Purvi was walking around her room, looking by the window, every chance she got. Suddenly, ishita entered the room.

"hey..." greeted ishita, as purvi rushed to her.

"thank god tum aa gayi, meri zara help kardogi..." requested purvi, as ishita nodded in agreement, but was confused.

"haan, par hua kya hai?" asked ishita.

"meri make up artist ki scooty kharab hogi raste mein, ghante se uski cab bhi nahi aa rahi...khudh hi make up karna padega mujhe..bas mera eye-makeup reh gaya hai, kardogi?" explained purvi, as ishita agreed.

"acha thik hai, pehle shaanti se baitho, itna panick mat karo..." attempted ishita to calm her down.

"arre yeh back-up waali thi yaar...pehli waali hospital gayi apni delivery ke kaaran..." remarked purvi, as ishita did her make-up.

"tum makeup artist ka bhi back-up rakhti ho..." responded ishita, as she chuckled.

"arre, dulhan log na ghar sar pe utha leti hai agar makeup artist do minute bhi late ho jayein toh..aaj samajh aaya kyun..." informed purvi.

"tumhari toh sagaai hai aaj.." corrected ishita.

"haan, ab socho, shaadi mein kya haal hoga mera.." expressed purvi her concern.

"koi tension nahi hai, tum chudail se bhi bhattar lag rahi hogi, toh bhi kavin shaadi karlega tumse.." joked ishita, as they both shared a chuckle, as she kept back the eye shadow and eye liner.

"aaj 12 saal ho gaye hain mujhe kavin se mile hue, pata hai.." commented purvi.

"hmm, agar tumhare papa ko kahaani se hatado toh itna time na lagta yeh din aane mein..." remarked ishita, as purvi agreed.

"chalo, rona shaadi ke liye bachana hai..." said ishita, as she made her stand up, and look in the mirror.

"aaj main sach mein badi achi lag rahi hoon.." remarked purvi, as ishita nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and kavin entered.

"hi.." said kavin, as he entered the room.

"don't worry, main jaa hi rahi hoon.." remarked ishita, as she took her leave.

"chal, bye, and congratulations. Aapko bhi." said ishita, as kavi acknowledged, and she shut the door behind, after getting out.

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Ishita climbed down the stairs, as she found neelu in front of her sight.

"Namaste, aunty.." greeted ishita, as neelu acknowledged.

"kaisi ho?" asked neelu, as ishita nodded in agreement.

"ji thik hoon." Responded ishita, as neelu's glance fell on the envelope in her hand.

"sagan?" confirmed neelu, as ishita nodded in agreement, and handed it to her.

"ji, bas yeh dena tha, aur purvi se bhi mil chuki ho, ab bas niklungi..." replied ishita, as neelu looked at her ith disbelief.

"arre, abhi toh aayi ho, kuch liya tumne?" asked neelu, as she caught hold of her.

"nahi, aunty, thanks, but uhmm, kal mujhe zara jaldi nikalna hai.." excused ishita, as neelu understood.

"dushyant, bahar catering waalon ke paas hai, aur bhi kaam dekh raha hoga, kaafi der tak nahi aayega yahan.." informed neelu, as ishita grew hesitant on the mention of his name.

Ishita looked up at purvi's room, then at neelu.

"atleast ceremony tak ruk jao, phir chali jana, purvi ko bhi acha lagega.." stated neelu, as ishita nodded in agreement, reluctantly.

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"hi.." said purvi, as kavin couldn't take his eyes off of her.

"bahaut achi lag rahi ho aaj.." complimented kavin.

"see, i told you, tum toh keh rahe the woh ajeebsa white waala lene ko..." responded purvi, as kavin nodded in agreement.

"haan, shayad tumhari hi choice zayda achi hai..." remarked kavin.

"itna bhi hawa mein udne ki zaroorat nahi hai..." rebuked purvi, as kavin chuckled.

"arre, mazaak kar raha tha...pata hai, ajeeb si nervousness ho rahi thi, jaise hi sochta humaari sagaai ke baarein mein..." stated kavin.

"bhaagne ki planning kar rahe ho kya?" joked purvi, as kavin nodded his head in disagreement and chuckled.

"pata nahi bas, tumhe dekhna tha ek baar.." expressed kavin his thoughts.

"dekho, siwayee tumhare fashion mein taste ke, tum mein as such koi kami toh nahi hai, toh itni chinta mat karo, nahi bhagungi.." remarked purvi, as she held his hand and he couldn't help but smile.

"seriously though, agar ek khandar mein bhi tumse shaadi karni padhi na, karlungi.." stated purvi.

"toh yeh farmhouse rent ke nahi jagah....nahi, matlab, paise bach jayenge na.." joked kavin, as purvi playfully slapped his arm.

"khabardar kahin aur shaadi karwayi toh!" warned purvi, as he chuckled, and held his ear for an apology, even she couldn't help but chuckle then.

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Dushyant was getting one of the guests seated, when neelu appeared.

"ji, yahan baith jaiye bas, drinks bhejo aapke liye?"asked dushyant, as he caught hold of a waiter, and served them drinks.

"maa, kya hua?" questioned dushyant.

"arre woh mami aur chachi ek hi table pe baith gaye hain, zara dekh, warna dono ki mahabharat shuru ho jaayegi..." ordered neelu, as dushyant nodded in agreement.

Neelu pointed towards her right, as dushyant walked there.

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Dushyant sighed in relief as he saw his chachi and mami around different corners for food, when his glance fell on some manchorian, he couldn't ignore his stomach growling in hunger. He walked to get some of it, only to find ishita next to him.

"oh, h-uhh-hi..." said dushyant, as ishita swallowed her food at once upon seeing him.

"hi.." replied ishita, as she placed her plate down.

"kaisi ho?" asked dushyant, as ishita nodded in agreement.

"uhhm, tum log woh harekrishna society mein move kargaye na?" asked dushyant.

"haan, uhhmm, well i can afford to pay the rent for that now so..." replied ishita.

"that's great, uhhm, actually main bagal waali society mein hi rehta hoon..." informed dushyant.

"veivekanda?" confirmed ishita as dushyant nodded in agreement.

"i, i didn't know that..."responded ishita, as she chuckled, and he reciprocated that.

"well, i mean, pehle as a PG rehta tha, bas as a waiter part-time job thi, wahi afford karsakta tha, but then the couple who lived there, woh apne bete ke saath US shift ho gaye, so, ab, main pure ghar ka rent deta hoon, kamre ki jagah..." explained dushyant.

"you, waiter? Kitne logon ko khaane pe thoka tha?" asked ishita.

"come on, itna bhi bura nahi hoon main, haan kuch hote the, who very vividly reminded me of my father...tips mein kanjoosi, just obnoxious personality wise, otherwise, no... apparently aadhe se zyaada aadmi waise hi hote hain.." replied dushyant as they both shared a chuckle.

"well, i mean, it could be worse, tharki aadmi jab condom mangne aate hain..." pointed ishita.

"oh, right, tumne pharmacy mein kaam karna shuru kardiya tha..." agreed dushyant.

"i'm guessing purvi ne bataya tha.." stated ishita as dushyant nodded in agreement.

"uski galti nahi hai, pucha maine hi tha...hum baat karte rehte the..." informed dushyant.

"abhi bhi puchte ho?" asked ishita.

"nahi, ab, woh khud hi batati hai...aadat pad gayi shayad mere puchne ki..." replied dushyant.

"you know, pehle, chawl mein toh newspaper aata nahi tha, koi afford kaise karta, khaane ke hi paise nahi hote the...kaam pe thi, jab pehli baar tumhara article dekha aaya tha...ab ghar mein wahi newspaper aata hai.." admitted ishita, as dushyant had his gaze fixed on her.

"which reminds me, mujhe tumhare gharwaalon ko batana padha ki tumhe award mil gaya, bataya kyun nahi tumne!" exclaimed ishita.

"arre, purvi ki shaadi ke liye aane hi waala tha, maine socha surprise dunga, mujhe kya pata tha sab wahi newspaper mangane lage hai.." defended dushyant.

"seedha-seedha kyun nahi bolte, ab hum chote logon ko se kahan baat karoge tum, akbaar mein naam aane laga hai tumhara.." teased ishita.

"aise baat thodi hai.." obliged dushyant.

"dushyant, tum sharma rahe ho?" asked ishita as she chuckled.

"aur kya karun?" argued dushyant, as they both chuckled.

"dushyant!" called sameer, as dushyant rolled his eyes.

"mucambo bula raha hai...agli baar jab aap dekhno ko mile, tab tak ke liye alwida..." remarked dushyant, as ishita chuckled and dushyant left.

She sighed as this might have been the happiest she had been in the past 8 years.

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author's note: so, from the comments i got, it's a 50/50 between both the ideas. i would be getting some reviews from fanfiction. net, where i write the story simultaneously too, and tell you by tomorrow, the final story idea i would be going along with. so, let's hope it's the idea you wanted...