Neil and Arya in his arms waved bye to her. She came to them and hugged them.
Mini: I will miss you.
Neil: Aise kaise.... Hum aate rahenge na.... Abhi 1.5 mahine baad ki Arya ki chuttiyan hum Delhi me hi spend karenge..... Kyu Choti Madam?
Arya: Aur bahot maze karenge saath me.
Neil and Arya have a high five.
Arya bent towards Mini and pecked on her cheek. Mini smiled and pecked on her forehead.
Arya whispers: Aaj to tum Neil ko bhi kiss de sakti ho na...ya me hi usko tumhari taraf se de du?
Mini laughed lightly: De do tumhi apne genie ko....
Neil: Kya?
Arya pecked him on his cheek.
Arya: Kiss.
Neil chuckled.
Mini: Bye.
ArNe: Bye.
She left with Bobby in his car. Neil sighed maintaining the smile.
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Mini: Tu kis liye ja raha hai Bobby?.... Client meeting Delhi me kaise?
Bobby: Indian Folk Art Business set up karne ke liye kuch traders wagera se baat hui thi.... Vo log Delhi me hi based hai... Agar baat ban gayi to startup successful ho jayega.
Mini: Nice... Phir?
Bobby: Abhi to 2 din proposal meetups wagera hai... Quotation match hone ke baad ek do hafte set up me jayenge... phir patiala wapas aakar kuch documentation karwaana padega then ho sakta hai kuch do tin mahine me abroad bhi export kar payenge.
Mini: Woah... To Delhi me kaha ruk raha hai tu?
Bobby: Neil bhai ne unke ghar ka address diya hai.... uske paas hi hai mere hotel ka location.... wahin pe honga... tujhe kuch chahiye ho to bas ek call kar dena....
Mini: (annoyed) Tu hotel me kyu ruk raha hai?.... Neil ka ghar koi 1 bhk nahi hai.... You can stay with me na... Ek baar bola tak nahi tune?
Bobby: (hesitantly) Are nahi Mini!.... aise achcha nahi lagta.... Chal tera to ek baar ko theek hai... Tujhe chalta hai... Par pata nahi Neil Bhai ko kaisa lagega...
Mini: Ruk abhi batati hu kaisa lagega....
Mini video called Neil.
Neil picked up quickly: Kya hua Mini koi problem ho gayi raaste mein?
Mini: Ha!
Bobby: Kya tu bhi Mini! Kuch nahi hua Neil bhai...yeh to bas aisehi...
Mini: Tumhe pata hai Neil.... Bobby kuch hafto ke liye Delhi me hi rukne wala hai.... ek client se meeting hai uski... deal final hone ke baad hi jayega...
Neil: That's good.... To mujhe tumhari itni chinta bhi nahi rahegi... Vo dhyan rakh lega.... Tumhe koi zabardasti khilaye nahi to tumhe to khana bhi yaad nahi aata.... Thank you bhai... Such a relief ha...
Mini: Puri baat to sunlo.... Yeh Bobby paas ke hotel me ruk raha hai....
Neil: Kyu?
Mini: Soch raha hai... tumhe kaisa lagega...
Neil: Are Bobby yaar.... tujhse yeh umeed nahi thi mujhe.... Abhi ke abhi hotel ki booking cancel kar.... Tu aisa kaise soch sakta hai mere baare me... Mujhe to accha hi lagega na yaar.
Bobby: (convinced) Ok Bhai... karta hu cancel... Thanks.
Neil: Aage se hichakna mat... Hmm?
Bobby: Hmm...
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Few hours later,
They reached at Neil's house.
Mini and Bobby entered the house.
It was evening time,
Penny served water to them.
Mini: Padhaai kaisi chal rahi hai?
Penny: Acchi chal rahi hai didi.
Mini: Hmm.... (to Bobby, pointing to a room) Vo guest room hai... tu freshen up hokar aaja..... mujhe to bahot bhook lagi hai...
Bobby nodded.
Penny: Kya bana du didi?
Mini: Simple omelettes bana do par jaldi se pls...... Main aati hu haath muh dhokar.
Penny nodded.
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Mini came out changing her clothes and saw Bobby looking at the picture wall with a huge smile.
Mini: Kya hua?.... Bada smile kar raha hai...
Bobby: Kitna pretty lag raha hai... Yeh tune kiya hai?...
Mini: Nahi... Neil ne... Mujhe surprise karne ke liye....
Bobby: Yeh photos khali kyu hai?
Mini: (trying to control her blushing smile) Kyunki Neil ko kuch specific photos lagaani hai.... aur vo abhi tak khichi nahi hai....
Bobby: Matlab?
He saw her blushing hard and walking in front of the photo frames.
Mini: Yeh jo photos hai na... yeh hamare relationship ke steps hai... (touching the first one with a wide grin, the lower medium one which had their photo of Neil's Birthday)... Yeh uss din ka photo hai jab maine propose kiya tha Neil ko....
Bobby widened his eyes and looked at her with surprise.
Bobby: Ek sec... Ek sec... Tune propose kiya tha?.... Yeh to Preet ne nahi bataya mujhe.....
Mini: Really?
Bobby: Vo to itna hi boli ki proposal ke baad to teri andaaz hi badle badle se hai.... Bata bhi nahi rahi ki proposal kaise hua...
Mini smiled and blushed hard.
Mini: Hmm.... Kaise hua ka jawaab to nahi diya tha maine....
Bobby: Aur baaki yeh khaali photos.?
Mini: (touching the second one, the lower medium empty one) Neil ko iss frame me hamari family photo chahiye.... Engagement ke din ki...
Bobby: Hmm.... So romantic ha...
Mini nodded with a chuckle.
Bobby: Aur yeh badi wali?.... Shaadi ki?
Mini nodded with scrunched eyes blushing hard.
Bobby: I can't believe this is you Mini.... Kitni badal gayi hai yaar tu.... Neil Bhai ka asar hai... Hmm?
Mini: (whined) Bas ab apni behen ki tarah react mat kar.... Aur bataana mat usko.... Varna chidha chidha ke pareshaan kar dena hai mujhe....
Penny: Didi... Khana laga diya hai...
Mini: Ok... (to Bobby) Chal khana kha le...
Mini and Bobby sat on the dining table and was having food when Neil called.
Mini picked it up.
Neil: Pahoch gayi?
Mini: Ha.
Neil: To phone bhi kar deti madam.... Koi chinta na kare isiliye...
Mini: Are ha... Sorry... Dimaag se nikal gaya tha..... Par abhi hi pahoche hai.... Tum tension mat lo...
Neil: Okay. Meine groceries aur daily essentials ke liye paas ke ek shop wale se baat karli hai.... har subah vo delivery kar dega... bas tum apna dhyan rakhna... Time se khana... time se sona... aur plz.... Time se uth jana....
Mini: Look who is talking.
Neil: Me jaanta hu na isiliye bol raha hu...
Mini: Ok. To tum hi utha dena...
Neil: Kyu?
Mini: Isi bahane tum bhi uth jaoge na...
Neil: Ok.
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Next day, It was the joining day for Mini.
Mini got ready and Bobby dropped Mini to the office.
She had a talk with the management team and HR department.
They called a meeting for introducing her to the team.
Vaishnavi entered the conferrence room and looked at Mini. Both smiled at each other and had a hug.
Vaishnavi: Tu yaha?
Mini: Yeah... 3 months project... Tu hai yaha ki Editing team ki HOD?
Vaishnavi: Hmm.... Maine naam nahi pucha tha ki kaun photographer hai.... Varna tujhe call kar diya hota... Tujhe help out karne ka bhi kaam mera hi hai... To tell me anything you need... Bilkul hichkichaana mat.... Teri badi behen jaisi hu main samjhi na?.... Hmm?
Mini: Ok.... (teasingly) Vaishnavi Di!
Vaishnavi: Hey Shut up yaar.... Don't call me di and all...
Mini: To kya nickname du.... Ruk let me think.... What about Navi?
Vaishnavi: (chuckling) Okay...
Both chuckled together.
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After leaving the office at 5, Mini went to the restaurant plot area and opened the main door's lock. The area around was a nicely crowded one. It was a prime location.
Entering inside, she switched on the light and saw the whole area dusty and cobwebbed.
She called the cleaners there and appointed them to get the building clean. They said it would take almost three weeks and Mini agreed.
She left almost at 6 and went to meet Keya.
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Mini went inside the Delhi Boarding school. Meeting the principal she took the permission to take Keya for a few hours and she granted it.
Mini then went inside the hostel and entered Keya's dormitory. Keya was lying on the bed, drawing something in her drawing book.
Mini: Hi Cutu!
Keya turned and looking at her, got a huge wide excited smile.
Keya: Mi!
She jumped out of the bed and hugged her. Mini lifting her in her arms pecked her on her cheek.
Keya: Aap mujhe surprise dene aayi?
Mini: (nodding) Ha... Chaloge mere saath?.... Park me jayenge... Khub khelenge saath me...
Keya: Ha... Main fatafat ready hokar aati hu...
Mini: Fast fast...
Keya took her clothes and went to the bathroom of the dormitory.
Mini saw what she was doing and looked at her drawing book.
It was incomplete drawing, an attempt to copy a photo beside. It was the photo of Neil with Keya in her arms and a bunch of flowers in Keya's hand.
Mini turned back the pages and saw some instances drawn of her with Isha and some of her with Neil with the pictures stuck on the side of the drawing. The first page was titled THE BEST OF WHAT A DAY CAN BE and it was drawing of them. Arya, Keya, Mini and Neil on Neil's birthday.
She was emotional seeing it and ran her fingers on her drawing.
Keya till then came after changing and as soon as she saw Mini seeing her drawing book, she closed the cover in Mini's hand.
Keya: Mujhe pata hai drawing acchi nahi hai... Aap mat dekho..
Mini: Nahi Cutu.... Bahot pyaari drawing hai... Bahot mast draw karti ho tum to... Mujhe to bahot pasand aayi...
Keya: Aapko acchi lagi?
Mini: Ha... (opening the drawing book) specially yeh first waali.... Mujhe isko dekhke to man kar raha tha tumhe pyaar se hug karne ka.... (Mini hugged her and pecked her on her forehead)... aur bolne ka ki thank you... Thank you ki tumne itna mast drawing banaya humaara.
Keya had a pretty smile with little tears.
Mini: Tumhe kisne kaha ki tumhari drawing acchi nahi hai?
Keya: Mumma ne... Unko dikhaaya tha maine jab maine yeh first drawing banayi thi pehli baar... par unhone gusse me fad di... Aur boli ki bakwaas banaya hai.... agli baar aisa kuch draw karne ki zarurat nahi hai... isiliye maine yeh drawing kabhi unko nahi dikhaayi.
Mini was feeling pityful to her and irritated at Isha.
Mini: Mujhe dikha sakti ho tum... Mujhe to bahot pasand aayi... Aur ek kaam karna... jab yeh wali drawing puri ho jaaye na to mujhe bhejna iska photo... Ok?
Keya: (smiling) Pakka.... Ab chalein?.... Nahi to shaam ho jayegi.
Mini: Ha.. ha... (hi-fying with her) Let's go Cutu.
While walking out of the school Mini saw Keya hopping with excitement and was chuckling while talking to her. Mini was happy seeing her enjoying her childhood again and not getting depressed due to Isha's acts.
They firstly had a cotton candy and then icecream at the garden and then were playing together.
Mini received Bobby's call almost an hour later. It was almost sunset now.
Mini: Ha Bobby.... Bol...
Bobby: Mini main tere restaurant ke paas wali gali me hi hu... tu vahi nahi to pick kar lu tujhe?.... Main free hu abhi...
Mini: Nahi... Restaurant se to main nikal gayi... par tin gali baad na ek park aata hai... vahin hu... Aaja tu bhi... nikal hi rahi thi main thodi der me... vaise bhi suraj dhalne ko hi hai...
Bobby: Ok... Location bhej de...
Mini: Ha... Theek hai...
She cut the call and sent the location.
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Bobby reached the park and came inside. He saw Mini playing with a small girl while laughing with her, running here and there catching her while she was escaping.
Mini caught and picking her up, she twirled laughing aloud. She pecked on Mini's cheek and Mini pecked her on her forehead.
Bobby came to them.
Bobby: Kya baat hai?... Bade maze ho rahe hai?.... Kiski bacchi hai yeh?.... Yaha to koi bhi nahi dikh raha...
Mini: Are yeh Keya hai... Neil ki Beti...
Bobby: Uski ex wife ke ghar gayi thi tu?
Mini: Nahi... Keya boarding school me padhti hai na ab.... Principal jaanti hai mujhe... to main permission lekar le aayi yaha thodi der enjoy kar legi na.
Bobby: Hmm.... Nice... Badi pyaari bacchi hai.
Mini saw her getting conscious and hiding herself in her arms.
Mini: Kya hua Cutu?... Aise shaant kyu ho gayi?....
Keya: Kuch nahi Mi... Yeh Uncle kaun hai?
Mini: Mere friend hai... Bobby Singh.
Bobby: (forwarding his hand) Hello Keya.
Keya hesitantly kept her hand on his and smiled mildly.
Keya: Hello Bobby Uncle.
Bobby: Aapko pata hai.. Aap bahot cute ho bacche...
Keya: Thank you...
Mini: Chalein ab?.... Isko school chodte hue ghar jayenge.
Bobby: Kuch khila dete hai na pehle Keya ko... tum dono jitna paseena paseena ho gaye ho na... pata chal raha hai... bahot der se khel rahe ho...
Mini: Ha... Sahi bol raha hai... (to Keya) Bhook lagi hai?.. Kya khaogi?
Keya: Vo... Kya kehte hai usko... a... aapne banaya tha Daddy ke birthday pe... unka favourite.... unko surprise dene ke liye?....
Bobby smile got tilted, getting to know that Mini made Neil's favourite dish herself on his birthday to surprise him.