Part 4:
"Main Arnav ki patni hoon..." Khushi trailed off, as she heard the rest of the family. The girl presented her hand to Khushi with a sunny smile. "Humara naam Simi hain. Kya hum aapko Bhabi bula saakthe hain?" Khushi smiled, for the first time in a long time, and she pushed Simi's hands aside. "Wah! Bhabi bulaogi aur hume gale nahi lagaogi?" She opened her arms, and Simi returned the hug. Meanwhile, the rest of the Raizadas trudged downstairs. Mami and Shyam (🤢) both checked the girls out. Simi, the one who was hugging Khushi was wearing a floral tank, with a North Face jacket on top of jeans and suede moccasins. She had a messenger bag slung carelessly across her body, and her other hand held her iPhone. Her sister, for nobody else could look that alike and not be related, walked in behind Simi, wearing a flowing dress, stripy shoes, a charm bracelet, and a matching luggage set. Shyam's eyes widened as he drank in the sight of Alisha, and a sickening smile grew on his face. Simi folded her hands together, and touched the feet of the elders, and asked, "Aap logon ke ghar main mandir kaha pe hain?" Nani pointed, amazed that two girls from abroad were so sanskari. Sid handed the jalebi box to Alisha, and the girls took their shoes off to head to the mandir. After a few minutes, the girls came out, and presented the sweets to the rest of the family. "Sorry, par Alisha ko jalebiyan bohoth pas and hain, aur humane yehi laaya hain prasad keliye." Nani and Anjali exchanged a look, and Khushi smiled for the second time that day. However, the smile swiftly disappeared when Arnav, accompanied by another young man entered the house. Anjali decided that it was time to go to sleep, and the girls needed to freshen up. "Waise, Simi beta, humre pass sirf teen kamre hain.. Aap logan ko mil bat car rebhe ka pari..." Nani explained. "Koi problem nahin, Naniji! Mein aur Simi, Alisha aur Akshay, aur Abhishek. Hogaye ga!" Sid explained cheerfully. Nani opened her mouth to protest, but Sid interjected. "Hum dono ek doosre ke mangetar hain, Naniji. Isiliye chinta ki koi baath nahin hain." Nani nodded, and the couples dispersed to their respective rooms.
At night, Alisha, who was unable to sleep, crept downstaire to make some jalebis. Little did she know, a slimy man was following her. As she was pulling the jalebis out of the oil, she felt a hand on her shoulder, and spun around, thoroughly spooked. "AAAH!" she had kept the strainer-thing (sorry, don't know what you call it) in her hand, and so the hot oil had hit Shyam's face! Khushi, who had been wondering who was in the kitchen, had crept downstairs, and seen the whole thing. Arnav, who had smelled jalebis, had come downstairs to see if khushi was making them had seen the whole thing too. "Aap toh Khusiji seh bhi jaada khoobsurat hain!" Shit! If jeejaji can lust over Alisha, is it possible that Khushi was not at fault? Before he could think more on the subject, Akshay, Sid, and a sleepy Simi rushed downstairs, following a panicking Abhishek. When the boys saw Alisha was okay, they headed back upstairs. Simi entered the kitchen, rubbing her eyes. "Are we all making bhondas?"
Next: Project Joy-way begins!!!
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