The Final Chapter: 5 Years Later
May 22nd, 2018: Deshmukh Residence, 8:30 a.m.
[Arjun's point of view]
A lot has happened in the last 5 years... good things... which is a surprise, considering how drama prone my family is.
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Trisha: Adi! Don't run too fast! You'll fall down na?
Well, the first major thing that happened was a few months after my first anniversary. Sachin and Trisha had their only son"so far anyways. Aditya's 5 years old now... and really cute.
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Kunjal: Soham! Meera kahan pein hai?
Meera! No one can forget Meera. I mean, aside from the fact that she's the only girl in the family"again so far, she's the baby that also didn't want to be carried around by her mom. Oh, right. Meera is Soham and Kunjal's 1 year old daughter.
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Seher: Kunjal mami, Meera meri paas hain!
That leaves me with Seher. She's usually in charge of the little ones, considering she's technically the oldest. She's already 12... oh, and a few years back we ended up legally adopting her. So now, she walks around with my last name. That's probably why she called Kunjal "mami".
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[Teju's Point of View]
Teju: Aai! Aai! Aai, aap kahan pein ho?
Aai bhi na. Aaj meri shaadi ho rahi hai and I can't find her anywhere. Baaki sab toh yahan pein hi hain. Riya and Nikhil are walking around dealing with the preparations. I guess that's a good thing, because Riya's the only one who can keep him from eating everything. God knows how he's so skinny!
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Aur phir DK uncle's doing what he does best"working. Yup"in the midst of my wedding preparations. And of course, there's Arjun at his side giving DK uncle feedback. They make a great team.
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Aur phir Trisha bhabhi and Purvi are stringing flowers. I guess Purvi can't do much else... not when you're six months pregnant anyways. Kunjal bhabhi is entertaining Meera, while Sachin and Soham are directing the decorating guys. Seher is watching after Adi.
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Finally, leave it to Aaji to randomly yell at people to hurry up. Oh, Aaji. Aap nahin, toh phir aur kaun?
My point is, everyone is here doing something, but where the heck are my parents?
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Teju: Aai!
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[ArMan's Point of View]
Archana: Manav, we did a good job. We might have made a lot of mistakes along the way, but we did a good job.
Manav: Arre Archana! You're talking as if we have nothing else to do. Abhi toh bohot kuch baaki hain. I think Teju's looking for you. I think you might want to go before she bursts a brain cell.
Archana: Thank God, parivaar mein aakhri shaadi hain.
Manav: Uhm, Riya aur Nikhil ki shaadi kaun karega?
Archana: Oh, yeah. They're getting married in 4 months! We have time for this.
Manav: Okay, okay. Aur phir bhi, parivaar mein aakhri shaadi nahin hongi.
Archana: Kaise?
Manav: Who's going to marry off all your grandkids? Seher ki saath saath hum Adi aur Meera ki bhi sochna hoga. Aur haan, Purvi aur Arjun ki ek bache aane wale hain, and on top of that, we still have Teju's future children, along with the fact that we're Riya's godparents, uski aur Nikhil ki bache ki shaadi mein bhi bohot kam hoga. That's still not counting if any of our kids have more kids.
Archana: *complaining voice* Haaaye, Manav, we should've put a restraining order on how many kids our kids could have.
Manav: Too late for that now.
Teju: AAI!
Archana: Sorry Teju! Mein Aa Rahi hoon!
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And so Teju got married, and then left. The funny part though, was that Archana and Savita were the only ones crying.
Teju: Aai, I'll live 15 minutes from here. Shant ho jaaye na. Baba, Aai ko samjhaye na.
*everyone laughs*
Teju: *walks over to Sachin and Trisha* Adi, please, papa pein mat jao, okay?
Sachin: Teju!
Teju: Kya, Dada?
*more laughter*
Teju: *walks over to Kunjal and Soham* Dada, tum meri Meera aur bhabhi ko take care karege na?
Soham: *smiles* Haan, Teju.
*walks over to Riya and Nikhil*
Teju: Nahin, tum dono ki toh main baad mein baat karungi. Abhi shaadi nahin hua na?
*walks over to Arjun and Purvi*
Teju: Purvi, jaldi meri nephew ko iss duniye mein laaye na.
Purvi: *turns away, blushing and embarrassed*
Arjun: *does the same*
*everyone laughs*
Archana: Chal Teju, you made fun of your brothers and sisters. Kush raho na.
Teju: Of course Aai. Mein kabhi sad hoti hoon?
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And so all was well for the family. Sachin and Trisha had their son and were off. Soham and Kunjal made up and had a daughter as well. Arjun and Purvi not only adopted Seher, but are well on their way of having a child of their own. Teju was getting married, and Riya and Nikhil were yet to be married. Archana was right. They did do a good job, no matter how many mistakes they made. Life's no fair game right?
End.
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You guys have been a great audience, and I'm really glad I got to rewrite ArVi's story the way I wished it would've been. All the feedback you guys have given me throughout is beyond appreciated, and I loved writing for you guys as much as you loved to read it. You guys bared with me when I couldn't update, and so thanks. I'm really sad I'm stopping, but hey, all good things must come to an end.
See you around (the forums)!
Thanks for reading, the last time,
Esha 😭