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Naina woke up a bit early as she wanted to speak with Sameer before he leaves for Mumbai. She called him, but he did not answer....

Naina: Ye phone kyu nii utha re....kl se baat b nii hui.....pata nii kahan h....lekin inki flight mei abhi b time h...pata nii kya krre hain....

She kept blabbering to herself, just when her phone rang....it was a video call from him....

Samaina: Good morning....

He smiled at her mischievously and she blushed looking at him....

Sameer: Sorry vo mai nahane gaya tha....isiliye phone nii uthaya...

Naina: Aapne naha b lia?

Sameer: Haan....kyu?

Naina: Nii mujhe laga aap abhi uthe honge...isiliye...

Sameer: Mai to soya hi nii....to isiliye uth k jldi, I took bath....

Naina: Kyu? Aap soye kyu nii? Tabiyat theek h naa?

Sameer: Are Haan baba.....relax mai bilkul theek hu...aur tumhaare 440V k jhatke ne sone hi nii dia...

Naina: Mtlb?

Sameer: Wahi shock jo tumne mujhe lift mei dia tha...yaad aaya?

Naina very well remembered it and now she blushed profusely and gave a tough competition to beetroots.....he was enjoying it a lot....but he also knows that he would never wanna do anything to make her feel uncomfortable.....

Sameer: Umm....ab ye Sb chhodo...Tum kyu itni subah uth gyi?

Naina: Aap aaj jaa re hain naa....isiliye socha thodi der baat kr lu....aapki flight kb h?

Sameer: Abhi 11 bje.....aur mummy papa? Vo b aaj hi jaa re hain naa?

Naina: Haan....4 bje....

Sameer: Aur tum?

Naina: Kal yaa parso.....aaj agar papa jii ne ghar ka sb final kr lia to kl nii to parso....

Sameer: Haan lekin time p chali jana....so that you can get some rest before the rituals....

Naina: Vo to mushkil hi h....aap kbse leave p hain?

Sameer: 5th ko Ganesh pooja k baad jaunga...thodi der k liye....next day se leave..

Naina made a weird face when he mentioned of going to work.....Sameer saw this and gave her a 'ab kya hua' look and she just shrugged her shoulders....they both talked for some more time and then bid bye to each other and joined their respective families for breakfast......and after that Sameer left for Mumbai with Nanu, Nani and Preehan.

Naina also dropped her parents at the airport after lunch as all her relatives were coming to their place by tonight or tomorrow morning, hence they couldn't stay any longer......Vivek and Vishakha came in the evening, at her place with Deepika and she even called Riya, and after all the discussion and other stuffs, they decided to rent the house to Riya and her two other friends. Naina had dinner with Vivek, Vishakha and Deepika and it was decided that Naina would leave for Gwalior next day in the afternoon and Vivek and Vishakha will leave with Deepika at night after dropping Naina and making sure of her safe and comfortable departure.

Next day, Naina left for her home after meeting them. She reached home in two hours and all this while she kept Sameer updated about her each and every action.....as she knows, how worried he gets, whenever she's travelling.....when she reached her house, the decorations were in full swing.....her Maasi and elder Mama was already their with their families and also her Nanu and Nani and her younger Mama will be coming by next evening......they all were really happy seeing her.....

The entire Shukla house was decorated with lights and flowers.....it looked nothing less than a royal wedding decoration.......every one was really excited about the wedding rituals that would be starting after two days......As it was the first marriage of that generation and also one after a long time....

Even at Maheshwari estates.....everything was decorated and the entire mansion looked like a palace....most of the people got to know about Sameer's wedding, when they received the invitations....but still nobody knew the girl, as she was not some famous designer or a model....which people assumed would be......Vishakha and Vivek had reached with Deepika, at night and Dadi was left alone in Delhi......she was angry and really pissed off.....and kept on thinking of ways to ruin everything but couldn't come up with anything for now......and especially after vices threat, she didn't wanted to do anything.......

On 5th of May, everyone was up early.....there was a total hustle bustle in both the houses and everyone were running around the entire house......to ensure that everything was fine and there should be nothing lacking in the preparations for the pooja.....it was also Rakesh and Rama's 31st anniversary.....they never knew that this day would be more special, as the rituals of their daughter's wedding will commence from today itself......more than their own anniversary, they were happy and excited for their daughter......each and every parent on this planet, is always happy for their child more than they could be for themselves....for every parent, their child is always put ahead of their own happiness and life.....

Early morning, Sameer called Naina.....she was just getting ready for the pooja...

Samaina: Hello.....

Sameer: Kya ho raa h madam?

Naina: Bas taiyaar ho rii thi....aap bataiye?

Sameer: Mai b....10 bje ka mahurat h naa...isiliye ready hoke wait krra hu....

Naina: Haan...pehle pooja fir mummy papa katha mei baithenge....aur kuchh to vo krne hi nii de re....

Sameer: I know...Maine call kia lekin papa ka phone nii h unke pass I guess, call hi nii laga....

Naina: Haan I think kuchh krre honge...aapki baat krwau?

Sameer: Haan isiliye to call kia h....tumhaare saath time pass krne thode hi call kia h....apne mummy papa ko wish krne k liye kia h...

Naina: Huh...aaye bade....

He laughed loudly at her.....as he always knew, that even though Naina never kept herself as a priority in her own list, but she's always loved to be the centre of attraction....just like she's for her family.....and even she loved the attention she got from Sameer....and now he's well aware of this habit of hers....but still he loved to tease her.....she took the phone and gave it to Rakesh...

Rakesh: Hello...

Sameer: Hello papa...happy anniversary...

Rakesh: Thank you so much Beta.....Kaise ho?

Sameer: Achha hu papa...aap kaise hain?

Rakesh: Mai b theek hu beta....

Sameer: Papa aapka phone nii lg raa tha...isiliye maine Naina ko bola aapse baat krwane...

Rakesh: Haan shayad Naina k mama k pass h.....kisi ko raasta smjha re hain...

Sameer: Ohh achha...waise Mummy kahan h?

Rakesh: Haan Ek min.....Rama....Rama....

Rama: Jii aayi....Kya hua?

Rakesh: Lo Sameer ka phone h....

Rama: Achha...dijiye...

Rama took the phone from Rakesh....

Rama: Hello...

Sameer: Hello...happy anniversary mummy....

Rama: Thank you beta....kaise ho?

Sameer: Mai bilkul theek hu...aap kaisi h?

Rama: mai b bilkul theek hun....

They both kept talking for some time and then handing over the phone to Naina, Rama and Rakesh left to check the preparations for pooja......Naina took the phone and came back to her room....

Sameer: Ab b naraaz ho?

Naina nodded her head cutely....And Sameer smiled...

Sameer: Madam...phone p mundi hilaogi to kaise pata chalega.....kuchh bologi to smjhunga naa....

Naina also smiled....

Naina: Haan hu gussa....

Sameer: Lekin abhi to muskura rii ho....

Naina: Aapko kaise....

Before she could ask someone called her......

Naina: Sameer jana hoga....Sb bula re hain...

Sameer: Haan jao....free hoke call krna.....I mean pooja n katha k baad....

Naina: Okk...bye...aur aap b dhyaan rakhiyega...

Sameer: Okk madam...bye...and I Love you....

Naina just blushed and cut the call....he never left a chance to confess his love for her.....and every time she couldn't help but blush.....

After the call, both Naina and Sameer sat for the pooja simultaneously.....

Naina's house....

She wore a simple orange saree for the pooja and sat in front of the lord Ganesh idol...everyone sat on the sides and joined their hands.....

Pandit Jii chanted some mantras and asked her to offer flowers, and sweets during the entire process.....

Pandit: ab aap aankhein band krke bahgwaan se prarthna kijiye.....bhagwaan Ganesh sabhi vighno ko har lete hain.....

Naina nodded and folding her hands prayed....

Naina: (in mind) bhagwaan ji..aapko to sb pata h naa....Mere saath jo b hua....uske liye nii...lekin Sameer k saath jo hua, use theek krne k liye please mujhe strength dijiyega....aap mujhe aashirwaad dijiye ki mai unke har dard aur takleef ko khatam kr sku...unhe har khushi de sku.....unki har musibat har takleef aap mujhe de dijiye aur mere hisse ki har khushi unhe de dijiye.....bas meri madad kijiye ki mai apne aane waale har rishte ko poori imaandaari se nibha sku.....meri taraf se koi kami naa rahe.....aur mera aur Sameer ka rishta hamesha bana rahe......

Once she was done, the Aarti was done and after that Rama and Rakesh sat, for katha.....

Sameer's home....

He was wearing a simple kurta with payjama....when Poonam came to call him, he was ready and went downstairs with her......seeing him all were happy as they all have waited for long, for this day....Vishakha, Nani and Prabha came forward, and waving their hands above his head, blessed him and then made him sit in front of the lord Ganesh idol...

Pandit ji gave him some flowers and rice in his right hand....all others sat behind him with folded hands.....Pandit Jii started chanting some mantras, and once he was done...he asked Sameer to offer the flowers and rice to Ganesh bhagwaan......

Pandit: Beta....Ganesh jii ki pooja kisi b kaarya k prarambh mei krne se vo kaam bina kisi vipada yaa vighn k samnpann hota h....ab haath jod k bhagwaan se prarthna kro....aur aap sb b prarthna kijiye ki sb kushal mangal ho.....all started praying with folded hands.....

Sameer: (in mind) bhagwaan Jii aapko to pata h Mai pehle aap mei kabhi nii maanta tha....lekin ab mai aapko thank you bolna chahta hu....aapne mujhe meri Naina di h......mujhe ab kuchh nii chahiye....bs mujhe himmat dijiyega ki mai use tan, mann aur dhan har tarah se khush rakh sku....use kabhi koi dard yaa takleef chhoo b naa ske.....aur uske har puraane dard ko mita sku....mere hisse ki har khushi use de dijiyega.....aur uska har dard mujhe.....

They both were praying for each other.....unknown that the other one prayed for their other half's happiness and they were indeed each other's happiness....they did complete each other.....

Nanu: Bhagwaan mere bachchon ko har buri nazar se bachana....dono ne bahot dukh dekhe hain...ab inki aur pareeksha mt lena....

Nani: Bhagwaan inhe hamesha khush aur saath rakhna...meri umar b inhe lg jaaye......

The pooja ended after aarti and the prasad was distributed by Swapreeamrita.....and after some time, Sameer also left for office...and no one stopped him as he had already informed them earlier and that he'll be back soon....

Sameer was busy with his work, as he's on leave from tomorrow onwards.....he has planned a surprise for Naina, and would not be able to come to office on daily basis at least for a month now....and everything will be handled by others.....Even while working, he was getting distracted, waiting for Naina's call.....Naina called him at around 1 in the afternoon....

Samaina: Hello...

They both smiled.....as this is the thing they both never wanted to change....not even after when they would be celebrating their 50th anniversary maybe.....

Naina: kya krre hain?

Sameer: Bas thoda last ka kaam....

Naina: Abhi b kaam?

Sameer: Nii bas sb ready krke rakh raa hu...meri absence mei koi problem naa ho...Tum batao kya krri thi?

Naina: Abhi free hui....par sbne gher rakha tha...abhi mauka mila call krne ka....aapne khana khaya?

Sameer: Nii thodi der mei kha lunga...tumne khaya?

Naina: Nii....abhi kuchh log baithe hain...to unke baad khaungi.....pooja ho gyi?

Sameer: Haan achhe se aur wahan?

Naina: Haan sb ho gaya...

Sameer: Hmm...ab kl humaari haldi...

Naina: Nii yahan aaj shaam b ek rasam hogi...jo haldi k pehle hoti h....

Sameer: Konsi? Nani yaa mummy ne to kuchh nii kaha.....

Naina: Hahhaha buddhu humaare yahan hoti h....usme haldi k pehle tel chadhate hain....jaise haldi lagate hain waise hi.....

Sameer: Tel?

Naina: Mtlb oil....

Sameer: Are ye pata h but kyu?

Naina: Pata nii kabhi poochha hi nii.....

Sameer: Ye kya baat hui? Ki tumhe pata hi nii h..

Naina: Haan poochha hi nii isiliye....

Sameer: Achha batao kb hogi ye rasam?

Naina: Raat ko......Aur fir kl haldi...

Sameer: Are waah....aur b koi different rasmein hoti h kya?

Naina: Haan bahot saari....

Sameer: Haan to batao naa...

Naina: Jb hongi tb...abhi aap jaake khana khaiye.....

Sameer: Naina....batao naa....

Naina: Nii abhi aap ghr jayenge aur khana khayenge.....

Sameer: Okk...lekin ghar nii jaa skta...bahot kaam h....

Naina: Nii....aap jaa re hain that's it...

Sameer knew Naina wouldn't give up..so he used his best trick...

Sameer: Naina....smjho naa jaan...sachi bahot kaam h...

He again called her jaan...after hearing this endearment...she always lost her senses and he knew it really well....

Naina: Ab...vo...jl...Jldi chle jaiyega...mai jaati hu sb bula re hain......

Saying this she immediately cut the call and kept the phone close to her heart....her heart was racing at a great speed.....and her ears heated up.....and Sameer chuckled at her reaction....he ruffled his hair and got back to work.....

In the evening, everyone gathered for the rasam, after maagar maati , which is a Brahmin tradition where they do some pooja and after that dig out some soil from an open ground and it is done by someone, who's first letter of the name matches with that as suggested by Pandit Jii then the mandap is put up using that soil.....

Naina wore a simple suit and was made to sit under the mandap....all the ladies applied oil using their fingertips....first on her feet, then back of the palms, shoulders and her forehead.....Naina sat there when the ritual was first started by her mother and then followed by her grandmothers and then her aunts and others.....

Later at night, Naina and her cousins had brought a cake, as a surprise for both Rama and Rakesh and it was cut in the presence of only the closed family members...not including many people. Sameer was also taken on the video call as now he was also an important part of the family.....

At night while speaking with Sameer, she told him about both the rituals.....he was very curious to know everything going on there....and her cousins kept him updated by sending him pictures of every ritual....she explained him about the rituals, with whatever information she gathered from all the ladies.....they both slept peacefully thinking about the wedding and all the rituals....Sameer couldn't wait to be with her.....both had beautiful dreams for their future.....

Next morning, both the families were really excited....their happiness knew no bounds.....all were ready for the haldi ceremony.....

Naina's house....

All the decorations were done in yellow, near the mandap as all the rituals are to be performed under it.....Naina wore a yellow suit, and when it was time, she was brought downstairs by her sisters....

She was made to sit on a low sofa like stool and then one by one everyone came and started applying haldi on her....

Firstly, Rama came and did a small Aarti for Naina and also did a small ritual to protect her daughter from all the evil eyes......both the mother and daughter had moist eyes......and everyone could understand their feelings.....after Rama, her grandmothers did the ritual, and then taking dhurva in both her hands applied haldi to thier grand-daughter and then her aunts followed by the others.....

According to the Brahmin rituals, only the ladies from the family apply haldi to the bride except for her mother and also the male members of the family, so Rakesh and her uncles came towards her and blessed her......

Everyone were overwhelmed, as Naina had always been close to all her family members and not just her parents....all her siblings, started playing Holi with the haldi and even the gents joined the kids and ladies....Naina was really happy seeing her entire family enjoying....after playing with the haldi, all started to dance on the dhol beats and they even dragged Naina along.......

Sameer's house......

The entire mansion was decorated in yellow...with yellow coloured flowers and drapes.....All were running here and there looking for the arrangements...not many people were invited to the wedding rituals only a few closed ones....Romundit were checking each and every thing minutely as they did not want anything to lack in their brother's marriage......

Once satisfied, they went upstairs and called Sameer for the ritual.....Sameer had worn only payjama, but he put a towel around his neck, when he was told that he cannot wear any kurta or vest.....all the ladies were waiting in the garden area, where a sofa was set up for Sameer and also seating arrangements were done for the other guests......

Sameer settled down on the sofa, firstly Nani came and put a black dot of kohl behind his ears, to save him from all evil eyes and he smiled at her.....Nani took the dhurva and then applied haldi to Sameer.....

After Nani, came Vishakha.....she was too emotional today. There was a time, when she even gave up on the idea, that Sameer would involve her on his most important day......even Sameer had tears in his eyes....as over the years, he had totally given up on his dreams...being happy was something that he thought, would never be possible in this life. Vishakha moved her hand forward and wiped his tears....even Sameer had wiped her tears, nodding his head in no.....all had tears in their eyes, seeing this scene in front of them......After them, Prabha came and applied haldi to Sameer and also waving her hand above his head, blessing him.

After Vishakha, came Nanu followed by Vivek and Kamlesh. Nanu and Vivek, also became emotional, and Vivek even remembered his late friend and again apologised to him in his heart, for making his son suffer so much....seeing his expressions, Nanu understood what he must be thinking and he came and patted Vivek's shoulder.....seeing the emotional ambience, Romundit took the charge along with their girls and covered Sameer with haldi totally.....now he literally looked like a yellow coloured ghost.....he also started throwing haldi on his friends and it all ended up in a haldi fight......all enjoyed the youngsters banter to the core and then they all started dancing on the beats of the dhol and even dragged Sameer in it.....

All enjoyed to the core, and after some time all went to their rooms, to get rid of the haldi which was all dried up now and take a bath.....

As and when Sameer reached his room, he took his phone and saw that Maahi had sent him the pictures of the haldi function there....he was totally lost on seeing Naina, she looked even more beautiful....the glow on her face was incomparable......he made a video call to Naina immediately hoping that she'd not have taken bath yet....she answered the call in just two rings....

Samaina: Hello.....

As expected, she hadn't taken bath yet and was in the same yellow outfit....and Naina was kind of shocked seeing him totally covered with haldi, and was not wearing any kurta and vest....her face started to heat up, and Sameer could see his effect on her....

Sameer: Kya hua Naina? Haldi ki rasam ho gyi?

Naina: Ab...vo...hn...haa....haan...aa...aapki?

Sameer: Mujhe dekh k to dur se b pata chal jayega ki aaj meri haldi thi.....

Naina: Ab...Haan...vo..mai...

Sameer: Ek min....saying this he kept the phone and came back within two minutes, with a towel around his neck again....

Naina was a bit relaxed now....

Sameer: Waise aaj haldi k saath koi special rasam?

Naina: Nii humaare yahan shaadi se pehle saat baar haldi lgti h....mandatory h...

Sameer: Kya? Saat baar?

Naina: Haan....

Sameer: Aur usme se ek b baar mai nii laga skta...

He said this murmuring to himself and making a sulking face, Naina heard it and blushed....But acted as if she didn't hear anything...

Naina: Aapne kuchh kaha?

Sameer: Ab nii...vo...kuchh nii...

Naina smiled warmly at him...

Naina: Maine sun lia tha....

Sameer thought that she might not like this, and he started apologising to her....

Sameer: Naina I'm sorry mai vo....I don't wanna make you uncomfortable in any way...I didn't intend to...

Naina: Sameer.....aisa kuchh nii h...aapki kisi b baat se Mai kabhi uncomfortable yaa uneasy nii ho skti...so don't worry....

He smiled finally calming down...

Naina: Achha wahan kisi bowl mei haldi h kya aapke aas paas?

Sameer looked at her, but when she told him to look for it through gestures, he looked around and found a small bowl of haldi, he went and picked it up...

Naina: Ab aap apne haath mei haldi lijiye..

He did as she said, and found her doing the same...

Naina: Ye aapki taraf se mai khud ko lagaungi, aur aap meri taraf se apne gaal p lagaiye...

Saying this, she applied haldi on her cheeks, constantly looking at him and he too did the same....and there was a warm smile on both their faces...she always has solutions to make him happy and change his mood within a second.....

Naina: Lijiye...laga li aapne haldi...

Sameer: Haan aur ab tum mere rang mei rang gyi ho....

He said this with a mischievous smile and she started looking down, the yellow color or haldi giving a tough competition to the natural red color that developed on her cheeks automatically......

Extremely sorry for late update....but I'm too held up in my assignments....hope you all like this part....and please do in-line comments and give suggestions for improvement.....