Chapter 12 - A Bumpy Engagement (a)

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The Maheshwari house was decorated with coloured curtains and flowers. Everyone was busy in getting dressed up for the big day!! It was their Sameer, their Sonu beta's engagement. The house was in chaos. They had to reach the bride's house in an hour but no one was ready yet.

"Ye ladies bhi na." Devang Bhaiya sighed as he handed over shagun to Poonam Bhabhi.

"Aap na rehna dijiye! Nanu aur Papaji bhi kaha taiyaar huye hai?" Bhabhi replied.

"Apna Sameer bhi toh kab se ready ho raha hai." Mamiji joined the conversation.

"Kyu na ho? Engagement hai uski." Poonam defended her brother in law.

"Arey sab taiyaar huye ki nahi?" Nanu's booming voice echoed in the hall as he entered.

"Kaku sa!! Kya lag rahe hai aap? Jach rahe hai aap." Mamaji followed him shortly.

"Humare dulhe miyan ko bhi toh koi dekh ke aao." Mami urged them.

"Mai dekhta hu." Nanu assured her.

Sameer was ready in his room to leave for Naina's house. He was looking nothing less than a prince in his sherwani. Munna Pandit were by his side wearing crisp suits but -

"Acchu!!" Sameer sneezed.

"Tujhe kisne kaha tha sagai se pehle baarish me bheegne ke liye?" Pandit scolded him.

"Aaaaacheeee!!" Munna sneezed next.

"Aur tu? Tujhe bhi dhele bhar ki akal nahi hai." Pandit scolded again.

"Mai toh chai ki tapri par chai pee raha tha. Bheeg bhi nahi raha tha." Sameer replied innocently.

"Aur mai toh park me tha, mai kaun sa bheeg raha tha - Acheee!" Munna sneezed again.

"Accha?" Pandit looked at them suspiciously. "Ghar kaise aaye tum?"

"Bike se." They answered together.

"Waah mere -" Pandit began his scolding session when -

"Achuu!!"

"Shaabash. Shaabash mere sher mere cheeton." Pandit said while patting both of his friends' backs.

"Arey bhai, kya ho raha hai?" Nanu entered Sameer's room.

"Aaaaaaaachu!"

"Shaabash." Nanu shook his head in disappointment.

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A pandal was set up on the street outside Nirmal Jyoti Society. The elders were busy supervising the decoration while Arjun and Pralay were managing the food section and tasting everything too. Pooja di and Varun Jiju were refused the rights to work and were enjoying their time with Phulla Bua and Rinki.

Preeti, Swati and Shefali were busy helping Naina dress up in her red bandhni saree but everytime they tried she, "Acchu!!" sneezed or else Swati, "acchee" sneezed instead.

"Kya hai? Nahi, matlab kaha ki akal hai ye? Aise baarish me bheegna." Preeti scolded them.

"Bheeg nahi rahe the yaar." Swati defended them, while giving the finishing touch to Naina's look.

Naina nodded frantically in response.

"Naina, hil mat yaar. Lipstick kahi ki kahi lag jaayegi." Shefali forbade her.

"Bheege nahi the? Toh fir ghar kaise aaye the?" Preeti asked.

"Rickshaw se." Swati said meekly.

Preeti began clapping for them.

"Bhagwan jhooth na bulaye"

The girls turned their head towards the door, Bela was standing with wide, moist eyes.

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