Jo pyar aankhon se nahi, dil se hota hai, uska rang kabhi nahi udta. Zindagi mein sabse khubsurat cheez woh hai jo humne kabhi dekha nahi, lekin dil se mehsoos kiya hai. Chhupi hui jazbaat zyada gehre hote hain, kyunki unhe bayaan karne ki zaroorat nahi hoti.
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Randhir and Kahani arrived at a big, luxurious mall. Kahani looked around, clearly awestruck by the size and grandeur of the place.
"Yeh mall kitna bada hai! Mujhe toh laga tha hum kisi chhoti dukaan pe jaane wale hain. Yeh toh bahut mehenga lagta hai."
(This mall is huge! I thought we were going to some small shop. This looks really expensive.)
Randhir smiled at her words. "I am Randhir Oberoi aur yeh hamara mall yeh. Tumhe jo pasand aaye, bas le lo. Paise ki fikr mat karo."
(I am randhir Oberoi and this is our mall. Take whatever you like. Don’t worry about the money.)
"Nahi, Randhir. Mujhe itne mehengi jagah se kapde nahi kharidne. Simple jagah chalein?". Kahani stopped on her path and hesitated.
(No, Randhir. I don’t want to buy clothes from such an expensive place. Let’s go somewhere simple.)
Randhir gently placed his hand on hers. "Tum itni chhoti chhoti baaton ki tension kyun leti ho? Tumhare liye yeh sab kuch bhi nahi hai."
(Why do you worry about such small things? For you, this is nothing.)
"Mujhe aadat nahi hai, Randhir. Itni badi jagah par shopping karna...
(I’m not used to this, Randhir. Shopping in such a big place...)
"Kahani tum meri zimmedari ho, aur tumhe jo bhi chahiye, woh tumhe milke rahega." Randhir’s tone hardened.
(Kahani, no matter how small your dreams or life are, I’m here to make themou are my responsibility, and whatever you need, you’ll get.)
Kahani smiled slightly, but still she was unsure. "Lekin… mujhe yeh sab ajeeb lagta hai. Main aisi cheezon ki aadat nahi daalna chahti."
(But… this all feels strange to me. I don’t want to get used to such things.)
Randhir holded her hand. "Ajeeb kyun? Tum deserve karti ho yeh sab. Aur main chahta hoon ki tum har cheez mein apne aap ko special mehsoos karo. Aaj bas ek din ke liye apni chinta bhool jao."
(Why strange? You deserve all of this. And I want you to feel special in every way. Just for today, forget all your worries.)
Kahani softly said. "Par Randhir…"
(But Randhir…)
Randhir interrupted, with a smile. "Koi 'par' nahi. Bas yeh samajh lo ki tumhare liye sab kuch mere liye chhoti baat hai. Chal, ab dekho kaunsi dress pasand hai."
(No 'but.' Just understand that doing all this for you is a small thing for me. Now come on, let’s see which dress you like.)
Kahani finally smiled feeling reassured, and they both walk into the store, hand in hand.
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Randhir and Kahani were shopping when suddenly a girl appeared and hugged Randhir tightly. "Randhir! Kitne dino baad mil rahe hain! I can't believe it!"
(Randhir! It’s been so long! I can’t believe I’m seeing you!)
Kahani, confused, stood there watching. Randhir gently broke the hug, clearly a bit awkward. "Uh, Kritika... tum yahan? Itne time ke baad."
