Sharvan:tum karogi mujhse sadi?

Suman:shravaan(shocked)yeh kya tha?(smiles)

Shravan:dekha tum bhi raji nehi hue(pouted)

Suman:ek minute ek minute main na boli kab?

Shravan:to raji ho?(smirks)

Suman:agar raji hue to?(smirks)

Shravan:toh aur kya...main meri ma ke 'sadi karlo-sadi karlo' torture se bach jaungi.aur tumhari haat ke yammy yammy khana khane ko milegi..(dramatically)

Suman:abe bhukkar...soch samaj ke baat kariyo...mujhe cooking ke c bhi nehi ate.sadi ke baad na tumhe bukhe rehna padega..lekin ha agar fridge thik karna padegi to woh main kar dungi..(smiles)

Shravan:phir to....

(Suddenly shravan's phone rang.it was ramnath.)

Shravan:hello papa.

....

Shravan:ji hum abhi pohonche wale hu..

.....

Shravan:(looks at suman)ji sab thik hain...

.....,

Shravan:ji mujhe to koi problem nehi hain lekin suman se bhi puchna padegi na?

..,,

Shravan:ok papa.bye

Suman:kya hua?is everything ok?kon tha?

Shravan:ha woh papa ki phone tha.woh actually mumbai ke flight aj raat 2 baje ki hain. Isse pehle koi flight nehi mile.to tumhe koi proble to nehi hain?

Suman:no problem i am ok with it.

Shravan:ok then main papa se baat karti hoon.woh hotel ki booking bhi to karni hain.

Suman:hotel kyu?i mean mumbai mein meri flat hain.

Shravan:ok tum to apni flat mein rahlogi lekin mujhe rehne ke liye to hotel booking karna padega na?

Suman:wait a second.main meri flat rahogi to mere friend hotel mein rahenge yeh baat tum soch bhi kaise sakte ho shravan?

Shravan:par..

Suman:par var kuch nehi.tum mere friend ho.aur tum mere flat mein hi uthoge.and that's final.don't dare...

Shravan:ok ok meri tigress.main tumhare flat mein hi uthongi.kush?(smiles)

Suman:bohot(smiles)

Shravan:ok let's go.packing bhi to karni hain.aur main tumhe 12 baje lene ajunga.ok?

Suman:ok boss.(smiles)

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(At car both were lost in their own world and were thinking about each other)

Shravan(in mind):I wish suman main tumhe seriously propose karsakte the aur tum ha kar dete.lekin main janti hoon ki yeh kabhi possible nehi hain...tum bohot acchi ho suman aur main tumse nafrat karna nehi chahta..

Suman(in mind):I wish shravan tum mujhe seriously propose karte.aur main ha bol sakti...lekin yeh kabhi mumkin nehi hain..tum bohot acche ho shravan aur main tumhare zindegi kharap karna nehi chahti..

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At khosla firm-

Khosla:varma woh Kutub minar kon tha?

Varma:Kutub minar!(confused)

Khosla:are ohi o sharvan..us suman ko to 3 din ke liye jail mein pasha diya tha..lekin pata nehi kaha se hero tarah ake suman ko bacha liya..

Goglu:sir ji...sir ji...oi j kutub minar hain na o na oxford se degree leker ayi hain.aj tak akta case bhi nehi hari sir ji.

Varma:are Guglu..aj tak case nehi hari to kya hua isbar jarur haregi.khosla sahab aap bilkul befikar rahiye.

*************

(After reaching niraj nibas nirmala ran to suman and hugged her.the rest of the people smiled to see their new

bond.after that ram and then niraj.when suman hugged her father.she said,)

Suman:I am sorry dad.sorry...main aap se bohot battamizise baat ki...I am sorry..(crying)

Niraj:it's ok baccha.(kissing her forehead)

Suman:to aap mujhse naraj nehi ho?

Niraj:ha main bohot naraj hu.aur isliye tujhe punishment bhi milega.

Suman:aap jo bologe..pakka..

Niraj:aur teri punishment yehi ki aaj mumbai jane se pehle you have to arrange dad-princess diner date.(winks)

Suman:(kissed his cheeks) pakka promise.i love u dad...like infinity...

(The malhotra family was continuously smiling seeing the father-daughter bond.

Ramnath:ok niraj ab hum chalte hain..

Suman:kaha?kaha jarahe hain aaplog?

Nirmala:beta humme der horahi hain.phir kabhi ayungi...

Suman:no way!!!!aaj aaplog yehi rehne wale ho.

Shravan:excuse me.mujhe packing karna hain.agar rahunga to kal mumbai kaise jayunga?

Suman:to thik hain na..tum chali jana.lekin uncle-aunty nehi jane wale.

Shravan:mere packing mein ma ki help lagegi mujhe.

Nirmala:ha beta.isse packing karna bilkul nehi ata.agar isne sadi karlete to phir main yehi rehte.lekin kya kare...

Suman:itne bade admi ho lekin abhi bhi packing karna nehi ata tumhe!?ajib admi ho yaar..

Shravan:ha to tum itne bade hoke agar khana banana nehi ata to mujhe bhi packing karna nehi ata.aur ma to sirf meri sadi ke piche padhi hain yaar.

Suman:point hain boss(smiles).aunty ab na apko bilkul pareshan hone ke jarurat nehi hain.main hoon na?main dhunungi Mr.shravan malhotra ki dulhan.(dramatically)

(Ramnath,nirmala looked at each other and brust in laugh along with niraj where shravan was dumbfolded and blushing)

Suman:accha thik hain thik hain.aaplog chali jana..lekin sham se pehle nehi...pritha...prithaaa...

Pritha:ji sumandi

Suman:lunch ready kar.aur snacks bhi.aaj full party honge..

Niraj:are tu to mera muh ki baat chinli.

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At the lunch time two family spent some quality times.and shravan and suman ware pulling each other's legs.

At evening-

Ramnath:accha suman beta ab to jane douge na?

Nirmala:ha beta ab bohot late ho gaya hain.aur packing bhi karni hain.

Suman:(suman hugs nirmala)aunty abhi ke liye jarahe ho to jao lekin promise kijiye ki aaplog phir ayoge?

Nirmala:promise beta ayungi.

Nirmala:ram maan gaye yaara...aj na bohot maja karli.purani yaade taja kardiya hain.

Shravan:niraj dad ab to case ke silsile yaha anahi padegi.

Suman:ha jab ayoge na tab na aunty aur uncle ko bhi saath lekar ana.humlog na bohot make karenge.

Ramnath:thik hain.lekin ab to jane de..

Suman:oh shit!!!main to vul hi gaye..,ek minute uncle main main abhi ayi...

(Suman ran to her room.and after sometime she came back with a wooden box)

Suman:aunty yeh aap ke liye.(passed the box to the nirmala)

Nirmala:yeeeh....isme kya hain?

Suman:pata nehi aunty.main kabhi khola nehi.yeh mom ka hain.woh jane ki time pe mujhe yeh diye aur kaha ki yeh main aap ko doon.main aap ko yeh dene ke liye 6 saal se intezer karrahi hoon.(sad smile)

(Nirmala starts to open the box)

Suman:aunty aap abhi mat khuliye.teh apki aur mom ki secret hain.ise aap aisa hi rakhiye.

Niraj:ha vabi jab priya hum dono se yeh chupaye to isse aisa hi rakhiye.humdono ko isse koi problem nehi hain.

(At that time suman's phone rang.and it was khosla)

Suman:hello..

Khosla:hello suman beti...kaise ho?

Suman:ji main thik hu.par aap kon?

Khosla:are suman beti..tum itni jaldi mujhe vul gayi?aaj subha hi to humlogo ki mulakat hue thi...main tumhari khosla uncle..

Suman:(looked at shravan and then all the family members)ji boliye.. phone kyu kiya?

Khosla:kya beta ji.tum mujhe jitne bure samajte ho main itna bure nehi hu.ther chodo.maine to yeh pochne ki liye phone kiya ke jail mein rehne ki experience kaisa laga?acche laga?are beti adat daal lo.kuch dino ke baad na yehi tumhari ghar hoga.12 saal rehne jo wale ho.accha beti main na tumhare liye ek gift veji hain.phone karke bata dena ki gift kaise lage.thik hain?ab rakhti hoon.bye

(Suman was numb.she remembers all the incident that occurred in the morning.

Guy1:oyee naya maal..

Guy2:kya ladki hain!!oyeeee...

Guy3:o madam...aapne kya chori ki?

Guy2:sayed kisi ki maal chori ki hogi..)

Suman was sweating and shivering.as if she felt like she was again in jail.and all them were teasing her.seeing her condition nirmala pat her shoulder.)

Nirmala:kya hua?kon hain?

Suman:huh!!ha..nehi..kuch nei..(nervous)

(At that time someone press the doorbell)

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