BUNDELKAND:
Monami sighed, as she kept her bags in Karan's jeep, and he looked down at her, flicking his eyebrows up in question.
"Kya hua?" He asked, adjusting the bags. The two were alone in the jeep, courtesy to Karan and Faizi, of course.
"Sanju apni marzi se shaadi nahi kar rahi hai, Karan", she said. "Aur Sid..."
He sighed. "Monami, Sanju beshak shaadi ke liye poori tarah ready naa ho, par yeh uska choice hai. Hume use respect karna chahiye."
"Waise, jaise humne Koel ki choice respect kari thi, jab wo Abhay ke saath waapas ghar gayi thi?"
"Monami, Koel ki baat alag thi. Aur tumhaari bhi. Abhay use Nikhil ke naam par blackmail kar raha tha, aur tumhaare Dad tumhe. Use Sanju ke saath compare karna sahi nahi hai. Sanju hamesha se jaanti thi." He kept a hand on her shoulder, turning her to face him. His hands trailed up to her face, leaning down and kissing her forehead. "I know tum upset ho, but I promise agar Sanju sach mein shaadi nahi karna chahti, toh main use bahar nikaaloonga. Okay?"
She nodded, resting her head on his chest, as she hugged him. He moved his hand along her spine comfortingly, kissing her head.
"Chalein?" He asked, and she nodded, getting into the passenger seat.
"Waise, tumhe pata tha?" She asked, as Karan started driving down the road. "Ki Sanju engaged hai?"
He nodded. "Haan. Mission se pehle sagai thi uski. Par usne mujhe kaha tha ki wo ek saal ke baad shaadi karegi. I am pretty sure uske to-be in-laws ne force kiya hai pehle shaadi karne ko."
"And tumhe sach mein lagta hai ki use yeh shaadi karni hai?" Monami asked.
He sighed. "Monami... Inn baaton ka koi faida nahi hai."
She turned her head, watching the trees pass by in silence. He glanced between her and the road, sighing a little again. He reached over, clutching her hand, and she looked up.
"Monami, I know tum iss shaadi se khush nahi ho. Main bhi nahi hoon. Par yeh Sanju ka decision hai."
She sighed, nodding. He lifted their hands, kissing the back of hers.
"Maine humaare liye kuch plan kara hai", he said.
She looked at him, surprised. "Kya? Aaj?"
"Haan, 19 ghante ka rasta hai. Toh, obviously raat ko beech mein rukenge. Toh... Monami Mahajan, mere saath date par chalogi?"
"Aur baaki sab?" She asked.
"Faizi hai, na? Wo sambhaal lega. Kahega ki jeep kharaab ho gayi toh hum kahin aur ruke hain. Haan samjhoon phir?"
"Yes, mere Khadoos Shergill", she said, giving him a flying kiss. "Waise, kya plan kara hai?"
"Wo aapko wahin jaakar pata chalega, Rani Sahiba", he said.
She gave him a surprised look. "Rani Sahiba? Kaafi time ho gaya yeh sune." She eyed him playfully. "Waapas mujhe 'rich, spoiled brat' waali category mein toh nahi daal rahe the tum?"
"Bilkul bhi nahi. Pehle, sarcastically bulaata tha, ab aapko sach mein Rani ki tarah treat karoonga main."
Monami looked him up and down playfully.
"Kya hua?"
"Nahi, soch rahi hoon ki tum mere Khadoos Shergill toh nahi ho sakte. Kaun ho tum aur tumne mere Karan ke saath kya kara hai?"
He rolled his eyes, but a small smile pulled through. "Ho gaya? Aise kehti ho ki main khadoos hoon aur phir, jab main nahi hota, toh aise behave karti ho."
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Kahaaniyan: Moran OS Collection
RomanceA series of small, unread stories stolen from the midst of the show's moments. These stories are primarily focused on Karan-Monami based on the show "Ziddi Dil Maane Na". Most of these one-shots are unrelated to each other and sometimes, set in para...
