MN/AR - O Re Piya.. DISCONTINUED :'( Note at Pg68 - Page 13

Originally posted by: Princess_Khushi

🤣 no getting mad. i already told d reason 😃

true true. i'll have to wait.

but in this ff, m finding hard to wait 🤢

ok... ur most welcome 😛

nice part!

Originally posted by: AR_LOVER

Hey Wen r U updating

they got engaged...kya jhatka laga dono ko...

n AR..waiitng for them..

thnx for the pm...

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Chapter #3

Placing his elbows on the railing of the terrace, Mayank was staring at the moon. Most of the people loved the daytime but he loved the night. He loved the light and cool breeze during this time, and also how serenely the moon lightens everywhere. Usually whenever he came in the terrace after arriving home from his office, his exhaustion vanished within seconds, but today the case was different. He was extremely frustrated and his favorite environment was helping him to calm to an extent but not fully. He looked at his engagement ring, and thought, "Maa aisa kaise kar sakti hai? Woh janti thi ki agar unhone aise announcement kar diya toh main unke reputation ke khaatir yeh engagement kar lunga, iss liye intentionally she did this. Damn!"

While Mayank was in his trail of thoughts, someone tapped on his shoulder. He turned back and casually smiled seeing his best friend - Armaan.

"Tu yaha kya kar raha hai?", Mayank plainly asked. Armaan placed his arms around his shoulder and sarcastically said, "Main janta tha ki tere maan mein laddoo phut rahe honge, iss liye tujhe dekhne aaya hu."

Mayank shrugged off Armaan's arms from his shoulder and said, irritated, "Shut up Armaan! Tu jaanta hai ki main bohot gusse mein hu. Aisa lag raha hai ki sar phatne wala hai." Saying that, he squeezed his eyes and gritted his teeth.

"Oye dude, control kar yaar!", Armaan said to Mayank patting his back. Mayank faked a smile and asked peculiarly, "Agar tu meri jagah hota toh tu control karta?"

"Well, control toh nahi kar pata, par haan, apni fiance se jaan-pehechan zarur barhata.", Armaan said mischievously and winked. "Tu please jaa yaha se, mera dimaag mat kha.", Mayank said getting annoyed.

"Okay chill mann! Mujhpe gussa mat hona. Achcha now serious talk! Main tujhe samjhaane aaya hu.", Armaan said. "Yehi ki maa ne jo kiya woh theek kiya?", Mayank asked making faces. "Haan!", Armaan firmly said.

Getting irritated and angry with Armaan's talks, Mayank walked towards the swing and sat there. Armaan sat beside him and said very seriously, "Dekh, you are 26 now. Iss dunia mein tere umar ke logo ki bacche bhi ho gaye, aur ek tu hai ki shaadi ke naam se hi durr bhaagta hai. Aunty aur kya karti? And most importantly, woh kab tak tujhe aur Gunji ko samhaalegi? Unhe bhi toh thoda aaram milna chahiye. Tune unhe kehe diya tha ki jo ladki unhe pasand aayegi, tu ussi se shaadi karega, so there you go! Unhone ladki pasand karti aur teri engagement karwadi!"

"Unhe ek bar mujhe poochna chahiye tha. Why didn't she do that?", Mayank confusedly asked. "Because she knows that you'll refuse again.", Armaan answered with a sure look.

Mayank sighed deeply realizing the fact that Armaan was right. Whatever his mom did was just because he was ignorant about marriage, and moreover how long it would be like this! Someday he had to get married, as per the rules of Almighty, so why not now? He asked himself and after pushing all the frustrations, annoyance, irritation and anger aside, he said calmly, "Okay fine! Main yeh shaadi karne ke liye ready hu. I guess maa ne jo kiya, theek kiya. Aur rahi sawal ladki ki baat, toh mujhe unn par pura bharosa hai. She must have chosen the right person for me."

Armaan grinned and said to Mayank, "Yeh hui naa baat." Both friends had a friendly hug.

After they broke their hug, they went downstairs, where Shilpa was sitting on the couch with a frown expression on her face.

"Aunty, Mayank shaadi karne ke liye taiyaar hai." Armaan said in glee and Shilpa jumped off from the couch in joy. "Sacchi?", she asked Mayank as she could not believe her ears. Mayank slightly smiled and said, "Haan maa! I'm ready for this marriage."

Shilpa felt her heart contented with immense happiness. The moment she had waiting since long had finally arrived, and her happiness showed clearly in her eyes. Her lips curved a huge smile.

"Aww thank u so much beta!", she said and hugged her son.

**

Nupur was sitting quietly on the bed in her room. Broken pieces of the glass-made showpieces, her makeup kits, cosmetics and her perfume bottles, everything was scattered on the floor.

"Aahh" Riddhima moaned in pain and closed her eyes. Nupur's sight immediately landed at the entrance, and she was shocked to see Riddhima's foot bleeding. "Riddhi!" she said with lines of fear on her forehead and got up from her bed.

Pushing all the messes aside by her foot, Nupur walked up to Riddhima and took her towards the bed carefully in a way that the broken glasses might not prick her again. Once they reached near the bed, they sat there in the middle.

"Maa, jaldi se first aid box le aao." Nupur ordered her mom in a high tone and after a minute, Radhika arrived there with the aid box. She was dumbfounded to see the condition of the room, but then, she thought, "As expected! Jab Nupur ko gussa aata hai toh yeh sab toh hota hi hai." And with this, her face gloomed, and soon it changed into worry when she saw Riddhima's condition. "Arey yeh kya hua?" she tensely asked, going near her daughters.

"Who kaach chub gaya.", Nupur plainly replied and took the box. "Riddhi, tujhe yaha aane ki kya zarurat thi? Obviously u heard the noises when I was breaking things, so you shouldn't have come here. Dekha naa, kaata kaise chub gaya." She said sadly while aiding the injury.

"Nupur, mujhe tujhse baat karni hai, right now, and maa, please humhe thodi der akela chod dijiye.", Riddhima seriously said and nodding, Radhika left the sisters alone.

"Haan bol! Kya baat karni hai?", Nupur normally asked. "Tujhe iss shaadi ke liye haan karna padhega.", Riddhima authoritatively said and Nupur's expression turned furious.

"Kabhi nahi!" she said coldly after she was done aiding Riddhima's injury.

"Phir tune engagement chup chap se kyun kar liya?", Riddhima asked confusedly.

"Kyunki mujhe maa ki izzat ki chinta thi. Par that doesnt mean that i agree for marriage. Woh din kabhi nahi aayega.", Nupur replied, annoyed and irritated.

Riddhima sat on her knees and said seriously, "Tune jo kehe diya theek hai, aab dhyaan se meri baat sun. Aur haan, don't interrupt me. Just listen!"

Nupur nodded expressionless. Riddhima continued saying, "Shaadi uparwaale ka ek rule hai, aur har insaan usse follow karta hi hai. Papa maa ke saath dhoka kiya, unhe chod kar chale gaye, sahi baat hai par sab ghar mein toh yeh nahi hota. Tune khud kitne saare couples ko dekha hai, jo apni shaadi-shuda life mein kitne khush hai. So Nupur, why can't you? Tujhe bhi khush rehe na right hai, apne life partner ke saath, jo tujhe pyaar kare, tujhe izzat de."

Nupur got all emotional hearing what Riddhima said. Tears gushed down from her eyes, and she said calmly, "Riddhi, bachpan mein maa ko rote huye dekhne ke baad, aur who bhi iss liye kyunki papa unhe chod kar chale gaye, main iss rishte bhi believe nahi kar sakti. I'm sorry!"

"Par tera kabhi bhi maan nahi karta ki tera bhi koi saathi ho, jo har mor par tera haath thaamkar chale?"

"Maan kiya tha, par past mein jo kuch bhi hua woh-"

"Tujhe maa par bharosa hai ki nahi? Bas yeh bataa de."

"Haan hai par-"

"So whats the problem? Maa ne obviously tere liye right person hi dhunda hoga, and I'm sure he is the ideal match for you."

"Still I fear, Riddhi!"

"Try to overcome your fear. Maa ke saath jo kuch bhi hua, shayad unke destiny mein tha, par tere liye shayad bhagwaan ne kuch aur socha ho - a happy life with your own family."

"Aur agar past repeat hua toh main sehe nahi paayungi. I can't."

"Have faith in Almighty! Past repeat nahi hoga. Tu bohot khush rehegi. Aur waise bhi maine suna hai ki arrange marriage works far better than love marriage."

"I really don't know. Bohot koshish karne ke baad bhi I can't remove my fear."

"But you have to do it. Aise aur kab tak rahegi? Kab tak maa aise hi tere liye tension karegi? I think now its time to make her relief from all the worries."

"I know but-"

"Do you love maa?"

"Obviously yes!"

"Then just trust her and have faith in Almighty. You'll see, everything will turn perfect, and if god forbids, anything bad happens then I promise I'll kill that guy, kya naam tha, haan Mayank!", and with this, Riddhima's expression turned from serious to funny.

Nupur couldn't help but laugh, and hearing it, Riddhima smiled.

"So? Kya decide kiya?", Riddhima curiously asked.

"Theek hai, main shaadi karungi.", Nupur said with a little smile, wiping off her tears.

"Yaayy!" Riddhima squealed in joy and hugged Nupur.

Hearing the conversation of her daughters secretly from the doorway, Radhika had tears of joy in her eyes and a satisfied smile on her face.

**

Armaan was looking around in a watch shop in a huge mall, and suddenly through the glass-made door, his view landed on the girl in pink at the main entrance.

"Arey yeh toh wahi ladki hai!", He said amazed and went out of the watch shop. "I need to talk to her. Uss din I guess woh bura maan gayi. So I better need to apologize."

Armaan followed Riddhima, who came to shop with her mom Radhika, and truly speaking, he couldn't take his eyes off from her. She looked like a fairy, and for the first time, he was shamelessly going after a girl like a road-side lover. "Phew! Road-side lover! Not bad Doctor Armaan Malik!", he laughed at himself.

"Apologize toh karna hai par apart from that, why am I feeling like to talk with her endlessly? Jo bhi ho, ek bar baat karne mein koi burai nahi hai. Lekin baat tab kar payunga jab woh akeli hogi, aur abhi toh..!", he said to himself and made a sad puppy face.

While he was talking with himself, Riddhima got out of his sight. When he realized it, he sighed and frowned, but after a moment, his face lit up and confidently smiling, he said to himself, "Abhi toh baat nahi kar paya par koi baat nahi. Agar destiny ne dusri bar usse saamne le aayi hai aur tisri bar bhi zarur le aayegi."

**

Preview of the next chapter: Families of Mayank and Nupur get together to decide the date of marriage. Armaan and Riddhima meet and share a cute conversation.

Chapter 4 & Promo 1