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This is the 40th chapter of this book....longest FF that I have written....

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Dev and Sonakshi sat around in each other's arms after their midnight snack. Dev told her everything that had happened since his engagement with Samaira- how they found out the truth about Dev and how Samaira helped Dev find 'himself' with the help of dadi, Iqbal, Prithvi and Dr Chopra. Sonakshi felt ashamed that all this time, Samaira knew all about her and Dev; no wonder she had seemed a little miffed with Sonakshi. How she wished, she had told Samaira the truth when she had learnt the reality from Iqbal bhai that day. Sonakshi probably made Samaira feel worse by hiding the truth from her for so long. She was proud of her twin sister; her sister was certainly more courageous and self less than she had ever thought. It must have been so hard for Samaira to do what she did for both Dev and Sonakshi. Samaira's love was truly selfless, something one rarely saw in this day and age.

"Dev...ab ghar chalein? I really want to meet Samaira and seek her forgiveness," Sonakshi asked him softly.

"toh tum kaun ho? Samaira nahin ho? Main ne saari raat phir kisi aur ke saath guzaari hai?" Dev teased Sonakshi. Sonakshi hit him playfully, "aisi faltu baat mat karo......Samaira ki zindagi se ab door raho......bahut dukh diya hai hum dono ne uss bechari ko."

"OK...OK....madam....jo hukm! Accha hai Samaira ko apna superhero mil gaya.....he will hopefully be more sane than us foolish lovers.....she deserves someone more normal!" Dev laughed as they walked out hand in hand from the beach house.

Dev dropped Sonakshi home around 2 in the morning. As Sonakshi walked in, she saw Samaira waving bye to a tall, handsome, well built man. The man waved to her and blew a flying kiss, 'I love you Samaira! See you tomorrow!"

"toh yeh hain Dr Rajeev Chopra?" Sonakshi teased Samaira as they walked into their apartment.

Samaira blushed and hugged Sonakshi, "Happy New Year sweety!"

"Happy New Year behna!" Sonakshi hugged her back and kissed her cheek.

Samaira pulled away and looked at Sonakshi, "hmmmm......ab glow aayi tere chehre par......lagta hai Rehaan ka jadoo chal gaya phir?"

Sonakshi blushed and lowered her eyes, "nahin Dev ka!"

"Dekha! Main jaanti thi ki yeh kaam sirf Dev jaisa pagal lover boy hi kar sakta hai," Samaira smiled and then became a little emotional, "Aisa soch bhi kaise liya tuney ki main Dev se shaadi karke khush reh sakti hoon...waise hi Dev aur Sonakshi ko koi alag nahin kar sakta....ab kabhie Dev se alag hone ki sochna bhi mat....itni mushkil se uski do personalities ko ek kiya hai.....ab phir uska dil toot gaya toh kahin 8-10 personalities na ban jaaye.....unhein ek karne mein toh meri poori zindagi nikal jaayegi!" Samaira sighed.

Sonakshi hugged her back, "Thanks Samaira.....main promise karti hoon ki kabhie Dev ka saath nahin chhodoongi.....and you know......you are the best! "

"Jaanti hoon," Samaira smiled through her tears and hugged her back. Samaira might not have gotten the man she had loved, but the precious smile on her sister's face was worth a thousand Dev's for her. She would have never forgiven herself if she had found out the truth about Dev and Sonakshi after her marriage; she thanked her stars and silently thanked Rajeev for curing Dev's condition. Samaira smiled to herself when she recalled her wonderful date with Rajeev. He had picked her up after the party at Dev's house. He was a perfect gentleman and made her laugh throughout the evening. The best part was that he knew the truth about her Dev, Sonakshi and herself; so it made it easy to bond with him.

They had danced continuously for 3-4 hours; her legs were aching but surprisingly Rajeev was still very energetic even after dancing for that long. He was a wonderful dancer; he was great at everything! As they had drove back, Rajeev had really surprised her by declaring his love for her. She barely knew him, but it seemed he was completely floored by her personality and most of all her sacrifice for her sister. "Samaira...I have seen so much...bahut logon se mila hoon....bahut ladkiyon ko date kiya hai....but you are the most amazing woman I have ever met!" Samaira knew at that instant that she had found her man after all- someone who loved her more than she loved him....someone who would always take good care of her......someone she could trust and live her life with.....

That night, the sisters hugged and cried out their hearts to each other. Samaira told Sonakshi all about Rajeev. Sonakshi was really happy and proud of her sister; she really admired Samaira's outlook in life, "Samaira main chaahti hoon ki kabhi bhi meri bhi koi beti hogi na....wo bilkul teri jaisi ho," Sonakshi smiled and wrinkled her nose at Samaira.

"Tu kahin pregnant toh nahin hai? Kuch ulta seedha toh nahin kar liya phir se tune?" Samaira asked.

"Nahin baba pregnant nahin hoon.....par...par...haan...wo," Sonakshi said shyly

Samaira slapped her forehead, "Oh God! Yeh ladki......ya toh 0 par out ho jaati hai ya phir seedhi century maar daalti hai.....how about something in between?"

"Matlab?" Sonakshi asked innocently

"Matlab? Meri maa....I hope you use some form of contraception?" Samaira rolled her eyes.

Sonakshi lowered her eyes, "wo....wo....itni jaldi mein sab hua ki....sochne ka time hi nahin mila."

"Madam....Kal subah hi teri shaadi ki date pakki karni padhegi.....yaad hai main kehti thi ki teri jaisi baahar se dikhne waali seedhi saadhi ladkiyan chupi rustam hoti hain...aur meri jaise bindaas ladkiyan khaali haath reh jaati hain......mujhey aaj tak kisi ladke ne lips par kiss bhi nahin kiya.....aur tujhey toh kiss se graduate kiye kitna waqt ho gaya! This is not fair!" Samaira pretended to whine and then giggled.

Sonakshi laughed, "tu kahe toh Dr Rajeev se teri baat karoon?"

"Nahin baba....ab Rajeev ke saamne main khud hi jaaoongi.....kahin pataa chala ki Rajeev tumhe Samaira samajh le....aur phir sab gadbadh ho jaaye," Samaira pinched Sonakshi's nose and yawned, "chal ab sote hain."

They finally decided to get some sleep but lay awake in their beds.

"Samaira.....I hurt you badly...please mujhe maaf kar dena," Sonakshi said solemnly.

"OK...baba....ab bas bhi kar....haan kar diya maaf maine.....ab thodi der toh so ja....phir kal subah bahut kaam hai," Samaira covered herself with her blanket, "GOODNIGHT!"

"Kya kaam hai kal subah?" Sonakshi asked

Samaira removed her covers and sat up, "yeh bak bak karne ki aadat tujhe kab se ho gayi? Thodi der chup nahin reh sakti? Let me dream about Rajeev for at least a few moments!"

Samaira lay down again and covered herself.

"Rajeev kaise hain?" Sonakshi asked, but Samaira did not answer. Sonakshi heard the familiar snores after a long time. It had been a long time since Samaira had gotten restful sleep. The past few months had snatched her precious sleep from her. Sonakshi was glad her sister was at peace once again, and so was she.

The girls slept in till noon the next morning.

Asha finally decided to wake them up, "aaj naye saal ke din soti rahogi toh poore saal aise hi soti rahogi....utho jaldi.....Ishwari ji ka phone aaya hai....unhoney hum sab ko lunch par bulaaya hai."

Samaira and Sonakshi both sat up, "ISHWARI AUNTY NE?"

"Haan...Dev ka phone aaya tha subah...usney mujhey sab kuch bataa diya.....tum ladkiyon ki misunderstandings.....tumhari badmashaiyan....Dev ka treatment......aur Dr Chopra ke baare mein bhi sab bataa diya," Asha smiled and pulled the blankets off the girls, "ab utho aur tayyar ho jao.....aur dono aaj sunder si sari pehen na.....aaj Sonakshi ki engagement bhi ho rahi hai," saying that Asha walked out of the room.

'Engagement?" the girls looked at each other and screamed, "OH NO!!!!!!"

AT THE DIXIT's:
Ishwari had spent the whole night after the party in her room. She had paced up and down in fury. Jay had tried to talk sense into her, but it was Prithvi who had finally convinced Ishwari, "Mom.....agar aap chaahti hain ki aapke bete aapke paas hi rahein....aapka respect karein....aapko apni maa maane toh aapko hi badalna hoga.....dadi ab yahin rahengi....wo hamare family ka part hain....agar aapne unhe accept nahin kiya toh aapko hum sab ka saath chhodna padega......I will move to the US forever and Dev bhai will move with Sonakshi to Lucknow forever."

"Sonakshi?" Ishwari asked, "wo toh Samaira se shaadi kar raha hai..toh yeh Sonakshi kahan se aa gayi?"

"Nahin mom.....Sonakshi is Dev bhai's true love," Prithvi went on to explain everything that had happened because of Dev's Multiple Personality Disorder. He even explained why he had developed that disorder. For the first time in life, Ishwari felt guilty about what her son had endured because of her ignorance and ruthlessness.

Ishwari had stayed up till Dev got back home. She apologized profusely to her son and agreed to accept Fareeda with open arms.

"Mom....I will not forgive you till you apologize to dadi," Dev had said firmly

"Dai ji mujhey maaf kar do," Ishwari had fallen at her feet and cried her heart out till Fareeda hugged Ishwari, 'Nahin Ishwari.......ab sab bhool jao."

LUNCH AT THE DIXIT's:
Samaira and Sonakshi looked gorgeous in their respective saris. Sonakshi wore a blue, white and golden saree and; Samaira wore a pink and grey one. Dev was dressed in a kurta pajama for a change; Prithvi as usual strolled in his faded jeans and t-shirt. Ishwari and Fareeda wore beautiful silk saris to receive their guests. Iqbal and Razia were present too; they had announced their wedding date and were planning a small affair in the next few weeks.

Sonakshi and Samaira (Pic credit- Insta)

Dev's eyes made no mistake today. Although, both sisters looked equally beautiful and almost alike in their saris, make up and jewelry, Dev had no problem in spotting his love. He no longer had to look into their eyes to tell who was who- he just knew his Sonakshi! He could smell her fragrance from a distance; her body language, her mannerisms and above all her heartbeat-it was almost he could feel her heart beat from the other end of the room.......no woman had ever stirred his heart like Sonakshi had. She was no longer a dream or an illusion.....she was a reality and soon to be his wife forever.

Just as they all settled down, the door bell rang and in walked the very handsome Dr Rajeev Chopra. He looked dashing in his white shirt, black jacket and denim jeans. He carried a bouquet of flowers and greeted everyone politely. Bijoy was very impressed to meet Rajeev, "beta humnein tumhari bahut tareef suni hai Samaira se."

"Really uncle? Samaira meri tareef kar rahi thi?" Rajeev grinned and glanced wickedly at Samaira. Samaira actually blushed; Sonakshi saw the interaction between the two- after all Samaira had found her match- he was probably the only person in this room who would keep Samaira on her toes.

"Beta...tumhari family kahan hai?" Bijoy asked Rajeev.

"Oh uncle...mere papa ek scientist hain....wo aaj kal NASA mein ek project kar rahe hain...aur meri dadi aaj kal Nanitaal mein hain," Rajeev replied

"Asha bata rahi thi ki tum Samaira se shaadi karna chaahte ho?" Bijoy asked

Samaira was stunned, "shaadi?" Rajeev had not mentioned anything to her or even proposed to her.

"Jee uncle ! Main thoda old fashioned hoon....Samaira ko propose karne se pehle uske parents ki permission pehle lena chaahta hoon," he smiled at Samaira.

"Humein kya objection ho sakta hai beta?
Asha said, "Samaira ko tum pasand ho toh humein bhi pasand ho."

"Beta toh tum ek doctor ho?" Jay asked

"Yes uncle....kuch aisa hi samajhiye," Rajeev cleared his throat and said

"Matlab?" Jay asked, "doctor ho ya nahin ho?"

"Uncle...Rajeev apne spare time mein doctor hain...waise...waise," Samaira paused as Rajeev gave her a dirty look, "waise yeh sirf parties karte hain!" Samaira wrinkled her nose and winked at Rajeev.

Fareeda and Ishwari came out and brought two large decorated thalis.

Ishwari said, "aaj ek nahin do-do engagements kar dete hain."

So, both Samaira and Sonakshi got engaged to the men of their dreams. Their wedding date was fixed 2 weeks from that day. Ishwari did not consult any astrologers or pundits this time, "jab bachhe shaadi karna chaahe....wo din hi shubh hoga hamare liye."

"Three cheers for Ishwari aunty!" Samaira yelled, but then said softly, "waise aunty.....Dev aur Sonakshi ki shaadi aap kabhie bhi kar sakti hain kyunki unki kundali bilkul match karti hai."

"Yeh baat toh main bhool hi gayi thi!" Ishwari said, "accha hua yaad dila diya....aur ek baat yaad aa gayi....Sonakshi beta tu apne naam ki spelling SSonakshi kar sakti hai?"

Sonakshi was confused, but she did not have the guts to counter her mother-in-law's orders.

Dev intervened, "bilkul nahin mom! She is Sonakshi...and will always be Sonakshi....whether you like it or not!"

Ishwari felt a little embarrassed, "naam mein kya rakha hai? Ek hi baat hai....jo tumhari marzi beta." Ishwari knew her son had changed forever; the only way to keep him with her was to love and respect him for who he was, instead of suppressing his desires and controlling his life; unfortunately she had learnt it the hard way.

After the luncheon and engagement ceremonies, both couples went out for a long drive. Sonakshi and Dev went to the beach. Rajeev and Samaira went to Rajeev's high tech apartment where Samaira saw pictures of his childhood and came to know about his friends and family.

As Rajeev and Samaira stood outside his balcony and looked up in the sky, Rajeev hugged his petite little fiance from behind and crushed her in his arms, "are you happy?"

Samaira turned around and circled her arms around his neck, "of course I am. Lekin yeh batao tumne mujh mein aisa kya dekha jo shaadi karna chaahte ho?"

Rajeev remained silent and then gently kissed her lips, "kyunki koi tumsa nahin."

dhoop nikalti hai jahaan se,
dhoop nikalti hai jahaan se
dhoop nikalti hai jahaan se
chandni rehti hai jahaan pe
khabar yeh ayi hai wahaan se
koi tumsa nahin, oh koi tumsa nahin
koi tumsa nahin, oh koi tumsa nahin

neend chupti hain jahaan pe, neend chupti hain jahaan pe
neend chupti hain jahaan pe
khwaab sajte hain jahaan pe
khabar yeh ayi hai wahaan se
koi tumsa nahin, oh koi tumsa nahin
koi tumsa nahin, oh koi tumsa nahin

phool, titli aur kaliyaan, ho gaye tumse khafa
hoo Phool, titli aur kaliyaan, ho gaye tumse khafa
chhen li joh tumne inse, pyaar ki har ek ada
pyaar ki har ek ada

Rang banta hain jahaan pe, rang banta hain jahaan pe
rang banta hain jahaan pe
roop milta hain jahaan se
khabar yeh ayi hai wahaan se
koi tumsa nahin, oh koi tumsa nahin
koi tumsa nahin, oh koi tumsa nahin

mere dilke chor ho tum, kiya tumhe ehsaas hai
haan Mere dilke chor ho tum, kiya tumhe ehsaas hai
ishq tha duniya mein jitna, sab tumhare paas hai
sab tumhare paas hai

hey deewanapan jahaan pe, hey deewanapan jahan pe
hey deewanapan jahan pe
bante hain ashiq jahaan pe
khabar yeh ayi hai wahaan se
koi tumsa nahin, oh koi tumsa nahin
koi tumsa nahin, oh koi tumsa nahin

dhoop nikalti hai jahaan se, dhoop nikalti hai jahaan se
dhoop nikalti hai jahaan se
chandni rehti hai jahaan pe
khabar yeh ayi hai wahaan se
koi tumsa nahin, oh koi tumsa nahin
koi tumsa nahin, oh koi tumsa nahin
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