Posted:
12 years ago
New neighbour part 1
The morning light entered the room thru the window pane brightening the small room.the room was decorated in simple manner representing the middle class lifestyle of the resident.the figure on the bed stirred with the 1st rays of sunlight teasing her.her beautiful face glowed wid the slight smile on her rosy lips nd her eyes fluttered open.she rose up frm the bed nd looked around the room c had decorated last night wid the help of her sister payal.c opened the window nd glanced around her new neighbourhood.only few people were walking down the street enjoying the fresh morning air.
After a quick shower c entered the kitchen where payal was preparing tea.khusi stood infront of durga's sculpture nd closed her eyes.
"hey devi maiyya plz lead us on rt path nd let us 4get our past 2 start afresh nd provide strength 2 my jiji so dat c can 4get everything nd smile."
khusi felt a hand on her shoulder.c turned back 2 see her buaji standing there.
"aey sankadevi just look at payaliya.c is nt smiling like c used to.u can only make her smile."
"dnt worry buaji just leave it 2 me"
Khusi walked 2wards payal,filled a cup of tea nd started sipping it.
"jiji u know,nothing tastes so gud like the tea u make nt even 'jilebi'.
Payal smiled weakly bt dat smile didnt reach her eyes.khusi knew dat payal was nt able 2 4get the past n was disturbed.c thought of a way 2 cheer her up.
"jiji u know wen did i made the best tea ever?dat day wen sharmaji visited our house.remember dat red chilli powder.poor sharmaji grew al red frm top 2 bottom nd smoke was oozing out of his nose nd ears.remember how dat baldy rushed out of the house."
dat scene was so funny dat made payal laugh out loud.their laughter filled the room.
"tum vi na khusi.bechare sharmaji toh abtak tumhare chaye ke naamse darte hain."
"so wat jiji he deserved dat".
Buaji smiled looking at the two sisters who were the only family c had.c was da 1 who raised dem like her own daughters nd c loved dem a lot.
"jiji,buaji i'll roam around a little.after all we are new here n u know na how much i love roaming around.plz buaji."
"haye re nandkisor wat do i do wid dis girl.c cant stay idly in 1 place.bt remember dnt mess wid strangers"
"han han buaji i know"
Khusi ran out of the house in excitement.c roamed around the locality,talking wid people there.c was so sweet nd friendly dat c made a lot of frens wid jst short interaction.just den c saw a temple.
"wow a temple"
khusi was abt 2 enter wen c saw som1 struggling against the stairs.c cld see the woman in golden saree was having difficulty in climbing the stairs.khusi decided to help her.
K:excuse me.let me help u.
Anjali:thanks.
K:give me dat thali n grab my hands.
Anjali did wat khusi asked her to do.khusi helped her climb the stairs slowly n cautiously.
A:i had never seen u b4 in dis locality.
K:actually we just shifted here yesterday.its a reli nice locality wid all those friendly ppl out there.
A:ya its reli nice 2 live in.nice 2 meet u.BTW my name is anjali.
K:me khusi.
A:so khusiji where do u live?
Khusi pointed 2wards the one storey house jst beside a grand mansion.
A:dats gr8.so we r neighbour.i live jst beside u in dat white building.
K:m glad 2 know dat i av such a nice neighbour.
A:me too.
Khusi helped her climb down the stairs nd they chatted abt their family all the way 2wards their house.
A:khusiji lets go inside 4 a cup of tea.
K:nahi anjaliji fir kavi.
A:ok c u later.
When khusi was abt 2 enter her house c saw a small boy sitting in a corner looking sad embracing a cricket bat.
K:hey wat happened?
Boy:nothing.nobody wants 2 play wid me.
K:its too early to play na dats y.
B:bt i want 2 play n nobody agreed 2 play wid me.
K:koi baat nahi.i'll play with u.
B:really?do u know how to play?
K:of course i know.give me the bat.i'll do batting 1st.
B:ok.
Khusi grabbed the bat,tied her dupatta around her waist nd stood in the position 4 batting.the boy spinned the ball nd c hit it wid all her force.c was happy speeding up in the air.
"yehhh dats a sixer"
just den c heard crashing sound of the window pane.c looked up to find dat the ball had broken one of the window pane of raijada's mansion.
Boy:didi vago yahase warna...didi jaldi..
The boy ran 2wards his home leaving bewildered khusi behind who kept staring at the window pane sticking her tongue out widout having any idea whom c was abt 2 encounter with.
part 2 posted below.Edited by -srija- - 12 years ago