Kalpana starts feeling hungry on the way and closes her eyes to control her hunger.
Raghav notices her holding her stomach which makes
him realize this.
He knows that when the time is 1:00 p.m., that's the
time when Kalpana feels hungry and she is not able to control her hunger.
He starts searching for a nearby restaurant on the
internet and follows the directions given on the map.
After half an hour, they reach a dhaba and Kalpana
opens her eyes getting the smell of food. She looks outside the car and notices
the hoarding "Sab ka dhaba" written and immediately starts smiling
like a child.
She turns to Raghav saying "Raghav, the
dhaba..." She suddenly realizes that he is no longer her friend but only
her boss and calms down.
Raghav says "Let's get down and have lunch
here."
Kalpana nods her head and gets down of the car and
the owner of the dhaba and his wife come near them and welcome them inside.
They say "Come please come. Enjoy our dhabe ka food. Bunty, arrange a
table for them and start serving the couple starters."
Raghav interrupts him saying "Uncle, we are not
a couple."
The owner says "Oh sorry, I misunderstood as
usually couples come here. Anyways, please sit down and tell me what you want.
The menu card is here and today's special dish is garma garam kadai chicken.
You just eat it once and you will want to eat it again and again and again. The
sweet today is besan ka ladoo and of course lassi. Balle!"
Hearing this a smile developed on Kalpana's face as
besan ka ladoo was her favorite sweet and she loved eating the ladoos made by
Raghav's mother Gauri.
Raghav says "Yeah, bring whatever special you
have for lunch and especially a lot of besan ka ladoos." He looks at
Kalpana while saying this and continues saying "Please make it fast as I
am feeling very hungry."
The owner of the hotel says "Of course, of
course. The food will be ready in 5 minutes. The hot sarson ka saag and makkai
ki roti will be served soon."
Raghav smiles and says "I love the way you
welcome your guests and the spirit of all Punjabis are the same. I and this
Kalpana also are punjabis."
The owner laughs and says "Hahaha! My customers
are like God and welcoming them is my job. I love when people eat the food made
by my dhaba and feeding people is the best thing in life."
Kalpana says "That's really nice that you treat
your customers with so much respect."
After few moments, the owner's wife comes with the
food and the waiter serves the food in their plate along with 2 big glasses of
lassi. Kalpana starts eating the rotis and the bhaji as soon as it is served in
the plate.
Raghav looks at her and smiles feeling happy that she
is enjoying the food.
Kalpana drinks the lassi as she finds the food a bit
pungent and Raghav starts laughing at her. She raises her eyebrows wondering
what's so funny. He points to her lips but she does not understand what he is
trying to say.
The owner's wife comes and tells her that the lassi
droplets are on her lips and gives her a mirror to see the droplets that now
looks like a mustache above her lips.
She smiles and takes a tissue to wipe it.
While eating the food in a hurry, Kalpana by mistake
bites a chilly piece and starts feeling restless and asks for water.
As she had already finished drinking the lassi
before, she starts struggling for a breath and Raghav gives her his glass of
lassi and takes the menu card and fanning her so that she feels better. After
drinking the lassi, she feels better.
She checks her lips if there is any lassi droplets on
them.
Disclaimer: The character names in the story are fictional characters and owned by the creators of the show "Ek Mutthi Asmaan" on ZEE TV.
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