Preedit: HONEYMOON?????

Munna: nahi nahi tu na tirth yatra pe hi jaa waise bhi tera naam bhi pandit hai.

All were laughing and pandit was staring munna with anger. Seeing pandit munna shut his mouth and stood quietly.

Bela: chalo tum log baatein karo mujhe preeti se kuch kaam hai, preeti zara aa toh.

Preeti looked at naina and asked her what through gestures and naina just shrugged her shoulder. They both went in Bela's room.

Bela: yeh le tere liye.

Bela forwarded her hand towards preeti giving her a wrapped gift.

Preeti : yeh kya hai mummy??

Bela: tere liye nighty layi thi, waise wali...

Bela said raising her one eyebrow and tilting her head.

Preena: kaisiwali??

they also asked her in the same way she told them and then looked at each other and laughed. Bela slapped their shoulders.

Bela:ab tum dono badi ho gayi ho, kallo teri toh shaadi ho chuki aur naina teri bhi honewali hai toh ab tum dono pe bohot saari zimmedariya aa jayengi,saara kaam karna padega, gharwalo ka dhyan rakhna padega, apne pati ka dhyan rakhna padega par in sab mein khud ka khayal rakhna mat bhulna. Maine toh apni saari zindagi iss ghar dhar mein nikali hai,bas rishton naaton mein uljhi rahi main. Sirf 16 saal ki thi jab meri shaadi ho gayi par fir bhi tere papa ne mera saath nahi choda, ha wo alag baat hai ki main hi sirf ghar mein rahi. Auraton ne bahar kaam nahi karna chahiye yeh cheeze bachpan se hamare dimaag me daali gayi hai. Hume toh bachpan mein bhi puchte the toh hum bhi yahi kehte ki hum bade hoke ghar sambhalenge, maa banenge. Par ab aisa nahi hai, auraten bahar kaam karti hai, padh-likhkar kuch bada kar dikhaten hai. Tere papa ne bhi tum dono ko yahi sikhaya hai, aur mujhe mere dono damado par pura vishwas hai ki wo tumhe hamesha khush rakhenge. Par ek aur baat jab bhi nayi nayi shaadi hoti hai na tab mardo mein na ek josh sa aata hai,lekin hume hosh mein rehna padta hai. Saari cheeze hume hi fir bhugtni padti hai,wo toh apna kaam karke chale jate hai. Aur haa tum dono na rishtedaron ke dabav mein aakar bacho ke baare mein jaldi mat sochna, kam se kam 2 saal toh akele hi rehna fir sochna bacho ke baare main. Samajhi??

preena: ji mummy/chachiji.

Bela: aur haa preeti kal na main naina ko tere ghar bhijwati hu kuch saaman hai tere liye, aur fir woh tujhe packing ke liye bhi madat kar degi.

Preeti: hmm

Bela; ab chalo.

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Preeti and naina were packing the bags and chit chatting.

Preeti:sach me kal jab mummy ne humse woh baatein ki na tab mujhe samajh aaya ki mummy ne apni puri zindagi hamare liye tyag di. Na koi khwaish ki nahi zidd bas hume khush karne ke liye puri zindagi luta di. Aaj tak kabhi yeh baate dimaag me aayi hi nahi, bas mummy chillati hai, marti hai, kam karvati hai aur tinde banwati hai yahi saari cheeze thi. Par aaj jaake samajh aaya ki ma ke saare shabd aur kaam apne bacho ke liye hi hote hai.

Naina: sach keh rahi hai tu preeti. Maa apne bacho ke liye sab karti hai aur chachiji ne mere liye itna kiya hai me bolu to bhi kam hai. Hamesha se bin maaki bachi ye sunti aayi hu par asal me maine kabhi yeh mehsus hi nahi kiya, chachiji ne mujhe apni beti samajhkar hi paala posa, mujhe kabhi paraya nahi samajha .

Preeti: sach mein maa banna bohot badi zimmedari hoti hai.

Naina: hmmm......waise tu yeh sab kar payegi??

Preeti: kya??

Naina: yahi, apne bacho ke liye apne sapne tyaag dena.....tu bhi toh ab jald hi maa banegi na.....kyunki mujhe nahi lagta ki pandit tujhe aisiwali nighty mein dekhega to ....

Preeti looks at her with widen eyes and naina runs away followed by preeti running after her.

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"Ahemdabad se Mumbai aane wali train 422678 platform kramank 3 par pohoch chuki hai."

Mumbai the dream city of many people. Where people walk and eat at the same time to save time, where you may get last in a crowd of thousand people but a place where you'll find a serene place to watch a sunset at the beach. It is a place that does not sleep, a place where people are so busy that don't even have time to talk. And here was our favourite couple Preedit standing on the station. All the people were running here and there, some were running to catch their train and some were jumping off the running train. Some ladies in the local train were sitting and chopping their veggies, some were peeling garlic and some people had already dozed off. Many vendors were walking and shouting the name of the thing that they were selling.

"Somose lelo samose"

That was it amongst so much of noise and sound the voice of the samosa vendor directly fell on Pandit's ears.
And being a die heart fan of samosa Mr. Pandit went towards the vendor leaving his own wife. Who was startled by not finding her husband. Preeti started searching for him but he was no where to be seen, just then she saw a vendor talking to a person who was dressed same like her husband. After moving a little closer and getting a proper view she recognised that the man was none other than her own wedded and official husband Pandit.

Preeti: tum yaha kya kar rahe ho???

Pandit was busy munching on the samosa when he heard his newly wedded wife's voice.

Pandit: woh main....yeh...yeh samosa kha raha tha.. tumhe bhi chahiye kya??

Preeti: tum pagal ho gaye ho kya?? Is samose ke liye tum mujhe aise akele hi chod aaye??

Pandit:(stopped eating) aaa...woh..maine ekdum se samose wala dekh liya na toh main dauda chala aaya...sorry...tum ruko main abhi sab saman uthata hu aur taxi bulata hu.

Pandit was walking towards the luggage when preeti snatched the samosa from his hand.

Pandit: aree...yeh toh mera samosa hai.

Preeti: hai nahi tha, mujhe akele yaha chodne ki saza yeh hai ki ab yeh samosa tumhe nahi milega.

Pandit: are lekin....

Preeti : tum bags utha rahe ho na??

Preeti questioned him and pandit made a sad face picking up the bags and started walking. He reached near the taxi stand and turned to see preeti panting.

Preeti: Zara dheere chala karo, itni bheed me kaise chal lete ho??

Pandit looked at her in anger and took the bag which she was carrying and kept it in the car.

Pandit: tum peeche baitho me a age baithta hu.

Preeti wanted to say something but pandit immediately sat in the car. Preeti could see his puffed mouth but then she smiled looking at her bag and sat inside.

They soon reached their hotel and went to the room. Pandit directly went in the washroom to freshen up without even looking at preeti. Preeti saw this and removed a thing from her bag which was wrapped in paper ,kept on the table and started arranging it. Soon when pandit came outside he saw his favourite dish samosa on the table. A wide smile appeared on his face and he ran towards it and started munching on it. Seeing this preeti also smiled and shook her head knowing his love for samosa. She took her clothes and walked towards the washroom to freshen up when pandit held her hand.

Pandit:sorry main tumse gussa ho gaya aur baat bhi nahi ki itni der Se. Lekin tum to janti ho na ki mujhe samose kitne pasand hai. Sorry, maaf kardo.

Pandit said holding his ears and making a puppy face.

Preeti:(chuckled) haa pata hai ki tumhe tumhare yeh samosa tumhari jaan se bhi zyada pyare hai aur isiliye to main inhe le aayi. Kyunki tumhari yeh Jo hasi hai na WO agar tumhare chehre pe na ho toh mujhe acha nahi lagta.

Pandit smiled and hugged her making her surprised. Soon she also relaxed and rested her head on his chest peacefully.

Pandit: Maine hamara Mumbai ka pehla din hi kharab kar diya hai na??

Preeti: hmm thodasa lekin abhi bhi vaqt hai isse sudharne ke liye.

Pandit:to chale??

Preeti: 15 minute me nikalte hai.

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After some time preeti and pandit headed towards the hanging garden.

Situated on the top of the Malabar hills hanging garden is a terrace garden which gives a beautiful view of the Arabian sea. The garden has impeccable animal shaped hedges and lush green vegetation along the serene Bird's eye view. The flower clock situated in the garden is the major part of the charm of the hanging garden. Many couples were hanging around the hanging garden just like our preedit. They both walked around the garden, clicked some photos of each other and with each other, and then sat down under a tree remembering their days of school.

Preeti: pata hai school ke waqt bhi main air swati na roz last period me school me garden me aise hi kisi jhaad ke niche baithke magazines padha karte the. Naina toh hamesha bas padhai hi karti thi, par bad me jab jijaji aaye toh roz hamare saath aaya karti this. Haa ye baat alag hai ki woh hamesha jijaji ko hi dekhne aati thi.

Pandit: haa..lekin ye baat sach hai ki sameer aur naina ki wajah se hi hum dono aaj saath hai warna...

Preeti: warna kya??

Pandit: warna aaj bhi mere dil pe usika raaj hota.

Preeti:(shocked) tum kisi...kisi aur se pyar karte the??

Pandit: karta tha nahi hu aur tum bhi toh janti ho uske baare mein.

Preeti: kaun??

Pandit: samose aur kon??

After listening this Preeti sighed in relief but the next moment got angry and started hitting him on his chest. Pandit was laughing loudly and was trying to stop her but she was in no mood for stopping so he engulfed her in his arms. Preeti was first shocked because of his sudden move and then relaxed but still her mouth was puffed.

Pandit: preeti...main toh bas mazak kar raha tha... Sorry.

Preeti: aisa mazak mat karna kabhi bhi please.

Pandit: kabhi nahi karunga, samose ke kasam.

Preeti looked at him and chuckled.

After that they proceeded towards the Gateway of India. Sitting proudly on the Apollo bunder, it overlooks the Arabian sea. Preedit stood in front of it with their dreamy eyes. Preeti held pandits arm and kept her head on his shoulder.

After some time..
Preeti: pata hai mera aur naina ka na hamesha se ek sapna raha tha ki hum bhi kabhi Bombay aaye aur gateway of India dekhe. Lekin kabhi socha hi nahi tha ki yeh sapna pura hoga.

Pandit: socha toh Maine bhi nahi tha preeti ki main yaha kabhi aaunga par aaj dekho hum dono ka sapna pura ho gaya.

Preeti: aur bhagwan se yahi prarthna hai ki aise hi hum dono ke sapne pure ho. Hai na??

Pandit: hmm...

Preeti: pandit bhagwan se yaad aaya hum siddhivinayak chale?? Phulla bua hamesha kehti thi ki siddhivinayak se maangi hui har cheez hume milti hai.
Mere pass maangne ke liye toh kuch khas hai nahi par phir bhi mujhe unka aashirwaad Lena hai. Hum abhi chal sakte hai??

Pandit nodded his head and they headed towards siddhivinayak temple.

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Preeti and pandit reached the temple at the time of aarti and fortunately got a chance to stand directly in front of the murti. Looking at The orange painted murti with gold jewellery and flower garlands was really a breath taking moment. After the aarti was done they took lord ganesha's blessings and sat on one of the stairs. They chit chatted for a little time and then headed towards the taxi stand.

Popularly known as chowpatty, the beach is located in southern Mumbai along the western railway coast. This small sandy beach which is the most popular part of Mumbai is a must visit for all tourist who visit the marine drive for the first time.

Preedit reached there at almost 7 30 in the evening. The beach appeared to look like a colourful fair. Children from all age groups were rushing to ride the ferris wheels and merry go rounds, while the adults were indulged in the cities famous street food. Many of the people headed towards the nearby attractions and local markets. Same was with preeti and pandit , after sitting on the beach for an hour or two they proceeded to the local market to get some stuff for their family and friends. Preeti bought some pair of eating and keychains for naina and swati whereas pandit bought a pair of glairs and showpeice of gateway of India for sameer and munna. After having some hot and spice street snacks of Mumbai the lovely couple returned to their room.

Preeti: pandit...ab meri...Mera matlab hai hamari shaadi ho chuki hai toh kya hum alag rahenge??

Pandit: MATLAB??

Preeti: matlab kya hum us hi ghar me rahenge jaha mummy ji pappa ji rehte hai??

Pandit: (shocked) tumhe mummy papa ke saath rehne mein koi dikkat hai kya??

Preeti: pagal ho kya?? Maine toh tumse isiliye pucha kyunki main akele nahi rehna chahti. Mujhe to ek bhara bhara hua sa ghar chahiye, mummy papa chacha chachi behen bhai sab. Apne pariwar ke saath rehkar, sukh dukh baatkar Jo samadhan milta hai woh akele rehakar kaha. Hai na??

Pandit: (overwhelmed) hmm...hum kabhi bhi alag nahi honge preeti fir woh chahe pariwar ki baat ho ya hum dono ki.

Preeti nodded and pandit leaned down to kiss her. That night they became emotionally, mentally and physically one.

The End