Hello Friends.

Happy wedding anniversary to our beloved Samaina.

And Thank you so so..muchhh... all my friends and readers...your response pleasure me.

Aap sab ne jo pyaar meri story ko diya hai aur aap sab ki request dekh kar maine decide kiya hai... ki mai story aage continue karungi after wedding... I am too eager to write further... but meri condition hai ki aap isi tarah apna pyaar meri story ko dete rahenge.

One more important thing... I am busy with my office work and sometimes with household chores that I don't get enough time to write the story. So please be patient for updates. I will try to give at least one update a week.

So let's start story.

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Everyone had eaten their dinner. Rakesh was specially watching all the arrangement of food of the baraatis. He had strictly told Arjun that there should be no complaint from the baraatis about food.  Everyone praised the arrangement and food.

Naina and Sameer had done their dinner in a plate... feeding each other. For the first time Naina had not feeling shy to express her love to him in front of the both families and relatives. Sameer whispered leaning on her ears before feeding her. "Naina... Thank you meri life me aane ke liye."

Naina repiled with the same loving voice. "Thank you Sameer mujhe aapki life ka hissa banane ke liye."

And they both smiled to see each others and he fed her first a sweet with saying this. "Let's celebrate our wedding."

Sameer fed her a gulab jamun, she had eaten a half portion and left the half portion. He kept it on the plate while eyeing her.

When her turn, she was first about to pick up her leftover sweet but she pondered how she fed him her used sweet in front of all, so she tried to feed him a piece of chapati with curry. But he joked her with saying this that made her trembled. "Naina maine tumhe mitha pahle isliye khilaya taki hamare rishtey me pyaar aur mithas hamesha bana rahe... kya tum nahi chahati aisa.?." He questioned her looking mischievously.

Naina did not understand his joke and was taken aback of his statement... looking him with shock. She could not believe he questioned her like it. As he had doubted her love and think it, her eyes brimmed with tear.

As he had noticed her every action and he frustrated to see her hesitation to feed him her used sweet. So he had thought to tease her but had forgotten the consequences.

Seeing tears on her eyes his heart pricked and cursed himself to tease her. He muttered internally. "Yaar Naina se mazak karne ki aadat na ek din mujhe bahut bhari padegi." And slapped his head to remember his first dinner date with her at a restaurant, it had been spoiled of his silliness prank and today he had deed the same mistake again.

He grabbed her wrist under the table, which she looked at him with her moist eyes as her face was other side. "I am sorry Naina... Please mai to tumse majak kar raha tha... kya Naina tum itni jaldi serious ho gayi... Sorry tum kahogi to kaan bhi pakad lunga... Please mujhe maaf kar do... aur jaldi se khilao pet me chuhe kud rahe hai."

Naina also did not want to stretch the matter, so she fed him a piece of chapati him again... with blank expression. Sameer sensed she did not leave the matter. He was not opened his mouth. Seeing his stubbornness, she requested him but he was adamant too.

"Sameer... bhabhi itne pyaar se khila rahi hai... tu kha kyo nahi raha... khana to bahut achha hai.. tujhe aur kuch chahiye to bata... abhi mangwa deta hun." Munna asked looking him not eating from Naina hands.

At the dinner time all their friends had sit together even his college friends too. Sanjay noticed a slight frown on his face and Naina pleading with him but could not understand what was going between them as they sat some distance to him and he whispered on Abhishek ears. " Mujhe to Sameer ka face dekh ke nahi lagta ki wo iss shaadi se khush hai... kahi aisa to nahi ye arrange marriage ho aur hamare samne apna impression jamane ke liye kah diya ho love marriage hai."

Just then Sameer spoke. "Munna mai Naina se kah raha tha mujhe meetha khana hai par ye mujhe meetha khila hi nahi rahi hai."

Naina was shocked at his open declaration to feed him sweet and she fed him gajar ka halwa. But he again did not eat and whispered to her ears. "Jab tak tum ye nahi khilaogi kuchh nahi khaunga... aur tumhe to pata hai mai kitna jiddi hun." He said gesturing to the leftover gulab jamun.

He looked her with smirk. As Naina knew his stubbornness, she picked up her half eaten sweet and fed him. He opened his mouth with smugly smile and enjoyed this moment. A winning smile playing on his face to look her. She gave him a fake annoyance but deep inside she was also happy. Sameer ate from her hand that she also could eat with satisfaction now.

And their all exchanges noticed by Sanjay, as if his main focus was on them.

Everyone seeing their love and hurred loudly. "Wow... Awww."

Then Sameer and Naina fed to each other. Naina face blushed.

Abhishek whispered to Sanjay. "Dekha aisa kuch nahi hai... ye wakai me love marriage hai."

But Sanjay adamant. "Mujhe ab bhi yakin hai ye arrange marriage hi hai... aur aaj ye proof bhi ho jayega... just wait and watch."

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After dinner, Naina had already left her room to get ready for the wedding rituals. Sameer was also about to go to get ready as he had changed his dress for varmala and now he was about to change again for the wedding.

When all got up for going to rest room, Sameer offered Sanjay and Abhishek. "Tum dono bhi chalo room me thoda rest kar lena... yahan baith kar kya karoge."

But Sanjay politely declined his offer. "Sameer tum sab jao hum dono yahin thik hai... aur uncle aunty se bhi to milna hai, tum log jao... hame koi problem nahi hogi."

"Aise kaise akele chhod de tum mere guest ho yaar..." Looking at Pandit he ordered. "Tu ruk jaa inke saath."

"Sameer tu bhi na, hum koi paraye thode hai... Pandit tum jao. Hum thik hai." Sanjay insisted.

Sameer reluctantly left there as he was frightened, if they would blurt out, that he had loved Naina since college time and this marriage was love marriage, in front of the relatives especially his mami ji. So he  wanted Pandit or someone else to be with them.

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Taiji saw two boys sit on the one round table, she reached them and asked. " Tum donon kis ki taraf se ho wo pahle kabhi tum dono ko dekha nahin isliye puchha."

"Aunty ji hum Sameer ke dost hai aur Delhi se aaye hain." Abhishek replied.

When she knew that they came from Delhi, something clicked on her mind and said softly. " Achcha Sameer ke dost ho... pahle kisi rasam me nahi dekha na... Aaj hi aaye ho."

"Ji aunty." Sanjay smiled.

"Mai Naina matlab dulhan ki taiji hun... tumhe kuch bhi chahiye ho to be jhijhak batana..." She said with extra softness.

They offered her to take a seat with them, she sat with happily and asked. "Sameer ke bachpan ke dost ho."

Abhishek told her that he is not their childhood friend...they only knew Sameer because he taught with them in the same college. Their term was very good with him as he always treat them as a good friends.

Taiji asked again. "Sameer ek achha ladka hai wo to hum sab jante hai par kya tum bata sakte ho use koi galat aadat to nahi hai.... Pandit ne bataya tha... par tum uske dost ho na to tumhe jyada pata hoga... wo kya hai na ladki wale hai to dar laga rahta hai kahi hamari beti ki shaadi kisi galat ladke se to nahi ho rahi."

Abhishek said immediately. "Aunty ji aapka sochana sahi hai lekin aap nishchit rahiye Sameer ko koi bhi buri aadat nahi hai... ekdam saaf dil ka hai... jaisa dikhata hai vaisa hi hai." He defended his friend and cleared her doubt.

Hearing their praising to Sameer her face dropped. As she expected they show his some bad habits.

Sanjay asked thinking it was right time to ask it. "Vaise aunty ji aapse ek baat puchhni thi agar aap bura na mane to."

"Haan puchho na." taiji said.

"Aunty ji shaadi.... mera matlab arrange marriage hi hai na." Sanjay hesitated.

"Kyon..." Taiji looked them suspiciously.

"Hamne suna tha love marriage hai." Sanjay asked.

Taiji got alerted instantly and alarmed her mind too. "Tumhe kisne kaha aur kis ke muh se suna."

"Wo Sameer ne..." sanjay was about to reveal the truth that Sameer told them.

Before sanjay completed his sentence taiji jumped between.

"Kya Sameer ne!!!... kab kaha?" Taiji asked and her face clearly showed shocked expression.

Abhishek sensed something fishi, seeing taiji shocking reaction and that meant she did not know. She considered it was a arrange marriage. He immediately covered up their mistake. "Sameer ne nahi aunty ji... Darasal dono ki jodi ekdam perfect lag rahi thi... to hame laga ki kahi ye love marriage to nahi aur kuch logo ko bolte suna ki dono me bahut pyaar hai."

"Nahin arrange marriage hi hai Sameer ke ghar se rishtaa hamare yahan aaya tha Naina ke liye.... Aur hame Sameer pasand aa gaya to rishtaa fix kar diya." She asked looking them suspiciously.

"Achha ab tum dono baitho kisi cheez ki zarurat ho to bata dena." Taiji said passing a faint smile to them.

And Taiji left with mumbling. "Ye dono jo bol rahe hai kahi wo sach to nahi...Sameer jaisa sundar aur ameer ladka Naina jaise ladki ko kaise pasand kar sakta hai, kahi dono ke beech sach me kuch chal to nahi raha hai... aur phir Naina ki photo kisi aur ke saath dekhakar kaise bhadak gaya tha... gussa to aisa tha ki kisi ko jala kar rakh kar de."

Sanjay glared him. "Dekha kaha tha na... lekin tumne baat badli kyo sab clear ho jata... ab ho gai tassali... ya abhi bhi tumhe koi doubt hai."

"Ho sakta hai sab clear ho jata par mujhe nahi janna tha." Abhishek said in a curt voice for avoided his question.

"Aise kaise nahi janna...tujhe to mai yakin dila kar rahunga... chal kisi aur se puchhate hai." Sanjay said and they both approached a table which placed in a corner of the garden.

Abhishek went with him reluctantly as he was more adamant.

"Mujhe abhi bhi lagta hai Sameer ne jo kaha tha vahi sach hai... shayad unki thinking purane jamane ki ho isliye nahi bataya... dekha bhi tha tumne unke puchhne ka tarika kaise tha... old fashion." Abhishek did not convince with him.

As they both sat a other table Abhishek again tried to stop him digging the matter.

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In the other side Naina was changing her dress and all girls made a plan to how stealing Sameer's shoes.

"Hum kyo itni mehnat kar rahe hai...Preeti hai na Pandit jija ji ko pyaar se bahla kar jute le legi...ho gai problem solve." Swati gave a idea to everyone.

Preeti rolled her eyes. "Ye idea kaam nahi aayega... koi dusra socho....Pandit kabhi Sameer jija ji ke jute chori hone nahi denge... unke liye dosti pyaar se pahle hai."

"Kya Preeti di aapne jijaji ko apne pallu se bandh kar nahi rakha hai..." Preeti's one cousins sister teased her.

"Chup kar tu... mujhe mat sikha...pallu se bandh kar nahi rakha.." Preeti mimicked and chided her. "jab teri shaadi ho jayegi tab samajh aayega."

Swati calmed down her and again everyone engrossed to think any plan.

"Sab plan socho kaise jute churaye kyonki Munna aur Pandit ka pura focus yahi rahega ki wo jute chori hone na de." Preeti said in a serious voice and started thinking how to stole the shoes.

In the groom's room...Munna and Pandit were tensed as how to prevent stealing the shoes by girls. They both under pressured to think it. Rohan was comforted them and lightened their mood.

"Jab hum teeno hai to koi kaise jute chura lega." Rohan encouraged them.

"Wo to hai..." And looking at Pandit. "Ae Pandit kahi tu Preeti ke pyaar me bah ke use jute mat de diyo... mujhe tujha par jara bhi bharosa nahi hai." Munna showed his distrust of Pandit.

"Tu mujhe itna hi janta hai... are pyaar apni jagah hai aur dosti apni jagah... Mai dono ko kabhi mix nahi karta." Pandit said annoyingly.

"Chal dekhate hai... bas apni wife ke pyaar me bahakiyo mat... mere sher." Munna patted his back.

"Ye hui na baat ... to all things set.. Don't worry jute chori nahi honge." Rohan was very excited as he was living everything very closely for the first time.

He had visited some relatives wedding earlier only as a guest but today he was a part of whole wedding rituals. He enjoyed all the function from bottom of his heart.

Meanwhile in the garden.... Sanjay and Abhishek sat at a table and Sanjay was looking a suitable person to clear their doubt. And they both heard some women gossiping. It was about Sameer and their attention turned to the ladies.

"Ye to mai bhi nahi janti kyonki Sameer to shaadi ke liye raji hi nahi ho raha tha... Vishakha didi ne kitni ladkiyon ki photo dikhayi par usne sabhi ko reject kar diya... lekin hairaani ki baat hai ki iss baar ladki Vishakha didi ne hi pasand kiya phir bhi Sameer ne haan kah diya....mujhe to lagta hai zarur Vishakha didi ne use haan kahne par mazboor kiya hoga... jahan tak mai Sameer ko janti hun wo itni aasani se shaadi ke liye manne wala nahi tha... mai khud use kai baar samjha kar haar maan chuki thi."

The person was Prabha who was telling other ladies how Sameer would have said yes to the marriage.

Just then another lady agreed with Prabha. "Prabha shayad tum sahi ho... uski haan ke liye Vishakha ne zarur kuch kiya hai, tabhi to dekho aaj kitni khush hai. Lekin Sameer ko bhi dekh ke nahi lagta ki wo kisi dawab me aa kar ye shaadi kar raha hai... balki aisa lag raha hai jaise uski kai salon ki murad puri ho gai ho."

Prabha said cheerful voice. "Khair chhodo jo bhi ho, mai to isi me khus hun aaj Sameer ki shaadi ho rahi hai... uska ghar basne jaa raha hai."

Listening all their conversation Sanjay first gave him the look I already knew and said to him. "Tumhe ab bhi koi shaq hai... uski Mummy ke karan usne haan kaha hai. Us din college me jab Sameer ne apni shaadi ka announcement kiya tha tab kaise miss Archana ka chehara utar gaya tha aur Sameer ki nazarein bhi usi par thi...shayad tum logo ne notice nahi kiya par maine kiya tha."

"Chhod na iss baat ko tumhe kya...Sameer ki life hai wo jane... usne hame apni wedding me bulaya, hum aaye aur bas... tum kyo iss matter me itna gus rahe ho." Abhishek scolded him for digging the matter deeply.

"Jab arrange marriage hai to arrange hai kah deta kya zarurat thi love marriage kahne... humne kon sa puchha tha... lekin Sameer ko laga hoga ki uska prestige down ho jayega ki itna handsome ladka arrange marriage kar raha hai." Sanjay's voice was full of outrage.

"Ab bas Sanjay tum iss topic ko yahi band karo.... Hum yahan Sameer ki shaadi attend karne aur uski khushiyon me shamil hone aaye hai... na ki ye jasoosi karne ki ye love hai ya arrange marriage... samajhe." Abhishek said to stop him, for over thinking in this matter.

"Thik hai..." He agreed with him unwillingly.

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It was time for the wedding rituals to begin.  Pandit ji was chanting the mantra and Sameer was waiting for his bride sitting in front of the holy fire. He was eager to see Naina and his eyes were fixed on the gate.

A elegant wedding mandap was situated in the middle of the wedding hall, it's decorated with different flowers. Sameer was doing some rituals that Pandit ji was telling him.

As soon as Naina entered in the wedding hall he again mesmerized. She looked as most beautiful bride, wearing a red saree with red dupatta covered her head. Dressed in the red traditional attire she looked like a fairy. She was slowly walking towards the Mandap where her Sameer waited her.

Naina sat next to him, it gave her a chill feeling and the same time as well as give ecstacy. She caught a glimpse of him and as their eyes met, she found his soft gaze on her with immense love. As soon as goosebump erupted in her stomach to feel his soft touch on her palm. She downcast her eyelashes of shyness.

They did the rituals as Pandit ji instructed both of them.

Munna Pandit and Rohan the trio sat behind Sameer and they were guarding his shoes. Their eyes searched for girls whom could try to steal shoes. They all would be very alerts when any girls group came to them.

When the boys were convinced that girls could no longer steal, they were a little relieved. At the same time a girl came to them and told Rohan that her mother was calling him. He went to his mother. After few minutes Preeti came to Pandit and told him that she was not feeling well. And Pandit gave a lot of instructions to Munna before leaving with Preeti.

After five minutes a cute little girls came carried Nihal in her lap. "Uncle Nihal aap ke paas aane ke liye bahut ro raha hai."

Munna carried his son in his lap and tried to stop his crying. But he did not stop so he reluctantly stood there and walked away from the mandap. 

When Rohan came after meeting his mother, he was shocked as shoes was not there and no trace of Munna and Pandit too. He sat there with irritation and he muttered. "Bada kah rahe the jute chori nahi hone denge... ab na juto ka pata hai aur na hi un dono ka... pata nahi kahan chale gaye."

The girls had tried to distract them several time but each time their efforts had gone into vain. At the last the girls had made a plan on how to away the boys from the shoes. And now their plan had got successful.

After a few minutes Munna and Pandit both came and two were shocked to know that shoes had stolen. Their face dropped and they were blaming each other's of their carelessness. But their quarrel stopped as heard Pandit ji announcement.

"Yajaman kanyadaan ke liye ladki ke pita ko bulaiye." Pandit ji said looking Aanand.

Aanand gestured Arjun to call Rakesh. He just appeared in next moment. Aanand requested him. "Rakesh bhaiya aaiye Naina ka kanyadaan kariye."

Before do anything Rakesh once glanced to Naina, then he said. "Aanand Naina ka kanyadaan tum karoge... mai sirf kahne ke liye uska pita hun... jabki Naina ke pita ki saari jimmedari aaj tak tumne nibhayi hai, aaj Naina jo bhi hai wo tumhari wajah se hai... maine to uske paida hote hi us se muh mod liya tha... par tum the jisne Naina ko apni bachchi ki tarah pala use sari khushiya di, use is kabil banaya hai aaj vah apne pairo par khadi hai... to phir aaj kaise mai tumhara haq le sakta hun... Kanyadaan tum hi karoge Aanand." Rakesh voice became heavy and caressed Naina head with affection.

Aanand eyes got misty to listen Rakesh words and he sat on the Mandap for kanyadaan.

Naina also looked at her father with moistened eyes as first time her father accepted his mistake. Her heart became very heavy and she was ready to burst out in tears any moment. The same time she felt soft touch on her palm and turned to look...She found Sameer gave her assurance with blinking his eyes and smiled while squeezed her palm.

She composed herself and looked at her chachaji who was doing as Pandit ji said.

Pandit ji kept some flowers on Aanand right  palm and said him to hold her daughter hand. Then he chanted some mantras and told him to hand over her daughter hand to the groom hand.

Aanand had done the same as Pandit ji said to him... Keeping a stone on his heart, he handed over his beloved daughter to a stranger... with a hope that he will also take care of his daughter as he did from last twenty three years.

Sameer had given a soft smile to chachaji when he handed Naina hand to him... for reassured he will always cared and love his daughter till his last breath... as that he did.

As the kanyadaan rituals over, Pandit ji offered the bride's mother to tie a nuptial bond.

"Ladki ki maa aakar var aur vadhu ka gathbandhan kar dijiye." And Bela put a pink cloth on Sameer's one shoulder then held it one corner and tie it with Naina's dupatta.

Now it was time for pheres Sameer and Naina both got up to take seven phere. A knot was tied the symbol of their union.They both started to walk around the holy fire for take to phere with seven oath. First three pheres groom was front and from fourth pheres to the last pheres the bride was in front....  After taking seven rounds of holy fire, they both looked each others with a contented and radiant smile. Everyone showered the petals on them.

They both took a promise to fill each other's life with happiness.

For Naina....She will never leave him, she will stand with his every tough and weak moment... she will fulfill his every wish...And most importantly she will love him till her last breath.

For Sameer....He will fulfill her every dream...He will give her a fairytale life... he will disdane her sorrow and filled her life with happiness and love... there will no chance of any sorrow.

After pheres they both sat on their place again and Pandit ji uttering the mantras. He offered Sameer to fill sindoor on bride head. He had held the small designer box of vermilion in his one palm and took a small amount of sindoor in a coin and he filled the sindoor in the partion of her head, with feeling a strange euphoric.... some sindoor fell on her nose. Then Sameer tied a mangalsutra around her neck, before tying it his met her eyes and he gave her a jubilant smile.

Naina had lowered her eyeslashes...a few vermilion fell on her nose and a pleasant smile spreaded on her face. She was overwhelmed and felt she was now officially belong to Sameer, looking the mangalsutra in her neck.

It was the symbol of she was now married and wife of Sameer Maheshwari. The mangalsutra desine was very unique, it made with black beads along with beautiful pendant. The pendant was bold letters of NS and made of diamond.

After all wedding rituals Pandit ji declared. "Shaadi sampann hui aaj se aap dono pati patni hai... aap dono apne sabhi bado ka aashirwad le lijiye."

Sameer and Naina first took the blessing of Pandit ji who blessed them a happy married life.

Then they both touched Aanand, Bela, Rakesh, Phulla bua and taiji, tauji feet for blessings. As they turned other side of the mandap they both touched Vishakha feet and Naina started moving to Vivek but stopped to see Sameer who stood at his place. She pleaded through eyes and he moved with her and touched Vivek feet. He was first time touch his feet in his life. Vivek gave them a blessing wholeheartedly touching Sameer head with affection. And then Sameer and Naina took the blessings of all other elders.

Aanand took Bela at a corner as he was some distracted. "Bela tumhe wo FD paper yaad hai jo maine Naina ke naam se kiya tha... jab wo 10 saal ki thi. Mai wo paper use vidai ke samay dena chahata hun. Kya tum bata sakti ho wo paper kahan rakhe hai."

Bela pressurised to her mind and gave him uncertain look. "Preeti ke papa mujhe yaad nahi aa raha... shayad hamari ....Ya bhir Naina ki alamari ke locker me rakha tha... yaad nahi aa raha."

"Thik hai mai dekh lunga... bas tum mujhe ghar ki chabi de do mai abhi aata hun, vidai se pahle le aaunga." Anand told her his plan to go home and assures her to come back with the paper before vidaai.

Bela handed him a key set of their house and requested. "Please aap vidai se pahle aa jaiyega nahi to Naina bahut udas ho jayegi."

Aanand took a car key and reassured her. "Bela mai time se aa jaunga, meri Naina kabhi udas hokar vida nahi hogi...bas aadhe ghante me aa raha hun, tab tak tum baki ki rasme puri karwao...." He left for home driving a car speedily.

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As the newly wedded couple about to headed towards temple for take blessing, Sameer did not find his shoes where he left it before sitting for wedding.

"Munna Pandit mere jute lao...kahan hai??" Sameer questioned.

Munna and Pandit said with hesitate. "Wo to chori ho gaye... tere saliyon ne chura liye."

"Haan to churayenge hi na jab tum dono jaise laparwah dost ho." Rohan scolded them.

Deepika just came and shouted. "Kya!!!...Bhaiya ke jute chori ho gaye... aap tino se ek jute bhi sambhala nahi gaya... mujhe kah dete mai sambhal leti." She said like she handled it very easily and looked at Rohan, Munna and Pandit with annoyance.

"Chup kar badi aayi seekh dene wali... ja tu mummy ke paas." Rohan irritated to see Deepika anger on them.

"Rohan...tum Deepika ko kyo dant rahe ho." And Sameer called Deepika on seeing her sad face, who came near him and hugged him.

Naina adored a pure loving bond between a sister and brother and admired their love silently. Deepika then hugged her. "Aajse aap meri officially bhabhi ban gayi... ab mujhe na Rohan bhaiya ki zarurat hogi aur na hi Sameer bhaiya ki... aap aur mai jab chahe ghumane ya phir shopping pe chale jayenge... kitna maza aayega na ab se aap hamare saath hi rahengi." She was too much excited as thinking now Naina would live with her in Delhi.

"Deepika ab se tumhari bhabhi tumhare saath hai... aur tum jaisa kahogi vaise hi karenge." Naina cheered her.

Sameer glanced them with guilt as he was about to break of them heart.

Just then Preeti came with Swati and other girls and asked naughtly. "Are jija ji aap bina juto ke chal rahe hai...Kahan gaye aapke jute." And meantime she received a hard glare from Naina to bother Sameer.

"Wo to aap hi bata sakti hai ki mere jute kahan hai." Sameer asked keeping his face straight.

"Mujhe kaise pata hoga... aap apne doston ko puchiye unhone aapke juton ka kaise dhyaan rakha." Preeti said to him.

Phulla bua saw their nok jhok and said to Preeti. "Aur kitna pareshan karegi Preeti... de de jute... vidaai ke liye late ho raha hai."

"Thik hai bua dadi... to jija ji jute chahiye to jeb dhili karni padegi... hame paanch hazaar (five thousand) chahiye... tabhi aap aage ja payenge." Preeti declared her demand.

"Panch hazaar..." Everyone's whispered slowly.

"Kuch jyada nahi mang liya inn ladakiyon ne." Some relatives whispered to each others. "Haan to thik hi to hai... ladka itna ameer hai to Preeti ne socha hoga mauke ka fayda uthaya jaye." Another relatives commented.

"Pahle tum jute dikhao... kya pata tum logo ke paas jute hi na ho." Pandit asked.

"Kya jija ji aap ko apni wife ki baat par vishwas nahi hai..." Swati said.

Sameer gave orders to Munna before their nok jhok escalated. "Munna...Preeti ko paiso de do..."

"Lekin Sameer ek baar..." Munna tried to stop him.

"Maine kaha na Munna de do... mujhe pata hai Preeti jhuth nahi bol rahi... aur ye uska haq hai." Sameer said strictly.

As Munna gave the money to Preeti, she stopped him with saying this. "Jija ji hame paise nahi chahiye mai to bas jute churai ki rasam karna chahati thi aur aapko thoda pareshan... jo har sali ka haq hota hai... haan agar aapko kuch dena hi hai to wada kariye ki kabhi mere bahen ke aankho me aansu nahi aane denge."

Sameer came to Preeti and Promised holding her hand in his. "Mai wada karta hun...Naina ki aankho me kabhi aansu nahi aayenge aur use har khushi milegi... lekin Preeti tumhe ye paise lene hi padenge... abhi tumne hi kaha na ki ye ek rasam hai to uske according mujhe tumhe sagun dena chahiye mere jute lautane ke... isliye tum ye pure paise rakhogi." Sameer glanced first Naina then looking affectionately Preeti.

"Jija ji maine to majak me itne paise mang liye the... mai ye nahi le sakti." Preeti was nervous hearing Sameer insisting.

"Beta tumne ye bhale hi majak me kaha ho... lekin ye ek rasam hai to tum mana mat karo... ye Sameer ka pyaar samajh kar rakh lo." Vishakha agreed with Sameer.

"Nahi aunty ji mai ye nahi le sakti." Preeti politely refused Vishakha request.

Bela was apprehensive of Preeti demanding. "Vishakha ji agar sagun ki hi baat hai to aap sirf 101 rupye de dijiye...Preeti thik hai na." She asked Preeti and she nodded her head willingly as she was agree with her mother.

And finally Sameer gave her one hundred one rupees as a sagun. Preeti brought out a box and Pandit snatched it from her hand and relieved to see a pair of shoes inside it.

After they both left for small temple, which was situated in the inside of bhawan.

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Aanand searched the document of the FD at first his cupboard when he did not find, he opened Naina's cupboard. He searched locker key, some things fell on the floor. He bent down to pick up. He placed the things on the cupboard again. Then his eyes went to a diary, which also fell with other stuffs. When he picked up it, a page fell on the floor.

As he kept the letter in the diary a words drawn his attention. He started read the letter.

Mai tumhe yakin dilana chahata hun Naina ki kaise bhi condition ho mai tumhara saath kabhi nahi chodunga aur ye gift isi promise ka symbol hai ... Ab tum gift khol ke dekh sakti ho... maine ye Delhi me liya tha aur ise dekhate hi tumhari yaad aai aur le liya par tumhe dene ki himmat nahi hui... tum kya sochogi mere baare me aur ye soch kar maine nahi diya... lekin aaj mai ise bina dar ke tumhe de raha hun... Please agar pasand na aaye to naraz mat hona.... lots of love my Naina... ab bas jaldi se sab maan jaye aur hamari shaadi ho jaaye.

Tumhara Sameer

He was rooted on his place. It letter was given by Sameer with his gift to Naina before their relationship. His hand trembled to hold the diary. A anguish arose in his heart and he flipped the pages and read few more entries. He also read the last entry of her.

Then he found out in the diary that Sameer and Naina had known each other from their college time. They loved to each other.

He slumped on the bed and felt the floor slipped under his feet, knowing that his innocent Naina had concealed such a big truth from him. He couldn't believe it, it was true, so he read the diary again to confirm if he was misjudge her. As he was sure it was all true. He felt betrayed by her beloved daughter.

And Taiji words rang in his mind when she had always taunting her and predicated that one day she will defame their family. And today he consider she was right in her place, he maybe trusted her blindly and made a big mistake.

He thought. "Jiss bachhi ko maine itne pyaar se pala aur uski har ichhchha puri ki. Kabhi use par koi pabandi nahi lagayi... khul kar jeene ka hausala diya, uske har sapno ko  pura karne ka mauka diya... lekin badle me kya mila dhoka... wo bhi uss se jis pe mujhe sabse jyada abhiman tha. Naina to mera gurur thi mai sab ko uski mishal diya karta tha... par aaj lag raha hai wo sab bemani tha. Jis Naina ki mai tarif karta tha shayad meri uske dil me koi izzat hi nahi hai... tabhi to mujhse itni badi baat chhupayi.

Mai to sapne me bhi nahi soch sakta tha ki meri masoom si Naina mere sath itna bada vishwas ghat karegi...Naina kyo kiya tumne aisa, ek baar mujhe batati to...kya mujhpe itna bhi bharosa nahi tha...shayad mai tumhari nazaron me iss layak bhi nahi tha ki tum mujhse apni feeling share kar sakti ho."

He recalled the whole incident from being an alliance till today. As this alliance was brought by the Pandit, it meant that he too was involved in the matter and knew that they both loved. He remembered how Sameer would come to his house for some reason or the other and he would take her outing.

And a few tears drops fell on his hands as he was sitting on the bed. He was broken inside totally from unexpected truth. He was not a condition to think how he react on this unfolding truth. After a while he gathered himself for face to the truth that probably would change his equation with his daughter.

He screamed lashing out his anger. "Naina tumne mera vishwas toda hai aaj ke baad tum meri nazaron se gir gayi ho, ab tumhare liye mere dil me koi jagah nahi hai...tumne aaj mujhe bahut dukhi kiya hai Naina...Tumne mere abhiman ko chur chur kar diya.... aaj ke baad mai tumhari shakal bhi nahi dekhana chahata."

As he had assumed that Naina had purposely hidden the truth. His heart was filled with immense pain and sorrow that he made a big decision not to see her face.

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Next update will on Sunday.