8.
"Ram Bhaiyya, mummy, papa aur maasi abhi tak kyu nahi aaye?" Lakshman asked getting tensed. At the same time Urmila asked, "Papa, chachu, mummy aur chachi ko bhi aa jaana chahiye tha ab tak, Siya di!" Both Ram and Siya tensed and looked down at their respective phones. It was quite late in comparison to the time their elders told they would reach. Both Ram and Siya were about to phone their respective parents when Ram got Dashrath's call.
"Hello! Ji papa, aap sab kahaan ho? We reached around 20, 25 minutes back."
.... "Accha abhi speaker pe karta hoon."
Saying so, Ram put the phone on speaker.
"Hello kids! How are you all?" A cheery Dashrath asked. Everybody looked at each other bewildered and then another voice followed. "Arre tum log chup kyu ho! Answer karo!" It was Janak. He chuckled after saying so.
"Papa aap aur Ram ke papa... ek saath..." Siya spoke in confusion.
"Dashrath. Mera naam Dashrath hai Siya beta. Woh hum kisi accident ki wajah se traffic mein phase hue the. Tab hi tumhaare papa aur chachaji footpath pe chalte hue dikhe. Bohot samay se mile nahi the, lekin dekhte hi pata lag gaya ki woh kaun hai."
Janak took over and continued, "Tab unhone apni gaadi ko mod liya aur woh uss footpath ke baaju ke parking mein gaadi park karke humsein milne aaye. Hum actually rickshaw mein gaye the, jaldi pohoch ne ke liye. Then we were going walking to pick Sunaina and Chandra up. Toh yeh log aaye aur phir hum saath mein Sunaina aur Chandra ko lene gaye. Aur abhi baaju ke hi cafe mein baithe hai."
Both Siya and Ram sighed in relief at the same time.
"Toh tauji aap sab abhi nikalne waale hai ki der lagegi?" Manvi asked in concern.
"Manvi beta darasal idhar traffic bohot hai. Koyi bada accident hua hai. Isiliye humein shayad aane mein der lagegi because we have to wait for the traffic to clear."
"Koyi baat nahi, we'll make the guests feel comfortable." Siya said.
"Okay, bye kids!" Dashrath said.
"Bye papa!" Ram said as he cut the call.
"Toh.... ab kya?" Lakshman asked. "Dimaag ka dahi!" Urmila muttered under her breath. Shruti stifled back a giggle and glanced at Urmila from the corner of her eye. "Kya kaha tumne?" Lakshman asked in suspicion. Urmila looked around in a little bit of panic and said, "Maine kaha ki... uh... let's get to know each other better." Shruti stifled back another giggle. "Toh usmein itna hasne ki kya baat hai?" Shatrughan said staring at Shruti in suspicion. "Kuchh bhi toh nahi. Yeh bas thodi pagal hai." Urmila said, glaring subtly at Shruti and discreetly hitting her elbow on Shruti's stomach to shut her up. "Aaahh--haan. We should get to know each other better." Shruti's almost scream diverted into a proper sentence with the increasing intensity of Urmila's glare directed towards her.
"Psst. Bhaiyya, daal mein kuchh kaala hai." Shatrughan whispered to Lakshman. "Even I think so. Be prepared. Yeh dono ka kuchh bharosa nahi." Lakshman replied, and then faked a smile towards Urmila who was looking at him questioningly.
"Ek idea hai. Why don't we share stories of our professional experiences or something? Matlab, zyada kuchh personal nahi lekin hum kuchh funny kisse jo humne encounter kiye ho ya aise hi kuchh share kar sakte hai. Just to get to know each other better." Ram said, discreetly stealing a glance of Siya at those last words. Siya smiled and gave her affirmation. Both Bharat and Manvi replied in affirmation as well. The two younger brothers and sisters also replied in yes.
"Actually, hum dono paani aur naashta wagera leke aate hai. Woh sab starting mein jhanjhat hone ki wajah se hum mehman nawaazi bhool hi gaye. Sorry! Aap chaalu kijiye." Shruti said, suddenly remembering, and she got up with Urmila.
"Bhaiyya, I have a feeling." Bharat said to Ram. "Kya?" Ram replied. "Ki yeh dono humaare dono mandbuddhi chhote bhaiyyon ko phirse phasaane waali hai." Bharat continued with a smirk. "I think so too. Lekin I don't think it will be that huge. After all, Siya aur Manvi inko daategi jo sahi. Aur abhi abhi toh itna bada kaand kiya!" Ram replied, a little doubtful. "Aap bas dekhna. Mai 100 percent sure hoon." Bharat replied, Ram just shook his head in amusement-filled disbelief.
On the other hand,
"Didi, yeh dono ko saath mein mat bhejo. Phirse kuchh khichdi paki hai. And I think this time it is purposefully targeted towards those two." Manvi told to Siya, in suspicion. "Yeh dono kabhi nahi sudhregi." Siya said.
"Aap sab kya khusur-pusur kar rahe hai?" Urmila asked, curiously. "Urmi, sit down. Shruti aur Manvi jaayenge." Siya spoke commandingly. Urmila just shrugged and sat down. Manvi got up and accompanied Shruti.
"Toh start karte hai. Mere paas ek badhiya kissa hai." Urmila said. Everyone was surprised looking at her nonchalance. She was not even in the least bit bothered by not being allowed to go with Shruti to bring the snacks. "Courtroom ke kisse always funny hi hote hai." Lakshman said, in a bid to tease her. "Agar aapki dictionary mein gambhir ko funny kehte hai, then sure!" Urmila replied back coolly. Shatrughan burst out laughing and even Bharat was silently giggling. Ram smiled as well but Lakshman looked dumbfounded. 'Yeh ladki pagal hai!' he thought.
Urmila was going to begin her tale...
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Here's the update! The two prankster girls have something cooking and all the others have quite a few stories up their sleeve. I hope you all liked the update. Stay tuned for the next one!
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