~Kaash Mere Hote~ Part 21 pg 14 - Page 3

Anokhi was feeling disgusted with Aman's behaviour.

Shreya:Wow..Aman is a good guy,na Anokhi??

Anokhi:Good guy,my foot!!

Shreya:Anokhi!!

Anokhi:Uff,Shreya,don't you get it???Who would in the right mind marry Saachi now??I mean,koi bhi ladka raazi nahin hoga par yeh Saachi se baat karna chahtha hai aur shaadi bhi...Kuch toh baat hai..Zaroor kuch toh baat hai!!!

Viren:Dude,don't you think that there's something really weird??

Shravan:Don't even ask how weirder he can be..But seriously i thought that he's a mama's boy...Surely his mum looks quite pissed right now!!The girl's surely gonna suffer by marrying Aman...

Anokhi:Excuse me...What did you just say??

Viren:Nothing...He said nothing!!(gulped down his breath and pinched Shravan)

Shravan:Ouchh!!!

Anokhi:Aren't you two from the temple???

Shravan:Yeahh,we are...And we are actually..

Anokhi:You were following Saachi all along??What's the problem with you??

Shravan:Excuse me!!I'm not even interested in her for God's sake!!!

Viren:Actually there's a slight misunderstanding..We actually met her opposite a dhaba where we went to eat as well as when she almost bumped into us,i meant Shravan's Lexus..And all of us ended at the hospital...

Anokhi:Hospital??What for??

Viren:Will you let me explain,Shravan??Stop interrupting me!!Actually,woh kya hain na..woh...

Shravan:She was travelling in a taxi and the taxi driver swerved to the right instead of going straight,which your dear friend had told him to,but he turned to the right and almost hit my car...And your dear friend tried to help the driver since he was badly hurt by donating all her jewelleries since he needed an operation...But unfortunately,her jewelleries are gone and so did his life...He died...

Anokhi:OMG!!!And you left Saachi there on her own??

Shravan:I offered to help but she left mid way and she came here on her own....For your kind information,Aman Mathur is my uni mate...

Viren:Well,he used to be...

Anokhi:I see...Look,i'm worked up and hence i'm sorry for accusing you....Who the hell told her to come back???Shreya seriously..I've got no idea what to do right now...But i'm so going to eavesdrop on their so-called conversation!!!

Shreya:Anokhi!!!Anokhi....shux!!Excuse me....

Shravan:Girls...So complicated!!

Viren:Don't forget that you're in love with one...

Shravan:Now,don't you dare compare her with these girls....(Viren rolled his eyes)Tara is one of a kind and she's a sophisticated and bold girl unlike Saachi,who's a typical coward and has no life of her own..

Viren:Don't judge the girl just by your first impression,alright??

Shravan:Why do you even care,Viren??Anyways why are we even wasting our time here??The marriage is definitely not going to take place and we're definitely not going to get the free food which we came here for,particularly yourself,Viren...

Viren:We'll wait for Bunty at least and then leave..He said that he's on his way..

Shravan:Whatever!!

Just then,they saw both Aman and Saachi coming out.Aman's mother went to him and Aman told her that he's still ready to marry her,which left his parents flabbergasted.Aman went forward to ask Saachi's parents if they mind if they were to proceed with the marriage rituals but Usha was speechless as she felt proud of finding the right life partner for her daughter Saachi.Aman went to pacify his mother who eventually agreed to get him married to Saachi and went to ask the pandit.The pandit,however,told them that the auspicious time is already over and told Aman's and Saachi's parents that there is an auspicious muhurat in the coming week and gave them the details.Anokhi,Shreya,Viren,Bunty and Shravan were super shocked to even realize that the marriage is postponed to next week but Shravan and his friends were much happy since they were not deprived of the free food which they had come for.

Anokhi was still in shock upon what just happened in front of her.In fact,she still can't believe that Saachi has got back after she and Shreya planned it all and now Saachi's wedding is still taking place,and that too a week later and everyone's excited for Saachi except Saachi's best friend,Anokhi.Anokhi wanted to talk to Saachi promptly but Usha and her mother brought her to eat some dinner with Aman's family members.Anokhi went to sit beside Shreya at a corner,near to the bench where Viren,Bunty and Shravan were seated.

Anokhi:Shreya,tumhe kya lagta hai?

Shreya:Kya,Anokhi??

Anokhi:Arre yaar,iss bande ne toh mami ka dil jeet hi liya...Lekin mujhe ab bhi kuch na kuch gadbad lag rahi hain..

Shreya:Aisa kyun??

Anokhi:Kyunki...Alright,tum mujhe batao..Both of us planned it so well..To coax Saachi to run away from the temple,from the wedding for good but now she returns...Why would any guy with brains want to marry her right away??

Shreya:Anokhi,stop thinking like that yaar!!What if Aman is really a good guy and is concerned about Saachi and her reputation??

Anokhi:Nahh...I don't think so!!

Shreya:Just attempt to change your thinking at least...

Anokhi:Ermm...(paused for a while)Still,that's a No from me!!

Shravan:Basically he's a mama's boy,obeying all her commands but tonight,he really surprised me..He went against his mum and even convinced her to give consent to the marriage..So isn't it pretty obvious that something's cooking in his mind?

Nidhi:Par Shravan,maybe he's sympathizing with her situation..

Shravan:Oh come on bhabhi,it's not as if Ms Saachi's the only girl left on this planet Earth for Aman to get married to..

Saurav:Seriously Shravan,apne kamre mein jaao aur tum dono yeh discussion yehi pe khatam karo,please!!

Nidhi:Saurav!!

Saurav:Kya hai Nidhi?Mujhe sona hai aur kal jaldi bhi uthna hai..Iss sahab zaade jaise nahin,jo subah ki dus baje tak sotaa rahe..

Nidhi:How mean,Saurav!!Chal jaa Shravan,hum dono kal baat karenge..

Shravan:Good night,Nidhi dear..(peeped and after having seen Saurav sleep,he whispered to Nidhi)Nidhi dear,mere taraf se ek zor sa kick de dena bhaiyya ko..

Nidhi:Hatt!!Chal jaa..(smiled and shook her head)

~Next Day~

Shravan got woken up by his mum and Dadi who splashed water at him repetitively and his efforts of pulling up his blanket went futile for Dadi utlimately pulled his ear to wake him up.

Shravan:Uffo Dadi,aap logon ko mere kaan itne pyaare kyun lagte hai??

Dadi:Acha Bittoo..(hit his shoulder quite hard)Tumhe bata bhi hai ki kal raat hum sab tumhara intezaar kar rahe the club par??Pratap toh baar baar maafi maang rahe the minister se...

Shravan:Toh main kya karoo Dadi??Maine pehle hi kaha tha na ki mujhe abhi shaadi nahin karna hai,Dadi...

Madhura:Par beta....

Pratap:Madhuraaa....Naashta lagaao,jaldi!!

Madhura:Jee aayi...Tu jaldi tayyar ho ja aur nashthaa khaane aa jaana...

Shravan:Haan aata hoon...

Dadi and Madhura left to serve food with Nidhi and Neeta whilst Shravan thought of sleeping for another 5 minutes.However,his sleep was again interrupted by a phone call.

Shravan:Arre yaar..Ab yeh kaun hai??Sab ko mere hi sone ki aadat par nazar hai..(picked up his mobile)Hello??

Tara:Hi Shravan..

Shravan:Hi..Kaun hai yeh??

Tara:Shravan...It's me,Tara...

Shravan:(woke up instantly)T...Tara???Hiiii...Tum iss waqt phone kar rahe ho??Kya hua...Tumhare Dad aas paas nahin hai,hhmm??

Tara:Stop it Shravan..Acha mujhe batao,tumhare aaj ki lecture kab hai??

Shravan:Do pehar ko...Seriously Tara,i think i'll bunk it...

Tara:No Shravan,agle hafte exams hain na...Woh bhi finals!!Aur please haan,aaj mujhe apni notes wapas chahiye toh tumhe toh aana hi hoga!!Aur iss liye maine phone kiya tha...Ok??Hhmm,let's meet at Cafe Hill Top at 1:30 pm??Ok??

Shravan:(thought to himself)Yeh ladki toh hamesha notes aur exams ki chakkar mein rehti hain...Pichle ek saal se iske peeche pada hoon lekin isse kaha bata chalegi??Hamesha kitaabe mein hoyi rehti hain aur main kuch bhi nahin keh paata hoon...

Tara:Shravan,tum phone par ho na??

Shravan:Huh??Haan,haan main milunga tumhe Cafe Hill Top par...

Tara:Okiezz..Bye!!(hung up)

Shravan:Tu kab batayega usse ki tum pyaar karte ho??Ufff!!!(went to refresh himself)

By the time Shravan got ready and reached the dining hall,almost everyone was in the middle of finishing their breakfast.Shravan just sat between Nidhi and Dadi and started to eat.Just as he was about to have his first bite of the toasted bread,Pratap indirectly voiced himself to Madhura.

Pratap:Madhura,aapko nahin lagta ki kisi ko humein ek explanation dene chahiye??(looked subtly at Shravan)

Dadi:Pratap,usse khaane toh do..Uske baad tum kuch bhi pooch lena...

Pratap:Zara isse pooch Maa,ki usse is janam mein shaadi karni hai ya nahin??Kam se kam iss tarha mere bezzati baar baar toh nahin hoga na...

Shravan closed his eyes in frustration and dropped the toast on his plate.He stood up and turned to go but Madhura stopped him.

Madhura:Shravan ruk jao beta..

Shravan:Maa,mujhe nahin khaana hai..

Pratap:Achi baat hai..Kuch khaana toh bach gaya!!

Dadi:Pratap!!!

Pratap:Maa,aapko mujh par chillaane ki koi zaroorat nahin hai..Aur waise bhi Madhura,aapke laadle se zaroor kehna ki usse khaana tab tak nahin milega jab tak woh mujhe safaayi nahin diya toh...

Shravan:Theekh hai Papa..Toh sunn li jiye,mujhe shaadi nahin karna hai,ab toh bilkul bhi nahin...

Pratap:Toh phir kab??Ya phir mere ghar mein kunware ke tarha zindagi bhar baithne ki iraada toh nahin hain na??(Shravan rolled his eyes and turned to go on his bike)

Dadi:Pratap,tu kyun iske peeche pada hai??Woh keh raha hain na ke usse shaadi nahin karna hai??Thoda waqt toh do isse....

Pratap:Kab tak Maa??

Dadi:Madhura bhi toh tumse zyaada samajh daar hai!!Kam se kam uske padhaayi toh shaanti se khatam karne do tum!!!Hamesha keecha hi padha hai mere Bittoo ki!!

Pratap:Sab aapki iss laad aur pyaar ka nateeja hai!!

Dadi:Aur tumhare yeh rawayya ki waje se woh tumhe Hitler bulaata hain!!

Pratap:Maa,main...

Saurav:Papa,humein dher ho rahe hain toh chale???

Rajat:Haan Papa..Chaliye na!!

Dadi:Jaa na..Yeh aankhen paad paad ke kyun dekh raha hai??Chal jaa!!(Madhura and Nidhi got amused by the relationship shared by Dadi and Pratap)

~Saachi's place~

Anokhi had come over to Saachi's place after Mami had called her over urgently.Anokhi wondered what could be so important that Mami had called her instantly and rushed to meet Saachi.For a second,she grew a lil excited,thinking of the possibility that perhaps Saachi had decided to not marry Aman but alas!!Mami had eventually told Anokhi that she's aware that Anokhi's running a small firm on wedding planning and she wanted Anokhi to execute the responsibilities of Saachi's marriage,shocking her entirely.