It's 3 in the afternoon on January 5th. Darshan is sitting in the living room watching tv while Rajendra Uncle, Jyugal, Dhruwal Patel(a cinematographer, director, and a very close friend of Darshan and Jyugal), his aunt, uncle, and his cousins are running around the house like crazy. He turns off the tv and rests his right elbow on the back of the sofa. He fists his right hand and rests his head on the fist. He is just watching everyone preparing for the Roka ceremony. After a few minutes, one by one everyone comes and sits in the living room. Jyugal and Dhruwal sit on either side of him. Jyugal rests his head on the back of the sofa.
Jyugal: Shaadi tu kar raha hai par kaam sabko karna pad raha hai!
Darshan simply chuckles at Jyugal's comment.
Dhruwal: Sahi hai! Shaadi kar raha hai aur mujhe kaha bhi nahi!
Darshan: Yaar sab kuch bahot hi jaldbaazi mein ho gaya! Mein kisi ko bhi kuch nahi kaha hai.
Dhruwal is complaining while Darshan glances outside the window. He finds a female sitting on the swing chair but couldn't see the face. He assumes it to be Jaimi and focuses his attention back to everyone.
DU(Darshan's uncle): Bhai(brother) Roka yahaan hai ya ladakee vaalo ke ghar pe?
RU: Jaivardhan ka plot haina Sabarmati ke kinaare vaheen par Roka hai!
DA(Darshan's aunt): Vahee pe toh unakee beti kee, unake bhateeje aur bhateejee kee Shaadi huee thee na?
RU: Haan wahi pe! 6 baje ka muhurat hai toh abhi sab jaldi ready ho jao. Hume muhurat se pehle waha pohochna hoga.
Jyugal: Darshan, tu kya pahanane wala hai?
Darshan: Shirt aur pant!
RU: Chalo club jaate hain aaj! Roka aur yeh sab toh hota hi rahega.
Darshan: Pappa, aap kya bol rahe ho?
RU: Toh shirt aur pant apne Roka mein kaun pahanta hai?
Darshan: Toh kya pahanu?
Esha(Darshan's cousin): Aapka outfit designer se aa gaya hai!
Darshan: Thik hai!
They all get ready and then, sit in the living room conversing.
On the other hand, Jaimi is sitting in front of her vanity looking at herself in the mirror after doing her hair. She wears her lehenga with the help of Ayesha and Meera.
Jaimi: I'm ready!
Ayesha: Makeup?
Jaimi: Meera, mera lip balm paas kar!
Meera: Which one?
Jaimi: Mein hamesha clear hi use karti hoon na.
Meera hands Jaimi the clear lip gloss which she applies a very minimum amount of. One can barely say that she has applied anything.
Ayesha: Makeup mein sirf lip balm hi?
Jaimi: Mein kabhi lip balm se zyada makeup use karti hoon?
Ayesha: Jee nahi par karna chahiye!
Meera: Kya lag rahi ho meri jaan?
Ayesha: I wish abhi Mein ladka hoti!
Jaimi: Kyu?
Ayesha: Tujhe lekar bhaag jaati aur shaadi kar leti!
Meera: Darshan Kumar toh gae!
Jaimi: Kya tum dono? Kuch bhi bolte rehte ho!
Jaimi looks down at the floor and blushes.
Meera: Yeh toh abhi se hi sharmaane lagi!
Ayesha: Suhaagraat pe toh kya hoga?
Jaimi's face turns red as a tomato. She blushes even harder. Jaya aunty and Jaivardhan uncle enter the room. They're on a video call with Chetana.
Jaya: Tum teeno ready ho gae ho toh hum chale?
Jaimi: Ji.
Jaya: My god! Jaimi tum bahot hi sundar lag rahi ho.
Jaivardhan: Betiya kab badi ho jati hai pata hi nahi chalta. Ab toh do hafto ke baad tumhari shaadi ho jaaegi aur apne dusre ghar bhi chali jaaegi.
Ayesha: Dusra Kyun?
Jaivardhan: Pehla toh humesha yehi ghar rahega na!
Jaya aunty and Jaivardhan uncle look at Jaimi and tears start forming in their eyes. Ayesha takes the phone from their hand and shows Chetana the emotional scene. Jaimi walks to the two and hugs them. They hug her back tightly.
Chetana: Meri shaadi pe toh itna emotional nahi hue the! Kabhi kabhi toh lagata hai ki mujhe kisi mandir se hi leke aae the.
Jaimi: Because they love me more Di!
Chetana: I know! Even my kids love their Masi more than their mummy who gave birth to them.
Jaimi: Kyuki mein sabki favorite hoon!
Chetana: Chal baad mein phone karti hoon mera boss aa raha hai. Bye!
Jaimi: Bye Di!
Chetana ends the call.
Jaimi: Aur aap dono itne emotional kyu ho rahe ho? Aap hi chahate the na ki mein usse shaadi karlu aur aapaka mujhse piccha chute.
Jaya: Apni jaan se koi piccha chudata hain kya?
Jaivardhan: Hum nikle ab? Tum teeno pehle mandir jaana aur Phir plot pe Aana. Tumhare uncle, aunty, aur cousins plot pe hi aane wale hai toh ab hume nikal na chahiye.
Ayesha: Let's go!
Jaimi: I'm driving!
Meera: Ok madam!
Jaya aunty and Jaivardhan uncle go to the plot while the girls drive to the temple. They pray and take blessings then, leave for the plot.
Darshan and others also leave for the plot. They all reach there after half an hour or so. It's 5:45 now. They park their car and are greeted at the gate by Jaimi's family. Darshan looks around but doesn't see Jaimi anywhere.
Jyugal: Bhai, bhabhi iss rasam mein hoti hai ya nahi? (Whispering)
Darshan: Mujhe kya pata! Meri toh pehli baar shaadi ho rahi hai na. (Whispering)
Jyugal: Sahi hai par bhabhi itni sundar hai ki dusri baar karne ki zaroorat hi nahi padegi! (Whispering)
RU: Jaivardhan, Jaimi kaha hai?
Jaivardhan: Woh mandir gae hai! Meri baat hue abhi. She'll be here any minute.
They introduce each other when a black Mercedes pulls up in front of them. Jaimi looks for the parking space and parks the car. The three come out of the car and they walk to where the others are standing.
Dhruwal: Bhai, Bhabhi koun hai? Ayesha ya Meera?
Jyugal: Jaimi! The one in the middle.
Dhruwal: Teri toh arrange marriage mein bhi lottery lab gae!
Dhruwal takes a few pictures of the girls and the others. He's joined by Dushyant Raval, Darshan's friend, and a photographer. The girls greet everyone and then, they all go into the plot. After walking about a minute or two, they see the beautiful decorations done on the inside. The Pandit ji is waiting for them.
(A/N: Please imagine the background of the picture to be the Sabarmati River.)
Dushyant is busy clicking pictures while Dhruwal is recording the Roka ceremony. Darshan and Jaimi are sat down on the two-seater in the middle with their family and relatives on either side and in front of the Mandap. Jaya aunty does their aarti. Darshan's aunt lays a red chunari with gold embroidery on Jaimi's head. Pandit ji starts chanting the mantras and they do all the rituals. Then, the families exchange gifts and sweets as part of the Roka ceremony. The Roka comes to an end around 8. They all sit around a huge dining table to eat dinner. Jaimi is sitting in between Darshan and Ayesha. Meera is on the other side of Ayesha and Jyugal is on the other side of Darshan.
Ayesha: Chal ab toh lakhon ladkiyo ki dhadkan teri ho gae! (Whispering)
Jaimi: Konsi dhadkan? (Whispering)
Meera: Darshan Jiju! (Whispering)
Jaimi blushes.
Ayesha: Aae hai! (Whispering)
Jaimi: Jiju kyu bula rahe ho unko? (Whispering)
Ayesha: Toh Phir kya bulae? Hamari saheli ke woh? (Whispering)
Jaimi: Call him whatever you want! And stop with this teasing. Abhi mujhe isse bahot chid ho rahi hai! (Whispering)
Meera: Ab tak toh hum dono hi hai! Jab puri gang aaegi tab kya hoga yeh soch. (Whispering)
Jaimi: Meri shaamat aaegi aur kya? (Whispering)
Ayesha and Meera chuckle at her response.
Jyugal: Bhai, ab Roka ki announcement tumhare fans ko kardo! (Whispering)
Darshan: Kyu? (Whispering)
Jyugal: Shaadi ab do hafto ke baad hain na toh unko yeh digest karne ke liye time milega ki tu ab kisi aur ka hone jaa raha hai. Jab tak woh sab yeh digest karenge tab tak teri shaadi ho jaaegi. (Whispering)
Darshan: Aaj dinner ke baad pictures post karta hoon. Dekhte hai ki kya hota hai! (Whispering)
Jyugal: Comments ka aakraman, aur saari information nikal denge sab ke baare mein. Kal ke newspaper mein headlines aur Jaimi hogi pareshaan! (Whispering)(He says it with a dramatic tone)
Darshan: Tu mera dost hai ya kya? Dara kyu raha hai! (Whispering)
They both focus their attention back to the table. Darshan glances at Jaimi from the corner of his eyes. She is smiling at Esha who is sitting opposite her.
Esha: Bhai, do you know Jaimi, Ayesha, Meera, and I were classmates from kindergarten to 12th?
Darshan: Nahi!
Esha: Jaimi, woh Malik brothers kaise hai?
Jaimi: Koun Malik brothers? Oh wait... Bhai aur Armaan?
Esha: Armaan sahi hai par Bhai koun?
Jaimi: Amaal Bhai! Tumhe unke baare mein kaise pata?
Esha: They're famous and mein tumhe Instagram pe follow karti hoon.
Jaimi: I forgot about that! Thik hai dono. Unko kya hona hai?
Esha: Tum sab toh saath mein hi rehte ho na?
Jaimi: Haan! I mean humari regular basis pe baat hoti hai. Woh humare neighbor bhi hai.
Esha: I wish mein bhi kabhi un dono se mil paati!
Jaimi: Dinner ke baad mein Bhai ko phone karti hoon tab baat kar lena.
Meera: Armaan ko bhi kar de!
Jaimi: Un janab ka ataa pata hi nahi hai. Subah phone, message, sms sab kiya par uska ek bhi jawab nahi aaya.
Darshan glances at Jaimi again and tightens his grip on his spoon as he clenches his jaws. The girls chat while the others are quietly eating. The dinner comes to an end after some time. Everyone is sitting in the garden area.
RU: Pandit Ji aap saare function ki tareekh bata dijiye.
Pandit: Ji!
Pandit: Engagement ke liye 20 January, Mehandi ke liye 21, Sangeet ke liye 22, Mangal Muhurat aur Griha Shanti pooja 23 ko hogi. Haldi aur Shaadi 24 ko.
Jaivardhan: Ab toh 15 din hi reh gae hai aur shaadi ke card chapvane hai aur baatne bhi hai.
Dhruwal: Card ki designs aur chapvana mein, Dushyant, aur Jyugal dekh lenge.
RU: Thik hai!
DU: Venue?
Jaivardhan: Shaadi yaha plot pe hi kar lete hai kyuki ab venue milna toh impossible hai!
DA: Guest ki list bhi toh banani padegi na!
Jaya: Woh toh hum log abhi hi bana dete hai!
Esha: Bhai, Jaimi, aur sabke kapde mein, Meera, aur Ayesha dekh lenge.
Jaivardhan: Wedding planner ko meine yaha hi bula diya hai! Woh jab aajae tab Jaimi aur Darshan uske saath baith ke decoration aur sab decide kar lenge abhi.
RU: Yeh tumne bahot hi accha kiya! Shaadi ka saara expense hum baat lenge!
Jaivardhan: Uski zaroorat nahi hai!
RU: Kyu nahi hai? Agar sab kuch equal kar rahe hai toh yeh kyu nahi?
They have a little argument for a few minutes but at the end decide to do a dutch. The wedding planner comes in. Jaimi and Darshan go with him and decide everything. Darshan paid attention to every detail and gave suggestion as they were deciding everything. Jaimi got a bit shocked as Darshan is actually talking to her about how the functions should be. After two hours of discussion, they finalize everything. Darshan and Jaimi walk to the garden where the others are planning.
Dushyant: Unke card ki designs humne choose karli hai par...
RU: Par kya?
Dhruwal: Uske liye Jaimi aur Darshan ka photoshoot karna padega.
Jaivardhan: Us mein toh bahot hi time jaega.
Jyugal: Hum saare card aapko 13th ki subah tak de denge aur Ahmedabad ke bahar wale saare deliver karva denge 13th ki shaam se pehle.
Jaya: Thik hai!
RU: Photoshoot kaise karoge!
Dushyant: Parso Darshan ka concert hai Kolkata mein toh wahi pe karlenge aur phir January 11th tak India ke dusre shehar mein shoot karenge.
Jyugal: Uske liye Jaimi ko humare saath aana honga.
RU: Jaimi ke saath Ayesha tum chali jao taki waha par woh akeli na pad jaae.
Meera: Haan Ayesha tu jaa! Mein aur Esha sab dekh lenge yaha aur tum sab ko call kar lenge opinions ke liye.
Ayesha: Thik hai!
They all continue to discuss everything related to the wedding. Darshan steps out as he receives a call. Jaimi gets a call from Amaal. Ayesha, Meera, and Esha snatch Jaimi's phone and run away. Jaimi chases them. Jyugal, Dhruwal, and Dushyant also step out. Darshan is pacing back and forth on the square in the middle of the water body. The square is connected to four small bridges that are going in all four directions. Ayesha, Meera, and Esha run past Darshan who is talking. Jyugal, Dhruwal, and Dushyant are standing by the bank of Sabarmati River while watching the girls and Darshan. Jaimi is running behind the other three. When she's running by Darshan, she bumps into him and loses her balance. She closes her eyes as she's about to fall but Darshan slips his arm around her waist and catches her. She unconsciously holds his shoulder for a bit of support. Dushyant is taking pictures of them. He giggles seeing her reaction as she closed her eyes with fear clearly visible on her face. She opens her eyes after a minute or so and sees that Darshan is holding her with his one arm while holding his phone to his ear with his other arm. He's giggling in between while conversing on the phone. Jaimi's breath hitches as his hand is in contact with his bare skin. Her eyes are glued to Darshan's face who is busy talking on the phone while stealing a few glances of her. She gets up after a minute with his help while her hands are still on his shoulder. They hear some giggles around them. Jaimi removes her hands from his shoulder and steps back. She fixes her hair while Darshan is stiffening his jacket. Jaimi stands there quietly as he's on a call. He ends the call after a minute and turns to Jaimi.
Jaimi: I'm sorry! I didn't do it on a purpose.
Darshan: It's fine.
Jaimi: Excuse me!
Jaimi starts to walk away from Darshan. Her long hair slaps his face lightly as she turns. A piece of her hair gets tangles to his jacket's button. Jaimi walks forward.
Jaimi: Aaah...
Darshan looks down and Jaimi turns. They see that her hair is tangle with his jacket's button. Darshan tries to untangle it but Jaimi winces in pain.
Darshan: Tum kar do...
Jaimi: Hmm...
Jaimi tries for a minute but it is hard.
Jaimi: Tum pehle do button khol sakhto ho taki mein yeh hair untangle kar sakhu?
Darshan: Hmm...
Jaimi waits for him to unbutton the first two buttons but he's standing there looking at her and his jacket. Jaimi hesitantly reaches the first button of his jacket. Her heartbeat starts to race like she's running a marathon. Darshan could hear her heartbeat as they were pretty loud. She unbuttons it and goes close to him to untangle her hair. Her heart is beating so fast like she just saw a ghost in front of her. Darshan brings his mouth close to her ear as she's untangling.
Darshan: Easy there with the heartbeat! (Whispers)
Jaimi's breath hitches again and her heartbeat fastens even more. Her face turns red as blood Darshan draws back and Jaimi quickly untangles her hair. She feels his gaze burning on her skin as he's looking at her. She avoids looking at him and runs to where the girls are standing. Darshan buttons his shirt and walks to the riverbank where the boys are standing. The boys walk to the girls.
Dhruwal: Hum Jaimi aur Darshan ke kuch pictures yahi khich lete hain?
Dushyant: Yaha koi acchi jagah hai kahi?
Esha: Haan! You can take a pictures of them sitting on the swing that's on the river deck.
Jyugal: Wahi pe chalte hai!
They all walk to the river deck where the swing is. The swing is beautifully decorated.
(A/N: Please just imagine the background to be Sabarmati River!)
Dhruwal: Darshan aur Jaimi tum dono swing pe baith jao.
Darshan and Jaimi see the size of the swing and reluctantly sit down. Their bodies are against each other while they're sitting on the swing. Dhruwal and Dushyant take pictures of them in a few different poses. Jaimi avoid looking at Darshan. After clicking few more pictures, they all walk back to the garden where the others are chatting. They all have everything planned by 12.
Jyugal: Ab sab kuch plan ho gaya hai toh phir kal shaam ko Jaimi, Darshan, Ayesha. Dhruwal, Dushyant, aur mein Kolkata ke liye niklenge.
RU: Thik hai!
Esha: Kal dupaher tak aap dono ke photoshoot ke liye outfits aapke ghar aa jaaenge.
Darshan: Ok.
They all bid each other goodbye and leave. Jaimi again avoids looking at Darshan. Jaimi is driving towards Meera's house with Ayesha is the front passenger seat and Meera in the back.
Meera: I'm so excited for your wedding! Kitni lavish hone wali hai.
Jaimi: Yaa lavish! Iss lavish shaadi ke chakkar mein meri chaar saal ki savings chali jaaegi.
Ayesha: Matalab?
Jaimi: Meine aaj subah uncle aur aunty se kaha hai ki shaadi ka saara expense mein hi uthaungee.
Meera: Why?
Jaimi: Mein pichle chaar saal se kaam kar rahi hoon aur I'm financially stable to bare all the expense. Mein nahi chahti ki meri wajah se unhe koi pareshani ho. I know ki humare family business accha chal raha hai aur uss wajah se unko meri shaadi ka kharcha uthane mein koi problem naho hongi but still I don't want them to pay for it when I can do it myself!
Ayesha: The independent women in you is out again!
Jaimi: Yes because I work for what I want! I don't rely on others.
Meera: True that!
Jaimi and Ayesha drop off Meera. Then, they go to Jaimi's house. They change and go to sleep.
On the other hand, Darshan posts some of the pictures from Roka ceremony which Dhruwal and Dushyant sent him.
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Is Jaimi being attracted to Darshan or is it just something normal that happens?
What will happen next? Will Darshan be able to move on in life with Jaimi and forget Heli? Will Jaimi and Darshan fall for each other?
I know I haven't updated since a long time so sorry for that. I was very busy in the past few days as few things came up. I made this chapter long to make up for it so I hope you all don't mind. I know my Hindi grammar is very bad so sorry about that. I will try to update every day or every other day from now on. Thank you for reading! I hope you guys liked it. Tell me your thoughts by commenting. ~Jahan💖