Mayank,Preeta and Shristi went to Arora house,
They rang the bell,
Sarla - Janki jara dekh kon hai!
Janki - ji behenji!!
Janki opened the door and was surprised seeing Preeta and Shristi,she smiled widely,
Janki - be...bhenji dekho kon aaya hai!
Sarla - kon hai....(saw in front and was surprised) Preeta Shristi!
Both ran and hugged Sarla tearfully smiling,
Sarla - kaisa hai mera bacha!kitna kitna acha lag raha hai tum dono ko dekh kar!
Preeta - humne bhi aapko bahot miss kiya maa!
Shristi - haa maa di ne thora kam kiya par maine aapko bahot bahot miss kiya!
Sarla broke the hug and chuckled,she kissed their forehead,
Preeta and Shristi met Janki and Dadi also,
Mayank - Sarla aunty mujhse bhi mil lo jara!
Sarla - ha ha betaji!aaiye!
All talked for sometime,
Preeta was in her room,while Mayank and Shristi were in hall,
Mayank - tune apne Sameer ko boldiya na Karan ki mom ko leke aane!
Shristi - ha ha wo dono bas aate hi honge!
Mayank - waise uski mom ko pata hai tu aur Preeta wapas aagye hai!
Shristi - naah...Luthras ke ghar kal mahashivratri ki puja hai..to according to Rakhi aunty wo maa janki aunty aur dadi ko uske liye invite krne aa rahi hai!
Mayank - wuff Thank God!!
Then only door bell rang,both looked at each other excited,
Mayank/Shristi - Preeta/Di door kholna jara!!
Preeta came there,
Preeta - tum dono ke paairo me mehendi lagi hai kya?
Mayank/Shristi - ewwww no....just do what we said!
Preeta - naukar nahi hu tumdono ki!!
Both glared her,she huffed and opened the door looking back,
Rakhi(without looking) - namaste ji!
Preeta looked in front hearing her voice,Rakhi too saw her,both were shocked,
Preeta - Rakhi aunty!
Rakhi - Preeta...(hugged her) kaisi hai tu puttar...
Preeta(broke the hug) - mai bilkul thik hu...aap..aap kaise ho?aur ghar par sab kaise hai?
Rakhi - sab ache hai puttar...par tere bina kisiko acha nahi lgta!
Preeta looked down in tears, Rakhi and Sameer came inside,Sarla too came out,
Rakhi - kaisi hai Shristi?
Shristi - bilkul thik aunty!ghar par sab kaise hai?
Rakhi - sab ache hai!(looked at Mayank) Sarla ji ye..?
Sarla - ye Preeta aur Shristi ka bachpan ka dost hai...Mayank...yahi inhe yaha se leke gaya tha!!
Rakhi - acha....(looks at him sadly)
Sarla - Rakhi ji achanak aaj yaha?
Sameer - wo Sarla aunty hum aap sbko kal ki mahashivratri ki puja ke liye invite krne aaye hai!!
Rakhi - ji Sarla ji hum to yaha aap teeno ko invite krne aye the...lekin ab to Preeta Shristi aur Mayank bhi hai...to iss puja me aur chaar chaand lag jaayenge...sab ghar par bahot khush hojaayenge!
Sameer looked at Shristi and winked at her,she giggled silently and looked at Mayank,
Sarla - Ha Rakhi ji hum jarur aayenge...puja me aane se kyu mana krenge hum!
Rakhi - thik hai to Sarla ji kal milte hai! abhi hum chlte hai!
Sarla - thik hai ji!
Rakhi cupped Preeta's face and smiled,she and Sameer left,
Sameer - chachi wo mai keh raha tha ki....
Rakhi - ha bol na puttar!
Sameer - aap ghar par kisiko mat batana ki Mayank Preeta bhabhi aur Shristi bhi aane waale hai!!kal sbko surprise milega...especially Karan bhai ko!
Rakhi - ha ye tu shi keh raha hai!thik hai mai kisi ko nahi bataungi!
Next Day,
Sarla - Preeta Shristi aaj Luthra house jaana hai puja me...to dono time se taiyaar ho jaana!ye Mayank kaha reh gaya!!
Mayank(coming inside) - aagya aagya aunty!ek important kaam aagya tha!
Sarla - koi nhi beta ji...aap bhi jldi taiyaar hojaaiye!
Mayank nods and left,
Soon all were ready and left for Luthra house,
Rakhi - Karan puttar jara dekh na uss taraf...sab taiyaar hai ki nahi!
Karan - ji mom!
Rakhi - waise ruk!
Karan - haa?
Rakhi - bada sohna lag raha hai aaj to!
Karan(smiled) - less than my mom!
Karan went upstairs,
Rakhi saw Aroras coming,with one Luthra (Preeta Karan Luthra 😉😘)
Rakhi - aaiye ji aaiye!waah Preeta puttar kitni sundar lag rahi hai tu to!
Preeta(smiles) - thank you Rakhi aunty!
Rakhi - aaiye na sab!
They went inside,
Rakhi(mind) - kaash wo din jld aaye jab tu mujhe aunty nahi Rakhi maa bulaaye!(smiles sadly)
Everyone went inside, Luthras saw Preeta and Shristi and were shocked,
Mahesh/Kareena/Rishab - Preeta/Preeta ji!
Preeta greeted everyone,
Mahesh - mai tujhse bahot naraz hu...mujhse mile bina hi chali gayi!
Preeta(tearfully) - I am sorry...I am really sorry!maine aap sabko bahot miss kiya!
Rishab - hum sab ne bhi aapko aur Shristi ko bahot jyada miss kiya!
Preeta smiles,
Sameer - par sbse jyada Karan bhai ne!nahi Rishab bhai?
Rishab nods,
Rishab - agar kisi ne sbse sbse jyada miss kiya hai...to wo Karan hai!
Preeta(mind) - mujhe pata hai!I know ki Karan ne mujhe bahot miss kiya..aur wo mujhse bahot pyaar bhi karta hai!!
Rakhi - Preeta puttar ek baar Karan se mil aa..wo apne kamre me hai...tujhe dekhkar bahot khush hojaayega!
Preeta smiled and nodded,she went towards Karan's room,
She entered and became nostalgic seeing the room,
Memories flashed in her mind,their happy moments,their fall and catch scenes,their nok jhok,
Her eyes went on the wall,where his photos were replaced with theirs,
She smiled tearfully,
She went near and caressed the photos,then only Karan came out of the washroom,she turned towards him,
He looked up and saw her,
Karan - Babydoll!(sighs) not again!
Preeta looked at him confused,he went towards the mirror,
Karan - hadd hai haa Preeta Luthra...har kuch der me meri imagination me aajaati ho..aur phir achanak se gayab ho jaati ho..aisa thori hota hai!(looks at her)
Karan - waah...ab to tum imagination me bhi function ke hisab se taiyaar hoke aane lagi!shi hai shi hai!ched lo mujhe!but I know ek na ek din tum imagination me nahi sach me iss kamre me hogi...mere pass...mere saath...(smiles)
She chuckles and then smiles,
She went near him and hugged him tightly,he was shocked but then realized she wasn't his imagination,she was really there,
Karan - Babydoll...tum...tum sachme yaha ho!!
Preeta - nahi jhuth me hu!pagal bajarbattu!
He smiled widely and hugged her tightly,
Karan - omg!tum yaha abhi mtlb!tum schme ho?
She broke the hug and hits his head,
Preeta - are you like serious!hug krliya...maine baat krli...phir bhi puchte ho schme ho ya nahi!dikh nahi rahi kya mai!
Karan smiled widely and again hugged her tightly,
Karan - tum Mumbai kab aayi?
Preeta - kal!
Karan - I am so happy!
Preeta too smiled,
Preeta broke the hug,
Preeta - mai neeche jaati hu!
She was about to go but he held her hand and pulled her closer,she looked at him confusingly,
He without saying anything locked his lips with hers,she widens her eyes in shock,but soon responded,both kissed each other softly yet passionately,
Both broke,
Preeta - ye...ye kya tha?
Karan(casually) - kiss!
Preeta - tum mujhe aise kiss kaise kar skte ho!
Karan held her waist and pulled her,
Karan(huskily) - mai aur bhi bahot kuch kar skta hu...aur tum to jaanti ho ye baat...(playing with lace of her blouse)
She gulped nervously and pushed him,tucked her hairstrand and ran from there blushingly,he chuckled at her antics,
Karan - please please God...aaj babydoll mujhe maaf krde!(went down)
To be continued.