Chapter #17
Dixit Manor
"Di! Di! Did you hear? Mr Mehta's daughter is marrying. Please, please let's go to her marriage, please, Di, Rano, she is my friend Dolly, the one who..." Ashlie cried. "Why don't you go? I will be home along with Rano" Bani said. "If you're not going then I am not" Ashlie said stubbornly. "Alright, alright" Bani said defeated. Rano gave a nod and said "I'll just meet Dolly and I'll come back home". "Yeah!" Ashlie cried victoriously. "It's easy to make you accept whatever I want!"
"Come on; let's help each other dressing up!" Ash cried. Neither Bani nor Rano wanted to disappoint her so they joined her in her room. "Enjoy, enjoy how much you want, after your marriage, you'll stop being naughty" Rano joked and Ash turned red. "Yes, yes, you'll have to wear Indian attire and bangles, no shorts, tops, shirts, boots and little girl's stuff" Rano continued to tease her cousin. "Right! Even my sister here, looked extra cute in Indian attire" Bani started to join to tease. "All right, Di, you will have to choose between these two salwar kameez, the red one or the amber one" Ashlie said taking out two salwar kameez. "Hmmm, the amber one will go" Rano approved along with Ash while Bani nodded. "Your accessories will be this orange necklace and with its set of earrings, this yellowish brown heels, and a makeover will make you perfectly good!" "Now, for you Rano, do you want to wear this churidar" Ash asked while Rano stared at her "whom do you think am I? The bahu (daughter-in-law) of a house" she said irritated. "That's the spirit, my dear" Ash chucked. Ash took out a white long sarong with white embroidery scattered everywhere and a white glittering shirt with a pink teddy face written "I am cute" and Ash fished out a white below-knees white glistening boots for her. "Why don't you take off your specs" she said but Rano shook her head saying "That gonna be for your wedding ceremony". Bani giggled. "Now, your turn" Bani said, she took out a green long dress, slender at the waist, matching choker and earrings, with a similar design bracelet and Rano removed a green pair of heels for her. "We are ready!" Ash said excited. All the three sisters left.
Mehta's Party
...Don't, don't say no to anything, yes, yes, say yes to everything, just find a way, you to get a way, wanna runaway, let's take off the clothes and see if anybody know this is a runaway, what you say, well, I am okay, have a little joy, have a little pain, live life, have a little hope, have a lot of...
"Smash!" Jigyasa cooed, "This party is so high-class". Rashi rolled her eyes at Ranvir who managed to not laugh at his mom. Jai stood watching the door while Sahil was busy complaining to his dad "I still don't understand why you ask me to come here?" "Jai is more intelligent than you" Aditya said gesturing to Jai. Sahil looked at him. "Is he waiting for someone?" he asked and Aditya whispered "yep, Bani". Sahil's eyes went wide and he grinned.
"Di, are you sure the Walia jinx-gang won't land here?" Rano suddenly asked. "I-I, don't know" was her answer. Rano and Bani started to feel uncomfortable. "Dolly! How are you" Ashlie asked happily. Dolly, the bride smiled and thumbed up. Ashlie, Bani and Rano chatted for a while. "I think I'll make a move" Rano said and Bani added "I'll meet your mom, Dolly". Both sisters departed their own way. "That's my chance" both men thought.
Bani marched through the corridor and suddenly a figure appeared before her, much to her shock. "You! What are you doing here?" she gasped. "Please Bani, listen to me, for 1 minute, please, please" Jai said. "If I don't listen to him, he'll not keep me in peace" she thought. "Please" Jai pleaded. "Only 30 seconds left" Bani smirked. "I love you" Jai said. Bani looked fiercely at him and said "I hate you, finish, can I go now?" "Listen, I have found Pia's diary and I know she writes everything on it, give me some time to prove I am innocent, I'll just read it and give you proofs" Jai beseeched. "Oh, I always knew that your family has the hobby of eavesdropping and this is something new, the habit of snooping on your wives or kids! Long Live Jai Walia" Bani said annoyed. Bani tapped her foot impatiently and the she said "1 second is over, adieu". Jai stood speechless while Bani entered one of the rooms. "Hello Mrs. Mehta" Bani chirped and Jai made his way back shaking his head for a 'no' sign to Aditya. "The nerve of this man!" Bani muttered. Bani closed the door behind her and gave a quick glance at Jai. "What if he's speaking the truth? What if'" Bani thought when she stopped and said "god damn it, those rich people can do whatever they want, prove something wrong they've done right or vice versa". "First of all, Mr. Walia give me the proof and I'll examine it very well then I'll decide what I'll do with you and your folks" Bani simpered.
Rano walked to the main entrance, she reached an area where people were seen talking and laughing. Suddenly she felt a strong arm cutting her way and dragging her to a lonely area. She turned to refute at the person and stood still. "What do you think you're doing" she hissed fiercely. "Trying to talk to you" Sahil replied. Rano struggled with her hand and managed to free herself. "Give it a damn hell" was her answer. "Why are you avoiding me?" Sahil griped. Rano just stared at him "because you were born to be shunned, spare me and save it". "But, I still love you and I want you and our baby back" was his answer. "Love, sure thing, I only got the opposite, specifically your hatred and I have already learned to live without you, so you also better learn it too, as far as my baby is concerned, he is only mine, understand that well, okay. Because you never wanted an infant, so please" she said angrily. "You can never separate me from you" he tried again. Rano shrugged and said "it was you who parted me from you. So please. Bye", she left without any further discussion of the matter, leaving the poor man flabbergasted.
Bani went back to Ash and complained about Jai. Ash looked ready to kill him no time. "I'll just set the right thing to both of them" she snarled. Without looking at Bani, Ashlie moved furiously to Jai Walia.Bani feared of what she could do...
What will she do? Any ideas?
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