Arora House,

Shristi was making faces looking at Sarla who was sitting with some unwanted people,

Sarla - are Prithvi beta aapne to kuch liya hi nahi!lijiye na!

Shristi(mind) - itna kasht kyu kar rahi ho mumma...mai isse apne haatho se khilaati hu na...zeher!

She looked at Prithvi who was smiling like an idiot,

Shristi(mind) - kaise...nahi kaise iss gulaati maar bandar ke baare me bhul gaye humsab!Sherlyn to gayi...par ab isse kaise jaan chutaaye!

Prithvi - Aunty ji wo Preeta ji nahi dikh rahi!

Sarla - wo bas andar chai bana rahi hai!aap bataye na...achanak kaise aana hua?

Prithvi - wo actually....aap to jaanti hai ki meri aur Preeta ji ki sagai bahot pehle hogai!to ab mom aur mai chahte hai ki shaadi jld se jld hojaaye!isiliye pundit ji ko lekar aaya hu!

Sarla smiled looking at Shristi,who smiled fakely,

Sarla - ye to bahot achi baat hai!

Preeta came out and served them tea and then stood beside Shristi,

Prithvi - Pundit ji aap meri aur Preeta ji ki shaadi ki date jldi se nikal dijiye!

Preeta looked at him shocked and then looked at Sarla who smiled,she too smiled fakely,

Shristi(mind) - bahot jyada jldi nahi hai iss kamine ko...man to kar raha hai isse jldi se upar waale ke pass pohocha du! huh!

Pundit - ji chaar din baad ka mahurat bahot acha hai!2 din baad mehendi aur uske agle din haldi aur shaadi!

Sarla - lekin itni jldi sab kaise?

Prithvi - are aap bilkul chinta mat kijiye!sab hojaayega!aap bas Preeta ji ko meri dulhan banaaiye...(to Preeta) kyu Preeta ji?

Preeta smiled fakely and nodded,

Preeta(mind) - par itni jldi shaadi!Karan sunega to fire hojaayega!hey bhagwaan!

Prithvi left after sometime, Shristi dragged Preeta to room,

Preeta - are kya kar rahi hai?

Shristi - exactly di...aap kya kar rahe ho?wo Prithvi date finalize karwaake chala gaya aur aapne kuch bola tak nahi!

Preeta - to mai kya bolti?shaadi to honi hi haina!

Shristi - nahi di aap smjhti kyu nahi...wo bandar aapke liye shi nahi hai!

Preeta - mujhe to smjh nahi aata tujhe aur Karan ko problem kya hai Prithvi ji se!dekh Shristi jo ho raha hai usse koi nahi rok skta!

Shristi - lekin di....

Preeta - mujhe iss baare me aur koi baat nahi karni!(left)

Shristi - ab to mujhe hi kuch karna hoga!

Screen shifts,

Luthra Mansion,

Karan(shouts) - whattt!chaar din baad?

Shristi - ha Karan sir...wo gulaati maar bandar aaya tha apni dum hilaate hilaate...aur 4 din baad ki date fix karke gaya hai!

Karan(rubs his forehead) - shitt man...Sherlyn ka kissa khatam hogya to uss DWB ko bhul hi gaye hum!usse bhi to Preeta ki zindagi se out karna hai!

Shristi - whi to sir!aur isse pehle hum usse out kare..usne permanently in hone ki planning krli!

Karan - yaar chaar din me kaise...nahi kuch bhi krke ye shaadi to rokni hogi!uss Prithvi se shaadi hoke mai babydoll ki zindagi barbaad hone nahi de skta!wo uske liye bilkul shi nahi hai!

Shristi - ye baat di ko kon smjhaaye sir?unhe to Prithvi ji ache hi lagte hai!

Karan - kyuki teri behen na ek number ki dumbo hai dumbo!usse kuch smjh nahi aata!sirf Prithvi ji Prithvi ji krti rehti hai!ye Karan ji...I mean mai jo bolta hu wo to usse smjh aata nahi hai!

Shristi - par ab kare kya sir?

Karan - pehli koshish to uss dumbo ko smjhaane ki krni hogi!wo smjh gayi to problem solved!

Shristi - close to impossible!

Karan - still try to karna hoga!bula usse!

Shristi - aa hi rahi hai!dadi ke exercise ke liye!

Karan nodded,

After sometime,Preeta entered Luthra house,Sameer saw her,

Sameer - Preeta...dadi ki exercise karaane jaa rahi ho?

Preeta - ha kuch kaam tha kya?

Sameer - Karan bhai ko...chalo wo aur Shristi upar wait kar rahe hai!

Preeta - Shristi yaha....

Sameer(holds her hand and drags her) - tum chalo!

He dragged her to Karan's room,Karan and Shristi saw them coming,

Karan noticed Sameer holding her hand and then glared him,

Preeta - are par Sameer hua kya?

Karan - tu bina haath pakre nahi laa skta tha kya?

Sameer - are bhai wo bahot sawal kar rahi thi isiliye!

Karan(glaring him) - fir bhi mujhe bulaata mai haath pakar le aata...tune kyu....

Shristi - are Karan sir ye haatha paai baad me karna!pehle mudde ki baat karo!

Karan nodded glaring Sameer,he gulped,

Preeta - are konsi mudde ki baat?hua kya?

Karan - really Preeta Arora!hua kya!are tumhe nahi pata kya hua?

Preeta nodded in no confusingly,

Karan - dumbo...wo Dwb 4 din baad shaadi tay krke chala gaya...aur tumne kuch bola bhi nahi!

Preeta(rolls her eyes) - ughh...Karan ab tum bhi Shristi ki tarah suru mat ho jaana!

Shristi - are par di...

Karan - ek min Shristi...you bajarbatti...kuch galat nahi kaha Shristi ne tumse...tumhe smjh kyu nahi aata ki wo dwb shi insaan nahi hai!tum usse shaadi nahi....

Preeta - meri unse shaadi ho rahi hai Karan!aur yahi sachai hai!mujhe smjh nahi aata tumhe problem kya hai Prithvi ji se!

Karan - tumhara wo Prithvi ji hi to sbse bada problem hai! don't you get ki wo kitna kamina hai!

Preeta - aisa kya kiya hai unhone haa?

Karan - tumhe meri baat par vishwaas nahi hai?

Preeta - Karan yaha beech me vishwaas kaha se aagya?

Karan - beech me nahi whi to mudda hai!Ye smjhne ke liye ki Prithvi shi nahi hai...tumhe mujhse saboot chahiye!wow!

Preeta - Karan tum smjhte kyu nahi....

Karan - smjhne ki jarurat mujhe nahi tumhe hai Preeta!ye shaadi nahi barbaadi hai!

Preeta - iss shaadi me koi problem nahi hai Karan!tumhe Prithvi ji pasand nahi hai to kya mai ye shaadi tod du!

Karan - nahi tod skti?mujhe wo insaan pasand nahi hai to kya tum mere liye ye rishta nahi tod skti?

Preeta sighed and nodded in no,

Shristi(angrily) - di aap kuch smjhte kyu nahi!aapko sirf apni pari hai...hamare baare me nahi soch rahe ho...nahi soch rahe ho ki hum kitna bol rahe hai aapko...lekin nahi aap sirf apne baare me soch...apne uss Prithvi ji ke baare me!

Karan(chuckles bitterly) - rehne de Shristi! amazing...Preeta Arora amazing! isiliye best friend kehti ho?kyuki tum meri baat par bharosha nahi kar skti?meri ek baat nahi smjh skti? actually kya haina..tumhe smjhana hai bekaar hai...tum krti whi ho jo tumhe man karta hai...uss Dwb ki baat aate hi selfish ban jaati ho (tears formed in her eyes)...saare galat tum shi!karo jo karna hai karo...karo apni zindagi barbaad...kyuki Karan Luthra ki baat to tum sabooto ke bina maanogi nahi! For God's sake Preeta Arora tum itni nasamjh ho mujhe nahi pata tha!(angrily)

Preeta(tearfully) - ha hu mai na smjh!nahi smjh aata mujhe meri maa ki khushiyon ke aage kuch! nahi smjh aata ki kaise unki khushiyon ko daao par laga du! nahi smjh aata mujhe kuch!

Preeta - par tum kaise smjhoge...kaise smjhoge ki jisse maa ka pyaar bachpan se naseeb nahi hua wo unki khushiyon ke liye kya kuch nahi kr skti! Mere papa ne hume yaha bheja tha...hamari maa se milne..apni aakhri saansein lete wakt unhone humse kaha ki hum maa se maafi maange...unke pass jaaye...unhe khush kare...aur tum chahte ho ki mai unki saari khushiyaan khatam kardu! (to Shristi) tu to jaanti haina sab kuch...fir bhi mujhe hi bolti hai!

She went towards Shristi and made her stand in front of Karan,

Preeta(pointing towards Shristi) - maa nahi thi hamare pass...isiliye umar se pehle badi hogyi mai iske liye!chote se maa jaisa pyaar dene ki koshish ki maine isse!isse kuch hota to aasun meri aankhon me aa jaate!ye khush hoti to mujhe lagta ki isse jyada aur kya chahiye mujhe!mujhe khush krne ke liye bachpan me ye dusro se lad jaati thi!kyuki maa smjhti thi ye mujhe!to tum batao kaise mai apni maa ko dukhi karu...kaise unki khushiyaan chin lu ye jaante hue bhi wo hame kitne saalo baad mili hai...aur ab mai unhe nahi khona chahti!na mujhe ye smjh rahi hai aur na tum...tum dono ko lagta hai ki mai selfish hu...to thik hai hu mai selfish kyuki mujhe meri maa ki khushiyaan chahiye!mujhe meri khushiyon ke upar unki khushiyaan chahiye!(she ran out of his room crying)

Trio stood numb there,Karan and Shristi were in tears realizing they were unknowingly hurting Preeta with there words,

Shristi - maine di ko kaise bol diya wo sab!sab kuch jaante hue bhi!(cries)

Sameer - Shristi tum chalo mere saath..aur chup hojaao!(took her out of the room)

Karan sat on the bed being numb,

Karan - dammit....kyu bola maine usse wo sab...uski glti hai hi nahi...wo bas bahot jyada innocent hai!mai jaanta tha ki Sarla aunty ka pyaar usse bahot saalo baad naseeb hua hai...fir bhi maine usse selfish...stupid...I am so stupid! I need to apologize!usse maafi maangni hogi!(he left the room finding her)

To be continued.