Car halted infront of a temple.
Anurag, Nivedita and Anupam stepped out from it. Nivedita is carrying a plate of pooja items and the chunri.
They entered the temple, but Anurag's phone started ringing. He took the phone,
"Hello sir
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Oo sir, those papers are with me only
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Ok sir, I will come and do the needed corrections
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Ok sir", Anurag disconnected his phone and looked at them,
"Kya hua Anu, sab theek?"
"Voh mujhe abhi college jaana hoga, voh kuch corrections hai."
"Anuu, yeh tu kya keh raha hai, aaj tera engagement hai aur agar Maa ko pata chali na toh"
"I know Dii, but please main abhi jaa kar sabkuch jaldi se khatam karke aata hu, I promise"
"Hmm, theek hai, par mandir tak aaye hai toh darsan karke jaao, aur yeh chunri bhi"
"Ok"
Then they entered the temple.
Anurag prayed before ShivParvati idol. But he is feeling something weird inside him.
"Yeh mujhe itna bechaini kyu ho raha hai?!"
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"Nandu Dii, kaha kho gayi?! Front mein dekho Ganesh ji vahi par hai"
Nandini confusingly turned towards Ganesh idol and started praying,
"Ganeshji, yeh mujhe achanak ithna ajeeb kyu lag raha hai?!, Manik kaha ho tum!?, esa lag rahi hai ki voh ek dum paas hai meri"
Then she walked away looking around for someone, maybe for Manik. Shivani and Prerna standing there with closed eyes.
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Anurag wrapped the chunri around the idol and prayed.
"Acha Dii, ab main chalta hu, bye"
"Ok tc, jaldi aa jaana"
At the same time Nandini also came there and spotted a blurred image through the chunri. But she noticed that the chunri is about to fly off. So, she immediately got hold of it and placed it intact.
"Thank you" Nivedita said to Nandini.
Nandini smiled at her.
"Heyy, tum Prerna ki cousin ho na?"
"Ji"
"Hai, I'm Nivedita. Anurag ki sister. Maine aapko kal function mein dekhi thi"
"Ohh, sorry main suddenly recognise nahi kar paayi. Hai, I'm Nandini"
They both smiled with a handshake.
"Hai, Main Anupam. Inki husband"
"Hii"
"Nanduu" Prerna's voice made her turn.
Prerna and Shivani came there searching for her. Then they noticed Nivedita and Anupam.
"Aap dono bhi yaha hai? Kab aayi?"
"Bas kuch hi der pehle. Arrey agar humein pata hota tum bhi yahi par ho toh koyi bahaana bana ke Anu ko rok sakta tha"
"Anurag bhi yaha tha?!" Nandini asked all of a sudden. But she realised the surroundings, "voh... meri matlab tha ki hmm... maine abhi tak nahi dekhi na"
"Really!? But its ok aaj shaam ko toh dekhna hi hai"
"Shit!! Anurag toh yahi par hi tha, phir bhi main dekh nahi paayi. Agar dekh liya hota toh yeh baat engagement tak badne hi nahi deti main" Nandini's thoughts
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Evening
Rainbow lights, balloons, violet, and pink orchids enhanced the beauty of Basu Mansion.
Every guest started coming. Zubin also made his entry as one among them.
"Kya Mansion hai!! Siiiidddd. Yaha tak pahunch toh gaya par abhi tak yeh pata nahi ki kya function hai, kisi se puch bhi nahi sakti"
But someone accidentally hit Zubin and he turned backward. And then he saw the board placed at the entrance
"Anurag!?!?!?" Zubin said in shock
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