"What are you doing Lopa, you are ogling at your enemy", my mind questioned me. "He is your husband too and it is nothing you have not seen", my heart stood by my side.
                          
Agu was wiping our daughter with her baby towel and my baby looked at me with her big doe eyes. 
                          
"Mumma", she shouted and raised her hands towards her dad to put her down. Once Agu left her in the ground, she came and hugged me.
                          
"Mumma, Adhu hungly (hungry)", she said pointing towards her stomach. 
                          
"Awww, my princess is hungry. Let me make you ready soon and we can have our breakfast.", I told her and left the bathroom, not before giving a glare to my husband. 
                          
I started making Adhu ready. Thank god, today is her holiday otherwise she will throw a lot of tantrums to not to go to school. I wore her favourite sky blue frock. But I was also scolding my husband for not even wishing me a happy anniversary. I mean, even I didn't wish him directly but atleast I wished him in some way.
                          
"Kadoos, can't he open his mouth to atleast wish me?", I was murmuring myself while I was putting a hair band in Adhu's hair.
                          
Agu came from his shower and was in his formal pants and went to the cupboard to take his shirt. 
                          
"Mumma, what is Kadoos?", Adhu asked me loudly. Wow! What a timing daddy's princess! Now, definitely Agu would have guessed that I was scolding him.
                          
"Nothing, leave that Adhu. Come let's have breakfast", I said to deviate her. But, no she is after all her father's daughter. 
                          
"Dada, who is Kadoos?", she looked at Agu to answer her. 
                          
"Kadoos is someone who is angry all the time, princess.", he wore his shirt and came near Adhu. 
                          
"Mumma, you are the one who is angry all the time. So are you Kadoos?", Adhu asked me by blinking her eyes. The nerve of this girl, she is just like her father, eating my brain all the time. 
                          
"You... Adhmaya", before I can catch her she showed her tongue and ran out of the room. I looked at Agu who was laughing hysterically in ground. I just threw a pillow at him which he caught immediately. I just huffed and left the room. 
                          
I went directly to the dining hall where Adhu is sitting in her grandfather's lap. I smiled at dad and glared at my little devil.
                          
We all took our respective seats and Agu also came at that time. Adhu giggled on seeing her father. This girl, I am the one who has kept her in my womb for 38 weeks 9 hours 29 minutes and 44 seconds and here she is supporting the person who didn't do any work or maybe who did little work. 
                          
"Happy anniversary to you both", mom wished us. 
                          
"Thank you mom", I told her. "Oh, it is our anniversary! I totally forgot", Agu said. 
                          
It is usual from our first anniversary. It didn't hurt me now or maybe hurting a little only.
                          
"Happy anniversary to you both. And son, you are really unromantic", dad was about to continue to which mom stopped him by saying "Says who never wishes on his anniversary". Dad is totally dead.
                          
"Leave this son and father dear, they both are unromantic. I have planned a small party for both of you with your close friends and family alone.", mom said. I gave her a nod.
                          
"Mom, you know right, I hate parties", Agu said. "Shut up Agu, come to party at sharp 6pm otherwise no food for you", mom glared at him.
                          
I know he can never go against mom. My little devil got down from her grandfather after finishing her breakfast and came near Agu. 
                          
"Happy annivelsaly (anniversary) dada", she said and kissed his cheeks. Agu also gave her a kiss.
                          
"No wishes for your mumma Adhu", mom asked her. 
                          
"No wishes for Kadoos mumma", saying this she again showed her tongue and left. Agu laughed again. I stamped his feet.
                          
"OUCH", he shouted. "What happened Agu?", mom asked him. I showed him tongue.
                          
"Nothing mumma", he said and pinched by waist. Now it was my turn to shout. I think mom guessed that we both are doing something and gave me a smirk. I blushed.
                          
The day went swiftly with all the preparation for the party. I am getting nervous because I have to say to Agu the most important thing today. I was just praying to God that he should not get angry.
                          
The party started. Our friends Onkar, Teerth, Wridesh attended the function. As usual Dayita said she is not well. I don't know what happened to this girl. She was the party freak among our friends and now after her marriage, she is not attending the party at all. Yadavi, Teerth's wife also came along with him. She is such a sweetheart. Within a short span of time, she mingled with everyone in our gang. But still I miss my best friend in the group. Today, mom said she has invited her family. I am getting excited to see uncle and aunt again. Adhu was playing with Onkar who is her favourite uncle. He spoils her a lot.
                          
Mom and dad asked us to cut the cake. But my best friend's parents didn't come yet. My dad and grandparents went for pilgrimage tour for two months. I thought atleast aunty and uncle will be there with me on this day, but I think fate as other plans. 
                          
Everyone gathered around us. Adhu was standing in between me and Agu. When we were about to cut the cake aunty and uncle entered.
                          
"Here comes your aunty and uncle. I think you can cut the cake happily now Lops", mom said. I smiled at her.
                          
They moved away and a figure appeared in front of me. I don't know whether to be happy or sad or angry or what emotions I should show to see her. 
                          
"Ekiya", I whispered and everything went black. 
                          
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