Prerna was waiting for anika and gauri to come:" yeh larkian itni bari hogai hain magar abhi bhi inko wakt ki qadar ni hoi. Kal roka hai anika ka aur abhi tak dono ny apna dress tak finalise ni kia aur subah sy gaib hain. Anay doo aj dono ko.."

Mr bajaj who was listening to prerna speaking to her own-self came towards her and back hugged her which stunned prerna.

Prerna: "mr bajaj apny dara hi dia tha mujhy, yeh kia kar rahay hain ap?
Mr bajaj: aek toh prerna tun darti bohat ho. Aur kia lag raha hai mai kia kar raha hoon?"

He kissed her cheek.

Prerna blushed: "mr bajaj sharam keejay doo jawan bachiyo ky baap hain ap aur iss umar mai..."

Mr bajaj smiled: "Yeh sab kia hai tab hi toh doo pyari si princess mili hain."

Prerna turned around: "aur aj apki dono princesses ki dhulai hai aur ap beech mai ni bolein gy!"

Mr bajaj: "ab kia kiya un dono ny?"

Prerna: "subah sy gaib hain.. zara rukiye mai call karti hoon:

Prerna took her mobile and dialled anika's number and could hear the ring, prerna looked up and saw anika supporting gauri who was limping. Prerna dropped the phone and it fell down breaking. Mr bajaj looked up and ran to anika and gauri.

Mr bajaj: "kia howa isay? Gauri baby are you fine?"

Prerna cried: "anika yeh teray hath py bhi kia howa hai bachay? Kaisay howa yeh sb?"

Anika and gauri looked at each other. Anika made gauri sit on the sofa while mr bajaj sat beside gauri looking at her arm.

Anika to prerna: "mummy calm down kuch ni howa"

Prerna: "kia calm down? Phone tum dono ka ni lag raha . Subah sy gaye howay ho, kal roka hai tumhara anika. Aur ab ayee ho toh meri gauri ko chot lagi v hai tujhy bhi chot aai v hai. Gauri toh bachi hai tu bachi hai? Howa kia yeh btao?"

Anika closed her eyes: "chota sa accident hogya tha.."

Gauri bit her tongue waiting for prerna's explosive reaction thinking "ab toh mummy ny tabah kardaina hai"

Prerna: "CHOTA SA ACCIDENT? Anika tum ab bta rai ho mujhy? itni bari hogai ho ky maa baap ko phone karna zarori ni samjha? Hadh hogai hai. Dekha mr bajaj apny. Kaisay howa yeh accident."

Anika held prerna by her shoulders calming her down: "I am sorry mummy par aek baar baat suniye mai aur gauri bilkul theek hain. Accident howa zaror tha magar aek bht achay uncle nh hum dono ko time py dhaka dy dia aur hum bach gaye"

Mr bajaj stood up: "kaunse uncle kahan hai woh? Anika baby lana chaiye tha unko mai aur tumhari mummy unko thanks kehty."

Gauri stood up excited: "haan toh papa aye hai na woh superstar uncle jinho ny hero ki tran humay bachaya."

Prerna: "mazak sujh raha hai tujhy? Kaha hai woh?"

Gauri signalled towards the door: "wahan"

Mr bajaj came towards prerna holding her hand and both looked at the door. Both of them became utterly shocked when anurag stood on the entrance door. Wind touched prerna's face

"Inteha har ghadi ki"

Prerna lipped: "anurag"

Anika looked at prerna: "mummy ap janti hain inhay?"

Anurag looked at prerna and mr bajaj standing together and holding hands.

"Dilo ky hoslay dekhooo"

Mr bajaj: "Mr singhania ap? After so many years?"

He went ahead and hugged anurag while anurag gave a little smile.

Anurag: "hi mr bajaj kaisay hain ap?"

Mr bajaj nodded with a smile and went to anika and gauri putting his arms around both: "meri betiyo ko bachanay keliye thankyou so much. Yeh ehsan mai martay dum tk ni chuka paon ga"

Mr sighania looked at anika and gauri: "tabhi mai kaho ky insay baat karky kuch apna apna sa lag raha tha . Mujhy toh andaza hi ni tha ky yeh apki aur prerna ki betian hain."

Prerna controlled her emotions.

Gauri: "papa ap inko kaisay jantay hain?"

Mr bajaj kissed gauri on her forehead: "baby he is family friend. Mai apki mummy aur anurag business partners thy until he shifted to US after his wife died."

Prerna: "anurag yeh sb meri betiyo ky sath kaisay howa kisny kia? Kaun hai woh btao mujhy?"

Anurag: "actually prerna mera rudra la raha hai usay jisny yeh accident kia sari baat clear hojati hai."

Prerna: "rudra?"

Anurag: "my son."

Suddenly rudra came with bhavya.

Anurag: "here she is . Bhavya."

Anika and gauri kept looking at rudra. So was he.

Prerna was shocked: "bhavini tum?"

Gauri in her mind "iss bhavini ki bachi ko ab meri mummy btaein gi" - She made a face.

Prerna: "dekha mr bajaj apny. Bola tha na maine apko iss larki ky khilaf pichli baar hi complain karni chaiye thi. Agay bhi isny meri betiyo ko nuksan phonchanay ki bht koshish ki hai."

Prerna went to bhavya grabbing her arms and shook her: "ku pari ho meri betiyo ky peechay? Jaan lyky baaz aoo gi unki."

Bhavya: "ji apki inn low class betiyo ko har kisi ky mamlay mai tang arany ki adat hai na. Inko rastay sy hi hata du gi mai jitna gusa mujhy inpy hai."

Prerna was about to slap when mr bajaj held her wrist: "prerna bachi hai woh. Control yourself"

Prerna: "mr bajaj koi meri betiyo ko marnay ki koshish karay ga aur mai shaant raho? Kaisay shaant raho. Is larki ko saza milni chaiye"

Gauri in her mind "aur mummy aur iss ko aek doo lafay toh parnay hi chaiye"

Suddenly someone spoke from the door "theek kaha apny mrs bajaj bhavini ko saza toh milni hi chaiye"

Everybody looked at the source. It was bhavya's mother.

Bhavya: "mom ap?"

Bhavya's mom: t"um chup karo. And mr and mrs bajaj i am really sorry bhavya ki parvarish mai najanay kia kami reh gai jo yeh itni negative hogai"

Bhavya with anger: "mom ap yeh kia keh rai hain. Inn dono behno ki waja sy mera career barbaad hogya mujhy college sy nikal dia. Aur ap inki side le rahi hai"

Bhavya's mother eyed her: "shut up!"

She went to prerna: "ap jo saza daein gi manzor hogi. Aur thankyou anurag tum call karky mujhy na bulaty toh mujhy pata hi na chalta ky meri beti kitny galt rastay py ja chuki hai. And rudra thankyou beta for always tolerating bhavini's misbehaviour."

Rudra looked at bhavya and they exchanged looks.

Rudra: "its okay aunty yeh mera farz tha. Agay bhi i will help whenever it will be needed."

Prerna: "mrs agarwal apki beti ko saza ap khud deejay. Aur apko maafi mangnay ki koi zarorat ni yeh mamla waisay bhi bht drag hochuka hai . My daughters are fine thanks to God and anurag. Meri anika ka kal roka hai and bht preparation hain so lets end this topic"

Mrs agarwal: "mrs bajaj can i ask for a favour?"

Prerna: "ji"

Mrs agarwal: "agar apko harz na ho toh kia anika ky saray functions mai bhavini apki help karsakti hai? She is wedding planner also."

Prerna was about to say something
Bhavya: "No way mom i wont ever do this for these people"

Anika looked at gauri who thought "mummy na bolo plzz na bolo iss bhavya churail ko mat haan kehna"

Prerna: "par mrs agarwal"

Mrs agarwal: "plz mrs bajaj yehi bhavini ki saza hogi else mera aur iska koi nata ni hoga. Ap logo ky sath rahy gi toh logo ki achai samjh sakay gi. Samjh sakay gi ky isny jinki jaan lainy ki koshish ky how nice are they to not lodge a complain."

Prerna: "theek hai anika ki shadi tak bhavini preparation keliye asakti hai."

Anika opened her mouth in shock while gauri slapped her forehead.

Anurag: "chalo when its all decided to chalna chaiye. Take care anika and gauri beta"

Mr bajaj: "wait anurag . Agay anika ki shadi hai you and your son are invited."

Anurag: "mr bajaj par"

Prerna came forward: "please anurag . Itna arsa hogya. Tum aur rudra aoo gy toh apna sa lagay ga."

Anurag looked at rudra who kept looking at anika and gauri.

Anurag: "okay we will surely"

Prerna: "aur mrs agarwal ap bhi"

Everyone smiled apart from bhavya who evilly thought "iss bezati ka toh jawab tum dono ko daina hi paray ga anika aur gauri mai bhi dekhti hoon yeh shadi kaisy hoti hai? Apna naam bhi ni lao gi aur sb kuch mita du gi"

Rudra whispered to bhavy: "sochna bhi mat bhavini. Kuch galat karnay ka sochna bhi mat. Mai bhi raho ga yahi aass paas aur tumhy galt ni karnay du ga"

Bhavya: "its bhavya and we will see."

At night:

Anika was going to the kitchen when she saw gauri tip toeing from mummy papa's room
.
Anika: "Ri?"

Gauri's eyes got bigger and she ran towards anika holding her hand and running away from mummy papa's room.

Gauri: "shhhhh di marwao gi kia?"

Anika whispered: "tu mummy papa ky room mai kia kar rahi thi? Iss wakt?"

Gauri: "tch di ap bhi na! Apka faida kar rai thi papa ky phone sy jiju ka number nikalnay gai thi."

Anika in shock: "kiaaa? Shiv ka? Ku?
Gauri: lo . Dii apki shadi fix honi hai kal at least number toh exchange hona hi chaiye. Jiju ko phone kartay hain chaliye."

Anika with opened eyes: "gauri yeh sb teray demagh mai ata kaha sy hai? Aur hum aisa kuch ni karein gy. Aur tu bhi ni karay gi. Delete kar number."

Anika snatched the phone and deleted the number.

Gauri huffed and her front hair flew a bit: "sorry meri pyari dii msg toh maine room mai hi kardia tha jiju ki call toh ati hi hogi."

Suddenly gauri's phone Vibrated in anika's hand and she got shocked throwing phone at gauri.

Anika: "tera kia karo mai?"

Gauri laughed and hugged anika picking up the phone.

Shiv: "hello who is this?"

Gauri smiled: "hi jiju its me gauriii apki aek ikloti saali pehchana ni kal milay toh thy. Dii ki behan"

Shiv was stunned but he smiled: "oh yes saali sahiba ap hain? Sb theek hai call ki apny?"

Gauri: "jiju ap jb yahan thy toh dii sy nazrein ni hata rahy thy aur kal ap dono ka roka hai aur abhi tk apny dii ko message hi ni kia meri dii bore horai hai"

Anika showed her hand to gauri.

Shiv laughed: "sorry saali sahiba kia karo number ni tha na."

Shiv was amused.

Gauri: "number apko send kardia hai ap janiye pehchaniye aek dosray ko aur rokay keliye tyar rahi jaga. Bye jiju sorry to disturb. Dii ko msg kardii jaga"

She put the phone down and anika had her arms folded with a straight face. Gauri made a cute face and anika laughed hugging gauri.

Anika: "meri jaan hai tu"

Gauri: "i love you dii"

Anika's phone beeped which was in her hand and she saw a message

"My saali is cute. Be ready for tomorrow.

Shiv "

"Ishq junoon hai
Rahat hai"

Anika smiled touching the phone on her forehead and hugged gauri tightly.

Next day
ROKA CEREMONY
Bajaj House

It was a small gathering of very close people both from bajaj and kapoor side. Mr bajaj and prerna were meeting the guests.

Mr bajaj: "anika ready hai?"

Prerna: "apki anika toh ready hogi par apki gauri ni horai hogi."

Mr bajaj smiled: "i hope all goes well"

They both saw at the entrance and kapoor family arrived with shiv wearing a white kurta and pink waistcoat. Om was beside shiv and he straightened shiv's waistcoat collar.

Om: "such a dude you are bro"

Priya took balaein of both.

Prerna and mr bajaj came to them and met mr kapoor and priya. Shiv bend and took ashirwad from mr and mrs bajaj. Om too took ashirwad.

Prerna: "khush raho beta. Come inside ajao"

Ram was truly happy looking at his son.

Suddenly from behind anurag and rudra came inside.

Mr bajaj: "aray mr basu so on time"

Everybody looked at them.

Ram: "oh anurag nice to see you"

Rudra stepped ahead and shivom looked at him.

"Aaaye na doori dilon mein
Karti hai aankein dua yeh"

Rudra to shivom: "hi rudra singhania"

"Kahi khushi ho ghum ho
Kahi zyada kum ho"

Shiv and om felt something and moved ahead to hug rudra but stopped suddenly. Both smiled and nodded.

Shiv: "hi its shiv"

Om: "om"

A FEW MINUTES LATER

Shivom were standing with sam. Shiv was looking at stairs and om was looking around.

Sam: "shiv ka toh samjh mai ata hai yeh anika bhabhi ka intezar kar raha hai. Tu idhr udhar kia dekh raha hai dude?"

Om: "nothing bhabhi ki behna ko dekh raha hoon jab khator dari ka time aya toh chota packet gaib hain."

Shiv: "hey not a word against my saali"

Om: "party badal li tuny?"

Sam: "tyar horai hogi woh. You know girls they take time."

Om: "huh woh chota packet jo bhi karly lagna toh usny bhootni hi"

He turned to look back at the stairs and stopped in his tracks to see gauri with anika on the stairs. Gauri wore a red and green punjabi suit and anika wore a white and pink anarkali.

Ram and priya looked at the stairs: "so beautiful"

Ram: "priya look at your bahu tough competition to you"

Priya laughed: "Obviously bahu kiski hai"

Ram looked at stunned face of shiv: "beta clean bold hai woh dekhiye. Shukar hai muna kaka ghori charhay ga magar leke bahu aye ga"

Priya: "ram ap bhi na kuch bhi"

They both laughed.

Shiv and om both were stunned to see the beauties on the stairs each of them were stunned to see their respective ones.

Gauri with anika descended through the stairs, gauri looked at the people looking at them and then she saw shiv and her eyes stopped at om who kept looking at her in a lost manner.

"Kabhi kabhi aisa hota hai
Jagay jagay koi sota hai
Binchahay dil khota hai
Kahi aisa ho na jaye.."

Gauri went pass om and made anika sit on the sofa that is when om broke his trance. Shiv on the other hand sat beside anika and kept looking at her.

"Kab armaan machlein gy kisko hai yeh pata?"

Shiv blinked his eyes when he felt anika was kind of blushing.

"Kab mausam badlein gy kisko hai yeh pata?"

Shiv placed his hand on the sofa.

"Pyar hojata hai kaisay?
Janay na janay na janay na dil tera..."

Anika in nervousness placed her hand on shiv's and both of them at the same time looked at eachother in each others eyes.

"Nazar se nazar milay toh dekhein gi ankhein sapna"

Gauri smilingly adored shiv and anika and moved back dashed into om and both moved at the same time.

"Jo yun koi sath chalay
Toh lagnay lagay ga sapna"

❤

Prerna and bajaj and priya and ram came ahead and pandit ji did arti of shiv snd anika while they kept looking at each other.

Priya put tilak on anika while she touched her feets.

Priya: "bless you beta"

Prerna smiled wiping the corner of her eyes. She took the thaal and did tilak of shiv who took her blessing.

Prerna: "be happy"

After that pandit ji joined anika's head with shiv's.

"Baat jo barhay gi baat baat mai
Khwab hi khwab hongay har raat mai"

Everybody threw flowers on shivika and a petal got stuck in anika's hair. Shiv hesitantly took it off while anika kept looking at shiv.

"Hoga jab pyar tujhay
Hoga na qarar tujhay
Tu yeh soch le..."

Both of them gave shy smile to each other.

Pandit ji: "shiv ka vivaah anika sy aglay mahinay ki tees tareekh ko ty kia jata hai"

The room roared with claps. Gauri was the happiest so was om.

Prerna: "gauri meethai ki thaal le aooo"

Gauri: "ji mummy"

Gauri ran to dining table and held the thaal which was held by om at the same time as well. Gauri pulled it towards herself.

Gauri: "huh"

She walked ahead and stopped as her dupatta was stuck somewhere, she turned and saw it stuck in om's watch.

"Aye ga woh paas ke jo dur hai
Maan ja ky hona yeh zaror hai"

Gauri felt her heart racing. She walked towards om looking down. Om took the dupata off while looking at gauri he so wanted to touch her.

"Yeh dil toh deewana hai
Kab kahan mana hai
Tu yeh soch le"

Gauri took the dupatta from him and both looked at eachother.

"Nazar se nazar mile toh dekhein gi ankhein sapna jo yun koi sath chalay toh lagnay lagay ga apna"

Gauri ran from there while om kept looking at her thinking: "yeh mai kar kia raha hoon?"

Here everybody was congratulating shivika. And shiv was now And then looking at anika who was blushing hard.

Shiv in whisper: "aek baat kahon? Mind toh ni karein gi?"

Anika shook her head in a no: "ji boliye"

She looked at shiv.

Shiv: "you look beautiful"

A shy smile took over her lips.

"Gur se meetha ishq ishq
Imli se khata ishq"

Shiv: "and hastay vy aur bhi khoobsurat lagti hain"

Anika looked down : "thank you"

Shiv: "waisay congratulations roka fix hogya hai"

Anika: "apko bhi"

"Vaada yeh paka ishq ishq
Dhaga yeh kacha ishq"

Anika: "woh gauri ny kal raat apko woh call ki thi usky liye i am sorry meri behan thori nadan hai"

Shiv smiled: "apki behan nadaan hogi meri saali ka right hai woh kbhi bhi call karsakti hai. Anika i am happy ky yeh rishta howa iss rishty sy i feel mujhy kafi rishty mil rahay hain."

Anika was touched: "thank you shiv"

Shiv: "waisay saali sahiba hai kaha?"

Gauri was at stairs looking for her jhumka which had fallen somewhere.

Gauri: "achanak kaha gir gaya? Mera favourite jhumka tha"

Gauri kept looking when om came from nowhere.

Om: "oh meri pyari bhabhi ki behna ji kia dhondh rahi hain ap?"

Gauri looked at him: "jiju ky bhai apse matlb?"

Om: "kia pata mai madad kardu"

Gauri: "ap ku madad karein gy?"

Om: "akhir ab humara rishta jo jurr gaya hai?"

Gauri: "ohough ohough kia matlb?" (She coughed)

Om: "mera matlb hai hum mai rishta jo judd gaya hai?"

Gauri: "hum mai?"

Om: "humaray behan bhai mai?"

Gauri: "meri behan aur apkay bhai mai ji ji zaror . Yeh kali billi ki tran mera rasta katna band keejay ap chipku"

Om: "kaisay na kaatu rasta? Ab toh yeh rishta lamba chalnay wala hai"

Gauri was quite for a moment and started to move when

Om: "waisay yeh raha apka jhumka"

Gauri opened her mouth and om ran away.

Gauri: "aghhhhh yeh insan gaya meray hath sy"

Gauri came and sat beside anika hugging her: "congo dii roka done finally so happy for you meri behnaaaa"

Anika laughed: "kaha thi tu?"

Gauri: "mehman ki khatir dari kar rahi thi waisay jiju apko bhi congrats"

She forwarded her hand.

Shiv: "thank you saali sahiba"

He held her hand.

Gauri: "ab jb official saali bangai hoon toh kuch mango apsy ap daein gy?"

Shiv: "anything for you saali sahiba mangiye aisa hosakta hai meri saali kuch mangay aur mai inqaar karo"

Anika smiled looking at gauri and shiv bond

Gauri: "toh phir promise keejay ky ap meri dii ko hamesha khush rakhein gy?"

Gauri became serious.

Anika: "gauri?"

Gauri: "dii bolnay doo. Jiju meri dii dil ki bohat saaf hain. Woh kisi ka bura ni sochti na bura karpati hai bs thori si jazbati hain woh bhi sirf mujhy lyky . Ap kbhi bhi meri dii py give up mat karna please. Mai ni hongi toh woh apna support ap main dhondhein gi"

Anika cried and hugged gauri while shiv had tears too but he controlled and was immensely touched.

Gauri: "shhhh dii rona band karo makeup kharab hogya toh jiju darr jaein gy"

Anika cried more: "gauriii!"

Om looked at the bond from a distance.

Precap: engagement and more