"mumma..mumma..." a 5yearold girl ran to the kitchen..shouting for her mother. "mumma.."she called again..as she entered kitchen..and saw her mumma busy in cooking something.
"hmm..kya hua gudiya??" geet asked glancing at her daughter,.. "maansi khurana" & then continued her work.
"mumma..where is aaru??.. Maansi asked. "yahin kahin khel raha hoga..." geet replied while tasting the dish, she was preparing.
"uske toys hall me hai..lekin wo wahan nahi hai..." maansi said with a pouting face. "he must be in his the room then.. achha..taste this..tumhara fav pasta banaya hai maine..." geet said while bringing a spoon full of pasta near maansi's lips.
Maansi slightly push geets hand away, shaking her head for a no. Geet was surprised as maansi refused to taste her fav dish..
"he is not in the room..i checked everywhere, wo kahin nahi hai.." maansi said & ran out of the kitchen to check once again..geet too followed behind.
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"daadi..apne aaru ko kahin dekha??" maansi asked as soon as she saw daadi coming in the hall. "nahi bete..humne toh nahi dekha." daadi replied.
"gudiya..yahin hoga aas pados me..aa jayega..tum ye lo..pasta khao..uske baad ur fav ice-cream" geet said trying to cheer her mood.
"mujhe kuch nahi khana..! I have told him so many times..per fir bhi wo mujhe bata kar nahi gaya..i wont talk to him now..!" maansi cribed and sat on the sofa grumpily..with a cute angry pout on her face.
Geet rolled her eyes at her ziddy daughter... while Daadi shook her head smiling at maansi's talks.. maansi behaves as if she is the dadima of house..usse sab pata hona chahiye..specially about aaru..
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after 20 minutes...
"dii..dii...see what i have got..!" exclaimed an excited aaru, running into the house.
Hearing his voice...immediately maansi ran to him & asked sternly.. "where were u??" she looked at his mud covered..left hand & dirty clothes..while his right hand was behind his back..hiding something.
Aaru looked at his angry sister & smiled cutely.."i was at harshu's house.."
"hadn't i told u to not to go anywhere without telling me.."... maansi scolded him. "shorry.." aaru said holding his one ear & titling his face to left..looking at his dii with the cutest smile ever.
"its ok..but next time..aise kiya toh i wont talk to u..ok??" ..maansi warned him. "ok..promise...!" aaru smiled brightly.
Daadi watched in amusement as how incredible bond the duo share. Where as geet was speechless seeing her daughter bossing over her little baby.
"dii..ye dekho i brought it for u..!" aaru said..forwarding the bunch of mogra flowers..which he had found in the backyard of his friends house.
"hmmm..." an instant smile light up on maansi's face smelling those mogra flowers. "achha haina...!" aaru asked grinning widely.
"hmm..bahut achha hai..thank u.." maansi kissed aaru's cheeks. Aaru too kissed her cheeks and pouted ever so cutely.. "dii..mujhe bhookh lagi hai.."
" oh..mumma ne yummy pasta banaya hai..aur ice-cream bhi hai..!" maansi replied with a smile..
"yipeee.." aaru jumped at the mention of ice-cream..and ran towards the kitchen with maansi....
Both enjoyed eating the pasta & ice-creame.. To be precise maansi was feeding aaru & herself in turns..as aaru's hands were mudy.