Bebe,Leela,TwiNj OS - The Return Gift
"Leelaji, inn dono ka bas chale, toh hume potha pothi kabhi naseeb nah no" Bebe said, projecting her disappointment to Leela.
The two ladies sat sipping their tea in the garden and continued to discuss their most favourite topic, Kunj and Twinkle obviously.
"Tussi teekh keh rahe ho Bebe, Goa se laute theen hafte ho gaye hai aur inn dono ko dekho, Kunj toh apne London vale project mein laga hua hai aur Twinkle... ek dum jhalli hai meri kudi." Leela agreed.
"Hume hi kuch karna hoga Leelaji"
"Lekin hume kare bhi toh kya kare Bebe?"
"Mere paas na ek bohot changa idea hai" Bebe told her, her eyes gleaming with mischievousness. She leaned over, whispering her immaculate plan to Leela, who gasped in horror.
"Tussi yeh ki keh rahe ho Bebe? Hum aisa... kaise..." She was interrupted midway by Bebe who was adamant about making her plan work.
"Arreh main keh rahi hoon na, tussi chinta mat karo, bas mere saath chalo. Vaise bhi bohot din hogaye hai maine ache se shopping nahin ki" She joked. But Leela still wasn't sure about this.
"Lekin Bebe..."
"Bas keh ditha toh keh ditha"
And so the plan was set in motion.
*****
"Yeh log hume aise kyun gur rahe hai Leelaji?" Bebe inquired, annoyed at the weird looks that they were receiving from the other customers.
"Jaane dijiye Bebe, hume ki farak padta hai?" Leela told her as she continued to look through several colours, designs and sizes. "Yeh kya hai?" She exclaimed, picking up the flimsy net material. She instantly dropped it back into the pile, disgusted at the kind of things the younger generation were into now.
"Hayyo rabba, kapro ke naam pe yaha pe rumaal bechthe hai kya? Bebe said, holding up another item which evidently would not cover much. "Chi chi chi, yeh aaj kal ke bache bhi na."
"Yahi toh problem hai aaj kal ki modern generation ki Bebe, sapne dekho bade bade aur kapre pehno chote chote" Leela added showing her disapproval.
"Acha voh sab chado, hum jo karne aye hai uspe dhyaan dete hai. Yeh vala kaisa hai?" She asked picking up something that was much better in comparison to the previous ones.
"Teekh hai ji, jaise aap sahi samjhe Bebe, mainu ki pata" Leela replied, looking through other sections.
"Leelaji, vaha pe kya hai? 'Toys' ka matlab khilone hai na? Ab aise dhukan mein khilono ki kya zarurat hai?" Bebe asked confused at the supposedly misplaced section of items. She was even more confused trying to figure out how these toys work. Eventually she gave up. "Pata nahin, kaise kaise ajeeb cheeze rakthe hai aaj kal..." She complained to Leela, walking away from the toy department.
After plenty of searching and with some help from one of the customer assistants, they finally selected an item and got it packed. Bebe asked for it to be wrapped since it was a gift to her daughter-in-law. The cashier understood and fulfilled her demands, adding a neatly tied bow for final effect. She handed the gift back to Bebe and both ladies walked out of the store, chuffed with their purchase, wishing a good day to the staff.
"Thank you for shopping at Victoria's Secret. Come back soon"
*****
"Garma garam chai, yeh lijiye" Twinkle said, placing the tray on the coffee table as she took her place opposite Bebe and Leela.
The ladies chatted and gossiped about their day and Twinkle was glad that they spent a day out in town shopping together. It was a shame she couldn't accompany them.
"Koi baat nahin puttar, hum tere liye bhi kuch laye hai" Bebe told her and Twinkle's face lit up.
"Kaun kya laya hai?" They heard Kunj say as he entered the house with a file in his hand. He propped himself on the seat next to Twinkle as she served him his tea.
"Kaisa raha meeting?" She asked him. He had been so engrossed in his project lately and this meeting was supposed to be really important for him.
"Jab tak meri lady aur uska luck mere saath hai, life mein sab kuch teekh hai" He said teasingly watching the red creep up her cheeks.
Coughing from Bebe and Leela interrupted their little moment.
"Twinkle puttar, yeh tere liye" Bebe said, giving her the gift.
"Wow Bebe, thank you so much" She said excitedly, hugging both the women for such a pleasant surprise. Obviously she couldn't wait to open it so she unwrapped the bow and opened the bag to take a sneak peek. She regretted the action almost instantly as her face turned from shades of pink to deep red. She closed the bag immediately and looked at the ladies sitting opposite her who were giving her a knowing look.
"Not fair, Twinkle ke liye gift aur mere liye kuch bhi nahin?" Kunj asked sulkingly.
"Hai na puttar, Twinkle ka gift hi tera gift hai" Leela added smartly.
Twinkle stiffened. There was no way she was going to show Kunj what was in the bag.
"Acha, mujhe dikha" He asked reaching for the bag.
"Nahin!" She quickly stood up, clutching it to her chest. "Yeh mera gift hai na" She said trying to think of a good enough excuse.
Kunj looked at her suspiciously. "Abhi abhi Maa ne kaha ki yeh mera gift bhi hai aur ek baat bata, humare beech yeh 'yeh mera gift, yeh tera gift' kab se shuru hogaya? Jo mera hai voh tera hai aur jo tera hai voh mera hai, isliye nakhre mat kar aur dikha mujhe" He said aiming for the bag again.
"Dekho Kunj, main keh rahi hoon..."
"Tu bas kehti jaa, bas kuch karna mat, varna phir se koi siyappa kardegi, siyappa queen!"
After a slight game of tug and war, Kunj managed to obtain the bag from Twinkle's hold. Dismissing her pleading protests, he opened the bag excitedly. His face fell. Twinkle covered her face with her hands. There in the bag was a sexy black net lingerie number. He clamped it shut and cursed himself for not listening to his wife who was now peeking glances at him and then towards Bebe and Leela, unable to meet their eyes. He let out a nervous laughter which made the two ladies giggle.
"Ab humne tujhe itna acha gift diya hai toh hume bhi toh return gift milni chahiye na?" Bebe teased.
Twinkle was growing redder by the second. Kunj finally picked up on where this conversation was leading.
"Bebe... toh yeh sab ki kya zarurat thi, aap ek bar mujhse keh kar toh dekhti, main raato raat..." He was immediately silenced by Twinkle stamping on his foot. "Kya kar rahi hai yaar Twinkle?" He exclaimed. Taking in her daggering gaze, he realised what he was about to say and bit his lip in regret.
"Toh raato raat mujhe mera return gift mil jayega naa? Dekha Leelaji, mera Kunj kitna samajdaar hogaya hai" Bebe teased.
Twinkle couldn't bear the embarrassment anymore and ran out of there towards their room. Before Kunj could say anything, Bebe spoke up again.
"Haan puttar tu jhaa, shayad tera phone baj raha hai, hai na?" She knowingly indicated.
"Bebe aap bhi kitni funny ho, phone toh mere haath mein hai" He said pulling her cheeks before being shoved away to follow his wife.
"Mera return gift mat bhoolna" She shouted behind him as the two ladies burst into laughter.
Kumkum Bhagya
