Advik was unable to concentrate on his work. He needed to talk to Devesh and confirm that whatever he did was right. Because he didn't want to break his mother's heart at the end.
"Hello. Busy hai kya bhai?"
(Are you busy?)
He asked as soon as the call connected.
"Kya baat? Aaj bada sukha sukha hello."
(What happened? Very dry hello today.)
"Kuch baat krni thi yaar."
(I wanted to talk about something.)
He said sighing.
"Kya hua? Ghar mai kuch baat hui kya?"
(What happened? Is everything okay at home?)
He sighed again.
"Wahi yaar shaadi kab krni hai. Iss baar toh mumma ne hadd hi krdi. Unhe laga just because mai shaadi ke haan nhi kara that i am into men."
(Same when will you marry thing. This time mumma was just too much. She thought that just because i wasn't agreeing for marriage i was into men.)
"What!?"
He heard him chuckle.
"Hass le saale hass le."
(Laugh all you want.)
He said rolling his eyes.
"Mere yaha bhi haal yaar minus the into men point. But luckily mumma ne kuch time se koi baat nhi chhedi iss baare mai."
(Its the same for me minus the into men point. But luckily mumma didn't say anything from some time.)
"Yaar maine mumma ko haan krdi. Ki wo ladki dhundh le."
(Yes. She made such a face. Even rock could be melted.)
He said smiling. His mother was a cutie patotie.
"Tu kya chahta hai?"
(What do you want?)
"Pta nhi. Ajeeb se feeling hai iss baar. As if andar se koi awaaz keh rhi hai ki ek baar aur chance lele iss baar disappoint nhi hoga."
(I don't know. It is a weird feeling. As if my heart is asking me to take a chance and saying that you won't be disappointed this time.)
He said sighing. He was utterly confused and tired.
"And i think you should. Har koi Kanika nhi hota bhai. There are still people who actually believe in love and believe in staying in love."
(Everyone is not Kanika.)
They stayed silent for some time.
"Thank you bhai. I really needed this."
"Itna bada ho gya saale. Mujhe thank you bolega. Ye manners kaha se seekhi tune."
(You have grown so big now. You will thank me. Who is teaching you these manners.)
He teased.
"Chal be. Izzat hazam nhi hoti na tujhe. Chal dafa ho kaam krna hai mujhe."
(Get lost. You can't take respect. Get lost and let me do my work.)
He said. And that's how people our Advik is back. He knows when to be carefree and when to be careful. Though there are very few people in front of whom he was carefree.
And Devesh was one of them.
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A week had passed and much to Chhaya's happiness her contract with the company had ended and she had immediately resigned.
She had already applied at another company and its interview was two weeks later so she was free and ideal for now.
She was having breakfast with her parents when the bell rang. She went to see who it was.
"Hi. Sun ye le teri book. Mai nikalti hu der ho rhi hai."
(Take your book. I am leaving i am getting late.)
It was Bhavna and she had come to return the book she had borrowed from her.
"Itni jaldi padh bhi li."
(You read so fast.)
She had always been amazed at Bhavna's reading speed.
"Hnn interesting thi. Iss writer ki aur books hai agar tere paas toh mai wo bhi padungi. Abhi nikalti hu yaar. Bhut late ho jayega."
(Yes it was interesting. If you have more books of this writer then i would read those too. Now i am leaving. I am getting very late.)
She said and rushed from there.
Chhaya went inside and her parents asked who it was. She told them it was Bhavna and she had come to return a book and had to rush to work.
"Achha hume zaruri kaam hai. Din tak aayenge hum. Thik hai."
(We have some important work. We will be back by noon. Okay.)
Her mother said. Chhaya nodded absentmindedly. Her parents left for where they had to go and Chhaya decided to watch some web series to pass her time.
Her parents came back in the afternoon with huge smiles on their faces. She gave them water and sat with them.
"Tere liye rishta tha ek. Ladke ke ghar walo se milne gaye the hum."
(We have an alliance for you. We went to meet the boy's family.)
Her mother dropped the bomb. She looked at her mother wide eyed. Her mother sure was very fast.
"Ladka achha hai. Ghar baar achha hai. Well settled hai. CEO hai bhut bada. Kya naam bataya tha company ka?"
(The boy is very good. Family is very good. He is well settled. And a successful CEO. What was the company's name?)
Her father asked her mother.
"Arre company ke naam se kya karna hai. Shaadi toh ladke se krni hai na. Ladke ka naam Advik Malhotra hai. Photo mai tujhe bhej rhi hu. Kal aa rhe wo log dinner pr."
(What do you have to do with company's name. She would be marrying the boy. His name is Advik Malhotra. I am sending you the photo. They are coming tomorrow for dinner.)
"Kal!?"
(Tomorrow?)
She whispered shocked.
"Haan. No pressure beta. Baat krna. Jo puchhna hai puchhna. Agar pasand aaye toh haan krna nhi toh its fine."
(Yes. Talk to him. Ask whatever you want to. If you like him then say yes otherwise its fine.)
Her father said lovingly. She smiled and nodded and went to her room. She downloaded the picture her mother had sent and damn!
He was handsome. She slumped back on her bed still admiring his picture.
"Hmm. Surat se toh handsome hai bas seerat se bhi handsome hi ho. Kal pta chal hi jaayega."
(He is handsome by face i just hope he is handsome by his nature too. I would get to know tomorrow.)
She murmured. Then suddenly realised that he was coming tomorrow and sat upright with shock.
"Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Wo kal aa rha hai. Kya kru? Kya kru? Argh! Bhavna!"
(He is coming tomorrow. What do i do?)
She finally messaged the only person who could help her. She asked her to meet her in the nearby park. After receiving her confirmation she made herself presentable and rushed out telling her parents that she was going to meet Bhavna.
She reached the park and looked around for Bhavna. She was not there yet. Chhaya started pacing around carrying a nervous look.
She saw Bhavna and immediately ran to her and engulfed her in a hug but then suddenly pulled away.
"Baat mat kr tu mujhse. Dost dost na raha. Huh!! Mai tujhe call ya message na kru toh tu toh mujhe yaad bhi nhi kregi. Yaad nhi aati tujhe meri."
(Don't talk to me. You are not my friend anymore. If i don't call or message you you won't even remember me. Don't you miss me.)
Chhaya started her drama.
"Hum aaj subah hi mile the Chhaya. Mai ghar aayi thi."
(We just met in the morning. I came to your house.)
Bhavna told her with a bored face.
"Oh haan"
(Oh yes)
Chhaya said and then she started blabbering about why she had called her there. Bhavna held her shoulders and told her to take deep breaths.
"Shaant. Shaant hoja meri maa. Okay toh aunty-uncle ne tere liye ek ladka pasand kiya hai jo ki ek IT company ka CEO hai-"
(Relax. Calm down. Okay so aunty and uncle have selected a groom for you who is the CEO of an IT company-)
"Successful CEO"
"Okay okay successful CEO. Aur wo smart bhi h-"
(And he is smart-)
"Aur handsome bhi"
(And handsome too)
"Aur handsome bhi. By the way tujhe kaise pta ki wo handsome hai. Tere paas photo hai uski. Mujhe bhi dikha."
(And handsome too. By the way how do you know that is handsome. You have his photo. Show me.)
Bhavna said excitedly. Chhaya blushed and showed her the photo.
"Ohhhooooo!! Blushy blushy haan. Waise handsome toh hai jiju."
(Ohhhoooo!! Blushing haan. Brother-in-law is handsome.)
Bhavna said with a slight nugde. Chhaya blushed even more. It was not very common to see her blushing like a bride and Bhavna was enjoying every moment of it.
"Sun na yaar. Tang mat kr. Wo kal ghar aa rhe hai for face to face meeting. Shaam ko 6 bje tu bhi aa jaaio yaar mujhe moral support mila rahega. Warna mai pakka kuch gadbad krungi aur wo direct mujhe reject kr dega. Pls pls pls."
(Listen. Don't tease me. He is coming home tomorrow. 6pm in the evening you also be there i will get moral support. Otherwise i will do some blunder andd he directly reject me. Pls pls pls.)
" Kehne ki baat hai ye koi tu nhi bhi kehti tab bhi mai aati. Pagal."
(No need to mention even if you wouldn't have said i would have come. Idiot.)
Chhaya now relaxed a bit. They talked for time which included Bhavna teasing Chhaya and her blushing.
They went to their homes and after dinnet Chhaya slumped on her bed with a smile.
"See you soon Mr. Advik Malhotra." ************************************** Next chapter would be Advik's reaction and their first meet.
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