Preparations

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One week later....

Pinky: Anika!

She shouts from her room, where Jhanvi, Dadi, Sakshi, Gauri and herself are gathered. Anika hurriedly rushes over and sees them all happily discussing various things

Anika: Ji Maa? Aapne bulaya?

Pinky: Chutki ki favourites rang kya hai?

Anika: favourite rang...kyu?

Then she looks around at the albums kept on the bed. Each consists of images with different decorations and pictures of party dresses.

Gauri: birthday aara hai naa iski, issi liye

Anika: lekin ek mahina abhi baaki hai, voh sirf 11 months ki hai

Sakshi: vahi toh, sirf ek mahina bacha hai, jaldi karna hai

She retorts and goes back to checking the various lenghas and sarees

Dadi: haa puttar, saari tiyaariya, kaun kaun ko bulana, sab kuch karna

Anika: favourite rang toh Pink hai, lekin light nahi, dark honi chahiye

Dadi: theek hai

Sakshi: toh theme yeh hoga

Anika: okay, aap log bohot busy lagte

Jhanvi: aur nahi toh kya, humari parivaar ka nayi generation ke pehla birthday hai

Sakshi: vese Titli hai kaha?

Anika: Shivaay ke saath, voh khel rhi thi

Pinky: theek hai, ab tu jaa sakti

Anika: okay phir, bye

Gauri: bye Di

Anike leaves from that room and smiles on her way to her own. Such a loving family that is preparing for her daughter's birthday a month in advance. She's going to meet Shivaay when Malika comes running into the Mansion, straight to Anika

Anika: Malika? Tum yaha aagayi?

She looks at her properly, making her stand upright, then notices her get-up

Anika: Aur what's with the bridal lengha? Shaadi kari ho?

She says as a joke, but then noticing the seriousness on Malikas face, she herself becomes surprised. Malika dropped her gaze down as a sad expression masked her otherwise smiley face

Anika: TUM SHAADI KARI HO?!?!

Malika: Anika mujhe nahi karni hai Shaadi, aur agar karni hai toh sirf Sidharth se hi kar lungi

Anika: acha shaant ho jaye

She calms the girl and wipes the few tears leaving her eyes. Khannah comes up to the two of them and offers a glass to Malika

Khannah: yeh loh, paani peejiye

Malika: thank you

She takes the glass and downs the content, calming her heavy breaths

Anika: tu aajao mere saath, aur batao kya kya hua

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