Pandya family was gathered in the courtyard when Maami, Maama and Anita came. Prafulla came to talk about the alliance between Dev and Raavi. Only an hour ago, Raavi called her and thanked her for talking to Pandya family about her and Dev. She urged Prafulla to take the whole family and talk to Pandya family about their marriage immediately.
Prafulla had a winning smile on her face. She sat down on the sofa. Hardik came in soon after that. Anita blushed and avoided his gaze. Dhara and Suman were confused as to what was happening. Why was Prafulla here?
"Chalo ab hum aa gaye. Ab jaldi se shaadi ki ek date nikalte hai. Bata Dhara kab kare yeh shaadi? Main toh kehti hu isi hafte kara dete hai." Prafulla smirked. "Raavi toh khushi se pagal hai."
"Iska matlab Raavi Dev se shaadi ke liye maan gayi?" Dhara was shocked. She was sure Raavi would realise her feelings for Shiva soon enough. But the opposite happened.
"Haa kyu nahi maanegi? Bachpan se pyaar jo karti hai usse."
Suman was disappointed. She really thought she'd given enough of a jhatka to Raavi to make her realise her true feelings. But it wasn't enough. Prafulla couldn't stop smiling and Suman felt like slapping that smile away from her face. She'd won the first round.
Dev was shocked to hear about this. He loved Rishita and couldn't marry Raavi. Just as he was about to say it out loud, they heard a loud commotion outside. There were drums playing loudly. Everyone was surprised. They all rushed out to see what was happening.
The whole family was shocked to see the scene before them. Shiva and Raavi were standing in wedding attires, wearing garlands. Raavi was even wearing sindoor and mangalsutra. Prafulla gasped loudly and almost fainted, but Anita and Mama caught her before she could fall. Dhara and Suman was shocked too. What was this?
"Maasi sambhaliye khud ko." Raavi smiled sweetly. "Jhatka laga samajhti hu par ab aapki umr ho chuki hai. Kahi haath pao na toot jaye."
"Yeh sab kya ho raha hai?" Gaumbi shouted. "Shiva, Raavi yeh kya tareeka hai? Tum dono ko shaadi karni thi toh hume bata dete."
"Gaumbi mera koi dosh nahi hai. Isne kaha shaadi karni hai aur mujhe kheenchke mandir le gayi. Kuch bolne bhi nahi diya." Shiva said.
"Sorry Gaumbi par yeh jhatka dena zaroori tha. Aapko puri baat nahi pata." Raavi said. "Maasi aur Dhara ki ne ek bet lagayi thi. Agar Shiva ki shaadi pehle ho jati hai toh Maasi kangan lauta degi aur agar meri aur Anita di ki shaadi pehle ho jati hai toh Dhara di ke saare shaadi ke gehne Maasi ke. Isi ki wajah se sab humare saath game khelne lage Gaumbi. Maasi mujhe shaadi ke liye force karne lagi."
Everyone started looking at Maasi accusingly. She didn't mind. She just kept glaring at Raavi. Now she lost because of her daughter. She considered running away from there with her kangans but her foot was really hurting.
"Aur Dhara di ne toh haddh hi kar di. Mujhe jealous karne ki liye mujhe Shiva ki shaadi ke baare mein baat karne lagi." This time all gaze fell on Dhara and she blushed. "Par phir Dhara di saath maa bhi mil gayi aur unhone mujhe jealous karne ki liye jhooth bola. Toh maine bhi decide kiya ki aap logo ko jhatka dungi. Aap dono ki wajah se meri neend udd gayi isiliye maine bhaag ke Shiva se shaadi kar li. Ab aap dono ko apne bete ke shaadi enjoy karne nahi milegi. Yahi aapki punishment."
"Maa aap bhi?" Gaumbi was shocked to hear that his own mother, instead of stopping the two women, joined them.
"Cheating! Cheating! Yeh cheating hui!!! Dhara ne Suman ko bataaya. Aur meri beti toh bachpan se hi dhokebaaz hai. Apne hi ghar mein jab Vibhishan ho toh mera haarna toh nishchit hai." Prafulla glared at Raavi.
"Ae maami, bakwaas mat kar. Shaadi ho gayi ab kangan de." Shiva said.
"Nahi!"
What followed was a tug of war with Maami's hand. Shiva started pulling out the kangan from Maami's arms and she tried pushing Shiva away. Raavi sighed. Her husband was only concerned with the kangans. He didn't care about the bet nor their manipulation. Finally he pulled out the kangans and smiled. Prafulla looked like she was about to cry.
"Toh tum dono ne shaadi kar li?" Suman asked with a frown.
"Maine kitne sapne dekhe the apne Shiva ki shaadi ke." Dhara whined.
"Aur arao apni taang har jagah." Gaumbi smiled. "Tu achha ki Raavi. Inn bachho ko sabak milna zaroori tha. Maa aap bhi iss umr mein bachhi ban gayi."
But Suman burst out laughing. "Chal yeh kaagri haari toh sahi. Aur shaadi ke paise bhi bach gaye. Chal Dhara inn dono ki grih pravesh ki taiyyaari kar."
Raavi's smirk turned into a frown. She wanted them to feel bad, but Suman kaki turned the situation around. Even Dhara smiled at them.
"Atleast inn dono gadhero ko realise toh hua." Dhara said.
"Chal Shiva, godh mein uthake andar la." Gaumbi said.
Raavi smiled. Atleast Dhara di and Maa's meddling had made Raavi realise her true feelings for Shiva. She couldn't really be mad at them for long. She looked at Shiva and winked.
Suddenly, Dhara's eyes fell on Anita. "Yeh Anita ne mere daadi ki anguthi kyu pehen rakhi hai?"
Everyone's eyes fell on Anita and Hardik and their blush revealed the entire secret between them. Dhara couldn't believe Maami had played Cupid for her own brother. Even if she didn't like Maami or Anita, she decided to be happy for her brother. He looked happy. And she won, so who cared if Maami won one round? Maami smiled but it turned into a frown quickly.
"Tum dono se aur ummed bhi kya kar sakte hai. Kachuyye se bhi slow ho. Apni choti behen se sikh kuch Anita."
Anita blushed and they all proceeded with the grih-pravesh ritual.
