Dadu: Naina, Sameer adopted hai.

Naina is shaocked hearing Dadu's words.

Naina: Kya? Par kaise?

Dadi: Sameer, Vishakha ki dost KIran ka beta hai. Sameer ke janam hone ke 2 din baad Kiran aur uska pati yaha aaye the.

Dadu: Who yaha ke paas ke mandir me darshan karne aaye the lekin Sameer ko ulti hui isiliye who use yaha hi chod gaye. Jab woh log waha gaye toh unka waha ek accident ho gaya aur uss mein unka dehant ho gaya.

Naina inhales deeply while her eyes became teary. Dadi rubs her back and nods her head in a no to make her stop crying.

Naina: Kya inhe yeh sab pata hai?

Dadu: Nahi, yeh baat sirf Vivek-Vishakha aur Sumitra hi jaanti hai.

Naina: Toh fir aapne mujhe yeh aab kyu bataya.

Dadi: Bhagwan na kare Naina par agar Sameer ko yeh kabhi pata chala toh uske liye hum apne bhi use paraye hi lagenge. Who humpe vishwas nahi rakh payega aur toot jayega.

Dadu: Aur uss wakt uske liye sirf tumhe uski apni hogi. Tumhe hi use sambhalna hoga...agar tum iss rishte ke liye tayar ho toh.

Naina looks at both of them who were looking at her with hopeful eyes. She looks down not knowing what to reply. Dadi understands her situation and smiles; she cups her face and says-

Dadi: Tumhari ha ho ya na par ab se tum meri sabse pyaari poti ho.

Saying this she kisses Naina's forehead.

Dadu: Sumitra deviji yeh mat bhuliye ki hamare aur bhi pote potiya hai jo jamara intezar har rahe hai. Isiliye kya ab hum chal sakte hai.

Dadu says and forwards his hand to Dadi and she accepts blushingly. They walk out followed by Naina.

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All were seated on the dining table whereas the ladies except Dadi were serving the delicacies kept on the table.

Dadu: Wah!! Aaj itna sab banaya hai aap logo ne, arre Rakesh main toh kehta hoon kit um yahi reh jaan roz aisa khana banega.

Munna: Arre wah!! Aloo ka halwa, Khandvi, kachori aur samose bhi hai. Aaj toh sabka favourite bana hai.

Swati: Yeh sab toh Naina ne banake laya, ghar ka khana abhi parosna baaki hai.

Vivek: Naina beta itni takleef kyu lee tumne? Sab yaha bana hi toh tha.

Naina: Uncle isme taklif kya? Thoda bohot ja aata hai who le aayi.

Dadi: Khushboo toh bohot badiya hai.

Rama: Kakiji ab iska swad bhi lijiye aur bataiye kaisa hai.

The ladies serve the dishes when Sameer covers his plate stoping Swati from serving more.

Sameer: Arre bhabhi, bas bohot ho jayega.

Swati: Devarji aapko toh samose pasand hai na, aaj ke din toh calories mat giniye.

Naina: Samose gehu ke ate se banaye hai aur baked hai tale hue nahi aur aloo kw halwe mein bhi sugar free dala hai toh koi bhi dish jyada unhealthy nahi hai.

Naina: says looking at Sameer and he moves his hand aside.

Swati: Arre wah!! Abhi se ek dusre ka khayal rakhna shuru hai haa!!

They all laugh loudly teasing Samaina and Naina goes inside getting shy.

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Everyone was praising Naina for her delicious dishes; they all sat in the living room tasting the home-made chocolates that Naina made specially for Advait.

Just then Vivek asked Sameer to show Naina their garden.

Vivek: Sameer, Naina ko hamara garden toh dikhao.

Sameer: Ji papa. Naina and Sameer walk out towards the garden.

Sameer: Khana bohot acha tha.

Naina: Thank you.

Sameer: Yeh hamara garden, sab kuch Dadu-Dadi ne hi kiya hai. Unhe bohot pasand hai gardening ki.

Naina: Bohot acha hai.

Sameer: Tumhe gardening pasand hai?

Naina: Ha ,thoda bohot pasand hai.

She then looks at a row of roses of all colors.

Naina: Wow!! Yeh saare colorful roses bhi Dadu Dadi ne lagaye hai?

Sameer: Umm...Nahi...yeh saare maine lagaye hai.

Naina: Aapko gardening mein dilchasbi hai?

Sameer: Pasand toh nahi par bas yeh phool bohot pasand hai aur Dadu hamesha kehte hai ki zindagi rang birangi hone chahiye isiliye saare colors ke le aaya.

Naina gives a small impressing smile and adores the roses.

Sameer: Naina , mujhe tumse kuch kehna hai.

Naina: Ji kahiye.

Sameer: Hum waha baithte hai fir batata hun.

They both sit on the bench placed in the garden.

Sameer: Naina, ek baat hai jo maine aaj tak kisi ko nahi batayi lekin tumhe batana chahta hu. Bhale tumhara decision jo bhi ho iss shaadi ko lekar, par main tumhe ek zaruri baat batana chahta hu jo tumhe mere bare mein pata hona chahiye. Main tumhe kisi bhi tarah andhere mein nahi rakhna chahta ya tumhara dil nahi dukhana chahta. Tum please yeh baat ache se samajh lena aur fir hi apna decision lena.

Naina: Kya baat hai Sameer? Aisi kya baat hai jo aap yu iss tarah...Imean bohot serious hai kya?

Sameer: Naina, main mummy-papa ka saga beta nahi hu, main adopted hu

Sameer knew? But how? Dadu told her that Sameer didn't know about anything. But here he was telling her what she already heard a while before.

Naina: Aapko kaise pata yeh sab?

Sameer: Main jab papa ke saath hamare company mein kaam karta tha tab main eek baar papa aur mamaji ko bolte suna tha ke mein maa ki ek dost ka beta hu. Uss wakt bohot gussa aaya tha mujhe ki unhone mujhe ye sab pehle bataya kyon nahi? (taking a pause) Gusse mein hi maine Mumbai jaane ka faisla liya tha. Uss wakt mujhe sabse bohot dur jaana tha. Mera ek college friend Zain waha rehta tha, acting ke liye try kar raha tha. Main uske paas gaya , waha buri sangat mein rehne laga. Sharab, cigarette peene laga. Mumbar jaane ke baad maine ghar call karna bhi kam kar diya tha. Ek din Zain ne hi kaha ki main bhi auditions du. Main bhi independent hona chahta tha toh maine auditions diye aur fir mujhe YUDKBH ki serial mili.

Naina: Kya yeh baat aapne ghar kahi thi?

Sameer nods his head in a no with welled up eyes.

Sameer: Jab maine script padhi tab mujhe samajh aaya ki character ki saggi maa bhi use paraya kar deti hai, par meri maa ne toh paraye hote hue bhi mujhe saga mana. Uss wakt bohot roya main aur dusre din wapis aa gaya. Sabko serial ke bare mein bataya aur dekha ki sab kitne khush the mere liye. Isiliye kisiko aaj tak nahi bataya ke main adoption ke bare mein jaanta hu.

Naina: Aapne yeh saari baatein mujhe kyun bataiyi? Aap yeh chupa bhi toh sakte the?

Sameer: Naina, jo rishta hamare bich hone wala hai usme main chahta hun ki sab transparent ho. Main nahi chahta ki tumhe mere zindagi ke bare mein kisi aur se pata chale.

Naina and Sameer look at each other with several emotions just then Swati calls them from the balcony.

Swati: Mummy- papa bula rahe hai, aap dono ki baate ho gayi ho toh aa jaiye.

Sameer: Aa rahe hai. (To Naina) Chale?

Naina nods a yes and they walk towards the main door. Just before reaching there Naina stops and asks-

Naina: Aapse ek baat puchu?

Sameer: Hmm

Naina: Kya aap is rishte ke liye haa karne wale hai?

Sameer: Kya yum iss rishte ke liye naa karne wali ho?

Naina takes a pause and then says slowly.

Naina: Mujhe nahi pata.

Sameer: Par mujhe pata hai.

Sameer says looking into her eyes and walks in the house.

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The sky was covered in a tar black blanket with bright city lights the pale crescent moon shone like a silvery claw in the night sky. The water in the portholes simmered by the glow of the bright yellow street lamps.

Naina was lying cosily in her bed with thoughts running in her mind. It had been 2 days since Samaina's conversation. She could not take her mind off from the honest eyes of Sameer. He shared every small detail of his life without even knowing about her decision. And not only him, his family also did the same. Unknowingly she was attracted towards him.

"knock-knock"

"Naina me ander aajau"

Naina-Aaiye na Papa.

Rakesh enters Naina's room and sits beside her.

Rakesh-Kya kar rahi thi beta??

Naina-Kuch nhi, bas aize hi, sone ki tayari.

Rakesh-Naina tumne kya socha hai phir??

Naina understands what her father was asking her.

Naina-Mujhe samajh nhi aa raha hai Papa....Thoda dar lag raha hai ki kya main jo faisla lungi vo sahi hoga????

Rakesh-Kya tumhe ab bhi koi shak hai?Tumhe kuch galat lag raha hai??

Naina-Nhi Papa kuch bhi galat nhi hai par kya kuch bhi galat na hona sahi hai???

Rakesh-Naina jab kismat chahti hai to sab sahi hota hai aur jab nhi chahti tab sab galat. Shayad aaj jo cheeze tumhe sahi lag rahi hai vo kal galat lage.

There was a silence between them.......

Naina-Aapko kya lagta hai Papa??

Rakesh-Mujhe to Sameer ekdum sahi lagta hai. Vo ek aise khandan se hai jisse me bachpan se jaanta hu. Vo accha-khasa kamata hai aur usske ghar mein tumhe kabhi bhi kisi bhi cheez ki kami nhi hogi....

Naina-Papa ye paiso aur cheezo ki baat nhi hai ye unke svabhav ke baare me hai..

Rakesh-Baat paiso ke baare mein bhi hai Naina,usske svabhav ke baare me hum jaante hi hai ki vo kitna accha hai lekin me apni beti sirf ek acche insan ko to nhi de sakta na....Mujhe ye bhi to dekhna padega na ki vo insan meri Rajkumari ko ek Rani jaise rakhe; Usse kisi bhi cheez ki ya khushi ki kami na ho. Aur Naina agar tu isse na bhi karde to kya guarantee hai ki dusra ladka Sameer se bhi accha aur saccha hoga??

Naina-To kya Sameer hi sabse accha aur saccha hai??

Rakesh-Naina maine aise to nhi kaha..Sameer me bhi to kuch na kuch burai hogi hi na... "No One Is Perfect In This World"...Tu waapis se uski kahi hui har baat ko socch, samajh aur faisla le...

Saying this Rakesh starts walking towards the door to move out not before saying

"Beta me chahta hu ke tu iss rishte ko ek mauka de phir chahe kuch bhi ho main har pal tera saath dunga."

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NEXT DAY

Rakesh and Rama were sitting in the balcony sipping their morning tea, When Naina comes towards them.

Naina/Sameer-"Meri Iss Rishte Ke Liye HAA Hai"

To be continued...

Heyya!!!

The next chapter's here as a gift from our side on the occasion of our hero's birthday.

And to mention that the pics of the dishes in the story are not taken by google except the baked samosa and aloo halwa but are actually made by Hemangi. Thank you so much for it Hema❤

Also we have a new cover for the book.

It is designed by me, just tried making one hope it's good.

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