The episode starts with the pillar falling onto Aryan’s back, he cries in pain and digs his head onto Shahana’s shoulder, when the haldi from his face gets smeared onto Shahana’s face unbeknownst to both. Just then, Sunny and Sanju too reach there and see the pillar like structure fallen onto Aryan and Shahana. They and Ranbir together lift the pillar and help Aryan-Shahana upwards. Once Aryan-Shahana are on their feet, everyone notices the haldi on both their faces and start mumbling. Aliyah shouts at Aryan demanding, “Aryan, are you mad? What was the need for you to get up from your position, look what you have done! You have smeared the haldi from your face onto Shahana’s.” Aryan-Shahana are stunned to hear that and turn to look at each other, they are astonished and touch the part of their faces which came in contact. Sunny too is astounded and Rakhi’s words of God’s sign start ringing again and again in his head. He gets tensed and starts sweating bullets. However, his thoughts are interrupted by Prachi who demands him, “Sunil why are you here?” He replies, “Oh Maasi called and informed everything! She also asked us to keep a close watch on both of you since already so many hurdles have come up, but seems like the HURDLES wouldn’t stop!” Both turn towards Aryan-Shahana in dismay. Aryan tries to calm his mother saying, “Oh come on Mom, it was just an accident!” Aliyah asks, “Accident? Aryan, for the haldi ceremony the BRIDE and GROOM are smeared with haldi of each other’s names and here your bride is Mishti not SHAHANA!” A chill passes down both Aryan-Shahana backs on hearing that, however they try to retain their composure. Purab tries to calm down Aliyah, “Oh leave it Aliyah, you saw that Aryan was just trying to help and what’s wrong if…” Aliyah cuts in saying, “Now you don’t try to rectify their mistakes, Purab! Already this girl made a stupid mistake of getting our son’s name in her hand and now this incident, what is happening here?” Abhi tries to handle the situation saying, “Oh just leave it Aliyah, what’s the use of making a fuss of the UNALTERABLE, it’s supposed to be a cheerful moment for all, so let’s just continue the haldi ceremony, why waste our time on useless stuff?” Aliyah finally gives in. However, when everyone else turns back towards the haldi ceremony mandap, Aliyah catches Shahana’s arm tightly and warns her with infuriated eyes, “You better wash that haldi off from you right away, otherwise there will be none worse than me!” on saying that she pushes her. Shahana feels deeply hurt and runs inside. Once she goes away, Prachi realises Shahana’s absence and turns around looking for her. Just then, Ranbir comes and distracts her saying, “Hello dear Girlfriend! What’s up, it seems as thought your eyes are constantly searching for me?” Prachi shakes her head and rolls her eyes in disapproval, “Oh just come on, you are not the only person in my life to think about! I was searching for Shahana.” Ranbir says, “I think Shahana must have gone to wash herself, so now since it’s only two of us, shall we prepare for our marriage?” Prachi gets puzzled and asks him, “Our marriage?” Ranbir says, “Yes!” and immediately smears haldi onto her cheeks. Prachi is astonished with mouth agape, while Ranbir laughs. Then, he continues in a mocking tone, “Beeji said about a saying THAT IF A PERSON GETS SMEARED WITH HALDI DURING SOMEONE’S HALDI CEREMONY THEN THAT PERSON WILL GET MARRIED SOON!” Prachi annoyingly asks him, “Then that means you too will should be smeared with haldi right?” on saying that, she inches forward to apply haldi onto Ranbir, however the latter manages to run. Prachi follows and bumps with Rhea, thus putting the haldi onto her sister. Rhea get irritated as her dress had been soiled, while Prachi looking apprehensive apologises to her. Rhea looks up furiously at her sister and says, “I don’t need your apologies Prachi, you were playing HOLI using Haldi with my ex and YOUR PRESENT BOYFRIEND! Continue doing that without bothering me!” on saying those words harshly, Rhea swiftly turns and goes from there. Once Rhea disappears, Prachi’s eyes fill with tears. Ranbir hugs her consolingly, while patting on her back and gets thinking, “I wish there was someone who could mend the relationship between these TWO SISTERS!”
RK Puram St. Thomas Cathedral Convent
Rakhi is pacing up and down thinking, “What to do? What to do? This evening both Aryan-Shahana are getting married to two different individuals WHEN THEY LOVE EACH OTHER, but how to stop them?” Shortly, her eyes fall on a candle and the image of Jesus Christ, kept in the room. She goes near it, folds her hands and prays from the bottom of her heart, “God, please don’t do separate Aryan-Shahana! Please do something through which Mr. Perfect comes to his senses and this marriage is stopped!”
Kohli House
Priyanka is mad that Shahana escaped from her attack, just when she sees Sanju. She goes to him and asks, “I had given a task to both you and that good for nothing Sunil, then why is that there is still no news about it?” Sanju gets dumbstruck in fear at her question. Priyanka continues, “Never mind, I know you both are useless and never execute anything with success which is why my Fashion Event Plan got unsuccessful! But this time, I will take everything into my hands!” and she continues to narrate her plan to Sanju. Sanju is shaken off his ground on hearing her plan. Priyanka continues with a malicious smile, “And this time no one can stop me!” Then, she goes from there with an evil grin held on her face. Sanju gulps his swallow continuing to watch Priyanka unceasingly from behind. Within an instant, he notices Shahana coming from the opposite side with a tiffin held in her hand. He gets tensed seeing her and thinks, “Oh my God, why is this Shahana coming this way, if that PSYCHO Priyanka sees her, that’s it!” His fears take a toll when he sees Shahana pulled inside a room. He rushes to the room.
Inside the room, Aryan is catching Shahana’s hand tightly. Shahana tells him, “I was coming to meet you only, but why did pull me here all of a sudden?” Just then Sanju reaches outside the room panting and peeps inside. He heaves a sigh of relief, seeing Aryan with Shahana and continues to observe them. Aryan informs Shahana, “I didn’t want anyone else to see you coming here as Pragya Mami had clearly told not to let anyone know about your missing ring.” He then, turns around, opens the drawer of his night table, takes out the ring and gives it to her. However, Shahana doesn’t take it. Aryan demands, “What don’t you want it?” Shahana says, “Aryan will you tell me the truth if I ask you something?” Aryan is confused, but nods. Shahana takes a deep long breath and questions, “That day when you knelt in front of Mishti and revealed your feelings, were those THREE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORDS meant for me?” Aryan is taken aback at that question with tears filling his eyes. Sanju too starts getting emotional watching them. Aryan looks down catches his breath and gives an affirmative nod. Shahana smiles out sadly and says, “Then just repeat it once more FOR ME, while wearing the ring onto my finger.” Aryan is astounded. Sanju starts crying. Aryan asks, “What are you saying Shahana?” Shahana tells him, “Aryan, please don’t deny, just do it for me once!” Aryan gives in. He kneels down and utters, “I really don’t know when did it happen, first your pranks and talks really irritated me, then your presence slowly comforted me, while absence distressed me. Seeing you in pain, gave me pain and then one fine day I realised that……” he gets stuck, while Sanju cheeks gets moist with tears rolling down his eyes. Aryan stammers pronouncing, “I LOVE YOU SHAHANA! I REALLY REALLY LOVE YOU!” Sanju unable to bear anymore leaves from there. Aryan continues to wear the ring onto Shahana’s finger, both are in tears. Shahana says with a sad smile, “Well I too have bought something for you.” She forwards the tiffin box in her other hand and says, “This is your favourite Rajma Chawal made with my own hands!” Aryan looks on wistfully unable to take it. Shahana continues, “There is something else too!” She opens the upper part of the tiffin and takes out a mehendi cone and then goes near Aryan, pulls his hand and writes her name onto his palm saying, “I don’t know why I got your name on my hand, but now I’m writing MY NAME IN YOUR HAND to show that I TOO REALLY REALLY LOVE YOU ARYAN!” while finishing her sentence she completes writing her name, turns rapidly and rushes out of the room in tears. Once Shahana exited his room, Aryan gazes at his hand with Shahana’s name written on it.
Sanju is overwhelmed with Aryan-Shahana’s grief and is walking hotly rebuking everyone. He hits Rhea, gets hurt and screams, “Awcch!” Rhea apologizes, nevertheless Sanju shouts at her, “Everyone! Everyone in your family are PSYCHOS, YOU, YOUR SISTER PRIYANKA AND….” He stops himself from pronouncing Sunny’s name. Rhea is puzzled and asks him, “What do you want to say?” Sanju blurts out, “ARYAN AND SHAHANA LOVE EACH OTHER!” Rhea is thunderstruck at his statement.
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To be continued.