'Ye le tu bhi kya yaad rakhega.'
Ayush grinned while keeping his plate on the table and looked at two of the keys. 'Bhai I asked for the bike keys. You can keep your car keys with you.'
'Actually you'll need them tomorrow. Maan had gone to Jalandhar and he'll be coming back tomorrow. So you'll be picking him up.' , Adi spoke while keeping his legs on the table and flipping the channels.
' I knew you wouldn't be giving the keys without any purpose. But i can do that with the bike as well.'
'Yeah you could if he wasn't coming with his wife.'
'Maan bhai got married ! I had no idea about it.'
'Even i did not until a few hours ago. Anyways the train is Delhi Kranti and it will reach Delhi by 7 am.', Adi replied while typing away something on his mobile.
'Okay.. So i need to go off to sleep. I have an early morning flight to catch.' Adi said while walking towards the door. He stopped at the door and turned around saying,'when I return back with Pinky the place should look habitable. And that reminds me i forgot to water the plants. She is gonna kill me now. I just wish plants haven't dried up.'
Ayush looked at his brother rushing out of the rooms. He did not understand why Bhai was so sacred of Pinky Bhabhi. She was the sweetest person he had ever come across. He switched off the TV and jumped to his bed checking his mobile for some fb notifications. Adarsh must have reached Rajasthan by now, he thought while dialing his number.
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Geet felt someone shaking her vigorously. She opened her eyes to find a familiar person staring down at her. Why was Maan here in her room? And why was her bed shaking? She got up lazily and hit her head against the upper seat in the process and then it dawned on her . She was in the train going to Delhi with Maan. 'Aa gyi Dilli?' ,she asked him.
'Haan ...we are about to reach. Get down .'
Maan's hair had tousled up and the black full sleeve shirt that had been tucked in his jeans had come out from corners. And eyes looked as if he had just woken up. Adjusting her dupatta around her neck, she climbed down and then pulled the bag down and sat on the lower seat where he had slept all night.
The man and the woman had woken up too and were pulling out their luggage. The little girl sat straight, her eyes locked outside. Geet looked out to see the orange tinted sky. There were large stretches of uninhabitated land filled up with metal scraps here and there. She felt Maan sit beside her. The train had finally entered Delhi. The man stood up to wake his son.
Maan started pulling out their luggage that ad been kept under the seats. She looked at him and realized he had freshened up. The tousled hair had been swept away from his forehead again and the shirt had tucked in once again.
The train came to a halt on a large and crowded platform. Her plummeted with excitement and she caught the little girl's eyes and whispered .'Aa gyi Dilli.' The girl clapped and stood up to do down the train. Geet smiled feeling as excited as the girl. She felt rejuvenated . New city . New life.
She had always wanted to live in one of the metro cities. Often she woyld pray to god to give her strength to work hard so that she could crack AIIMS or MAMC so that she could enjoy the life of a metro.
God had a way of fullfilling ones wish in His own twisted way.
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A long update indeed ! I just hope you all aren't bored.
Thankyou to all for being patient and also for being such wonderful readers.
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Ayush Kashyap , a new entry. 21 yrs old, younger brother of Aditya. Rest you'll come to know in future.
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The next update will be on 5th of August.
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