an's

I groaned, pushing myself upright in the chair. Twelve? My phone screen screamed

tened in m

h

quick shower and then after d

ounded on

d, already reachin

opened , my cousin has pushed past m

girl has n

ttle annoyence

dy fast! Bari maa already tumhe bohot bar call

ad th

you a branch of Time, which,

i loud speaker" I said gi

walking l

t's rude"

ndar anaa, woh kya" I slammed the door shut,

our grand entrance with

she said and sat on

's my

m, chachi amd even Dadu, barge into my room wi

more like a her

ai , ek ghante main mehndi hai garden Mai. Aur

an hour in the garden and

lled as she reach

She r

months. Eight months hadn't changed her;

hem back. "Do you even remember you have a litt

sappointed with me. Chal Avi a

oday you'll be we

went to the living room, wh

, with a playful smile, cov

yan" Mom said a second

yes in the bac

remember y

as me?" I asked steppi

ack of their heads" she

n her grasp, twisting it with a f

uk raha hain"

mom, it

liya hi marora hain" she reto

Then it was twi

, even Avni who was p

n't take it anymore, I saw dadu coming down "Dadu,

e your little da

air nahi Aviyan " chach

are in trouble

gi main karunga,

I will do wh

ll karega , har

all me daily and vi

with litt

omise, main bhi karung

y let go o

omise, I will call you even

Before I could fully recover, dad's hand was

n" I said with a crying f

ain mera pota" dad

wer me, where i

I said catch

grand

ahi wahi, jisse baat karwane ke

e one.. the same one , you we

saying

rip. I ran to dadu, my only hope of escaping

son, fut

arms tightly around her f

h a smile and addresses

t's e

I love her. I

let him get away with t

sked ' bas hogaga? Itna hi? '" Dadu replied, a devilish grin sprea

wave of

ray

ould

Everyone was laughing. It felt

r" dadu said. [Do up&down h

usly? Am I

comes from behind me. I turned, and my breat

iant. The green lehenga flo

inish before the wedding" she teas

die then?" I reto

everyone sa

're gonna get it" maa s

hachi said gently, patting my shou

d, her voice filled with worry.[daughter-in-

warmed by

erformed the nazar ritual, her

ased, trying to lighten the mood

besharam. Kabhi nahi sudhrega," she s

e shameless. You

eplied, gig

. "God, keep my son like this, always happy

a. Why don't you

rita," I said, my voi

l be here soon. I'm planning to star

tight hug, needing i

I said dramatically, t

wn her face. I held her close. God, I

ndering where we are," she said, fin

ve this