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"Shehnaaz, you are fully drenched. Dry your hair and change your dress quickly. I'll send a cup of herbal tea for you.", Said Sana's mother.

Shehnaaz nods and goes to her room. She changes her clothes and wipes her hair with towel. Riya comes to her room with herbal tea and dinner.

"Di, here take this. How was your interview?", Riya asks.

Shehnaaz growls inwardly remembering all the taunts Sidharth showered on her.

"What happened di? You look so annoyed.", Said Riya.

"Let me breath atleast Riya.", Shehnaaz spoke in irritation while sipping the herbal tea.

"Sorry di", said Riya with a puppy face.

"Grrrr.. The interviewer was super annoying and khadoos. I reached late as the buses were on strike. He ushered me with the garland of taunts.", Shehnaaz expressed her frustration.

"May be he had a bad day himself. I remember how infuriated you were when your train arrived late last time when you were going out of town. Some people can't deal with delays.", Riya tried pacifying her.

Shehnaaz pondered and recalled her replies to him. She felt she was also harsh on him with her taunts. For her peace of mind, she decides to apologize to him the next day.

"Before I forget, Taayi ji had asked me to tell you that we have to go for shopping tomorrow evening to select a bridal wear for you.", Riya informs in excitement.

"What? Tomorrow evening? How can mom inform me this at such a short notice?", She says.

"Huh? What's wrong with you di? How many days prior notice should taayi ji give you for shopping?", Riya asks.

"Arghhh...okay fine.", She says.

She looks at the time, it was 9:30pm.

I don't even have the Khadoos Mittal's phone number. I can't ask daddu, else he will start teasing me. All I have to do is wait for his secretary to call me tomorrow as usual for reminding and then ask her to inform him that I won't be able to meet him. Hmmm...
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Sidharth was working on his laptop when his phone extension rings.

"Hello..", he speaks.

"Hello Sir, Ms. Shehnaaz Saxena wants to speak to you. Shall I transfer the call?", She asks.

"Hmmm..What does she wants now? I am anyways meeting her in another 6 hours.", He speaks disinterested.

"Okay Sir, I'll inform her that you are busy at the moment.", Says the secretary.

"Wait, transfer the call.", He says.

The secretary immediately connects him to her.

"Hello", Sidharth speaks strictly.

Shehnaaz rolls her eyes at his tone.
This person can't even speak on phone properly.

"Hello Mittal. I just called to inform you that I won't be able to meet you today. I have another important commitment.", Says Shehnaaz

"What? Our meetings are fixed 3 days earlier, why didn't you inform earlier? ", He asks.

"I would have but I didn't have your number to inform yesterday night. Anyways, all we do is taunt and fight, so what's a big deal if we choose to have a peace of mind today instead of meeting. Enjoy and take a chill pill Mittal.", She says.

"It isn't worth arguing with you. Go on and enjoy with your important commitment.", Says Sidharth and disconnects.

Shehnaaz frowns at her phone.
God! I was suppose to say sorry to him today. Now I won't. Huh!! Oh my good Lord, save me from getting married to this khadoos... please.
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"What the duck!! Daddu, this showroom is out of our range. Come lets go to another low budget clothes store.", Said Shehnaaz looking at the showroom as soon as she got down from taxi.

"Who told you? We can afford. Come lets go!", Said her grandfather walking inside the showroom with his cane.

"Wow Di, those bridal wears in display are so so beautiful. I feel like getting married just to wear them.", Riya said extremely excited.

Shehnaaz glared at her.

"First of all Daddu is acting weird. We can't afford buying a bridal wear here. I just hope he doesn't get a heart attack after knowing the prices. And next is you who wants to get married just to wear lehenga. Oh my melodramatic family!", Says Shehnaaz.

"Oh ho! Di don't waste time. Come let's go in. If not shopping atleast take trials and click pictures.", Says Riya by winking.

"When we don't want to buy, why try and waste time?", Shehnaaz shook her head in disbelief and walked inside the showroom. Her mouth fell agape to find her grandfather shaking hands with Sidharth's grandfather while Sidharth was sitting on the couch near them.

"Shehnaaz, come here", called her grandfather.

Shehnaaz plastered a fake smile and went near them with Riya.

"Somu, meet your soon to be grand daughter in law, Shehnaaz. And that's Riya, her cousin", her grandfather introduces them to his grandfather. Shehnaaz folds her hand while Riya touches his feet in obeisance. Shehnaaz's grandfather signals her to touch Sidharth's grandfather's feet like Riya. Shehnaaz grumpily touches his feet remembering how the two grandfathers are conspiring to get her married to the kadhoos Mittal.

"Good bless you my child. Ramu, why are you introducing them to me? I have atleast seen them when they were very young. Instead introduce the soon to be married couples to each other as they are meeting for the first time.", Teases Somesh, Sidharth's grandfather.

The grandfathers laugh while Sidharth and Shehnaaz glare at each other feeling irritated. Riya gawks at Sidharth dumbfounded.

Ramesh Saxena, Shehnaaz's grandfather introduces Shehnaaz and Sidharth to each other. Both handshake with each other with disinterested face. Shehnaaz presses his hand harder in anger as she was frustrated with the teasing grandfather's comments. Sidharth smirks as her grip did no harm to him. He slightly presses her hand and she shrieks softly.

"Idiot!", She says softly only to be heard to his ears.

"Hey Idiot, I am Sidharth Mittal. Nice to meet you, Idiot.", He replies softly. Shehnaaz narrows her eyebrows while cursing him without being audible.

"Hi Jiju, I am Riya. Your aadhi gharwaali. You are so so handsome jiju that I have started feeling jealous of Di.", Says Riya forwarding her hand to Sidharth for a handshake. He shook hands with her staring at Shehnaaz.

Shehnaaz rolls her eyes and goes to the counter to check for Bridal lehenga. While she looked at the rate tag. Sidharth goes and stands beside her. Riya was about to go behind them when her grandfather stops her.

"Riya, let the two spend sometime together. We planned this to allow them some time alone.", Says her Ramesh. Riya nods to agree and goes other way to simply window shop.

Shehnaaz shook her head looking at the price tag.

"So, this was your important commitment?", asks Sidharth.

"Yes. It is. But what are you doing over here, Mittal?", asks Shehnaaz

"Obviously, shopping for wedding dress. We don't get vegetables here, do we?", Says Sidharth sarcastically.

"Even if you get vegetables here, why would you buy it? You wouldn't even know the names of vegetables. Do you the difference between Bottle gourd and Pumpkin?", Asks Shehnaaz.

"Why do I need to know? I have servants for that kind of work. I can afford because I put efforts in earning for it.", Says Sidharth.

"Really? Try putting the same efforts in somebody else's company then. You will know, what exactly is your worth and the value of your efforts. And stop eyeing on your grandfather's wealth.", Says Shehnaaz.

"Are you jealous because I have a wealthy daada unlike yours?", Asks Sidharth.

"No, I am happy and glad that I don't have to feed my false ego and show-off my grandfather's wealth.", said Shehnaaz.

"Do you always have to taunt?", He asks.

"Oh!! Please hold me oh saint, because I am going to faint! (dramatically holding her head and with sweet voice) Huh!! Look who is talking? The person who started it first.", She said.

He smirked at her acting.

"So what do you do Ms. Saxena, apart from taunting me?", He asked.

"I am a choreographer and singer. Was a part of the Naadaan Parinde band for their shows until last week.", She speaks.

"Oh! That's why you were singing so much after getting drunk.", He chuckles.

"Ssshhhh.. my family will get an attack if they hear about me drinking. Huh!! Right now, I'm in between jobs. But I am utilizing it full time on the job of thinking on how to escape this unwanted wedding.", She says.

"Really?", He asks excited.

"Yes, I mean I realized that we really don't have a future together. I am 100 to the power of infinity percent sure that I can't fall in love with a person like you.", She exclaimed.

"Wow! Atleast somewhere we agree! But whatever you are planning, make sure that I don't lose my grandfather's wealth.", Says Sidharth.

"Hmmm...", She ponders while running her hands through lehengas absent mindedly.

"Ms. Saxena keep thinking. I will try some Sherwanis until then because if you don't come up with anything then we should be ready with our wedding dresses.", Says Sidharth and leaves to check for groom's dress.

Since the two were in different section, Riya joins Shehnaaz.

"Wow! Di, you are so lucky!! You've got a greek God himself as your husband.", Riya says gawking at Sidharth from far.

"Correction! He isn't my husband yet. But I am still not interested in marrying him.", Shehnaaz speaks annoyed.

"What? What material are you made up of? I mean look at him. His walking and dressing style describes elegance. His face and features tells the true meaning of handsomeness. But most important thing is his smile...", Riya goes on describing.

"Smile? Does he ever smile? When did you see him smile?", Shehnaaz asks.

"Ofcourse, look at him. He is smiling while talking on the phone right now.", Says Riya.

Shehnaaz looks at him, indeed his smile was captivating. He disconnects and looks at Shehnaaz staring at him and raises his eyebrows. Shehnaaz comes out of trance and nods to gesture nothing.

God! Did I really ogle at him while he was smiling? How can I? All because of this stupid Riya who was using her literature degree to describe him in and out.

She looks at Riya who was still ogling at him.

"Hey dumbo, stop letching over him.", Says Shehnaaz.

"Oops!! Sorry!! But Oh my! My di is getting possessive already.", Riya teases.

"Possessive? My foot! Why would I be possessive for him. He isn't my love interest nor my husband to be possessive.", She speaks in irritation.

"But you are getting married to him soon. How lucky you are di?", Says Riya with a pouty face looking at Sidharth.

"Stop ranting about my luck. If you are so much interested, I would transfer my luck to you.", Scolds Shehnaaz.

"Huh!! Sadly, you can't! You are destined to be his bride. So let's search a bridal wear for you now.", Says Riya.

"What to search? These are way too expensive. None of it falls in our budget.", Shehnaaz complains.

"Di, stop complaining. You can't be wearing some cheap lehenga since you are marrying Mittal. Media and big businessmen will attend the function so stop acting like middle class lady now. Try this, this looks amazing", says Riya handing a lehenga to her.

"I am a middle class lady so I will talk like one. Stop treating me like Mittal.", Says Shehnaaz.

"Okay okay! Now go and try this.", She pushes her towards the changing room area.

"Yeah, stop pushing me. I am trying. Wait here outside. I may need your help.", She says.

"Hmmm.. go inside atleast." Says Riya.

Shehnaaz goes inside and Riya's eyes found Sidharth. She slowly sneaks to talk to him.

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