Short Story: Innocent Love...Part-1 to Part-6 - Page 9

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It was Astha's Birthday party at Shlok's home , It was her seventh Birthday and as usual Mr. Niranjan Agnihotri had thrown the party for the birthday of his best friend Avdhoot Kirloskar' s daughter Astha.

Niranjan & Avdhoot were two business tycoons, two rivals but more than that two childhood best friends and their friendship was continued by their children Shlok and Astha, who were studying in same school and same class, but different sections. While Niranjan's elder son Varad who was three years elder to them, considered Astha as his younger sister, used to call he Chutki... Actually he loved Astha more than Shlok...

Shlok was closer to Kalindi than Anjali and same was with Astha... as Anjali had always wished a daughter instead of Shlok, so she loved Astha much more than Shlok... Astha's wish was Anjali's command...which had made her a bit spoilt too as she knew she is being pampered by two mothers instead of one and most by Varad, who fulfilled her each and every right or wrong wish...

Both the families were close by heart, well forward in their life...there were no restrictions, no boundaries for anyone, all were allowed to live their lives as per their wish... The two families were counted as single for the outer world. .

Kalindi and Anjali were talking to each other about the arrangements of party, when both noticed Astha were not there.

Kalindi: Anjali, where is Astha?

Anjali: Don't know, I think she must be missing Shlok, these two can neither stay together nor apart.

Niranjan and Avdhoot joined them too.

Niranjan: Really at the age of 7, they keep fighting as well as missing each other as husband and wife on small issues. That's why Avdhoot I say you that one day Astha will be Lakshmi of my home.

Avdhoot: Niranjan, who will be happier than me if this happens in future, but who knows about tomorrow, where life takes us. We can just hope for the best...

While Kalindi and Anjali both went to bring Astha, who was really in sad mood.

Astha, Let's go beta, it's time to cut the cake... Anjali caressed her hair...

No chachi, I will not cut the cake, till Shlok comes... I have told him to be here at four PM, where is he? She asked Anjali...

Astha beta, he had to stay back in School as it was his class test...Anjali spoke looking at Kalindi in sadness...

But he didn't tell me, till lunch time, there was no test, we had lunch together... Astha asked...

Actually, his teacher gave him surprise test...he will be here in one hour baby... Anjali again caressed her face...

To cake bhi ek ghante baad hi katungi... Astha made a twisted face...

Kalindi came forward and caressed Astha, beta chalo sab log wait kar rhe hain...

Nahi, nahi nahi... Astha started crying, Shlok ki teacher kitni Gandhi hi, aaj mera birthday hi aur use test de diya...saying she started crying...

Ko baat nahi chutki...wo jayega...tab tak let's dance, sab bache birthday girl ke sath dance karna chahate hain...Varad tried to convince her...

Nahi bhai, main to sirf shlok ke sath ya ap ke sath hi dance karungi...she shrugged her shoulders...

Ok, to chlao mere sath dance karlo jab tak shlok nahi ata...Varad spoke to her...

Nahi, par shlok ko time pe ana chahiye tha na...she wiped her tears...

But esa kise ho sakta hai Astha k birthday ho aur main time pe na aun? Shlok spoke coming to the room...

Shlok, stupid, ullu, khan the tum? Astha started crying more... Mera cake bhi kharb kar diya aur mujhe birthday pe rulaya bhi...she started beating him...

Acha acha meri baat suno... Shlok held her hands...suddenly Astha felt roughness in his hands, she looked at them, these were bandaged...

Ye...ye kya huya hai? She asked wiping her tears...

Kuch nahi beta, halki si chot hai... Kalindi tried to convince her...but Shlok nodded her in no...

Actually Astha... wo main class mein tumhare liye card bna rha tha, to teacher ne dekh liya aur mujhe punishment mili thi...to stay back in school and clean the class room...while cleaning, I got my hand hurt,...

Aur mom aur chachi ne kha tumhara exam hi? She looked angrily at Kalindi and Anjali...

Wo btea, is liye ke tumhra mood off na ho...

Nahi, jhoot...ap log jhooth bolte ho mujhse, gandhe ho... Astha started crying more...chalo sorry bolo...

Ok baba...sorry... Kalindi and Anjali smiled holding their ears...ab to chalo, let's cut the cake...

Hum? She made a twisted face...main jhuthe logon ke sath nahi jaungi...main to apne best friend aur varad bhai ke sath jaungi...saying she held one hand of varad and one of shlok and went to the hall to cut the cake...

Kalindi, we know, how much she hates lies, we should had told her truth na? Anjali spoke...

Don't worry, she will be fine soon...Kalindi smiled leaving for hall with Anjali...

Astha cut the cake with smile and fed to Shlok and Varad, then to Niranjan and Avdhoot...but she made a twisted face looking at Anjali and Kalindi and didn't feed them.

What? Avdhoot looked ta kalindi...

Nothing, just we spoke a bit lie to her, so she is angry...

When you know, she doesn't like lies, you could have told her truth...b do din tak uska face bigda rahega... Avdhoot smiled...

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But this was not the end of their story...

Few days passed when she came from school and started crying badly hugging Anjali...

What happened sweetie? Anjali asked taking her into lap... why you are so sad?

Chachi, shlok called me Chutki in front of class, I have told her many times not to call me, as only Varad bhai can call me so, but he never listens to me... Astha spoke sobbing...

Awee...my baby...she kissed Astha...don't worry, we will see him, let him come to home...saying Anjali pulled her for hug...

When Shlok came home... Mom, I am hungry, kuch khane ko dena...

But first tell me, why do you tease Astha all the time? Anjali held his ear...

What did I do now? Aur vaise bhi ap meri mom hain ya uski? Shlok became angry...

but you fought with her... Anjali spoke angrily.

Shlok: no I didn't fought with her., I just called her chutki like varad bhai..Nothing else...

But in front of whole class, Astha spoke sobbing you know, how much fun they all will make?

Astha started weeping and run away from the room.

Shlok could handle anything but not her tears. Before anybody could say something, he also ran behind her.

Outside in garden:

Shlok: Astha please, don't weep, ok, you want to bite me, you can, you want to slap me, you can, but please don't weep na. I am really sorry, I will never say you so...

First promise me... Astha forwarded her hand...

Ok baba , Pakka promise... He smiled holding her hand...

Aur mujhe dantoge bhi nahi, nahi to main chachu ko bolke fir se dusre section mein Gandhi teacher ke pass bhej dungi... Astha showed him eyes...

Aur tum ne mom se meri shikayat kyon ki? Shlok showed her anger...vais ebhi Mom to hamesha tumhari hi sunti hain...

To tum bhi to meri Mom se kal keh rhe the na, meri pitti pitti karne ko...meri mom bhi to sirf tumhe hi pyar karti hain...mujhe to koi bhi pyar nahi karta... Astha made a puppy face...

After small fight, both started laughing and entered into the room holding hands of each other.

Astha and Shlok were best of the friends and best of the enemies at the same time. Their life used to start from each other and day ended with each other sometimes both studying at Astha's home, sometimes at Shlok's home.

Please let them stay as children na????😊

awe...don';t worry...five to parts hain...four will be as kids...

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