"Toh tu mujhe Rishita se zyada pasand karta hai?" Raavi asked.
"Ae gadheri, tera aur uska koi comparison nahi hai." Shiva said. "Tu usse sau kya hazar gunah achhi hai!"
Raavi looked over at Rishita to find her staring at them. She was wondering why Raavi and Shiva were sitting so close and why were the holding hands. Raavi turned around to see maami still spying on them. Even maami looked confused as to what was happening. She was expecting Shiva to sprout horns and attack Raavi. Then Raavi looked over to Dhara's table, and she gave a sweet smile to Raavi.
"Shiva, mujhe na celebrity wali feeling aa rahi hai. Sab hum dono ko kaise ghoor rahe hai." She laughed.
Shiva looked around to see everyone's expression. Maami and Rishita were probably expecting their date to be a disaster but Shiva was feeling great. It was the perfect ambiance, Maami ki behen ki beti was looking beautiful and even he was looking handsome. And it was great fun to ruin people's expectations.
By then dinner was served. This time it was Shiva who got up and served everything to Raavi. She was surprised at this.
"Tu itna gentleman kabse ban gaya?" Raavi asked.
"Gentleman nahi hu main. Ab jaisa hu waisa hi hu. Dev se shaadi nahi hui teri toh mujhse woh sab expect mat karna." Shiva's mood suddenly changed.
Raavi would have retorted at this point or fought with him, but she noticed something in Shiva's expression. He had suddenly build a wall around himself. Raavi knew if she asked him, he would build shut himself off from her.
"Main tujhe Dev se compare nahi kar rahi."
"Haa kyu karegi? Sabko pata hai ki Dev seedha, polite, gentleman aur main kaha jangli, gawar jaahil."
Now Raavi understood. She never knew Shiva felt so insecure about himself. And it was true she had said these words herself, but she didn't mean them. But she couldn't bear to see her Shiva so sad. She could feel his hurt and his pain at this very moment.
"Tune sahi kaha tere aur Dev ka koi comparison nahi hai. Kehne ke liye toh tum dono bhai ho par ek dusre se kitne alag ho. Dev shaant, achha aur gentleman hai." Raavi said. "Aur tu, tu bilkul alag hai. Thoda sa jangli bhalu hai, bohot jaahil hai, par gawar bilkul nahi hai. Tu college nahi gaya ho par tu bohot intelligent hai. Dev padhai mein tujhse better hai toh kya, tujhe iss duniya ke baare main bohot samajh hai. Bachpan se leke mujhe koi bhi problem hoti thi toh main advice lene tere pas hi aati thi na, Dev ke paas toh nahi jaati thi. Polite nahi hai tu par dil ki baat saaf saaf keh deta hai. Seedha nahi hai tu par tera dil bilkul saaf hai. Toh please apne aap ko Dev se compare mat kar."
"Par tu shaadi toh Dev se hi karna chahti thi, mujhse nahi."
Now Raavi was confused. What did he want from her? Why would he even care that she didn't want to marry him? Didn't he hate her?
"Banna toh main Ms. Universe bhi chahti thi, woh kaha hua? Kaunsa life mein sab kuch apne hisaab se hota hai?" Raavi asked. "Bann toh gayi hu main Mrs. Raavi Shiva Pandya. Ab jo ho gaya so ho gaya."
Shiva smiled. Her calling herself Mrs. Raavi Shiva Pandya felt good. Had she finally accepted their relationship?
"Waise na teri hi galti hai!" Raavi said. "Tu bachpan mein mujhe utna tang nahi karta toh shayad main tujhse shaadi karna chahti."
"O Mami ki behen ki beti, zyada udd mat. Tujh jaisi chipkali se main kaunsa shaadi ke liya mara jaa raha tha?"
"Abhi toh mujhe Somnath ki sabse beautiful ladki bol raha tha."
Rishita couldn't decide what was happening between Shiva and Raavi. Why were they not fighting? They seemed to be having a great time together. She thought them fighting would be a great entertainment for her.
