Knock'. knock I am your love
'who is it?' called out the other end.
'I am your love.' She giggled. She opened the door and went in. her parents were sitting with her sister Rano who looked at her and made a face. 'MA ithni badi hogayi di aur abh bhi wohi game khelthi hein bachpan wala.. kuch tho sharam hona chahiyein..'
Badi hogi thumhari Amma..oops sorry.' She looked at her mother and caught her ears.
'Come here..' called her father. She ran to him and slumped on the bed beside them. he put a protective arm around her and said, Mere liyein meri ladkiyan bache hi hein''
'Papa you are spoiling her. You don't know the other day we went to Jai Walia's office and she did the same you should have seen the look on his face. I felt my skin crawling..' she shook her head in embarrassment.
Kiran Her mother looked at her elder daughter with disbelief.
'Sorry it was a mistake you know adath hogayi thi khel thein khel thein I knocked he asked I said I am your love' hm like she said the face was worth to watch.' She said recalling.
Nishikant laughed uproarsly.
'Look Ma, papa is spoiling her. he laughs at everything she does''
'Yes you are there in the family Rano grown up before time'' complained Bani.
'Bas bache log..' he stopped them from fighting further. 'What did Jai tell you guys?'
'Nothing he was busy we just gave him the paper you wanted us to deliver and we came back' papa I was thinking kya mien '' she stopped and looked at him with a shy smile.
'Kya? Di thum use shadi karne ka tho nahin soch rahin?' jumped Rano from the bed on to the floor glaring at her.
'Kiran looked from younger daughter to the elder one.
Bani was too irritated by her sister. "Han I am .. thum hein koi problem hein?'
Nishikant hid his smile.
Rano turned her attention on Kiran, "ma.. di pagal hein bilkul she wants to make a fool of herself again. I have seen the way she looks at him. he has a girl friend'.'
'Tho? Shadi tho nhain hui heina?'
'you are crazy absolute mad woman. Ma tell her to keep away from Walia Shalia.. I know what he thinks of her. he think she is crazy pagal samjthi hein thumhein wo di''
Acha? He thinks I am crazy then be it. he is going to marry this crazy woman be prepared to accept him as your jeeja Rans..'
Rano kept her hands on her head. 'you have spoiled her rotten Papa kuch kaho isse she will make a fool of her I can't bear it because this mandhbudhi is my sister..' she screamed. Nishikant and Kiran laughed uproar sly.
'thum dono hanso.. jab yeh ro kar ayegi thabh hasna.' Rano screamed frustrated.
'teek hein dadi ma.. mein ro kar thumhare pas tho nahin aoongi'.'
Rano stormed off from the room. She did not stop to her father's calling. They turned their attention on Bani. 'You serious about Jai?'
She shrugged off her shoulders. 'he gets angry too soon like our Rans. I just love to irritate him that's all.'
Kiran looked at her daughter thoroughly. She did not believe her daughter blindly. It was okay with them. they liked Jai and their family have been friends for a long time. They did few business also together.
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Jai Walia the only son of Krishna and Uday Walia sat in his office going through a new business strategy looked up as he saw someone knock on the door.
'May I come in?' asked the girl walking to his cabin.
'You are already In. What is it you want Bani?' he asked keeping his exasperation out.
'Am I not supposed to come here?' she asked sitting down before him.
'No.. if you have some work then it's okay f it is something else then please excuse me I am busy.'
'I don't know if it is work or something else Jai Walia. it's kind of important.'
'What?' he shut the book and looked at her.
'Muje aapse pyar hogaya hein. Kya aap mujse shadi karogi?' she asked him seriously.
He looked at her stunned. She had been after him but she never proposed this was too much.
'Kuch tho sharam kar.. girls do not propose men do it.' he said with exasperation.
'App tho nahin kar rahein tho kyo na mein hi poochloon shadi tho aapas mein hi karthe heina?'
He took a minute to answer her. 'get into your brain I am not interested. I am ..'
'You in love with someone? Tell me I'll'
'Yes I am . Sorry Bani..' he said with a straight face.
She shook her head understandingly. When he heaved a sigh of relief she said, 'lekin shadi tho nahin ki naaaa' I'll wait. Well, what is there in that girl that I don't have?'
Akkal hein usse he wanted to scream but said, 'she is beautiful'
'Oh' am I not beautiful?' she asked tucking her hair behind her ears.
'No.. she is the most beautiful woman on earth.'
'You mean I am ugly?' she looked at him horrified.
'Yes you are compare to her.' he knew he was being cruel but he needs to get her out of his sight and that too soon.
'I am UGLY? Oh my God! Till today morning I thought I was beautiful. The mirror also told me the same'' and you are telling me I am ugly'' she made a sad face.
A slow smile formed on his lips it disappeared before she could notice. She got up from her seat dejectedly and looked at him with woeful eyes. 'God!' she looked at him and said, "now I have to be cruel to you Jai Walia. since you told me I am one ugly duckling I don't think anyone will marry me.. my papa will be very unhappy. I'll have to spend my life as a spinster. Only you can save me'' she looked at him.
'What?' he asked as she kept looking at him.
'Marry me.'
Bani.. please get out' and do me a favor.. don't come back.'
'Al right, I am going I won't come back''
He frowned.
'Today that is'.i'll come tomorrow give me a positive answer.'
'Out'.'
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kamy