Prachi was rewinding what happened a few minutes earlier. She was in a trance…..
Ranbir: Arre Ranbir….. What have you done??? What did I do….. She is making me go crazy…. She was trying to get away from me, hurting me as well as her…. The fact that she still loves me didn’t let me have a control on myself…… But what did I do? Just a kiss on the cheeks….(smiling) but I loved her reaction, my affect on her….😁😁😁😁😁( Suddenly he remembered something). He hit his head with his hand….
What have you done Ranbir….. You couldn’t wait for one more day?????
FLASHBACK…..
The day after the party, the elders were seated in the living room.
Rhea, feeling insecure because of Prachi and Ranbir being under the same room, had asked Alia to talk about her and Ranbir’s marriage when the family is together.
Aliya: Bhaiyya, your case is solved and now that all the problems are out of our way now, I think we should now get Rhea and Ranbir married.
Pallavi: yes, that was what I was about to say. I am waiting for the day when Rhea becomes my bahu…
Vikram: what do you think Abhi?
Abhi: What is there to think? Rhea’s and Ranbir’s marriage is already decided, they are engaged, but…..
Aliya: but what bhaiyya?
Abhi: I have two daughters Aliya…. Both Prachi and Rhea are my daughters… actually, Prachi is elder than Rhea…so, I want to see them getting married at the same time, in the same mandap.
Pallavi: What? Got that Prachi? I mean… Rhea and Ranbir’s marriage is already fixed, but how can you find a groom for Prachi soon?
Dadi: What Pallavi said is right… It is a matter of marriage.
Abhi: Ranbir is a nice boy…. I know him from a very long time…. I know my princess will be happy with him…. Prachi is also my princess….
Uday: why worry Abhi when Uday is here? Everyone looks at him…
Uday: Abhi, I would like to ask you something…
Abhi: ask na… Why are you giving an introduction?
Uma: we would like to have Prachi as our daughter-in-law, our Pranav’s wife….
Uday: you know Pranav as well as me from childhood…. Will you give your princess to our prince?
Abhi and Pragya become happy.
Abhi: I don’t have any problem at all …. I am ready to get Prachi married to Pranav this very moment….but….
Uday: kya hua?
Abhi: we should ask Prachi’s opinion too….
Uday: yes, we should…. Mmm, we can ask her right now.
Pragya call out Prachi.
Prachi and Shrenu…. Rhea and Ranbir also come there.
Abhi: Prachi beta, you know Rhea and Ranbir is engaged and will be getting married.. we like to conduct the marriage within two months. But I and your maa want to see both you and Rhea getting married together… Do you have any wishes?
Prachi: what wishes papa?
Abhi: I mean do you love someone…?
Ranbir looks at Prachi and so does she.( Both remember their moments).
Rhea sees this and wraps her hand around Ranbir’s and glare at Prachi…
Prachi remember their deal.
Rhea: Prachi, why are you not replying? DO YOU LOVE SOME?ONE ( stressing the words in capitals).
Prachi: No…. No papa… Abhi: Then your groom…? Your life partner…?
Prachi: I don’t want to get married now paapa.. I want to work…
Ranbir: Prachi, forgot our bet?
Everyone looks at Ranbir..
Ranbir: I mean, one day, I and Prachi had a bet and Prachi told me that she will get married before me…(to Prachi): I and Rhea(catching Rhea’s hand) will get married in two months..then, once we get married, you will lose the bet.
The other side of Prachi woke up.
Prachi: paapa, I am ready to marry. I don’t love anyone. So, I leave it to you. I am ready to marry anyone that you say, anyone (glaring at Ranbir in an angry and challenging way).
She turns to go when Abhi said….
Abhi: Pranav ….
Prachi stops….
Ranbir’s eyes get widened.
Abhi: will you marry Pranav? No, you left it on me… So, marry Pranav.
Prachi looked at Uma…
Uma: don’t look shocked beta, I and Uday always wanted you to be our daughter-in-law…. from the time you came to our home on the day of Ganesh puja….
Abhi: what happened on that day? Uma: we saw Prachi doing in the temple and helping others. The priest of the temple told ” Whose daughter she is, they are really lucky, so will be the ones to have her as a bahu…”
Abi felt proud of his daughter.
Prachi: but… What about Pranav?
Uma: Pranav loves you… I had always wanted you to be my daughter, I made it sure when he told me that he love you when you came to Shrenu’s birthday party last year…. Actually…. He told me this way” Maa, did you hear what the priest of the temple had told about Prachi? I told yes… So he told” why don’t we make her the daughter in law of our house?”
Abhi: Prachi….(rises his eyebrows as if asking what say?)
Prachi: okay paapa, I agree for this marriage.
Abhi, Pragya, Uday, Uma, Rhea and Shrenu become happy.
Shrenu(hugging Prachi): Prachi…. Sorry, I mean Bhaabhiii…..
Prachi gave her a fake smile. She excused herself to her room.
Rhea(in mind): now I am tension free, Prachi is also getting married and now, I can have my Ranbir all for myself….
Ranbir (in mind): how can she…. I know, she left me for a better one, one more handsome and rich….
He shrugged off his hand Rhea was catching and went to his room.
Rhea(in mind, (she left irritated with Ranbir’s action)): no problem Ranbir…. Within two months, you will be mine and then, you will always remain mine ar you are a ONE WOMAN MAN.
FLASHBACK ENDS…
Ranbir: Ranbir…. You woke up that sleeping tigress inside Prachi that day….. Why did you challenge her??? If I had not, she wouldn’t have agreed to get married and she will not have been Pranav’s fiancee…. What to do? I didn’t know the truth then…. Whosoever fiancee she may be…. She will be mine….. My wife, my girl, my lady, my love, mother of my children…..all mine….. But first, I should make my tigress calm…..
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