POEM
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Bhavna grabbed the mobile in Mohina's hand ...
MOHINA ( hurriedly ) : I was going to tell you this only that I was just joking but you didn't even listen to me so so what is my fault and I also didn't tell that when you will come home you will get married ...
DANNY ( in warning tone ) : Princess I am telling you you must now correct yourself otherwise I will complain this to dad that you do this type of things ...
MOHINA ( sadly ) : What bro you will tell dad all this , this is very bad thing ... ( taking a sigh ) and poor me ...
DANNY : ( laughed lightly and said ) Uff princess you and your acting ... where is dad and both the grandfathers ?
MOHINA : ( casually ) They are watching football match ...
DANNY ( softly ) : Okay then keep the phone on speaker ...
Mohina got confused but obeyed him and said " Yes bro , I have put the phone on speaker .... "
DANNY : ( instantly ) Mummy , I also want to hear a poem ...
BHAVNA ( surprised and said ) : Danny why are you talking like small baby , how can you you here are a poem there ... I know that Mohina acts childish still now , but you are now a grown up , son ...
DANNY ( stubbornly ) : I don't know anything mummy , please tell dad please ...
BHAVNA ( taking a deep sigh ) : Son he is now with your both grandfathers , watching match , he will not tell you a poem , when you come back then you listen to the poem when you will come back ....
DANNY ( not ready to give up ) : Achha then you please ...
BHAVNA : ( shocked ) Arey I don't know how to sing ...
DANNY ( annoyingly ) : Are I am not telling you to sing a song , I am just telling you to recite a poem ... dad also sometime had sang before you that's why you know his talent , right ... ?
Bhavna really went quiet and was looking in some other world with her son's words ...
Mohina look towards her and softly pressed her shoulders , Bhavna came back to reality and hurriedly wiped of her tear by turning her face to one side , unnoticed by Mohina ...
DANNY ( worriedly ) : Mummy , hello mummy are you ok ... hello ... ?
BHAVNA ( nodded in a small smile and said ) : Hmm yeah I am ok ... ( taking a deep breath ) I know only one poem son and that too after listening from your dad many times I also got it , he in the earlier days use to recite this poem very much ...
And she got silent while the kids become alert on their places ...
After some moments coming back on scene , Bhavna just jerked her head and clearing her throat , she started reciting ...
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After the poem was finished she went silent while fixing her stare in space at some unseen point ...
MOHINA ( in a smile ) : Wow mummy me your voice is so nice and this poem is also very nice ...
BHAVNA ( while composing herself she smiled and said ) : Its the effect of your papa's company , I learnt from him only ... ( after switching off the speaker , while attaching the mobile with her ear ) why Danny are you happy now ... ?
DANNY ( silently ) : Yes , because dad do not recite this poem now ...
And he cut the line while Bhavna really quiet on her place ...
BHAVNA : Yes , ok now , now go to sleep early and take care of yourself very much , bye son ...
And she detached the mobile from her ear ...
BHAVNA : Okay let's go Mohina , let's go inside , it's very late from when we are sitting here ...
Mohina nodded while standing and to made their way inside the home , in their own pool of thoughts ...
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