Connection of Souls

(?°▽°?) 17. ????? ??? ????????? (?°▽°?)

"Maaji, calm down. Saas toh lijiye" he said playfully.

(Aunty, calm down. Take a breath)

"Tum? Shivani kaha hai?" her mother asked in disbelief.

(You? Where's Shivani?)

"Yes, it's me. She's in the washroom. Shivani bilkul theek hai, khana khaliya hai hamne--breakfast and lunch, both. Shoot ke time sabke phones silent tha, aur ulta seedha... mujhe toh nahi lagta maine kuch kiya hai par yeh baat Shivani se hi confirm kar lijiyega" he said, answering her questions one by one.

(Yes, it's me. She's in the washroom. Shivani is absolutely fine. We've eaten-both breakfast and lunch. During the shoot, everyone's phones were on silent. And as for anything inappropriate... I don't think I did anything wrong, but you can confirm that with Shivani herself)

While she came out from washroom and heard only his last sentence.

"Phone dijiye..."

(Give me the phone...)

"Na doon toh?" he smirked

(What if I don't?)

She shows her anger by furrowing her eyebrows, narrowing her eyes, and pressing her lips in a pout.

He extended her phone. "Gusse mai bhi cute lagti ho" he smiled teasingly.

(You look cute even when you're angry)

She put off the speaker.

"Hello"

"Shivani, tu theek hai?"

(Shivani, are you okay?)

"Nahi, inhone mujhe subah se pareshan kiya" she replied.

("No, he's been troubling me since morning)

"Really?" He asked squinting his eyes and took the phone back and turned the speaker on.

"Aunty, pehle toh maine Shivani ko neend se uthaya, fir jaldi ready hone ko kaha par isne ek ghanta laga diya, icecream ki demand ki, woh bhi poori ki. Pura parlour arrange kiya taki ise sajne savarne mai problem na ho, Aur phir... dress ki"

(Aunty, first I woke her up from sleep, then told her to get ready quickly-she took a whole hour. She asked for ice cream, I fulfilled that too. I arranged the entire parlour setup so she wouldn't face any issue while getting ready. And then... the dress..!)

She snatched the phone before he could complete and glared at him.

"Mamma tum..."

He looked with a teasing smile said "Aap hi batayiye, pareshan kaun kar raha hai?"-loudly enough for her mother to hear.

(You tell me, who's troubling whom here?)

"Shivani, kya inhone sach bola?" her mom asked on the call.

(Shivani, is he telling the truth?)

"Hmm... par inhone bhi mujhe pareshan kiya," Shivani said with a playful pout.

(Hmm... but he's been troubling me too)

"Kaise?" he asked, squinting his eyes.

(And how's that?)

She looked into his eyes and complained sweetly, "Hamesha mujhe ghoorte rehte hain."

(He keeps staring at me all the time)

"Aur?" her mom asked again.

(And?)

"Meri permission ke bina tumhari phone kyun uthaya?"