Chapter 9

Diya

@firewings_diya

Manjari: akshu ye tera khayal rakhtha hai na beta..

[Akshu... he takes care of you na?]

Akshu: ji aunty.. isne toh mere liye dress bhi select kiya..

[yes aunty.. even he escorted me for shopping and even helped me to select dress.]

Manjari and neil are in shock.. abhi starts playing with his hair and smiles..

Manjari: ye kya sun rahi hun main.. tune dress select kiya. 

[What did I just heard.. You selected a dress ?]  
Neil: seriously bro.. aapne aaj thak ek karcheef bhi nahi kareedha..

[Seriously bro.. I have never seen you buying even a karcheef]

Akshu smiles..
Akshu: nahi aunty uske selections kaafi acchi hai.. abhi dikathi hun..

[No aunty.. his selections are good.. I will show you]

Abhi: akshu.. kya kar rahi ho ye dono mujhe mar dalenge.. 

[Akshu.. what are you doing.. they will kill me]

he mutters to himself. 

She gets all her dresses and shows it to manjari..

Manjari: waah.. abhi.. tere selections kaafi acchi hai..

[Wow.. abhi.. you selections are so good.]

Neil: maan gaye bro..[Wah bro.. ]

Manjari: kal se na mere sath shopping neil ke sath tu bhi ayega.. main na nahi sunungi.. 🤣

[From tomorrow you will join us for shopping.. I will not hear a NO from you]

Abhi: lekin maa mujhe shopping pasand nahi hai aap janthi hai..

[But mom.. you know I hate shopping]

Akshu is shocked he never said that.. thats why he wanted to run away from mall and he had less patience..

Manjari: nahi abhi.. tu araha hai.. bas.. akshu bhi mere sath chalegi..

[No abhi.. you are coming and akshu too..]

Akshu smiles atleast she can buy ladies items with manjari 🤣

Akshu suddenly remembers...
Akshu: sorry aunty aap kuch lenge chai ya coffee..

[Sorry aunty.. will take something.. tea or coffe??]

Manjari : nahi beta.. kuch nahi..[No beta.. nothing]

Akshu: please aunty i insist..
"Aise bol rahi hai jaise isse banani aathi ho" 

[She is saying as if she knows how make one]

abhi mutters..

Manjari: agar tu ithna pooch rahi hai toh bana de chai mere liye aur neil ke liye.. chalega na neil..

[If you are insisting so much then get tea for us.. is it okay neil?]

Neil nods: haan maa..[yes maa]

She takes abhi's tab and goes to kitchen..

Abhi hits his forehead with his hand as he knows the result of this when she took his tab to kitchen..

Abhi: maa main abhi aya..[Maa.. i will come in a while]

manjari nods..

Akshu starts following tea recipie.. she forgot that her flame is high..
Abhi comes to kitchen..
Abhi: tumhe chai banani aathi hai..[do you know how to make tea?]

Akshu: usme kaunsi badi baath hai..[What's so difficult in that?]

Abhi: tumhe sachmenin peene wali chai banani aathi hai..

[Do you really know making a tea which people drink?] 
Akshu: haan.. usme kya hai ye dekho ban bhi gayi hogi ...a...b tha... k

[yes.. abhi.. what so big think in that.. look it'''s a....lmost done.....]

  the chai gets burnt as her attention was diverted while talking to abhi..

Manjari: ye jalne ki boo kaha se arahi hi..[from where this burnt smell is coming from]

Manjari and neil runs to kitchen..
Akshu: ye sab tumhari wajah se hua.. meri chai jal gayi..

[all this happends because of you.. my tea got burnt..]

Abhi: kisne kaha tha chai banane ke liye.. jab banana aatha nahi toh kaha kyun ke tum banogi..

[Who asked you to make one when you don't even know how to make one?]

Akshu starts crying..
Manjari: abhi..
Akshu: dekhiye na aunty.. mujhe khana banana nahi aatha toh kya main ghar aye logon ko chai pani bhi na punchu..

[Look at him aunty... Just because i dont know how to cook he expects me not ask guests if they need tea or coffe..]

Manjari taps on her head gently to console her. 
Manjari: iski bathon par dhyan math de . Ye na.. iski bas chalo toh pani bhi na mange.. aur isse patha nahi hai reethi riwaz.. tum aise dukhi math ho..Tumhe khana banana seekhna hai?..

[Ignore him beta.. if we leave it on him na he will not even ask for water forget about tea.. He does not know anything.. You don't feel bad.. do you want to learn to cook?]

Akshu nodes wiping her tears..

Manjari: main sikhaungi.. kal jab ye khadoos hospital chala jayega na toh neil tumhe pick karne ajayega birla mansion main ajana main tumhe khana banana sikhaungi.. aur jathe waqt neil ya abhi tujhe ghar chod dega..

[I will teach you.. Tomorrow when this grumpy kid goes to hospital na neil will pick you up.. you come to birla mansion i will teach you how to cook. Neil or abhi pick you up and drop you safely in the evening..]

Abhi: lekin maa.  Par..  abhi knows the situation at biral mansion..[But mom...]

Manjari blinks her eyes to hint abhi that she will handle..

Abhi: theek hai.. jo karna hai kariye..[Okay fine.. do whatever you guys feel like]

Akshu: done aunty.. she smiles..
she is the happiest person on the earth as she got an aunt like manjari.. who can guide her like her mother..

Manjari: accha abhi.. hum chalthe hai.. theek hai der  ho gayi hai tere papa aathe hi honge..
Before abhi could say her to stay.. akshu interrupts him

[Okay abhi.. we will leave now.. your dad might reach home anytime..]
Akshu: ruk jayiye na aunty... please..

[Please stay na aunty]

Manjari smiles..
Manjari: mujhe toh jaana padhega na beta.. warna iske papa na bahuthe gusse wale hai woh na dant lagayenge mujhe..

[I have to leave na beta.. or else his father wil shout at me..]

Neil: haan akshu.  Kal ajaunga main tumhe lene.

[Yeah akshu.. I will come tomorrow to pick you up] 
Akshu: pakka promise..
Neil: pakka promise..

Eventhough neil is abhis brother he starts feeling jealous of their bonding..

Abhira bids good bye to manjari and neil..
Abhi was about close the door he sees akshu is very angry at him as he insulted her..

She goes into kitchen and starts cleaning all the vessels..

Abhi: akshu... suno na please..[akshu.. please listen to me]
She takes a vessle dumps it so harshly that it made a lot of sound.. abhi had to cover his ear with his finger and close his eyes inorder to reduce the impact..

Abhi: arre akshu sorry... maaf kardo na.. ithna bhi kya gussa karna..[sorry akshu.. forgive me.. why are you so angry on me?]

Akshu takes vessel fills water in that keeps it on stove..
Abhi: ye kya banane ja rahi ho..[What are you upto?]

Ak: jo har hindustani banana jantha hai.. kyun koi problem hai..

[Which every indian knows to make.. do you have problem with that? ]

Abhi: arre batao toh sahi kya bana rahi ho..[Arre.. tell me na what are you making]

Akshu takes a packet of maggie and shows it to abhi..

Abhi starts laughing holding his stomach... akshu too melts by looking at him and starts laughing with him..

Abhi : accha seriously bol raha hun sorry jo bhi hua..[listen.. i am sorry... and i serious ]
Akshu: its okay abhi.. i know ki mujhe chai bhi banani nahi aathi ..

[It's okay abhi i know i dont know to cook even a tea :D]

 and smiles..

Abhi: lekin maagie toh banani aathi hai..

[But you know to cook maggie..]

 he laughs again..
Akshu: woh toh hai and she laughs by giving hifi..

[That's there and they laugh by giving hifi]

Abhi helps her stirring the maggie as she believes 3rd time burning is not good for her master chef journey.. 😂

They enjoy their hot cup of maggie and they feed each other to show how much they care for each other.. and how they have forgiven each other..

The day ended on a good note. 😄
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