It was time for sitara's first cooking ritual.

She went to the kitchen and got mesmerized seeing it.

All the maids and servants bowed down in front of her which made her a little nervous.

Gayatri : bacche ghabrane ki zarurat nahi hai, dhire dhire tumhe inn sab ki aadat lag jayegi, tum inki choti rani sa ho.

Rashmi : tumhe pata hai jab hum pehli baar shaadi karke aaye the, hume bhi ajeeb lag raha tha par phir aadat ho gayi, main toh tumhare haatho ka khana khane ke liye excited hu.

Sitara : toh bataiye main kya banau, avyaansh ayaana advika inhone toh bata diya ki woh kya khana chahte hai.

Gayatri : yeh bacche bhi na, pehle hi din bichari ko pareshan kar rahe hai.

Sitara : isme pareshani kaisi maa, humare ghar bhi hum hi khana banate the sabke liye, unse humne hi pucha tha.

Rashmi : beta yeh log na ungli do toh haath pakadne wale hai, inhe sarr par mat chadhao, aur haa hum tumhe yaha khana banane ke liye nahi laaye, aaj tumhari pehli rasoi hai isiliye, roz roz khana banane ki zarurat nahi hai.

Her heart fluttered, at her house, cooking duty was her's, she has been cooking from the age of ten.

Gayatri : accha tum bana lo aryaansh bhi aata hi hoga tumhari madad karne.

Sitara : woh kyu.?

Rashmi : bacche yeh jo pehli rasoi ki rasam hoti hai na toh pati patni mil kar karte hai humare yaha, shaadi toh dono ki hui hai na.

She smiled.

Sitara : hume aisa lagta hai yaha aane ke baad hume do aur maa mil gayi ho.

Gayatri : aur hume ek aur beti, ab hum chalte hai.

She kissed her forehead and they left.

Butler : rani sa, aap ko jo bhi chahiye hume bataiye hum taiyar kar dete hai.

She nodded and told them to get the ingredients.

She was looking after all the ingredients when suddenly she felt some soft breaths, she turned and her breath hitched seeing him closer to her.

She looked around and found no one, they were alone in the kitchen.

Sitara : aa..aap...kab aaye..??

Aaryansh : jab aap humare alawa baaki sab dekh rahi thi.

Her face flushed, he controlled his laugh.

Aaryansh : accha bataiye kya banana hai..

Sitara : aap rehne dijiye hum kar lenge.

Aaryansh : humari bhi toh shaadi hui hai toh aap akele kyu karengi.

She smiled.

Sitara : aap..aapko aata hai khana banana...

Aaryansh : tara aap humare saamne aise atak atak kar kyu baat karti hai, jaise sabse karti hai waise hi kariye na, darti hai aap humse...

Sitara : nahi... bilkul nahi...

Aaryansh : toh ab aap khul kar baat karengi.

She nodded.

Aaryansh : answer of your question, nahi hume khana banana nahi aata...

Sitara : toh phir aap humari madad kaise karenge..??

Aaryansh : ek kaam karte hai aap khana bana lijiye...

She nodded..

Aaryansh : aur hum apna kaam karenge...

Sitara : kaisa kaam..??

Aaryansh : aapko dekhne ka...

Her cheeks got red...she just wanted to hide her face somewhere, he laughed making her frown.

She turned her face...

Aaryansh : accha accha sorry hum ab seriously kehte hai, hume khana banana nahi aata par aapki choti moti madad kar denge.

She smiled and nodded.

Aaryansh : toh bataiye kya bana rahi hai.

Sitara : pehle kheer banani hai prashad ke liye, baaki sab ke liye chole bhature, gajar ka halwa, avyaansh ke liye kachori, ayaana aur advika ke liye pink sauce pasta...

Aaryansh : sitara humare bhai behan na bohot shaitan hai aap jitni unki demands puri karengi na utna hi woh hawa mein udte jayenge, jo sabke liye bana rahi hai wahi bana dijiye, kyu alag se itni mehnat kar rahi hai, thak jayengi aap.

Sitara : its okay, waise bhi woh sab bohot pyaare hai hume toh unhe dekh kar drishti ki yaad aati hai, abhi college mein hogi warna zarur aati yaha...woh bhi aisi hi hai, humesha koi na koi demand hoti hi hai, ab shuru kare warna der ho jayegi.

He nodded.

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Aaryansh's pov :

Frankly speaking, I never stepped in the kitchen, I mean I used to make coffee for myself, nothing more, and that too late at night when I work.

But now I think I really need to learn how to cook.

I am looking at my baby kneading dough for bhature, and her hair is becoming an obstacle for her.

Well I love her open hair but how I think I should tie it.

Aaryansh : jaan aapke pass kuch hai jisse hum aapke baal baandh le, aapko pareshani ho rahi hai.

Sitara : nahi lekin humara scrunchie kamre mein hai hum andar taiyar ho rahe the udhar hi reh gaya, it's okay...

Aaryansh : it's not okay, just give me a second, I ask ayaana to bring it.

Sitara : nahi...

Aaryansh : kya hua..??

Sitara : umm, woh...humare kapde aur saaman bikhra hua hai...rehne dijiye...

Aaryansh ; hum lekar aate hai...

Before she could say anything he left, she smiled.

I was going to our room,

Gayatri : kaha jaa rahe hai?

Aaryansh : kuch bhul gaye the...

Well I am not ashamed to say that I am going to take my wife's scrunchie but I don't want anyone to judge my baby, and tell her something.

I reached the room and entered the closet, I saw her scrunchie lying on the vanity.

I took it and went to the kitchen.

I saw her cutting veggies... I went behind her and tied her hair, she looked at me smiling and then resumed her work.

Sitara : thank you ansh...

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She said in flow but then realised what she said and bit her lips.

Aaryansh : kya kaha aapne..?

Sitara : ku..kuch nahi...

She closed her eyes regretting her words.

He turned her, her eyes were still down.

He held her chin and made her look at him.

Aaryansh : jaan kuch pucha humne....phir se boliye...mere liye...

Sitara : an..ansh...

He smiled.

Aaryansh : aaj tak hume kisi ne aise nahi bulaya, thank you tara...aaj se aap hume ansh hi bulana...

She nodded shyly and turned to resume her work.