"Wtf? Your marriage? Who's the scapegoat?" Aarohi laughed and Shraddha sighed louder.
"Aarohi!" Shraddha scolded her and Aarohi ran near the lift.
"Yes. My name is Aarohi Bairwa and I am a stupid Useless intern. Okay fine now. Now please come with me and help me select the dress for tomorrow please please please I want to look like the best doctor here for the ceremony tomorrow what if the young chief guest likes me." She again clasped her hands excitedly.
Shraddha shook her head.
"Tu ja idhar se. Koi ek particular crush hai tera. Just now you were bowled over that man's beauty and now thinking about tomorrow's handsome guys."
[You go from here. Do you have a particular crush?]
Aarohi pulled Shraddha with her near the intern's room.
"Shraddha baby. Have some fun in life atleast in crushes. Koi chill hai ki nahi teri life mein? Ek crush hota hai kya jeevan mein sirf haan? Ek crush hota toh meri to zindagi barbad ho jaati. Dekh working life aur study life mein crush hona bohot zaruri hai mere according to taaki competition, padhne mein man laga rahe samjhi?"
[Shraddha baby. Have some fun in life at least in crushes. What kind of chill is there in your life? Is there only one crush in life say? If one crush happens then my life gets ruined. See, it is very important to have a crush in working life and study life, just according to the competition, are you understanding in studies?]
Shraddha's brow raised.
"Oh! 'Crush's importance in Aarohi- The Great In life' karke ek book likhni chahiye nahi?"
(Shouldn't we write a book?)
"And Kindly elaborate Madam. How do crushes help in studying and competition?"
"Look if I have a crush I will keep trying to mend my image, like first in everything, improving myself so he notices me that's it."
Shraddha chuckled at her silly reason.
"You mean you need someone to measure you, your skills, abilities. That someone else mindset will shape your identity? You mean to say that?"
Aarohi shook her head in a nonsense manner. She was fed up with her so much sensible friend in everything.
"Tu kahan ki baat kahan le jaati hai Shraddha. I just said having a crush accelerates life."
(Where does your talk lead to Shraddha?)
"And What if your crush likes you back and wants to have a relationship with you?"
Aarohi laughed louder to which Shraddha's face showed concern.
"Pagal hai kya? Crush se kon pyaar karta hai? Crush is like a creamy sweet layer that fills the heart with contentment and then when the stomach fills you don't want to even talk about the cream. Crush se pyaar nhi kiya jaata. Pyaar toh sirf ek hi se hota hai. Baad wale to sab moh maya hai"
And she laughed after that. Shraddha closed her eyes at her stupid friend.
Aarohi has totally gone mad.
[Are you crazy? Who loves a crush? Crush is like this, creamy sweet layer, it is not loved. Love happens only with one person
The latter are all illusions.]
"You mean to say that guy you had a recent crush on, you won't like to be in a relationship with him?"
Aarohi clicked her tongue, "Tsk"
"Advait? Maybe, maybe not. He's something different. "
Shraddha twitched her lips in a pouty lips manner.
"First of all Love at first sight is not love at all. Pyaar to tab maanu jab do log saath mein rehkar apni highs and lows ko balance karke ek dusre ki kamiyon ko accept kare, respect kare that is what called love. Aur waise bhi pyaar wyaar se man uth chuka hai mera."
[Love means when you live together, balance your highs and lows, accept the other's work, respect that is what is called love. And by the way, I am tired of love and business.]
Shraddha's brows furrowed as she noticed a slight pain in her voice. Whereas Aarohi's smile covered up her pain.
"Why so? Sanyaas lene ka iraada hai kya tera?" Shraddha said as she chuckled.
[Do you intend to abide by asceticism?]
"Will tell you someday. For now" She stood from her chair coming near Shraddha.
"I want the shopping. I haven't shopped for a month. Please come na Shraddha. Please please." She pleaded like a child as Shraddha closed her ears.
"Aarohi please not now. See it's just 1 in the afternoon. We can go after our shift."
Aarohi lost down her head like a shrugged cloth and said, "Fine by me."
..........
It became evening when Shraddha and Aarohi were set to visit the mall and do their shopping.
Shraddha just bought a sky blue saree for tomorrow's ceremony as Aarohi bought several dresses including an elegant purple-blue saree.
While they came out of the mall Shraddha's eyes caught the stall of Pani-puri. A smile came onto her lips frequently.
"Aarohi. Pani puri you please carry on I can't stop myself now."
Aarohi didn't like the Pani-puri much and Shraddha knew it that's why she left her behind running near the stall.
"Bhaiya pani puri please."
By now Aarohi had come near her watching Shraddha eating.
The man on the stall served her one pani puri which was less spicy.
Shraddha's mouthbuds wanted more of it.
"Bhaiya add some more spice to it aur thoda meetha kar dena."
Aarohi had amusement on her lips.
[And sweeten it a little]
"Wah! Pehle teekha karo phir meetha karo ye concept mere aaj tak samajh nhi aaya." She shook her head.
[Wow! First, make it spicy and then make it sweet, this concept I have not understood till date.]
Shraddha chuckled.
"You won't "
The pani puri man added more red chutney to make it more spicy and added the sweet chutney to lessen it as said.
He gave it to her and as soon as that hit her tastebuds her eyes closed and her smile widened at the savory taste of it.
By the time she completed eating the 43rd one, her eyes had tears, and Aarohi worried.
"Shraddha I swear if you hit the target 50 today, I will just give you my Advait."
Shraddha, whose mouth was filled with panipuri and eyes with water got confused.
She completed whatever was in her mouth and asked.
"Where did he come from between me And Pani puri?"
Aarohi held her shoulders and turned her to the left side.
"Look there. Near the big wide News Screen in the black sexy goggles, The sexy Advait."
Shraddha minimized her eyes to see him and then at Aarohi.
"Instead of winning him as a reward, I will bang my head somewhere. And. When did he become yours?" She asked shaking her head.
Aarohi was still sheepishly staring at Advait showing her full teeth and grinning widely.
"Is ladki ka dimag kharab ho chuka hai. I don't want him. Tu chal yaha se."
[This girl has gone crazy. I Don't want him. Let's get out of here]
"Arrey just wait for him. See he's coming in our way only."
"Aarohi no. Let's go." She pulled her hand but Aarohi resisted. Shraddha slapped her forehead going away and taking their shopping bags she sat on the scooty.
"Aarohi are you coming or should I leave? I just hate that man."
She said tightening the helmet around her head.
"Coming coming my Advait is going somewhere else."
Aarohi said in a saddened tone and sat behind Shraddha grabbing her shoulders for support.
"Yes and that somewhere place is called a bar. Now you get it. What kind of man he is?"
She started the scooty.
"Yes, but that doesn't mean he's a bad guy."
"I didn't say bad either. He's a wasted guy"
Shraddha commented and rode out of the market.
"Thank you for the compliment. " Aarohi said and laid her head on Shraddha's shoulder.
*****
Today was the 5th of June.
World Environment Day.
Everyone in the hospital was busy preparing for the chief guest for today's Awareness program launched by the new DM of the district supported by the center.
Shraddha wore her sky-blue
Organza saree paired with a boat neck full-sleeved blouse. A golden butterfly small studs on her ear. Her hair was open in a front braids style and at the back hair was wrapped in a white flower festoon. She loved to wear it on rare occasions.
Her right wrist wore a watch that Aditya gifted her on her selection for the MBBS. His dream was to fulfill his dream. A heart surgeon. Just like the person who saved her life years ago. Anand Shukla.
Shraddha and Netra, the senior interns were appointed as the volunteer to welcome the New DM [District Magistrate] and the SP [Superintendent of Police] as well the other members of the New CM party Awareness Programme of the Dehradun District.
The convoy of the DM, SP and other members arrived in the immense Hospital's Lawn.
Shraddha touched her flowers at the back hair before going near the the DM's official car as she forwarded with the garland of white Brahma kamal. State flower of Uttarakhand.
The assistant frequently got out and opened the door for the DM. Shraddha smiled sweetly like the flower of garlands in her hands as she thought the DM might be a middle-aged man but as the person got out of the car her eyes widened in unbelievable shock.
(Brahma Kamal Garland)
(Shraddha's look)
***
Guys, I'm in love with Sarees so you're going to see a lot of saree scenes in
Sins of Lovers and Love & Pretense.