Holi preprations were on full swing in KM, as only two days were left for the colorful fastival. And like every year, khurana's were supposed to have a Holi party at home. Geet & annie were discussing about the same, when maan entered with few shopping bags in his hands. On enquiring, he told them that he had went for holi shopping.
"what is this bhai..akele akele shopping?" ..annie cribed. Geet checked the bags and found only pichkaries & balloons...no colors! With a confused look, she asked him.."maan..aap colors nahi laaye..?"
"geet..iss baar hum plain holi khelenge..no colors..sirf paani se.." ..maan answered.
Annie frowned hearing that and looked at geet, who herself was puzzled.
"lekin kyun..?"..geet asked.
"tum bhul gai..?last time sabke colorful chehre dekh kar, aaru kitna darr gaya tha.." maan replied, reminding them about last years holi when aaru was crying seeing all their colored faces. It was only when maan had washed his face that aaru had stoped crying and all the while he clinged to his papa..hideing his face in his father's neck.
"but maan.." geet tried to say something but maan didnt let her.. "bas..its decided..no colors this time.."..maan stated with finalty!
Before annie and geet could argue on that..they heard the soft little voice.."buaaa..." both the girls exchanged a naughty look.. "thik hai bhai..jaisa aap kahen.." annie said winking at geet..as she saw aaru running towards them. "buaaa.." aaru shouted calling for annie...hearing his voice maan smiled and quickly turned around.. Only to get shocked seeing the sight in front of him!
"hi papa.."..aaru chirped. Maan wasnt able to reply coz of the shock..
"buaa..mere balloons khatam ho gaye..aur bhar ke do na.." ..aaru demanded cutely.. That brought maan out of his shocked state.. Geet & annie were muffling their laughs seeing maan's expressions..
Aaru's gaze fell on the shoping bags and he asked.."mumma isme kya hai..?"
annie's devil mind once again started to make plan to tease her brother.. "ye..ye aap ke papa laaye hai aapke liye..papa holi shopping pe gaye the.."
aaru got excited and istantaly opened the bags.. "but isme toh ek bhi color nahi hai.." ..aaru made a disappointed face..
"aaru..wo papa ne bola hai ki hum sab sirf paaniwali holi khelenge..colors wali nahi.." aanie said making a sorry face.
"kyun..?" ..aaru asked in a slow, sad tone...looking at maan with a cute poute. Before maan could tell him anything..annie replied.."kyunki aaru ke papa ko na colors darr lagta hai.." annie smirked looking at maan who glared at her..but it only made annie to grinn more naughtily.
But alas..annie forgot that whom she was playing with..
"buaa..aap jhut-jhut mat bolo...mere papa bahut brave hai..unko kabhi bhi darr nahi lagta..haina mumma.." ..aaru defended his father..making maan smile delightfully. Maan gave a teasing look to annie who twisted her lips in annoyance.. "papa ka chamcha.." she muttered under her breath..and moved to prepare water balloons for aaru.
Mean while, Aaru got busy in checking all the pichkaries maan has bought..
Aaru ran to annie as she came with a small bucket full of water balloons. "mumma main harsh ke ghar ja raha hoon.." aaru shouted taking the bucket from annie.. While going out, aaru started humming a song..
"Balum pichkari..
Jo tune mujhe maari..
Toh sidi sadi shori..
Sharabi ho gai.."
maan who has just taken the first sip of his coffee, which geet brought for him, choked on it as the words/lyrics registered in his mind. Geet & annie burst out laughing. Maan tried to show his stern look to both...but eventually joined them in the laughter..
"this HOLI will be specail for them...surely!" 😉
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