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"Life does not have to be PERFECT to be WONDERFUL"-- Anonymous
Theirs WAS both perfect...as well as wonderful...
Soon they realized something...
"Nothing is perfect. Life is Messy. RELATIONSHIPS are complex. Outcomes are UNCERTAIN. People are IRRATIONAL"-Hugh Mackay
It was 11:00 PM and he was restless. He was sitting quietly on a bench in the garden of the society. He was supposed to be at home with his bride. It was his wedding night. They got married in the morning. It was not that he didnt want to go home but he was a little sceptical. His life had changed drastically last 2 years. He never imagined he would be ever in this situation. But there was a time in his life in which he was forced to make a choice and he did take a stand and he was trying his best to cope up with the situation. And GETTING MARRIED to her was another big step that he took in order to make things easier for everyone but was he prepared for it? Was she prepared for it? They knew each other for almost 13 years now but this marriage was going to change many things between them now onwards but now he was a little confused. He was lost in memories. She was just 16 when he saw her for the first time. The cute and lovely and a lively teenager Aisha.
*********Flashback********
18 year old Sameer was very excited. It was his elder brother Manav's marriage. Aisha was his bhabhi Ankita's younger sister. She was a prankster just like him and they had many fights during the marriage ceremony. Everybody in the family teased them which acted as fuel in the fire. But when Sameer saw her crying bitterly HUGGING Ankita, something in his heart melted and while leaving he apologised to her. This was something she never expected from him and just kept on looking at him with teary eyes. He went a little closer and wiped her tears and their eyes locked for a few seconds but they were quickly snapped out by the sound of band which had started playing for baraat's departure. Sameer again passed a naughty smile and pulled her for dancing.
*********Flashback ends********
He somehow got up and dragged himself to home. He went to his room expecting her there but Aisha was not there. His friends had forcefully decorated the room but he was not sure if they really wanted to take this relationship forward. This marriage was just a compromise for both of them. He went to the other room. He saw her sleeping peacefully with kids Nimmi and Guddu cuddling her from either sides. His lips curved into a smile. Nimmi and Guddu had become their world.
He remembered her visit at their place. It was exactly a year after Ankita and Manav's wedding, when Guddu was born and she came to stay at their place in summer vacation to help Ankita. That was the best time they had together. They bonded well as friends. And it was this time when Sameer's mother developed a close bond with her too and wished to get them married in future. She shared this with Ankita too and they planned to take this up in future. He never knew that their wish would be fulfilled but in such circumstances. He came to the living room and sat on the couch looking at garlanded photos of his Mother and his loving bhabhi Ankita and again got lost in memories.
A few years later, he went to US to complete his post graduation and that is where a big turning point came in his life. There he fell in love with the most beautiful girl of the college and daughter of an NRI businessman Anjali. But the problem was, Anjali didnt want to come and settle in India. She wanted him to settle permanently in US and join her dad's business.He knew that hell will break loose when he tells this at home. So for almost 4 years afer completeing his studies, he avoided going to India on pretext of working and getting experience. He took up a job at Anjali's father's company.
About 2 years back, he came to India with a firm decision to talk to his family. And as he expected, there was a big time mess up at his place. His father and brother were disappointed as he chose to leave their family business but still they didn't want to come in between his career and life growth so they decided to let him move on in life. Ankita too was a little disappointed, but she still accepted the situation for his happiness' sake. But Sameer's mother was not at all happy. And then what happened was something that totally changed the course of his life.
*******FLASHBACK**********
Sameer: Maa please... aap meri baat samajh hi nahi rahi hain ... mai janta hoon ... Aisha bahut achchhi ladki hai ... par mai Anjali se pyaar karta hoon ... mai sirf uske saath khush reh sakta hoon ... Aisha se shadi karke mai kabhi khush nahi rahunga ... aur na hi mai usko koi khushi de paunga ...
Mom(on the verge of crying): Jab tune faisla kar hi liya tha to wapas hi kyun aaya ... wahi shadi kar leta ... hume batane ki bhi kya zarurat thi ... jab humare khush hone ya na hone se tujhe koi farak nahi padta ... to kyun ye naatak kar raha hai?
Sameer: Maa mai naatak nahi kar raha ... meri khushiyan adhuri hain aapk khushi k bina ... aur aapka ashirwad mile bina mai kabhi sukhi nahi rahunga ... please aap baat ko samajhiye ... next month Anjali aur uske papa aane wale hain ... shadi ki baat karne ...
Mom(cuts hims short): kya baat karne aa rahe hain wo? sab kuch to tay hai na... teri aur us ladki ki shadi ho rahi hai... tu unka ghar jamai ban-ne jaa raha hai ... baat karne ko ab bacha kya hai?
Sameer: Maa ... this is emotional black mail ... mai aapko samjhane ki koshish kar raha hoon par aap samajhna hi nahi chahti...
Mom: nahi samjhna chahti mai... aur kyun samjhu mai ... jab tune hi sab kuch khatam karne ka mann bana liya hai to mai kyun itna tension le rahi hoon ...
Sameer: Enough Maa ... mai kuch khatam nahi karna chahta ... par aap hain ki har baat ka galat matlab nikal rahi hain... Mai Anjali se hi shadi karunga and this is final ... ab mai aur behes nahi karna chahta ...
Mom: Theek hai ... to aaj k baad mai tera muh kabhi nahi dekhungi ... (She leaves the room)
Sameer is frustrated. He looked at Ankita who had just heard their conversation but she was calm.
Sameer: Bhabhi I'm sorry ... par maine Aisha k bare mein kabhi aisa socha nahi ...
Ankita(smiles): Its OK Sameer bhaiya ... mai samajh sakti hoon ... and i agree ki aisi shadi mein aap aur Aisha ... dono khush nahi rahenge ... par aap fikar mat kariye ... mai Maa ko manaane ki koshish karungi ...
Sameer: Bhabhi I'm really sorry ... aapne bhi to sapne sajaye honge ... ki aapni chhoti behen hi aapni devrani banke is ghar mein aayegi ...
Ankita: haan ... par mujhe khushi is baat ki bhi hai ki devrani k roop mein mujhe dusri chhoti behen mil rahi hai ... aur mai dil se bahut khush hoon ...
Sameer smiled at her.
Ankita: to aap pakka humare saath Jai ki shadi mein nahi aa rahe hain?
Sameer: nahi bhabi ... shadi k mahaul mein fir se waha ye baat nikli to Maa ka mood fir se kharab ho jayega ... aur waise bhi mai itne saalon baad India aaya hoon ...kuch friends se bhi milna hai ... aap log jaiye ... aur shadi mein enjoy kariye ... waise baraat kab nikal rahi hai?
Ankita: abhi uncle ji ka phone aaya tha ... 1 ghante mein bus pahuch rahi hai ... hum seedha unke ghar jayenge ... mere mummy, paa aur Aisha seedhe uncle k ghar
pahuch rahey hain ... chaliye ... mai bhi apni packing khatam kar loon ... ye Nimmi aur Guddu ka hi samaan zyada ho gaya hai (she smiled and left)
After a while Sameer's parents, Brother, Bhabi and kids leave to attend their relative's wedding.
Sameer went to meet some friends and there he got that call which devastated him. The bus by which baraat was going had met a fatal accident. He reached the spot and blood was smeared all around. He rushed to the hospital as instructed by the policeman.
He found some of his relative's injured and crying. One policeman took him to morgue to identify his family among the dead bodies. He got cold feet even at the thought of this. He gulped a lump in his throat and slowly moved towards the morgue. His heart sunk when he saw bodies of Ankita and Aisha's parents and confirmed their identities to the policeman accompanying him. He was almost on verge of crying when he saw Maanav and his dad's dead bodies. He controlled his tears and confirmed their identities too. But he completely lost his senses when he saw his mother's dead body and her words started ringing in his mind "to aaj k baad mai tera muh kabhi nahi dekhungi"
He somehow managed to tell her identity to the policeman and he inormed him that bodies will be handed over to him only after the postmortem. He did not know what do do next. He felt guilty for breaking her heart. The entire conversation he had with her earlier re-played in his mind as he mindlessy walked in the hospital corridor.
He was snapped out by the loud cries and looked into the direction of the sound. It was Guddu and Nimmi in the children's ward crying when they were administered the painkiller injections. The doctors and nurses were ting their best to take care of the kids, but they were too cranky after the accident specially when they didnt
know where there parents were. 9 year old Guddu and 6 year old Nimmi escaped with minor injuries as Ankita and Sameer's mother covered them during the accident saving them from the impact.
Sameer walked in and Guddu screamed "Chachu!!" Sameer almost sprinted and went close to Guddu and Nimmi and hugged them.
Guddu(crying): Mumma aur papa kahan hai Chachu?
Then he realised that Ankita and Aisha were not among the dead people. He consoled the kids and told them to be calm.
He inquired about the injured people. Aisha was badly injured but was out of danger. Ankita was still alive but battling for life. He saw Aisha who was still
unconscious. He went to see Ankita in ICU who had gained concsiousness but was in critical state.
His eyes met her eyes and she smiled a bit. He held her hand. She murmured "Gu..ddu... Ni..mmi" and went silent...
*******FLASHBACK OVER*****
Sameer jolted out with the memory of that moment and her smiling face when she left with the family. He looked at Ankita's and his mother's photos again and felt a
hand on his shoulder. He turned to look at her. It was Aisha.
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Some time back.
Aisha saw the decorated room and felt a tug in heart. She didnt know what was next. Sameer was not yet back. She saw from the window, he was sitting on a bench in the garden. He looked lost. She knew what he was going through. He had sacrificed all his happiness for Guddu, Nimmi and ... her. She saw him getting up from the bench but she couldn't dare to face him. She was not prepared for it. She quietly went to kids' room and slept between them. Both the kids hugged her. She closed her eyes when she senses Sameer opening the door. She opened her eyes as she heard the door closing. She stlealthily got up without disturbing kids and went out. Sameer was again lost in thoughts. She felt suffocated and guilty. She went to the window to get some fresh air. The events of past flashed in front of her eyes.
**Flashback.**
She was shocked when Ankita told her that her mom-in-law wanted to get er married to Sameer and Ankita too seemed to be happy at this thought. Aisha had finished her fashion designing course and joined a leading fashion house. There she met Sanjay who was her mentor. He was smart, quick witted and fun guy to be around. She had fallen for him and he too seemed to be interested in her. They were dating each other for a few weeks. She shared a friendly relationship with Sameer but never thought of marrying him. But she didnt know what did he think. She wanted to talk to him once he was back.
And finally the day came when Ankita told her that Sameer was coming back. They had to attend a relative's wedding and Aisha thought it to be a perfect event to talk to Sameer. But when they left with the baraat, she noticed that Sameer had not come and his mother was upset. Ankita told her about Sameer's affair with Anjali and she was relieved.
But that fateful day, everything changed for her. Their bus met and accident and next thing she saw when she woke up was Sameer sitting next to her bed. She was completely shattered when Sameer told her that the only survivors from their family were Guddu, Nimmi and her. She didnt know what would she do now. But Sameer took very good care of her and kids till her injuries were healed.
She knew that Sameer would eventually leave with Anjali and she was all prepared to take care of kids. She called Sanjay and expected him to support her. But he turned out be selfish and coward. He dumped her when he realised that she came with an added responsibilities of kids. This was another blow for Aisha but this made her stronger. She vowed that she will fight.
But what followed was a surprise for her.Sameer asked Aisha to stay with him and kids in their house . Anjali and her father had come to India to meet Sameer. Anjali was adamant and wanted Sameer to come with her to U.S. She suggested Sameer to send kids to a boarding school which angered him. Aisha was hearing all the conversation from her room.
Sameer: What do u mean Anjali? mai bachcho ko borading school bhej doon? That's impossible ... wo mere apne hain ...
Anjali: Sameer ... mai kahan keh rahi hoon ki wo paraye hain ... but ... its impossible for me to take care of them ... i'm not prepared for this responsibility... and u can not impose this on me ... mai tumse pyaar karti hoon ... iska matlab ye nahi hai ki mai tumhari har sahi ya galat baat manungi ...
Sameer: Anjali !! yehi baat mai bhi tumse keh raha haoon ... mai tumse pyaar karta hoon ... iska matlab ye nahi hai ki mai apne parivar ko chhod doon...
Anjali: mai tumhe unhe chhodne k liye nahi keh rahi hoon ... we can bear all their expenses ...
Sameer: but unhe paiso ki nahi ... pyaar aur apne pan ki zarurat hai ... unke sar par kisi apne ka saaya chahiye ...
Anjali: Sameer please ... ye emotional atyachar mujhpe mat karo ... tumhe kal tak ka time deti hoon ... tum apna final decision lo aur mujhe batao ki tum mere saath aa rahe ho ya nahi ...
Anjali left stomping her feet.
Sameer looked at her father.
Anjali's father: beta mai samajh sakta hoon ki tum kis haalat se guzar rahe ho ... maine bhi duniya dekhi hai ... aisa aksar hota hai ki ... humein kuch kade faisle lene padte hain ... hume takleef hoti hai ... par .. us takleef k saath ... par door ka soche to to faisla sahi hota hai ... tum aaram se socho ... tumhara jo bhi faisla ho ... mujhe koi problem nahi hogi ...agar tum Anjali se shadi nahi bhi karte ho to ... mai suko sambhal loonga ... wo meri beti hai ... tum fikar mat karo
...
He too left for the hotel they were staying in. But his words gave Sameer some strength.
Later in the evening, he again thought if it was a good idea to send kids to a boarding school. That is when he saw Aisha coming out of her room.
Sameer(Thinking): bachcho ko boarding school mein bhej diya to fir Aisha ka kya hoga ... wo bhi to akeli hai ... Sanjay bhi usko chhod ke chala gaya hai ... wo ekdum akeli ho jayegi ... usne bhi to apna poora parivar khoya hai ... uska kya hoga?
Aisha came closer to him.
Aisha: Sameer... mujhe kuch baat karni hai tumse ...
Sameer(shrugging his thoughts): bolo...
Aisha: Sameer !!! i think i have a solution for ur problem ...
Sameer is confused.
Aisha: Sameer! tum jao Anjali k saath ... mai hoon yahan ... i will take care of them ... mai unki apni hoon ... unki Maasi ... u can trust me ...
This angered Sameer.
Sameer: Aisha tum aisa soch bhi kaise sakti ho ki mai tumhe aur bachcho ko akela chhod k chala jaunga ... kya mera unse koi rishta nahi hai? kya mera tumse koi
rishta nahi hai? Aisha... parivar k naam par sirf hum chaar log bache hain ... aur mai is bache huye ashiyane ko nahi bikharne de sakta ... to aisa sochna bhi mat ki mai tum logo ko chhod jaunga.
Aisha was in tears. Kids came running and Guddu hugged Aisha and Nimmi hugged Sameer. This was enough for them to understand that they needed each other to take care of kids.
Next day Anjali and her father left as Sameer had decided to stay back.
Since then, for 2 years Aisha and Sameer were taking care of kids. After 2st death anniversary of their family, Sameer had started forcing Aisha to find a life partner for herself to which he refused and instead told him to move on and get married. One day when they were fighting over this.
Sameer: Aisha ... dekho ... mai seriously bol raha hoon ki tum koi achchha sa ladka dekho aur shadi kar lo ...
Aisha: Mai bhi tumhe seriously bol rahi hoon ki tum ek achchhi se ladki dekho aur shadi kar lo ...
Guddu was listening to them and and now he was old enough to understand that marriage meant a boy and girl dressed up in beautiful attore take rounds of fire, exchange garlands and live together.
Guddu(sad): Chachu... masi ki shadi ho jayegi to ... fir to unko yaha se jaana padega na?
Sameer: Haan Guddu ... par sab ladkiyon ki shadi hoti hai ... to fir tumhari maasi akeli kyun rahey?
Aisha: shadi to sab ladko ki bhi hoti hai ... to tumhare chachu ki bhi honi chahiye na ?
Guddu(excited): to humare ghar mein nayi chachi aa jayegi?
Nimmi(trying to understand the situation): Maasi ki jagah? to kya wo humko maasi jaise pyaar karegi?
Aisha and Sameer were amused to hear these funny questions from kids.
Guddu: pata nahi Nimmi... karna to chahiye...
Nimmi: to to kya chachu aur maasi ek dusre se shadi nahi kar sakte?
Aisha and Sameer were flabbergasted with this innocent question and looked at each other.
Aisha: Nimmi ... kya bol rahe ho aap?
Nimmi: haan ... fir chachu kabhi nahi bolenge ki aap shadi karke kahin aur chale jao ... aur fir koi aur humare ghar mein nahi aayegi aapki jagah ...
That is when he entered. Arjun, Sameer's childhood friend. He was in touch with Sameer and knew all bout his family.
Arjun: bilkul... mai bhi yehi kehne aaya tha ...
Kids ran to him shouting together "Arjun Chachu"
Arjun made both Sameer and Aisha the importance of this marriage for kids. He also told them that this way they will be able to legally adopt the kids.
Finally Sameer and Aisha agreed for marriage. earlier they planned to have a simple registered marriage but Arjun and kids planned a grand affair. Everybody enjoyed the ceremonies.
***Flashback ends.****
She came out of her thoughts and went out again and saw Sameer still looking at his mother's and Ankita's photo. She kept a palm on his shoulder.
"Sona nehi hai??",she asked hesitating a bit.
"Han..wo...tum waha thi...so gayi ...isliye maine jagaya nehi.."
"Han..wo..akh lag gayi thi...wo..mujhe kuch kehna tha...(he asks her to continue) kya hum..i mean..kya mai...bachon ke sath so sakti hu? i am..not...matlab..i need some time..."
"Its ok... so jao... good night",he wished her warmly and she nodded her head thankfully and departed to sleep with Nimi and Guddu.
And their routine began from next day.
"Chiku...Guddu utho...offo...utho bhi...school nehi jana kya? Arey chachu jogging se wapas ate time tum dono ke liye chocolates layenge...agar nehi uthe to wo mai kha jaungi.",Aisha threatened and the two little monsters sat upright pouting.
Aisha smirked at her victory and patted their cheeks nearly dragging both the kids out of the bed.
"Aap kitni buri ho...mai chachu hai..unko bol dungi", The 9 year old Nimi shouted hitting Aisha who was now carrying her on her shoulder and dragging a half asleep 12 year old Guddu with her left hand. She put Nimi down in front of the basin and handed over the respective brushes and as usual, again threatened them to freshen up within half an hour. Once the kids had taken a bath Aisha got Guddu ready quickly. He didn't need much help as he was 12-YEARS-OLD...which means...he was a big boy(Or atleast he thought so). Nimi needed quite a lot of help with dressing and then tying up her hair. Now came the most difficult task...feeding these monsters who created a bang bang in the house for Maggie and chocolate cake in their breakfast everyday. Milk...well that was a complete NO. Nimi and Guddu were still in the furious demanding moods but the equations between them had changed today.They had been tied in the sacred thread..all thanks to the kids.
"Chachu...aap aa gaye", The two shouted in unison as Sameer entered the house after a round of jogging.
"Chachu?? Itni masum shaklein leke subah subah chachu chillana?? Matlab aj bhi yelog Aisha ko tang kar rahe hai...",Sameer thought and smiled at them as both got up
from the table and ran towards him.
"Kya devils?? Aj kya kia masi ne?", he winked and aisha glared at him and picked up the plates in her hand and went to them.
"Masi sone nehi deti..Ninni se jaga dia...jhut bolke...",Nimi complained and Guddu nodded his head vigorously supporting her.
"Haaww masi...jhut bola apne?? By d way...kya bola?"
"Masi boli ke ap aj chocolate lane wale ho..agar hum nehi uthe to wo kha legi", Now guddu exclaimed.
"Haaw...par masi ne to sach bola...chocolates to mai laya hu...n ha...unke khane ki guarantee nehi le sakta mai..",He handed over the choco bars to them and both
jumped with joy. With great difficulty they finally managed to make the kids eat and Sameer dropped them to the bus stand.
The bus usd to drop kids to their day care centre after school hours and Sameer and Aisha picked them from there in the evening. They still talked very less.Sameer felt that Aisha was still not comfortable with him although Aisha had told him that she trusted him but need a little more to adjust. Sameer understood well the situation. It was quite natural for her. They never had the "LOVE" thing between them. And marriage..well it was only a forced decision they had taken for the sake of Nimmi and Guddu.This had become their everyday routine. But slowly things were changing between them. He knew that even after all the distance between them, Aisha proved to be a good wife. She took care of him too along with kids. He too always tried to make her feel special by randomly bringing gifts for her. Though she never expressed it, but she had started liking the attention he showered on her. She was slowly falling for him. She knew that Sameer being a gentleman, would never take the first step. It was up to her to move ahead a bit and she knew when to do it.
Few days later.
It was Sameer's birthday. Aisha and kids didn't wish Sameer as they planned a surprise for him in the evening. Sameer was a little upset but didnt show.
As usual, after wrapping up their work Sameer picked aisha from her workplace and both were returning home. He was a little disappointed and lost in thoughts thinking whether he deserves Aisha's love or not.
He came out of the reverie when he heard mumbles and realised that Aisha was saying something. He hit the brakes and turned to her.
"Hum kaha ja rahe hai?? Day care centre ka rasta bhul gaye kya?",She looked at him utterly confused. Only then he realised that he had been driving mindlessly and hence skipped their destination and headed somewhere else. Sameer muttered a sorry and headed back to day care centre. They picked up the kids.
Kids started fun in the car.
"Maasii... maine bhaiyya ko hala dia.." Nimmi screamed in joy
"Arey wah champion...kya baat hai...",Aisha smiled
"Nehi isne cheating ki..mai jit raha tha" Guddu frowned.
"Arey acha thik hai..dono jite...Homework kia??" Sameer spoke in between
"Ho gaya ..",both said innocently as they knew that something special was coimng up.
Nimmi was about to say something when Guddu told her to be quiet and he smiled at Aisha and she smiled back at him. Sameer noticed it and realised that they were up to something.
Afer reaching home Aisha went to freshen up. She oredered the pizza for dinner and informed the cake shop to deliver the cake.
Very soon the kids hopped onto Sameer's lap telling him how the teacher scolded them when they made paper planes in the class and flew them and how a girl had cried when her mother refused to give her and ice cream from the vendor outside the school. Sameer listened to them carefully and then realised that it was past 30 mins and still aisha was freshening up. He couldn't understand what was taking her so long.
"Kahi andar gir to nehi gayi na?? ya phir so gayi? nehi nehi... washroom me koi sota hai kya?ekbar dekh ke ata hu..nehi...agar mind karlia to...oho...kuch bhi ho jaye...mind karne ki kya baat hai? i m just worried...ha...yehi bolunga...",After having a tug of war with himself he decided to check if she was fine.
He knocked twice and on not getting a reply,he pushed the door ajar and went inside to find the room deserted. He heard the noise of the shower and heaved a sigh of relief.He turned to leave and that was exactly the moment Aisha stepped out in her bathrobe and on finding a male inside her room she yelled and entered the washroom again shutting the door. The sudden yell scared Sameer and he turned on his heels only to find the door of the washroom getting shut again.
"Aisha...aisha kya hua?? chillai kyu?"
"Tum...yaha kya kar rahe ho?? bahar jao...",she shouted from inside.
"Kya?? par...maine kya kia?? i just came to check ke tum thik thak ho ya nehi"
"Offo...tum jao bas...mai thik hu... "
Sameer didn't understand anything but he silently went out wondering why she screamed.
Though Aisha was ready to take the next step, this sudden sppearance of Sameer scared her but she blushed after Sameer left. She got ready wearing a beautiful pink dress.
Sameer kept looking at her as she came out. He was mesmerised.
That is when doorbell rang. Sameer snapped out and went in to freshen up. He was embarrassed at himself for staring at Aisha.Aisha opened the door and took the cake and immediately the pizza delivery boy too came. She made the payments and kids jumped in joy.
When Sameer came out he was surprised with the loud cry from all of them "Happy Birthday". He was delighted. He cut the cake and Aisha smudged some cake on his face and ran away. He took some cake and ran behind her to put on her face. Aisha tripped on a table and fell on the couch and Sameer too tripped on table and fell on Aisha just when she turned to get up. They were almost hugging each other. It was for the first time they came so close to each other physically. Something tickled them. Their eyes locked for a few seconds but they were soon snapped out by claps and giggles of kids. They were embarrassed and get up and go close to kids. They have some more fun time and eat pizza.
Sameer was happy. He had celebrated his birthday after a long time with his family... yes... his family... his world. And the intimate moment that he shared with Aisha was magical. He saw something in her eyes... what was it? approval to take their relationship ahead? desire to be close to him?
After a while kids were sleepy.
Aisha sat on the sofa with Nimmi burying her face in the crook of Aisha's neck,her little arms around Aisha's neck,Aisha patting her...and she sleeping peacefully and Guddu sleeping next to her keeping his head on Aisha's lap. He smiled and walked to them. Aisha signalled him to pick up Guddu. He picked up Guddu in her arms and she got up carefully without disturbing Nimmi and they took kids to their room. After making sure that kids were fast asleep, they came out.
Aisha: Coffee?
Sameer smiled and nodded. She made coffee for them and they sta in balcony enjoying the coffee. Sameer kept looking at her. In last few days he had started noticing more often. After marriage, she had started applying sindoor on her forehead which enhanced her beauty. Aisha blushed when she noticed that he is looking at her. He realised this so he tried to start a conversation.
Sameer: Nimmi ko nind ati hai...phir bhi usko leke tehelo..tab hi soygi...
Aisha: Bachi hai na...mai bhi jab chhoti thi to aisa karti thi...
Sameer: really? aur ab?
Aisha(startled): ab matlab?
Sameer(teasing her): ab badi ho gayi ho kya?
Aisha: Sameer ... stop it..
Sameer laughed.
Sameer: to fir aaj kyun mujhe cake laga k bhaag rahi thi ...
Aisha blushed again and looked down.
Sameer: pata hai Aisha ... aaj mujhe wo purani wali Aisha dikhayi di ... wo jisko maine pehli baar dekha tha ... Maanav Bhaiya aur Ankita bhabhi ki shadi mein ...
yaad hai ... kitna jhagda hua tha humare beech...
Aisha(looked back at him): haan ... yaad hai ... aur bahut daant bhi khayi thi ...
They laughed for a while remembering all the incidents. After few moments Aisha went in to keep the empty cups. Sameer to came in and switched on the radio.
The song started playing.
Jab koi baat bigad jaaye...
jab koi mushkil pad jaye...
tum dena saath mera ...
O humnawaz ...
Aisha came out and Sameer extended his hand asking her for dance. She smiled and held his hand and they swayed to the tunes of the song lost in each others arms.
By the song ended, they were in a different world. She hugged him tightly and refused to let him go. He softly parted the hug and lifted her in his arms she wrapped her arms around his neck.
They knew it was time to move ahead. He took her to their bedroom and softly placed her on the bed and kissed her forehead and slowly moved his lips to her cheeks and then lips. Aisha closed her eyes in submission and melted in his arms and consummated their marriage.
They started their life afresh with each other and of course the two little angels. It was a new beginning.
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Veer Hanuman
Anupamaa
