Chapter 2: Wish
It was a nice little evening in Mumbai. The beach wasn't occupied by many people and that was comforting for loners. MM walked past a shop, talking with someone on phone but her senses went crazy and her eyes widened in utmost surprise as she saw someone sitting quietly on the west side of the beach. She rushed towards her host and sat beside the said person.
"Ishani, is that really you?" she said, trying to keep her voice steady, confusion evident on her face. "I'm Anjali and my friends call me MM," MM added. It was an opportunity not worth missing when she had finally seen her dearest Ishani.
"Hi, Anjali," Ishani said and smiled. "Do we know each other?"
"I know you, but you don't." MM giggled and Ishani still looked confused. Why often people still treated her like an alien was beyond her. "Where is Ranveer, by the way?" MM asked, her cheeks insanely red.
"He's been on a phone call since last 20 minutes," Ishani said resentfully. "Idiot."
"Oh, I want to meet him too," MM said excitedly, her insides jumping frantically while Ishani glared at her, MM missing it. These girls! All of them were after him. How could these girls not leave her husband alone!
"You do realize you're talking about my husband, don't you?" Ishani asked sharply while MM shuddered. Making Ishani annoyed was not what she had intended but the tensed conversation came to a halt when a soft, poetic voice invaded in.
"Hey, Sunny!" Ranveer came further. MM jumped to her feet and clasped her hands on her mouth, the rest of the sight vanishing from her eyes.
"Ranveer!" MM jumped various times as if someone had suddenly fixed a spring in her feet, though she subsided at the sight of confusion on his face. She coughed. "I'm Anjali and have been here to see you."
"Hi, MM." Ranveer shook his hand with hers.
After the confusion and questions for the next 15 minutes, MM safely introduced herself to Ranveer and Ishani and told them the tales how they were loved everywhere.
"Thank you," they both said and smiled at her generously. The grudges of Ishani now had faded away and she found herself growing fond of MM. Though MM had something else going on in her head, and she needed to let it out soon enough otherwise she might even go mad.
"Do you want to say something?" MM heard Ranveer say. Oh. God! How did he know? He was no psychic!
"Well," MM began hesitantly and Ishani nodded in encouragement too. "I have had a wish for you both." She paused.
"What is it?"
MM gulped. "Ummm," she paused again. "I have always wanted you both to have 12 kids of your own. A football team, you know!" MM said breathlessly, her eyes closed in sheer nervousness. At no answer from other side, she slowly opened them to see Ishani and Ranveer gaping at her, shocked. Were they mad at her? She couldn't tell.
"That's a great idea!" Ranveer burst after few minutes and laughed. "I've been telling Sunny this since the day we were married!"
Ishani blushed vehemently and tucked her hair behind her ear, not meeting her eyes with anyone now.
"Thank you!" MM hugged Ishani and Ranveer respectively as she decided to bid farewell to her life's most memorable moment. Finally her wish was to be fulfilled. Oh, wait!
"I need to inform my Apple Pie, too." MM quickly dialed the number and the two girls shared the most unexpected news of their lives with tears of happiness in their eyes. Labour of spamming the threads had ultimately been paid off.
"Thank God!" MM muttered at last. "Now I won't have to pester Elvish anymore and she can finally be spared."
Need I say anything more? MM, this update is for you and hopefully I will really be spared after this. ;)
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