Naina told him about the conversation with chachaji in the morning.
"Chachaji, Sameer ko akelepan se kitna darr lagta hai maine aapko bataya tha... aur aaj sab chale jayenge toh ghar bilkul khali ho jayega... Sameer nahi jhel payega... uski aankhon mein abhi se ghabrahat nazar aa rahi hai... kya hum iss rasm ko kuch din baad nahi kar sakte? Ya aap sab log yahan aa jaiye... jisse Sameer ko akele na rehna pade." She had asked him.
"Naina, rasm toh shaadi ke baad hi hoti hai... lekin main tumhari baat samajh sakta hun... itne dinon se Sameer ke ghar pe sab log the aur ab achanak sab chale jayenge... aise mein tum bhi nahi hogi toh woh bohot akela pad jayega... mere hisaab se aisi rasm ka kya matlab jo khushi ke mahaul ko dukh se bhar de." Anand was able to see her point.
"Isiliye main usse akela nahi chodna chahti." Naina was little relieved to see him agreeing.
"Lekin isme ek dikkat hai... shaadi ke baad ladki ko kam se kam ek raat ke liye wapas ghar aana hota hai... yeh rasm nahi hui toh shayad sabko bura lage." Anand was concerned about others' reaction.
"Chachaji, shaadi ke baad toh main dus raat reh chuki hun... shaadi Mumbai mein ho gayi thi... uske baad jo main yahan aake rahi ussi ko phera dalna maan sakte hain... kyonki meri shaadi normal tareeke se nahi hui isliye meri rasmein bhi alag hi hongi na." She gave him the reasoning.
"Naina, mujhe pata nahi aisa maan sakte hain ya nahi... lekin tumhari baat poori tarah se galat bhi nahi hai... main aisa karta hun, Phulla bua se baat karke dekhta hun... woh badi hain... jaisa woh bolengi waisa hi kar lenge." Anand assured her.
"Aaj yahan se sab log wapas jaane wale hain, aap sab log yahan aa jaiye jisse unse milna bhi hi jaayega." She suggested.
"Aisa karo, tum sabko lekar yahan aa jao, dopaher ke khane pe... agar buaji ko tumhari baat sahi lagi toh baaki sab seedhe yahin se chale jayenge aur tum Sameer ke saath ghar chali jaana." Anand was aware Bela would be aghast if he agreed to go to Naina's house without inviting them over first.
"Theek hai, chachaji... lekin aap bua dadi ko manane ki koshish zaroor karna... aap kahein toh main unse baat kar lun?" She was keen to get an answer soon.
"Buaji abhi mandir gayi hain... jaise hi woh aayengi, main unse pooch ke tumhe bata dunga... aur haan beta, Munna Pandit ko saath zaroor lana... woh Sameer ke sabse kareebi hain... unke bina har mauka adhura sa lagta hai." Anand said with a smile.
Preeti had told her about Phulla bua's reaction when she called.
"Bilkul nahi. Sameer ko aise akele chodne ka sawal hi nahi uthta... agar sab rishtedaar aaj ruk rahe hote toh fir bhi soch sakte the... lekin mera bachha akele ghar mein toh bilkul nahi rahega. Anand, tum Naina ko keh do ki woh sab log aa jaayein dopaher ko... hum tabhi rasm ki pooja kar lenge... uske baad Naina Sameer ke hi saath wapas chali jayegi." She had vehemently refused to let Sameer be alone.
Bela gave a worried look to her husband and Phulla bua, "Lekin ji, ladki ka shaadi ke baad kam se kam ek raat apne mayke mein rukna zaroori hota hai... buaji, aapko toh pata hai... issi se woh apne mayke ki khushhaali wapas laati hai... jo uski doli jaane se bikhar jaati hai."
Phulla bua smiled at her daughter in law, "Bela, shaadi toh Naina ki Mumbai mein hi ho gayi thi... woh theek keh rahi hai... jo itne din yahan rehke gayi hai, woh pagphera hi samajh lo... ab toh woh jaise chahe, jitne samay ke liye aa sake, woh uski marzi hai... tu pooja karwana chahti hai toh karwa lena par Naina Sameer ko ghar mein akele chod ke aaye, yeh shayad tujhe bhi achha nahi lagega."
"Aap bilkul theek keh rahi hain, buaji... itne saal akele rehne ke baad ab hamari wajah se Sameer ko fir se yehi dukh ho, aisi rasm se kaise khushhaali aayegi ghar mein? Main bas ek baar Naina se pooja karwa lungi... aur fir hum shaam ko hi uski vidaai kar denge." Bela could not think of letting her son in law bear the same pain again.
