Chapter 9: Engagement Day

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Anoop was reading a book in his room but his entire attention was somewhere else. Pooja noticed it and she sat near him.

"Kya hua Ji? Aap aise khamosh kyun hain, aaj toh kitni khushi ka din hai, aaj humare bete ka rishta taye hua hai '' she asked him.

"Pooja, kya tumhe wakai lagta hai ki jo humne kiya, yeh jo Aarav ne kiya vo theek tha?" He asked.

"Aap kya kehna chahte hain?"

"Mera matlab hai, hum dekhne Nitya ko gaye toh aur Aarav ne pasand Manvi ko kar liya, ye baat theek hai kya? Sabko itna khush dekh kar maine bhi rishte ke liye haan keh di lekin, man hi man mein mujhe ye sab thik nahin laga Pooja '' he explained.

"Lekin aapko ye sab thik kyun nahi laga, mera matlab hai, aapko kyun lagta hai ye rishta thik nahi hai?" Pooja further questions.

"Mujhe pareshani is rishte se nahin, balki jis tarah se ye rishta taye hua hai, us se hui hai Pooja, kahan toh Aarav ladki se milne tak mein ghabra raha tha, aur kahan usne kuch der mein hi uski behen ko pasand kar liya, aur humne bhi jaldbazi mein haan kar di, kahin hum kuch galat toh nahi kar rahe na Pooja" he was worried.

"Aapki baat thik hai ji , pehle toh mujhe bhi ye baat badi atpati lagi, lekin jis vishwas se Aarav ne apni pasand batai hai na, mujhe lagta hai zaroor baaton hi baaton mein usay Manvi pasand aa gayi hogi" Pooja said with a smile.

"Aur Manvi, vo toh khush hogi na?" He asked.

"Haan Ji, vo zaroor khush hogi, varna vo bhi toh aazad thi is rishte mein liye gaye faisla ka virodh karne ke liye" Pooja explained.

"Pooja, vo sab toh thik hai lekin kahin hum Nitya ke saath koi anyaay toh nahi kar rahe na?" Us bachhi ne toh kuch kaha bhi nahin, aur jhatt se apne liye aaye huye rishte ko apni behen ki godh mein daal diya " he said.

Pooja thought for a while and said "Ye toh aap theek keh rahe hain ji, maine bhi is baare mein socha, rishta uske liye aaya tha aur Aarav ne Manvi ko pasand kar liya, par pata hai main bhi uske liye kuch soch rahi thi ki agar humara Ani, Nitya ko pasand kar leta hai toh kitna achha rahega na?" She suggested with a smile.

"Kya? Pooja tum bhi na, sach mein kamaal karti ho, abhi bade bete ki shadi hui nahi aur tum chote bete ka rishta jodne lagi" he commented laughingly.

"Arey toh ismein harj hi kya hai, Jaise Aarav aur Manvi eksath achhe lagte hain, vaise Nitya aur Aniket bhi kitne pyaare lagenge na, bhayi mujhe toh Nitya bhi badi pasand thi" she replied.

Aniket was passing by their room and had heard the last part of their conversation.

"Mujhe bhi Nitya pasand hai Maa" he said to himself.

He went inside and said "Kya baat hai Maa, aapne mere liye Nitya ko pasand kar liya"

"Tu chup chup kar hamari baatein sun raha tha, haan?" Pooja sternly asked.

Aniket mischievously replied " Haan, aur aapki pasand mujhe pasand hai"

"Kya ? Besharam kahin ka, bhai ki shadi hui nahi aur ye apna ghar basane ki baat soch raha hai" she said.

"Arey Maa, mujhe vakai Nitya ji achhi lagi" he said with a grin and Pooja started beating his shoulder lightly and Aniket ran to save himself.

"Besharam kahin ka! Badtamiziyan badhti jaa rahi hain iski din par din, mazak hai ki khatam hi nahin hota iska" she said while trying to chase him.

"Arey lekin ye toh tum khud chahti ho na" Aniket commented and Pooja threw a pillow on him.

"Tu chal nikal yahan se !"

"Arey jaa raha hun jaa raha hun" he replied and went out of their room.

He came to the corridor and said "Kaash Maa tum ye samajh paati ki main mazak nahi kar raha tha "

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