Happy Birthday Ria and Niki!!! ❤️ two angels! ❤️

Well I wanted to name it Surprise birthday party, but I think *a tale of a yummy cake and a munchkin* sounds better! :P

Nikita Sharma was sitting beside her open window, trying hard since the past an hour to study, but failing miserably. After a hectic schedule since the onset of July, finally tomorrow , her exams would finish and she would be going home. She was pretty excited about it and so decided to take a break yet again.

Break for her meant , Logging into I-F and so she just did. However a frown appeared on her face. nor Ishi, whom she called didu or mehak had yet answered her scraps. A little surfing told her , both had been online and had talked on scraps and pm both, " per mujhe reply kyun naeh aya?", she frowned. Angry at her friends she logged out, " had hai! koi aisa karta hai kya?"

For the next half an hour, a fuming and irritated Niki tried to study but it just didn't work and so she went to sleep, " na to na sahe! Ab meine bhe baat nahe karni!"

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the next morning she gave the paper, and to her surprise it went out very well. Pleased, she decided to forgive her friends but the thought was changed the minute she logged in to find they have yet not replied.

Further irritated , she simply packed all her things for the journey back home… yes home where her heart was.

Pleased by the thought atleast , she quickly managed everything and was on her way soon afterwards…

If she brooded over her friends , no one knew, as when she entered her home, among all the hugs and kisses she forgot everything.

It was not until, way after dinner she sat in her room with her knees bent and her chin lying on it, " abhe tak no reply! Meien bhe nahe bataon ge ke mein ghar pohanch gaye hoon!"
she was very angry but as soon as her mother joined her with a cup of hot milk and the typical mother, "tum kitne patli ho gaye ho", she was again back with the overwhelming feelings of being home… placing her head in her mom's lap, niki was soon asleep, a smile on her face.

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"ishiii!!! Yar please help me! I juts have no idea what to wear?"

Ishi looked up from the birthday card she had been making and saw a *tragic-looks-passing* mehak holding many dresses in her hand.

She opened her mouth to answer, but the voice that came out wasn't hers. It was too *kinza-typical* "had hai mehaku!" followed by, " pehle u couldn't decide on the gift and then now on the dress! Tmara kya karoon mein?"

Mehak: " pata tha mujhe! Pata tha tm mere tareef mein yehe kaho ge! But for ur kind information, I asked ishi!"

Kinza: " acha plzz na mehaku! Wo sb choro! Idher ao na! I need u to help me! I have already filled so many balloons that I have stopped counting and am breathless."

Mehak: " awww… to tum rehne do wo kam! Who asked u to do it? I will do that!"

With that mehak took kinza's place while kinza was about to sit and breath when she saw a pouting Mehak.

Kinza: " ab tmen kya hua mehaku?"

Mehak: " koi mujhe dress he decide ker ke nahe deta!"
Kinza: " acha baba! Don't make that face! Mein kardete hoon! Happy?"

Mehak: " han very! Aur please apna bhe kar lena, then I will give u matching earings."

She was grinning while Kinza groaned, " tumne bazz nahe na aana?"
Mehak: " bilkul bhe nahe!"

Kinza left the room mumbling something about her, and ishi burst out laughing, " tum dono kitne cute ho!"

Mehak: (sheepishly) " u have yet to see us in college!"

Just then mehak heard her name being called out, " Mehak!"

Mehak: " yahan hoon!"

Sanu entered the room , " tum log yahan ho! Oh btw kinza ko kya hua? Why was she frowning?"

Mehak: " hehe! For obvious reasons sanu!"

Sanu: (shaking her head) u never leave the poor soul alone or in peace!"

Mehak: (proudly) never!"

Ishi: (giggling) "sanu tum yahan is waqt?"

Sanu: " han batane aye the ke kam ho gaya!"
Mehak and ishi both looked at her in shock and said together: " u mean they are coming?"

There mouth were falling open while sanu grinned pleased with herself, " ofcourse! Akhir tum logon ne ye kam mujhe jo diya tha!"
Kinza just entered then with pile of cloths , " mehaku! Ye kya hai?"

Mehak: " acha plz no lecture kinzu! Ye suno! Sanu finally made them agree to come to the party!"
Kinza looked at the faces, watching for any signs of a joke, but when she found none she yelled "yayyy" and others joined in…

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it was Niki's birthday and she was still fuming. No scrap? No wish? How could they?

Her family had wished her in the morning and have decided to take her out for dinner. She was getting ready when all her anger came back to her.

Wearing a pink top with jeans, Niki looked very pretty but well, she was angry so that tell tale frown was also there which was mostly not a part of her personality.

Taking a deep breath to calm down her nerves , she went to join her family who were already in a hurry to get to the restaurant..

It was an hour later that Niki and her family were having dinner. They decided they will keep the cake cutting ceremony afterwards, when they get home, because niki was just in no mood of that. She hasn't enjoyed dinner much and was still very angry.

An other hour later they were already back to their home… Niki entered the house still angry and by that time, she was even unable to manage a reassuring smile for her parents. To make matters worse, the house was completely devoid of any light because of the power cut, "as if things were not gloomy enough already" she thought.

Niki: " mom mein room mein ja rahe hoon"

Mom: " but beta cake!"

Niki :"mom mood nahe ! rehne den!'

"kinzu tmare had hai dialogue yahan aata hai, I mean wo jo itna bara aur yummy cake hum le kar ayen hain wo birthday girl ne cut karne se he inkar kr dia"
Niki had never heard that voice before but it was unmistakably…

however just then the room was flooded with lights and Niki saw three of her closest friends standing in front of her, for the first time. She was instantly bestowed with hugs and kisses and wishes ofcourse.

Niki: " tum sb yahan?"

This time ishi answered her, " wo kya hai na my dear sis , wese its pretty simple and logical, we are here for our niki's surprise birthday party!"
Ishi yet again hugged niki,

Niki: " (suddenly remembering) none of u answered my scraps!"
ishi : yeah that's because we were all caught up in these preparations. And it was then that Niki saw the decorations… lights, cards, and flowers everywhere.

Niki: " u all did it for me?"

Mehak: " baqeon ka to pat nahe but I did it for that yummy cake!"
Mehak winked but hugged Niki all the same.

Kinza ( hugging niki) she means, cake kat len?"

Niki: " hehe! Han ok!"

"mere bagair cake? Bus dekh le tmare dosti niki!"
niki looked up to find Sanu entering the room all grinning.

Niki: " sanu!!!"

And they hugged.

Sanu: " mein kya kehte hoon, cake to baad mein bhe kaat sakte hain na? how about gifts?"

She passed a meaningful glance to others and instantly everyone was holding out packets for Niki. She just kept on taking them, until Kinza said: " oho! Sanu tum bhe na! wo wala gift kahan hai?"

Sanu: " kaunsa wala Kinza?"

Mehak: " array wo jo hm sb ke taraf se hai!"
Ishi: " sanu tum uske bagair aa gaye?"

Niki: " to choro na! mein baad mein le loon ge!"

Ishi: " aise thori hota hai? sanu! Had hai!"

Niki: " kya ho gaya hai! choro na! lets cut the cake!"

"hmare bagair he?"

this time Niki looked up to find a man and a woman standing on the porch of her house.

Niki: " OMG!"

"meine kaha tha this color wont suit me!"

The man who was none other then Arjun Bijlani said to the woman, well its easy to guess who she was- Rati.

Rati: " jee nahe! Its not that! Meine tmen kaha tha mera dress acha nahe hai!"

Arjun: " han but u look great in all so who cares?"

Raati: " han but…"

"ahem ahem… hello guys!"

this time it was Mehak trying to gain their attention.

Arjun: " oh yeah! Hello girls!"

Niki was still staring blankly at them . rati was quick to fall for Niki's cuteness and so came forward to hug her , " happy birthday niki!"

Niki held on to Rati tightly , sure she was dreaming it all! Her friends, this surprise party and now Mayank and Nupur.

Arjun: " Rati meine bhe wish karma hai!"

Rati: " acha baba!"

She side stepped and so this time Arjun hugged Niki and wished her, " happy birthday!"

Niki was still in shock so Mehak announced, " kuch karo ishi! Agar ye ise tarhan shock mein rahe to cake kaun cut kre ga?"

Mehak pouted while Niki and everyone laughed and finally Niki returned to reality… well at that moment reality was far more beautiful!

They all moved to the table and Niki finally cut the cake, among all the chorus of , " HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO U< HAPPY BIRTDHAY TO U , HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR NIKI! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO U!!!!!!"

She offered the cake to everyone, still in trance.

Soon they all were seated in the drawing room, chatting and laughing away.

However Arjun and Rati had to go early so they left the friends alone with wishes for Niki ofcourse.

Finally the friends were all alone.

Niki: " mujhe to laga u forgot my birthday!"
Ishi: " aisa kabhe ho sakta hia kya?"

They hugged but before they could get emotional, mehak said, " wese cake is so yummy na! am off to take another piece, anyone else interested?"

Everyone said yes at the same time. Mehak pouted and said, " but sab se bara piece mein loon ge!"
Kinza: " ha.."

But every one joined her this time and it sounded more like a chorus of , " had hai mehaku!"
Mehak: " whatever! Cake ka bara piece to mein he loon ge!"

Kinza: " jee nahe!"
Mehak: " kinzu plzzz!"
and with this mehak ran out of the room.

Kinza followed with, " meine kaha na nahe mehaku!"

Sanu: " inke jhagre mein cake khatam he na ho jaey! Let me check!"
Ishi and Niki giggled at the voices they could hear from the other room, apparently Mehak was being scolded by Kinza while Sanu was trying to act as the peace maker.

Niki hugged ishi tightly, " thanku so mach di for this lovely day! I love u all!!!"

Ishi smiled at Niki's innocence and cuteness and kissed her forehead, " and we all love u niki!"

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