In Agrawal House, the environment was very serious. Preeti was continuously fidgeting her dupatta and was pacing around her room with tension written all over her face. And the scenario in the hall was no less. Both sister in-law, Beena and Bela were sitting on the sofa with stressful face.

Naresh: Beena! Bela! Kya hua bhai, hum teeno ko aisse jaldi mein ghar kyun bulaya hai??

Rakesh: Aur aap dono ke chehre par yeh shikan kaisi?

Beena: Aap log pehle muh haath dho lijiye. Uske baad aaram se baat karenge. Bela, chalo hum khana laga dete hai.

The Agrawal men looked at each other in confusion as Beena and Bela have never been so quiet and dull.

Rakesh: Bhaisahab! Anand! Aap dono ne kuch kiya hai kya?

Anand: Nahi Rakesh bhaiya, maine toh kuch nahi kiya.

Naresh: Toh kya maine kuch kiya hai? Aur Rakesh, tu humse kyun puch raha hai?

Rakesh: Bhaisahab! Aapki patniyan apni sakal utar ke baithi hai. Meri patni nahi. Aur humare baache bade hogaye hai jo unki complaints aaye aur Bhabhi aur Beena apni sakal aisse karke baithe. Toh zaroor aap dono ki kisi kartoot ka natija hai yeh.

Saying so, Rakesh went to his room to get freshen up. While he was coming back to the dinning area, he saw Preeti holding Naina's photo and mumbling something.

Preeti: Jiji! Agar aap yahan hoti toh mujhe itni tension nahi hoti. I miss you Jiji. Aapko phone bhi nahi kar sakti, aap Jijaji ke saath ghumne gaye ho aur baar baar aapko disturb karna sahi nahi hoga.

Rakesh: Jiji na sahi! Jiji ka Papa toh hai yahan! Apni pareshani ka haal mujhse le sakti ho!

Preeti looked up at the serene smile of the only person before whom she could open her heart completely, after Naina and Pranati. But he too is one of the elders of the house and can misunderstand her. So she got bit of apprehensive about opening up.

Preeti: Rakesh Tauji! Aap yahan? Abhi?

Rakesh came inside her room and made her sit down on the bed. He kept his palm on top of her head and lightly caressed her hair.

Rakesh: Mere liye tujh mein aur Naina mein koi farq nahi hai, Preeti! Tujhe yaad nahi hoga, par jab tum choti thi aur main kabhi teri Rama Taiji aur Naina ko leke apni scooter par bahar jaata tha, aur by chance tune hume jaate dekh liya jo roya karti thi. Hahahaha, pura ghar sar par utha leti thi. Phir Rama tera muh haath dhulwake tujhe ek acchi frock pehnake lati thi. Kae logon ko aissa lagta tha ki meri do betiyan hai. Kyunki tu har jagah mere aur Rama ke saath jaati thi. Aur sach mein, maine kabhi tujhe Naina se kam maana nahi hai. Ab dekho, jab badi hogayi hai, mujhe apna Tauji manne lagi hai. Bachpan ki tarah Papa nahi manti ab.

Preeti: Aissi baat nahi hai, Tauji. Mere liye mere teen Papa aur teen Mummy hai. Aur Naina Jiji aur Pralay bhaiya ke liye bhi same hai. Bas....

Rakesh: Jaise teri Naina Jiji aur Pralay bhaiya mujhse aake sab kuch share karte hai, waise tu bhi kar sakti hai beta. Bol! Kya baat hai jo meri choti beti ko itna pareshan kar rahi hai.

Preeti thought for sometime and decided to open up. At most what happen, he will get angry. That's fine, she will convince him but if understands her then it will easier for her.

Preeti: Tauji woh....aapko yaad hai Jiji ke sagaai ke ek hafte baad mujhe internship ke liye Pune jaane ko mila tha.

Rakesh: Haan....Par tu abhi uske baare mein kyun bol rahi hai?

Preeti: Tauji, darasal wahan internship ke waqt mujhe....mujhe...mujhe ek ladke se pyaar hogaya....

Rakesh: Kyaa!?

Preeti: Ji Tauji! Mujhe ek ladke se pyaar hogaya aur woh...woh bhi mujhse pyaar karta hai Tauji.

Rakesh: Preeti, mujhe shuru se bata sab kuch!

Preeti: Ji.... Tauji, jaisa ki maine uss waqt kaha tha Pune ke MNC mein mujhe internship ka jo mauka mila tha woh bas kuch hi students ko mila tha. Mere college mein aur ek student, Sheetal gayi thi mere saath aur baaki saare interns wahan par alag alag states ke the. Shuru shuru mein bahut akela lagta tha mujhe aur Sheetal ko. Par, jaise hume team projects karne diye gaye, mere aur Sheetal ke group mein Ahmedabad ke do ladke aagaye. Unhi mein se ek hai Rohan, hum bahut acche dost ban gaye Tauji. Hum log saath mein lunch karte the, kaam saath mein karte the, shopping par saath jaate the. Aur saath mein Saare projects bhi take up karte the. Saare projects acche hone lage aur khush hoke humare jo supervision karte the unhone hume ek week ki chutti de di. Uss chutti mein hum Mahabaleshwar aur Lonavala ghumne gaye. Issi beech kab, mere aur Rohan ke beech closeness badh gayi pata nahi chala. Jab, main yahan aane ke liye nikli ussi din humne apne dil ki baat ek dusre se kahi aur abhi ek hafte pehle hi Rohan ne Mumbai shift kiya......

Rakesh: Ek min beta, tu sure hai na ki woh ladka tujhe pyaar karta hai? Tujhe dhokha nahi dega na woh!?

Preeti: Nahi Tauji! Woh bahut accha ladka hai aur mujhe bahut pyaar karta hai. Mujhe kabhi dhokha nahi dega woh.

Rakesh: Dekh beta, jab tak main aur baaki bade usse mil nahi lete, hume pata nahi chalega ki woh ladka sahi hai ya nahi. Tere baaton se toh thik lag raha hai. Accha, yeh bata teri Mummy aur Taiji ko iss baare mein pata lag gaya hai kya??

Preeti: Aapko kaise pata? Unhone aap se kuch kaha kya??

Rakesh: Matlab pata lag gaya hai.....Unn dono ne kuch nahi kaha hai ab tak. Bas mujhe, tere Papa aur Tauji ko jaldi bula liya. Aur jab hume aaye tab, teri tarah unki shakalon pe bhi bara baje the. Maine bas random guess kiya aur dekh, sahi nikla. Ab bata, unhe kaise pata laga?

Preeti: Woh....woh.... Tauji. Unhone mujhe aur Rohan ko saath dekh liya. Hua yun ki......

Flashback to present day Morning.

Preeti: Hello!? Haan, Rohini...

Accha! Thik hai, tu tension maat le. Main aati hun adhe ghante mein. Tujhe Mummy ke haath ke besan chille chahiye kya? Taiji ne aaj kachori bhi banaye, ya woh leke aaun?

Thik hai thik hai. Aati hun, tu dar maat.

Preeti kept her phone and sat next to her mom and aunty on the dinning table.

Bela: Kya hua Rohini?

Preeti: Ohho! Kya bataun Mummy. Maine aapko bataya tha ki, uske Mummy Papa ka divorce hogaya tha par phir bhi uske Papa uske ghar aake tamasha karte the. Aaj subah subah bhi yehi hua. Aunty nikli thi 5 baje par abhi 10 baj rahe hai, woh ab tak lauti nahi. Toh Rohini pareshaan hogayi hai. Meri scooty aur mujhe bulaya hai. Aunty ko dhundhne.

Beena: Hey bhagwan! Bechari Rohini. Uss bacchi ka darke bura haal ho rakha hoga. Preeti, tu ek kaam kar. Uski Maa milne se, Rohini ke saath unhe yahan le aana. Tere Tauji se milwane ke liye. Woh ek din keh rahe the ki agar divorce ke baad, ek insaan dusre insaan ko pareshan karta hai toh uske upar legal action liya ja sakta hai aur woh jail bhi ja sakta hai.

Bela: Aur beta, yeh koi pehli baar toh hua nahi hai. Akshar aissa hota rehta hai na. Aur main Mrs. Kapadia se baat karke humari hi society mein Rohini aur uski Mummy ke liye ek flat rent par arrange karwa dungi.

Beena: Yeh sahi rahega Bela, nayi jagah par rahegi toh uske ex-husband ko pata nahi lagega ki Maa beti kahan hai.

Preeti: Thik hai thik hai, bata dungi yeh sab main usse. Ab main chalti hun, Rohini mera intezaar kar rahi hogi.

Preeti rushed out of the house, holding her yellow helmet and scooty keys. She drove till Churchgate and parked her scooty infront of Chaayos. She entered the cafe and her eyes searched for the particular person for whom she drove all the way from Andheri to Churchgate. And finally, her face broke into a smile when she felt the familiar sambac cologne, and a pair of warm arms slipping around her waist. She leaned on the strong and muscular built of the person standing behind her and closed her eyes to feel the moment.

Person: Hey! Rohini ki Preeti ❤️

Preeti turned around and looked deep into the black orbs of the person, and she noticed that he has grown some stubble over his jawline and cheekbones, and he is again dressed in her favorite color, and had his hair styled differently today.

Preeti: Hi! Preeti ke Rohan ❤️

Rohan smiled at her endearment and left a long kiss on her forehead before guiding her till a table to settle down.

Rohan: Hmm, toh aaj kya naya bahana banake nikli ho ghar se!?

Preeti: Woh hi purana wala.....tumhare Papa ne tumhari Mummy ko pareshaan kiya. Main yeh jhooth bol bolke pak gayi hun.

Rohan: Toh bol do ghar par mere baare mein.

Preeti: Zaroor bol deti agar Jiji ya Pralay bhaiya ya Pranati Bhabhi ghar par hoti toh. Par teeno out of town hai.

Rohan: Tumhari Jiji toh do din pehle aayi thi na tumhare ghar, tab kyun nahi bola? Aur itne time Bhaiya Bhabhi bhi ghar par the.

Preeti: Haan, par tum jante ho na Jiji ke shaadi ki taiyariyon mein fursat hi nahi mili baithke kisiko baatane ki. Isliye soch rahi hun, jaise hi teeno mein se koi aata hai unhe immediately bata dun. Ab yeh Rohini wala bahana nahi chalega.

Rohan: Tum kaho toh main Mummy Daddy ko leke aaun kya tumhare ghar. Typical indian movie type ka scene hoga. Tum taiyar hoke, haathon mein chai ki tray leke aaogi aur sharmate huye mujhe aur meri family ko chai dogi 😆

Preeti: Hahahaha, very funny! Ab batao, urgent mein kyun bulaya? Parso mile the aur kal college mein milne wale the.

Rohan: Kya bataun, woh Varun hai na, woh apni fiancee ko leke movie dekhne ja raha hai aur uski fiancee ko koi chahiye like saath mein. Usse thoda awkward lag raha hai Varun ke saath akele jaane mein. Toh isliye usne kaha ki tumhe saath la sakun toh accha rahega. And I really want to accept the offer and have movie date with you ❤️

Preeti: Seriously Rohan!? Movie! Mujhe pehle bolte na. Ab movie dhai ghante ki hogi atleast. Aur mujhe ghar se yahan aane mein hi ek ghanta lag gaya. Movie hall jaake, ghar pahuchne mein minimum 3-4 ghante lagenge hi. Ghar par kya kahungi?

Rohan: Amm.... Preeti yaar. Babu....please na.....Hum pehli baar movie dekhne wale hai. Itna toh kar hi sakti ho na apne Rohan ke liye 🦧🦧

Preeti: Rohan yaar!

Rohan: Accha ek baat batao, tum exactly kya kehke aayi ho?

Preeti: Isse kya hoga Rohan!?

Rohan: Arrey batao toh sahi! Uske sochenge kya karna hai aur kya nahi.....

Preeti: Maine yeh kaha hai ki, Rohini ki Mummy uske Papa se milne gayi aur ab tak wapas nahi aayi. Toh mujhe unhe dhundhne ke liye bulaya hai Rohini ne...

Rohan: Perfect bahana banake nikli ho! Tension kis baat ki? Unhe dhundte dhundte time lag gaya aur phir tu Rohini ko khana khila ke relax karwake ghar aayi, bol dena. Tumhari family itni bhi strict nahi hai na ki iss baat par fuss kare.

Preeti: Par....phir bhi.....

Rohan: Accha ek kaam karte hai, main Varun ko kehke Carnival Cinema mein tickets book karwa deta hun. Wahan se tumhara ghar bas 15 ki duri par hai. Okay?

Preeti: Hmm thik hai. Main Mummy ko message kar deti hun ki mujhe nahi lagta main lunch time tak ghar pahunch paungi. Nahi toh meri Maa aur Taiji mere liye search party bhej dengi 🙄

Rohan: Okay! Main Varun se baat karta hun tab tak.

Preeti's message got a reply of "Thik hai Beta. Khyal rakhna tum dono ka", and Varun too agreed to meet them in Sangam Complex. Rohan had his flat in Churchgate itself so he decided to go with Preeti on her scooty till Sangam Complex. After 40 mins, they reached their destination but the other two couple weren't here yet. So they decided to roam in the complex for the time being. But little did they know, that a storm was waiting for them inside!!

Preeti and Rohan were roaming around hand in hand, when Preeti heard a familiar voice sighing loudly. Sweatbeads started forming on her forehead and she slowly turned around to see if her guess was right.....and yes! Her guess was right!

Infront of her, her infuriated mother and aunt, and two of their not so sweet friends were standing infront of her. Seeing Preeti roaming with a guy, the two aunties smirked and started doing their drama.

Aunty one: Bela, tum toh keh rahi thi ki tumhari beti apne kisi dost ki Maa ko dhundhne nikli hai. Par yeh toh yahan hai..... apne karibi ladke dost ke saath.

Aunty two: Devika, woh yahan bhi aa sakti hai na apni dost ki Maa ko dhundhne. Kya tum bhi! Aur Maa dhundne nikle hai toh ek hadh aur doston ko bhi bula liya....Hai na Preeti beta?

Preeti and Rohan's throat dried and Preeti wasn't able to collect courage to speak something. Adding to it, Varun and his fiancee, Puja came in and exploded the bomb called "Truth".

Varun: Arrey Rohan! Finally tum dono mil gaye. Hum dono tum tota maina ko bahar dhundh rahe the par tum yahan mithu mithu kar rahe ho! Chalo, movie ka time ho raha hai.

Aunty One: Arrey rey rey! Nima tumhari baat toh galat nikli. Yeh yahan apni dost ki Maa dhundne nahi, balki apne doston ke film dekhne aayi hai.

Preeti: Mu....mum....mummy.....Ta...tai....taiji......

Preeti didn't have a chance to say something, as both of the infuriated Agrawal women, dragged her out of the complex and got inside an auto.

Flashback over, back to present time.

Rakesh: Arrey baap re baap! Teri Maa aur Taiji ne tujhe aur Rohan ko dhadale pakda hai. Agar tum dono baat karte huye ya messages dekhti toh shayad jwalamukhi nahi banti. Upar se woh Devika aur Nima ji ne aur aag mein ghee dalne ka kaam kiya hai.....

Preeti: Tauji....ab kya hoga?!

Rakesh patted her head and said: Tu chinta maat kar. Main hun na, aur ab samjh aaya ki yeh dono hume kitne jaldi kyun bulayi hai. Accha tujhe kuch kaha hai kya Mummy ya Taiji ne??

Preeti: Nahi....jabse aaye hai tabse kuch nahi boli. Bas itna kaha tha ki main jab tak bulaya na jaaye tab tak room se bahar na jaun.

Rakesh: Hmm...accha tu chal mere saath. Khana kha le. Tujhe dekh kar lag raha hai ki kuch dhang se khaya nahi hai. Mere saath chalegi toh dono kuch nahi kahengi. Mujhe, tere Papa aur Tauji ko bulaya hai matlab zaroor issi topic par baat hogi. Aur shayad Naina, Pralay, Pranati aur Sameer ke paas bhi phone ja sakta hai.

Preeti: Tauji....mujhe bahut darr lag raha hai.

Rakesh hugged her gently and caressed her head, and said: Darr maat! Main tera Tau abhi zinda hun. Agar tere Maa Baap aur bade Taiji Tauji ziddi hai, toh main bhi adiyal hun. Apni beti ki khushi ke liye kuch bhi kar sakta hun. Tu ro maat aur chinta bilkul maat kar, hmm?

Rakesh's support and his assurance gave Preeti the strength to fight for her happiness. And also to get her full family's acceptance to her and Rohan's relationship. Now she was ready to face the heat. She walked out of the room with Rakesh and accompanied Anand and Naresh in the dinner table.

Anand: Arrey beta! Tu kahan thi itna time?? Mujhe laga shayad bahar gayi hai isliye, jab hum aaye tum bahar nahi aayi....

Preeti: Main bathroom mein thi tabhi. Just abhi nikli toh Rakesh Tauji ko nikalte dekha unke kamre se toh aagayi unke saath.

Naresh: Oh accha! Arrey teri woh Pune wali internship ka kya hua? Tu usse rejoin karegi ya nahi?

Preeti: Amm...woh...Tauji mera wahan hogaya hai. Apne saare projects khatam karke aayi hun. Ek baar 2nd year ke students ke terminal exams khatam ho jaaye, hume wapas internships ke offer aayenge aur main yahin Mumbai mein hi kar lun soch rahi hun.....Jiji ke jaane ke baad aapki shakale ujhde khet se kam nahi dikhte. Agar main bhi kahin chali gayi toh sukh ke ghantaghar ke kante jaisa ho jayenge aap sab 😆

Naresh: Badmaash! Accha ek baat bata. Teri Mummy aur Taiji ko kya hua hai? Muh phulake kyun baithi hai dono?

Preeti looked at Rakesh and he signalled her to be relaxed. Before Preeti can reply anything, both the ladies came in and gave a death glare to Preeti before starting the serving process.

Naresh: Deviyon ab bataogi bhi ki kyun muh phula rakha hai?

Beena: Haan batayenge....pehle aap Naina aur Pralay ko video call par lijiye.

Anand: Bhabhiji, bacche ghumne gaye hai. Aur aissi kounsi baat hai jo aap unn dono ke saamne karna chahti hai.

Bela: Hume maloom hai ki bacche ghumne gaye hai, aur agar matter pechida na hota toh hum unhe call karne nahi bolte.

Naresh and Anand looked at each other and before they could say anything further, Rakesh announced that he made the call and it's ringing.

Here in Jaipur, Naina had just landed on her back on the soft and cosy bed and Sameer was softly massaging her head after alot of convincing when her phone rang. Sameer decided to ignore if unimportant person would be calling, but seeing the call from her father and that too video call. He got inquisitive and received it.

Sameer: Jai Shrikrishna Papaji 🙏

Rakesh: Sameer! Jai Shrikrishna beta. Kaise ho?

Sameer: Jaisa aapne choda tha bilkul waisa! Ek dum fit and fine. Aap batayiye. Aap apna dhyan sahi se rakh rahe hai na? Aapko rakhna hoga. No compromise with health, Papaji.

Rakesh: Ek Naina kam thi kya jo tum bhi shuru hogaye beta 😅

Sameer: Bete ko toh Papa ki chinta hogi na....

Rakesh smiled affectionately and then realised why he had called. And in the meantime, Pralay too received the call. As nobody knew that Samaina and Pralay Pranati are together in the same city. Sameer and Pralay acted as if seeing each other after two three days.

Pralay: Chacha ji, aapne call kyun kiya tha? Woh bhi iss time par. Generally aap office mein hote hai na.

Rakesh: Haan, kuch baat karni hai teri Mummy aur Chachi ko. Aur woh baat hi kuch aissi hai.....(To Sameer) Naina kaha hai beta?

Sameer: Papaji, woh thakkan ke wajah se so rahi hai. Ek min, main jaga deta hun usse.

Rakesh: Agar zaroori na hota toh main usse jagane se maana karta....

Sameer: Main janta hun Papaji! Aap safai maat dijiye. Ek min rukiye.

Sameer kept the phone on the coffee table and went near Naina. He lightly patted Naina's shoulder and softly whispered in her ears that her family is on a video call and want to talk something important. Naina opened her eyes slowly after 3-4 times of shaking and patting by Sameer and rubbed her eyes. Naina was about to get down of the bed but Sameer restrained her from doing so and got her phone to her instead, and sat next to her.

Rakesh: Tabiyat kaisi hai teri ab Naina?

Naina: Thik hun Papa. Kya baat hai? Aaj subah aap thik dikh rahe the, abhi aap itne tension mein kyun dikh rahe hai??

Beena: Apni ladli behen se puch! Kya kiya hai jo humare chehre aisse ho rakhe hai

Naina: Preeti! Kya hua hai?? Tere college mein sab sahi hai na?

Preeti: Jiji....woh baat yeh hai ki.....main....main woh.....main.....

Pralay: Main kya Preeti? Aage bhi kuch bol!

Bela: Karne mein jhijhak nahi huyi toh bolne mein kyun ho rahi hai?? Zara tere Papa, Tauji, bhaiya bhabhi aur jiji jijaji ko bhi pata chale. Humare peeche kya sab chal raha hai....

Sameer: Preeti... kya baat hai? Tum itna hichkicha kyun rahi ho. Hum sab tumhari family hi toh hai....Bejhijhak bolo kya hua hai?

Preeti: Jijaji, woh...main...main ek ladke se pyaar karti hun aur woh bhi mujhse bahut pyaar karta hai

Preeti shut her eyes tightly after blurting out. There was a silence of 2 minutes and shock was written all over everyone's face except for Beena, Bela and Rakesh.

Naina: Yeh kya bol rahi hai tu? Aur yeh sab kab se chal raha hai??

Naresh: Yeh kya bakwaas kar rahi hai!?

Sameer: Tauji, ek baar Preeti ko apni baat toh complete kar lene dijiye.

Rakesh: Haan bhaisahab! Bacchi pehle se ghabrayi huyi hai. Aap ka reaction usse aur daara dega.....

Pranati: Preeti...aage bolo.

Preeti: Che mahine pehle, main jab Pune gayi thi internship ke liye ussi dauraan meri mulakkat uske saath huyi. Hum same project groups mein the. Bahut baar project discussions ke liye hum sab bahar milte the, cafes mein toh kabhi kisi teammate ke flat mein. Aur aisse hum sab acche dost ban gaye. Movies, lunch, shopping, weekend outing, humara group akshar saath jaate the. Jab humara first project successful hua, toh hume humari supervisor ne humari team ko ek week ka relaxation period diya tha kyunki humne bahut accha kaam kiya tha. Aur issi ko celebrate karne hum sab Lonavala aur Mahabaleshwar ghumne gaye. Uss trip main aur woh ladka zyada close aaye and pata nahi chala ki hum kab dost se kuch zyada ban gaye ek dusre ke liye. 3 mahine pehle jab main Jiji ke sagaai ke liye leave leke aayi tab hi usne mujhe apne dil ki baat kahi aur ek hafte pehle hi Mumbai shift hogaya woh bhi.

Bela: Hey bhagwan! Matlab tera uske saath chakkar Pune se chal raha hai.....

Beena: Aur karib aagaye ka kya matlab hai tera!?

Preeti looked at her aunt with horror and immediately cleared her mind.

Preeti: Taiji, karib matlab physical karib nahi. Emotionally close.

Beena: Hmm phir thik hai.

Naresh: Kya thik hai!? Kuch thik nahi hai! Aur tujhe humne Pune internship ke liye bheja tha ya ishq ladhane!?

Pralay: Papa! Aap shant ho jayiye! Chillane se kya hoga? Aur Preeti galat kahan kiya? Bas pyaar hi toh kiya hai na.

Pranati: Haan Papa. Aur pyaar karna galat thodi hota hai.

Beena: Pyaar galat nahi hota Beta, par pyaar ke naam par jo aaj kal ke bacche besharmi karte hai woh toh galat hai na!

Sameer: Maaf kijiyega, shayad mera kuch bolna thik nahi rahega par, Preeti ka Jija hone ke naate mujhe bhi uski khushi ka utna hi khayal hai jitna ab sabko hai. Aur woh aapki beti hai, aap sabke parvarish aur sanskaar hai uske andar. Woh kabhi bhi apni seema nahi langhegi. Hai na, Preeti?

Preeti: Ji Jijaji!

Anand: Humari parvarish ne toh yeh bhi kaha tha na ki yeh kuch saal jo hai, unhe apni career mein lagao. Apne career ke aage kisi bhi cheez ko aane maat do. Maana yeh umra hoti hi kuch aissi hai. Mann dagmaga jaata hai, lekin iss umra se Pralay aur Naina bhi guzre hai. Unhone kabhi aissa kuch nahi kiya!

Naina and Sameer looked at each other, and gave a tight lipped smile sharing the inside secret with each other. Even Pranati and Rakesh had the same reaction but seeing Sameer having the same emotion, they got happy as Naina shared one of the major reason behind Naina's resistivity towards relationship and love.

Bela: Aur Sangam complex mein khullam khula uss ladke ke haathon mein haath daal kar ghum rahi thi yeh ladki! Sab jante hai ki Sangam complex humari society se bas 10 min ki duri par hai. Humari society ki bahut saari ladies wahan jaati hai aur isse uss ladke ke saath ghumta hua dekh kitni baatein banati.

Beena: Woh toh ab bhi banegi.....Humari society ki AIR Nima aur Devika ne dekh jo liya isse. Hey bhagwan, lagta hai ab ghar se bahar jaana bandh karna padega.

Naina: Taiji Chachiji! Preeti uss ladke ke saath Mumbai ke kisi bhi kone mein chali jaaye, dikh toh wahan bhi sakti hai na....Kahin na kahin koi na koi pehchan wala mil jaata unn dono ko toh kya iss baat se woh dono milna bandh kar de?? Aur maine aur Pralay bhaiya ne kabhi kisi se pyaar nahi kiya iska matlab yeh thodi hai ki Preeti bhi kisi se pyaar nahi karegi.

Sameer: Preeti ab badi hogayi hai, maana itni badi baat usne aap sab se chupayi par aap log uske nazariye se bhi dekhiye. Parents kitne bhi cool kyun na ho jaaye, bacche phir bhi unse apni crush aur boyfriend girlfriend ke baare mein share karne se katrate hai.....Kyunki sabke dimaag mein yeh fit hai ki parents nahi samjhenge. And I know, maximum logon ke case mein unki prediction sahi bhi hoti hai. Par aap log toh aisse nahi hai na. Aapne apni ghar ki dono betiyon ko khuli chutt di hai apne sapno ki ore bhagne ke liye, kabhi Pralay aur Naina Preeti mein farq nahi kiya, kabhi kapde pehnne ke tarike par koi rok thok nahi lagayi. Toh kya aap Preeti ki baat thande dimaag se sun nahi sakte?

Rakesh: Anand Bela! Bhaiya Bhabhiji, hum Maa Baap ko bacchon ki khushi aur salamati hi toh chahiye hoti hai na. Agar Preeti ki khushi usse ladke mein hai toh ek hum usse mil sakte hai na. Agar thik lage toh hi baat aage badhne denge nahi toh main humari Preeti ko janta hun, woh kabhi aissa kuch nahi karegi jisse hum usse rokenge. Hai na, Preeti!?

Preeti: Ji, agar aap logon ko usmein koi bhi kharabi dikhi toh main usse baat karna bandh kar dungi. Pakka promise!

Tauji: Naam kya hai ladke ka? Aur tumhari hi college mein padhta hai?

Preeti: Uska naam, Rohan hai. Rohan Roy Choudhry.......Woh Xavier's mein padhta hai.

Bela: Roy Choudhry......matlab woh Bengali hai?

Person: Ji!

Agrawals turned around and found a young man standing near the threshold of their house with another younger boy and woman of his age. They all were dressed pretty decent clothes and had serene smile plastered on their faces. Preeti recognised them and immediately asked to come inside.

Person: Namaste! Main Ruhaan Roy Choudhry hun aur yeh meri wife hai, Purvi Roy Choudhry. And he is my younger brother, Rohan! Rohan Roy Choudhry. Jo aapki beti se pyaar karta hai.

Rohan: I am sorry Uncle Aunty, hum bina bataye aa gaye. Actually, jis gusse se aunties ne Preeti ko Sangam Complex laaya main darr gaya tha aur main turant bhaiya bhabhi ko call karke sab samjha diya.

Rakesh: Oh....aap sab khade kyun hai? Please make yourself comfortable. Preeti, beta ja sabke liye paani ya kuch thanda le aa aur saath mein kuch nashta bhi le aana.....

Preeti nodded her head and sprinted inside the kitchen to get something to eat and drink for Rohan's family. Seeing all the other members looking little upset and Rohan's family embarrassed, Rakesh eyed his family members to sit on the sofa atleast showing some courtesy towards them. Unhappily, Naresh and Anand sat down on the sofa and Rakesh got his phone

Rakesh: Main toh aapko humari family se introduce karna bhul gaya.....Yeh Preeti ke parents hai, Anand aur Bela Agrawal. Yeh Preeti ke bade Tauji hai, Naresh aur Beena Agrawal aur yeh unka beta hai, Pralay aur uski wife, Pranati. Main Preeti ka chota Tauji hun aur yeh meri beti hai Naina aur uske husband, Sameer Maheshwari.

Everyone smiled at them and folded their hands greeting them. When Ruhaan heard Sameer's name his expression changed and said: Sameer Maheshwari....kya aapne Delhi Public School se apni schooling ki thi??

Sameer: Ahh....haan. Aapko kaise pata??

Ruhaan: Sameer! Main Ruhaan, school ke cricket team ka captain! Ammm haan, tum log Rohafza bulate the? Yaad aaya??

Sameer: Arrey bhai! Aap! Kitna alag dikh rahe hai aap abhi! Bachpan mein thoda healthy hua karte the na...

Pranati: Sameer....yeh.....

Sameer: Haan, yeh wohi hai!

Ruhaan: Pranati? Oh my goodness! Tum pehchan mein nahi aa rahi ho..... You have changed a lot!

Pranati: Aaungi bhi kaise? Purani aadatein chodke tum chale jo gaye the.....

Sameer and Pranati went back to a short flashback, and came to reality when they heard Naresh's voice.

Naresh: Toh aap bhi inke dost hai.....

Ruhaan: Ji, dost nahi balki hum teeno bahut acche dost hua karte the. Itne acche ki ek dusre ke baare mein sab jante the.

Sameer: Haan, par waqt ke saath sab badal gaya. Aur kuch aissa hua jiski wajah se sab kuch khatam hogaya.

Beena: Aissa kya hua?!

Pranati: Ruhaan ki Mummy ka transfer hogaya tha. Aur isne school chod diya tha. Toh humari dosti toot gayi as hum contact mein nahi rahe....

Anand: Aap ke parents?

Ruhaan took a sip of the glass of water Preeti had kept infront of them and after clearing his throat, he replied: Rohan 2 saal ka tha jab humare Papa ki cardiac arrest ke wajah se death hogayi. Aur humari Maa 9 saal pehle, humare Papa ke paas chali. Morning walk karne gayi thi, ussi waqt ek car ne unhe takkar maari and unki on spot death hogayi.

Purvi: Rohan ke hum hi sab kuch hai, aur yeh humara. Dekhiye, main samjh sakti hun ki yeh janne ke baad ki hum Bengali aapko thoda hichkichat ho sakti hai inn dono ke rishte ko leke. Par main daave kehti hun, humara Rohan aapki Preeti ko bahut khush rakhega.

Ruhaan: Rohan ko maine aur Purvi ne Maa Baap ki tarah pala hai. Uski parvarish mein koi kami na rahe iske liye shaadi ke nau saal baad bhi hum dono ne ab tak apna baccha nahi kiya. Dekhiye, bacchon ki khushi ke aage hume yeh jaat pat nahi dekhna chahiye....

Bela: Dekho beta, maana tumne Rohan ko apni aulaad jaise pala hai, par ho toh tum dono bhi bacche na. Aur tumhe samjh nahi aayega ki samaj ka kya prabhav padta hai inn baaton mein.

Purvi: Aunty Ji, main khud Bengali nahi hun. Main bhi aap logon ki tarah Marwari hun. Shaadi se pehle mera surname Awasthi tha. Aur humari shaadi se waqt bhi aisse hi samaj wali baatein uthi thi. Par Aunty Ji, shaadi toh hum dono ki huyi na. Saath hum dono ko rehna tha aur jab mann mil gaya toh yeh baatein itni effect nahi karni chahiye.

Pralay: Main Purvi Ji se sehmat hun. Humari Preeti ki khushiyon ka sawaal hai. Agar aaj humne isse iski yeh khushi nahi di toh kahin aissa na ho zindagi bhar hume pachtawe mein jeena pade.

Naina: Haan, aur Rohan ki family ko Sameer Ji aur Pranati Bhabhi dono jante hai aur agar yeh dono sehmat iska matlab yeh hai ki inki family bhi acchi hai. Ek mauka de sakte hai na hum inn dono ko.

Naresh: Thik hai! Par tum dono ko apni padhai par pura dhyan dena hai. Hum tumhe ek mauka dete hai. Agar hume tum dono ek dusre ke saath aur ek dusre ke liye sahi lage toh hum baat aage badhayenge.

Sameer: Rohan! Preeti! Apni relationship ko apne career par haavi maat hone dena. Hmm? Maana tum dono 21 saal ke ho, balik ho. Par uska matlab yeh nahi ki you both will cross your limits ok?

Ruhaan: Tum tension maat lo! Rohan knows his limits.

Sameer nodded his head lightly and smiled faintly. Naina and Pralay had seen the exchange between Pranati and Sameer and knew that something is definitely between them and this Ruhaan guy.

Rakesh: Chalo anth bhala toh sab bhala.....Ab Preeti beta, thoda has dena. Dekh ab teri tension bhi dur hogayi.

Preeti and Rohan looked at each other and smiled wholeheartedly. Seeing Preeti's smile and happiness, the elders' heart melt and they too smiled and prayed for her everlasting happiness.

Anand: Bela! Bhabhiji, aap log dinner ki taiyari kijiye. (To Ruhaan) Aap log dinner yahin se karke jayiye.

Purvi: Uncle Ji, aap hume aap aap karke maat bulayiye. Hum chote hai umra mein. Toh tum sahi rahega.

Agrawal family smiled at them, and agreed.

Beena (To Samaina and Pranati Pralay) : Tum log jao, aur aaram kar lo ya agar kahin jaane ka plan ho toh jao. Sameer beta, maaf karna tumhara aur Naina ka time humne le liya.

Sameer: Arrey maafi kaisi Taiji....balki hume accha laga ki aapne hume include kiya iss discussion mein. Aap sab apna khayal rakhiyega, Naina ki tabiyat thodi nasaz hai toh sorry main aapko usse aur baat nahi karne de sakta. But kal pakka woh aap sabse baat karegi.

After Sameer disconnected the call, he made Naina have an early dinner and asked her to sleep as the day was exhaustive both physically and mentally for her. He sat next to her and kept lightly massaging her head till she fell asleep. He kissed her forehead and slept next to her with his eyes fixed on her.

Here in Agrwal House, after a general chatting about Samaina marriage, Pranati Pralay wedding, Ruhaan's job and financial situation and a lovely dinner, the Roy Choudhry trio left and the Agrawals slept with the same relaxed mind like other days. And Preeti thanked God for bringing this happiness in her life.

Next update would be next to next week. Which means, No update in the coming week. So, to compensate that, I wrote a long update combining the content for chapter 14 and 15.