Ragini was looking at the dishes, "all my favourite."

Laksh nods, "yeah, I think I had enough time to learn about you. What say, wanna start?"

Ragini nods, they started with a gazpacho, a cold soup made of vegetables.

"It's so tasty," Ragini was looking at him, he was just eating without uttering a word. The waiter came with wine.

"Sir, you want?"

Laksh nods, "yes, but not much."

Ragini's eyes were fixed on him, he could feel it, "Ragini what is?"

"Did you planned it?"

Laksh leans over the table, "yes, why?"

Ragini shook her head, "nothing, I'm surprised that's all."

"Well it was clear that you don't trust me in planning a date. I thought to prove you wrong."

"And you know what I was never more happier than today, being wrong."

Laksh smiles, "good cause more is coming."

They finished their food with long and meaningful chats, they had their time they needed to come closer.

"Come, there is one more place."

Ragini took his hand and intertwined it with hers, "okay, I hope this will as good as this romantic dimmed dinner was."

They went to the hotel beach, it was a beautiful night and an event was going on, "I booked a table for us."

"Laksh this is looking so beautiful, the music... oh."

Laksh was slowly dancing with her, more couples were there and they were all having their own time and fun.

Laksh hand was resting on her hip, "Mister where is your hand going?" Laksh smirks and pulls her close resting her lower back, "where it should be."

Ragini was resting her head on his shoulder, "how you could get a booking for this event isn't that reserved in advance?"

"Usually yes, but that is a special event for Honeymoon couples, newly wedded you can say it. That's why it was possible to get a table, plus you wanted to eat in the restaurant and I told you to get a table for you."

Ragini was happy, "yes, I wanted it."

The music was playing in the background both took a seat and Ragini cuddles with Laksh, while he was having a drink and she was looking at him. He should give me his full attention. But no, he is staring... wait at whom he is staring?

Ragini follows his gaze, he was looking at the empty stage, "are they going to perform something."

"Yes, I hope a belly dance."

Ragini wanted to hit him, but remains cool. As if, dare you to stare on another woman.

Laksh put his drink down, he moves his head.

"What happen?"

Laksh shook his head, "nothing, it just felt a bit stiff that's all."

"Hmm I thought you might be tired, it was long day, right?"

Laksh frowns, "is there something? If you have a problem then talk to me, don't make riddles for every little issue you have."

"Lady's and Gentlemen, we would like to start with the event by calling up the couples."

"I don't have a problem, you have one!"

"Are you kidding me? I haven't done anything, I just tried to make you little bit happy, but all my efforts gone for nothing."

"Mr. & Mrs. Maheshwari..."

RagLak were looking at each other.

"Did he called our names?"

Laksh nods nervously, "but I haven't given our names there."

Both were looking to the stage, "Laksh no one knows that it's us, just leave from here."

The waiter, who had severed them the day, "Sir and Ma'am, on the stage please."

Laksh wanted to punch him, Ragini hold his hand, "let's go and win this, whatever it will be."

Laksh didn't liked it, "I don't want to get insulted in front of strangers, it's so embarrassing."

Ragini agreed, "I know and I can imagine whom we can thank for that."

Laksh made a fist, "mom's."

"Yes," Ragini said, "who else?"

Laksh shook his head, "there is no one else who has the guts to make us play in this shitty game. But how? I mean if we wouldn't have been here... Ragini it's all your fault."

"My fault couldn't you wait another day for making the perfect date. By the way this has now turned to the most horrible and embarrassing date ever!"

They were on the stage and each couple was separated from the partner, there were 5 couples.

Each man and each woman was asked 3 questions, which the partner had to answer right.

"What was the most heartbreaking event in your partners life?"

RagLak were sitting opposite to each other, "the heartbreaking moment was with the previous partner," they said in union, the questions before they had answered correctly like this one.

"Yaar Laksh the questions were simple," she whispered to him.

"Haan, I wonder how they couldn't answer them."

Ragini was suppressing her laugh, "I want to win now."

The second task was to dance, both were looking at each other, "we just had one simple dance hand in hand, he is asked something like Tango, Cha Cha or Waltz?"

Laksh shrugs, "I can dance tango, if you trust me I will take the responsibility?"

They were asked which song to play and Ragini agrees, "fine I trust you, Tango."

A Latino song was played and Laksh was holding her close, "let me lead us to the Win!"

Ragini liked the fire in his eyes, which she hasn't seen before or couldn't just remembered it.

Both were looking at each other at the end of the dance.

A big applause was to hear...

"The next and last task is (re-)propose your partner."

"Aaah!" RagLak said, "we did an arrange marriage, there is no proposal." This was to themselves.

[There was a couple with a beautiful story, just imagine anything romantic, emotional I'm not going to drag into another couple!]

"Wow, they are so good!"

"Oh Ragini it's not good, but romantic and emotional. Did he really did this for her?"

She shrugged, "who knows?".

"He can't divorce her, not without having pain."

Ragini nodded, "well this is huge."

RagLak were asked, but they shook their heads as there was no proposal.

The host comes closer, "but what would you have said, if she were your girlfriend and you were about to propose her?"

Laksh nods, "got it as if... Ragini I need the ring."

Ragini shook her head, "this is mine!"

"Array I made you wear it once and will do it again. Jeet na hai tujhe {Do you wanna win}?"

Ragini took off the ring and gave it to him.

All were looking to him, "Ragini I hate you, I hated you, I think I will keep hating you!"

Ragini rolls her eyes, "loh gayi meri Jeet {Now I won't win}."

"But there is something I can't deny, you have created a dust-sized hole in my empty dark heart. It was dark filled with frustration, anger and a lot lot lot of pain of shattered dreams. The little hole is flooded with light, the light of your smile and shine of your eyes. I can't think about a time I felt this much happiness to be with someone, who is pushing me without a reason..."

"Laksh are you trying to be sarcastic?"

He glares at her, "that's the reason why I hate you, but at the same time the reason I can't think of living without you anymore. Ragini would you like to marry me and fill the darkness with your light?"

"Aww agar main hari to tumhe nhi chorongi kabhi bhi nhi {When I will lose now I won't leave you ever}."

Laksh put the ring on her finger, "a simple yes, is that so hard..."

Ragini cups his face and sealed his lips, "you talk too much..."

A sash was given to the winner, "hain?" RagLak thought of something big.

"Oh shit we lost, you are going to glue on me."

"Forever and ever!" Ragini said clinching on his arm, just then the host game and gave them sash being the 1st runner up.

A small FB of incidents came in front of their inner eyes.

D Se dance...

She is my responsibility

He is mine

Allergy

Groomzilla

Bridezilla

Both were back in their apartment suit, they changed their clothes and were sitting on the bed edge. Everything had happened silently.

"Do you meant it?"

Laksh frowns, "what?"

Ragini lifts an eyebrow, "you know what...?"

"Was the kiss a fake?"

"No!"

"Then I didn't lied!"

"So you hate me?"

"I don't want to spent a life without you..."

"A life or your life?"

Laksh pulls her close, "OUR LIFE!"

Ragini smiles and kisses his lips again... the night of the bachelor party has ended the same way.

"No I won't sleep *hiccup* with you."

"Why?"

"You don't love me..."

"Haan but you are my res... pons...? What to say?"

"You mean responsibility?"

"Haan, you don't worry. I will look after you..."

"Aww kiss me here..."

"Where?" He asked and she shows on her cheek.

"Okay kiss..."

"Hold on..."

Ragini stopped, "what?" She was breathing heavily.

"One second, please don't get me wrong."

Laksh stood up and she fumed, then she saw it, the door sign, "Do not disturb!"

He locked the door and rushed to her....

Free of imagination 😂

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