A flash back is set…Sharath and Snaha marriage:
Everyone is at the Basu house, the women especially Sam getting Snaha ready, she had already put on her dress,
Her jewellery were set on the table, a nice set,
With many more…Sam gave them to Prerna and said, "Get these on her would you…I have to go check on A.B and Prem." She ran out, "A.B call Shilandar and ask if the barath has started. Aur Prem, ya kahai chala gaya, behen ki shadi hai aur ya ladka gayab hogaya." Just then Prem heard a, "Step-Mom" from behind.
"Prem jao aur deko ki sab teek hai ya nai." Prem nods and runs along.
Finally the barath arrives, and everyone run down…Kasak and Prem watch at the window. Suddenly there Prem stands and looks on as though he has never seen a woman before. As part of her brothers barath came Mukti, she looked dashing in a
with ...Seeing that Gupta was not dancing, pulls him in and makes him dance with everyone else. Prem keeps looking at her from far…but can't take his eyes of her. Sharath comes in and the required ceremonies are done by Sampatha and Anurag. Mukti quietly goes towards the brides room, Prem who comes out gets a closer look at her and loves her beautiful, ...
Just then her necklace slips, "Can you?" she asks him sweetly. He obliges by going towards her and putting it back on her. "Thanks." She said and ran towards Snaha's room. Prem stood there mesmerized, was this the girl he knew for the past year? Mukti entered Snaha's room were Vishaka and Kaki are adding the last touches to her decorations. "Waaw…Snaha babi you look wonderful – I am going to make you sick by calling you babi babi all the time."
Snaha smiled at her through the mirror, "Good. I will also give you lot's of affections and make up for it."
Mukti placed her arms around her neck and said, "Babi, baiya is giving me so much love and now I have you as well. I won't need anything in my life." Snaha looked at her again, "Bachi sit in one place will you? You have to take me down with Kuki and didi."
"All right," and Mukti sat right next to her when Vishaka announced, "All right, just the gungat to be put on. Mukti do that…we did all the other work." Mukti like a good girl got up and put the gungat on Snaha. Everyone took her down…They take up the ceremony in the sweetest manner, finally Sharath completes it and take everyone's ashirwad. The whole time Mukti was jumping around and Sharath being the only one who could control her was busy at the moment. Her child like innocence healed onto Prem when he feasted his eyes. Finally Sharath managed to become free enough to go to her, "Happy you finally got a babi."
"Very!" she hugged him, Sharath hugged her back. He always loved his sister like a baby but today was a little too much. Guptha's who stood there watched…Mukti was always close to Sharath and Sharath alone. There was no one else she would open up to so much. They only hoped Snaha did not come between them. Their doubts were erased in half-an-hour when Snaha started taking away responsibility from Sharath. Prem, Sharath, Snaha and Mukti were in the lawn when Mukti fell asleep on Sharath's lap. Snaha was the first to notice, "Sharath Mukti so gai hai. Chalo we will put her some were comfortable." Sharath carried her to a Sam's old room and placed her on the bed. Snaha immediately put the blanket around her and took of her jewellery so that she could sleep more comfortably. This was normally done by Sharath, he look at her for a moment and smiled within himself. He made the right choice. "Come let us let her sleep for some more time." She whispered. The whole thing was again witnessed by Kamini and Shilandar, they had a perfect bahu.
Snaha's first day as a bahu:
Kamini does the puja (a five minute affair) were the kids appear in tracks and sends them of for jogging. Snaha went on, "Sharath kuch dino ka lia hum dono ko relatives ka sath lunch dinner par jana hai. Be prepared." Suddenly she realized he is not there next to her, "Sharath" she yelled…suddenly he came behind her and hugged her. "I love you doll." And whirled her around. "I can't thank you enough for taking care of Mukti."
"She is my responsibility as well…" she reminded him. The real responsibility came out in the breakfast table…Snaha had made the shagun food…with keer the one item Mukti ran from.
"Cahi I will eat everything except keer pleas." She begged Sharath was too scared to say anything, luckily Snaha knew about the reason she hated keer…it was too sweet for her and she did not put so much in it. Taking a spoon she fed it to her, Mukti made a series of expressions. Finally a smacking sound, "Keer babi that was perfect – wow. Two thumbs up." Everyone stared at her this was seriously a compliment.
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