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"Baniiiiiiiiiiiiii.... Baniiii.... Uth jaa, aur kitni der tak aise ghore bech kar soyegi... Hey bhagwan, kya karu mein iss larki ka, itni bari ho gayi hai abhi bhi khud subha uth nahi sakti....
Tujhe nahi uthna na?! Mat uth...aise hi reh, mujhe kya..huh....mujhe aj se maa kehke mat bulana...."

This is how Bani's morning started everyday. Sometimes Bani thought that her mother forgets that she has grown up and now is the HR of a company. Alas, parents always think their child is a little one.
Today was no different. Her mother loved to bother her on Sundays as well. She can't blame it on her mother also, afterall she herself told her maa to wake her up early in the morning.

B: Kya hai maa?! Aise chillate kyun ho subah subah... Dheere se pyaar se bulaya karo na... Itni pyaari phool jaisi beti ko aise koi daantta hai kya subah?

J: Maine bola na, mujhe maa mat bulana... Time dekhi hai tune?! Abhi bolegi "Arre maa late hogayi, jaldi khana do...Maa mera purse kidhar hai, jaldi do.. Jaldi karo maaa, ye do wo do...." Har roz nahi kar sakti main ye.... Meri bhi bohot saare kaam hote hai ghar ke...tu to karti nahi hai, tu kaise samjhegi.... Aur ha, kya bol rahi thi tu?! Pyaari phool jaisi beti?! Kaha hai, mujhe to nahi dikha raha.... Tu na......

B: Arre maate bas kijiye... Samajh gai main... Plz mujhe maaf kar dijiye maate... Nahi hoon main phool jaisi, kaante jaisi hoon, ok??... Main jaa rahi hoon ready hone... Plz chup ho jaiye maate...

J: Apni nautanki bandh kar aur jaa jaake ready ho... Aur haa, maa mat bula mujhe...

B: Arre, maine maa kaha bulaya?! Maine to maate kaha...😂
Bani laughed and went to get ready....

Sundays were always very special for Bani... Afterall, she got to meet her babies this day, and not to forget, her old friends also....

"Shit, aaj fir je late ho gayi...Maa sahi kehti hai, ek number ki nikammi hoon main.... Aj to pakka gussa ho jayega wo... Urghhhhh, kyaaa karu.... Soch Bani soch... Haa, ek kaam karti hoon, uske liye uska favourite chocolate leke jaata hoon... Chocolate ko wo kabhi mana nahi karega..."...Bani was thinking all these while packing her handbag, when her "maate" called her...

J: Banii... Khana khane aayegi ya invitation bhejna parega tujhe alag se?!

B: Aj nahi maateshri... Aj ke liye baksh do mujhe... already bohot late hoon, ab khana khane baith jaungi to waha aj wo mujhe kachha chaba jayega...main waha kuchh kha lungi, promise promise....

J: Tu khane aayegi ya main thappar lagau do?

B: Thappar se darr nahi lagta maa, uske gusse se lagta hai...hehe... Ok, main chalti hoon.... Bubye, love you , take care...
And she left running....

J: Arree, areee sun to... Bani....thik se gari chalana, pohoch ke call kardena... Uhhh, kya karu main iss larki ka... Ye pakka mujhe ekdin pagal kar degi....
Jahnvi was done with her not so normal daughter... But, she loved how she was, naughty funny filmy amd what not.... She kept the house lively all the time... How much Jahnvi told Bani that she was done with her, but she knew that only Bani can keep everyone happy all the time like this...

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Bani was driving to her destination when she got stuck in the Mumbai traffic... Bani cursed her fate and started the fm radio...
The now trending female version of the song "wo ladki hai kahan" was playing in the fm...

Jisse dhundti hoon main har ghadi
  Wo mila mujhe kabhi hai nahi
Mujhe jiske pyaar par ho yakin
  Wo ladka hai kahan...
Bani matched her voice with the song...She was smiling and thinking about her life when suddenly Veeranshu's face came running in her mind. Bani got shocked and stopped the song...

"Fhat the wuck...ye kya hua mujhe... Mujhe achanak Mr.Singhania kyu yaad aagaya....Kahi main, nahi...nahi, aisa nahi ho sakta....Bani tuu zyada soch rahi hai... Aisa kuch bhi nahi hai.. aisehi khayaal aagaya hoga...kuch alag baat nahi hai... Teri already bohot saare crushes reh chuke hai, aur ye bhi unhi main se ek hai..koi special nahi hai ye.....basss, aur mat soch....."
Bani controlled her mind and started driving....

She reached her destination and came out of her car. "ANGEL'S HOME" read the name plate. She read it and smiled. She always hated when people called this beautiful place as an orphanage, and that's why ever since she started coming here she forced the authority to change its name. Finally, they listened to her amd named it Angel's home as suggested by Bani. This place always gave Bani a sense of peace. She smiled remembering the past and entered the main hall carrying two bags in her hands...

"Baniiiii diiidiiiii", 62 children called in chorus and gathered around their dearest Bani didi.... Bani smiled at them and gave hugs and chocolates to each one of them.. but she could not see that one face among the crowd, as expected....

"Neelu, kaha hai wo Mr.?", She asked Neel, her most loyal khabri...
"Didi... Kamre mein hai...mat jao, bohot gussa hai aapse... Main bulane gaya tha, mujhe mar ke bhaga diya.." Bani sighed... She knew this was going to happen. But Neel getting beaten by him, this was unacceptable.

She tiptoed towards the dormatory and saw him sitting on his bed facing towards the wall...
She went near him and called "Darloooo!!! Heyy hiii!!" in the sweetest voice possible...
"Kya hai, kyu aaye ho yaha.. jao jake sabse milo....sabki BANI DIDI" came his cold reply...
This is going to be hard.. Bani sighed...

B: "Darlo...gussa kyu kar rahe ho... Plzz man jao na.... Aj bohot traffic tha, isliye der hogayi... Plz maaf kardo, aur kabhi aisa nahi hoga.."
D: "Ye sab bahane kisi aur ko dena... Mujhe sab malum hai... Ye apka roz ka hai.. Aj main nahi maanne wala"
B: "Thik hai... Agar Darlo ko mujhse baat hi nahi karni to mera yaha rehke kya fayda... Maine to mere Darlo ke liye uss ka favourite Kitkat bhi laya tha, par koi nahi main wo Neelu ko de dunga.." Bani sighed dramatically..
She got up to leave when,
D: "Thik hai... Iss bar maaf kar rahi hoon, last time... next bar se aisa nahi hona chahiye.. Aur apne itne pyaar se Kitkat laya hai to main mana nahi karunga, aur waise bhi wo Neel Kitkat nahi khata.. waise aap mujhe Darlo kabse bulane lage?!"
B:"Arre Sahil... Tu nahi samjhega... Umar kitna hai tera? 7... Jab tu ummm 15 ka ho jayega tab samjhega.. Aur ha, tune Neelu ko kyun maara??! Chal abhi jaake sorry bol use...."
[So, the person whom bani was calling Darlo was actually none other than Sahil]
S: "Arre meri pyaari Bani didi, urf meri Darlo, thik hai sorry bol dunga uss Neelu ko....ab aap chalo to.."

They both smiled and went towards the hall...Bani loved spending time with these cuties...

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On the other side, another car came and stopped in front of the ANGEL'S HOME.. A lady of around 55 years came out of that car and stared at the Mercedes parked in front of Angel's Home..

"Ye ajkal ke log bhi na...kahi bhi car park ke chale jaate hai...jaana kahin aur hota hai aur car kahin aur park kar dete hai... Dikhta nahi hai kya ki yaha ek orphanage hai...hadd hai..." She thought and went inside the orphanage.

She was passing the hall when she saw a girl of around 25 years playing with the children. She has never seen the children talking to someone with so much enthusiasm. She was surprised; She had to meet that girl.

The lady went to the chairman's office, and gave her monthly donation. She then asked about that girl and if she could meet her.
C: "Arre wo to...accha ek min, ap rukiye main abhi bulati hoon usse..."
The chairman called the caretaker Seema and told her to call Bani...

Seema went inside the hall and called Bani, "Bani madam, Sirji aapko bula raha hai..."
B: "Arre Seema, maine kitni bar tujhe kaha hai mujhe madam mat bol, didi bola kar... Aur ha, uncle bula raha hai?! Thik hai main milke aati hoon, tu yahi reh..."
Sahil got irritated and whispered to Neel, "iss buddhe ke paas aur koi kaam nahi hai kya? Jab dekho didi ko bula leta hai..."
Bani heard this, she glared at Sahil and left...

She went inside the cabin and saw Chairman uncle waiting with another lady.
B: "Namaste uncle...kaise hai aap?! Aapne mujhe bulaya tha?"
C: "Main thik hoon Bani beta... Haa, wo mujhe tumhe inse milana tha... Ye hai Mrs..
L: "Hi, I am Mrs. Chopra.."
The chairman looked at the lady in astonishment. The lady blinked and told him to keep quiet.
B: "Hello Mrs. Chopra.. Namaste..."
L: "Namaste beta.. wo main bas tumse milna chahti thi kyunki maine dekha ki tum kaise pyaar se unke sath khel rahe ho..."
B: "Oh..wo actually, wo sab to mere aapne hi hai... Mere dil ke bohot kareeb hai sab.."
Bani's caring nature touched her heart... Mrs Chopra was going to say something, when Bani's phone rang...
Bani took a leave from the cabin...

Bani went to the hall after few minutes and told the children, "ab mujhe chalna hoga... Time hogaya hai...fir next week milenge ok??"
Neel and Sahil stood up together and asked "Aap LNRT ja rahe ho na?"
Bani laughed hard.."Budhhu, wo LNRT nahi, Hail and Hearty hai...😂"
Sahil made a face, "haa haa thik hai... Hume bolne mein problem hota hai isliye humare liye wo LNRT hi hai... Okkk byeee, Love you Darlo"

Bani kissed his forehead, bid bye to everyone and went out...

The Lady was going out, when she saw something which shocked her to the core.. She saw Bani getting into the Mercedes and leave...

The Lady hurriedly went inside the chairman's cabin and asked her about Bani's details...
C: "Arre aap Bani ko nahi jaante..haa wo gari usski hi hai... Bani Sharma hai ye.. mujhe laga aap jante honge..."
L: "Bani Sharma...Ek min, you mean The Bani Sharma, HR of Global International, The WonderWoman of the Coding industry?!..."
C: "Haa haa wahi.... Bohot pyaari larki hai... Inn bachho ko aapne khud ke bachho jaisa maanti hai..har Sunday ko aati hai... Iss orphanage ka naam to usne hi change kiya.... Unki padhai ka kharcha pura Bani beti hi deti hai..."

The Lady was shocked. An HR of a multinational company can be so humble?! This was beyond her imagination. Her own son was not as half as humble as she was.... She blessed the girl in her mind and went towards her car...

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Bani's next destination was HAIL AND HEARTY... She parked her car in the garage and went inside to see everyone waiting for her with food on the table...
"Ye kya hai... aap sablog aise khaane sajakar kyu wait kar rahe ho? Koi aaraha hai kya?? Mumtaz Begum aap kuch batayenge"

MB: "Teri maa ka call aya tha... Bola ki tune aj khana nahi khaya subah.. isiliye.."
B: "Hey bhagwan..ye Mother India mujhe pagal kar degi.... Thikhai thikhai, khaati hoon...."

The residents of the Oldage Home HAIL AND HEARTY loved Bani like their own grandchild. When their own family left them here, Bani became their family. Bani's sweet and caring nature made everyone love her to bits. Bani called each one of them by different names. While one was named Mumtaz, someone was named Mallika-e-Husn, and someone Helen. She also named one as Amitabh, amd another as Kishore Kumar. She was indeed mad, but everyone's dearest.

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Jahnvi was pacing around her room, when her phone rang.
J: "Kya hai...kab se call kar rahi hoon, call kyu nahi utha rahi thi tu...tu ghar aa, aj maar paregi..."
B: "Chill Mother India.. gari chala rahi thi, isiliye call nahi uthayi... Aur haa,  sorry to break your bubble, maar nahi paregi mujhe, kyunki main aj apne flat main rukne wali hoon..."
J: "Matlab?! Tu ghar nahi aayegi, aur mujhe ab bata rahi hai... Aur ye kya hai tera roz roz ka, flat mein rehna..."
B: "Mom.. We have already talked about it. I don't want anymore discussion on it... I am tired, and my phone's battery is low, so I am cutting the call.. Bubye, goodnight..."
Jahnvi sighed.. This was the only thing that bothered her about Bani.. Her staying away from the family most of the times... Alas, she would never listen, stubborn girl she is... Like father, like daughter... She sighed and went to do her household chores...

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Chapter trivia...
Q. Can you guess who that lady was?
Q. If yes, why did she stop the chairman from telling her real identity?
Q. Why did Bani love to stay in her flat?! (Tell what you think)

Precap:-
Ek tha raja, ek thi rani
Dono mile, aur suru hui ek nayi kahani