Exams went well for all and sports practice is on peak. This year's Inter-state Cricket competition will be with cricket team of Surat...

A day prior to match, Naina reached home and Bela informed that Rakesh and Arjun had come from Surat as Arjun has match tomorrow in Ahmedabad with some college. Naina Preeti look each other with shocked, they understood that this time Arjun is playing against their college team only, that means Sameer vs Arjun

Preeti : Yaar ab kya karen... agar apni team ko support kiya toh Taiji saara ghar sar par utha lengi, par humein to apne college ko hi support karna hoga na... hum kyun Arjun bhaiya ke college ko cheer karnege... yeh kya baat hui... vaise bhi unhein apni behno ki wishes ki kahan jarurat hai...

Naina was sitting in shocked and confused state... totally lost....

Preeti : arey tu sun bhi rahi hai mein kab se bole ja rahi hun...

Naina back in senses : Preeti mujhe bahut chinta ho rahi hai.. ab kya hoga... maine Sameer se wada kiya hai ki mein kal match dekhne aaungi.. par wahaan Arjun bhaiya bhi hoge toh... kahin meri wajah se voh phir haar gaye toh...

Preeti put her hand in his waist : oh maharani.. aap koi devta nahin ho jiske aashirwad se koi team jitegi ya haregi....... jo achchha khelega vo hi jitega... samjhi... tu jyada na Taiji ki baaton ko mat socha kar..... tere wahaan hone ya na hone se koi farq nahin padta...

Preeti teasingly wraps her both hands in her neck : haan par koi aur hai jisse tere hone se bahut farq padta hai... tujhe dekhe bina to usaka din hi shuru nahin hota... hai na...

Naina (shyly) : paagal hai kya... aisi koi baat nahin... tera to dimaag kharaab hai.. ja.. jakar apne match par dhyan de... paagal.....

Phone rings, Preeti look at her and winks : Ja jakar dekh... tera hi hoga..

Naina / Sameer together : Hello...

They laugh, Sameer (teasingly) : Hum hamesha ek saath hi bolte hai.... funny.... vaise tumhein kaise pata mera hi phone hai......

Naina (innocently) : Vaise hi jaise tumhein pata hai ki phone maine hi uthaya hai.... achchha bataao phone kyun kiya...

Sameer : Voh mujhe puchhna tha ki kal tum kitne baje college aaogi... please match shuru hone se pehle aa jana..

Naina (innocently) : voh kyun? kuchh kaam hai kya mujhse... mein tumhari kya madad kar sakti hun ...

Sameer : voh kya hai na... apne lucky charm se mile bina mein ground mein nahin jaana chahta... so its final ki tum jaldi aaogi aur phir voh tum kya laati ho dibbi mein.. something sweet curd types for luck... kal laaogi na mere liye.... maine dekha tha school mein tumne Preeti ko usake match se pehle khilaya tha......

Naina (laughing) : buddhu... usse dahi shakkar kehte hai..... okay le aaungi bas.. chalo ab rest karlo kal varna thak jaoge... Bye

Sameer smiled : Bye.... See you tomorrow..

Naina (to herself) : kya kismat hai... school mein dahi shakkar le ja kar mein Arjun bhaiya ko khilana chahti thi aur isi bahane Sameer ko bhi offer kar deti, par Taiji ke darr ki wajah se nahin jaa paayi, aur Sameer ko bhi nahin diya... aur phir Arjun bhaiya ki haar ka zimmedar mujhe maana gaya, manhoos samajh kar... aur aaj Sameer mujhe apna lucky charm kah raha hai... intzaar kar raha hai ki kal mein usse dahi shakkar khila kar wish karun... agar mein usake liye lucky hun to apane sage bhai ke liye manhoos kaise ho sakti hun..... samjah nahin aa raha ki kal jaaun ki nahin... ek taraf arjun bhaiya jo meri parchhai bhi apne par nahin padne dete aur dusri taraf Sameer, jisse dekh kar mein apne saare dard bhool jaati hun, mujhe dekh kar jiske chehre par ek pyaari si Muskaan aa jati hai, lagta hai usaki Khushi ki wajah hun mein....

After dinner she was standing in balcony looking at moon... Chachaji came to her seeing her sad and quiet whole evening...

Chachaji : Kya hua... kya soch raha hai mera bachcha........

Naina : kuchh nahin.. bas aise hi... aap batao.....

Chachaji put his hand on her head : tu kab se itani badi ho gayi ki mujhse apne dil ki baatein chhupane lagi... bata kya hua...... kya soch rahi thi......shaam se dekh raha hun tu kuchh pareshaan hai..

Naina : Chachaji actually mein thodi confuse thi... kal Arjun bhaiya hamare college ki team se hi match khelne wale hai.. toh mujhe aur Preeti ko samajh nahin aa raha ki kiski taraf se rahe...

Chachaji : arey ismein sochne ki kya baat hai... tumhein apne college, apne dosto ka saath dena chahiye... vaise bhi yeh match Arjun tumhare khilaaf nahin tumhare college ke khilaaf khel raha hai... jaise voh apne college ka saath de raha hai, tum apane college ka do..

Naina : par voh toh hamare bhaiya hai na toh unke khilaaf kaise...

Chachaji (smilingly) : Tum unke khilaaf nahin ho... apne college ke saath ho bas yun hi samjho...

Naina (happily) : aapne meri itani badi mushkil dur kar di... thank you so much

Chachaji hugged her from one side : achchha ab mujhe thanks bhi kahegi... paagal...arey ek baat to batao tumhare doston mein se bhi koi hai cricket mein kya...

Naina instantly replied with excitement : Haan hai na... Sameer, voh hi to captain hai..

Chachaji (teasingly) : Phir to tumhein uska hi saath dena chahiye... aakhir voh itna achchha dost jo hai tumhara... vaise mujhe bhi pehli najar mein hi voh bahut samajhdaar, suljha hua laga... tumhari bahut chinta bhi karta hai....

Preeti was standing there : haan voh to hai papa... she winks to Naina ... parwaah to bahut karta hai... hai na Naina... karta hai na...

Naina : bakwaas mat kar... Chachaji aap iski mat suno... yeh to yun hi kuchh bhi bolti hai...

Seeing excitement and happiness in her niece eyes, Chachaji gets extremely happy. He can feel her eyes shining talking about Sameer and notice her enthusiasm while telling him that how much they practiced for tomorrow's match.. he prayed for her little one who looks content and calm from inside after long time...

Next day Naina left with Preeti bit early as promised to Sameer to meet him before match starts.

Sameer was practicing in ground with team and was busy in discussing for today's strategy. He got to know that he is going to play today's match against Arjun's team, her brother, which makes him little disturbed for thinking about Naina.. will she support me or her brother?

Naina filled one spoon and about to feed him, "Kya soch rahe ho Sameer... yeh lo tumhare liye dahi shakkar laayi hun... voh bhi apne haathon se bana kar"

Sameer stop her hand in between: Naina, hum aaj ka match Arjun ki team ke against khelne wale hai, agar tum chaho to Arjun ki team ko support kar sakti ho... mujhe bura nahin lagega"

Naina (naughtily): Kyun, kal tak toh mujhe apna lucky charm bol rahe the... ab kya huaa... maine to socha tha ki jor jor se aaj tumhare liye cheer up karungi par tum toh mujhe abhi se bhaga rahe ho...

Sameer feels relaxed seeing her laughing : nahin baba... aisi baat nahin hai... mein to bas tumhare liye hi... (smilingly) khair chhodo jaldi se dahi shakkar khilao aur haan mere liye dua karna.. tum pray karogi to bhawanji bhi hamara hi saath denge... vaise bhi tumhari jaldi sunte hai...

Naina, "of course, bhagwanji sunenge bhi aur saath bhi denge, tumne itani mehanat jo ki hai... all the best" she feeds him sweet curd by her own hand and gave the box for rest of the team...

Match starts after an hour and both the teams played very well but finally match win by VJN university. All enjoyed and celebrate their win.... Sameer winked to her, "dekha maine kaha tha na ki tum mera lucky charm ho"

After two days girls' volleyball match scheduled which was lose by VJN .... Preeti feels sad & cried hugging Naina, but all her friends support her to give strength.... especially Rohan... "koi baat nahin, haar jet toh lagi rehti hai, koi jeetega toh koi haarega bhi... bas humein hamesha koshish karte rehna chahiye"

In evening Rohan was bit sad, standing at the window looking outside. Seeing him lost since they came from college, Sameer asked, "kya hua Rohan, kab se chup chap khada hai, koi baat hai kya"...

Rohan looked at him bit angrily and said recklessly in one go, "yaar kuchh samajh nahin aa raha, yeh ladkiyaan itni confused kyun hoti hai... vaise toh har waqt daaku haseena bani ghumati rehti hai aur aaj ek chhoti si haar par itne lambe lambe aansun baha rahi thi... kya jarurat thi aise rone ki... ek match hi toh tha, agle saal jeet leti... bas kuchh hua nahin ki rona dhona shuru.. socha hai kisi ko kitna bura lagega aise bade bade aansun dekh kar.. kya fayda itna strong hone ka jab chhoti si baat bhi handle nahin hoti.. aise kabhi padai mein kam marks aaye toh nahin roya gaya, match haare toh rona shuru... kuchh toh logic hona chahiye life mein... aur sab itna kah rahe the ki chup ho jao, chup ho jao... par nahin inhein toh tub bhar bhar ke bas rona hai... dekha tha tune, kitni laal aankhen ho gayi thi.. mujhe pakka pata hai ghar jaakar bhi dahaade maar maar ke royegi... kisi ki na kuchh sunani hai, na manani hai, bas jo man mein hota hai vahi karna hai... isiliye.. isiliye mein ladkiyon se dosti nahin karta tha... voh kisi bhi achchhe khaase insaan ko confuse kar sakti hai... kabhi dekha hai.. bol ... bolta kyun nahin... kabhi dekha hai mujhe itna bolte huye, par usaki sangat ka asar dekh... sab usaki galti hai... mujhe bhi bigaad diya...

Samer screamed and put his hand on his mouth, "chup...... chup ho ja mere baap... kya khaa liya hai aaj tu ne... non-stop bol raha hai, itna toh tu poori zindagi mein nahin bola hoga... teri problem kya hai?... kehna kya chahta hai... kuchh batayega... tu kis baat se dukhi hai, Preeti ki haar se, usake rone se, chup na hone se, ladkiyon se dosti karne se, unke illogical hone se, ya khud ke bigad jaane ke darr se"..

Rohan remove his hand from his mouth and left the room angrily, "koi kuchh nahin samjhata... sab mujhe hi samjhate rehte hai... mujhe nahin karni kisi se bhi baat... mein baahar ja raha hun ghumane ke liye.... Ice cream bhi khaunga aur tujhe nahin khilaunga"... he irritatedly showed his tongue like a kid and left...

Sameer looked at him puzzlingly, "yaar isse kya hua hai..... iski problem samajhana mere bas ki baat nahin... mujhse toh apni hi nahin solve hoti...... Naina se hi puchhunga" he smiled like an idiot, "aur isi bahane usase baat bhi ho jayegi.. chalo phone karta hun".. he excitedly dialed her no and they greet together like always..

Sameer: Preeti kaisi hai.. kuchh jyada upset toh nahin hai na...

Naina, "puchho mat... college mein aur poore raaste toh roti rahi, ghar aa kar jo Hungama kiya kya bataau, aur abhi bhi rote rote apni favorite movie dekh rahi hai... bas yahi hai uska stress reliever, ab ek saath kam se kam do-teen movies toh dekh hi legi tab jaakar relax hogi" she laughed and said, "par tum chinta mat karo, mein hun na... vaise bhi voh jyada der tak tension leti nahin... logon ko dene mein believe karti hai"...

Sameer laughed, "haan sach hai, ek tension toh yahaan bhi bheji hui hiai usane..... yahaan ka haal toh isase bhi bura hai... abhi abhi koi mujhe itna lamba lecture dekar, tension mein chhod kar baahar ghumne gaya hai... voh bhi ice cream khaane.... haan par problem abhi bhi nahin batayi... donon ek jaise hi hai... cartoon ek number ke"....

Naina, "kyun Rohan kya Preeti ke liye pareshaan tha.. college mein bhi tohda upset lag raha tha"

Sameer : lagta toh hai.. par theek se bolega tab na smajh aayega, ab jab vaapas aayega tab hi kuchh puchhunga... tum usaki tension mat lo... tum batao kaisi ho, kya kar rahi thi...

They talked for some time and bid goodbye eachother to handle their little annoyed half mental siblings....