BORN TO RULE

[unedited HIN] 37|| Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain?

The 2 years in the lives of the royalties passed smoothly
except the fact that still
there was no information about Tej.

"Kaha leke jaa rahe ho mujhe?" Tia's voice echoed in the darkness.

"Surprise ka matlab nehi pata kya tujhe!" Priya scolded.

"Aaj toh mera birthday bhi nehi hain. Toh phir surprise kyun?"

"Kitni bakbak karti hain tu! Thori der chup nehi baeth sakti?"

"Baethne kaha de rahi ho. Kabse chala rahi ho, thora ruk toh jao."

"Maasi surprise," a child's voice interrupted their argument.

"Meri guria, abhi nehi. Thori der baad bolna tha," Praneet's faint mumbling reached their ears.

"Yeh Pankhuri aur Praneet ki awaaz thi na?" Tia recognised the voices immediately. "Ab toh ankhen kholne do!"

"Just 2 more steps and.... We are here!"

She felt the hands convering her eyes slip away and she immediately opened them. In a split second, the lights were on and she took a moment to adjust in the brightness. Her eyes then landed on the walls adorned with some beautiful framed paintings.

"Pehchana?" Priya questioned seeing Tia gape at the paintings.

She spun around in awe, "Ye sab toh mere paintings hain!" and found Arjun in place of Priya, smiling fondly at her with hands behind his back.

"Aur ye apka exhibition hall. Ek hafte baad apke haathon se bani inn nayab paintings ka pehla exhibition hain," he said

"Inn paintings ki exhibition? Raja-sa, apne kuch zyada hi tareef kardi humari. Yeh itne bhi achchhe nehi."

"Very modest of you to say that, Rani-sa. Par logoko pasand ata hain ki nehi ye hume ek hafte mein pata chal jayega."

She nodded understandably, "But anyways... Thanks a lot for this!" She hugged him.

Someone cleared their throat to gain the couple's attention. Likewise, they turn around to find their besties, Priya and Praneet, with their 3-years-old baby girl, who squealed, "Maasi, surprise" making everyone go aww.

"Pankhu!" Tia took the baby in her arms and kissed on her forehead.

"Priya, I have something for you as well," Arjun said, taking steps towards Priya.

"Looks like Raja-sa is on a gifting spree," Praneet joked.

"Mere liye?" Priya was surprised.

Arjun nodded and took Priya's hand to keep a big brown envelope on her palm. Curiously, she opened it and her eyes went wide as soon as she read what it was.

"Arjun, I can't accept this..." Priya tried to shove it back in his hands.

"Aisa kya hain iss mein," Praneet also got curious. "Yeh..."

"Rani-sa ne bataya tum waha pe ladkiyon ke liye school aur hostel banana chahti thi. Yeh raha tumhara licence. Jo sapna dekha tha use pura karne ka waqt aagaya hain."

Priya was overwhelmed, "Thank you, Arjun. Thank you very, very much! Tum jaisa dost harr kisiko milna chahiye. You are the best!"

Their emotional moment was interrupted by Arjun's ringtone.

"It's Jai," he said after seeing the caller ID. "Hello, Jai," he took a pause to listen to the person on the other end, "We are coming."

"Kya hua?" Praneet asked.