I would like to thank everyone for showering your love and support to this story. As many readers had asked me to  write this story in English as well, I am writing this chapter in English and I would be adding subtitles for the previous ones. Thank you.

Rohit and Divya had a simple engagement with just their close circle of relatives. Already many people had started teasing them whether it was a love marriage because their siblings were married. So to avoid this, they planned to have a simple engagement followed by a grand wedding after a couple of months.

Their relationship had started growing slowly. Rohit was occupied with his official works as he was starting a new venture along with his friend. Full day he would be busy with that and only at nights he would be free. Whereas Divya was equally stressed up with her office. They had a project to be completed so her full attention was spent on that. Rarely they both got time to meet up due to their hectic schedule.

One fine morning, Rohit went to Divya's house and rang the doorbell. After a minute, Surya came and opened the door. He was surprised to see Rohit at their house.

"Hey Rohit; come in." Surya smiled and invited him inside.

"How are you Surya?" Rohit asked him as he walked in.

"I'm fine. Meghna, look who's here." Surya called his wife.

"Deii Rohit! You didn't tell me that you're coming home. Are you here to meet Divya?" Meghna asked him teasingly.

"Erm... Actually Divya had asked me to come here." Rohit replied looking for Divya.

"Divya called you here?" Surya asked him back.

"Yeah... She told me that her parents aren't in town, and she asked me to come home. When she said that I thought even you both won't be home." Rohit informed them.

Surya and Meghna were too shocked to hear him say that. Hearing voices coming from the living room, Divya came out of her room.

"Hey Rohit! You told me that you will come a little early?!"Divya asked as she walked towards them.

"Divya, did you call him here?" Surya asked her as he couldn't beleive.

"Yeah I did. Why? Is anything wrong with that?" Divya asked her brother.

"No... I.." Surya didn't know what to reply.

"Or is there any rule like how I was banned to visit his house before engagement, and he should not visit ours after engagement?" Divya asked in confusion.

"Nothing like that da." Meghna replied.

"Did you take leave because he is coming home?"

"Yes." Rohit replied while Divya replied No at the same time.

Surya looked at both of them waiting for an answer.

"As we worked on Saturday last week, they have given an off today for our team. And that's also one of the reasons why I called him home." Divya explained.

"why are you both looking shocked?" Divya asked her brother and sister in law innocently.

Rohit couldn't hold back his laughter anymore. He laughed out aloud making Divya even more confused.

"I'm sorry Surya, sorry Meghna! I lied to you both." Rohit confessed.

"What?" All three asked him.

"Actually there is a shutdown at home and I have an important presentation to be sent before 6 PM. And the inverter is also under repair. I was telling this to Divya last night, and she asked me to come over so that I could work from here. She asked me not to tell you both as she wanted this to be a surprise. And i just wanted to have fun." Rohit told them controlling his laughter. Meghna started hitting him in anger while Surya glared at him. They heard their daughter's cry and Meghna rushed inside her room to check on her.

"This is too much, Rohit!" Divya told him.

"Hahaha!! I was already stressed up due to work pressure that's why I did this." He replied with a smile.

"You can use Anni's room as the network is pretty strong there." Divya suggested him.

"Okay Divya."

"And... When it's time for her nap, Anni would bring her there. So don't disturb her then." Divya told him as she was concerned about her niece.

"Madam, she is my sister's daughter. I would never trouble her " Rohit replied rolling his eyes.

Surya came out of his room with his daughter. She smiled wide on seeing Rohit and he picked her in his arms. He played with her for a while. He had a lot of work to do, so Rohit started working in his sister's room.

As her mother was not home, Divya started cooking lunch for them. Surya had gone out for some work and Meghna was putting her daughter to sleep.

It was time for lunch, and everyone gathered at the dining table. Divya had already arranged everything. She had cooked vegetable pulao and a gravy, rasam and roasted papad.  Rohit was surprised to see that she had cooked everything all alone. He had never seen Meghna entering inside the kitchen before her marriage.

"Woah; so many dishes." Surya exclaimed.

"Rohit is here and she would definitely do something special for him right!" Meghna winked at Divya and blushed looking down.

"But why so much? You could have just made the pulao right!" Rohit asked her.

"Anni can't eat too much of spices. So I made rasam for her." Divya told him.

"You would be coming here for your delivery right, that time I'll take my revenge." Meghna told her making Rohit and Surya chuckle.

"Atleast did you help her in cooking?" Rohit asked Meghna as they all started eating.

"Don't you know about your sister's cooking skills, Rohit?" Surya laughed .

"I am still learning!" Meghna replied as she looked away.

"I know I know...the only disappointment that amma has about you is your cooking." Surya replied as he sighed.

"Anna..." Divya called him and nodded her head horizontally as she didn't want Surya to talk about it infront of Rohit. He understood it and changed the topic.

"By the way, Rohit when are you opening your office?" Surya asked him quickly.

After having lunch Rohit went inside Divya's room. She was arranging her clothes and smiled at him as he went there..

"Sit Rohit! Did you like the food?" Divya asked him.

"Yes Divya. I knew that you're a good cook when I drank your coffee itself." Rohit said and she chuckled.

"I want to talk to you, Divya. "

"Aren't we already talking?"

"Yeah but this is important." Rohit told her and Divya sensed a bit of seriousness in his voice. She nodded and sat next to him.

"How did you learn cooking, Divya?" He asked and Divya started laughing.

"I thought you were going to ask something serious." Divya replied.

"Please tell me, Divya."

"I don't know exactly. But why are you asking me this?"

"Is athai angry at Meghna that she doesn't know cooking? I had never seen her inside the kitchen before marriage. But you are already a pro in cooking..." Rohit said and Divya understood his worry. He could not see his sister disappointing her mother in law.

"Amma is not angry.. she was just upset with her. " Divya replied honestly.

"Ohhh"

"Amma was working so everyday she used to wake up early, pack all our lunch boxes, cook breakfast and get ready for work too. She used to multitask everyday. And that's how I also started to help her in the kitchen. Slowly I learnt cooking too.  When Anni came home after marriage, amma thought that she could share her work with her and take some rest. That's the real reason for her disappointment." Divya said softly and added "But anna always stood up for his wife. Anni is also trying to learn cooking now. Other than kitchen, Anni is the one who manages the house. Soon she will learn that too."

"Does my mom know this?" Rohit asked her softly.

"She knows." Divya told him. When Rohit remained silent, she continued telling him.

"When I stayed at your house after Anni's delivery, athai had told me the reason. She had got married at a very young age, and she could not work after marriage because of your grandparents. She used to feel bad that her whole life got tied up inside the kitchen. And that was the only reason why she didn't want the same to happen to her daughter. She wanted Anni to see the world outside the kitchen. Cooking is just an art and we can learn it easily if we are interested. That's why athai didn't make it a big deal to teach Anni. Both of them had their own reasons." Divya sighed.

Rohit fell in love with her that moment. He knew that his mother was equally at fault but no where Divya blamed her. She didn't want to support either of them and blame the other one. He liked her for her looks, but her character is what made him even more crazy.

"Rohit?" Divya called him as he was lost in thoughts, or he was actually lost in her love.

"I understand Divya." He smiled at her making her smile.

"Hmm."

"Are you free tomorrow evening?" Rohit asked her as he wanted to propose her. He wanted to make it special but he didn't know how long he could hide it from her.

"It's my friend's reception tomorrow, Rohit. She is getting married in Thirupathi, so they are conducting a reception here. I can't avoid it." She told him sadly.

"I don't have any pressing work tomorrow evening, that's why I asked you. It's okay we can go another time." He replied.

Divya felt bad for saying no and she couldn't see him disappointed.

"Rohit, I'll try to leave from the reception as early as possible. Where did you want to go?"

"Maybe a long drive?" He replied instantly as he couldn't think of a better alternative.

"Okay then. I'll tell you the venue and you come there to pick me up. From there we can go?" She asked him and Rohit agreed to it happily.

Next evening Rohit had planned to propose her by taking her to a small hilltop. He decided to keep it simple without any extravagant decorations. As he was mentally preparing on how to confess his love, he couldn't think more on what outfit he could wear. He grabbed a pair of blue jeans and a white shirt as it was his go to outfit.

He reached the reception at 7:30 and waited for Divya at the entrance. He dropped a message to her and waited.

Divya came out from the hall and walked towards him. She was looking gorgeous in a black designer saree, her hair flowing down her shoulders and big jhumkas decorating her ears.  He stopped breathing on seeing her.

"Hey!" Divya smiled at him.

"You're looking beautiful Divya." Rohit complemented and she blushed hearing it.

"Rohit, my friends want to meet you and they want us to have dinner with them here. Are you okay with this?" She asked him hesitantly.

"No worries Divya, we'll have dinner and leave. And we didn't even invite our friends to our engagement, so we can spend sometime with them now." Rohit replied. When she requested him so sweetly, he was ready to cancel his plans.

Divya happily introduced him to all her friends and they were chatting with Rohit. As her friends insisted, they both stood together to take a photograph. Once it was done, followed by a few selfies, they both headed to the dining area.

It was a buffet and they took their plates and started eating. Divya felt like someone watching her. She turned back to see who it was, but she could not find one. She thought it was just an intuition and let it go.

As they finished eating, Divya went to bid bye to her friends, while Rohit went to take his car. He felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned back.  

"Yes?" Rohit asked the guy who was standing in front of him..

"Who are you?" He asked him back angrily.

"What? You're the one who came to me." Rohit replied confused.

"Who are you to Divya?" He asked Rohit.

"Oh! Are you Divya's friend? She went to meet her other friends, she would be back now." Rohit smiled.

"I asked you a question. Who are you to Divya?" The guy asked again loosing his temper.

"Rohit! Let's goo!" Divya said as she walked towards him . that's when she spotted another guy who was talking to him.

The guy's face went pale and seeing Divya with Rohit.

"She is my fiance." Rohit answered him looking at Divya.

"Divya? Is this true?" The guy asked Divya as he was shocked.

"Who are you man?" Rohit questioned him..

"Rohit... Let's go." Divya told him but Rohit didn't bother about it.

"Excuse me! Who are you and why do you want to know my relationship with her?" Rohit  asked him getting angrier. When Divya was about to answer Rohit turned towards her and stopped her before opening her mouth.

"I love her." The guy replied and the next moment Divya slapped him.

"Divya!" Rohit called her name in a warning tone to stop her.

"I'm sorry Divya. I am really sorry for what had happened. I tried to contact you but I couldn't get through your number as you had changed it. I called your friends to get your new number but no one gave it as you had told them not to. I heard that you are engaged and i couldn't stay there anymore. I came back to India last week. I know you are hurt... Your parents might have forced you into this marriage... But give me a chance I'll talk to them and convince them". He apologized but he was stopped by Divya's furious voice.

"I love Rohit, and not you idiot! " She shouted at him angrily. Rohit was dumbstruck on hearing it. All night he was planning on how to propose and how would she react to it, but she had casually broke the news.

"What?" The guy asked her while Rohit was looking at her in amazement.

"I thought I was in love with you, but it was just an infatuation. I understood that only after falling in love with this man! Yes, we both were forced by our families to get married but now I am grateful that they did so. If not, we both would have never realised what we mean to eachother." Divya told him.

He could not stand a second more after hearing her. Feeling defeated, he walked away from there.

Divya turned towards Rohit and found him looking at her with all love.

"I..." She started to tell something but Rohit kept his index finger on her lips.

"I love you." He said and Divya hugged him happily.

"Let's get married! I can't wait anymore." Rohit told and hugged her tight.

Next weekend, both the families gathered at the restaurant as it was Surya and Meghna's wedding anniversary. As they all were having their food, Rohit cleared his throat gaining everyone's attention.

"Amma... Is there any good muhurtham coming up next month?" Rohit asked his mother.

"I have to check da, why?" She asked him curiously.

"For what else? For our marriage only." Rohit replied rolling his eyes.

"What!" Everyone except Divya shouted in shock.

"Why are you all getting shocked?"  He asked them casually.

"But in a month?" Divya's mother asked him.

"Yeah, my company will be set up by then. And Divya is also planning to join me. If we get married in a month, we both can work together, that's why." Rohit explained to them.

"But... We can't do anything in a month da. There are lots of things be done and one month will go away in a blink."

"Then how would it have been possible earlier when you found out about the issue in my horoscope? You all were so stubborn to get us married in a month and now you say that it's impossible?" He asked them with a smirk. Their parents had no reply for his question.

"I was just kidding. We both are ready to get married. Take your time and make the arrangements." Rohit announced and they all felt relieved to hear it.

The end.
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