She opened her diary and started writing again.
"Hi Dear diary... Aaj mera mood bahot accha hai... I am really on cloud infinity.... Aaj ki shaam bahot lovely memories dekar gayi mujhe... vo Neil ka jealous sa, insecure sa, cute sa face... uska scooty puncture kar dena.... phir vo lovely bike ride.... aur garden me uske saath khule aasmaan ke niche vo sky view enjoy karna... phir vo rain dance... Maine aaj tak kisi ke saath itna free hona allow nahi kiya tha khudko..... Itna freedom to akele bhi enjoy nahi kar paati thi.. Lekin with Neil, everything seems different.... because you know.... He is different... no.. no... he is unique... and perfect for me."
She closed the diary, kept it under her pillow and slept with beautiful smile on her face.
Next morning,
Arya woke up very early as she after getting tired playing with Neil, had slept in the evening itself with Biji. Biji was with her because Dadu had went to meet his friend.
Arya saw that Biji was still sleeping, beside her.
Arya: Biji! Biji!
Biji woke up.
Biji: Ha Arya... Uth gayi?... Are abhi to sirf 5 hi baje hai... so jao... ek ghante baad utha dungi main.
Arya: Mujhe neend nahi aa rahi hai.
Biji: To kya karna hai?
Arya: Mujhe ready kar do school ke liye... phir main Neil ko utha dungi aur uske saath khelungi.
Biji: Ok.
She got her ready for school.
Arya went to Neil's room to wake him up to prepare breakfast for her.
He got up due to sneezing.
Arya: Bless you.
Neil: (rubbing his eyes) Choti Madam?... Uth gaye aap?... (opened his eyes) Aap to school ke liye ready bhi ho gaye... Time kya ho raha hai? (sneezed) Sorry.
Arya: Bless you.... 6.30 ho raha hai..... Tumhe zukham hai?
Neil: Ha... (sneezed) thoda sa... itne jaldi kaise uth gaye aap?
Arya: Jaldi so gayi thi na kal Biji ke saath.... Maine socha tha tumhare saath khelungi par tumhe to zukaam hai... ek kaam karo... mere saath upar chalo... breakfast karenge saath me.
Neil nodded and got up. They came upstairs and saw Biji making breakfast.
Neil: Are Breakfast (sneezed) main bana dunga... aap (sneezed) kyu bana rahe ho Biji?
Biji: Are tu baith... main bana deti hu... vaise bhi tujhe zukaam hai.
Neil and Arya sat on the dining table and was having breakfast.
Mini came out of her room drying her hair.
Neil looked at Mini. She was smiling but her face seemed a little pale.
Biji: Aaja Mini tu bhi khaale breakfast!
Mini: (sneezed) Hmm..
She also sat with them and was having breakfast.
Neil: Tumhara face itna (sneezed) dull kyu lag raha hai?
Mini: Aisa? (sneezed)
Neil nodded.
Biji: Tum dono ko zukaam hai?
Mini: Ha... (sneezed) Kal baarish hui thi na... hum tab baahar the... to shayad... (sneezed)
Neil: Maine bola tha..... health kharaab ho jayegi... par tum sunti nahi ho...
Mini: Kal to bahot maze aa rahe the tumhe.... ab chid chid kar rahe ho phir se...
Arya: Kya maze kiye?
Mini: Breakfast karo nahi to school ke liye late ho jaogi... Aaj last exam hai na... Phir to chuttiyan hai... shaam ko baat karenge... abhi kha lo.... Biji aap bhi aao na.
They ate breakfast together. Neil got up to keep the plates in the kitchen.
Arya then held Mini's hand to go with her to the bus stop and walked ahead with her.
She stopped and turned to her.
Mini: Kya hua?
Arya kept her hand on Mini's forehead and cheeks.
Arya: Tumhe bukhar hai?
Mini: (checking her temperature herself) Halka sa hoga... tum tension kyu le rahi ho?
Biji: Bukhar hai?.....
Neil heard them and came to her. Biji kept her hand on her forehead.
Biji: Ha Mini.... Bukhaar to hai tujhe...
Mini: Main theek hu Biji.
Neil: (to Arya) Thermometer kaha hai?
Arya took out the thermometer from the side drawer.
Arya: yeh raha.
Mini: Are par main theek hu..... Sab ke sab tension me aa gaye ho ekdum se...
Neil: Temperature check karne do phir...
He kept the thermometer in her mouth before she could say something and checked the temperature to be 102.5
Neil: 102.5 temperature hai aur tum bol rahi ho theek hu....
Mini lowered her head.
Biji: Bachpan se aisi hi hai... (hit her softly on her head) Jhalli hai bilkul... chal aaram kar...
Mini: Ouch... Biji!
Neil: Ab bed pe baitho shaanti se... main Dr. ko bulata hu... aur Arya ko main chod dunga bus stop tak.
Mini: Par..
Neil: Shhh... Chup raho.. lie down on your bed and rest karo.
Mini: I am fine... Tension lene ki koi baat nahi hai...
Arya: Tum letogi ya Neil ki tarah hi nakhre karogi?
Mini sat down making faces and Biji smiled at their cute banter.
Neil went with Arya and came back after dropping her to bus stop.
Mini was doing her work on the laptop while Biji was making some kada.
Neil came upstairs and saw her. He took the laptop from her hands.
Neil: Tumne kisi ki baat na manne ki thaan rakhi hai na....?.... Aaram nahi kar sakti 2 min bhi....
Mini: To kya karu.... bed pe leti rahu?... aise to aur bimaar ho jaungi main.... thodi si weakness hai... theek ho jayegi.... main thodi der me paracetamol le lungi.
She forwarded her hand to take back her laptop but Neil kept her laptop behind his back.
Neil: Thoda sa rest kar logi to aasmaan sar pe nahi gir jayega... Go to your room and rest.... Abhi Dr. Ahuja aate hi honge.
Mini: Vo jo pichli baar aaye the?
Neil: Hmm..
Mini was a bit reluctant.
Neil: Kya hua?
Mini: Kuch nahi...
Biji smiled knowing why she was so.
Biji: Le kada pi le...
Biji gave her kada and she drank it.
Neil: Ab Jao... bed pe leto... rest karo.... mujhe bukhaar tha to yaad hai na... tumne uthne bhi nahi diya tha couch se... Go...
Mini making faces went to her room and lied on the bed.
Doorbell rang.
Neil went down to get Dr. Ahuja upstairs.
Neil: Aayiye Dr. Ahuja...
Dr: Ms Mini ko fever hai?
Neil: Ji... Aap last time bhi aaye the... agar aapko yaad ho to?
Dr: (scared) Ms Mini jaisi patient ko main kaise bhul sakta hu....
Neil: (sneezed) Sorry...... Matlab?
Dr: Aap mujhe yeh batayiye ki ghar pe kaun kaun hai?
Neil: Main, Biji aur Mini... Kyu?
Dr: Phir to main chalta hu... aap kisi aur ko bula lijiye...
Neil: Are... Matlab?...
He turned to go.
Neil: Problem kya hai aapko?... Aap ek doctor hoke kaise kisi patient ko mana kar sakte hai?.. You know na it is wrong. You have to treat her.
Dr: Vaise bhi kuch kar nahi paunga main... chaliye...
He went upstairs with Neil.
Mini got her checkup done with slight reluctant face. Biji was sitting on the bed opposite to her while Neil was standing near the bed.
Dr: (scared) Aap injection lagwa lengi to better hoga.