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And... her we go again,,
Chapter 6
The next week saw a busy household in Lakshminagar. With their dearest Babuji and amma coming over from Lucknow, the girls new no bounds. There was an abundance of love and laughter. Buaji's titaliya had got new life as she was often heard sighing , "hai re Nandkishore, is sanka devi ka pank
aur bhi bad gayi ho apne baabuji ko dekhke. (Hai re NK, this silly girls wings have grown since her babuji has come)
The two friends Kedar ji and Shashi ji met after some barsos and tried to catch up in one go!!. Both buaji and ammaji couldn't get enough time to catch up with all the gossip around Lakshminagar and Lucknow...
Now with the expert sweet maker at home, khushi did not have to worry about Kedarjis orders, as baabuji would manage with help from the ever ready ladies of the house. Now the sisters got busy in doing all the outside work. They made sure Baabuji had plenty of rest and did only the necessary work. After facing all the financial problems and witnessing a dwindling business back in Lucknow, he was only too glad, and just blended into the setup without any fuss. He knew when they were together, no trouble could come to them. The family's trust in Devi maiyya was apaar.
With the mention of trouble, on the other side of the city, it was no less busy at the Raizada mansion. The snake Shyam too learnt about the new changes taking place at AR and at home too. What with Anjali having decided to work on the project,.. that too with Khushiji!!! However, Raizadas were surprised with his comment, "aap us middle class ladkiyon ke saat kaise kaam kar sakte hai Rani sahiba?(How can u work with those middle class girls) which was soon sided by ASR for his own good reasons though!!
That was no valid reason to back off and Anjalis one shocked look was enough to shut both the men, "Hum zyada se zyada kaam ghar mein hi karna seekhenge,(I will leaern to work from home)" and to irk them further added, "aur hamme shayad khushiji aur payal ko bhi yahin bulana chahiye!! (May be I should call them here as well!!)
Oh oh, oh... now, this DID NOT go well with the likes of ASR, Shyam, and not the least Maamiji,... "Di, aap kisiko bhi ghar mein nahi laa sakte hai, Office mein mujhe unko sehna hai, kya ye kam nahin?? Aapko kaam karne ki kya zaroorat has? Di aap bahut ziddi hai. (di, u cant bring anyone to house like that. I need to bear her in office, isn't that enough? why do u have to work, u r too stubborn)
Soon snake caught up "Haan rani sahiba, aapko kaam karne ki kya zaroorat hai,(yes rs, y do u need to work) all the time looking at The ASR bank without a blink.
Nani who was quite till now said, "Chote humne khushi ji ko dekha hai, bahut susheel hai. Agar woh Anjali bitiya ke liye yahan aaye, hume koi shikayat nahi.(chote, I have seen khushi and respect her, if she has to come for anjali, I have no problem at all) Then pausing to give a thought, she added, "waise damaad ji, agar Anjali bitiya kush hai kaam karne se tho acha hai, humme apni beti ko support karna chahiye, aur woh jab chahe chod sakti hai agar usse manage karna mushkil ho toh,
(and damadji, if anjali wishes to work, we need to support her, if she cant manage, she can always leave) and obviously the damaad ji was made to shut his mouth.
Anjali fed up with her brothers behaviour, "Chote aakhir kya kiya hai Khushi ji ne? Kyon aise chidakte ho unse?? (Chote, what has khushi done to u? Why do u get irked by her?)
Akash only too glad with Anjalis idea said, "Bhai hum guest room ko di ka office bana sakte hai. Aur agar Di office nahi jaa sakti hai tho us din khushi ji aur payal ji yahan aake kaam kar sakte hai,
(Bro we can convert the guestroom to dis office for now. when she cant go to office, khushi n payal can come over here)
only to be given a warning look from ASR..
Fed up with all the arguments, "Di Aap jo chahe keejiye, mein oopar jaa raha hoon,..(do whatever u want, i'm off to my room)
"Ab mein kya karoon, kitna acha tha, khushiji raizada parivar se door thi, mera kaam kitna aasaan chal raha tha,. Ab kuch na kuch tho karna padega,... " (What do I do now, everything was fine, no contact with raizada family, need to think of something) with this thought in mind, shyam slyly slid away towards the other side of city, "Rani sahiba, humme client visit ke liye thode din bahar jaana hai
(RS, I need to go out for a few days on a client visit)
"Arre ye kya, aaye hue sirf kuch hi din huye aur phir se dissapears hamara damaad ji. Laagat hai Anjali bitiya doings good. Unka minds bhi busy ho jaaye ka padi (Its only been few days he has come, already dissapearing. Good anjali is taking up work, even her mind needs to be busy)
and maami strode off on her imaginary ramp.
In the solitary confines of his room, Arnav did wonder, "Why does she get under my skin so much, pehle tho kabhi aisa nahi hua? Kyon maa...
but soon, getting his ASR mind to play,
"Is ladki ki wajah se humare ghar mein arguments!! Aur tho aur, woh ladki Di ke saat kaam karegi And I dont trust her, isiliye!! (Arguments in our house just because of this girl, n di needs to work as well )
and remembering all the times he tried to talk to her "uski itni himmat, she is the only one who did not care to listen to me, how many times I tried... well guess what, ab woh kahan jaa sakti hai mujse!! ((Now where can she hide from me..)
That's it guys, hope you enjoyed.
Mimima2018-02-10 23:42:17
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So happy to see all the likes and the comoments,.
With regards to the snake, well really, he gives me the creeps, everytime I used to watch ipk, I used to fwd his part... so I have tried to keep him in the background, but sometime he will have to surface to be laid down permanently!!
Here we go again,
Chapter 7
And finally the D Day arrived and everyone in Lakshminagars residence was witness to the sankiness of sanka devi..Jumping, running, hopping and flying about the house from one room to the other,
"Jiji jaldi karo, kaam pe jaana hai!!! Hey Devi maiyya, humme us raakshas se mat milayiye, hum aapko 1 kilo jilebi prasaad mein denge, (Jiji hurry up, we need to go to work. Hey DM, let me not meet the demon, I will give you 1 kilo of jilebi)
Buaji trying to tighten the cloth around her head, "Hai re Nandkishore, kaun sambhal sakta is titaliya ko. Hamari tho jaan abhi bhi bacha hai, yahi aatva ajooba hai
(Hai NK, WHo can control this butterfly, It is the eigth wonder I'm still alive)
"Jiji hum pehle Devi maiyya ke mandir hoke baad mein AR chalenge.. (jiji, lets go to DM temple before going to AR)
"Jiji humara khana pack karo,.. jaate wakt raste mein hum channe bhi khareedenge... (Jiji pack our lunches, we will buy some channa on the way)
A fed up Payal finally sighed,.. "Khushi khushi shaant ho jao. Abhi bahut wakt hai.. (Khushi, khushi, calm down, theres still plenty of time)
"Waise jiji, hum aapko batana bhool gaye, pichle hafte jab hum AR gaye tho lagta hai Shyam ji ko dekha tha aur woh bhi car mein?."(By the way jij, I forgot to mention, last time I think I saw Shyamji ar AR and that too in a car)
Payal was intrigued, "Kaise ho sakta hai Khushi, woh tho dilli se bahar tha na us wakt? Aur jab woh do din ke liye aaye the tho tab kyon nahin poocha?? (How is it possible, he was out of dilli, and why didn't u ask when he was here)
"Jiji, us wakt hum donon ko itna kaam tha, aur shyamji tho amma babuji ke saath baat karne mein hi lage the, aur hum bhool gaye!! Ab chalo chalo na jiji nahi tho woh Rakshas humme nahi chodenge..
(Jiji we were so busy then and he was busy with amma and babuji all the time, I forgot. Now common hurry up, else that rakshas will not leave us)
After a quick hello to Devi maiyya, both sisters made their way to AR way before time only to be met with the famous ASR.
Striding slowly towards Khushi, fisting his hands, breathing inches away from her face "Khushi Kumari Gupta, welcome to AR., Khushi gulped in fear, shut her eyes feeling his heated breath. Whispering only to her ears, "ye mat samajna itne bade office mein kaam karne se apni aukaat aur apni aisiyat bad jaayegi" (dont think ur status will go up by working in this big office).
Khushis shocked eyes shot open and gave him a pained look.
Payal gasped looking at them. However the door opened and they were saved with Anjali and Akash entering.
Soon to realise, Anjali called to diffuse the tension, "Khushi ji aur Payal ji, aaiye humare saath, hum aapko dikhate hai kahan kaam karna hai. (Khushi , Payal come with me, let me show u where things r) Anjali gave a stern stare at her brother who briskly walked away with an air of "Di you cant save her every time!!
Both sisters were pleasantly surprised with the setup of the new Lucknowi unit. The extra conference room had been renovated to help the sisters for their work and Anjali had her cabin setup for looking into the business aspects of the project, though Akash was overlooking most of the work, with of course, under the supervision of the great ASR. No new workers were appointed for the project initially, with plans to employ more in future, after seeing the progress. Showing their desks, Anjali explained to them about using the computer for emails, procurement of materials, keeping accounts and they had to learn about making designs/patterns using computers. Though their work was mostly hands on, Anjali wanted to approach business in a modern way. Being new to all this, the two sisters could only gape with awe which also showed some insecurity if they would be able to understand and keep up to the standards. Being together however gave them enough strength to face the outside world.
And ASR did not like his sister in the office at all!! How can he shout at his employees especially Aman, what if Lavanya is acting inappropriately in my cabin. Oh I have to make sure either Di is at home, or make di's cabin sound proof with boarded walls!! Aaar, first time he felt like pulling his neatly gelled hair!!! "Yeh sab us kadki ki waja se ho raha hai. Yeh sab us kadki ki waja se ho raha hai. Mujhe hi yahan se jaana hai,.. (This is all because of her, This is all because of her, I need to go from here)
Unable to show his frustration, quickly dialling a number, "Lavanya tum mere saat meeting mein aa rahe ho, abhi next 5 min mein ready ho jao. Mehtas ke wahan jana hai. (La, u r coming with me to Mehtas for a meeting, get ready in 5 min)
Lavanya refused saying "Lekin ASR, Anjali di ne mujhe bulaya hai.. (But ASR di has called me)., only to be cut off, "LAVANYA, tum kiskeliye kaam kar rahe ho.. Waisi bhi us project ki wajah se kitna kaam pending reh gaya hai, tum abhi ke abhi chalo. (LAVANYA, whom do u work for, as it is that project has delayed so many other projects, leave right now)
Not wanting to get into any more trouble, Lavanya soon trotted away.
With ASR away, the office was a pleasant place to work. Akash and Anjali got the two sisters up to date with the developments of the project. Lunch was a quiet affair being their first day getting to know the other people around, though Khushi was no new to them and all eyed her with a bit of jealousy and suspicion at her current position! Manju aunty who had always supported Khushi was ever so glad to see her back.
Thats it for today, hope you guys enjoyed reading..
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