Chapter 32

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Anjali and BHoomi went off together to select clothes for themselves and Mukti went off alone. Prem was a little unsure about letting mukti go alone as he saw a gang of boys smirking at her...
"and why wouldn't they be..??" he smirked himself...she did look hot today...her skin tight strap-top and her knee length skirt made her look very different from the CID chashmish he knew two months ago...

"aah! basanti!!" he raced up to her as he saw entering a saree shop.
"Deeeeeee! how are you!!" she replied back in the same tone
"you know..you can call me prem...and i'll call you mukti.." he asked her dryly...
"i like basanti now...i'm getting used to it..." she grinned and went to the counter.
she looked at different colour sarees and lehengas...
"red..." prem said from behind her.
she turned to look at him...
"it makes you look better!" he said
"better..??" she questioned
"better so i can distinguish you from the frogs in our pond.." he said smirking
somehow mukti didn't get angered by himm instead she replied in the same cool tone " only a frog would know how to distinguish frogs..."
"yes..." prem said grinning...
mukti burst out laughing...."you are soooo thick!!" she said..
"no!! i'm not!!" he declared...
"deeee....you just agreed you were a frog!!"
"i did..???" he asked unsure...
she didn't answer and went into the changing room.
when she came out prem smiled at her...he went close to her, very close to her.
"you look beautiful..." he mutterd in her ear.
she smiled and looked at him in the eye...
"another thing...i am a good liar..." he smirked and walked off...
mukti scowled "you!!!"
"D!" he replied...

Adi and Maithili were walking with arms round each other. MAithili was chatting away but adi wasn't listening, he was just looking at her.
maithili noticed this and stopped...
"adi..what are you looking at..??"
"you..."adi said
she frowned..."so you wern't listening..??"
"who said so..??" he said usurely...
maithili cocked up her eyebrow..."oh really!!" she said sarcastically...
"um...ye--ees no..i mean what ever!....and i'm the one to raise the eyebrows anyway!! when did you start that..."
She laughed at him and he pulled her closer...

tumko dekhta hoon
to dil dhadak ta hai
tumhe choota hoon
to chain milta hai

Saying so he kissed her soft tender lips. She smiled during the kiss an dresponded back, she pulled away suddenly..
"adi!!!" she whispered..." we're in the middle of the mall!!!"
"oh!.." he replied sheepishly..
she grinned.."it was a beautiful poem..."
"i know..just read it on the window glass of the book store behind you.." he grinned at her scandalized look..
"you!!!" he ran and she ran after him...

On the other side of the mall manthan stood looking tired as nisha threw piles an dpiles of clothes on him..
"does this suit me??"
he smiled and nodded..."perfect!"
"great!" she placed it in the basket which manthan carried.
He smiled weekly at her and looked horrified after she turned away.
He dialed a number on his phone..
"pick up the phone prem!!! pick up the damn phone!!"

He reached the counter following nisha..
but she stopped halfway and turned to him
"you know manhtan...i like you when you argue with me..not just the "smile and nodd way!!""

"oh..??!!" he replied.."in that case...
he started chucking all sorts of clothes out of her baskted making nisha horrified...
"i..you know.." she tried to speak but he didn't listen..
"black! white...hmm...ok..."
"umm..."she muttered unsure..
"this!!!" he took out a beautiful black and white ghagra.
she smiled.."not bad choice!"
he smirked..."oh i've had experience.."
She raised her eyebrow adn smiled...
"good! i like it that way..." he smiled after her and lead the way.

All three boys reached home aka bajaj mansion as the cerimonies were aking place that evening. They all looked at each other...
p: hmm..mukti was in my grasp all along...
M: yes...nisha listened to everything i said..she asked my opinion for eveything!
A: hmm yes..maihtili obeyed me..she didn't once raise her eyebrow or run after me...or strike me...

The three guys smiled fakely at each other and turned away...
"OH MY GOD!!!" manthan burst out first..."she piled on and on...so many clothes in the basket!!!"

"maithili ran after me and whacked me just because i repeated a poem off a poster..." Adi practically shouted...

"guys! guys guys giys!!! where have you lost your cool!!?? i mean i was totally in controll of mukti!!" Prem said cooly..
he immediatly felt a pillow thud on his head.."oww!!"
"chashmish!!!"
"dee!!!---guys don't listen to him...all through he stood behind me and started up a stupid arguement just so he could annoy me! then he praised me an dto defend his manly honour and ego, he started another arguement!!"
saying so mukti went away...
manthna and adi stared at prem
"so..you were in controll..huh!!" manthan said getting up..
"and you didn't loose your cool...huh!!" adi said getting up

"guys!! i was just...just..." Prem laughed nervously....
and ran for it!!!

PS: HAPPY INDEPENDANCE DAY!!!!