We Were Meant To Be Together
Sonakshi was in the internship phase of her medical degree...one more year and she would be able to start practicing on her own...Dr. Sonakshi Bose...the name itself gave her a sense of pride...her baba's dream of seeing his daughter as a renowned doctor one day was finally coming true...how excited she felt...everything was planned, 4-5 years of practice as a nutritionist at any of the reputed hospitals of Delhi...then she would set up her own clinic...then buy a house for her parents...and then finally think about settling down in her life...everything seemed so perfect to her.
Unaware of her daughter's excellent planning her mother Asha was all worried for her future...she felt as her daughter was already 23 she should start looking for a groom for her as years would just be flying off and all these procedures did take their time to complete...calculating roughly if say it takes around 2 years for matching the profiles, selecting the groom, interacting with their family then her daughter would be getting married somewhere around the age of 25...perfect age for getting her daughter married and send her off to her husband's place...thinking so she called her daughter's best friend Meeta...no she was not a doctor herself like Sonakshi but was her childhood friend and her biggest support in times of dire need.
Meeta : hello auntyji...kaisi hai aap...aaj achanak mujhe call kiya...koi khaas wajah...Sona thik to hai na?
Bombarding Asha with her numerous questions, she hardly gave her a chance to speak...cutting her off Asha continued...
Asha : arrey haan haan Sona bilkul thik hai...aur kitne sawaal poochti hai tu...mujhe bhi bolne degi ya nahi...aur kya main tujhe call bhi nahi kar sakti abhi...maine tujhe call isiliye kiya tha kyunki tujhse bohot jaroori kaam tha mujhe...kya tu abhi ghar aa sakti hai?
Meeta : par auntyji abhi to Sona ghar pe nahi hogi...woh to college gayi hogi na...main sham ko aa jau?
Asha : bilkul nahi , mujhe tujhse abhi milna hai...bol tu aa sakti hai ya nahi...mujhe tujhse jo baat karni hai woh main Sona ke saamne nahi kar sakti...ab bata tu aayegi ya nahi?
Meeta agreed half-heartedly as she was not comfortable with the fact that she was meeting Sona's mother in her absence...she and Sona had never hidden anything from each other since their first day of friendship and she wished this be the same...but guess Asha had something else running in her mind...on reaching Sona's place she settled down hesitatingly to listen to what Asha had to say to her...on being fed with the fact that Asha wanted to get Sona married and wished that Meeta should help her make a profile for Sona on the leading matrimonial site she was a bit scared...what of Sona comes to know about this and questions her...marriage is not a joke is it?...setting up her profile without her knowledge and then facing her accusations was something she didn't wish for...but Asha was too dominating and then finally she had to agree to her pleading...after all she had asked her if she didn't want to see Sona happy in life by marrying a good-looking, well-settled and a generous person overall...yes she did wish the best for her bestie...so yes she had to agree.
Both of them sat together and started filling up the online application for setting up Sona's profile ...all said and done when they were about to submit their form it asked her for the contact no of the person to be contacted by the prospective groom's family...Meeta who had the habit of submitting Sona's details whenever she was asked to give any references for her academic purpose did the same this time...she quickly punched in Sona's mobile no. and submitted the form...Asha who was far away from understanding the procedures of online registration didn't realize the blunder they have done...satisfied that they had finally uploaded her daughter's profile online she fed Meeta forcefully with her famous roshagulla before sending her home.
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One Week Later
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Unaware of what her mother had planned for her, Sona was fed up receiving calls from the prospective groom's family and turning down their proposals...no she didn't wish to get married so soon...but one thing she couldn't decipher was who had given these people her contact no and what on earth made them contact her at odd hours in between her lectures...she decided she would turn down all the callers rather rudely so that nobody had the guts to call her back...yes she was going to do it her own way.
One fine day she received another call from yet another unknown no...concluding it will be from one of the families seeking alliance she picked it up rather unenthusiastically...but this time destiny had something else in store for her.
Ishwari : Hello kya main Asha jee se baat kar rahi hoon?...mujhe darasal unse apne bte ke rishte ki baat karni hai unki beti Sonakshi ke saath.
Sona (irritatingly) : ji main Asha nahin balki khud Sonakshi hi baat kar rahi hoon...aur aapko unse baat karne ki koi jaroorat nahin hai kyunki mujhe khud abhi kuch saaloan tak shaadi nahi karni hai...so please aap apne bte keliye koi aur ladki dhoond lijiye.
Ishwari : par beta aapke gharwaloan ne to khud aapka profile matrimony site par upload kiya tha...humein laga ki aapke gharwale aapki sehmati se aapki shaadi karana chahte hai...isiliye call kiya tha...bura na mano to apni maa ka number de do mujhe main unse khud baat kar loongi...tum iss waqt kaafi pareshan lag rahi ho.
Sona : dekhiye auntyji main aapse rudely baat nahin karna chahti par mujhe nahin pata ki meri maa ne mera profile kisi bhi matrimonial site par upload kiya hai...aur agar kiya hoga bhi to mujhe abhi shaadi nahin karni...main abhi bhi padhai kar rahi hoon aur mera career mere liye iss sab se bada hai...so please aap dubara call mat kijiye.
Saying so she cut the call without waiting for Ishwari to reply leaving a fuming Dev in the backdrop...how dare she...nobody had the right to talk to his mother in this tone...he needs to track her down...aakhir kis baat ka ghamand hai iss ladki ko jo itna akad rahi hai. He picked up his phone and dialed one number...moving away from the living room he made a move to his study room ...Sona picked the call and was about to answer it when she heard a male voice talking angrily to her on the other side ' pata nahi khudko kya samajhti hai aap...koi jengaise khan ki aulaad hai?...saaf humare muh pe mana kar diya...keh diya ki koi interest nahin hai ...jab interest nahin tha to profile upload hi kyun ki website par...ghamandi.'
...disconnecting the call he switched on his laptop and logged in to his friendsbook profile only to search for her profile and send her a friend request...an unknown smile crept on his face as he looked onto Sona's profile picture lovingly.
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One Year Later
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A year had passed since Sona had rejected Dev's proposal...she had also told off her mother not to force her into getting married and had earned full support from Bijoy...now she was free to live her dreams as Asha wouldn't dare to talk against Bijoy...she had completed her internship and had joined the JLS hospital as a junior doctor...she was very content in her own small world when she received a call from her friend Meeta.
Meeta : Sona yaar kahan hai tu...inn dino milne bhi nahin aayi...pata hai ki tu mujhse bohot gussa hai ki maine tujhe bina pooche auntyji ke kehne par teri profile upload kardi uss shaadi waali site pe, par yaar ab maaf bhi kar dena apni iss dost ko...itna gussa sehat keliye thik nahin hai Dr. Sonakshi Bose...
Sona : apne aap ko itni importance mat de...tujhe kya lagta hai ki main apni life ka ek saal waste karungi tujpar gussa nikalne keliye?...no ways...main to woh baat kab ki bhool chuki hoon...aur sach batau to inn dino ghar pohunchte pohunchte bohot der ho jaati hai yaar ...phir kahin bahar jaaneka mann hi nahin karta ...isiliye bass ghar pe hi rehti hoon.
Meeta : weekend pe kya kar rahi hai...chal na kahin bahar chalet hai...waise bhi mere gharwaale meri shaadi karane ki soch rahe hai...so kya pata yeh din dubara mile na mile?
Sona : kya? Shaadi ? woh bhi teri? Accha hai madam ...meri shaadi karate karate teri waise bhi bohot practice ho gayi hogi...so tujhe to kisi baat ki tension nahin hai ...kyun?...chal phir milte hai iss weekend apne waale cafeteria mein...done deal.
They met at a cafeteria where Meeta showed Sona picture of her would-be husband...Sona was quite surprised to know that her best friend was getting married next month ...preparations had been done and Meeta was coaxing her to join her for the last minute shopping she was suppose to begin from next week...an astonished Sona questioned her about this instant marriage of her's
Meeta : yaar pooch mat, sabkuch itni jaldi mein hua ki tujhe kuch bhi batane ka mauka hi nahin mila...pata hai sabse pehla call jisko kiya tha meri mom ne...pata nahi khudko kya samajhta hai jengaise khan ki aulaad...saaf humare muh pe mana kar diya...kehne laga ki usko koi interest nahin hai ...jab interest nahin tha to profile upload hi kyun ki website par...ghamandi...uske rejection ka itna gussa chada tha mujhe ki pooch mat...phir yeh rishta aaya...sab kuch accha tha, ladka bhi uska parivaar bhi...bass ek baar mein mann banaliya aur haan kardi...ab agle mahine shaadi hai aur aapko ek-do hafte ki chutti lekar saari rasmoan mein shamil hone hai...iss baar koi nakhre nahin challenge.
Meeta commanded Sonakshi authoritively and she couldn't say no to her as always...agreeing to her she informed her hospital quickly that she would be applying for two-week leave as her best friend is all set to get married...A week later Dev called up Meeta on her personal phone...Meeta's blood boiled as she realized this was the same person who had turned down her proposal...furious she tried to cut the call abruptly but stopped as the person seemed to be genuinely needing her help...with a view to help him out she agreed to meet him at a caf.
On meeting her at the caf Dev told her the actual reason for his rejection...he told her that he didn't intend to hurt or insult her but it was just that he was genuinely interested in getting hitched to her best friend Sonakshi Bose, who had curtly turned down his proposal a year back and was now in no mood to meet any prospective groom's families...he knew if there was somebody who could help him out in this dire situation then it was the person sitting infront of him, Sonakshi's bestie Meeta...after a lot of pleading she finally gave in and agreed to help him out only on one condition that he would not hurt or force Sona into marrying him...if at all Sona would marry him it would be purely her wish and desire to do so...although she had imposed so many conditions on him somewhere deep down she was aware of the pure love Dev had for Sona...she was sure this was not just an infatuation but this guy was really in love with her friend.
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MEETA'S WEDDING DAY
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Sona wore a light-purple saree with a matching backless blouse for the day...her bestie was getting married today...she was super-excited, she was fidgeting through her make-up kit as she was in a hurry to reach the venue to help out Meeta but she couldn't find her apt make-up essentials for the day...finally putting on little foundation and compact, accompanied by her favorite mascara and light lipstick she wore minimal jewellery to look elegant as the brides-maid...as she came downstairs all set to leave Asha who was busy cooking in the kitchen came out to compliment her.
Asha : kitni pyaarai lag rahi hai meri bacchi...kisi ki nazaar na lage(applies a kaajal ka teeka)...bhagwaan tujhe sadbuddhi de aur Meeta ki tarah tere haath bhi jald hi peele ho jaye.
Sona was as usual not interested in her shaadi talks as she cut her off in the middle of her sentence...redirecting her to something else.
Sona : mumma aap aur baba abhi tak tayyar nahin hue...humein pohunchna hai na time se...aapki wajah se main bhi late ho jaungi...jaldi karo na.
Asha : tu jaa, hum sab baad mein aa jayenge...waise bhi teri daadi ka mann nahin hai aane ka...to tere dada aur daadi keliye mujhe khana bhi banake rakhna hai...tu aage chal hum aa jayenge.
Sona finally reached the venue ...she stood at the entrance all confused as she couldn't get her call through to Meeta and she didn't knew which side she had to go...she started looking around if she could find some similar face... upset on not finding anyone she turned around to go down to the reception to fetch help when she bumped into someone...scared of loosing balance and falling down she closed her eyes tightly as she waited to hit the floor , she was surprised that she didn't...instead she felt a very strong masculine grip on her waist which was preventing her from falling...opening her eyes one-by one she tried to gauge as to who had saved her exactly when she found a very handsome face looking at her face intently and smiling at her...straightening her poise and loosening his grip on her waist she stood up and thanked him for saving her as well as apologized for her foolishness.
Sona : sorry woh mai achanak se mud gayi...dekha hi nahin ki aap peeeche khade the...I should have checked...I'm really sorry.
Dev : there's no need to be sorry...actually galti merit hi ...main hi achanak se aa gaya ...aapne jaan bujhkar thodi na kiya hoga...(he smirked)...waise aap yahaan Meeta aur Namit ki shaadi mein aayi hai kya?
Sona : jee haan par aapko kaise pata...I mean ki aap kaise jaante hai unhe...aapbhi unhi ki shaadi attend karne aaye hai kya?
Dev : haan jii woh main namit ka dost hoon...Canada mein rehta hoon...khaas uski shaadi attend karne aaya hoon ...par ab lagta hai ki kuch jyaada waqt rukna padega...kya pata meri shaadi bhi fix ho jaye?...(he winked at Sona who was by now blushing to the darkest hue of crimson)...lekin aap yahaan darwaaje pe kya kar rahi hain?
Sona : woh actually mujhe pata nahin tha ki kahaan jaana hai...so main kisi ko dhoond rahi thi jo mujhe raasta bata sake...(she couldn't believe herself...being a doctor by profession, the very confident Ms. Sonakshi Bose was stammering while speaking and was looking everywhere else other than into the eyes of the person standing infront of her to whom she was talking).
Dev : well this could be a coincidence...shayad yahi tareeka hoga humare milne ka...isiliye to itne saare logon mein aap mujhse takrayi...aayiye main aapko aapki manjil tak pohuncha deta hoon...I mean aapko venue ka raasta dikha deta hoon...chale.
Dev led her to the venue and then on finding her friends there she thanked him for helping her and left with them...during the entire function they kept on starring glances at each other ...Sona couldn't believe she was actually getting attracted at a person when she was in no mood to fall in love and get married...strange were the ways of destiny.
Two days later Sona got a call from Meeta...she had some friend of her husband who needed nutrition related advise for his aged mother...Sonakshi quickly agreed to help him out as she just couldn't refuse Meeta for anything...an appointment was fixed for 4 p.m. ...Dev arrived on time as usual...Sona was astonished to see Dev entering her cabin but she kept her calm and tried her best not to look nervous...as he sat infront of him and extended his mother's file to her to seek her advice he kept on starring at her...so mesmerized was he by her beauty that after a certain time he was so lost in glaring at her that all she was telling him was actually going above her head...Sona was fully aware what he was upto...she could feel his piercing gaze on her face, but she chose not to react ...when Sona looked up at him to see if he had understood what all she told him she was surprised as Dev was simply ogling at her giving a deaf ear to all what she had been telling her all this while...pretending to be angry she tried to reprimand him.
Sona : excuse me Mr. Dev lagta hai ki aap yahaan apni maa ke liye nutritional advise lene mein bilkul bhi interested nahin hai...aapne shayad hi meri koi baat suni hogi...aap to apni hi duniya mein magan hai...agar yehi karne aaye hai to please mera time waste mat kejiye...mujhe aur bhi patients hai jinhe mujhe attend karna hai...agar aapka ghoorna khatam ho gaya ho to please aap jaa sakte hain.
Dev : (very well aware that she was getting affected by his presence and simply pretending to be unaffected decided to play along)...I'm sorry agar aapko bura laga ho...lekin main kya karta ...aap hai hi itni khoobsurat ki mujhse raha hi nahin gaya...aapko ek baar dekha to bass dekhta hi reh gaya...waise shaadi hui to nahin hai abhi aapki par if you don't mind me asking kya aap single hai yah kisiko date wagera...just asking for my personal knowledge.
Sona : dekhiye Mister bohot ho gaya...aa...aap mujhse aise sawaal kaise pooch sakte hain...(unbelievable her stammering had again started)...main kabse aapki baatein sune jaa rahi hoon kyunki aap Namit jeeju ke best friend hai...agar aisa nahin hota to kab ka aapka bahar phikwa chuki hoti...aapni himmat kaise hui mujhse aise personal sawaal karne ki...yeh mera clinic hai aur main yahaan logon ka ilaaj karti hoon.
Dev : to mera ilaaj bhi kar dijiye...main bhi bohot bimaar hoon...pichle ek saal se...itne saare treatments liya par koi fayda hi nahin hua...ab bass aap meri help kar sakti hai...karengi na?...(he was at his flirting best now)
Sona : aapko kya hua hai bhala...acche khaase to hain aap ...dekhiye apni baatoan ke jaal mein na mujhe mat phasaana...seedhe seedhe batayiye ki kya chahte hai aap?...(well-done Sona...she was not going to get scared of him...she would ask him on his face what exactly had made him come here).
Dev : ek kaam karte hain ...aaj shaam coffee pe milte hai...wahi main aapko apni poori case history bata dunga...game?...(he extended his hand for a handshake)
Sona shook hands with him and agreed to meet him...she wanted to finish off this matter once n for all...She went to the coffee shop straight from her clinic...on arriving there she was surprised to see him already waiting for her...hesitatingly she took the seat opposite to him as they waited for their order to arrive...once the waiter had gone she was the one to initiate the conversation...
Sona : aap aakhir chahte kya hain?...kyun mera peecha kar rahe hai?...aur kabse shuru hai yeh sab?
Dev : sawaal bohot poochti hai aap Ms Bose...ok let me answer you, main sirf aur sirf ek cheej chahta hoon aur who aap hai...aur aapka peecha main pichle ek saal se kar raha hoon jabse aapne meri maa ko mana kiya hai tabse...
Dev narrated the entire incident to her how his mother had approached her and she had refused his mother...he told her that he was extreamely angry with her first but when he saw her picture online he had fallen in love with her...and since then he had been following her...Sona couldn't believe her luck...the person whom she had bluntly refused a year back had been in love with her since then and now she also was falling head over heels in love with him...something in her told her that he was the one who was made for her...after a long conversation they exchanged numbers and promised to stay in contact as long as they were sure that they were compatible for each other...Dev went back to Canada while Sona started missing him terribly here.
After 6 months of what you could call courtship, they finally agreed to get married to each other...Dev informed his family first and they all came down to Delhi to meet Sona's family...both the sides agreed to this alliance and Dev and Sona were married off in a joyous ceremony two months later...soon after two days of marriage they left for Goa for a week long romantic and impending honeymoon.
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Five Years Later
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Dev narrated his love story to his 2 year old daughter Suhana as she clapped in glee and Sona who was watching them from a distance couldn't believe that they were actually meant to be together.
