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What will happen at the party? Will Jai confront Bani? How will Jai react to Riya? Will the wedding still take place?
Jai walked into the hall, which was decorated in the most fashionable manner. As Jai walked in, reporters started to block him with pictures. Bani was busy talking to Maasi and Dadi and Rano and Saahil after a long time and did not pay any attention to the media. They chatted and laughed until Tarun came with his parents and sat next to them. The conversation casually carried on for a minute or two.
Tarun's Mom: Tarun, why don't you ask Bani to dance with you? I would like to see you guys dance, go.
Tarun extended his hands and Bani very hesistantly grabbed it. She wanted to keep aunty happy and therefore agreed. It made it easier that Tarun was her best friend. She danced but thought back to the time when Jai and her had danced like this at a party. Just then she looked across the hall and saw Jai staring right at her. She stopped midway in a step.
Tarun: Bani, why did you stop dancing?
Bani pulled her attention back to Tarun. She looked at him totally confused as to what she was doing there. She looked back at Jai and Tarun followed her gaze. He turned around to see his old best friend stand there across the room from him. At the sight of Jai, Tarun's face transformed into a smile but it only took him 2 seconds to remember why they weren't friends anymore. Tarun had stopped talking to Jai the day he had lost trust in Bani.
Tarun: Bani, you are strong and you can get through this. You have me with you. Let's go and welcome our guest.
Bani: Tarun, I can't. not now. I am not ready to see him, not now, and probably not ever. Please can we just go back to your parents he cant say anything to us there.
Tarun: Bani, how long are you going to hide? And what do you have to hide? It wasn't your fault back then and it isn't your fault now.
Bani: Okay, Tarun but please make it short.
Tarun and Bani walked towards Jai. Tarun took Bani's hands to give her support but in Jai's mind it symbolized something totally different. Jai didn't want anyone else except him to hold Bani's hand but he knew that he had lost that right a long time ago.
Jai: Hi Bani, hi Tarun. Congratulations.
Bani : Thank you Mr. Walia. Welcome.
Jai: Sorry about interrupting and coming without an invitation.
Bani: Its okay, you don't need an invitation. Please enter.
Bani quickly went off to stand in a crowded place so she did not have to face Jai alone. She knew it was bound to happen sooner or later just not now. After a while, Riya came up to Bani.
Riya: Mommy, I need to go to the bathroom. Can you come with me?
Bani: Of course. Lets go honey.
She took Riya out of the room more then happy to escape the commotion. Jai's eyes had been following Bani all night long and when the little girl had taken Bani out of the room, Jai smiled at the plan. First he went up to the DJ to make a plan. The DJ agreed easily. As soon as Bani came out back, all the lights turned off and one spotlight went on the DJ. He said that its time to play a game. I have put a list of 10 random guys in this bowl and 10 random girls in this bowl. Whatever couple I pick out has to dance together. The first couple is ………. And finally our last and final couple of the night, Jai and Bani.
The two spotlights fell on those two. Everyone stared at them anxiously or at least everyone who knew the truth about their relationship. Jai went up to Bani and took her hands to lead her to the dance floor. They both felt the electricity pass through them as it had done in the past. Jai put his hands around Bani and pulled her close and started talking softly in her ears.
Jai: Did you feel the electricity too Bani?
Bani: I have no idea what you are talking about. I stopped feeling anything related to you three years ago. There is nothing else left to feel.
Jai: Fine answer one question for me…. Or are you too scared to?
Bani: Oh, you know the right buttons to press don't you… fine go ahead ask, I will answer.
Jai: Do you love Tarun?
Bani didn't know what to tell him. She didn't want to tell him the truth about Tarun and her relationship but she didn't want to lie either.
Bani: I never loved you when I married you. And well at least here, he doesn't hate me… he trusts me. And I am happy so I guess the love will come soon enough.
Jai: Bani, do you know what I have been doing for the past three years to find you?
Bani closed her eyes, she thought she was strong enough, but she knew if she stayed too long around him her vulnerability would show up again. The song played on as both of them danced in silence. Bani refused to say anything to Jai's comments but rather closed her eyes, and waited for the song to end. The song explained perfectly the way Bani's had been behaving for the past three years:
Aye dil, dil ki duniya mein
Aisa haal bhi hota hai
Baahar koi hansta hai
Andar koi rota hai
Aye dil, dil ki duniya mein
Aisa haal bhi hota hai
Baahar koi hansta hai
Andar koi rota hai
Jai: Bani, isn't the song just made for us?
Bani: Jai, you think wrong, I have been happy for the past three years. I have been happy.
Jai: Really Bani?
Bani choose to ignore the comment… but the song seemed to continue forever…
Tune mujhse vafaa nahin ki
Tujhko kaise vafaa milegi
Tune mujhko dard diya hai
Tujhko kaise davaa milegi
Bani: Now those lines maybe explain how I feel…
Jai: I am sorry Bani.
Kisi ko bataana nahin
Dard chhupa hai kahan
Bani feel weak at a sorry but she wouldn't let him know of that. She kept on dancing until the last verse when she finally escaped his hold. She wouldn't let him know her pain…
To be continued….
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-pari