Geet dressed her dearest sister Kumud.
Geet:Wah jeeji...wah...you look so pretty now.Saras will be flattered when he sees you now.
Kumud blushed.
Kum:By the way my dear sis..Saras is already flattered.
G:Oh..ya...Saras is already mad about you and that's why he is bringing his parents here to show his beloved to them.
Kum:Geet...Saras is your jeejaji.Don't call him by his name.
G:So considerate towards him.Ok agreed.I will call him jeejaji.
Kumud smiled.
Rano came:Are you not done with dressing?Khuranas will reach now.
Geet:Let them come mom.Jeeji is ready.
Rano smiled at Kumud.
R:My daughter is so beautiful.Let no evil eyes fall on you.
Kumud smiled.
G:Mom...only your eldest daughter is beautiful?I have also dressed up as jeeji's future sasural people are coming.Am I not looking pretty?
Rano:You are always pretty my naughty daughter.That's why you won beauty contests in your college.But today more than your beauty Kumud's beauty is more significant.Because the boy's family is coming to see Kumud,not you.
Geet:Ok ok...
Khuranas reached.Mohindar and Rano recieved them happily.
Avantika:Where is Kumud?
Rano:She will come now.
Rano went inside.
Rano:Kumud...come...
She saw Kumud wiping the stain on Geet's dress.
Kum:Geet was drinking juice and it fell on her dress.
Geet:I wore it so happily.It got spoiled.How will I come out like this?
Rano:Kumud...they are waiting for you.Geet...no problem.You change your dress and come.
G:Ok.
Rano brought Kumud come out.
Saras and Kumud's eyes stuck up to each others.They smiled at each other.
Harish and Avantika blossomed seeing Kumud.
Kumud touched their feet.They blessed her.
Avantika:Saras...I must say.I never thought that your selection would be so good.
All were happy.
Harish:Avantika,he is my son.So his selection would be good.Naturally.
Avantika stared at him:Don't take credits for that.
Harish::Did I say anything wrong?
Harish had a naughty smile on his face:My selection was always good.Remember...I only selected you for myself.Don't you remember those days?
Avantika blushed.
Avantika caressed Kumud:I loved her a lot and I want to take her home immediately.
Mohindar said seriously:How can you alone decide to take Kumud home?Even I have the right to voice my opinion as her father.
All became dull.
Suddenly Mohindar smiled:Have patience and wait.Let the wedding happen and then you take her to your house.
Everyone smiled.
Harish:You scared me Mohindar.
Mohindar:No need to be scared Harish.I had decided that Saras would be my son in law the day I met him first through Kumud.
Rano::Yes.How can we get a better boy for our Kumud?
Harish and Avantika smiled.
Harish:What more do we need?
Saras and Kumud smiled at each other.
Maan whispered in Saras' ears:Till now you guys were having eye lock and still you are both continuing it?That also in front of others.Shameless.
Saras was embarrassed and he broke the eye lock.
Avantika:Rano..you have one more daughter.Right?
Rano:Yes.Geet.Her dress became wet.She went to change it.
Kumud and Rano served them sweets.
Rano:Sweets are Kumud's weakness.She only made them.
Harish:Wah...what a tasty sweet!I loved it.
Avantika:Kumud has made it very well.
Kumud smiled:Thank you very much.
Avantika:You did Home science for MSC.Right?
Kumud:Yes.Cooking is my passion.
Harish:At least now we will get nice food to eat.
Avantika stared at Harish:Wht do you mean Harish?That I don't cook well?
Harish:When did I say so Avantika?I am talking about my servants' food which we eat these days.
You know guys...before marriage Avantika used to make sweets for me.That's how I really fell in love with her.Immediately I proposed to her.But after marriage she stopped cooking special dishes for me especially sweets.
Avantika stared at him:I stopped making your favourite food as you were eating too much and putting on weight.Look how fat you are.
Harish was embarrassed.
Everyone laughed.
Maan:At home dad and mom keep joking like this.Kumud bhabhi can laugh always at home though Saras bhaiyya is serious.
Everyone giggled.
Harish was eating sweets.
Avanti:Harish...have a control over yourself.Stop eating sweets.You are gained too much of weight.
Harish:Today no darling.Today is the day of happiness and I want to eat.
Avanti:Everyday you need a reason to eat.
Maan:Rano aunty,I want to wash hands.Where is the wash room.
Rano:It's on the left side beta.
M:Ok.
Maan walked to the left side room mistaking it for the washroom.It was Geet's room.
M:This is not a washroom.Typical lady's room.May be bhabhi's room.
Geet came out of the dressing room and they both bumped into each other.Geet slipped and fell on Maan. Maan too lost his balance because of that and both of them ended up falling on the bed with Maan on top of Geet.
Something got them attracted to each other and they were lost in each other's eyes.
Mahi...mahi...
Suddenly Geet tried to get out of his hold and Maan left his hand from her.
Geet:Who are you?
Maan:I am Maan.Saras' brother.
Geet:Why are you here?
Maan:I thought this was the washroom.
G:Washroom?My foot!This is my room.I will show you the washroom.
Geet led him to the washroom.He washed his hands.
They both went to the drawing room.
Mohindar:This is Geet.My youngest daughter.
Geet:Namaste uncle...namaste aunty.
Harish and Avantika smiled:Namaste.
Maan:Now also bhaiyya and bhabhi are standing here?You guys did'nt go to talk like we see in movies?Boy comes to see the girl and the elders sent them to talk.
They all smiled.
Harish:They have already talked a lot and that is how they chose each other for themselves.Now what more to talk?
Saras and Kumud were embarrassed.
Maan:Lovers have more to talk dad.They have never ending topics to talk.Who knows that better than my dad and mom?Still in love...still talking non stop.
Harish Avantika became shy.
Harish:Mohindar...please let your Kumud talk with Saras.
Mohindar:Why not?
Saras and Kumud went out to talk.
Maan and Geet were hiding behind the wall and listening.
Saras:What a fragrance!Which perfume are you using?
Kumud blushed:Same perfume.I have not changed my perfume.
Saras:But it senses new and fresh.
Maan and Geet laughed overhearing it.
Kumud's hair blew in cool breeze.
Saras tucked her hair behind her ears.
She was very shy.
They shared a romantic eye lock.
Saras said in a shy tone:Kumud...can I tell you something?
Kumud was shy:Yes Saras.Tell.
S:Please don't say no.
Kum:Ok.
S:Promise.
Kumud smiled.
S:After marriage you pin your hair properly.Otherwise your hair will keep falling on your face and I will have time only to keep your hair properly to see your beautiful face properly.
Kum:Please don't force me to do so Saras.I love open hair.Please let me keep open hair.
S:Ok..as you wish.
Kum:Promise?
S:Promise.
Maan and Geet could'nt control their laughter.
Maan:I wonder how they fell in love.
Geet:I wonder whether this was how they talked through out their courtship.How did they fall for each other?
Maan:Because they both are alike.Similarities in them made them fall for each other.
Geet:Why are you teasing them?
M:You were also doing the same thing.By the way why are you overhearing them?
G:I came here to support my sister.
M:Supporting like this?Wow!Cool!
G:Don't comment too much.By the way why are you overhearing?
M:To learn how to talk romantically.
G:Why do you want to learn to talk sweetly?
M:To talk to my girl friend.
Geet did not know why,but she did'nt feel nice when she heard about him having a girl friend.
G:You have a girl friend?
M:No.
She felt relief.
G:I knew that you don't have a girl friend.
M:How?
G:Which girl will make you her boy friend?
Maan looked at her eyes deeply:What is wrong with me for which girls do not want me to make me their boy friend?
She was lost in his romantic eyes.She felt ashamed of herself for drowning in his eyes.
G:You look funny.
Maan was embarrassed:What?
Suddenly he smiled:No problem.I will get a funny girl like you as my girl friend.
Geet frowned:You find me funny?How dare you?You know I am a beauty Queen in my college.I won 3 beauty contests.
Maan chuckled:Guess your college authority brought blind judges.
Geet got irritated:What?You...I am not saying anything.No use of talking to a duffer like you who does'nt know how to admire beauty.
Maan laughed.
G:Anyways...if you don't have a girl friend why did you say that you are overhearing Saras jeejaji and Kumud jeeji to learn to speak to your girl friend?
Maan smiled at her looking at her eyes:When I get my girl friend I can talk to her sweetly.
She lowered her head.
M:Anyways if I learn from Saras bhaiyya how to talk romantically my girl friend will throw chappals at me.
Both of them laughed.
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