Janvi: Arpi na meri girl gang hai.. one man army.. you know Khushi and Krits, tum dono ke aane se pehle pure college mein ye akeli meri dost thi ladkiyo mein.. Arpi ka friend circle alag hai college mein par hum log ek project ke liye 1st year mein mile the.. actually group project tha 4 logo ka group banana tha.. hum teeno hi the aur iske school friends 5 the.. to ma'am ne Arpi ko hamare group mein transfer kar diya.. aur tabse hum teeno grew veryyy fond of her..! Waise to hum bohot jyada hang out nahi karte.. par kabhi kabar she joins us to tab ise iske dosto se chura lete hai hum ise.. (laughs) she is like energy ki pudiya.. pata nahi kaha se itni energy laati hai yaar.. aur sab mein spread kar deti haii.. I loveee youu Arpiii..

Arpita: Awww.. I love to tooo Jannuuu
(She hugs Jannu)

Janvi: okay.. ab next.. Karan!!

(Karan picks up a chit and reads Vivaan)
Karan: Viv!

Vivaan: Aree waah.. bol bhai bol..

Karan: Well.. Viv.. mera bohoot pyaara bhai hai.. kabhi kabhi bada irritate karta hai aur kabhi kabhi bohot pyaar aata hai.. ek number ka flirt hai.. laata kaha se hai bhai itni pick up lines tu? Matlab talent hi alag hai.. we have greaaat greatt fun together.. bohot maza karte hai.. love you Viv.. teri harr irritating harkat ke bawajood bhi..

Vivaan: aay haay.. love you too Tinky Winky!!

Karan: mar saale tu.. (all burst into laughter)

Vivaan: Whatever.. accha ab meri baari.. (he picks up a chit and reads Sameer)
Offoo..

Sameer: kaun hai?

Vivaan: tu..

Sameer: Haww.. mera naam sunke itna unpleasant kabhi kisine react nahi kiya yaar..

Vivaan: (laughs) haa.. koi shak nahi.. par mai tujhe jaanta hi kitna hu ki kuch bolu.. thoda bohot jitna mila hu I know you flirt with Kriti isliye mera bhai bohot jalta hai tujhse aur.. yaa.. you have a good sense of humour..

Sameer: I can take that.. (giggles) accha ab Kittuu?

(Kartik picks up a chit and read Yash)
Kittu: Mera bhaii.. meri jaan..

Yash: tujhe bhi Samu aaya?

Kittu: nahi nahi.. tu ree.. mera bhaii!! Samu ki behen meri girlfriend hai.. I won't call him bhai for anything (laughing)

Yash: Ohh.. okay okay.. bol..

Kittu: mera bachpan ki gang ka bestt friend.. jise mai hameshaa miss karta hu.. every bloody timee!! Yaar kaash tu bhi hamare saath hota London mein.. kitna maza karte hum teeno.. anyways..waise to tu bohot badal gaya hai pichle kuch saalo mein.. tere andar pehle na ek alag hi charm hota tha.. of course I am not saying ab nahi hai par shayad tu ab apne aapko dhoondhne ki koshish hi nahi karta.. it's time to move on Yash!! Get back to your old self.. I love you yaaar..

(Yash smiles and hugs him)
Yash: I promise I will try..

Karan: aisa kya secret hai yaar Yash ka? Jannu tujhe to pata hoga na?

Jannu: nahi.. jo bhi hai.. tujhe kya karna hai.. chup na.. bicharo ka emotional moment kyu kharab kar raha hai?

Samu: guyss.. moment actually nikal gaya.. pehle emotional tha ab awkward lag raha hai.. back off please yaar.. (all laugh)

Yash: okay.. ab last Arpi is left.. chal Arpii..

Arpita: Yess.. (she picks up a chit and reads Kartik)
Kartik.. nahi jaanti dude tumhe.. though you look very handsome and attractive, sense of humour bhi accha hai aur dressing sense bhi.. aur agar thodi beard shape kar lo ya even better nikal do to I swear hero lagoge.. aur isase jyada itni jaldi to kuch keh nahi sakti..

Kartik: meri beard..!! Ye bhi bohot jyada hi thaa.. (he looks at her and bursts into laughter)

Arpita: Accha ab bohot game wane ho gaya let's dance guyss..

Janvi: Yesss!!! (She plays songs and everyone dances and have good fun. Later they decide to go to their homes and get some sleep)

(Next morning, it was their Haldi ceremony. Karan, Shiv and Janvi were in the garden with all the elders and soon ceremony was going to start. Khushi also gets ready and comes to the garden and the ceremony starts)

Janvi: Khushi.. ye Karan aise muh kyu bana raha hai?

Khushi: Actually di.. use bilkul haldi pasand nahi hai.. matlab bachpan mein na mom hum dononko haldi ka face pack lagati thi aur wo nikalne ke baad thodi der ke liye chehra peela pad jaata hai na.. so he used to hateeee it! (Laughing)

Janvi: Ohhh to ye baat hai.. Accha Khushi.. iss baat ka fayda uthane ke koi plans hai ya nahi?

Shiv: Noo!! Don't yaar..

Khushi: Oh come on! of course dii.. apni baari aayegi to puraaa fayda uthayenge..

Janvi: ye hui na baat.. (they High fi and Shiv gets worried for Karan and then laughs)

(Soon all the elders finish their ceremony and it was their turn)
Karan: Khushii.. koi masti nahi hn.. sachme maar khayegi..

Khushi: masti? Mai kya masti karungi?

Janvi: haa na.. don't worry yaar... Thodi si hi lagayenge..

Khushi: Ekdummmm thodi sii..

(Shiv decently applies little like others and Karan gets relaxed. Janvi and Khushi walks towards him and he is alerted again)

Karan: tum dono... Masti nahi hn..

Khushi: Relax bhai!!!

(Very decently they walked towards him from different sides, touched little haldi and suddenly smash haldi in their other fist on his entire face)

Karan: What the hell guyss!! Khushi, Jannu.. tum log ise thodi bolte ho?

Janvi: ha ha.. bilkul.. thodu si to thi..

Khushi: haa.. lekin agar tu chahta hai to aur laga sakte hai... hame koi problem nahi hai.. lagau?

Janvi: thodi si laga hi dete hai naa..
(Janvi goes forward to apply more and he holds her hand and throws away and it lands directly on Shiv's cheeks)

Shiv: Whatt the helll Jannuuu??

Janvi: Ohhh fishh!! Shitt.. Sorry sorry yaar Shiv.. really sorry.. tu kaha se beechme aa gaya?

Shiv: Sorry ko maar goli.. mai beechme nahi aaya tu careless thi.. ab to tu gayi..

Karan: Very good Shiv!! Shiv bhai to aage badh mai tere saath hu..

(Karan passes haldi to Shiv. He takes some and runs behind Janvi. Janvi comes near Khushi and in all the tom and jerry play, all the haldi gets applied to Khushi's nose like a yellow cherry on top)

Khushi: Hawww.. mujhe kyu maara yaar?

Shiv: Khushi.. shit shit.. So sorry yaar.. mai to Jannu ko maar raha tha.. galtise udd gaya.. so sorry..

Khushi: Tera sorry gaya tel lene..
(She takes haldi and walks towards him. He starts running and she chases him. They run inside the house and Shiv suddenly stops and turns towards her)

Khushi: Kya hua? (Confused)

Shiv: Haldi lagani hai na?

Khushi: Umm.. haa.. par..

Shiv: lagao phir..
(He forwards his face to Khushi and she gets all confused)

Khushi: (in mind: itni aasani se to manega nahi.. jaroora koi chaal hogi iski.. sambhal ke reh a padega..)

Shiv: Kya soch rahi ho Khushi? Haldi lagani hai to lagao naa..

(She nervously moves her hand towards him and he patiently waits for her to to finish whatever she wanted to do)

Khushi: Koi chaalbaazi nahi kuch nahi?

Shiv: Chaalbaazi? Heavy word dude.. aur mai kyu karunga aisa kuch? I don't hate haldi.. (giggles) par.. kyuki tumne mujhe lagayi hai..
(He pulls her by holding her hand and holds her by waist looking straight into her eyes)

Khushi: t.. to..?

(He moves his face towards her and she tightly closes her eyes. He rubs his cheek on her and leaves her. He opens her eyes and touches her cheeks to realise haldi was now on her cheeks too)

Shiv: ab hua hisaab barabar.. chalo bahar.. sab wait kar rahe honge..

(He walks out of the house and after getting out of her all confused and loet state, Khushi to walks to the garden)

Purvi: Hey bhagwan.. Khushi ye kya hakat bana rakhi hai apni? Karan ko abhi nehlane ki rasam hai.. tum jaldi se aone aao ko saaf kar lo aur haldi lekar Kriti ke ghar jao.. waha rasam shuru nahi hogi jab tak tum ye lekar nahi jaogi.. aur Shiv.. Shiv tum bhi washroom mein jaake saaf kar lo ye sab.. Khushi.. towel vagare do Shuv ko..

Khushi: ok Mom...

Shiv: chale?

Khushi: ha.. chalo..
(She takes him to Karan's washroom)
Yaha saaf kar lo tum aur towel lene meri room mein aa jaana.. Karan ka towel please use mat karo, he will kill you and me too.. mai dusra de dungi waha pe.. aur tum aate ho tab tak mai bhi saaf kar leti hu saari haldi..

Shiv: okay cool..
(They go and get themselves cleaned. Shiv comes to Khushi's room)
Khushi.. Towel please..

Khushi: Wo haldi.. (pointing his cheek bone)

Shiv: nahi gayi?

Khushi: nahi..
(He starts rubbing his cheeks)
Ruko ruko... (She takes the towel goes towards her and wipes it. He keeps looking at her and smiling)
Haa.. ho gaya.. ye lo..
(She gives him towel, he wipes hus face and hands)
Chale?

Shiv: Yaa sure.. after you..

(Khushi walks away, takes the haldi and sits in the car. In car, she finds a beautiful gajra and a note saying "You will look even more beautiful.. From Secret Friend!" She smiles, wears it and leaves for Kriti's home. She reaches there and gives haldi to elders for rasam and goes to Kriti's room where she has already arrived for the rasam with Yash, Kittu and Samu)

Khushi; Haay mai marjavaan... Kritsss.. you loook gorgeous!!

Kriti: Thank Youu Jaaan!!

Yash: wo sab to thik hai.. ab tu aa gayi hai to jara tum dono batao mujhe.. kal kitnaaa fenk rahe the yaar? Karan sirf Khushi ka bhai tha Krits? Aur Khushi.. Shiv tera dost hai? Like.. sirf dost? Are you sure? (Laughs)

Khushi: oh come on.. mera to phir bhi thik hai.. Krits.. teri to shaadi hone wali hai na usase.. kyu chhupa rahi hai tuu? Kya hol rahi thi? Kuch nahi oata Khushi ka bhai hai ke alawa.. as if you haven't stalked him enough (laughing)

Kriti: Khushi obviously mai aise achanak se use kuch nahi batane wali... aur mai to surprised thi Yash ke speech se.. Jannu di ke liye itnaa kuch bol diya.. didn't expect yaar.. waise starting mein aisa kyu bola sab nahi bata sakta? Aur bhi kuch hai kya?

Khushi: exactly.. ye to mujhe bhi puchna thaa..

Yash: Are kuch nahi.. just something very funny.. uski izzat rkah li na bol ke.. (he kept his fingers crossed) wo sab chhodo.. Krits jaldi neeche chal.. teri haldi shuru hone wali hai..

Khushi: oh haa.. chalo chalo.. Aur Yash.. aaj mujhe tujhse baat karni hai..

Yash: Haa Khushi.. karte hai.. pehle ye rasam vagare to kar le..

Khushi: yaa.. of course.. chalo..

(Kriti's haldi rasam tajes place. Yashz Kittu, Samu and Khushi smash Haldi on Kriti's face and then Kriti is taken for her snan rasam by elder ladies while Khushi takes Yash away from everyone to Kriti's room)

Khushi: Yashhh.. tune pata kiya na? Wahi hai na wo? Kaun hai bata na?

Yash: Haa.. kiya pata.. I was right.. ye wahi hai..

Khushi: kaun hai Yash??

Yash: Shiv!

Khushi: Shuv kya?

Yash: Wo Shiv hi hai Khushi.. Shiv ke phone mein wahi ladke ka photo dekh kar bhi pata nahi chala tujhe?

Khushi: What?? Lekin.. lekin ye kaise possible hai? Aisa thodi ho sakta hai..

Yash: Khushi.. pagal.. tujhe to khush hona chahiye ki tera crush ki tera husband niklaa.. problem kya hai?

Khushi: Yashhh.. lekin wo to jaanta bhi nahi hum married hai.. aur iska matlab ye sab kyu hua ye bhi nahi jaanta..

Yash: hmm.. to hame kisi aur tareeke se sach pata karna hoga..

Khushi: I need ti know yaar Yash..

Yash: Haa Khushi.. don't worry.. hum pata lagakar hi rahenge.. lekin pehle shanti se Karan aur Krii ki shaadi ho jaane de.. unki shaadi ke chakte koi aur siyappa na ho to behtar hai..

Khushi: hmm sahi hai.. unki shaadi tak rukte hai phir pata karenge.. par Shiv.. use batau ya nahi sach?

Yash: ab ye to tera faisla hai use kab, kaha, kaise batana hai.. lekin mujhe puchegi to.. uska haq to banta hai ye janane ka..

Khushi: lekin agar use manjoor na hua to? Usne shaadi ko manane se hi mana kar diya to?

Yash; Khushi, jab sabko dikhta hai to tujhe kaise nahi dikhta wo pagalo ki tarah pyaar karta hai tujhse.. aur phir bhi agar tujhe lagta hai ye sahi time nahi hai to soch samajh kar baadme batana... Mujhe nahi lagta Karan aur Kriti ki shaadi se pehle ye topic nikalna abhi sahi hoga..

Khushi: Yes... You are right!! (Smiling) lekin Yash.. iska matlab hai shayad isi vajah se mai Shiv ki taraf attracted thi.. mera crush, wo weird attachment.. it explains it all!! (She hugs Yash) wait wait... Lekina ahar wo ladka Shiv hai to secret friend kaun hai? Aur mera usase kya rishta hai?

Yash: secret friend? Ab ye kaun hai?

Khushi: ohh tujhe nahi pata na.. (she tells him everything about Secret Friend)

Yash: Whatt? To tune bataya kyu nahi?

Khushi: kyuki mujhe ab tak lag raha tha ki wo mera husband hi hai.. par Shiv to wo nahi ho sakta.. Na Shiv kuch jaanta hai aur na use secret Friend banane ki jaroorat hai.. to ab ye banda kaun hai?

Yash: iske baare mein bhi baadme pata karte hai.. ab tu relax kar.. okay?

Khushi: hmm okay..

(Soon rasam finishes and Khushi goes back to her home)

(Next day morning, it is the Wedding day. Khushi comes to Kriti's home early morning to help her get ready)

Khushi: Kritsss!! You look absolutely stunning!! I swear aaj mere bhai ki khair nahi hai.. uska muh khula ka khula reh jaayega tujhe dekh ke..

Kriti: you think so? (Blushing)

Khushi: I know so.. (she kisses her cheek) bohoot khoobsurat lag rahi hai yaar.. ohh shit.. baraat..

Kriti: kya hua??

Khushi: Aree barat aati hi hogi.. mujhe nachna bhi hai yaar apne bhai ki baraat mein.. chal byee..

Kriti: aree ye kya baat hui? Ruk na mere saath...

Khushi: Sorry jaaan.. mere bhai ki varaat hai yaar.. mera dance to banta hai.. lekin tu chinta mat kar.. tujhe lene wapas aaungi mai..

Kriti: haa lekin abhi tak aayi nahi na baraat.. ruk ja naa.. aayegi baraat tab chali jaana.. abhi thodi der ke liye to ruk jaa yaar..

Khushi: accha accha thik hai.. ruk rahi hu..

Kriti: hashh

Khushi: accha ek baat bata.. tere plans kya hai aaj raat ke? Oops.. sorry.. I mean tum dono ke?

Kriti: aaj raat to jamke sone ka iraada hai yaar.. Bohot thakne wali hu ye sab shaadi ke chakkar mein..

Khushi: Oh really? Mujhe nahi lagta aaj raat bhar tum dono ke kamre mein koi soyegaa.. shaadi ki raat ke liye kuch to special plans honge naa?

Kriti: ohh god..!! Mujhe samajh aa raha hai Khushi sab.. lekin sorry to disappoint you aisa koii plan hai hai!!

To be continued...

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