Chapter 6:
The bikes came near and stopped, the boys stepped out and Krishna noticed that Tunna's right cheek was red as an apple! But, right now, the name was more important.
Krishna: batao, ka naam hai uska?
But Tunna didn't reply. He was in tears. It was Chandu who spoke, 'bhaiya e Tunna to maar kha k aa raha hai, aap nahi maaro to hum batayenge ki ka hua'
Krishna was getting impatient and promised to be at a 2 hand distance from both of them! 😆
Chandu: hum log u class mein gaye the jaha Samira padhti hai, humne dhoondh bhi lia tha usko, Tunna u k paas gaya aur usne puchna shuru kia hi tha ki peeche se un logo ki u madam aa gai, u ka naam tha uska, ha, Shruti maidam, aur u pehchan gai ki hum us class k nahi hai. Unko laga ki hum waha ladki chedne aaye hai, aur wo gusse mein aa gai. To hum to bhag liye, per Tunna uski pakad mein aa gaya aur ise chatta pad gaya. Uske baad hum log bahar intejaar kiye Samira ka, per u bahar aai to saath mein uske, ek launda tha, to hamari himmat nahi padhi uske paas jane ki
Krishna didn't know what to do. First, a 'female' had slapped Tunna. Secondly, they got scared by a guy who was with Samira, Krishna was sure it was Maan. And thirdly and most importantly, they had come back without a name!
K: are, to saath mein ek launda hi tha na! usse ka hota hai be? Ek launde se darr gaye tum dono?
T: bhaiya, aapne use dekha nahi hai na isliye aisa keh rahe hain! Per ek baat jaroor pata chali, Samira keh rahi thi ki uski best phrend Mumphodganj mein rehti hai.
Krishna instantly knew it was that girl. Mumphodganj was not a small area, but he had already narrowed down the search and he vowed to find out the name before the 24 hrs got over!
The Saxenas sat for their dinner and shared their day's events with each other. Pratigya didn't have much to say other than, that she met Samira since they hadn't met since a long time. The phone rang and Aadarsh picked it up. It was his Mausi who had called to inform them that her daughter's wedding had been fixed and that it was in 2 week's time!
Aadarsh: mummy papa! Nita didi ki shadi fix ho gai hai, 2 hafte baad hai
They all were so happy! Pratigya and Aarushi jumped with joy coz now they would be attending the marriage and have lots of fun.
Suddenly, dadi spoke up, 'Naina, ye apni Pratigya bhi to Nita ki hi umar ki hai na?' All went silent. Pratigya knew where the conversation was heading. Naina managed to say yes while looking towards Pratigya who shifted nervously. Though Pratigya always obeyed her elders but this was one topic where she thought different. She didn't want to be married off in an arranged marriage; she wanted to fall in love with someone, someone who would fall in love with her. She wanted to know the person 'before' her marriage and not 'after'. She had seen her mother adjusting according to her father, many a times not knowing how the Prof would react to something or what his views were on some topic. But, Naina was lucky coz Prof understood this and he too would try and adjust while still being able to keep dadi happy! Pratigya didn't want to leave this on her fate. She 'knew' she had no admirer but still was hopeful of finding someone, somewhere, somehow…