yuppiee!'."
Saana smiled hearing Priya and was about to move towards the Hall room when Aanya entered the house.
"Saana Aunty!!!!"
She screamed out of joy and ran towards her, Saana smiled wholeheartedly picking up the little soul in her arms. Smothering her face with kisses, She hugged her tightly.
"Aa gayi Meri Baby!"
She gushed and settled her down on her lap when Aanya started her endless baby gibberish talks. While Saana was hearing her with a very intersting look on her face. Seeing, the sight Priya smiled and looked at Gauri.
"Chaachi! Saana Di dekho kaise Apni Aanyu ko Pyaar karti hain Jaise ki Khudki Bacchi ho!"
She said making Gauri smiled painfully looking at the Girl. Gauri and Priya was very close to eachother, She has always treated her like her own Daughter-in-law.
"Jab Saana Aanyu ke Baap ko Itnaa toot ke Pyaar ki thi Toh Bhala Aanya ko kaise nahi Karti? Sidhaanth ki toh Har Cheez Saanu ko Pasand thi!"
Gauri said dropping a bomb on Priya's head. While Priya snapped at her, who was looking at Sana with a tearful eyes. Her heart clenched by seeing how effortlessly that girl was hiding her pain, plastering a smile over her lips.
"Matlab? Saana Di Aur Bhaiya ke beech mein Kuch tha? Agar kuch tha toh Why didn't they end up together?"
Priya asked being absolutely perplexed about the history of Sidhaanth and Saana had. The story which only their few people knew, The story which only Akshay knew from Beginning to End.
"Bataungi! Kabhi!"
She said shrugging off, avoiding the painful topic.
"Nahi! Chachi! Aap...Aapko Meri Kasam! Mujhe Aaj hi Jaan na hain! Aisa kya Huwa tha Bhaiya aur Saana Chatterjee ke beech!"
Priya said in a determined tone while Gauri ji sighed and looked at her with defeated eyes.
"Thik hain!"
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It was Evening when, Sidhaanth came home and saw the whole family was chitchatting, he smiled seeing the Smiling face of Saana.
"Arrey! Lo! Sidhaanth bhi Aa gaya!"
Gauri ji said the moment her pair of eyes fell upon him. She smiled and quickly welcomed him.
"Sidhanth! Aaja baith Aur haan! Pathi Ji ne Kaha hain Ki Parso Hum Path rakh sakte hain!"
Heena ji said handing him over the bowl of Ice Cream. Sidhaanth widen his eyes having the Ice cream.
"Well! That's Great!"
Sidhaanth said keeping his bowl when Saana glanced over the clock and noticed it was 8'o clock. She quickly kept the bowl, Finishing the ice cream and stood up.
"Umm...Woh Ab mujhe Nikal na Chahiye!"
She said when Sidhaanth's father frowned and asked her to sit.
"Nahi! Nahi! Uncle woh mujhe Likhna bhi hain Jaake! Toh Isiliye! I need to leave early!"
She said making everyone smile on hee sincerity towards her passion. Finally after a lot of consoling, they all agreed on her leaving. Hearing that Sidhaanth quickly grabbed his motorcycle's keys.
"Thik hain! Mumma Toh main Ise Chodke Aata hoon!"
He said when Saana stopped him.
"Arrey! Nahi...Nahi Sidhaanth uski koi Zaroorat nahi hain! Woh Main yaha se Metro karke chali jaungi! Waise bhi tum abhi Aaye ho Office se"
She said when Sidhaanth huffed, keeping both of his hand on his waist and asked him with narrowed eyes.
"Umar kitni hain teri!"
He asked her while she scrunched her face and asked him.
" Huh?"
"Umaar! Umar kitni hain teri!"
He asked her while She sighed and said him.
"Thirty two!"
"Haan toh Meri Thirty-four hain! Do saal Bada hoon! Abhi Chal"
He said dragged her outside, making everyone laugh on their real life tome and jerry. Dragging nher outside, He handed her the helmet and asked her to settled down. After riding few distance. Sidharth saw a panipuri wala and he immediately remembered their old childhood days. He bit his lips and called her.
"Saanu! Sunna!"
"Haan bol!"
She said with a smile, while Sidharth parked his bike near the Panipuri stall confusing her.
"Chal, Pani Puri Khate hain!"
He said excitingly like a five year old baby. She smiled at him, it was the same excitement which she used to behold a decade back with the name of Pani puri, Chaat and all street foods.
"Sidhaanntthhh! Chal na Paani Puri Khaa ke Aate hain!"
A twelve years old Saana whined to a fourteen years old Sidhaanth. He smiled at his Bestfriend's childlishness.
"Tu Badi nahi Hogi na?"
Sidhaanth asked Saana who was pouting, trying her best to convince Sidhaanth.
"Chal! Thik hain! Aaj Chalte hain 6'o clock! Aur Haan! Mumma ne Aaj Tere liye Special Aloo wale Parathe Aur Raita Banayi hain! Bhulio Mat! Thik hain Phir Chal Khelne Chalte hain"
He said while she chuckled knowing her puppy face always manages to melt him down. She nodded and and then both went to play.
"Oyee! Kya! Soch rahi hain!"
Sidhaanth nudged her when She nodded her head, While Sidhaanth rolled his eyes and asked asked her to stand near the stall.
"Bhaiyaa! Duto Pata Lagaben Ekta Tok tok Jhal Kom!...
(Brother! Serve us two bowls, One will be Less Spicy but a lot sour..)"
"Arekta Akdum Chatpata! jhal jhal!
(Another one will be a lot spicy!"
She said completing his sentence, when Sidhaanth looked at her befooled and laughed.
"Oh My God! You remember?"
"Just like you did!"
She said laughing with him when the Pani puri vendor served them the bowls made up of dried Shaal Leaf. She looked at it, feeling nostalgic the moment she got the bowl of Shal Leaf. This was one such speciality of the City Calcutta, The Pani Puris served in a Shaal Leaf bowl. While the Vendor was preparing the stuffing, Sidhaanth's pair of eyes fell upon Shehnaaz who was seeing the bowl keenly.
"Kya Huwa? Kya Dekh rahi hain?"
He asked her, while She looked at him with a smile on her face.
"No! I mean! It's so nostalgic for me! Like being a girl who got settled in Chandigarh first and then returning to Calcutta after all most a decade and then trying the things which you used to do daily. Like Dekhna! Abhi Yeh Patte (Shaalpata's Bowl) mein Panipuri Khana, then this Kolkata Streets.."
She was interrupted by the Vendor, when he served them the first puri. While she ate the whole Panipuri, closing her eyes. The moment the aroma and the Tanginess of the Lemon water along with the Spices hit her tastebud, a soft moan left her mouth.
"Uumm and this moreish taste of the Pani puri! Dude! I missed Kolkata's Phuchka So much!"
She said while Sidhaanth chuckled the way she described the Paani puri just like how an author Should describe. After few minutes, Sidhaanth noticed the some stuffing was sticking on her lips. He looked at with a small smile and wiped the corner of her lips.
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TADAAAA SO YEAH IT'S THE ANOTHER CHAPTER OF MY BOOK ...HOPE U GUYS WILL LIKE IT AND IF U GUYS LOVE IT THEN PLS DO VOTE AND COMMENT ....LOVE LOVE❤️❤️