"Who the hell are you??" Mr. Mahajan screamed at Karan.

"Uncle ji aap please shaant ho jayiye.." Sid tried to pacify him.

"Arey kya shaant ho jayiye? Tuney dekha nahi kya tamasha ho gaya? Aur tum..kaun ho kaun tum? Aur yahan kya kar rahe ho? Aur tumhari himmat kaisey hui shaadi key mandap mey baithney ki?? Aur Aneesh kahan hai???" He threw hundreds of questions at a time at Karan. He rolled his eyes and sighed.

 "Mai sab bataata hun..aap please shaant ho jayiye.."

"Shut up and answer me!" Mahajan screamed.

"Papa please..aap chillayiye mat..aapka pressure high ho jayega.." Monami said with some tears in her eyes.

"Mai sab batata hun.." he sighed. "Mai special agent, Major Karan Shergill hun from Parakram SAF deolali. I had come here for a mission. Aur mission key baad mai jaaney hi wala tha but i knew ki koi mera peecha kar raha hai. I couldn't locate him so I couldn't attack him. I needed a shelter jismey chupkey mai apna mission complete kar sakun..I found this villa. Mujhey bohot jaldi thi..and I accept ki yeh meri galti thi..Mujhey, I believe woh Aneesh hi tha..usney mujhey dekh liya..I had to do something so that mai na phasu..mainey usey behosh kar diya..uskey baad i didn't get a chance to escape at all and i was bound and i had to..." he couldn't complete the sentence as his eyes travelled to her. She looked away. He was guilty for what he did. Everyone in the room was quiet with his revelation. They didn't know how to or what to react. "I am really sorry for what i did. Being a commando iss situation lo aisey solve karna meri sabsey badi nadani aur galti hai..i accept my fault. I am really sorry Mr. Mahajan." Karan said lowering his head.

"Tumhey kya lagta hai sorry bolney sey sab theek ho jayega? Agar in logon ko pata chala ki tum koi aur hi ho..then pata hai yeh tumhara kya haal krengey? Aur mere reputation ki toh dhajiya ud jayegi! Aur meri beti? Uska kya? Log kya kahengey? Raah chaltey aadmi sey shaadi karli?" Karan didn't like his choice of words but decided to keep quiet. "Ab kuch nahi ho sakta...it's done. You are Aneesh for them. And unfortunately my son in law. Shaadi ho chuki hai aur rasmein poori ho gayi hain..you are now married.." he said.

 "But papa..yeh marriage conventional nahi hai? How could you just say that? Main iss aadmi ko jaanti tak nahi hun?? How can i be married to him?" Monami protested with tears in her eyes.

"Mai kya karu beta..main khud majboor hun. Bahar woh log hai..aur andar yeh! Mujhey aur koi raasta nahi dikh raha..ab choice tumharey paas hai Monami.." Mahajan said covering his face with his hands. Monami had no choice. She looked at Karan and then at Sid. Sid tried to console her by hugging her. She really had no choice. 

"Mai ready hun papa. Ab mere paas bhi koi option nahi hai. I'm already married." "Uncle ji!! Yeh kya ho raha hai?" Their discussion was broken by someone who barged into the room. It was Aneesh and he was shocked to see that Karan and Monami were already married. "What the...?" He uttered. "Yeh toh vahi hai joh choron ki tarah mere ghar mey ghus gaya tha? Yeh aapka kaun lagta hai? Aur meri shaadi mey isney meri hone wali biwi sey kaisey shaadi karli? What the hell? Yeh kya ho raha hai?" Aneesh broke down and landed on the floor. Sid with a heavy heart tried to explain him about what happened. After a while when Aneesh was much composed, the room was silent nobody spoke a word. 

"Mahajan ji? Aap kahan hai? Ham jaa rahey hain..akhiri baar var aur vadhu ko ashirwad toh dedein...kaha hai aap?" Their relatives shouted.

"Jaisa chal raha hai chalney do. Inhey pata nahi lagna chahiye ki Dulha Yeh Karan hai naaki Aneesh." Everyone nodded and got out of the room. The bid their relatives good bye and unwillingly had some dinner. The incident was still roaming inside their heads.

"Mai kal tak yahan sey niklunga. So agar tumhey koi packing hai, karlena.." Karan said while chewing a spoonful of rice.

"Of course. Kand kar liya ab bhaag jaana hai..vaisey jaana kahan hai?" Monami asked eyeing him. 

"Deolali. Wahan army academy hai aur mainey uss region mey ek flat ley rakha hai so ham wahin shift ho jayengey." He replied sighing. Monami nodded and continued to eat her food. Every once in a while their eyes met and exchanged unsaid words. Karan was guilty and was repenting for it. It was not about him but about this girl who had to become a prey of his own circumstances. Also the thought of Mr. Batra ate him up from inside. He was going to be teased for the rest of his life. 

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When he came out of the washroom in the night, he saw Monami packing her bags. She was struggling to stuff something inside a suitcase. He went forward and saw a big stuffed toy being folded and unnecessarily being pushed inside the bag. 

"Tum abhi bhi teddy bears sey khelti ho?" he asked and left a chuckle. Monami glared at him. He rolled his eyes."Teddy bear nahi hai yeh. Knoxy hai mera. Yeh mera sathi hai..you a kind of a bestfriend. Jab bhi mujhe koi secret baatein share karni hoti hai tab mai iskey saath krti hun. I had tried diff. ways of doing that like owning a diary but mai maintain nahi kar paati thi.." Monami said and finnaly stuffed the bear into the bag. 

"Oh wow! Interesting." Karan said sarcastically and flopped down on the sofa beside a bed. She ignored him and continued with her works. "Waisey tum karti kya ho?" He asked while picking up a fruit from a basket beside a bedlamp.

"Anjaan logon ki biwi banne ka shouk rakhti hun!" This time she smiled sarcastically, looking straight at him.Karan rolled his eyes again. "Mai just pooch raha tumharey aur merey acchey key liye..tum seedha seedha jawab nahi de sakti kya?" Karan said.

"Konsi acchai hai ismey?"

"Kuch janna toh padega na ab. Ab mujhsey log academy mey puchengey ki tumahri wife kya karti hai kon hai wagerah wagerah...mai kya bolunga?" Karan justified. 

"Yahi ki mera man kiya aur jis din yeh mujhey mili bas galey mey mangalsutra daal diya." Monami mocked him again.

"Tumhe seedhe muh baat nhi krni aati...??" Karan said with irritation in his voice and she got that

"Tumhe commando hone ke baad bhi shi se mission krna nhi aata??.." She again mocked him.. and he sighed and closed his eyes.."Doctor hun!.. " She replied while lying down on the bed

"Ohhh... Toh tum mere saath deodali jaane ko taiyaar ho??.. Tumhara kaam chhod kr??" He asked as he was already in guilt and if she Will leave her work because of him he'll be more guilt ridden

"Oh hello??... mai koi kaam nhi chhodne wali apna mai wha pr koi hospital join kr lungi aur agar tumne kosish ki na mereko rokne ki toh.." She stopped when he suddenly shouted

"Toh???...."

"Toh mai tumahri coffee mai zehr milakr tumhe maar dungi!.." She smirked and he stood up

"T-tu-tum paagal ho kya..." She laughed 

"Ab sojao.." she turned off the lights 

"Kya musibat gale paal li mene!" He thought and dozed off

•••••••••

In the middle of the night Karan got up to drink some water but he couldn't find anything around him so he turned to ask monami but he couldn't find her so he got up and walked out of the room to find her... She was his responsibility whatever be the circumstances but he is married now..

Suddenly a cold breeze touched his face he found out that the terrace was open so he decided to see her there once.. He moved and reached there to see monami gazing the moon and smiling her face luminescent in the moon light hairs flying in slow motion in the air and a beautiful smile which made her look complete..She felt someone's gaze on her and turned to find karan

"Tum!!..." She shouted and he sushed her by keeping finger on his lips showing her not to shout

"Tum kya chahti ho mai bhagwaan ko pyarra ho jaun??..." He asked her in a normal voice..

"I wish!.." She said mocking him again!!

"Tum pagal wagal ho kya..." He asked her and she smiled

"Get ready MR. Shergill... Tumhe hi jhelna hai Galti hi tumhari hai..." She said and he walked away irritatingly "In sab cheezon mai ek cheez toh achi ho gyi... Meri shadi uss neech se toh nhi hui!.." She said and unknown to her Karan listened to this..

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Paneer!