Folks- people in general

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"Happy happy happy birthday, sir!" Tia shouts as they all push past Laksh and enter the house.

These people will for sure give me a heartattack. Thankgod Laksh had forced me to wear a saree today. The pallu saved me.

"You all here?" Laksh asks clearly pissed of at them for spoiling our 'time'.

"Woh sir actually we came to wish you. You weren't coming to the office, so I suggested to meet you." Samir bhai explains.

Bhai one Tia was enough.

"Oh great!" Laksh smiles at them for their gesture and asks them to sit.

"By the way sir, we would have also called Ragu! But this girl took an emergency leave today." Tia starts.

"Is she fine?" Neha asks Tia.

"I guess, I will call her later to ask but you know I have an instinct." Tia adds.

Everyone looks at her curiously, I do as well.

Abh what 'instinct' she has?

"I think this time for sure she might be pregnant." Tia announces while Laksh starts coughing.

"Yeh tab hoga, jab kuch karne doge tumlog." Laksh murmers and only I could hear him as he was standing just next to me.

"What sir?" Samir bhai asks as he missed his statement.

"I said, water? Wait I will go and bring it." Laksh cover ups.

"Wait! Sir, who is she?" Tia asks pointing at me while I tighten the grip on my pallu.

"Woh.." Laksh starts indirectly asking me to help.

But this oldy doesn't remember that if I speak they will know its me.

An idea strikes my mind. I don't answer, and silence is filled in the room.

"Why isn't she speaking first of all?" Tia asks again.

I really can kill her.

"She is mute." Laksh announces and my neck snaps towards him.

What? I, Ragini Kapoor mute?

Have you gone mad?

Talking is my life!! How can you say I am mute!!!

"Oooh..sir what does she do here then?" Neha asks in remorse.

Thankyou for atleast looking sorry.

And you oldy!! Bachu tu mil upar!!

But now the question.

And thenI started playing dumbsharas with them.

Acting as if I am stirring a vessel inshort telling I am a cook.

Laksh looks at me in question while others start their guesses.

"I got it!!" My bestest friend in the whole damn world announces.

"She is a MAID." She announces while my eyes widens at her.

Ofcourse no one can see me, but thank god to this pallu, one side vision.

"Right sir?" Tia asks looking at Laksh while he looks at me in confusion.

We can't do anything. Go with the flow.

I nod my head at him while he replies a yes.

Maid banadiya mujhe?

"I will get you all water." Laksh reminds and starts moving towards the kitchen.

"Sir!" Samir bhai stops Laksh.

"Yes?"

"Sir, she can bring na, we all have to discuss about something with you." Tia adds.

Can I please add poison?

Yes. I would do that.

'Maut hui -zeherile paani se.'

"Oh, okay." Laksh tells while I leave for the kitchen.

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Servant? From wife directly demoted to a maid.

Ughh!! I am soo pissed off!! Yaar.

I stamp my foot and take the glasses of water outside.

I had kept the water for the tea to boil.

I go outisde taking a deep breathe.

"Thankyou." They say as I offer them water.

After serving I go and stand next to the sofa chair where Laksh sat. They all look at me curiously.

Bhai. Dekho magar pyaar se.

Wait Ragu? Yeh koi movie hai?

"You..have we seen you somewhere?" Tia asks while I nod my head in a no.

Babaji, I want to speak. I miss my voice.

I have no clue whether they talked on the important matter they want to discuss.

I look at them before I go inside to prepare tea, for my oh so not welcomed guests.

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"Acha, so sir what we were saying was," Rohan stars sipping his tea but before he could complete his statement my phone rang which was in my room.

"I will go and pick the call." Laksh says clearly trying to escape from the situation.

Wait, so what was the topic of their discussion which made him want to run away?

"Sir, but your phone is on the table." Tia said pointing at Laksh's phone kept on the small table.

"Uhm..uhmm.. I have to pick up the phone." And Laksh runs out of the living room.

Now its only me, and my gang who are there to strangle me to death.

"Waise, mausi-"

What?

Dude I am even younger than you.

Mausi tu hogi.

Hayeee meri phooti kismat.

Kaash mein bol paati.

"Neha, she looks young." Tia corrects her.

I love you baby. I knew, I just knew you will help me kabhi na kabhi.

"Right, so from where did you buy this saree? It looks good." Neha asks me as if the only important issue left in the world is to discuss my saree.

"Abey, oye. She can't speak you idiot." Tia says.

Hayee Tia, what happened aaj? You are helping me so so much. Bro I love you! Tu hi yaar mera.

"Aye shit I forgot. But Tia I actually wanted to know about her saree, just look at at. Its so beautiful."

"Areey itni baat, I guess chor bazaar yaa crawford market se. It isn't of good quality, just see the material." Tia tells Neha in a hushed volume, so that I can't hear.

First of all. I am not deaf I can hear you clearly.

And second I take all my words back for you Tia. My saree. My branded saree. My chiffon saree. My ma's gift! You call this bad quality.

Churri do mujhe koi!! I can commit a crime right now. I will kill myself now.

I can't stand this anymore!!

Mama!!

Before I could react, Samir bhai asks," Aap kitni pagaar (salary) leti hai?"

Haye bhagwan!!

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