ShraMan OS : Little Things

"Maa, aapne sumo ko kahin dekha? Kabse dhoondh raha hoon." Shravan asked restlessly as he entered in the kitchen.

"Kya hua beta...kuch chahiye tha?" Nirmala asked seeing her son being so restless.

"Haan...Maa...woh bhook lagi hai." Shravan replied looking around as if he was searching for someone.

"Tu jaldi se fresh hoja. Main abhi tere liye kuch banake laati hoon." Nirmala said & was about to turn when shravan held her hand.

"Maa... suno na...mujhe apki special wali daal khane ka mann hai." Shravan pleaded & nirmala couldn't stop smiling seeing his cute emotional appeal.

"Okay beta!!" She patted him on his cheek & turned back to make her special daal.

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After a while she entered in the dining area & found shravan busy on his phone.

"Shravan, khane ke waqt no kaam" Nirmala ordered & started serving his plate.

"Dekho na maa, sumo ka phone bhi nahi lag raha." Shravan clarified.

" Thik hai na beta. Shayad kaam kar rahi hogi...uske ghar kal maata-rani ki pooja jo hai." Niramala replied while feeding shravan with her own hands.

" Accha...toh sumo Tiwari kila mein hai. Par usne toh mujhe kuch bhi nahi bataya." Shravan was still confused.

" Waise shravan ek baat puchu?" Nirmala hesitantly asked.

Shravan nodded as he was busy in chewing a mouthful of his favourite daal & roti.

"Shravan, main kuch dino se dekh rahi hoon...suman kuch naraaj si lag rahi hai. Kahin tum dono mein koi jhagada...?"

" Nahi maa...hamare bich toh koi jhagada nahi hua. Aur waise bhi hum dono apne kaam me itne busy hai ki hume jhagadne ke liye bhi time nahi hai" Shravan laughed.

" Beta, tumhari nayi-nayi shaadi hui hai. Thoda time ek dusare ke liye bhi dena jarrori hota hai."

"I know maa...ek baar yeh sharma ki case khatam ho jaaye toh main aur sumo kuch dino ke liye ghoomne chale jaayenge." Shravan said taking this very normally.

" Shravan, tu samajh nahi raha..." Nirmala trying to make him realise the seriousness of the situation.

"Kya hua maa...???" Shravan asked.

"Dekh beta, kabhi kabhi hum apne kaam ko itni priority dete hai ki apne karibi logon ke saath communication kam hone lagti hai. Mujhe galat mat samjhana beta...lekin mein apne khud ke experience se bata rahi hoon." Shravan saw his mom being nervous.

"Maa, purani baaton ko yaad karke aaj ki khushi kam mat karo." Nirmala smiled seeing her son using her own words.

"Shravan, main bus itna kahna chahti hoon ki suman ke saath apni har khushi aur har pareshani share karne ki koshish kar. Choti choti khushiyon ko milke celebrate karo. Phir dekhna, suman ke chehre par kabhi udaasi nahi dikhegi. Best friends toh tum dono ho magar as a husband-wife, kabhi ek dusron ko granted mat lena."

Shravan was lost in his thoughts as Nirmalas words started playing continuously in his mind. Has he taken her for granted? He suddenly remembered, she was so much happy two days before bcoz she had successfully completed a huge contract & PCT was benefited with great profit. She shared this with him but as usual he was busy in his work & without looking at her just replied back as 'GOOD!!'It was actually very dull. He didn't even congratulate her. Was she expecting a better reply? He thought. Too many past situations flashed into his mind & he got the answer to his own question. YES, he has taken her for granted.

"Shravan...aur kuch chahiye?" Shravan came back in reality.

"Nahi maa, mera hogaya...& thank u so much!!" Shravan stood & smiled at her.

"Thank u kisliye? Daal ke liye...ya fir...mere gyaan ke liye." Nirmala curiously asked.

"Dono ke liye." Shravan blinked.

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Shravan entered in tiwari kila & found mamiji scolding daboo.

"Daboo ke bacche, aur kitne ladoo khayega. Kal ki puja ke liye bhi kuch bachake rakhega ya nahi." Mamiji was running behind him. Daboo saw shravan & hid himself behind his back.

"Arre shravan beta, tum kab aaye?"

"Bus mamiji abhi abhi." Shravan replied.

"Thik hai beta, aaye ho toh khana khakar jaana. Aur kal ki puja mein aap sab logon ko aana hai." Mamiji said.

"Ji Mamiji, lekin main khana khakar aaya hoon. Bus Nanaji se milkar ata hoon." Shravan answered. Mamiji nodded & turned back to her work. Daboo checked his mom went back to kitchen & came in front of shravan.

"Shravan Jiju, lambe hone ka bhi bahot fayda hota hai yeh aaj pata chala.Thank u."

"Sirf thank u se kaam nahi chalega daboo. Tumhe mera ek kaam karna padega." Shravan said pulling his cheeks.

"OK. Par aap promise karo ki aap mujhe big wali chocolate doge." Shravan was all ready. He took out a chocolate from his one pocket & a letter from another one. He offered it to daboo & signaled towards sumos room.

-

Shravan was playing chess with nanaji. But today he was not able to concentrate on game. And of course the reason for that was sumo.He was thinking if sumo got his sorry letter or not.

"Checkmate!!!" Nanaji said in a winning tone.

Shravan smiled happily.

"Haarne par bhi itni khushi, shravan? Kya baat hai?" Nanaji asked.

"Kuch nahi nanaji. Bus thoda thak gaya hu." Shravan answered.

" Toh thik hai. Aaj tum yahi ruk jaao. Waise bhi bahot raat ho chuki hai."

"Par Nanaji..."

"Par war kuch nahi. Yeh bhi tumahara hi ghar hai. Yeh judge sahab ka order hai...tumhe follow karna hi padega." Nanaji ordered.

"Okay, my lord!" Shravan smiled.

-

"Accha...preeti...kaam hogaya na bus ab sumo ko manana hai." Shravan said to preeti.

" Lekin yeh suman didi bhi na...kabse kaam pe kaam kiye jaa rahi hai." Preeti replied taking a glance from kitchen.

"That's okay preeti...I can wait." Shravan smiled looking at suman who was pretending to be busy

-

Sumo was not angry on him but quite upset. No doubt, she was very much happy with him. But, she was missing her old shravan. She remembered those old moments when they used to celebrate on even little things. She never expected him to give his all time to her. She can understand that work is also important. Little things...she wanted to make memories with the little things that happen in daily routine. She wanted to celebrate her every little success & happiness with him. She wanted to discuss with him on everything that makes her feel down. She wanted shravan more as her best friend rather than a husband. And, when she got her husbands cute sorry letter, she decided to take her sumo avatar just to see what her kutub minar will do to manao his roothi hui sumo wrestler.

"Suman beta, bahot raat ho chuki hai. Jaake aaram kar. Baki ka kaam kal ho jayega." Mamiji told & as there is no option left, sumo turned towards her room where shravan was waiting for her.

"Let's go...face it sumo...but don't forget, right now u are sumo!! Not suman!! Usne kuch bhi bola toh senti mat hona." Sumo ordered herself.

She opened the door & walked into her room. She was surprised to see preeti as she was expecting shravan to be there.

"Preeti, tu yaha kya kar rahi hai?" Sumo asked.

"Di, woh main apse hi baat karna chahti thi. Kitchen mein maa aur bua bhi thi na. Agar yeh baat waha karti toh thik nahi lagta na." Preeti answered.

"Aisi kya baat hai?" Sumo was damn confused.

"Kuch nahi di, woh mere room mein do bade-bade choohe ghuse huye hai. Toh aaj kya main aap ke room me..." Preeti stopped seeing suman laughing.

"Preeti, woh choohe tujhe kha nahi jayenge. Chal...koi baat nahi...aaj room share kar lenge. Waise bhi kal wapas Malhotra mansion jaana padega." Suman sat on the bed & was just going to ask about shravan when Preeti said,

" Di, toh phir shravan kya akele terrace par soyenge?"

"Kya ??? shravan terrace par hai ???" Sumo screamed.

"Shhh...dii...agar maa ko pata chal gaya toh bahot daant padegi. Aur waise bhi shravan ne hi kaha ki woh yaha bed pe comfortably nahi so payega due to his height." Preeti clarified.

"Kutub minar kahika!!" Sumo murmered & smiled. Preeti noticed this & sighed in relief as their plan has worked.

"Accha...toh tum dono thodi der pehle iss baare mein baat kar rahe the. Koi baat nahi. Chal...good night!!" Sumo said & made her way to terrace. She was absolutely unaware of shravan & preetis plan. She opened the terrace door & looked around...but shravan was nowhere.

"Ab kaha chala gaya?" Sumo was really pissed-off. Suddenly, she felt someone is coming towards her. Obviously he's shravan, she thought. She turned back & what she saw was actually...

She was about to shout when she felt those hands covered her mouth.

"Sumooo...main hoon shravan!!!" He finally removed his bhutiya mask & sumo sighed in relief. She was actually scared.

"Aaj toh main tumhe nahi chodungi." She started running after him & the chase game was on for a while but she was damn tired bcoz of whole day work.

"Oyye...ruk jaa...baith ke baat karte hain." She said breathing heavily.

"Ok...lekin promise karo ki tum mujhe kuch nahi karogi." Shravan raised his one eyebrow.

"Pagal...ijjat nahi lootne wali tumhari. Jaldi se aao." Sumo sat on the mattress on the floor & signaled shravan to sit.

"This is comfortable na sumo. We can sleep well. Maine mosquito bhagaane wali coil bhi laga di hai." Shravan said while sitting next to her.

"Topic mat change karo." Sumo warned.

"OK sumo...then let's do something interesting. U tell me 3 expectations u have from your husband." Shravan successfully changed the topic.

"Shravan, kya hogaya hai tumhe...tumhari tabiyat toh thik hai na?" She touched his forehead & checked.

"Sumo, I'm alright. My best friend mode is active right now. And, as your best friend, I've right to know if your husband is taking good care of u or not."shravan replied.

"Okay...but...what if I don't want to share my personal stuff with my best friend???" Sumo raised her eyebrows.

"Sumo...agar tum nahi maani toh main rooth jaunga." Shravan pouted & turned his head to opposite side.

"OK. Fine. Dramebaaz. But then u should also tell your expectations from your wife."

"No.I can't. Because my wife is perfect!!" Shravan said looking intensely at his wife cum best-friend & sumo blushed heavily.

"Sumo, plzzz...don't distract me. I'm in my best-friend mode." Shravan pleaded. Sumo looked at his cute, innocent face.

"Firstly, I want my husband to share each & everything which is bothering him."

"Secondly, I want him to celebrate with me over little things, little achievements."

"Lastly, most importantly, I want my husband as my best-friend forever." Sumo finished & looked at shravan. Shravan stood up & offered his hand for sumo to stand.

"Kya hua shravan???" Sumo asked.

"I'm now active in my husband mode & your all those 3 expectations will be fulfilled right now."

Shravan started walking towards the railing & sumo followed him. She was damn confused. When they reached near the terrace railing, shravan turned towards sumo & held her hands in his.

"Sumo, as per your first expectation, I should share about everything that bothers me. Right???" Sumo nodded & shravan continued.

"Then tell me ke mere sorry letter ka kya hua?"

"Shravan...maine woh letter padha aur socha ki agar mere husband par mere roothne ka itna asar hota hai toh kyun na main apna sumo wrestler mode activate karlu." Sumo clarified.

"Ignorance ki bhi hadd hoti hai Mrs. Sumo wrestler ji."

"I'm sorry na shravan." She held her ears & made a cute puppy face. Shravan couldn't resist & he leaned down & placed a small kiss on her nose. "That's OK dear."

"Accha...now close your eyes. It's time to fulfill your second expectation." Shravan ordered & sumo closed her eyes.

"Don't cheat..."

"I never cheat..."

"Okay, now open your eyes." Shravan said softly. Sumo slowly opened her eyes & found shravan on his knees holding a fake tulip flower.

"Original nahi mila na toh fake se hi kaam chala lo." Shravan offered that fake tulip to her.

"Sure dear." She blinked at her husband who was looking very adorable.

"One more thing..." He stood up & offered a small pastry cake.

"Congratulations sumo for successfully completing the big contract. I wish, PCT & my wife will achieve more & more happiness & success. I'm proud of u." Sumo took a bite of pastry & gave all the remaining one to shravan. She was overwhelmed. That was all what she wanted. Taking joy from little things. She looked at her husband with so much love & respect. She thought, she fell in love with him again. Her old shravan was back.

"Third expectation..." Shravan was cut off in the middle by sumo. She covered his mouth with her palm.

"Third expectation is already fulfilled.U are my best-friend forever.Just be like this always." Sumo smiled.

"Nahi...sumo...I mean, I've a query about it. How can I be your best-friend all the time...like all the time? I need to perform my husband duties as well." Shravan winked. His eyes filled with naughtiness. Sumo blushed heavily listening to his words.

Shravan held her face in his palms & placed kisses on her forehead, cheeks & lips. Then he covered his arms around her & pulled her closer. She rested her head on his shoulder. She was feeling very peaceful & secure.They were completely lost in each others company.

"Sumo..." After a while shravan uttered.

"Ummm..." Sumo tightened her grip around him.

"Sumo, mujhe bhook lagi hai."Shravan whispered to her ear.

"What? Really???" She screamed as she moved away from his arms.

"Chalo na sumo, mujhe woh mamiji ne banaye hue ladoo khaane ka bahot mann hai." Shravan pleaded.

"Bhukkad ke bhukkad hi rahoge na tum." She said while walking towards the stairs & shravan followed her with a happy face.

This is brilliant!

For your first work pretty damn good!

Very consistent with both characters here...

Loved the expectations bit and Shravan being in husband mode..

Keep the good work up!

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Can't believe it is your first OS! Wonderful piece of work.

You have brought alive Sumo & Shravan in front of our eyes...

Do keep writing more..

Coming to the os...it was brilliant and i loved it and every part of it you fulfilled my wish of nirmala giving motherly gyaan to shravan ...so thanks for that...i really liked that shravan realised his mistake and ammended in such abeautiful way...this was beautifully penned...so this makes me asking you to write more on Shraman so pls do that...pls write more soon

-Dolly

Wow... perfect..loved it...

Life will be wonderful if v van find bf in our hubby...

Plz do write more..

LavSriya

Amazing story... complete package !

Choti Choti khushiya aur tera mera saath,...👏

Liked nimmo ki daal for a change 😉 gyaan was so on point...😃

Laddo...dabboo...pretty preity ...cuteness!😛

Nanaji n shravu... game on point...😆 Nanaji rocks...

ShraManilacous!😳

Keep writing. . .😊