A Chance At Love - Prem Preeti

Chapter 16

Prem smiled to himself as he buttoned his kurta. Today was Karwa Chaut and he was getting ready for his first ever. He should have been there for all of it but this was a new beginning, he would make sure he would be there for her always.

Yesterday, being Friday, she had been at work and he had been doing his duties of wedding planning as he stayed home half day and they updated him on all they had decided. He also had the task of preparing a Sargi for her which he had almost researched for when Sadhna bhabhi entered his room and caught him making notes.

"Kya ho raha hai Prem bhaiyya," she had asked and he had jumped. And on his no reply she had smiled and came back, handing him a covered Thaal. "Ye de dijiye...."

He had looked at her and she asked him to sit.

"Yeh maine banayi thi, Preeti ke liye..." Prem looked at her. She knew, he realised and he looked down. "Sorry main peeche se aayi, par bohat achcha laga jaan kar ke aap yeh kar rahe the. Aur isse bhi ziada yeh jaan kar ke aapko pata hai. Usne bataya...?

Prem looked down, "usse kehna hota tho kab ka keh deti..."

Sadhna smiled as she ruffled his hair. "Ek baat aur hai Prem bhaiyya jo aap aur aapke bhaiyya ki bilkul ek jaisi hai. Aap dono ko yakeen dilana ke koi aapko pasand karta hai bohat mushkil hai..." Prem smiled and she laughed. "Iss baat mein Vinod babu alag hain. Shayad Anand babu ki sangat hai..."

She handed the Thaal to him and said, "main kehne aayi thi, shaam ko Pritam Uncle ke yahan jaana hai. Maa ne kaha hai aap tayyar ho jaayen. Preeti ko kal ke liye Maa suit de rahin hai. Yeh thaal sargi ki aap de dijiye."

Prem shook his head as he returned it. "Aap de di jiye bhabhi. Mujhe nahi pata tha apne tayyari ki hai."

"Kaise nahi karti. Vada kiya tha use pichle saal k iss baar sab theek hoga aur yeh vrat woh haq se rakhegi."

"Haq tho uska hi hai bhabhi, jo bhi woh karna chahe..." he sighed.

"Humari devrani ko jald ghar le aaiyye Prem bhaiyya. Yeh unhe Mummy ke haath se milna chaiyye."

Prem blushed and she smiled. "Tayyari ki baatien tho aaj bohat ho gayin par aapse ek aur baat karni thi. Har cheez uski pasand ki hai. Har dress, aapka ho ya unka, ek aap bhi ki kiye. Bohat achcha lagega."

Prem looked up and she smiled, "maine socha hai kaunsa wala... aap baat maanenge?"

Prem closed his eyes and opened them. "Aapki baat kaise mana sar karta hoon bhabhi, par mujhe inn sab ka koi idea nahi hai..."

"Iss mein idea ki nahi, dil ki sunni hai... aur haan main kisi se nahi kahoongi ke aapne chuna hai. Humne bas saath mein pasand kiya hai Preeti ke liye. Phir theek hai..."

Prem couldn't stop the blush and he was curious. "Bhabhi agar shaadi ka dress hai tho wohi kare. Uski bhi koi khwaish hogi."

"Shaadi ka nahi hai... woh tho Sapna, Sangeeta aur sab mil kar design kar rahe hain Preeti ke saath. Yeh raat ke Reception ka hai."

Prem looked at her. "Yeh kaise hoga... raat ko tho..."

"Haan devarji, par ghar ki bahu ka hum bhi tho swagat karenge. Aur aap raat ko after dinner nilkenge. Isse pehle ek chota sa function hai. Subha ka wedding dress tho nahi sahi rahega. Yeh waala aap choose kariye. Ziada mushkil nahi hai. Bas yeh sochna hai ke apni dulhan ko kaise le jaana hai."

Prem looked away and she smiled, "main haan samjhoon?" She asked cheekily and he could barely hide his smile. Shaking her head as she ruffled his hair she left the room leaving him in a plethora of thoughts that hit his stomach like nothing before. This was crazy.