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Pari entered the
modest 3 bedroom house of the Handas in a rush.
BANG! OUCH!
She collided with Brij who was in a rush on his way out.
Abey! Kaun hai bey subah subah,dekh ke nahi... he trailed
of as he realised it was Pari. His face went bright red as Pari moved closer to him to see if he had been hurt.
Aap thik to hai. Aapko lagi to nahi?
M m m mai th thik hu, tumhe kahi lagi kya?
Pari muttered under her breath,
Hai meri aisi kismat kaha.
Thik hai main chalta hoon,Bye.
Bye.
Pari watched him leaving with dreamy eyes.
Aai shappat , mazha sonula, mazha kukula, mazha gondas raja,
kitti lazto? Kadhi re vicharshil lagnasathi?
(Maa Kasam my sweetie pie, my cutie, (the marathi terms Pari
uses are usually used for babies)why are you so shy, when are you going to
propose to me?)
(Tula tyachyashi
lagna karaycha ahe ki tyala dattak ghyaycha ahe?)(Do you want to marry
him or adopt him),Geet asked from behind.
Pari swung around and saw
Geet grinning at her.
Kai ga Geetali, apli maitri maitrich rahnar ka, me tuzhi
vahini kadhi tari honar ka?
(What yaar Geet are we going to be just friends forever, am
I ever going to be your sister-in-law?
Geet laughed at her plight, as this cat and mouse game had
been going on between Brij and Pari
from the moment they had met.
Nirllaj karte, chal aat madhe.Miri aturtene costumechi vaat
baghte aahe?(You shameless husssy, come let's
go inside. Miri is waiting
eagerly to try on her costume)
Both the girls walked into the dining area where, Miri was having breakfast with her
grandfather.
She got down from her chair and ran to hi fi Pari and then hugged her.
Pari masi, mera costume?
Pari muttered under her breath kitni baar samzhaya tujhe
masi nahi mami bula.
Par mamma kahti hai main apko mami abhi nahi...
Pari grabbed her into another hug and laughed nervously
looking at Mohinder
Mohinder grinned hearing the conversation. Everbody in the
Handa house was aware of Pari's plight.
Arey beta aa gayi tu? Aaja humare saath nashta kar le.
Ji babuji, vaise to main nashta karke aayi hoon per ab tak
to who adha hazam ho chuka hai. Waise bhi mera mann na hai, bhook se khane ka
kya sambandh. Aur woh bhi Geet ke haat
ka banaya uski to baat hi kuch aur hai?
They finished their breakfast and all 3 girls went to Geet's bedroom to try on the costume .
Miri took one look at the costume and was in love with it.
Miri quickly hugged Pari.
Oh thank you Pari Maasi you are the best. Now I know I'm
going to be first. Agar yeh mamma ne silaya hota toh..
Geet gave Miri a sulky look,
Ha ha pata hai tumhare liye agar main dress silane jati to
dress kum aur apni ungliya zyada siti. Shukar karo ertumhare paas Pari jaisi
fashionista maasi hai.
Pari hugged Geet.
Geet tum to Annapurna ho. Tum bas khana banake mujhe khilati
jao, baki sab main dekh lungi.
Geet snorted at her
Oye main tumhari biwi nahin hoon. Yeh dialogue tum Brij par
azmana samjhi. Woh tumhe dekh ke aise sharmata hai jaise koi nayi naveli
dulhan. To tum use apni biwi bana lena aur usse khana bhi pakwa lena.
Their bickering went back and forth until Geet and Miri left for school on
Geet's red Honda Activa a.k.a. "Bebo", Pari left for work cribbing that she too
wanted to go see Miri's performance. Mohinder also left for work.
Khurana Household
Dadi was helping a 9 year old Dev get ready for school. She
was tying the knot of his tie.
Dadi aap chodiye. Main bandh loonga. Waise bhi muzhe saans
nahi lene aati yeh tie bandhke.
Dadi looked at him with alarmed eyes and touched his
forehead for any signs of fever.
Bete aapki tabbiyat to theek hai na. You feel slightly
feverish to me.
Dev reached up a finger to his Dadi's forehead and soothed
the frown there.
Dadi do you know it takes more muscles to frown than it
takes to smile. So smile Dadi. Main bilkul theek hoon. Aap jaldi
tayyar ho jaiye hum saath me chalenge.
Par mera aana jaruri hai kya?
Yes Dadi, school ka annual day hai aur aap mere saath aa
rahi hai, aur iss baat par aur behes
nahi hogi This conversation is over, samjhi aap, he said, trying to impersonate
his brother.
They both looked at each other and grinned.
Chalo beta.
MODERN ACADEMY OF DELHI (According to the Students, M.A.D)
Miri was nervously waiting in the back for her turn to go on stage. All her
excitement of wearing the butterfly costume and going on stage was washed out
of her after seeing a fancily dressed
bumble bee and a fairy take a fall on the stage. She just saw
a tiger get on stage however as soon as he walked out there he froze,
then started crying and wet his pants. One of the older kids went to the stage to rescue the little one.
By now Miri was shivering as she had literally seen her dream unfold on stage.
She was about to bolt when she heard a
voice a little further away in the
shadows say,
Hey, did you know butterflies taste their food with their
feet. ?
Miri peered into the shadows and saw an older boy sitting in one of those chairs with wheels that her
mamma used to use until about six months ago, only his looked a lot more
complicated.
She asked him nervously,
What do they like to eat?
Oh they like flower nectar.
Flower nectar?
Umm, it's the jam that flowers make.
Ooh really. I too like flower toast with lots of strawberry
jam. It's my favolite.
What happened to your legs. Why are you in that chair? Do
your legs hurt? Mamma's still hurt sometimes.
Does your mamma use a wheel chair too?
She used to but not anymore. I used to sit on her lap and
she used to take me for a ride. It was fun.
Just then there was a commotion upfront and they saw a
teacher trying to guide Geet away from the front of the stage.
Madam aap zara piche hatengi. You are blocking the view of the other
guests.
Geet refused to budge.
Please, I'll only stand here for the next performance. It's my daughter's performance. And I
promised her I'd be standing right in front of her. She'll be searching for me.
Madam, you are
creating an unnecessary commotion. Please go back to your seat. He tried to
grab hold of her arm to guide her back.
Geet turned on him like a tigress and started poking him in
the chest as he started moving backwards.
Main commotion create kar rahi hu main? I told you politely
I will stand here for just a few moments for my daughter's performance. Per aap hai ki mujhe zabardasti hatane ki koshish kar rahe hai. I
will ask the audience then. Does anybody have a problem if, I stand here for
the next few minutes until my daughter's performance ends. She is just five and
scared to perform before an audience.
People started yelling.
Arey khade rahne dijiye na unhe?
Hey I wish I had stood for my kids performance.
Oh come on let her be, what's the big deal.
The teacher left her arm and walked away.
Geet bowed her hands folded her head humbly and uttered a
soft thank you.
A loud cheer went through the crowd.
Miri looked at the boy and grinned happily,
That's my mamma.
The boy was looking towards Geet with awe.
Our next performer is Mirari Handa from the class 1B.
The boy called out to Miri.
All the best. I 'll cheer for you from here.
Miri walked out confidently. She looked nowhere but at her
mother's eyes. Her mamma stood there proudly. Her eyes clinging to Miri's.
Geet gave her a thumbs
up sign and nodded her head to reassure her.
Miri turned around a
full 360 degrees showing off her beautiful glittery wings. Then she picked up
the mic and recited
Look, Look
I'm in your garden
Oh Please I
beg your pardon.
I fly I fly
I fly.
You ask me
why.
Because I'm
the Butterfly.
Then she kept the mic down and took a bow. There was silence
for a few seconds and then the crowd broke out into a thunder of claps and loud
cheers.
Miri saw her mamma was jumping up and down in place, sending
her flying kisses. She sent one of her own in return and walked off the stage.
The boy backstage was grinning at her and hi-fied her .
That was fantastic .You were great. Chalo ab meri bari hai.
Oh Ok. Bhaiyya, All the best. I will cheer for you.
Waise bhaiyya aapka naam kaya hai.
Dev. Dev Khurana.
Geet returned to her seat. An elegantly dressed elderly lady
who was sitting next to Geet looked at
her admiringly,
Dat deni padegi beti aapki himmat ki. Kya khoob sunaya aapne uss teacher ke
bacche ko.
Geet grinned at her.
Thanks Auntyi Ji. Haaye meri bacchi
kitni smart lag rahi thi na
Waise aap kiske saath
aayi hai yaha pe?
Main apne pote ke saath aayi hoon. Woh bhi perform kar raha
hai aaj.
Auntyji apko bhi jake
khade rehna chahiye stage ke samne uske liye. He will love it.
Na baba na. Main agar samne gayi to woh to mujhse zindagi
bhar baat nahi karega. Bohot independent baccha hai. Then she smiled sadly at Geet.
Waise hum Savitri Devi Khurana hai.
Ji main Geetali Handa hoon par aap mujhe Geet bula sakti
hai.
Just then there was an announcement on the PA system
Our next perfofrmer is Dev Khurana from class 5A.
Savitri Devi smiled proudly at Geet.
Mera pota.
Dev wheeled himself on the stage.
A couple of ladies sitting ahead of Savitri Devi and
Geet started gossiping amongst
themselves.
Arey yeh to Maan Singh Khurana ka bhai hai na. Itna bada
khandan Itne amir log par kya faida. Bechara. hai itni kam umar me itna bada
hadsa. Iski puri zindagi to shuru hone
se pahle hi khatam ho gayi. Main to kehti hoon accha hua iske maa baap ise aise
dekhne se pehle hi guzar gaye.
All joy drained out of Savitri Devi's eyes, her face
completely white. She sat there trembling with tears in her eyes. Geet on the
other hand was red with fury. However, she just took Savitri Devi's hand in her
own and squeezed it gently.
Apni aankhe aur kaan sirf apne pote pe rakhiye. Aap yahan
sirf uske liye aayi hai. So just focus
on him.
Dekhiye kitna
confident aur khush lag raha hai aapka Dev. And then she loudly added, Main
yaha stage per ane wale har bacche ka
unique performance dekne aayi hoon na ki mere samne baithe wale logon ki
ghatiya baate sun ne ko jinki jaban bina
lagam ke ghode ki tarah chal rahi hai.
Both the ladies turned to glare angrily
at Geet.
Ji main aap hi ki baat kar rahin hoon. Geet stated angrily.
They both opened
their mouth to retort back angrily and simultaneously their gaze fell on
Savitri Devi. Both the ladies gawped
like fish at her, no words coming out of their mouth, for they knew who she was
and understood that she had heard their conversation. They hurriedly stood up
and rushed out of there.
Thanks Geet beta. Agar aaj aap yah na hoti toh na jane main
kaise kaise' she choked.
Offo chaliye chodiye. Dekhiye Dev is about to get started. I
definitely want to listen to him after running those two biddies off.
Dev was giving a presentation titled "Earth Our Amazing
Home"
The total surface area of the Earth is 197 million square
miles. Asia Continent covers 30% of the
total earth land area, but represents 60% of the world's population.
He went on to amaze people with more earth facts.
Miri did not understand half of the things that Dev Bhaiyya
was saying. But she understood from the ooh's and aah's of the audience that
Dev was saying amazing things. She was very happy and would clap and cheer
every time Dev would pause.
After Dev's performance he came back stage again where Miri
was jumping excitedly.
Dev bhaiyya you were awesome.
Dev grinned. Thanks Miri.
The teachers also came around and congratulated both of them
for a wonderful performance.
Miri and Dev were the last performers. They were both
awarded different achievement awards for their performances as well as their
school activities.
Dev called out to Miri and indicated towards his lap.
Shall
we go together
Miri gave a big grin and jumped onto his lap.
Let's go.
Everybody was amazed looking at the duo.
Geet looked at Savitri Devi in awe and exclaimed,
Auntyji aapka pota to
genius hai genius. I wonder if I knew anything about the earth at that age
other than ki woh gol hai.
Savitri Devi laughed looking at Geet and was amazed by this
sweetheart of a young woman.
Geet aaj humey ek bohot acchi dost mil gayi. Aapse milke
humey such me bohot khushi hui.
Geet hugged Savitri Devi
Mujhe bhi aapse milke bohot bohot
accha laga Auntiji. Kitni ajib baat hai na, ki zindagi mein kabhi kabhi aise
log mil jate hai jinke saath you just click. Ek pal mein zindagi bhar ke
rishtey ban jatey hai.
Geet mera bada pota umra mein shayad tumse bada hai. Who
mujhe Dadi bulata hai, main chahti hoon ki tum bhi mujhe Dadi kah kar bulao.
Dadi? Main aapko Daadi bula sakti hoon. Geet asked with a tremor in her voice. Aap
janti hai maine aaj tak kisiko Dadi kehkar nahi pukara.
To aaj se hum apki Dadi hai yeh baat pakki samajh lo.
Ji Dadi.
Just then Dev and Miri reached there. Geet exclaimed
Miri nichey utro abhi.
Par Mamma.
Dev looked at Geet .
Ji maine hi Miri se kaha tha ki woh yaha baithe.
Janti ho mamma, aaj
jab main backstage pe thi main bahut dar gayi thi but Dev bhaiyya ne
mera pura darr bhaga diya. He is the best. Aur aaj se yeh mere bestest friend
hai.
Geet got down on her knees and when she was at Dev's eye level she pulled Miri off his lap and
hugged her and kissed her all over her face.
Mera baccha mera vasru,mera butterfly you were beautiful on stage.
Miri basked happily
in her mother's love for a minute.
Vaise hume bhi ek bohot acchi nayi dost mili hai, She
pointed towards Savitri Devi. Yeh Dev ki Dadi hai aur humari nayi dost.
Namaste Miri beta. Aap bohot pyari lag rahi ho.
Thank you Dadi. Agar aap Dev ki Dadi ho to main bhi aapko
Dadi hi bulaungi.
Then Geet turned to Dev. Her heart went out to the kid in
the wheel chair but she refused to pity him.
She hugged him and stroked his hair lovingly.
Thank you Dev beta for helping Miri. Waise kya essay sunaya
tumne. Mujhe to itna pasand aaya maine toh bohot sari cheezey note
down bhi kar li fir se padhne ke liye.
Your presentation style, your knowledge, your confidence. It was the
best. Main to phirse tumhare muh se sun
na chahti hoon.
Dev was completely disarmed by this beautiful lady kneeling
down before him. He never had a chance to raise any defenses against her. He
never had anybody get down on their knees so that they could look him in the
eye and talk to him. People were either always uncomfortable around him or they
completely ignored him. She was the first person other than Maan bhai to bend
down to get to his level. Whenever he was around, Maan bhai transported him from place to place in his arms, be it from
the wheel chair to the car. Or to the bed, or into the swimming pool. But never
had a stranger done it .To him she was amazing.
Thanks. I've learnt from the best, mere bhai se.
Aapke bhai teacher hai? Geet enquired perplexedly.
Dev aand Dadii looked at each other and laughed at that.
Ji nahin. Bhaiyya aur teacher kabhi nahi. I can't even
imagine that.
He suddenly realized that Geet was still on her knees.
Aap utthiye your legs
will hurt.
Tumhe kaise pata hain?
Woh Miri ne bataya. Please don't be mad at her.
Geet laughed and stood up.
For what, for telling you that I too was in a wheel chair until 6 months ago.
sach baat hai Dev, aur maine Miri ko humesha sach hi bolna
sikhay hai.
She heard Dadi's gasp from behind.
Dadi came around and kept a hand on Geet's shoulder
Geet aap thik'
Main bilkul thik hoon dadi.
Meri baat chodiye. Chaliye
jaldi se Dev ko congratulate kijiye fir hum kahi jake celebrate
karenge. Humare bacchon ki jeet bhi aur
humari dosti bhi.
Dadi kept her hand on Dev's head and stroked it lovingly.
I am so proud of you Dev beta. Maan will also be very proud of you.
Bas ho gaya, chaliye Dadi kahin jake ice cream
khayenge, chaat khayenge hum charo milke aaj khoob masti karenge,Geet anounced.
Dev and Miri's whole face lit up hearing that.
However, Dadi wasn't too sure about such a proposition.
Arey nahin bte hume bahar ka kuch bhi khana manzoor nahin
hai. Aur phir Dev ko yeh sab suit nahin
karta.
Dev's face had a crestfallen look.
Par Dadi mujhe kuch nahi hoga, I'm sure of it. Problem mere
pairon me hai pet me nahin.
Geet grinned hearing that and gave Dev a hidden hi fi. Dev
knew he had found an ally in Geet.
I know the perfect place Dadi. Ekdum saaf aur hygenice
rakhte hain Manchanda uncle upna chota sa restaurant Humare padosi hain woh.
Par Geet bte humari
baat to suniye.
Geet, Miri and Dev looked at Dadi and all three
simultaneously blurted out.
Oh come on Dadi, please please please.
Dadi looked at the three eager puppy dog faces and conceded.
Thik hai chaliye, aap humari Gadi me chaliye Miri ke saath.
Arey nahin Dadi "bebo" humara intezaar kar rahi hain. Aap
apni gaadi me humare piche aaiye.
Dadi was confused,
Yeh Bebo kaun hain.
Geet laughed looking at her.
Meri red bike. Total babe hai, par desi hain isliye, Bebo.
Dadi and Dev laughed on hearing about Geet's Bebo.
Dadi looked towardsGeet,
Bete aap dono age chaliye hume Dev se ek minute baat karni
hai.
Geet nodded, and told
Daadi she would wait for them at the main entrance of the school.
Daadi suddenly exclaimed, main entrance pe nahin bte. Aap
humara liye who jo east side pe chota sa entrance hain na waha pe rukiye. Hume
aaj subhe aur kahi parking nahi mili to humne gaadi wahi laga di hai.
Dev gave Daadi a sharp look at this, to which Daadi gently
shhok her head.
Geet nodded and left with Miri towards the east gate.
As soon as they left from there Dev looked at Dadi.
I know Dadi, we can't let the security team know nor can we
take them with us.
Agar unko kahenge to woh Maan bhai ko inform kar denge, aur
agar bhai ko pata chala to woh to keher macha denge. Aur phir hum dono ki khair
nahi.
The car that had brought Dev and Daadi to school was small
and discreet so as to avoid attention.
Daadi rang and asked the driver Nakul to bring the car to the
eastern gate without informing the security team.
Nakul being a loyal servant to the Khuranas for decades did
as he was told and Daadi and Dev gave the slip to the security team and went on
to meet with Geet and Miri.
All four of them had a blast at Manchanda uncles restaurant
with Geet urging and cajoling Dadi to try out different dishes. And Dev needing
no encouragement at all.
They all left the restaurant after exchanging phone numbers
and promising to meet each other soon again.
Dev and Dadi got into their car with a little trepidation knowing
what would be waiting for them back home, and boy were they right.
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So how many were surpised at my Dev? If you read the CS you will find the connection.
You all are going to love Pari as it's because of her Maan first notices Geet.
Hang on guys you are going to love Maan and Geet's first meeting.
Upcoming:
Dhen-Teden
Enter the Sher Maan Singh Khurana
Will the two meet?
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A short narrative:
I have a friend totally like Pari, or maybe slightly crazier. Ekdum dhasu hain.
I am trivia buff myself and have all kinds of weird facts stored up in my useless brain.
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