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Hiii guys....
Here's another attempt at a oneshot.....do comment after reading!
SEVEN IN THE EVENING
"Damn...damn....i'm so late..."Prem muttered as he ran down the stairs of his office at top speed, glancing at his watch every two seconds. "Why are there so many stairs today?"
"Woah, PB kahan chale?" his younger brother Preet stopped him just as he reached the end of the never ending flight of stairs. Prem groaned. "Abhi nahi Preet, mere paas time nahi hai!" he said impatiently as he strode out of the building towards the parking lot.
"Lekin aap jaa kahaan rahe hain?" persisted Preet running along with him.
"Usko dekhne" Prem murmured distractedly, as he searched for his car among the millions of others that seemed to have deposited themselves outside his hotel.
"Usko dekhne? Usko kisko?" asked Preet in confusion.
"Hey bhagwan, yeh ladka mera picha kyun nahi chodta? Thank God, car toh mil gayi" He quickly got inside, and started reversing his car, negotiating through the endless other cars with great difficulty.
"Yeh aaj kal logon ko ho kya gaya hai? Jahaan thodi si jagah dikhi itni badi badi gaadiyan ghusa dete hain. Inki problem kya hai? Agar gaadi park karni nahi aati toh gaadiyan khareedte hi kyun hain? Dammit...." Prem kept muttering in irritation to himself, pointedly ignoring Preet who was shooting questions at him like bullets. At last he managed to get his car out of the parking lot and without a glance at Preet dashed out at top speed.
Preet stared after Prem in amazement. "Roz shaam ke saath baje yeh PB Rajdhani Express kyun ban jate hain?" he pondered scratcing his chin.
"Ding dong!"
"Tanu chalo, tumhari mamma aa gayi hogi!" called out Heer as she hurried towards the door and yanked it open.
"Hi Kul...." she began and stopped midway. In front of her was the most handsome guy she had ever seen. His silky brown hair, rich chocolate coloured eyes, and that smile.....oh god....he was so gorgeous! Heer couldn't take her eyes off the preson in front of her. She kept staring at him in wonder while he stared back with what she felt was a similar expression on his face.
After what seemed like an eternity of gazing at him, she suddenly felt him snap his fingers in front of her face. "Huh?" she said distractedly.
"You have a really nice garden" he remarked. My, what a voice! thought Heer. "And your doorstep is really good too" he added.
Heer was a bit surprised. "Um...thanks..." she said.
"You know..." he continued, "As much as I love the view from your doorstep, I would really appreciate it if you, you know, invited me in, if you don't mind, of course. Its kinda cold out here. And..." he briefly glanced at his watch, "...twenty minutes is quite a long time for admirirng someone's doorstep, don't you think? " he finished with a straight face, though his eyes were twinkling in amusement.
At once Heer turned bright red. "Oh! I...I'm so sorry....please come in!"
Heer blushed again as she remembered her first meeting with him. That was the first day, a week before, when he had come to her house.....
"Miss mujhe kitne marks mile hain? Boliye na!" 8 year old Tanu tugged at Heer's dupatta.
"Huh?" Heer glanced at Tanu's test paper.
"Very good Tanu, aaj ke test mein tumhe full marks mile hain!" Heer smiled and patted Tanu. "Thank you Miss!" said Tanu happily. As she went to take her book from Heer, Tanu saw Heer peering out of the window yet again.
"Mein roz yahaan maths padhne ke liye paanch baje aati hoon" Tanu told herself. "Jab se main aati hoon, Miss baar baar khidki ko dekhti hain aur apni ghadi dekhti hain. Phir ek minute nahi guzarta ki Miss phir se khidki ko dekhti hain aur phir apni ghadi ko dekhti hain! Unhe ho kya gaya hai? Ek hafte se dekh rahi hoon. Aur saath bajte hi woh khidki ke paas hi jaakar baith jaati hain! Lekin maine toh aaj tak kisi ko aate nahi dekha hai, sirf mere Prem mamoo aate hain mujhe pick up karne ke liye. Toh phir Miss aakhir kisko dekhti hain?" Tanu frowned, deep in thought.
Just then the doorbell rang. Immediately both Heer and Tanu stood up. "Prem mamoo aa gaye!" she said excitedly, and frowned again as Heer's cheeks turned scarlet red. "Ek baat ke baare mein toh main sochna bhool hi gayi! Jaise hi Prem mamoo bell ring karte hain Miss ek dum se laal ho jaati hain! Pata nahi kyun!" Tanu let out a huge sigh as she followed Heer, who was running down the stairs towards the door. "Yeh bade log kitne ajeeb hote hain!"
Heer reached the door, her face flushed, and pulled it open.
"Hey" said Prem with a smile.
"Hi" replied Heer shyly. "Andar aao na"
"Thanks" Prem came in. "Prem Mamoo!" Tanu ran to him and he picked her up in his arms. "Hi Tanu" he said, kissing her cheek.
"Pata hai, aaj mujhe test mein full marks mile! Main akeli ladki thi jiske saare answers right the! Aur isliye Miss aaj humko dinner treat de rahi hain! "
"Dinner?" Prem frowned. "Tanu, why are you troubling....."
"Arre no....its no problem" Heer interrupted. "Maine hi kaha tha Tanu se...."
"Tanu did you say thank you?" Prem asked her.
"Thank you so much Miss!" said Tanu sweetly.
Heer smiled, and then turned to Prem. "Um....I'd love it if you stayed too" she added, blushing slightly.
"Ab tum itne acche se pooch rahi ho toh main mana kaise kar sakta hoon?" Prem winked at her, and her blush deepened.
Tanu who wasn't paying attention to them, suddenly said, "Mere paas ek bahut accha idea hai!"
Prem and Heer turned to her. "Idea?" Prem repeated.
"Woh kya hai na Mamoo....." said Tanu, "Roz jaise hi main yahaan aati hoon, Miss mujhe sabse pehle aapke baare mein poochti hain. Aap kaam kya karte hain, pichle din ghar pe aapne kya kiya, aap ko kya pasand hai aur kya nahi....sab kuch! Aur ghar pahunchte hi aap mujhe pakad lete hain Miss ke baare mein wohi same cheezein poochne ke liye! Woh ghar pe kya kya karti hain, unko kya acha lagta hai aur kya nahi...sab kuch! Tanu aap dono ko ek doosre ke baare mein bol bol kar thak gayi hai. Isliye aap dono dinner ke baad ek doosre ko achchi tarah jaan lijiye, aur dobara Tanu se kuch mat poochna!"
Prem and Heer stared at Tanu and then at each other, and then looked down, both embarassed and blushing deeply.
"Uh...woh...m-main.....main khana lagaa deti hoon" said Heer and fled from there. As Prem stared at her go, a huge grin formed on his face and he slowly followed her into the kitchen.
So, how was it? Hope it wasn't totally hopeless....do tell me what you think!
Nikhita
Kabhi Neem Neem Kabhi Shahad Shahad
Debate Mansion
Love Friendship Dating and Relationships
Real Estate
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