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Sandhya was deeply involved in her studies. She knew she had to complete whatever she was reading by 4pm and plan for the evening. She had marked the day in the calendar. It was the first anniversary of Sooraj winning WTC and she wanted to give him a big surprise. She was doing some arrangements stealthily for past of 2-3 days. But today she had to do give finishing touches.
She had spoken to Dillu yesterday itself to ensure that Dillu doesnt go to deliver sweets on that day so that Sooraj is forced to go. She wanted him to come a little late only so that she will get sufficient time to make all arrangements.
Sooraj was busy in the shop. He has not seen Sandhya in the shop since morning. He wanted to go home for lunch. But Chotu bought lunch to the shop well ahead of time. He thought that he will go home early. But alas Dillu seemed to have a sprain in his legs and he had to go to deliver sweets himself. That too to 5 places. He knew he will be pretty late by the time he returned. Moreover if he thought he could take a small break the shop was unusually crowded that way. Sooraj resigned to the fact that he can see his beloved Sandhyaji today only late in the evening.
Sooraj was tired by the time he came back. He parked his scooter and moved towards their home. He was happy to be there. Now he could see the smiling face of Sandhyaji waiting for him. But as he approached his home a sudden panic gripped him. There was no light in front of the house and the door as well as the window was closed. The house seemed to be in pitch dark. He looked around. All the houses in HG was having light. The pace of his steps increased.
He reached front of SSM. The house was unusally quiet. He was getting frightened. He called " Sandhyaji". There was no response. He repeated the call " Sandhyaji kuch tho boliye"( Sandhyaji please tell something). Again no response. He was now completely frightened and pushed open the door.
Suddenly the room was brightly lit and something fell on his head. He was dumbstuck for a second and tried to understand what was going on till he heard Sandhya's voice
" Soorajji kaisa laga ye sweekaran jo maine World Top Cook ko diya"( Soorajji how is this welcome I have given to World's Top Cook)
Sooraj now came to his senses as more graffiti fell on his head. He looked around. Sandhya had decorated the room with colour papers and balloons with messages like " Sooraj Rathi World top cook" " Happy anniversary of winning WTC etc.. " There were also paper cuttings of those days with his photos.
He was overwhelmed by the fact that Sandhya had remembered so well this important day of his life. He looked at her.
She was standing at the corner of the room laughing out loud and wearing the same Yellow saree she had worn for WTC finals. " Soorajji aap itne dharpok hai kya. aap ek thanedarni ki pati honewale hain. aise dharpok rahenge tho main kam pe kaise chalungi"( Soorajji are you such a coward. You are going to be the husband of a IPS officer. If you are so coward how will I go for job) she laughed out loud again.
This time Sooraj didnt want to leave her. "Vaise Sandhyaji ye sab acha hai. Lekin aapko nahin lagta hai hi aap kuch bhool gayi hain."(Sandhyaji this is all good, but dont you think you have forgotten something)
Sandhya's laughter was gone. What did she forget. She had thought of everything and made this arrangement painstakingly. Maybe Sooraj was thinking about the cake.
" Soorajji maine cake bhi mangvaya hai abhi lathi hoon"( Soorajji I have also bought the cake, I will bring it)
Sandhyaji mein cake ki baath nahi kar raha hoon. Kyun aapko yaad nahi aa raha hai ki aapne kya bhula hai ( Sandhyaji I am not talking about cake, why are you not remembering what you have forgot)
Now Sandhya was puzzled. She started looking at everything. She had done everything, but still Soorajji says something missing. She started looking at all messages. She looked at Sooraj and he was observing her and smiling. She looked at everything but couldnt place what was missing. After some time she accepted defeat and stood in front of him. She was almost to tears as to what she had missed.
Sooraj moved towards her. He took her hand and put his arms around her waist and pulled her towards him. As he adjusted her curls he whispered " Ab bhi yaad nahi aaya Sandhyaji"( Even now you dont remember)
He saw Sandhya's face going crimson Red and her eyes gave a glow " Boliye naa Sandhyaji"( Tell Sandhyaji) he persuaded her still holding her tight.
" Soorajji Wo Ai Ni she spoke as if in a whisper, and he whispered the same back to her. Next second Sandhya broke free from his arms, but he caught her . As they hugged they were reliving the memory of the beautiful moment of their life in that small house of theirs.
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