"Kahaan gaye they itti subah.."asked a sleepy nidhi as dr Ashutosh entered the room and smiled at her..and took out a large cadbury dairy milk.."chalo..aaaj bina brush kare kha sakti ho..anniversary jo hai humaari"!!and nidhi giggled as she opened the wrapper took a big bite n said"thank you..n aapko bhi..idhar aaiye na ..have a bite "!!dr Ashutosh laughed n said"ab dr Nidhi..aapke pyaar me paagal to main hoon per itta bhi nahi ki bina brush kare chocolate kha loon...haan per i dont mind..agar..."and he kissed her chocolate lips..n said"hmmm...yes achchi thi.."!!nidhi asked"kyya main ya chocolate"??n he reverted"difficult question to answer..."and nidhi threw a pillow at him!!
Nidhi emerged in a plain yellow n mustard cotton with her mangalsutra ..and she bent to touch baba4 feet..as he hugged both of them n said"kitna shukriya karoon tera..iss makaan ko ghar banane ka..mujhe mere Ashu se phir milane ka..aur .."armaan added"dr Hardstone ko dr heart throb banane ka"!!nidhi smiled n replied"baba..kuch shukriya to mere huq me hain hi nahi shayad..but aap na hote..armaanji na hote to hum dono kabhi ek na ho paate.."
"Lo ji..isse kehte hain height of selfishness!!meri to salary khatm ho gayi aapko ghuma ghuma ke..kerala phone ker ke ..aur mera kahin naam bhi nahi..not fair nudhi ji...aur jab zuroorat ho to "Rohan ..maggi bana de "!!"and all laughed..nidhi the most as dr Ashutosh went up n hugged Rohan n said"yaad hai na maine kaha tha..jo tum ho nidhi ke liye woh shayad main bhi nahi..tumne uski aankhon mei khushi laa di..thank you Rohan ..thank you so much..."!
Rohan laughed"oye sirjee..iss dhoke me rehna nahi..yeh jo smile wile hain a ..yeh girls hume nahi humari gifts ko deti hain buss..."n then walking to nidhi he handed her a boquet n a big bumper pack of MAGGI ..n to Ashutosh a heart shaped agony pad for clutching..."sir this will help u to cope up with my best friend dr nidhi..urf miss maggi..sorry mes maggi Ashutosh. .waise naam achcha hai..."and nidhi ran after Rohan...as mathur mansion seemed to smile...
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"Dr Ashutosh..aapka kya schedule hai aaj"??asked nidhi as they drove together .."surgery gets over by 3 ..unless there is an...emergency..dont worry..shaam ko looong drive pe chalenge..chahe kitti bhi der ho jaaye..ok"??and she smiled as he held her hand...
Nidhi was busy very busy through out the day..and it was at 4 that dr Priyanka jyothika n others came to call her ...as she emerged..they gave her a big cake n said "chal den mei..wahaan jaane ki himmat to tu hi ker sakti hai buss..."nidhi smiled n took them..they knocked but there was no reply...they entered..his coat wasn't there..that means he was not in OT..where was he...Dr Priyanka smiled"never mind..lets keep it here..jab sir aayenge to hume bula lena ok"??
Nidhi fiddled with things ..not understanding where could he be...till a thought came to her mind n she walked towards the kids ward...
Dr Ashutosh was sitting there..lil Sanjay in his lap..n Pooja sitting next to him..he was playing games with his fingers..showing them child like magic..till Sanjay lisped "dr Ashutos ..stoly peeease"!!and Others prodded "sir plz..wahi jo aap sunate they..hume Shehanshah ne bataya tha..Titli ki story..."!dr Ashutosh smiled..his ears seem to turn pink..but he cleared his throat..n said "sunoge ...to suno..Raja aur titli..."!
As he settled on a chair with Sanjay in his lap..n pooja sitting close by..others settled around him...as he started
"Ab tumhe yeh to pata hi hoga ki khadoos Raja apne quile me kisi ko daakhil nahi hone deta tha..bus akele..woh aur uski tanhaai...per yeh jo titli thi..rang birange pankhon wali..yeh aake khidki ke baahar baith gayi..aur baithi to maano fevicol se chipak gayi..udne ka naam hi na le..buss apne pankh phadphada ke Raja ko impress karti rehti...dheere dheere Raja ka quila jo black n white tha..titli ke rangon se bharne kaga..pink aur purple..green aur red..."Jay said"jaise colours dr nidhi pehanti hain..."Ashutosh nodded ...and went on.."anb Raja ko bhi intezaar rehta tha ki kab titli aaye aur woh khidki khole apni...aur phir ek din..pata hai Raja ne kya kiya, ??"and the kids spoke in unison "kya dr..kya kiya"??dr Ashutosh replied "Raja ne ek din Titli ko apne quile mein bula lita aur khidki band ker li...buss ab titli rehti hai Raja ke saath..."!!
"Aur quile ka kya hua"??asked the kids ..
Ashutosh laughed"quile ka kya hua...kila toot gaya kab ka...ab wahaan ek ghar hai..chota saa..aur wahin Raja aur titli rehte hain..aur jaante ho..titli maggi banati hai raat ko..aur Raja bhi seekh raha hai..rangon se pyaar..."the kids clapped as Pooja whispeted to Sanjay...who giggled n clapped and said"mujhe pata hai..Raja hain aap..aur titli hain nidhi didi...woh khati hain maggi..."!!Ashutosh laughed...as nidhi who had been standing behind the door wanted to move back to wipe her tears..but he called " eavesdropping is a bad habit...doc..come right in"!!and as she entered the kids clapped n just then Sulekha bai entered with pastries..fruits n maggi for each child...as dr ashutosh n nidhi gave each child ..till pooja asked"sir yeh party kyun hai"??and dr Ashutosh replied"beta..party kabhi bhi ..kahin bhi ho sakti hai..titli ne yeh sikhaaya Raja ko..iss ek baras mei..Titli ko Raja ke kile ko ghar banaye hue poora ek baras ho gaya..."!!and then he got up..n looked at nidhi ..as dhe kissed the kids n they waved...
Raja n Titli cut the cake with the drs...n it was at 7 that they drove back...in silence.of perfect symphony...as Titli asked the Raja.."Raja khush hai titlu ke saath..."??Raja smiled n replied"hmmm...titli ne Raja ko khushi ka ehsaas sikhaaya...rangon ki duniya dikhaayi..uski duniya khushiyon se bharr di..uski aankhon ko khwaab diye...aur jab tak titli Hai Raja ke saath..tab tak.Raja hur dukh jhel sakta gai..bus usse uski titli ke pankhon ki sarsarahat sunaiye deti rahe..bus..itti si khwaaish hai ...bolo poori hogi.."??n nidhi replied"jee"!!!!!
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