DIL, DOSTI.. HUM!!#2 ch 43: pg 141/thread #3 added - Page 26

Chapter 31

Geet

It was Sunday.. again!!

A week had passed..

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D only constant was change!!

Since Sunday last wen evrythng had changed, d day wid maan, talks of my engagement wid dev, maan leaving for London!

Dt talk wid dev..

which cleared all confusions..

n changed my life forever..

I ve living a roller coaster ride!!

Bt finally I m whr I alwaz wanted to be..

At the culmination of a life long dream!!

To begin a reality more beautiful than ny dream!!

Tough to believe..

But today I m getting engaged to DD!!

Actually my initial reaction was to play hard to get n delay thngs!!

But once d elders came into picture n once daadi n maa consulted sm astrologer who apparently told them tht fixing d alliance today was as good as being together forever!!

Not tht I needed any assurance of tht sort..

As if I wud ever leave him alone!!

He wud have to bear me for dis life tym n many more to cm..

Esp after all I had to go thru!!

But obviously all of dis wasn't possible without maan who seemed so reluctant to cm back fm London!!

Once a dusht danav alwaz a dusht danav!!

I remembered dev callin him day b4 friday nyt..

"bro.. d engagement date is fixed for dis sunday!!"

"hmm.. so fast.. I mean congrats!!"

"congrats to u 2!! Needless to say u hv 2 b here n.."

"but dev.. der is so much work.."

"maan beta.. hw wil d engagement happen without u?" daadi added

"bt daadi.."

"no excuses maan.."

"bt.."

"plz bro.. u ve never denied me anything.. n dis is gonna be such a special day!!"

"fyn.. I ll be der on Sunday.."

"just remember bro.. ders no engagement without u!!"

"fyn.."

I had been tempted to talk to him..

Bt he made no such attempt.. n so I left it at tht !!

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Nw as I dressed up.. just for DD!! I cud feel butterflies in my stomach..

Even despite knowing we were alwaz meant to b wid each odr..

Still nw tht it was actually happening was unbelievable!!

Even as d meer helped me dress up, I cud feel d heaviness in her heart..

Bt she needed to ovrcm it!!

She was my lil sister aftrall..!!

It was already 3..

N der was no news of my 2-b-fiance n his bro!!

Aarrrggghhh

Bth dese brothers wil drive me mad smday.. ie if dey haven't already!

Guess I wud b a unique bride having to wait for my groom n nt vice versa normally!!

Bt den hardly nythng had followed tht way!!

Well call it fate..

Wht else?

"di.. dey r here.."

It was 4.30!!

The ceremony was to begin at 5..

Here I was ready..

Bt dese guys.. I hoped it dint take dem too long..!!

But it did..

The guests were waiting..

So as a last resort..

It was me n meer who reached on stage first!!

Don't worry.. I m gonna all of dis count later!!

Despite d apprehension of being on stage for my engagement, I was more anxious wanting to c him!!

No it wasn't I first tym..

Whn I dint even know his face..!!

I smiled remembering hw I had bet to recognize DD..

Bt dis tym der wud be no mistakes..!!

Then I felt d difference..

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I dint need meer's nudge to know..

He was here!!

I looked up to steal a glance at him!!

Why steal.. he was all mine!!

Is n wil alwaz be.. it was my ryt!!

Whether he liked it or not!!

Bth brothers were looking great!!

I cud see their expressions..

N restlessness was visible in bth!!

N I knew it well it was d apprehension to get thru d ceremony in bth their eyes!!

Bt shudnt I have been d one to get nervous!!

Bt I wasn't..

Bt den still my heart beat increased as he stepped on stage…

The four of us.. meer n me and dev n maan along wid daadi maa, dad n maa stood on stage!!

Involuntarily I felt myself blush..

Officially I was to belong to him today!!

As meer pushed me to d centre of d stage..

I heard daadi maa announce..

"welcm ladies n gentlemen to d engagement of our close family frnd mohinder n rano handa's daughter Geet

to

my grandson

Maan singh Khurana!"