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Part 2

Same Day - Five o'clock

A British colonial house, complete with a wrap-around porch and pitched roof, was eerily silent since all the occupants where in deep slumber finally free after the weeks of wedding frenzy that engulfed the whole household.

The silence was broken by muffled whispers of a young girl trying to wake up another girl. The young girl switched on the nightstand light and shook the sleeping girl while whispering "Di uttho... Diii... get up na"

"Adu baby please let me sleep... kitne din se theek se nai soyi... shaadi bhai ki... aur neend humari kharab... urrgghh..." saying this she turned over and hid herself beneath the covers.

Adu "But Princi di ussi ka toh revenge lena hai... if you keep sleeping our plan will fail na... uttho na... diii." After ten minutes of begging and pleading her Princi di to get up she finally resorted to her last threat - Doppo.

"Di dekho you get up now or else... else say goodbye to your dopey dopes... I will..." no sooner had the name dopey dopes come out of her mouth that she got kicked.

"Aye... Adu don't even think about touching him and yes take his name respectfully... his name is Doppo and not dopey dopes... understood..." threatening the girl emerged from beneath the covers pushing her rampant soft brown curls from her eyes revealing soft sleep flushed chubby cheeks, rosy lips and squinting hazels.

"Didu... you weren't getting up so I had to do something to wake you up na... so I did what I thought would get your instant attention - insult your stuffed doggie..." she replied while pouting, but on seeing her didu's angry eyes she quickly apologized for insulting her sister's favorite stuffed animal, which was supposed to be a member of the family according to her didu, "sorry please don't be angry na... ...please abhi gussa choro aur humare mission Bug Bhai pe concentrate karte hai..."

Princi smacked Adu baby and said "arrey time kyun waste kar rahi hai idhar udhar ki baato mein, tumne mujhe phele kyun nai uthaya... chalo chalo utho jaldi nahin toh aaj bhai apne honeymoon pe chale jayenge... aur phir hume aisa golden opportunity nai milega..." while Adu made a shocked face at her sisters false accusations.

Princi hurriedly got up and started rummaging in the back of her closet for a packet she had hidden a week before the wedding ceremonies had started.

Both the girls switching off the night light sneaked out of the room and went out to the terrace near their brother's room. Princi climbed on the wooden balustrade while Adu took out a small packet of firecrackers (chatayi/ ladi bomb) and handed it to her sister. Princi placed that on the stone ledge below the window. She whispered "Sorry Bhabhi", while quickly lighting the string and the two sisters swiftly ran away, fleeing from the site back to their rooms.

Inside the room, outside which the cracker was placed, a newlywed couple were sound asleep cuddling each other when suddenly the peace and quiet along with their sleep was broken by the sudden noise of crackers bursting. The couple instantly sat up, clutching the duvet, staring at each other shocked at the sudden noise. However, the woman on seeing the hilarious flabbergasted expression on her husband's face forgot about the crackers and started laughing uncontrollably, while slowly realization dawned on the man's features of what had really happened. He jumped off the bed dressing himself at lighting speed all the while screaming at the top of his voice "PRINCIII..."

Downstairs the man, his wife and parents had almost assembled instantly in the hall after his scream while both the sisters came down the staircase feigning innocence and sleep.

The older man, stood with his feet shoulder length apart and his hands crossed at his chest, said in a very calm, cold and stern voice "Geet and Aditi Handa explain yourselves"

The man was Major Mohinder Handa (Rt.) who took an early retirement from the armed forces after an accident and then single handedly built his own business empire in the booming world of computers and technology.

Both the girls were confused on how to react, they knew they'd be scolded but the amount of anger in their father's eyes was a surprise to both of them. Both the sisters looked down and mumbled "Papa...wo... Wo... Papa..." their well-practiced response already forgotten on seeing these two, their papa and bhai, fuming large men.

The anger rose at their mumbling and Mohinder said "Explain yourselves or both of you are grounded for a month starting this instant"

Sensing the tension his wife Rano tried to calm him and immediately the younger man jumped to his Princi's rescue "Papa let it be... was just a prank... as it is no one is hurt and I'm sure they won't do it again... I..."

But before he could complete his plea his father interrupted him "Kabir. No this is serious their pranks are getting way out of hand. You always fall for their innocent expressions and come to protect them... that's why their immaturity and childishness is increasing... this time they will be punished and there will be no way out of it..."

Hearing this Geet's and Aditi's eyes started tearing but they did not protest understanding the gravity of their prank. Mohinder himself did not want to punish his daughters, after all they were his princess and doll, but he needed to be strong and keep his foot down since their pranks had turned dangerous.

The new bride stepped in "Papa please forgive them na... and seriously no harm was done, nobody is hurt in anyway and I promise they would play such pranks the next time..."

"But Anjali beta..."

"Please papa for me... if you punish them then all the happiness of our wedding will vanish and along with them all of us will have to bear the punishment for the next month... after all ye dono to ghar ki jaan hai na aapki aur kabir ki princess and doll... will you be happy by punishing them...?"

Mohinder "Theek hai just for you I'm forgiving these two... par tum dono khaan kholke sunlo agar dubara aisa kuch kiya to mujhse bura koi nai hoga"

By now tears were streaming down their eyes and Mohinder's heart melted and he engulfed both of them in a tight hug. While Kabir, to lighten the atmosphere, teased them "aye Princi tum na rote hue clown lagti ho... with this cherry tomato nose" while Geet cribbed to her mom "Mummaa..." and Kabir pulled her into a bear hug and then picking on his next target his doll.

After a little bit of teasing to bring back the mood at a fun level everyone went back to their room to catch a few more winks before starting their day in earnest.

Few hours later

Mohinder and Rano where enjoying their morning tea peacefully after days when Rano questioned teasingly "why did you scold my girls so much... it's not that they haven't played such tricks before..."

"Achaji... tum har baar daato to theek hai par main nai data sakta..."

"maine aisa kab kaha... par thora strange hai na since you're the one to teach them such tricks and yes what was that dialogue about Kabir falling for their innocent expressions and protecting then when in reality you're the one to fall for their devilish puppy looks and protect them from my scolding and Kabir's paybacks for them... also nobody got hurt except our sleep... and most importantly sabke baal bhi salamath hai..." Rano lost in her memories while remembering the hair incident.

"Nahi lagi par lag to sakti thi na... firecrackers are no toys..."

"Aap to aise bol rahe hai jaise khud bade dudh ke dhule hai mujhe sab yaad hai aapne to iisse bhi bhayankar stunts maare the apni training days mein..."

Mohinder chuckled remembering his hooligan days in the army training camp "Arrey yaar ye sab bacho ko mat batana... waise bhi I was also just pulling princi's legs... mujhe uske plan ke baarme ek hafte se idea tha jab usne firecrackers chupaye the... I was just waiting for her to attack as I didn't know when and exactly what she is gonna do with them... aur haan tumhe bhi maanna parega meri princess bilkul meri tarah hai..."

"Hawww... aapne mujhe kyu nai bataya aapko pata hai na main kitna ghabra gayi thi... and yes nobody is disputing the fact that your princess's antics are just like you which are like that of a monkey"

"Darling agar tumhe bata diya hota toh you would have warned that stupid son of mine... phir aaj jo maza aaya wo kaise aata... mujhe pata tha meri princess aur doll pakka kuch dhamaka karenge to bug Kabir... I'm so proud of them..." he drawled ignoring the monkey comment.

"Agar itne hi proud ho to danta kyun..."

"Arrey mujhe Anjali ke saamne apni reputation aur image ek stern strict father-in-law ki jo banake rakhni hai... main nai daanta aur hassi me baat uda deta toh meri image ka kya hota... batao tum hi bolo..."

Hearing his reasoning Rano smacked herself mentally for even trying to get mature reasoning for his act. Both kept on chatting and laughing away unaware that someone had heard their conversation.

Next : Part 3

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