Wearing a faded dark blue top with pink floral design on it paired with faded baby pink skirt naina was standing down her building waiting for sameer. And after some time she saw him coming towards her on his bike. Wearing a yellow shirt and dark blue jeans,his hair flying due to the mild wind ,he stopped just in front of her. And the next moment she was seated behind sameer and they were heading towards the mela.

Naina stood there looking at the huge ground full of stalls selling imaginable and unimaginable things. All kinds of edible things were sold and different types of toy shops were set up with children flocking around them. Swings, merry-go-rounds, big wheels all were captivating hearts of all alike- young and old people.

Sameer and naina were walking through the stalls watching many hawkers, sweet sellers, toy sellers, balloon sellers crying their wares at the top of their lungs. The sweet shops were crowded with people who were standing there for there for their number. All the food sellers were doing a brisk business.

Just then naina saw a oxidised jewellery shop.

Naina: sameer, main ek minute mein aati hu.

Saying this she went towards the shop where she saw some beautifully designed oxidised earrings and bangles. Sameer too followed her and they both were looking for some perfect jewels.

Naina: sameer yeh kaisa hai??

Sameer: beautiful, par isse zyada mujhe yeh kangan aur jhanjar pasand aaye. Yeh tumhare haathon mein aur pairo mein khub jachengi. Dekho.

Naina: wow!! Kitne sundar hai yeh sameer, Kya baat hai? Tumhari choice toh badi achi hai.

Sameer: woh toh mujhe pehle hi pata chal gaya tha jab Maine tumhe chunna waise bhi tum toh meri sabse best choice ho. Hai na.

Sameer said and naina was just looking at him, she smiled slightly and sameer went ahead.

Chhan chhan, chanan chhan chhan chhan,
Man gaye kyuuuu......
Hooo....
San san, hawa San San San
lehraye kyuuuuu.....

Shayad hawa ne sun liya,
Tune kisiko chin liyaa...

Naina looks at the bangles and anklets

Ho ho ho
Kangan, khanan khan khan khan,
Kyu khana ke reeee.....
O jhanjar, jhanan Jhan jhan jhan,
Kyu jhnake reeee.....

Jhnakar tere mere pyar ki hai ,
Dhun yeh mohabbat ke ikraar ki hai...

Chhan chhan ,chhanan chhan chhan chhan,
Man gaaye kyuuu......

Naina:(thinking) yeh kya ho raha hai tujhe naina? Kyu tujhe sameer ki awaaz sunaiye se rahi hai? Kyu uski har baat tujhe pasand aa rahi hai? Kya ho raha hai tujhe?

Naina was in such a deep thought that she didn't even realize that sameer was calling her. Sameer walked towards her when didn't respond to his calling and snapped his fingers in front of her.

Sameer: kya hua madam?? Kaha kho gayi aap?

Naina: huh!...,..aaa.....nahi.....kuch nahi.... Bas aise hi kuch soch rahi thi.

Sameer: are yeh sochna vochna baad me sochna par abhi please kuch kha lete hai, mujhe bohot bhook lagi hai.

Naina:(chuckled) chalo.

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Young boy: aunty please mujhe ek sandwich de dijiye.

Naina was waiting in a que in front of a sandwich stall when she heard a young boy asking for a sandwich to the stall owner.

Stall owner: are tum phir aa gaye? Tumhe kaha na ki 10 rupay me tumhe koi sandwich nahi milega, chalk jaao yaha se.

Young boy: aunty please mujhe kuch de dijiye, sirf 2 bread bhi chalenge.

Stall owner: kaha na jaao, chalk niklo yaha se.

The young boys face fell and he went away. Seeing this naina followed him just to see him sitting on the footpath. Naina took a step ahead and heard a small girls voice.

Small girl: bhaiya!! Aap mere kuch khane ko le aaye?? Mujhe dijiye na, bohot bhukh lagi hai.

Young boy: nahi mila mujhe kuch chinki, par has 2 minute ruk main tere liye kuch na kuch zarur le aaunga, thik hai.

The young boy stood just to see naina standing there and listening to their conversation. As naina stepped towards them the boy got frightened and the small girl hugged her brother.

Young boy: aap kaun hai??

Naina: main naina hu, aur tumhe mujhe darne ki koi zarurat nahi hai, main tumhe kuch nahi karungi.

Chinki: par mumma ne bola tha ki strangers se baat nahi karte.

Naina: par main toh stranger ho hi nahi main toh yaha aapki dost bankar aai hu. Aur har dost apne doston ki madat karta hai. Par uske liye aapko mujhe batana hoga ki aap yaha kya kar rahe ho aur aapki mumma kaha hai?

The young boy and his sister smiled at naina and got relaxed.

Young boy: mera naam monu hai aur yeh meri behen chinki hai, hum dono yahi rehte hai.

Naina: aur aapki mumma??

Chinki: woh waha hai.

Chinki pointed at a star in the sky.

Monu: mumma ko cancer tha, par hamare paas unke ilaaj ke liye paise nahi the. Aur ussi ki wajah se woh Hume chod ke chali gayi.

Naina has tears in her eyes as she knew how it felt when one looses his or her mother. She immediately hugged them and they hugged her back too.

Naina: toh kya hua agar mumma nahi hai, aaj se main appki naina didi aapki madat karungi aur aapko wise akele nahi chodungi.

"Aur main bhi."

The trio turned back and saw sameer there.

Sameer: aaj se sirf aapki naina didi hi nahi balki main bhi aapke saath rahunga.

Naina: sameer, yeh...

Sameer: Maine sab sun liya naina.

Naina smiling at him and just then it starter raining. They all stood under a tree and chinki and monu started smiling widely.

Naina: tumhe baarish pasand hai??

Chinki nodded her head in yes.

Naina: toh chalo.

Naina held both of their hands ran into the rain. The three were dancing and naina gestured sameer to join them but he denied. Sighing naina went towards him, held his hand and pulled him towards the kids. Seeing this many more children, teens and even some of the adults joined them.

Sameer started singing looking towards naina.
Koi ladki hai jab woh hasti hai,
Baarish hoti hai, chanak chanak chum chum

Naina looks at him in shock and he sings again.

Hey, koi ladki hai jab woh hasti hai,
Baarish hoti hai, chanak chanak chum chum

He smirks looking at her and raises his eyebrows.

Arey koi ladka hai jab woh gaata hai saawan aata hai ghumad ghumad ghum ghum.

She to smirks at him and walks around him.

Hey, koi ladka hai jab woh gaata hai saawan aata hai ghumad ghumad ghum ghum.

The children sing and dance
Chak dhoom dhoom,
Chak dhoom dhoom,
Chak dhoom dhoom,
Chak dhoom dhoom.

Naina sings
Badal jhuke jhuke se hai
Raste ruke ruke se hai,

Sameer sings
Kya Teri marzi hai meghaa
Ghar humko jaane na deeegaaa

An old man standing under a roof sings looking at his wife
Aage hai barsaat peeche hai tufan
Mausam beimaan kaha chale hum tum.

Sameer and naina get surprised and laugh
Hey chak dhoom dhoom
Chak dhoom dhoom
Chak dhoom dhoom
Chak dhoom dhoom.

Everyone was having fun in the rain when a car stopped just in front of the ground where the mela was arranged.

Man: yeh ladka kaun hai??