Kabhi Toh Nazar Milao Part 3

Saaliyan

"Naina, kahan thi tu, kabse tujhe dhoond rahi hun... pata hai humne kitne saare photo liye hain." Swati said the moment she noticed Naina near the stage.

She went up, along with Sameer.

"Jitne pose soche the tune unn sabme le liye na?" Naina teased her.

Shyly, Swati gave a side glance to Munna, then nodded.

"Achha hai... yeh bata, tujhe kuch khane ya peene ko chahiye?" She asked.

"Na baba... lipstick kharab ho gayi toh... abhi itni saari photo baaki hain... abhi kaise kha sakti hun?" Swati, as always, was most concerned about her appearance.

Naina chuckled at her obsession for photographs and moved to Preeti.

"Sun Preeti, tune kuch khaya? Leke aaun tere liye?" She asked her sister in a low voice.

"Mujhe nahi chahiye, Pandit se pooch le." She shook her head, immediately realising that with so much on it, a simple act of a slight shake could make her dizzy.

She held a hand to her temple, trying to stop the giddy feeling.

"Kya hua? Theek toh hai na tu?" Naina sat down on the handbar of seat, leaning to look at Preeti's face.

Pandit, who was talking to some guests, turned quickly on hearing Naina's tensed voice.

"Preeti, Preeti, kya hua? Tabiyat kharab lag rahi hai kya? Tumhe aaram karna hai? Paani... paani laata hun tumhare liye."

Before Preeti or Naina could stop him, he rushed towards the other end of the stage.

Sameer stopped him when he had taken just a few steps, "Kahan jaa raha hai, Pandit?"

"Woh, Preeti... paani... " He said in a helpless voice, turning back to look at Preeti.

Sameer glanced in her direction, and held Pandit's shoulders, "Tu Preeti ka khyal rakh, main lata hun."

He was back with two bottles within a few seconds. Pandit grabbed one from him, spilling a bit on his clothes as he opened it in hurry. Without a look at himself, he took it to Preeti's mouth. She held the bottle, taking it from his hands.

"Main theek hun, behosh nahi hui... bas zara sa sar ghoom gaya tha." Giving him an adoring smile, she gulped down the water.

Pandit kept looking at her with furrowed brows.

After emptying the bottle, she gazed at the concerned faces around her, and hitched up her shoulders, "Aise kya ghoor rahe ho sab ke sab... theek hun... itni der ek hi jagah baithne ki aadat nahi hai isliye thodi ghabrahat ho gayi."

"Main tum dono ke liye kuch khane ko laati hun." Naina declared.

Bela's voice reached them the same moment, "Naina, sabko le aa neeche, yahan khana lagwa diya hai, tum sab ek saath kha lo."

"Shukar hai, yahan se uthne ko toh mila... mujhe toh lag raha tha baithe baithe mera ped ban jayega yahan." Preeti was the first one to spring up from the chair.

Pandit's arms swiftly came around her in a protective grip.

"Yeh kya kar rahe ho? Yahan video wale hain." She looked at him in alarm.

"Agar fir se chakkar aaya toh?" He was least bothered about anything but her.

Preeti couldn't help but smile, "Bilkul theek hun... kaho toh abhi paani poori ka competition kar sakti hun tumhare saath... karna hai?"

A relieved smile spread on Pandit's face, "Ab jo bhi competition hoga usmein hum ek team mein honge... aamne saamne nahi."

Naina helped her sister as they all stepped down and walked towards the large table arranged for their dinner.