"Hey, Aaj koi sister se milne aaye Hain. Iska matlab..." Riya chirped and smiled at Anu who was silently praying to lord Krishna.
"Shh... Mujhe pray karne de" she said, a little annoyed.
"Anu, tu kyun aisi cheezon ke liye pray karti rehti hai jo humein mil hi nahi sakti." Riya asked with a pout.
Anu completed her prayer and turned to Riya, "Arey, main mangungi nahi to Kanha ji ko pata kaise chalega ki mujhe kya Dena hai" Anu said with a you-are-so-stupid face.
"Waise tujhe kya kya chahiye? Prayer to badi der tak karti hai. Pakka ek lambi list hogi tere paas." Riya asked sitting down.
Anu sat down with her and smiled, "wo to hai. Mujhe..." Anu started counting on her little fingers, "Ek bada sa teddy bear chahiye, bilkul waisa jaisa us Ashok ke paas tha jiska birthday pichle mahine yahan manaya tha. Aur mujhe wo sunder wali frock bhi chahiye. Aur main na ek bade se Ghar mein rahungi Jahan Mera apna kamra hoga. Aur mujhe..."
She was cut short as Riya started laughing.
"Tu Hans kyun Rahi hai" Anu asked annoyed.
"Tu itne bade bade sapne kaise dekh leti hai? Jinka na sir hai na pair" Riya said while laughing.
"Sir pair kyun nahi hain, bilkul hain. Sir bhi hai, hath bhi hai, naak bhi hai aur pair bhi." Anu laughed at her own joke and Riya started laughing too.
"Waise tujhe ye sab dega kaun?" Riya asked.
"Aur kaun? Mere mummy papa. Jab wo aayenge to mujhe ye sab kuch lakar denge."
"Tu aur tere sapne" Riya slapped her forehead and Anu laughed.
Her laughter faded as she stared into the mirror which was her current reality. She was wearing a beautiful, expensive dress. She looked around at the big, beautifully decorated empty room and at the huge teddy bear that was lying lifelessly in a corner.
"Kanha ji, meri to sari wishes poori ho gayin, phir main happy kyun nahi hu?" Anu tried to force a smile on her face but failed. She looked at Anuj and Anupama's photograph, "Mummy...Papa... Mujhe to laga tha main happy houngi, lekin mujhe to bahut akela akela sa lag raha hai. Pata nahi kyun" A tear slipped down from her eyes.
