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As all the family members of singhania family entered malhotra's home, they were all welcomed with warm smile. Nobody can guess behind the warm smile there was an orthodox thinking, to get their daughters married as soon as possible.
Meanwhile Samayara was in the kitchen helping her Mother and Chachi. She wants to go to the living room where everyone was present but due to the whole list of restrictions, she was not going.
Earlier she went there just for few minutes. She was just introduced, not letting her sit beside her sister, nor in between the elders but now she wants to meet all of them, wants to know about the family members of her sister's would be in-laws, if that happens.
Finally, she was called, not for introduction just for serving water and refreshments. She was happy, atleast now she can saw them, saw the boy who came to see her sister, her would be jiju. Kaun ladki khush nahi hogi. ?
She slowly and carefully place the glasses filled with water in a tray. Carefully took slow steps towards the living room. She serves water to everyone. She greets them very well.
She joined her hands in namaste to greet elders and said sweet hello to the younger clan. There was no formality, no hesitation in her voice .
She had a very good quality, she can't fake her love, her warmth, her care towards people but still people hurt her, treat her like she was no-one to them and they truly prove that with no regret.
She wants to talk to the younger clan , do participate in their banter while they were teasing Palak but one glare from her grandfather was enough to let her shrink in her place. She just turned her heels and stormed inside the kitchen .
Here in the living room, everyone was busy in their talks when Sumitra ji turned herself towards Sarika ji .
"Sarika , I was thinking to let Aarav and Palak talk in private so that they can know each other, they can talk freely. What do you say. ? "
Sarika Ji's face color and smile suddenly starting to fade, she wants to say no but suddenly unexpectedly Rajendra ji said, "Yes, yes, sure. You're absolutely right. Let them talk to each other in private. After all, they have to stay together all their lives.
( Samayara in the kitchen was like Ye aaj suraj kaha se rise hua , ye log aise baat ka rahe hain jaise humein poori ajaadi hai kisi se bhi baat karne ki , ya phir ye hum logo ko poora support karte hain..ab kahan gayi inki orthodox thinking.. Hhhhuuuuhhhh )
Soon Palak and Aarav were on the terrace, as per the family they were given their private time to talk.
There was silence for few minutes as they both were not sure how to start the conversation. There was awkward silence between the both of them. But Aarav couldn't take it, so he decided to start the conversation, to break the awkward silence.
"So, are you ready for the marriage or you have been forced. ?" He directly asked her not wasting any time .
She paused for a second longer than expected. She hesitantly turn towards him and said, "ye...yes... I am ready for... marriage, no..one..forced...me . "
Although she said that but Aarav was not very convinced . His mind unknowingly shifts to Devika even he didn't want to. His jaw clenched, eyes got darker shade. He didn't say anything neither Palak asked any question .
He composed himself not to let his mind to thought about Devika anymore. He had not talked much to any girl after his break up, so he was not sure whether palak was like this or she was forced but he wants to give his life a chance and if his family members liked Palak then he can marry her only if she agreed.
He asked her if she has any questions to ask, anything she wants to know but she refused. He was expecting from her to talk, to know about each other but she was not ready to talk .
So he asked her it would be better to go to their families. He was following her while going downstairs. Their families noticed them with a hope of saying yes.
Aarav sat between his Mother and Chachi and Palak sat between her Mother and Daadi.
Aarav leaned slightly towards his mother and whispered in her ears , " Maa, mujhe aapse baat karni hai . Aap please thoda side mein aayein na."
She sensed his tension, turned towards her mother-in-law and asked her that Aarav wants to talk to her, so she will be back in 2 minutes. Her mother-in-law gave permission, they both get up and walked aside to have some talk .
"Bolo, sab theek hai.? Kaisi lagi Palak.?" His mother enquired.
"Maa, I am confused. I don't know what to say. I do want to give my life a chance, I do want to move on but I don't know whether I am doing the right thing or not. Aap logo ko jaisa theek lag raha hai aap bol do. Mujhe Palak se koi problem nahi hai. Aap logo ka jo bhi faisla hoga, mujhe manjoor hai. I just need your support maa . "
"I know beta, it's difficult for you but trust me everything will be fine . Right now it's different and difficult . It's difficult to trust someone after what had happened but you can't stay like this all your life. It's good you want to give your life a chance, don't get confused. We all are with you and trust your heart. Humein palak pasand hai. Wo padhi likhi bhi hai , job bhi karti hai, profession bhi tumhaare wala he hai, ghar ka kaam bhi jaanti hai. Humein lgta hai ki wo tumhe samjhegi aur tumhaara saath har mod par degi. Baaki jaisa tum bologe waisa he hoga ."
"Maa , agar aapko lgta hai ki wo mere laayak hai to jo aap logo ko manjoor hai main tyaar hoon . " He replied with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.
They both went inside . She sat with her mother-in-law and whispered in her ear that, "Aarav had no problem with this. He says if we like Palak, he has no problem at all. He just needs our support."
Hearing this , Sumitra Ji's face lit up . She turns towards Sarika ji and said that Aarav is ready for marriage. It's a yes from their side. You can ask Palak and if she is ready then we can call pandit ji for further preparation. "
Meanwhile when Aarav and his mother were talking, Palak was sent into room. She was now sitting in her room and was getting anxious - reason she don't know. Her mother and Chachi were sitting near her. Samayara was there but her mind was not.
She was still thinking if Palak 's decision mattered or not though she knows the answer but still she can't take off the thoughts coming back to back in her mind . It was clearly visible that she was pressurized but still she couldn't say anything. Last call will always be of her family.
Her mother and Chachi both talking to Palak about singhania family. Chachi said Palak ladka achha hai , tere he profession se hai, handsome bhi hai aur ghar waale bhi achhe hain, ek ladki ko aur kya chahiye .
Tu dekh le, humein to ladka pasand hai...jaisa tujhe theek Lage bta dena aur....
Chachi couldn't complete her sentence when her mom said, "isme dekhna kya hai , jab humein ladka pasand hai to phir haan hai . "
Samayara got shocked, she immediately said, "ek baar aap log didi se to puchh lo wo taiyaar hai bhi ya nahi, unhe ladka pasand hai ya nahi. Zindagi to unhe he nibhaani hai na."
"Jab bade baat kar rahe hain to jaroori hai kya beech mein bolna . Hum bde hain ya tum log. ? Duniya humne dekhi hai tumse jyada, bade jo faisla karte hain wo theek hota hai ." Her mother said no,no scolded her.
Samayara couldn't say anything and sat aside. Meanwhile her daadi came and said, "ladke walo ki taraf se haan hai, aur humein bhi ladka pasand hai. Wo log pandit ji ko bulana chahte hain. Palak ko neeche le aao . "
In no time, Palak and the other ladies came to living room where all the members were present. Sensing their presence every head turns towards them .
Kumud ji called Palak to sit besides her. Then the trio came and soon they start the conversation.
Hi bhabhi, myself Aakriti your would be nanad . He is Aadvik bhai and he is Rakshit bhai. She introduced herself and her brothers too.
( Devar - brother-in-law , nanad - sister-in-law ) .
"Hi bhabhi, ye aapki nanad hai jo aapko boht tang krne wali hai . And please , aap ho to bhai k profession k but aapko humaari side leni padegi, aapko humaare gang mein aana hoga so that hum sab bhai ki daant se bache rahein. Please bhabhi. Ek teacher to humaari side bhi hona chahiye na dusre teacher ki daant se bachane k liye. Hum bhai behan do teachers nahi sambhaal paayenge bhabhi." Rakshit said dramatically .
Palak doesn't pay much attention to their talk. She half heartedly smiled towards them but didn't said much. It was clearly visible that she was not interested in talking. Everyone watched it but they ignored it thinking she must be feeling shy .
Soon pandit ji arrived. Everyone was excited what would pandit ji say. Water was served to pandit ji. They talked about some things regarding the alliance to pandit ji.
Then Sumitra ji said, "Pandit ji, ye humaare Aarav aur Palak ki kundli hai , aap inke liye sagai aur shaadi ka muhurat dekh kar batayiye . "
Pandit ji took the kundalis and start looking for the auspicious muhurat . After looking for some time , he said , "aaj se 1 mahine baad ka muhurat boht shubh hai aur phir uske baad agle 8 mahine ka koi shubh muhurat nahi dikh raha kundli k hisaab se. "
"1 mahina..? 1 mahina to Boht jaldi hai pandit ji . " Sarika ji said as all the malhotra women got shocked .
"Mata ji, muhurat he yahi hai ya phir 8 mahine baad ka hai. " Pandit ji replied .
"Arey Sarika ho jaayega sab. Hum sab milkar tyaari karenge, tum ladki waale ho to ye matlab nahi ki saari tyaari tumhe akele karni hai. Ab hum sab mil kar tyaari karenge. Kyu Aarav beta, tumhe to koi pareshaani nahi na." Sumitra ji said first looking towards Sarika ji and then teasingly towards Aarav .
Aarav was about to say something when Aadvik suddenly said, "Daadi Aarav bhai ko kyu koi pareshaani hogi , ye to khush he honge na. Kyu bhaiya . ?!? "
He keep his mouth shut and start looking towards here and there when Aarav glared at him angrily. All the family members laughed at him.
"To ye final hua ki ek mahine baad shaadi ha. Kya hum Aaj thoda sa shagun kar k roka kar lein. ? " Sumitra ji asked Sarika ji as they are so eager to make Palak as their daughter in law and can't wait for it .
"Ji, bilkul ye to Boht achhi baat hai . Hum log tyaari karte hain." Sarika ji said .
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After sometime
Now they were all ( singhania family ) sitting in living room and malhotra family was gathered in Sarika and Rajendra's room . They were all discussing the things to be given to them. Soon the discussion was over and they are ready for roka ceremony. They came to living room where singhania 's were already present.
Firstly, Daada ji and daadi ji apply tilak on his forehead and gave him blessings and shagun. Soon every member of the family apply tilak on Aarav's forehead, gave him shagun and blessings.
Now it's for the singhania's turn to apply tilak to Palak. Firstly, daada ji and daadi ji apply tilak on her forehead , have her shagun and blessings. Everybody does the same .
Now it's time for the younger clan to have masti. Though it was not necessary for them to apply tilak but still they insist their elders that they want to do .
"Kya baat hai bhaiya , bhabhi k saath jodi to aapki ek dum mast lag rahi hai . Khub jach rahe ho dono. " Aakriti and aadvik said to which Rakshit said , " jodi to jamegi he bhai, dono teacher jo hain. Agar baat na maani to daant ka quota yahin poora ho jaayega aur agar tum dono chup na hue to bhai aur bhabhi tum dono se ek paper par 100 times likhwaayenge ki " Sorry bhaiya and bhabhi hum Aaj k baad aisa kuch nahi bolenge . " Ab soch lo tumhe masti karni hai ya yahin par baith kar 100 times likhna hai . Choice is yours . "
Hearing this everyone laughed . Even Aarav couldn't control and there was a slight smile on his face . He was like "kyu ye teeno kabhi chup nahi reh sakte " but Palak was nervous , her head was slightly down. Hearing this she shifted in her seat to which they again said, "dekho dekho bhabhi bhi sharma gayi. Bhabhi ab aapko sharmaane ki koi jarurat nahi hai. Ye sab aapke saath ab poori jindagi aise he chalega. Iska to lifetime subscription mil gya aapko aur iski fees hai aapki smile aur hamari gang mein aapki entry. That's it . "
Everyone smiled hearing this. They all were enjoying the talk. Here , Samayara was also present but to some distant. She do wants to enjoy , do wants to be the part of the gang but her insecurities and fear didn't allow her to open up too soon. She was not feeling very good.
Soon, everyone congratulated each other again. Couple touched feet of elders for blessings.
Trio came to Samayara to congratulate her. Though they introduced themselves earlier but still there was not very much talk happened between them .
The trio feel very awkward when samayara didn't gave proper replies . They thought she was arrogant that's why she was not taking interest in them.
Now again, Aakriti came to her, she congratulated her by saying , " Mubarak ho dulhe ki iklauti saali saheeba .
Hearing the term saali saahiba there was a light blush on her cheeks. "Aapko bhi Mubarak ho dulhan ki eklauti nanad ji." She said while smiling . Now she didn't feel awkward while talking to Aakriti to which Aakriti also feels good. It was the first time since they came, when Samayara talked to her.
"Eeewwww, nanad k aage ji kaun lagata hai. Aur is nanad k aage to bilkul bhi nahi . " Aadvik said while poking his index finger in her cheeks."
"Bhaiii... please,,,,, aur kya problem hai agar ji lgaa bhi liya to. Wo meri bhabhi hai wo mujhe nanad ji bolein ya mera naam lein isme aapko kya. ? Aap bhi to unke devar ji ho, par harkatein hain aapki ji kehlaane waali.? Sochna bhi mat .!!!! " Aakriti fake angered him .
"To Aaj se bhai hue aapke aur bhabhi hui hamaari. " Rakshit said .
Samayara got shocked by the statement...." Hhuhh " . This was the only reaction she can give .
"Arey matlab bhai aapki side aur bhabhi hamari side. Aap he rakh lo , waise bhi bhai daante Boht hain . Teacher kahin k. " Rakshit tried to clear the statement .
Samayara was still feeling nervous , she excused herself and went to kitchen .
Trio feels it strange, though they didn't said anything to anyone but still they didn't like her reaction when she excused herself without any reason .
Soon they all gathered together.
Now it was the time to farewell. Singhania's were asking permission for leave. Palak touched elders feet for blessings . Now Samayara hugged Aarav's daadi, mother, chachi and Aakriti, they also feel good and for males she just joined hands as namaste. She didn't go near them.
Aadvik and Rakshit, both tried to shake hand with her, not in tease - not with flirt, just normal. Like they do with Aakriti as her brothers but Samayara only joined hands .
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" Chalo roka to ho gya, ab shaadi ki tyaari bhi karni start kar do. Time nahi hai humaare paas aur kaam bhi Boht jyada hai ." Daadi ji said while sitting on the sofa .
" Ji maa, time to hai he nahi. Ladki ko vidaa karna he sabse badi jimedaari hai, ye achhe se nipat jaaye bas . " Harsh said .
Here, Samayara entered the room where palak was seating, "di , congratulations. Main boht khush hoon aapke liye. Aaj aap Boht pyaari lag rahi thi. Aapki aur jiju ki jodi ek dum mast hai di. " She tried to hug her but Palak jerked her hand and Sam got startled with the reaction .
"Bas kar Samayara, kyu chipak Rahi hai. Nahi chahiye mujhe kisi ki congratulations. "
"Di aap aisa kyu bol Rahi ho , maine aisa kya kiya jo aap... mere.. saath.. hamesha aisa karti ho . ? "
" Mujhe bade hone ki sajaa mil rahi hai . Jab se tu Paida hui hai tabse maine bus ek baat suni hai ki Palak Sam ka dhyaan rakhna, Palak hum log abhi aate hain tu tab tak iske paas he rehna, Palak tu aise mat kar warna tujhe dekh kar sam bhi yahi karegi, Palak ye mat kha tujhe dekh kar wo bhi maangegi."
"Maine saari umar bus yahi suna hai, sirf aur sirf Teri wajah se. Tu chhoti thi aur mujhe ek dum se bada hona pda. Mujhe apne bachpan mein he Teri dekhbhaal karni padi. Tu chhoti thi to sab mujhe daante they jab bhi kuch hota tha. Tu meri school copies aur books khraab karti thi aur daant mujhe padti thi. Palak tu badi hai tu samajh Jaa, Palak tu badi hai tu karne de ise. Mujhe nahi chahiye teri congratulations aur sympathy. Mujhe akela chhod de. Mujhe nahi karni tujhse baat. Tu jaa yahan se . "
Today Palak angrily said the things which she feels from very young age . Samayara was crying like a hell after hearing this .
" Di...par..isme meri kya galti .hai...mujhe to....maa...papa ka pyaar bhi...dhang...se..nahi..mila... kyu ki Main unki dusri...beti hoon...aap mujhse itna...gussa.. kaise ho s....sakti...hain....aap to khud ek..ladki ho.... " She was a crying mess now but there was no impact of her tears on Palak. She was engrossed in her own thoughts. She didn't pay any attention to samayara.
Within no time samayara left from their, went to her room, landed herself on bed and cried her heart out like there was no tomorrow.
Cursing herself, her life, her existence she didn't know when she drifted to sleep while crying.
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