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Part 37:

Everyone clapped yet once again for the couple as they cut their anniversary cake and fed each other.  Naina and Dilip touched dadi's feet for her blessings, and hugged all their six children.

Naina: dilip...dekho shaadi ke 25 saal se humein kya mila hai.....phele hamare do bacche the...aaj che hai..

Dilip: aur hamesha rahenge.....in sab ki vajah se to aaj Khanna house mein itni khushiya, aur roshni rehti hai Naina....varna hamara ghar bilkul soona soona lagta tha...

Naina: haan...jab se Kripa hamare ghar aayi hai...usne to ghar ki rukh hi badal di hai....

Dadi: sirf ghar ki hi kyun.....sab ki zindagi ki bhi rukh badal di hai...dekho na....pehle mein bhi tum sab ke liye jee rahi thi....lekin aaj is liye jee rahi hoon kyun ki mein jeena chahti hoon...Angad ko dekho......pehle kitna chup chup rehta tha....kitna kum muskurata tha..lekin aaj dekho....has waqt uske chehre par muskurahat rehti hai.......Kripa...agar ab tum is ghar se gayi na....to yeh ghar aur parivaar phir se toot jayega...

Kripa: Lekin mein kahin nahi jaungi dadi...iss parivaar ka saath mein har waqt dungi....aakhi iss ghar se mujhe kitna pyaar mila hai.....aur koi bhi beti apne parivaar ko chod kar nahi jaana chahegi...

Dadi hugged kripa happily at Kripa's assurance.  As they parted, Angad, Dhruv, and Josh started playing their respective instruments as they sang "ye to sach hai" from Hum Saath Saath Hai.


Everyone was emotional by the end of the songs and dadi decided to lighten things up.

Dadi: dilip...yaad hai tumne naina ke liye gaana gaya tha?

Dilip(embarrassed): haan....woh.......woh....

Dadi: are....woh woh kya kar rahe ho?....tum dono ko aaj woh gaana phir se gaana padega..

A-K, D-A, J-A cheered naina-dilip to sing the song.


After the songs ended, all the guests divided themselves into little crowds talking and catching up with the happenings in life.  Aliyah and Kripa joined Dhruv, Angad, Josh and Anjali once they were done catching up with an old friend.

Angad: kahan thi tum Kripa?...kab se dundh raha tha tumhe..

Aliyah: Kripa...mere bhai ko devdas bana kar chodogi tum....tum na bhai ke paas raha karo..

Kripa: sorry...woh.....actually..ek purani saheli mil gayi thi

Angad (put his arm around her shoulder and brought her closer): next time...take me along...dont leave me alone....i dont like it...

Aliyah: bhai...Kripa tumhari biwi baad mein hai...hamari friend pehle hai...

Josh: no....kripa is his wife first...just like you are my wife first and THEN their friend.....

Aliyah: jealous are we? and who are you?  i dont know you?

Josh: accha baba....sorry...ab jyada nakhre mat dikhana please.....party spoil ho jayegi..

Aliyah: nakhre to tum ladk dikha rahe ho..

Dhruv: nahi....nakhre dikhana to sirf ladkiyon ko aata hai..

Kripa: acha?  to ladko ko kya ata hai?  chalo...kam se kam humein nakhre dikhana to ata hai.....

Anjali: all you guys are one-track mind!!

Aliyah: other than that ONE track....guys don't know crap!

As usual, when these six meet, they become kids...and now they were figting like little kids. Except...kids often fight with "girl's have cooties" and "boys have cooties" but what is this?  They are all grown up and married!  And they still fight.

Anjali: whatever guys!  stop fighting....sab ladko ko nakhre uthana sikhna padega...

Dhruv: kyun??

Aliyah: are...woh gaana nahi suna tumne?

Josh: Kaunsa gana?

Aliyah: anjali...Kripa...lets show them!

Aliyah pushed josh down on a chair while Anjali and Kripa pushed down their husbands.


Josh(whispering to Angad): i tell you Angad..these woman have an answer for everything....you cant win with them....

Dhruv: then why do you always fight with them?

Angad: its not exactly a fight...but its always there.....

Meanwhile, the three girls were standing in another corner talking to each other.

Aliyah: great job girls...ladko ki to chutti kar di!

Kripa: I think it will be a while before they decided to pull our leg again....

Anjali: humein itna tang nahi karna chahiye tha un logon ko...

Aliyah: bas bas Anjali...shaadi se pehle tum kitni alag hua karti thi...aur ab kitni boring ho rahi ho...

Anjali: aliyah!!  shut up!!  Mein jaisi hoon waisi hoon....tumhe isse kya lena dena....ainda se (from now on)...mere maamlo mein dakhal mat dena...samjhi?

Anjali left angrily leaving a shocked Aliyah behind.  Dhruv saw Anjlai leaving the hall and went after her leaving the guys confused.

Aliyah: are...isse kya ho gaya?  Meine kuch galat kaha kya Kripa?

Kripa: nahi..galat to nahi kaha....lekin jis waqt tumne usse ye kaha...woh waqt galat tha...

Aliyah: kya matlab?

Kripa: Aliyah..she is pregnant....there is something called mood swings...a woman becomes really edgy during those nine months...

Aliyah:  How would I know??? oh god...lets go talk to her.

Kripa and Aliyah went after Anjali as well.  Angad and Josh looked on at the sudden serious movement and exchanged confused looks.  They shrug their shoulders and decided to follow the other four.

Dhruv: kya hua Anjali??  Mood off kyun hai tumhara?

Anjali: woh aliyah!  Kya samajhti hai apne aap ko..mein usse.......usse.....(sighed)

Dhruv: kya hua?

Anjali: kuch nahi...mere modd swings ki vajah se mein ek choti si baat par aliyah se naraz ho gayi...aur uspe chilla kar aa gayi...mujhe aisa nahi karna chahiye tha...

Aliyah(calling from behind): Anju...I am sorry....mujhe iss waqt tumse aise baat nahi karni chahiye thi.....please....gussa mat ho...I promise mein aage se aisa kabhi nahi bolungi!

Anjali: nahi Aliyah...galati meri hai...lekin mein kya karu...yeh mood swings kabhi bhi...kisi bhi waqt....mujhe khud pata nahi chalta mein kya bol rahi hoon..

Aliyah: so all cleared? (anjali nodded) No hard feelings?

Anjali nodded again and gave Aliyah a hug.

Kripa: hey guys!!!  what about me??

All three best friends gathered themselves in a group hug remembering old days when they used to hug like that upon seeing each other.  By this time Angad and Josh had reached the other four and were lost like never before.

Josh: what's with the hugging??

Angad: Any problems?

Kripa: No...nothing....bas ek choti si problem thi...jo solve ho gayi...nothing serious

Anjali: Ouch!!

Everyone: Kya hua?

Anjali: The baby!!!

Kripa: WHAT??  What happened??

Anjali: It kicked!!!  The baby just kicked.

A wide smile spread across Aliyah and Kripa's face as they rushed to feel the baby kicking.  Both giggled when the baby kicked again.

Dhruv: I want to feel it too...

Kripa and Aliyah moved aside to let dhruv go and feel his baby kick for the first time!  Aliyah saw the expression change on Kripa's face as Kripa remembered what happened a week ago.  Aliyah hugged her tight as both became tearful.  Kripa tried her best to supress the welling tears as Aliyah stroked Kripa's back.  Anjali, Angad, and Josh noticed the scenario.  Anjali gently pushed dhruv away and walked up to Kripa.  Angad came and gathered her in his arms hiding her face in his chest.  She was about to breakdown again.  He could feel it.  He could feel the slight trembling in her cheeks and spine.  He could feel her heart sinking into a sea of grief again.

Anjali: I..Im sorry....I didnt realize...

Aliyah quietly signaled everyone to leave her alone with Angad.  She needed her time.  Everyone gently went back inside leaving Angad and Kripa absolutely alone.  Aliyah went and updated Naina on the event and said not to expect them to be back.  Naina and Dilip understood the situation very well being parents themselves.

Angad stood still with his arms circling her warmly while she succeded in blinking every single tear away.  She gently pulled back and looked at him thanking him with her eyes.  He knew her well enough to understand that she would not have a heart to go back into the party and enjoy anymore.  He decided to take her to her favourite place, the Beach.