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Chapter 15
A Surprise Birthday Party for Roshni
As he drove back to the house, Deepak wondered why nobody in the house knew of her birthday. He thought of her actions that morning, and now they made sense to him. When he arrived home, Sashank and Akash were watching TV together and discussing the news and politics. This was unseen before, and Deepak smiled and joined them. After a few minutes, Kusum came along and joined them as well.
Deepak took this opportunity to inform them about Roshni’s birthday.
All three exclaimed, “Roshni’s birthday today!”
“Yes, her colleagues have planned a small celebration at 11:30 a.m., and they invited me. I understand this is a surprise for her.” He paused and looked at them. “I think we should do something for her. What do you all say?”
Several ideas came forth. Deepak wanted to take her out and have a quiet dinner with her, but Sashank bhaiya and Kusum bhabhi disagreed because they wanted to do something special for her as a family.
“She is special to all of us, and there are few occasions we get to do something for her for all that she has done for this family, especially since Prashant passed away. We all know how much this has affected her, so let’s celebrate together so she does not become sad,” said Sashank. “Deepak, do you see any difference in us?”
Deepak nodded. There was a big change in all of them.
“All this is because of Roshni. She is such a sweetheart, and she has really influenced us all,” Sashank said.
Within no time, there was a plan to organize a party for her that evening, just family and her colleagues. All were excited to celebrate Roshni’s birthday; she was so special to everyone. Deepak noticed the impact Roshni had had on his family members.
He agreed to invite her colleagues and their families, keeping it a secret from Roshni. Kusum, Sashank and Akash decided to buy her a gift: a jewelry set. Deepak was amazed at how each of them wanted to do something special for Roshni. He was very happy for her.
Deepak wanted to do something for her. He thought he could get her some jewelry sets and dresses, since he remembered she enjoyed their shopping trip in Jammu. They asked Deepak to take Roshni shopping and buy things she liked, and decided that he should bring her back after 6:30 p.m., when all the guests arrived. They planned to cook her favorite dishes.
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Deepak arrived at her office at 11:30 a.m., and Sanjay welcomed him into the building. Roshni was busy in her cube, reviewing the designs, when all of them barged into her cube and shouted loudly, “Surprise!”
Roshni was astounded. She looked around to see the entire group, with cake. She noticed Neelima and looked at Deepak. “What are you doing here?”
Deepak smiled. “Celebrating your birthday!”
All her team wished her happy birthday while she wondered who had told Deepak. Sanjay acknowledged that he had invited Deepak over.
Without making a fuss, Roshni left the designs on the adjacent table, blew out the candle, and cut the cake. Everybody wished her again.
It was Deepak’s turn, and he came forward. He looked at her very lovingly, wished her, and fed her the cake.
Sanjay had a camera, and he started clicking pictures. “Deepak, can you please move closer to Roshni? I will take a picture.”
Roshni was holding a bunch of balloons tied together when Deepak moved softly behind her.
“Yaar, Deepak, move closer to her, man!” repeated Sanjay
Deepak came closer and hugged her from behind. Roshni was startled. She turned, and Deepak was so close she twisted, resting her left shoulder on Deepak’s chest, only to see Deepak stare at her very lovingly. Sanjay captured this image, a beautiful moment indeed!
They gazed at each other for a few moments, with Deepak smiling at Roshni. She became uncomfortable and tried to pull away, but Deepak indicated for her to look into the camera, and Sanjay captured this image. Deepak let her go after a few minutes.
The testing was complete for that day. Roshni conveyed to her team that they should be able to release the design next week. Roshni walked into the restroom to clean up, and Deepak took this opportunity to invite all her colleagues to the party that evening. He gave his e-mail address to Sanjay and asked him to send him copies of the pictures, and Sanjay nodded.
Roshni and Deepak left soon after, and on the way to the car, Roshni asked Deepak if she could drive so he was not so stressed. Deepak was taken aback; he never expected she knew how to drive.
With a nice smile on his face, he asked, “Can you drive? I mean, when did you learn to drive?”
“Babuji taught me. I drove his car frequently,” Roshni replied.
Deepak gave her the keys and took the passenger seat while Roshni started the car. Deepak was amazed at how well she drove – no stress or tension, very calm all along. He came to explore her and his exploration had begun!
