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The Holika Dahan was scheduled for late evening. Ajabde was playing with Aarchi who was dressed in a pretty red frock with a bow as she lay comfortably on Ajabde Mausi’s bed surrounded by her toys. Ajabde was dressed in a lavender Anarkali gown and her hair was braided in a fishtail. Aarchi grabbed her long earrings making her wince a little and smile at the same time. “Aww baby, you know how much fun Surajgarh Holi are… when… I was a child…” “She is understanding so much of your Holi stories.” His taunting voice made her stare at the threshold with a frown. Pratap was in a casual black Kurta. “What is it to you ?” She asked with a straight face. “I am just here to listen... how much fun exactly was Holi in Surajgarh.” He appeared to be thinking. “As far as I remember you spend all day following Ranima in the kitchen because you were afraid of colours.” “That's rubbish, that’s called helping. I am not scared of anything.” “And you ran after Shakti and Patta to make sure they were