Rakesh: Rama zara idhar aana, dekho ye mujhse bandh nahi raha hai.

Draped in a green designer saree Rama was searching for her purse, just then Rakesh called out her name for help. She started moving towards the room and saw her husband struggling to knot his tie.

Rama: yeh kya pehen rakha hai aapne, acha khasa kurta pehente toh ye problem na hoti. Ab aapki pyaari beti ko hi bulaiyye, mujhe nahi aata ye bandhne.

Rakesh: Naina!! Idhar toh aa zara.

Clad in a magenta pink coloured dress with her flowing white dupatta, Naina was descending down the stairs.

As soon as she entered the room she heard her momcursing her father  to wear that particular dress.

Rama: Agar maine nikala hua kurta pehente to aaj hum dono ache se colour co-ordinated  hote. Pata nahi kyu ye pehena hai aapne.

Naina: Kya mummy kyu daant rahe ho papa ko, itne toh ache lag rahe hai young and dashing.

Rakesh: aur nahi toh kya, kurta pehenta toh buddha dikhta na. Ye suit pehna hai toh dekho meri beti bhi keh rahi hai ki main young dikh raha hu. 

Rama: Is umar mein young kyu dikhna hai aapko? Aapki toh biwi hai na toh kisse patana hai ab?

Naina: Mummy, papa kisiko patana nahi hai, magar dil se toh young hi hona chahiye na.

Rama : Tum dono baap-beti ek saath aajate ho aur mujhe akela kar dete ho.

Naina: Ha toh aap bhi toh preeti ke saath shamil ho jaate hai.

Rakesh: Tab mai kuch bolta hu kya?

Rama : ha ha rehne hi dijiye. Aaj jab aayegi na meri beti tab dikha denge hum aapko.

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Started in 1981, the VJN college was celebrating its 50 years of establishment. The ground was covered with vehicles parked. Many students and ex-students were invited; the assembly hall was all crowded with people. Colourful balloons and strings wee attched to the walls. Counters of juices and snacks were hovered by the children of the ex-students invited. And ths list were included the Agarwals.

Rakesh was introducing his family to his old college mates and just then one of his friend Naitik asked,

Naitik: Arre Rakesh, tumhe pata hai kya ki Maheshwari aanewala hai ya nahi.

Another friend hopped into the conversation.

Rajiv: haa yaar, woh toh bilkul hi gayab go gaya, hai na?

Mathur: Rakesh tujhe to pata hi hoga na, tum dono toh hamesha se hi saath the. Aaj aa raha hai kya woh?

Rakesh: do din pehle baat hui thi keh raha tha ki aa raha hai family ke saath. Shayad aata hi hoga.

While Rakesh was talking with his friends, Naina tugged at her mom's arms.

Rama: kya hai? Kyu bula rahi hai?

Naina: Maa, Preeti kab aayegi, aapki pakka baat hui thi na usse?

Rama: haa baba, aati hogi woh.

"Mummy!!!"

A 27 year old young boy comes towards Rama and hugs her tightly. All the ladies started staring at them.

Lady: Arre Rama, tumne bataya nahi ki tumhe ek ladka bhi hai.

Rama: Nahi- nahi, yeh mera bata nahi hai; yeh toh mera daamad hai, Pandit.

Pandit: Kya mummy aap toh hamesha mujhe apna beta kehti hai aur ab main apka daamad ho gaya?

Rama: Arre, tu toh mera beta hi hai.

"Haa-haa aur main toh adopted hoon nahi."

And here enters our very own Preeti. Naina gets happy seeing her sister and takes her in her arma tightly, Preeti hugs her back and they part.

Preeti: Ab toh mujhe yakeen ho gaya hai mummy ki aap na mujhe kachre ke dibbe mein se laye ho. Mujhse toh koi pyar hi nahi karta siwaye Naina ke.

Rama(sarcastically): Ha isiliye toh tujhe apne team mein rakha hai na.

Preeti: Ha woh toh hai ki------

Preeti was interrupted by the noise of media. All the guests look out of the hall windows.And one of them shouts," Arre Sameer Maheshwari aaya hai yaha."

All the youngsters look down the windows along with some old people. But Naina was an exception. She did not like the media at all.

Naina: Jab in logo ko pata hai ki in logo ke peeche 24 ghante media rehti hai toh yeh log public places aate hi kyun hai? Khud bhi pareshaan hote hai aur dusro ko bhi karte hai.

Saying this Naina and Preeti move towards the drinks table. They start chatting about suffs like clothes, their work, friends, etc. They both were having a great talk when their father called them.

Rakesh: Aao yaha, toh ye hai mera best friend Vivek Maheshwari.  

Rakesh said side hugging Vivek.

Rakesh: yeh hai unki wife, yeh unka bada beta Manoj aur yeh unki bahu Swati.

Preena and Swati introduced themselves with each other.

Rakesh: Aur yeh hai Sameer unka chota beta, tum log toh isse jaanti hi hogi.

 Dressednin a black crisp shirt and black pant, Sameer was looking terrific.

He fowarded his hand for shaking which was accepted by Preeti ; but Naina folded her hands in a namaste.

Vivek: Aur yeh hai hamare ghar ke sabse chote, shaitaan Advait.

Rama: Hello Advait!!

Meeting new people Advait got shy and snuggled into his mothers warmth. Watching his shy act everyone laughed wholeheartedly; but Sameer's whole attention was on the most beautiful smile he had seen after his mom's and Nani's.

Whose smile was was it? 

Well I do believe that you all must be knowing whose it was.

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Heyya!!

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Shambhavi and Hemangi.