[2016]
"Ammaaa!"
Ambi aunty comes in the living room from the kitchen just to see me running behind Dev with a bat in my hand because it's the 115th time in the day that he has fun of my height.
"Amma bachaoo! Yeh ladki maar degi mujhe." Dev says.
" Ab kya kar Diya tune, Dev?" She asks him.
" Arey, maa har bar Meri hi galti nahi hoti."
"Har baar ka to pata nahi, aunty par iss baar to isi ki galti hai." I say angrily.
" Are par hua kya hai, koi yeh batyega mujhe?" Aunty asks.

" Aunty yeh ladka Aaj mujhe hazaar baar meri height ki wajah se chida chuka  hai. Kitni baar kaha hai ki meri height to normal hi hai, woh thoda zyada lamba ho gaya hai. Ab isme meri kya galti hai?" I ramble to her .

" Accha ab tu hi bata iska kya kare?" She asks me.

" Aunty isko to haina-" My phone rings interrupting me.

"Dekh Tera phone baj Raha hai. Ja utha le. Mummy aap chhodo hum aapas me sambhal lenge"
Devdutt says relieved.

I answer my call and say,
"Hello kaun? Accha ok.
Sun kal Hume humara physics ka project khatam karna hi padega Thik hai? Tu kal Ghar aa jaana hum kal hi khatam kar denge. Thik hai baba . Bye"

Dev looks up from his phone and asks, "kaun tha?"
I say ," hmm?" Not paying much attention.
"Kiska phone tha?"
"Arey woh Raj haina mere class Mai , usi ka phone tha kal Ghar aa raha project karne, usi ko address text kar Rahi hu." I tell him.
" Accha Raj? Woh Jo football khelta hai?"
"Ha wahi wala"
"Woh Ghar aa raha hai??"
"Ha Dev, Meri school ka football khelne wala Raj kal Ghar aa raha hai. Ok?" I say frustrated.
" Tujhe  Raj accha lagta hai?" He asks suddenly diverting all his attention towards the conversation.
"Dev yaar, kuch bhi??!" Was is he so adamant about knowing about Raj.
" Arey nahi but seriously, Do you like him?" He asks again.
" Dev, agar mujhe koi pasand hoga to Mai sabse pehle tujhe kahungi. Thik hai?" I say.
" Promise?" He asks.
" Promise." I reply.
I ask a little bit hesitantly," Sun kuch baat karni thi."
" Haa bata na." He says attentively.
"Um, woh-" " Dev chal it's time for your training. Baki ki baate kal kar lena." Ambili aunty calls from the kitchen.

"2 min maa. Tu bol na Avi." Dev says.
" Rehne de kal batati hu. Training sabse important hai right?"
"Pakka?" He asks concerned.
"Pakka." I reply.