Vidhi who was boiling milk for Pankaj looked at him & said , "Yash bhaiya! What happened?"
Yash stuttered & gave her a brown packet. Vidhi opened it & found a purple colored beautiful sari.
"Wow Yash bhaiya! This is so exquisite! Aarti will be on the top of this world when you'll give it to her" , chirped Vidhi.
Yash looked embarrassed. Meanwhile Pankaj & Prateek entered the kitchen.
"Wow! A gift for Aarti bhabhi!" , screamed Prateek.
"Well done chhote!" , Pankaj patted on Yash's back.
Red-faced Yash kept on standing without uttering a word.
"Vaise Yash bhaiya! From where did you buy this?" , asked curious Prateek.
"Woh--woh--actually--Our clients got very happy how the wedding was orchestrated . Bride's grandmother gave me this sari for my--umm--wife as shagun." , Yash said.
"Oh! That means you haven't brought it yourself as a gift for her?" asked Vidhi with a long face.
"No bhabhi.", Yash said & quickly ran out of the kitchen.
With the sari in his hands , Yash entered his room nervously. Yash couldn't find Aarti in the room. He called her name numerous times but got no response. Then he decided to check kids' room but didn't find Aarti there too.
Vidhi stealthily patted on his back , "Whom are you looking for Yash bhaiya?"
"Vidhi bhabhi! Where has Aarti ji gone?"
"Don't you know? She has gone to Shobha ji's home. Shoba ji is not well."
"What! And nobody bothered to tell me?"
"Sorry Yash bhaiya! But she went this evening only."
Yash returned to his room , disappointed . Though he never bothered about Aarti much , she was just his kids' mother. But for the very first time his heart was longing for her. He lied down on his bed & looked at the the other corner where she sleeps. A pain infiltrated in his red eyes. He instead of adoring Arpita's portraits kept on gazing the other side of the bed. He embraced Aarti's pillow in his arm.
"What am I doing!" , stunned Yash asked himself.
He thew the pillow of the bed & galloped to Arpita's portrait. But instead of uttering sweet words for Arpita , he asked himself , "Aarti ji kaisi hongi!"
He picked up his phone & noticed the time. It was 3 a.m.
"She must have slept. Umm--Call--No! I shall text her"
"Aarti ji! Is everything fine?
-Yash"
Yash immediately got a call back from Aarti's number.
"Hello! Aarti ji? Are you fine?"
"Im fine Yash ji. Is everything fine there?"
"Ya. Why did you ask?"
"Because you texted me so late! Its 3 !"
"Were you sleeping?"
"No Yash ji. Just didn't feel like sleep."
"Same with me. Hows Shobha aunty?"
"She is better now. I'll be back tomorrow morning."
"Tomorrow morning! But you just said she is fine!"
"Yash ji! Its 3 in the night! How shall I come? Just 5-6 hours more I'll be there. Shall I--I keep the phone?" , asked Aarti.
"Hmmm" , murmured Yash & both disconnected the phone.
Ten minutes passed , Aarti heard her phone ringing. It was Yash.
"Yash ji! What happened?" , asked anxious Aarti.
"Nothing. Aarti ji. Im unable to sleep."
"Hmmm"
"Aarti ji could you come out for a second?"
"What!?!"
Aarti ran towards her balcony & saw Yash standing in the lawn with Palak , Payal & Ansh.
Aarti hastened to the lawn and hugged her kids right. She then moved towards Yash.
"What is this Yash ji?" , asked curious Aarti.
"Aarti ji! This was , umm---kids idea"
"Mumma! Papa is lying" , Giggled Yash. "It was his idea to come here & give you a surprise."
Aarti looked at Yash. Embarrassed Yash picked Palak in his arms & said , "Ok bachcha party! Who wants ice-cream?"
"Ice-cream? This time? Who would have opened their ice-cream parlors exclusively for us?"
Yash opened the boot space of his car. It had a small refrigerator having some delicious ice-creams."
"Tadaaa----! Ice creams!" , said said with a wide smile.
Aarti kept on staring him with a smile.
After the ice-cream session of kids & Aarti-Yash , Aarti made the kids sleep in her room.
Yash patted on Aarti's shoulder.
"Aartiji! This is for you!" , he gave her the sari.
She looked at the sari , absolutely amazed by Yash's gesture. Her tears were about to flow but she didn't want Yash to see that.
"Shall I ---wear this?"
"Yes Please Aarti Ji! Its for you only!"
Aarti took the sari to the washroom & came out in it looking like the winsome Mrs Yash Scindiya.
Yash was mesmerized by her beauty. He leaned towards her & said , "How about a walk in this beautiful moon light?"
Aarti passed a wide smile & clasped his hand.
And they walked under the the exquisite full moon light till the sun rose 😍 😍
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