Humsafar (short stories)

Qurbat

Mahi was crying in her room continuously. Then suddenly her tayi amma Gul entered her room and was beyond shocked to see her crying.

Gul: "What happened? Why are you crying baby?"

Mahi: "tayi amma bh bhai ne mere sath mere sath badtameezi ki ha."

Gul: "kesi badtameezi batao bhi toh?"

Mahi: "I will tell you but first you promise that you will not tell this to Bhai."

Gul: "Ok nahi btati ab btao kya kaha uss khote ne tumhe?"

Mahi: "Unho ne mujhe kiss ki ha." Saying this she started crying loudly.

Gul: "what?" She was shocked like hell.

Mahi: "I knew you will not trust me. Everybody trusts him blindly. Nobody will believe me."

Gul: "It's not like this."

Mahi: "Then why are you silent? Please say something. At least abuse him!"

Gul: "Ku ku te kui ku."

Mahi: "Yeh konsi zubaan ha?"

Gul: "Yeh meri zubaan hai uss kutte ke liye isse behtar mujhe kuch nhi mila aur waise bhi jab mujhe bohat ghussa aata ha toh ma ku ku te kui ku keh ke nikal leti hu konsa kisi ko samajh aana hai hahaha."

Mahi: "tayi amma kuch karein na please."

Gul: "Chal toh aesa kar gaana laga dono saheliyan mil ke dance krte hain hayee kitna maza aya ga?"

Mahi: "App itni chill kyu hain? Apko faraq nahi para yeh koi choti baat toh nahi?"

Gul: "Ha baat toh eiffel tower jitni bari ha."
She said dramatically.

Mahi: "Wohi na ab ma kya karu?"

Gul: "Tu aesa kar pankhe se latak ke mar ja issi bahane biryani toh mile gi haha."

Mahi: "tayi amma app kuch karein gi nahi kya?"

Gul: "Acha ma uss manhus ko abhi zaleel karti hu."

Mahi: "Nahi unko please kuch mat kehna nahi toh woh mera murder kar dein ge."

Gul: "Te fer menu kyu dasseya aye time hi waste kita aye."She said in her punjabi accent.
(Then why did you tell me? You wasted my time only) stamping her foot she walked to break this news to elders.

Mahi walked out angrily and start running towards the roof. She wanted to cry in the fresh air to feel like 90's heroine when suddenly she tripped and fell into a big trunk which the maid opened to put blankets in and peeno(maid) closed it leaving it open enough to be pushed open while staring gardner. Now she was locked into the trunk.

Mahi: "Somebody help me, please. Anyone here? Please help! I am locked. Baba please help me. Take me out I am stuck."

Ashar came running after listening to her screams.

Ashar: "Hey Mahi where are you? Are you okay? I am getting scared please say something."

Mahi: "Yaha koi movie shoot nahi ho rahi jo itni over acting kar rahe hain. Kabse bol rahi hu sunnai nahi de raha kya? I am here in the trunk."

Ashar: "Oh I see! You are all fit and fine so I think you should stay in this truck for some more time maybe you will learn some manners."

Mahi: "No, please take me out. I will behave I promise."

Ashar: "Ok apologize to me or stay in this trunk forever."

Mahi: "Sorry for what?"

Ashar: "For your ill-mannered behavior miss Mahi."