"Aur?" her mom continued, clearly enjoying the banter.
(And?)
Shivani quickly muted the call, "Bata doon? Aap mujhe blackmail karte ho, aur touch karne ke bahaane dhoondhte rehte ho."
(Should I tell her you blackmail me and always look for excuses to touch me?)
He smirked, leaning in, "Agar apne pair par kulhaadi maarni hai toh keh do."
(If you really want to get yourself in trouble, go ahead)
He said knowing, she hated being teased by her family
She unmuted the call and said, "Aur kuch nahi."
(Nothing else)
He gave her a mischievous wink. She glared at him with fake annoyance.
"Aur tune itna pareshan kiya, uska kya?" her mom pressed on.
(And what about all the trouble you gave him?)
"Tum unki hi tarafdaari karo, mujhe tumse baat hi nahi karni," she huffed and handed the phone to him in mock anger.
(Go ahead, take his side! I don't want to talk to you)
"Shivani, baat kar lo. Tumhari maa ko fikr ho rahi hai, isiliye call kiya hai," he said softly, handing the phone back with a smile.
(Shivani, talk to her. Your mom's just worried, that's why she called)
Shivani pouted cutely, like she always did when she gave in. "Hello, bolo... kya bata rahi thi?"
(Hello... tell me, what were you saying?)
"Ghar kab aaogi?" her mom asked warmly.
(When are you coming home?)
A smile came to her face at her question
She glanced at him.
He gently took the phone from her and said, "Aunty, agar koi urgency ho ya aap chahein to raat ko journey kar sakte hain, lekin kal jaana behtar hoga."
(Aunty, if there's any urgency or if you'd prefer, we can travel tonight-but it would be better if we leave tomorrow)
"Urgency nahi hai beta, jo behtar hai wahi karo," her mom replied.
(There's no urgency, beta. Do whatever works best for you both)
He handed the phone back to Shivani.
"Shivi, ab rakhti hoon."
(Shivi... I'll hang up now)
"Okay, byeeee!" she said, and ended the call.
He looked at her teasingly. "Main tumhe pareshan kar raha hoon, hmm? Are you not happy?" he asked, furrowing his eyebrows.
("I'm troubling you, hmm?)
"Nooo, it's not like that..."
"Then?" he raised an eyebrow. "I can even even postpone the marriage if you want" he said gently.
"No, actually everyone one's invited" she said.
"Ok, as you wish"
"Do you want to rest now?" he asked after a while
"No, itna bhi tired nahi hoon," she replied, sitting on the bed and resting her head against the headboard. He mirrored her posture on the other side of the bed.
(No, I'm not that tired)
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