Part 20
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Few days later
Suman checks for a "mahurat" for wedding and gets an auspicious day on 9 July. They have close to 2 months for preparations.
Wedding preparations begin.
Mona becomes friends with Riya and Navika and from them she takes Chhotu's number and tries to be in touch with Chhotu by sending him general "Hi", "Good morning" and Good night" messages and Chhotu too replies her sometimes, but he was scared of Sameer.
Riya and Navika avoid telling her that even Chhotu likes her.
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Sameer also told Suman, DSR and Mona about Annu's past. They sympathize with her.
Savita and SKR leave for Kolhapur to attend some family function but plan to comeback soon to help Rathod family in wedding preparations.
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Saturday, 27th April
In the evening around 7 PM.
(Mona has weekly off on Saturday - Sunday, so she comes to Sameer's place for weekends when parents are in town)
Mona checks the cupboard and she finds Suman has not yet opened any gifts even after 10 days.
Mona: Kya Maa!! aapne abhi tak gifts nahi kholey?
Suman: Mai kya tum bachcho ki tarah hoon? aur mujhe time kahan mila hai? pichhle 8 din se main mai ktni busy hoon... Yaha Pandit ji ko dhundhna pada... mahurat niklawaya...Aur us ke hisaab se Udaipur phone kar kar ke shadi ki tayariya karwa rahi hoon... hum khud waha hotey to baat kuch aur thi... par yaha se bahut mushkil ho raha hai...
Mona: ohho Maa!! relax... bahut time hai abhi ho jayega sab...
DSR (supporting Suman): tere liye bolna aasan hai... par jisko karna hota hai wohi samjhta hai... Aur ye "bahut time" kaise nikal jayega pata bhi nahi chalega...
Mona (chuckles): OK... theek hai... achchha mai kholu gifts...
Suman: haan... khol le...
Mona opens the various gifts and passes her funny comments while Suman is busy making a shopping list and DSR is solving the crossword in the newspaper.
And finally Mona opens the gift with a tag "With Love - from Riya and Anwesha"
Mona: Wow!!... Bhabhi aur Riya ka gift ... its lovely
Suman: Dikha to...kya diya hai meri bahu ne...
Suman keeps the list down and takes the frame from Mona.
Suman's can't take her eyes off the frame. She touches all the photos on the collage. Each one of them had lots of memories attached to it. Tears well up in her eyes.
DSR: Suman! kya hua? tumhari aaknkhon mein aansoo? tumhari bahu ne abhi se tumhe rulana shuru kar diya?
Suman(glares at him): Kya aap bhi? ... aisa kuch nahi hai... meri bahu mujhe kabhi koi dukh nahi degi..(smiles looking at the frame again)...usne to meri zindagi ki sari khushiyon ke pal... ek saath ... ek frame mein ... itne pyaar se samet kar diye hain... dekhiye na...
DSR comes and sits next to her and they both look at the frame.
DSR: sach kaha tumne Suman... aisa lagta hai ye sab abhi kal ki hi baat hai... ye humari shadi ka photo... (suman blushes)... ye chhota Sameer...Sameer ka pehla janmadin...(little sad) mai nahi aa paya tha... bahut bura laga tha tab... (smiles again) ye chhoti Mona... cycle se gir gayi thi to kitna royi thi... Sameer ke chup karwane par hi rona band kiya tha... (Mona chuckles)... ye humari Mt. Abu ki trip... Saari yaadein taaza ho gayi... sach mein kamaal ki soch hai humari bahu ki...
Suman(sarcastically): achchha... jab meri aankhon mein aansu dekhe, tab wo meri bahu thi... aur ye gift dekha to wo humari bahu hai...huh?
DSR looks at her from the corner of the eyes.
DSR(sheepishly): wo to mai aise hi keh raha tha...(changes the topic) waise aaj dinner mein kya ban raha hai?
Suman(sarcastically): karele ki sabzi... (she knows DSR doesn't like karela)
DSR(gulps a lump in throat, smiles sheepishly): very good... tumhare haath ki to karele ki sabzi bhi bahut meethi lagti hai...
Suman gets up glaring at him and places the frame on the wall and smiles looking at it.
Sameer comes home tired. It was Saturday and they had a pending case which they solved by afternoon. And today after so many days Sameer and Shree went for basket ball practice. Shree went reluctantly and again Sameer made him dance in the court.
Sameer notices the frame and realizes that this what Annu took those pics for. It was enough to refresh him and bring a smile on his face.
Mona notices him staring at the frame.
Mona: Bhabhi ne Maa ko gift diya hai ye !!! Cool na?
Sameer smiles and nods in "Yes".
Mona: waise guess karna mushkil nahi hai... par ye photos unhe ghar ki saaf safayi mein mile honge ... hain na?
Sameer blinks his eyes and nods again smiling.
Suman and DSR too smile and give Sameer a thumbs up for his choice and he blushes. Suman tells him to invite Annu and Riya for lunch next day. After dinner, he calls up Annu and talks for a while and tells her about Suman's invitation.
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For all these days Annu was talking to Sameer and expecting to tell her how Suman felt about the gift, but she was a little disappointed when Sameer didn't say anything. She was too shy to ask about it herself.
She was elated to get the lunch invitation. Since her project too was mid way and at its prime, she was not able to visit Sameer's place after Suman's birthday party even after it was right in front of hospital.
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Sunday, 28th April
Morning 8 AM
Annu wakes up Riya.
Annu: Chinki utho...
Riya(sleepy voice and looks at watch and closes eyes again): ummm... di... abhi to sirf 8 baje hain... sone do na... badi mushkil se to koi sunday milta hai jab koi case nahi hota... agar abhi case aa gaya to jana hi padega... tab tak to sone do... please...tang mat karo na...
Annu: Achchha!! mai tumhe tang kar rahi hoon?
Riya(opens her eyes, grins widely): Haan!! wo kya hai na... mai to roz jiju se mil leti hoon...Bas tumhe hi chance nahi mila hai itne dino se...aur.. pata hai...
aajkal to wo mera kuch zyada hi khayal rakhne lage hain... jiske saath bhi mai team mein jati hoon...Shree, Chhotu ya Arjun sir... unhe special instructions miltey hain mera dhyan rakhne ke liye... isiliye tum jealous ho mujhse
Annu(chuckles): really? theek hai... maan liya ki mai jealous hoon... ab to uth jao
Riya(annoyed): Di kyun?
Annu: Chinki maine raat ko bataya tha na?... humein lunch par jana hai...
Riya(grins): aap shayad bhool rahi ho... lunch dopahar ko kartey hain ...subah nahi...abhi se kyun uthna...abhi sone do mujhe...
Annu: To... kya hum seedha dopahar mein jayenge? thoda jaldi chalte hain... Maa ki help bhi kar denge... utho na...
Riya(still grinning): badi chinta ho rahi hai apni Saas ki... ya fir jiju se milne ki jaldi hai... ya fir aapko "APNE" ghar jane ki jaldi hai? i know... aapki engagement announce hone ke baad se ... aapko "APNE" ghar jaane ka time hi nahi mila hai (winks)
Annu(glares): Chinki... koi behes nahi... jaldi se utho... aur fresh ho jao... hum breakfast karke 9:30 baje tak niklenge...
Riya reluctantly gets up and freshens up. They have breakfast, get ready and go to Sameer's place. They reach there at around 10:30 AM.
Sameer's place.
Annu and Riya enters Sameer's apartment and look at the frame on the wall.
Riya: WOW!!!! its beautiful... I'm so happy ki ye photo frame aapko pasand aayi... (looks at Annu) Hai na Di?
Annu gives a sheepish smile because she had not shown the collage to Riya before gifting it to Suman.
Suman: Ab meri bahu ne itni mehnat ki thi...itna achchha idea tha uska... pasand nahi aayegi? (Suman comess forward and hugs Annu) Thank you so much beta... (parts and kisses her forehead and keeps her palm on Annu's cheek)...waise... ye mera 2nd best gift hai... aur best gift yo mujhe Sameer ne diya hai... tumhe meri bahu bana kar (looks at Sameer and Sameer blushes)
Riya is totally confused. They had just bought the frame and she was not able to understand how come Suman liked just and empty frame so much.
Riya: I dont believe this... Aunty... ye frame aapko itni pasand aayi? waise ek baat mai aapko bata doon... ki ye maine choose ki thi... aapki bahu ne nahi...
Mona: Riya!!! Maa frame ki nahi... frame k andar k photos ki baat kar rahi hai... wo bhabhi ka idea hai...(Looks at Annu) Cool one Bhabhi... waah!!!
Riya is shocked and looks at Annu.
Riya: Di ... hum to sirf frame laaye they... ye ... kab ?
Everybody chuckles at Riya's ignorance.
Annu: Chinki ... wo mai...
Mona(cuts her short): Riya... wo story mai tumhe batati hoon... Meri Bhabhi se zyada sawaal mat poochho... wo waise hi pareshan hain... tum mere saath aao...
Mona takes Riya with her to the guest room and bond well as friends. Mona tells her about how Annu must have found the pics while helping Sameer and got this collage done. Riya is surprised but happy. They get into regular chit chat of girls.
Annu offers to help Suman and they move to the kitchen disappointing Sameer. Sameer looks at Annu while she goes to kitchen and DSR smiles looking at him. Sameer was hoping to spend some time with Annu.
Sameer happens to looks at DSR and finds him chuckling and gives a sheepish smile trying to hide his disappointment.
DSR and Sameer are watching some news channel but Sameer not being able to control his urge, goes to the kitchen again and again pretending to drink water, checking the lucnh menu, getting water for DSR. This doesnt go unnoticed by Suman and Annu. Suman chuckles looking at Annu and Annu blushes. They get into normal chit chatting about wedding preparations. Actually its only Suman speaking and Annu just nodding and smiling.
Suman calls everyone for lunch after they are done with cooking.
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Sometime back.
In the guest room.
Riya is telling Mona about funny incidents that happen during investigation and other general things. Mona gets an urge to know more about Chhotu but she cant ask directly so she thinks of bringing up indirectly.
Mona: Riya... ek baat poochhun?
Riya: Haan poochhon na...
Mona: Ye Shree aur Navika ka to kuch chakkar hai... hai na?
Riya(excited): Chakkar? chakkar nahi... maha chakkar kaho... (and she narrates the incident of how Shree was smitten by Navika on her first day at ETF and later catching Shree-Navika red-handed and making Shree propose her)
Though Mona is not really interested in knowing that... but still she listens and smiles.
Mona: Aur tumhara koi boyfriend hai?
Riya(a little serious): Nahi... abhi tak to koi nahi... tum to janti hi hogi ab Di ke bare mein... mai kabhi unhe akela nahi chhod payi
Mona too gets serious but tries to cheer up Riya.
Mona(chuckles): koi baat nahi...lekin ab tum apne liye partner dhundh hi lo... Kyunki ab meri Bhabhi dear ko tumhare liye bilkul fursat nahi milegi...
Riya(giggles): mai chahti bhi nahi ki unhe fursat miley...
Both laugh.
Mona(trying to hide her smile): Aur wo tumhari team ka Chandrakant... uski koi girlfriend hai?
Riya gets a little nervous remembering that Chhotu has a crush on Mona.
Riya: nahi... koi nahi hai... single hai (murmurs to herself) aur shayad single hi rahega humesha...
Mona: kya kaha tumne?
Riya: kuch nahi... nahi... koi girlfriend nahi hai uski... (smiles)
Mona too smiles and both are quiet.
Mona is happy to know that Chhotu is single.
They change the topic and discuss their shopping plans for Sameer Annu marriage, the clothes, the accessories, the make up and all girly talks.
They continue till Suman calls them for lunch.
After lunch, Mona and Riya again go back to their chit chat. Annu and Sameer are happy looking at their bonding. Suman asks Sameer to take Annu out and Sameer is excited. They go for a drive and spend some good time with each other.
Sameer assures Annu that now Riya is like Mona to him.
Later Sameer drops Annu home and Riya comes on her own when Mona too leave for her shared apartment as she too has to go to work next day.
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Days pass by and Savita and SKR are too back.
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5th May 2013, Sunday,
Suman, Savita, Mona, Annu and Riya go for some wedding shopping and come back home for lunch.
Riya and Annu have lunch at Sameer's place and leave after that.
Around 4 PM.
Mona is a little upset.
She actually tried calling Chhotu for a movie, but he turned down her. She was furious. She knew he was behaving like this because of Sameer. This had happened earlier too and she was really annoyed by now. She decides to take this matter with Sameer, DSR and Suman.
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So how was it?
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Pre-cap: Mona tells her parents and Sameer that she loves Chhotu.
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