Part 1
Naina's house
Naina's father (NF): Abhimanyu kaise ho tum?
Abhimanyu: Uncle hum bilkul theek hai. Suna ki Naina lefinally lekar ghar aaye hai. Unhi se milne aaye hai
Naina's mother (NM): Bahar garden mein hai woh. Tum se milkar khush hogi
Abhimanyu went to the garden. Naina was staring out into the distance.
Abhimanyu (thinks): Rajveer humare dost, pichle 5 saalon mein humne aapka honor to lauta diya par aapki Naina ki hasi nahi lauta paye.
Abhimanyu: Penny for your thoughts my dear.
Naina: Abhimanyu aap!! I am afraid my thoughts aren't worth any pennies. I am so glad to see you! Aap kaise hai. Aur KMA mein baaki sab.
Abhimanyu proceeded to regale Naina with the stories from KMA: the new cadets, Lolita ma'am and Suriji's ongoing love story etc.
Naina's parents were thrilled to see Naina laughing. Such moments had become rare after Naveen's death. But after Rajveer's death they had all but vanished.
NM: Aaj humein Abhimanyu se baat kar leni chahiye.
NF: Sahi keh rahi hai aap.
After dinner Naina had to leave urgently for some work. But her parents asked Abhimanyu to stay back.
NF: Abhimanyu hum aapse kuch baat karna chahte hai. Nothing's hidden from you. Rajveer ke death ke baad se Naina ek zinda laash ki tarah hai.
NM: Tum un kam logon mein se ho jo aaj bhi purani naina ko bahar le aata hai.
NF: Abhimanyua, woh hum.. pata nahi kaha se..
A: Uncle please khul kar boliye. Hum aapke bete jaise hai.
NF: Abhimanyua hum chahte hai ki aap aur Naina shaadi kar le!
NM: Hum samajh sakhte hai ki aapko sochne ka time chahiye.
A: Nahi aunty. It would be my honor and privilege to marry Naina. Hum kal hi unse is baare mein baat karenge
Naina's parents were delighted. But they knew the bigger obstacle was going to be convincing Naina.
Next day
Abhimanyu coaxed Naina into going out for dinner. Towards the end of their meal
Naina: Abhimanyu ab bol bhi dijiye.
A: Kya? Woh hum..
N: Abhi hum jaante hai ki Ma Baba ne aapse kal baat ki thi. Aur main yakeen ke saath keh sakti hoon ki unhone humaari shaadi ki baat ki hogi.
Abhimanyu turned scarlet.
N: Aur aapne pressure mein aakar haan kar diya hoga. Abhi contrary to what my parents think, i don't need a Knight in shining armour. Marriages have to be based on love, respect and trust. Not on sympathy. And..
Abhimanyu held her hand and cut her short.
A: I know that Naina. And that's why I want to marry you.
N: What?
A: Naina, I love you. Hum aapse pyar karte hai Naina Singh Ahluwalia aur aapse shaadi karna chahte hai.
Naina was left speechless.
She got up and walked out quickly and Abhi ran after her.
A: Naina, Ruk jaaye!
He held her hand.
A: You have to listen to me.
N: Fine. Tell me what you want to say. How you took advantage of my trust. You disgust me Abhimanyu Chauhan. Have you forgotten who I am? I am your best friend rajveer Singh Shekhawat's love and ..
A: He is dead. You hear me Naina??!!! He is dead. He is never coming back. And it's about time you recognize that and move on. And I am asking you to move on with me. As my wife.
***
In a dark cellar room. A faint ray of light from a crack showed the outline of a man sleeping a disturbed sleep. Suddenly the man got up and yelled
NAHIII!
Rajveer got up from his sleep. He was sweating all over.
Rajveer (thinks): In the past 5 years, I have never felt so scared of losing Naina. What has changed today?
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