The crowd around cheered loudly as the boys' hands on their hip looked at the girls winningly!👍🏼
Sandhya and the girls turned around to see the boys giving high five to each other happily clapping their hands!😉
Vishal: Ajay! Tumhara batuwa bach gaya!😃
Sandhya: (In a sing song voice) Ah haaannnn… Itni jaldi kaise?!!? (Walking towards the group with the other girls behind her) Oye Chilgose! Baazi maari hai… (Claaping her hands mocking them👏) Congratulations! Lekin… Picture baaki hai mere doooostttttttttttttt..... Abhi rasmein baaki hain, karne ko bahut kuch hai! Tab tak ye khel hai jab tak vivaah jodi ghar nahi jaati!
Vishal: (Smiling😊) Um hummm… Abhi bhi yakeen hai! Itni badi…
Sandhya: (Going closer to him) Ahhh…. Naa… Itni badi bilkul nai… Agar tum apna dimaag laga sakte ho, (Only for him to hear😳) tumhe chuna hai maine! To zaahir hai dimaag mera zyada hai! Hmm!😉
Saying he hit his chin lightly and smiling went off from the mandap with the girls troop following her… Just before going out she turned back to look at a stunned Vishal looking at her dazed!
Laughing she pitited him and went off dragging a startled Aadhya with her!😉 🤔
Dipika who was standing close enough with Sandhya had heard her talk to Vishal…. She looked at him looking at her go and smiled…. Wow! She was a phataka and he was an atom bomb! Deadly combination! But sweet combination! Weird combination!😃
Smiling to herself she was about to go when Mrs. Desai called out to her….
Mrs. Desai: Dipika! Vo dood ke liye bowl… Ring ceremony shuru karni hai!😊
Dipika: (Nodding) Haan aunty… Taiyaar hai… Kitchen me… Main abhi laati hoon!
Saying she went out of the mandap to get the bowl, milk and other things needed for the after marriage game! 😛
Dipika entered the kitchen and scanned the area for the big brass bowl… She smiled seeing it near the window counter and went over to get it… She tried lifting it and found it to be heavy…. Putting it down, she went to the fridge and got the fresh milk from it… Then took the rose flower petals from the botton drawer of the fridge… Coming back to the counter she surveyed all the items to be taken back to mandap… Oh! How was she to lift this heavy bowl, along with the flower and milk… The bowl in itself was so heavy… If she placed the milk and flowers in them it would become heavier… Nevertheless she lifted it and started out of the kitched…. Halfway across the hall she found it too heavy… She had to keep it down!😕
She immediately looked around for a high place to put it on… But couldn't find anything….. She decided better to keep it down itself and tried to get down on her knees… But with the heavy things and also to take care the milk didn't spill she was finding it difiicult to go down on her heels…. But before she could kneel down fully, a strong pair of hands came and caught hers…. Surprised she looked up the found Vishal helping her up…. Smiling relieved she stood up as Vishal took the heavy bowl from her….
Vishal: (Sternly😳) Kya zaroorat thi ise akele uthane ki? Heavy hai to kisi ko bula liya hota!
Dipika: Heavy tha Vishal! Lekin socha ki I can manage!
Vishal: Badi aayi manage karne waali! Shukar hai Neha ki maa ne phool ke liye poocha! Isliye main yahan aaya!
Taking the milk vessel and the flower cover from the bowl Dipika said….
Dipika: Hai naa! Maine phool bhi le liye!
Vishal: (With the bowl in his hands, indicated towards the door) To ab chalo! Sab waiting!
Dipika: (Smiling pushed him out of the house) Maine kab kaha no one is waiting! Tumhi bahut baatein kar rahe ho! (Walking beside him) Waise manana padega… Humi se joote ka pata lagava liya!😊
Vishal: (Grinning😃) Maine Purvi aur Aadhya ko joote gayab hone ka baad ghar ki taraf jaate hue dekha tha…. Maine to Aadhya ko sirf mere saath dance ke liye company dene ko kaha tha! Lekin pata tha, vo Bandariya aisa hi kuch sochegi… Aur dekho, hume joote mil gaye!
Dipika: Haan haan…. (Glancing at Sandhya and the girls standing few feet away from the mandap) Lekin vo bhi itni aasaani se baazi jaane nahi degi!
Vishal: (Glancing her way) Pata hai… Pata hai… Lekin is baar joote itni aasaani haath nahi aayenge…. Keh dena, apni sena ki leader se!
Dipika: (Laughing a little😆) Message pahooncha doongi… (Entering the mandap) Lekin very bad hunh… Main to uske dance dekhne ke liye wait kar rahi thi… Especially kal ke sangeet ke baad.... Agar vo mood me hoti to aaj ki mehfil isse bhi zyada chamakti!
Saying she went over to the stage which was cleared of the the marriage things…. Ajay and Neha were sitting opposite to each other waiting…. Placing the bowl in between them Vishal got down from the stage thinking about Dipika's words….🤔
Outside the mandap…
Sandhya dragged Aadhya with her outside the mandap with the girls brigade following them….
Pushing her to the front Sandhya, hands on her hips asked angrily….
Sandhya: Ae Aadi… Us Vishal ke saath naachne ki kya zaroorat thi?
Aadhya: (Bewildered) DI!!! Maine kya kiya? Unhone dance ke liye company poocha to maine haan ki… Bas… Ab isme kya problem ho sakti hai?
Purvi: (Dejected) Problem ho gayi naa Aadhya… Tum uske saath naach rahe the, to humne socha ki tumne unko bata diya ki joote kahan hain!
Cynthia: Aur jab ise confirm karne Purvi aur main unke kamre gaye tab hi Zubin aur Shubroto wahan aa gaye!
Purvi: They were following us!
Aadhya: (Upset😕) Oh Di! Aapko mujhse poochna chahiye tha naa…. Lekin main unhe joote ki jagah bataoongi kyun?
Sandhya: (Hesitantly) Nai… Kal usne hi mere birthday party ke liye tumhari help ki thi naa…. Isliye socha ki uske badle tumne uskeliye kuch kiya!
Aadhya: (Smiling) Lekin Di..... Aisa to kuch bhi nahi hai... Kal hi unhone keh diya tha ki celebration ki help ka vo kuch bhi badle me nahi chahate.... He just asked today's dance as a help in fact!
Sandhya looked at her impressed… She looked about and saw Dipika walking towards the mandap with Vishal.... He was a gentleman… Shrewd gentleman she knew… But to so much extent!???!?!?!? 😉 As days passed she had no doubt why she was falling more and more in love with that weird guy…. Every girl's dream…. To get a life partner like him!!!!!!!!!! He was within reach…. But still she couldn't reach him…. He himself was stopping her and that hurt her so much! Why!??!? Why?!?? Why?!?!?🥺
Cynthia: (Was saying) ….. joote?!?!
Seeing that Sandhya was not responding Cynthia shook her lightly calling out to her….
Cynthia: Sandy! Kya hua??? Kahan kho gayi?❓
Sangs: Hey Sandy joote nahi dhoondhane kya?
Sandhya: Haan haan of course! Dhoondhte hain!
Rina: (Looking around) Lekin yaar Sandy… Tumne kaha ki joote ghar me nahi ho sakte…. Phir bhi tasalli ke liye humne andar dekha bhi aur theek hi hai… Joote andar nahi hain…. Lekin yahan bahar rakhne ke liye jagah kahan hai?🤔
Sandy: Jagah nahi hai to jagah bana denge vo ladke….. Lekin yaheen hain joote! Chalo scan the area… Laser beam haar maan le us tarah scan karo! Right girls… We are going to get it!😛
Saying Sandhya extended her right hand, palm up front…. The others girls confidently nodded and put their hands on hers…. 😉
Just then Feeling something tug at her skirt Sandhya looked down and saw it was Rashad…. Smiling she bent down and tapping his chin asked….
Sandhya: Hey Rashad Miyaan! Kya baat hai? Phir se mujhe dhoondhte hue aa gaye!?😳
Rashad: (Showing two shoes) Ye lijiye joote….
Saying he indicated his cheek.... Seeing it Sandhya looked shocked at the girls who burst out laughing…. Aww…. This kids was chooooooo chweeeeeeeetttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😆
Sandhya: (Laughing picked up Rashad) Nawaab ji… Aap ko kissie dene, mujhe joote ki nahi aapki ek sweet smile kaafi hai!
Saying she kissed him on both cheeks…. A beaming Rashad looked at her awed and the shoes slid down his hands as he placed a hand over his cheeks dazed!
Purvi: (Pinching his cheeks lightly) Ye aaj kal ke bachche bhi naa?!?!? Kya kya karte hain yaar!
Cynthia: (Laughing😆) Yeah… Chota Casanova!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sandy: (Laughing😆) Nahi yaar… Bachche to sachche hote hain…. They just react seeing films… Thode dinon me all this infatuation will evaporate… (Looking at Rashad who was still dazed looking at her) Back to school and this is all just a dream!
Mithra: (Picking up the shoes from the ground) Lekin ye joote?!?! Ye kiske hain, jise Rashad laya hai!
Sandhya: Are haan… Rashad ye joote tumhe kahan se mile?
Rashad: Hmm…. 😍
Sandhya: (Rolling her eyes smiling) Rashaaad…. Ye joote kiske hain?
Rashad: (Finally having heard her) Hmm… Mere Abbu ke! Unhone jab ise utaaraa main ise leke aa gaya!
Sangs: (Laughing😆) Oh My God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ye ladke sab bahut hi kamaal ke joote chor hain yaar!
Sandhya: (Grinning😃) Yaar bechare Aamir…. Joote dhoondh rahe honge.... Chalo... Pehle unhe unke joote dete hain…. (To the other girls) Girls… Tum sab yahan humare joote dhoondhna!
Just then Mrs. Agarwal peeped out from the mandap tent and called out to the girls….
Mrs. Agarwal: Ye ladkiyaan…. Wahan kya kar rahe ho? Andar ring ceremony shuru hone waali hai... Chalo chalo…
Sandhya: (Hastily) Guys…. Ceremony shuru ho gayi hain… It will be soon enough when they go back inside…. Usse pehle joote lene padenge yaar…. Jaldi jaldi….
Sandhya's friends all nodded and Mithra gave the shoes to Rashad…. The other girls plunged into a frantic garden research searching for the shoes while Sandhya, Purvi and Cynthia left with Rashad to the mandap….😳