Chapter 78

                      Part - 78

It's Sunday, 22nd Mar.....

It's nationwide curfew and everyone is at home....

The ladies are having a rest day as announced by Annie after a long wedding week...

They are just going to chill at the pool and the boys are in-charge of the kids....

Vicky escaped to his in-laws with Tara...

Annie has strictly ordered Kiran not to help the men at any cost....

After tea the girls gang including Dadi jump into the pool....

Arjun and Maan has to sta with the kids till they wake-up get them ready and give them breakfast...

The ladies have packed some sandwiches and juices for breakfast to the pool.....

Nakul will prepare dal chawal, roti sabji and lassi for lunch while the dinner is on the boys....

Barbeque night.....

Maan is an expert barbeque chef....

It's all Annie's idea....

Arjun has experience in taking care of Diya alone.... Annie has trained him good....

Let's see how Maan fairs in parenting....

At the pool....

Geet just sits on the edge and stays safe for she doesn't know swimming...

Annie gives her the swim ring and asks her to get inside the water....

Geet hesitates...

Annie: Geet even Diya is not so scared of the waters, come on in, just try it

Geet gets in the pool with the ring...

Once she is confident that she won't drown she enjoys the swim....

Annie: Geet, tum ne swimming kyun nahi seekha?

Geet tells that her Darji dropped her in the well when she was a kid during one summer vacation as he vowed to teach Geet swimming that time without fail...

But Geet started to panic and started to struggle in the water...

While the men stood there watching so that she'll try and swim Geet's mausi jumped into the well and pulled her out....

The next day Darji banned the ladies and so it's only going to be the kids with the men....

Geet was so scared that she ran for her life and hid in a friend's place leaving the whole family in fear of losing their child....

There was a search for Geet the whole day and everyone thought of even going to the police...

Geet returned after sunset so there would be no swimming...

That was the last time she entered the water....

When Geet told her story everyone has a good laugh...

Kiran: Geet, yahan aap ko koi force nahi karega, aap ghoom ho gaye toh hum Dev ko kya jawaab denge?

Even Kiran teases Geet.....

Annie: don't worry Geet, tum Aditi ke saath seekh lena

Geet is embarrassed.... She has to learn swimming someday....

Maan is lying beside Aditi and waiting for her to wake....

Aditi turns towards Maan and puts her little legs over him....

Maan in turn holds her in his arms and feels very good to be there with his cute little angel.....

Maan falls asleep along with Aditi....

Maan is sleeping like a child without any worries happily with his daughter, they say that daughters are like mothers to their fathers.... it's so true....

Aditi wakes up and finds Geet missing....

Aditi: maa maaaa 

Maan hears her voice and wakes up.....

Maan: halo sweetheart, good morning

Aditi: mama ke paas jaana hai

Maan: abhi jayenge, aap pehle utjao

Maan takes her in his arms.....

Maan: ab hum brush karenge

Aditi: nahi

Maan: aap achche bache haina? achche bache subha utthe hi brush karthe hai

Aditi: nahi

Maan: aap brush nahi karenge?

Aditi: nahi

Maan: toh aap kya karenge?

Aditi shows her finger... sushu....

Maan understands her urgency....

Maan takes her to the toilet and puts her down....

Aditi keeps looking at Maan....

Maan: mein bahar jaoon?

Aditi is still looking at Maan....

Maan gets out and waits....

But Aditi is standing there looking at the door....

Maan is confused....

Maan enters the room again and tries to help her....

Maan takes and tries to seat her on the toilet.....

Aditi refuses to sit on that.....

Aditi:  ye meri potty nahi hai

Maan can't understand anything....

ye kaise chakkar hai? meri sipper, meri potty, ab potty bhi alag aatha hai kya?

Maan: sweetie, sab ka ek hi potty hotha hai

Aditi: nahi

Maan: nahi

Maan looks at her helplessly....

Ab Maan naya potty kahan se layega?

Aditi is nodding her head left and right stubbornly.....

Ye subhe subhe kya musibat hai?

Maan thinks he has to call Geet now.... ye apne bas ka kaam nahi lagtha..... haina?

Maan is wondering what to do.....

Aditi pulls his jogger and shows him something.....

Maan looks up and finds a kid's toilet seat there.... 

Maan takes that and looks at it.... isse kya karenge?

Aditi snatches it from him and places over the toilet....

Now Aditi pulls Maan's jogger again and asks him to put her on her potty....

Maan helps her and is relieved that finally they have completed one task successfully....'

Maan decides that he should let Aditi lead him as she is the pro here....

Maan: toh Aditi ab kya karegi? 

Aditi acts like brushing her teeth.....

Maan pehle hi Aditi se poochletha iss bar.....

Maan: Aditi ka brush kahan hai

Aditi shows her bunny tooth brush....

Maan takes that and then looks at Aditi....

Maan: ab Aditi ka paste bhi hoga?

Aditi: haan

Maan: ye wala, Maan takes a strawberry flavored one and shows it to Aditi....

Aditi: ye toh Geet ka hai

Maan is surprised to see Geet using that..... Geet bhi koi bache se kam nahi hai......

Maan: toh aapka kaunsa hai

Maan lifts her and lets her choose.....

Aditi takes out the other one, the cartoon brand.....

Maan helps her brush.....

Maan sighs that they passed the next level......

Maan: now Aditi'll take a bath, haina?

Aditi: nahi, aap ko kuch bhi patha nahi

Maan smiles..... haan, aap teek kehthe hai, mujhe kuch bhi patha nahi

Aditi gets out of the rest room....

Maan follows her..... she takes her sipper and drinks water.....

Geet has trained her well..... Maan ko lagtha hai ki Maan ka koi kaam nahi hai.....

Maan: ab kya aap yoga karoge?

Aditi: yoga kya hai?

Maan: aap ke mama se poochna, ussne aap ko yoga kaise nahi sikhaya?

Aditi: hmm

Maan: ab Aditi kya karegi?

Aditi thinks for a moment.....

Aditi: mama ke paas jaayegi

Maan: abhi nahi

Aditi: abhi jaayegi

Maan lifts her and takes her to the mirror....

Maan: dekho, Aditi kaise lag rahi hai?

Aditi looks at herself in Maan's tee....

Maan: Aditi aaise jayegi? nahi na?

Aditi: nahi

Maan: pehle hum tayaar honge, phir jayenge

Maan takes her to bath....

Maan is enjoying his little princess's antics a lot.... He feels bad that he missed all this for so long....