The bright day had disturbed Mr.Armaan Mallik from his sleep...he searched the bed...and then routinely remembered that she would be in the kitchen
Preparing a scrumptious breakfast...
Yawning he got up from bed arranged it for a change and went in for a shower...
Noisy with the grinding in the kitchen she didn't hear footsteps entering the kitchen she wasn't aware until she was grabbed by the waist...
She wasn't surprised. It wasn't unusual for her...it was normal ...like every morning...
Armaan: Good morning honey he whispered...
Mrs.Riddhima Armaan Mallik hardly looked any older than 30...Nevertheless she was 42...
Riddhima turned to face her husband and replied...
Good Morning and Happy Anniversary adding a little kiss on his nose...I can't believe that 20 years passed on just like that..!!
Armaan: you know? ...I just love you when u do that...
Riddhima [smiling]: how come you never mentioned it before..?And I guess you are supposed to give me return wish?
Armaan: oh yea ...about that Basket ....yesterday night when I wished you on dot midnight should I relate a little replay for you as to what happened..?
Riddhima: [she looked a little quizzical].....go ahead..!!
Armaan: ok Madam so here goes...
You were snoring... [Armaan I don't snore ok]...he laughed...
Acha listen Na...you were snoring and I whispered a nice, seductive, romantic happy anniversary to you ...and you know what you did..?
Riddhima: what? [Eager to know ...]
Armaan: you said Happy Birthday to me, tell Raina and Shaina to sleep on time please...n go wash the dishes...!!!
Riddhima: don't tell me ?I couldn't have said that?
Armaan: you did and then cuddled close to me and slept ?but no complaints there? he grinned...
Riddhima: sorry Armaan...I know I was really tired yesterday..!! By the way have all of them gotten up? Its 10.00..!!
Armaan: Basket they are having their Christmas vacations let them sleep?ok forget all that... where is my present..?
Riddhima: oh yeah right?where is it Armaan??
Armaan: Right here basket you could give it to me like that... [Snapping his fingers]
Riddhima: what are you trying to say huh? [A smile appearing on his face...!]
Armaan: I'm trying to say shut up and give me a kiss..!!
Just then a voices coming closer and closer towards the kitchen came which later became four shouting yelps?
Armaan: here they go?sometimes I wonder if you ever trained them to interrupt us you know..?
Riddhima gave that "come again and say it" look...
But Armaan was saved because just then...
Falling into the kitchen came in four young teenagers all debating that they wanted to wish first [more like shouting]
Riddhima their mother calming them down she hugged them all together which was later joined in by Armaan their dad, they were a happy family. They had their differences and fights like every other family, but they sorted them out. Armaan Riddhima never brought even the smallest of fights among their kids owing to the fact that they were brought in a background in which a day never finished without the shouts and screams of their fighting parents..!!
But none of it mattered now that they were together..!!
Blessed with four kids Arima who was the eldest who was 21 followed by Rains and Shaina twins being 19 and their only son Rohan who was 17...
Arima was most special to the both of them, Raina and Shaina resembled their mother by most of the external look, and nevertheless they were like Armaan in all the habits they could possibly have owned!!
2 hours later after they had finished their lunch.
Armaan had been out since he had had his breakfast. He hadn't been back for lunch yet. Riddhima was busy putting away the washed dishes a little tensed about the fact that he hadn't been back yet.
Interrupting her thoughts,
Raina: Mom could we ask you something? [Speaking on behalf of all her siblings]
Riddhima: yeah dear ask Na..!
Shaina: Will you tell us today how you and dad met?
Arima: muma?please..!!
Riddhima: Hmm?Ok.[a small smile appearing on her face casually forgetting that Armaan was not yet home, recalling that day]
okay guys dats it for today ..will soon update ..plz keep checking ..!!!
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Love Steffi😊
Part 2
Riddhima: ok all of you go out ...I'll clear d kitchen and join you...
Raina: promise mom..?
Riddhima: promise darling!
All of them together: ...yaaaay...!!
Just then Armaan came home.
Riddhima: Armaan where were you..?
Armaan: Riddhima?
Riddhima: [not hearing him] you just went out without even telling me..!!
Armaan: Riddhima?!
Riddhima: where were you..? And why are you soo late...?
Armaan: BASKET!!!!!???[Holding her]
Riddhima: I got so worried [making a baby face]
God he died for that.
Armaan: [smiling at that face] today if u remember is the completion of 25 yrs of our meeting..!! Right?
Riddhima: [now smiling] rite!
Armaan: so here I am today presenting you 25 gifts for being with me, for sharing my joys sorro..??,.......
Before even he could complete his sentence.
Riddhima: where are they..? Where are my gifts? [All excited and anxious she started searching his pockets, unknowingly tickling him] Armaan mujhe abhi dekhna hai!! Pleeeeej...
Armaan: [who was staring at her thoroughly out of shock and simultaneously getting tickled and wondering, man she has not changed, she is still a little kid]
You can't take suspense ...can you?[laughing with the tickling]
Riddhima: [widening her smile].. Uh Uh!! Something's should never be given up..!!
Armaan: yeaaaa...Rite...!!Chalo...after you... [Releasing her]
Riddhima knew the gifts would be up in the room.
Reaching the room she found everything normal. Clean and tidy..!! [Where were the gifts?]
Climbing down the stairs: Armaan there is nothing up in the roo....
Just then a shower of rose petals fell in on her and that was not it.. Every rose petal she noticed had something imprinted in a black...
Picking up a rose petal she realized that every single petal had d words 'I Love U'
A tear glistened her eye. She once upon a time had never thought a day like this was written in her life.
Maybe it was a gift for the getting through all the hard paths God had laid for her.
Armaan slowly climbing down the stairs and stopping next to her he put an arm around her and asked, you like it?
He knew the answer. It showed in those eyes.
Riddhima didn't say anything she simply held him back tight. Thank you is all what she managed to say.
They were not just two words. It had spoken all the unspoken words.
Just then a noise of someone clearing the throat was heard by them.
Both loosening their grip and finding the source of the noise.
Rohan: Not fair dad we had to see that the string was pulled right in time so that d roses fell on mom.
Arima: yeah even we should get some credit you know.
Riddhima and Armaan laughed out loud.
Armaan: all rite all rite. What do you guys want?
Raina: dad we can't wait any longer, mom promised us she would tell us how the both of you met!
Armaan: you did? [looking at Riddhima]
Riddhima nodded back smiling.
Shaina: yea mom did. Now that your back dad, both of you can tell the story together.[in a matter of fact voice]
Ok guys...thank u all for reading..i appreciate ur comments...
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Steffi😊
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