IN THE MORNING

Meera slowly opened her eyes, only to find Abhimaan intensely staring at her.

"Good morning creepy" Meera wished. Abhimaan only nodded to her wish.

Witnessing his arrogant behaviour Meera straddled Abhimaan. Sitting on his lower Abdomen, Meera said "jab koi good morning wish karta tha toh return mein hume bhi wish karna rehta hai.....ese nod karna is bad manners"

(When someone wishes you good morning, then in return you too should wish back.......only nodding as in gesture is bad manners)

"Hmm", Abhimaan hummed while caressing her lower back.

"Chaliye wish kariye....." Meera said while nuzzling with his nose

(Now c'mon wish me back)

Abhimaan pulled Meera by her neck and whispered in her ears "Happy Birthday biwi"

Meera quickly turned her face towards the table calendar, realising that today is 20th May....

"Aapko yaad tha?" Meera asked in ecstasy, after all his highness Abhimaan Singh Rathore took the pain to remember her birth date

(You remembered?)

Leaning against the headboard Abhimaan pulled Meera against his chest . Kissing her left ear, he said "bilkul......"

(Ofcourse.....)

Meera whirling her head gave a beautiful smile to Abhimaan. Looking at her dimples, he too smiled and said casually "bilkul bhi yaad nhi tha mujhe.......subhe subhe tumhare phone par Abhimanyu ka message aya toh out of curiosity meine padh liya.....toh wish kar diya aur kiya"

(Ofcourse i didn't remember......... early in the morning i saw a text from Abhimanyu popping up on your mobile screen and out of curiosity i checked it ..........so got to know that today is your birthday and hence wished you)

Hearing this Meera glared at him as if she wanted to pull him holding his collar and want to kiss senselessly, biting all over his body.

"Stop gritting your teeth my honeybuns" Abhimaan teased Meera who in return scoffed and turned her face away from him.

Abhimaan was holding Meera from behind. Slowly he started moving his fingers, drawing patterns on her bosoms.

Meera removed his hand away. He again drew circles on her nipples and this time Meera slapped his hand away.

"Did you just slap away my hand?" Abhimaan asked while faking whammy

"Haan mara toh?" Meera asked in a duh tone

(Yeah I did, so what?)

"You slapped and that's fine....tum khud ek delicate flower jaisi ho, instead of pain, your slap was having a feathery touch........but the orthodox conservative patriarchal male ego inside me got severely hurt........ toh uska revenge toh lena padega na" Abhimaan explained

(You slapped and that's fine....you are like a delicate flower so, instead of pain, your slap was having a feathery touch........but the orthodox conservative patriarchal male ego inside me got severely hurt........ So i should take revenge for that)

Meera was about to run away from him when he pulled her back by holding her ankles. Meera fell on her bed and Abhimaan hovered above Meera.

"aab kon bachayega tum jaisi aabla naari ko mere jaise rakshash se" saying so Abhimaan was about to provide pleasure to both but he was startled with the noise outside

(Now who's gonna save a helpless vulnerable woman like you from this monstrous demon man like me)

"Bhabi ma........oo bhabi ma" the younger Rathore siblings were shouting in high pitch while furiously knocking at the chamber's door

Looking at Abhimaan's irritated look Meera couldn't control anymore and broke into a fit of laughter "aa gye mere banar sena mujhe bachane"

(Here comes your saviour siblings to save me from you)

"Inko toh aaj office mein dekhta hun" mumbling under his breath Abhimaan went inside the bathroom to get freshen up while Meera went to open the door

(Will see them in the office)

The Rathore siblings wished Meera and left while Meera went inside the closet to arrange Abhimaan's clothes for the day.

IN THE HALL

Meera descended downstairs and her eyes fell on Abhimanyu......

"Bhaiiiiii" Meera screamed being excited and hugged Abhimanyu as if her life depended on him. Thinking deeply yes her life actually resides in Abhimanyu and Abhimaan, she can't afford to lose anyone.

"Hey.... Happy Birthday my princess" Abhimanyu wished embracing Meera tightly

Meera grinned like a child and forwarded her palm gesturing Abhimanyu for her birthday present

"Loot le tu mujhe......har occasion pe present chahiye yaar tereko ese hi hota raha toh mere biwi bache bhukhe mar jayenge" Abhimanyu exclaimed

(Keep looting me......you want a present on every occasion, if this continues then my wife and children gonna suffer from hunger and poverty)

"Waah!!..abhi shaadi hui nhi aur biwi ki itni chinta, aur jo ek sundar si pyaari si behen hai aapki usko cherish nhi karna...........samajh rahi hun mein aapki hone wali biwi ne mana kiya hai kya" Meera teased Sanyukta indirectly who was standing just near to Abhimanyu

(Waaah!!.....the marriage haven't happened yet and you already started worrying about your wife and children, and what about your beautiful sweet sister, you don't desire to cherish her even..........i can understand it must be your soon to be wife who would have denied you spending a penny on me)

"Nhi bhabi ma mein kyu kuch bolungi inhe yeh hi nhi laye, day by day kanjoos hote jaa rahe hai" Sanyukta stated

(Not at all bhabi ma why would I deny him anything, he himself didn't bring anything, day by day he is becoming a miser)

Meera giggled hearing this, while Abhimanyu slightly glared at Sanyukta

"Kese?? Will you please elaborate ki on what basis you consider me as a miser"

(How?Will you please elaborate that on what basis you consider me as a miser?)

"Hain toh miser aap time ke mamle mein ...... bilkul time nhi dete sayad because of that bhabi ma ke liye gift nhi laye aap kyu ki gift dhoondne ne mein lane mein time jayega kar ke" Sanyukta said

(He is a miser when it comes to spending time........he don't spare few minutes from his busy schedule, may be because of that he didn't bring any gift as he would have to spend time searching for a gift)

"Lo shaadi hui bhi nhi hai abhi aur apke itne complains ane shuru.... sasural mein meri nak katayenge aap bhai, am highly disappointed at you" Meera huffed

(There are days to marriage and from now itself I am receiving complaints against you....... you will lower my head with embarassment infront of my in-laws, am highly disappointed at you)

"Chup kar aur yeh pakad" Abhimanyu gave her a beautiful pendant with the initials of A and M and said childishly "Abhimanyu and Meera haan not Abhimaan and Meera"

(Shut up and take this.....

It's Abhimanyu and Meera okay, not Abhimaan and Meera)

Meera was showing the pendant to Sanyukta.....at that time Abhimaan descended downstairs

"Waise Meera, Abhimaan ne kya gift diya tereko?" Abhimanyu asked

(By the way Meera, what gift did Abhimaan give you?)

Looking at Meera's sour facial expression, he could easily guess that Abhimaan has not given any present yet and it was the best time for Abhimanyu to take his revenge

"Hadh ho gyi....kuch nhi diya abhi tak....don't tell me ki usse yaad nhi tha.....(Meera turned her head and Abhimanyu continued......) matlab itna kaam bhi kya ki woh tumhara bday bhul gya....." Abhimanyu nodded his head negatively while teasing Meera

(This is beyond imagination.......he didn't give you anything?........ don't tell me that he didn't even remember.......i mean no matter how much work pressure you have how can someone forget his wife's birthday?)

"Pehli baat mein bhula nhi mujhe date hi malum nhi tha ....... aur rahi baat gift ki toh mein meri biwi ko ek acha gift dunga par woh deliver hone mein more than 9 months lag sakta hai as dispatch abhi tak confirm hua nhi.... samjhe Shakuni mama" Abhimaan mocked Abhimanyu while smirking at Meera, whose eyes widened hearing such a comment

(First thing i didn't forget, cause I didn't know the date of her birthday.......and when it comes to gift then am gonna give her a nice present but that will take more than 9 months to get deliver as the despatch of the product hasn't been confirmed yet....... understood cunning maternal uncle)

Slightly nudging Abhimaan, "aap bhi na aaj kaal bade batameez ho gye hai..... your tongue has literally no filter" Meera chidded him for speaking such stuffs infront of Sanyukta and Abhimanyu.

(You have complete turned into a shameless fellow.......your tongue has literally no filter)

"Sach baat bolne mein filter ki zarurat nhi hoti......udhar comments mein readers kab se godh bharae mein ane ka decide kar chuke hai, unka koi khayal nhi tumhe........abhi bhukh lagi hai khana khilade yaar" saying so Abhimaan pulled Meera into the dinning hall leaving Abhimanyu and Sanyukta all alone in the living room

(For speaking truth, no filter is required......there in the comments section, readers are super excited to participate in the baby shower ceremony and here you are acting oblivious to their demands .........now am feeling really hungry please serve me some food)

"Kanjoos haan!!" Abhimanyu exclaimed, hearing this Sanyukta turned to leave but Abhimanyu pulled her back holding her wrist

(Miser i see!!)

"Dekhiye, Jane dijiye" Sanyukta said blushing

(See, let me go)

Abhimanyu looked at Sanyukta from head to toe and left her wrist "dekh liya aur jane bhi diya....jao jao waise bhi author se meri baat ho rahi thi and she told me ki, ek ladki hai jiska naam S se shuru hota hai toh mein baat age badhaunga" Hearing which Sanyukta squinted her eyes at Abhimanyu.....

(I saw and am letting you leave as well......go go anyways, author was saying about some S named girl having interest in me, i will try to take the casual fling into next step then)