Game Plan

Part 23: Two Rings and an Anklet

Chapter 24.2-Two rings and an anklet

"Priyu", Shekhar said nervously as they drove from the jewelers, " I just hope Suman ko yeh payal achchi lage.". Prerna reassured him, "Of course, achchi lagegi bhaiya, after all aapne itne pyaar se unke liye yeh tohfa liya hai, unhe yeh pasand kaise nahi aayegi.".Shekhar hesitated a little before confiding in his sister,"Tu nahi samjhegi Priyu. Woh....Suman, thodi alag hai. Usse keemti gehne, designer kapdo ka bohot shauk hai. Kabhi kabhi mujhe darr lagta hai ki kahi main uske yeh shauk kabhi pura nahi kar paunga.". Prerna put a reassuring hand in his, "Lekin mujhe pura yakeen hai bhaiya aap bhabi ke yeh sapne zaroor poora kar payenge, bhaiya.Aur agar nahi bhi kar paaye toh kya?Bhabi aapse bohot pyaar karti hai, unke liye inn sab se bhi zyada aap aur aapka pyaar hai". Shekhar decided it was time to lighten the mood,"Usually ladke ladkiyo ko ring gift karte hai. Lekin meri behen shayad iss duniya ki pehli ladki hai, jo apne pati ko engagement ring de rahi hai aur woh bhi shaadi ke baad". Prerna blushed at the mention of the gift she just bought for Anurag.It wasn't much, just a simple gold ring, but the moment she saw it, it made her think of Anurag "Bhaiya...",Prerna replied coyly before explaining, "Aap toh jaante hai na, humari shaadi kin haalaato mein huyi thi. Itne misunderstandings aur mushkilo ke baad ab hum finally ek saath hai. Main chahti hu, ke humare naayi zindagi ki shuruaat ek dum perfect ho. Ab bas iss rishte mein pyaar aur bharosa ho, raaz aur galat fehmi nahi.". Shekhar smiled reassuringly,"Main Durga Ma se prarthna karunga ke woh teri yeh murad puri kare.".Saying this Shekhar halted the car in front of Basu Bari. Taking out the gift wrapped jewelry box he said," Priyu, mera ek kaam karegi, iss gift ko humare kamre mein rakh ke aayegi?". Surprised, Prerna asked, "Kya? Bhaiya, main kyu? Aap bhabi ko yeh gift office se laut kar bhi to de sakte hai?". Shekhar smiled impishly, "Haan, main de toh sakta hu, lekin phir woh surprise nahi rahega. Suman mujhe dekh ke samaj jayegi ki main uske liye kuch laaya hu. Iss liye main chahta hu ke tu jaake yeh gift uske takiye ke neeche rakh ke aaye. Taaki raat ko jab woh sone jaegi, uski nazaar uss gift pe pare, aur woh chauk jaaye.". Taking the gift from him, Prerna said, "Achcha theek hai, bhaiya main jaake gift aapke kamre mein rakh aaungi.". Saying this, Prerna got down from the car when Shekhar stopped her, "Aur Haan, Priyu, Suman left side mein soti hai, toh please gift ko left side waale takiye mein chhupaana.". Chuckling, Prerna nodded, "Jee bhaiya."

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Prerna entered Basu Bari smiling to herself. Yeh pyaar kitna ajeeb hai na, she thought, Logo se kya kya karwa deta hai. Maine kabhi nahi socha tha ki mere seedhe aur parhaku bhaiya bhi kabhi pyaar mein par sakte hai. Aur main bhaiya ko kyu bol rahi hu, iss pyaar ne mujhe bhi toh kitna badla hai. Kaha main Anurag se door jaane ki soch rahi thi, aur ab uske saath ek naye sirey iss rishte ki shuruaat kar rahi hu. She entered Shekhar and Suman's bedroom. As Prerna lifted the pillow on the left side of the bed, she was surprised to find an emerald ring. And not just any emerald ring, it was the ring Mohini had bought for herself right before the party. Prerna took the ring and closely examined it. Yeh dikhne mein toh Kakimoni ki hi ring lag rahi hai, she thought.Lekin yeh bhabi ke paas kaise?Kahi bhabi ne isse chori-nahi! Bhabi jaisi bhi ho woh kabhi chori nahi kar sakti. Toh phir yeh anguthi yaha aayi kaise?Kahi aisa toh nahi, bhabi ko yeh ring mil gayi aur unhone isse apne paas rakh dia?Haan, shayad yahi huwa hoga.I think mujhe abhi jaake yeh ring Kakimoni ko lauta deni chahiye, isse pehle ki koi misunderstanding create ho. Prerna hid the gift as instructed by Shekhar headed towards Mohini's room

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Mohini took a sigh of relief, Thank God, she thought, Suman ne Onu ko handle kar liya. I just hope ke woh Prerna ko kuch na bataya. Just then she saw Prerna enter the room. Before Mohini could say anything, Prerna showed the ring to her. Oh my god! Mohini thought in panic, Yeh ring toh maine Suman ko dia tha, yeh iske paas kaise aaya?Kahi isse sab kuch pata toh nahi chal gaya. "Kakimoni",Prerna started,"Aapki ring, shayad kho gayi thi.".Her words startled Mohini at first, then she decided to play along. "H-haan",Mohini said,"Main isse kabse dhund rahi thi. Tumhe yeh kaha se mili, beta?". Prerna said,"Mmm...mujhe nahi yeh Suman bhabi ko mili, maine dekhte hi pehchaan liya yeh aapki ring hai, iss liye main hi le aayi.". Mohini studied Prerna's face closely. Lagta hai, she thought relieved, Shayad isse kuch nahi pata. Shayad Isse wakayi yeh ring galti se mili. Thank God. Mohini took the ring from Prerna. "Thank you, beta",she said. Prerna nodded and left the room without another word.