Against All Odds

Part 19

Anajali & Aarushi were sitting in Aarushi's room.

"Aarushi... Sach batao.. Tum sach me usse pyar karti ho.? " Anjali asked.

"Haan Aai... Main Sumedh se pyar karti hoon.. " Aarushi replied.

"Par tumhe toh wo pasand nai tha na.... Dekho.. Agar kuch hai toh batado.. Daro mat.. " Anjali patted on her back.

"Nai Aai.. Aisa kuch nai hai.. Sach me pyar ho gya mujhe usse.. Bahot pehle hi hua tha.. Abhi ehsas hua.. Maine confess kiya.. " Aarushi said.

Anajli wasn't satisfied with her answer.

"Tum janti ho na wo log sab.. Tum waha adjust ho paogi..? " Anjali asked.

"Adjust karna padega Aai.. Sumedh ke liye.. Main adjust kar loongi waha.. Sikh jaungi sab.. Aur main sab se mili hui hoon.. Bandana , Devaki.. Sab sweet hai.. Amit hai.. Use janti hoon main.. " Aarushi said.

"Bahot bada faisla hai beta.. Sab nibha logi..? " Anjali asked with care in her eyes.

Aarushi kept looking towards her.

"Bolo.. Nibha logi sab.? " Anjali again asked.

"Haan Aai.. Nibha loongi sab.. Sab kuch Nibha loongi.. " Aarushi assured.

Anjali hugged her.

"Yeh sab itne jaldi ho raha hai.. Tumhari shadi.. Maine toh socha hi nai tha.. " She said.

"Aai.. I will miss u. " Aarushi said with teary eyes.

"Mujhe bhi yaad aayegi tumhari.. Par ek baat ki tassali hai.. Tumhara Sasural yahi Pune me hoga.. " Anjali said.

Aarushi smiled.

"Baba ko kya lagta hai.? " She asked.

"Unhe toh khushi hi hui hai.. Unhe Sumedh pasand hai.. " Anjali told.

"Wo sabko pasand ata hai. " Aarushi muttered.

"Kuch kaha tumne.? " Anjali asked.

"Nai.. Maine bas kaha ki ab shopping karni padegi.. " Aarushi lied.

Something unusual was hitting Anjali but still she nodded.

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"Yeh shadi Aarushi ke marji se nai ho rahi.. Jaroor nai ho rahi.. " Amit said to Devaki.

Devaki sat beside him.

"Aapko aisa kyu lagta hai.? " She asked.

"Bas.. Main Aarushi aur Sumedh donoko janta hoon.. Aarushi itna bada decision aise hi nai legi.. Bilkul nai legi.. Aur Sumedh ka behavior normal lagta hai tumhe.? " Amit asked.

"Kahi na kahi mujhe bhi aisa laga.. Bhauji ki dimag me kuch aur chal raha hai. " Devaki said.

"Exactly.. Sumedh ka dimag bahot shatir hai.. Bilkul Baba jaisa hai wo. " Amit said.

"Aho.. Ab Baba ki baat kya hai yaha bich me.? " Devaki asked.

"Tum janti toh ho.. Kuch chhupa nai hai tumse.. " Amit said.

"Par agara Aarushi ke marji ke khilaf shadi ho rahi hai toh hame kuch karna chahiye.. " Devaki suggested.

"Shadi todne ke liye.? " Amit asked.

"Haan.. " Devaki replied.

Amit thought fr a while.

"Nahi.. Hone dete hai shadi.. " He suddenly said.

"What ? " Devaki asked in disbelief.

"Haan.. Yahi sahi rahega.. Sabke liye.. " Amit said.

"Aho par Aarushi.. " Devaki tried to say.