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Aabha/Aakash: aaj kya karenge hum Papa?

Sachin: aaj hum uss hill pe picnic karenge..lekin shaam ko

Aabha: shaam ko?

Sachin: haan..camping karenge…mazaa aayega..

Purvi (woriiied): kya yeh safe hoga?

Sachin: Of course..Purvi yeh private property hai..hamare alaawa koi nahi aayega..chalo main tumhari help kar deta hoon…

Sachin and Purvi pack essential items for the picnic.

Camping

Aakash: hum kya karne waale hai Papa?

Sachin: aaj main khaana banaane waala hoon..

Purvi (surprise): kyun? Main hoon naa..yeh mera kaam hai..

Sachin (blocking her way): Nahi..camping me Papa khaana banaate hai..aur Mummy aaram karti hai..

Purvi (smile):Kisne kaha?

Sachin: arre…trust me…main khaana banaa sakta hoon..mera matlab camping waala khaana toh banaa hi sakta hoon..

Aabha: aap kya banaane waale ho?

Sachin (full style): Madame Aabha aur Master Aakash..presenting to you from Master Chef Sachin Joshi's camp kitchen – garma garam Maggi Noodles with lots of vegetables and masala..

Sachin manages to push Purvi to relax on the hammock he has tied between two trees.

Purvi (trying to get up):lekin Sachin..main karti hoon naa aapki madat..

Sachin: Bilkul nahi..tum baitho yahan..gaane suno..yeh lo mera ipod..he plugs earphones in her ears..

Purvi (trying to get up again):Magarrr..

Sachin (placing his finger on her lips): shhhhh…finger on your Lips..

Purvi stiffens..he is too close to her at this moment.

Sachin (smile, whisper): Please…ek chance chahiye..bacho ko impresss karne..

Purvi nods her head. He takes his fingers off her lips and walks away. She doesn't see, but he brings the same finger to his lips and kisses it.

Sachin and the kids have a great time cooking and fooling around. He is juggling tomatoes, the kids clap excitedly. He slyly tries to glance at Purvi, she turns at the same time. Sachin gasps as Purvi catches him glancing at her. He drops the tomatoes as a result. She giggles at the sight and he scratches his head.

He watches as she gets up from the hammock. She comes walking towards them.

Purvi:Hmm..toh Masterchef Sachin..aap khaane ke saath aise kartab hi dikhaate rahenge yaa khaana bhi banaayenge..

Sachin: ab toh mera kamaal dikhaana hi padega..he quickly chops the vegetables and tosses them in a pan of boiling water. The kids watch admiringly as he stirs the noodles and later adds the masala.

Sachin (cooking complete): Tadaaaaaa….dinner is ready…main serve karta hoon..he takes out paper plates…he is searching for something

Purvi:kya hua? kya dhoondh rahe hai aap?

Sachin: spoons..kahan rakhe hai..mil hi nahi rahe..Purvi searches for them too..

Purvi:ohhh…lagta hai hum chote spoons laana bhool gaye..

Sachin: mere paas toh yeh ek hi serving spoon hai..kya kare?

Aabha: haath se khaate hai..

Sachin: nahi…tum dono ke haath gande hai..

Purvi (question mark): Mere haath toh saaf hai..main khilaa doon?

Aakash: Haan…mazaa aayega..

Purvi takes the noodles in a plate and starts serving one by one. She serves Aabha, then Aakash.

Aabha/Aakash: Mmmmmmmm..bahut yummy hai…..

She now takes some noodles and hesitatingly places in front of Sachin's mouth. He looks at her and takes the noodles carefully from her hands.

Aakash: kaisa hai Papa?

Sachin (eating): hmmm..theekh hi hai…okey dokey hai..he shows with his hand..

Aabha:nahi toh..bahut tasty hai..Mummy…Papa ko once more khilaoo..thoda zyaada khilaoo..

Purvi takes some more noodles and brings it in front of Sachin. He smiles at her and bends further. This time he licks her fingertips with the food.

Purvi (gasp): ahhh..she feels a shock go through her spine as his tongue licked her fingers!

Sachin (naughty smile): hmmmmm…ab asli taste aaya hai khaane kaa..

The family finishes their dinner. Later Sachin builds a campfire.

Aakash/Aabha: ab kya karna hai..

Sachin (scary voice): Ab bhoot ki story bolenge..hahahahaha..he laughs…

Kids (interested): BHoooot ki story..sunaoo naa papa…

Purvi (scared): Koi zarooorat nahi..bhoot woot ki story sunoge phir raat bhar nahi sooge..

Aabha (laughing): Mummy darr gayi…mummy darr gayi…

Purvi (getting up):Main kuch darri warri nahi hoon..woh bass..mujhe..mujhe neend aa rahi hai..good night…she quickly goes inside the tent to sleep.

Purvi:Aakash…Aabha..thodi der baad aa jaana mere tent me sone..okay..

Purvi goes inside and pulls over a banket. She is actually scared of the jungle, its sounds at night.

After some time

Purvi wakes up and sees she is all alone in the tent. She gets up and peeps outside – its quiet. The bonfire is still burning, the kids and Sachin are missing.

She flips open the tent of Sachin, he is making the kids sleep.

Sachin (whisper): Kya hua Purvi?

Purvi (whisper):Bache so gaye kya?

Sachin: Haan..tum jaoo so jaoo…main yahin inke saath hoon..

Purvi (coming inside): aap jaayiye..main yahan so jaati hoon..

Sachin gets up to give space to Purvi.

Aabha (sleepy): papa…aap mat jaoo naa..please…yahin raho naa..she holds Sachin's hand tight. Sachin looks at Purvi. She signals him to sleep next to Aabha for some time. Purvi lies on on the other side.

Aabha is in between of them. In her sleep, Aabha takes one hand of Sachin and one hand of Purvi. She sort of joins their hands and sleeps holding them both.

Sachin and purvi look at each other. Purvi tries to slip her hand away from the grip, but Aabha holds them even tighter. They both have an eyelock as they feel the warmth of their hands. Purvi sleeps holding Sachin and Aabha's hands.

Night owl sound

Purvi wakes up at the sounds of the owl at midnight. She sees that Sachin is not in the tent. She can see a shadow just outside of the tent. She takes her shawl and steps out of the tent.

Sachin is seated in front of the fire, he is throwing twigs. Purvi clears her throat.

Sachin:Purvi..tum…kya hua?

Purvi (sitting next to him): Neend nahi aa rahi hai..aap yahan?

Sachin: mujhe bhi neend nahi aa rahi thi…

Suddenly, a tiny frog jumps on Purvi, she gets scared and screams. She hugs Sachin in fear. Sachin brushes the frog away.

Sachin:Purviiii..relax…who frog chala gaya..dekho..

Purvi opens her eyes and removes her hand from Sachin's shirt. They both break the hug, but their chains get stuck. Purvi;s mangalsutra gets stuck on Sachin's gold chain.

They both come closer at the same time, hit their heads. They both hold their head with pain and laugh.

Sachin: ek min..main yeh uljhan suljhaata hoon…he slowly detangles their chains. Purvi all the while keeps staring at his face.

Sachin:Yeh loo…sulajh gayi…he looks up, Purvi is watching his face with intent.

Sachin (softly): Purvii…she continues to look at him. The bon fire cackles in between, casting a golden glow on her face.

Sachin places a hand on her cheek; she sighs and shuts her eyes. She holds his hand. As she opens her eyes, she finds Sachin up close to her face. They can hear their breathing sounds. He pulls her closer.

Purvi willingly moves closer, Sachin wastes no more time and urgently places his lips on hers before she changes her mind. How much he was waiting for this moment. It had to happen this sudden..

Purvi's mind can only register wild sensations in her body – Its her first kiss! Ever.. she fists her hand into his sweater. Sachin now hugs her tight, kissing her cheek, her side of neck as she groans…

Sachin (whisper): I..I love you Purvi…he kisses her cheek again..just love you…

Aabha (from inside the tent): Mummyyyy…she has seen a bad dream..

Sachin and Purvi get startled..they look towards the tent and then at each other. Their breathing is ragged, Purvi;s hairs are half open, the excitement of their first kiss still lingers. They forget the world around them for a moment and come closer again..

Aabha (scared voice):Mummyyyy…Papaaaa….

They both rush inside the tent to comfort her.

Purvi:shhhh..Aabha..Mummy yahin hai…

Sachin (patting her): aur Papa bhi..so jaoo..

Aabha sleeps. Sachin and Purvi look at each other. They both are nervous, they both look shy.

Purvi (small voice): Good..good night Sachin…

Sachin: Good morning Purvi..

Purvi looks at him in surprise..

Sachin: nayi subah..nayi shuruaat..he holds her hand to sleep..

Koi aa toh gaya naa...Not a villain..but Romance! I hope you guys liked it...Lets see does this love move forward or no..

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