Vani - Zehnaseeb

Chapter 7: Tujein Kitna Chaahne Lage Hum

Enjoy! I'm loving this shade of Vani. Please don't be mad at the mean things Bani says to Veer. Remember that he has put her through a lot, hence why she's finding it so hard to let her guard down. I decided to make Veer super romantic and patient in this one <3

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Veer parked at the jewelery store and made his way up the front steps. The Singhania's were having a party that night for the success of their new company in Dubai and Madhu decided to invite the entire Sharma family. When she called Bani with the invite she tried to make an excuse of why she couldn't attend but gave in when she heard the disappointment in Madhu's voice. Now Madhu had tasked Veer with the job of going to buy a gift for Bani because it will be her first official party in the Singhania mansion not only as a guest but as Veer's future wife. After running around from store to store for almost an hour Veer finally decided to just buy her a pair of gold studs. From looking at her he could tell she wasn't the lavish type but also not the type to be impressed by flowers so he thought the best gift would be some simple jewelery. Veer looked down at his watch and sighed. It was already 11:30 and in just thirty minutes he would have to go and meet Daksh. Uncle aapke paas charger hai? Mera phone margaya. He asked the eldery clerk politely. Once he plugged in his phone to charge the clerk started taking out different studs for Veer to look at. Hmm...theek hai...ek minute uncle...When Veer finally managed to turn on his phone his heart began to skip a beat. There was a text from Bani. That too from almost an hour ago and he was so busy running around looking for a gift.

Shit...Veer muttered and quickly opened the message. After reading it several times, first, he was annoyed that she was showing so much attitude, and then imagined her cute face, he blushed and put his phone back down. Beta? Beta ji...yeh vaali kaisi hai? The clerk took out a pair of gold teardrop-shaped studs with a tiny diamonds in the center. Veer smiled wide and held them up to the light, thinking of his future wife's smile as he gives her the gift. Before he could let his thoughts get carried away, Veer nodded and asked the clerk to pack them up and also show him some kangans for his mom. While the clerk bent down to take out the tray of kangans Veer felt a wave of coldness. A familiar presence. One that sent shivers down his spine and made his insides burn. He turned his head as the door opened and it let a ray of sunshine in. A woman walked in wearing a yellow dress with white polka dots, small white heels, and a beige bag hung over her shoulder. Veer frowned and put his hand in front of his face to shield the sunshine and see who it was. He felt like he knew her. Before he could catch a glimpse of her face the clerk coughed and took out a kangan with red stones to show him. Veer came out of his thoughts and started looking at the selections. Uncle aapke paas koi pearls vaale hai kya? Actually jiske liye main khareedne vaala hoon usko pearls bauhat passand hai. The clerk nodded and excused himself to go to the back.

Tum yahaan kya karr rahe ho? A girl asked from behind. Veer squinted his eyes and chuckled a bit. Of course. His sweetheart always found a way to be at the same place at the same time as him. Veer turned around, leaned against the counter, and smiled wide. He looked at Bani from head to toe and arched his eyebrow. She stood there in her favourite cropped high-waisted jeans, a spaghetti strap tank top tucked into them, and a brown belt around her petite waist. For once she had put her hair up in a ponytail, showing off her features even more, and she was wearing a bit more makeup than usual which was usually a turnoff for Veer but he found her breathtaking no matter what. Tch tch tch sweetheart...muje toh tumein yeh savaal poochna chaahiye. Did you put a tracking device on me? Jahaan main jhaata hoon tum vaahan paunch jaati ho? Seedha seedha kehdo keh tum mera saath harr waqt rehna chaahti ho. Maine kabh manna kiya? Kyun...future gharwali? He leaned his head into her shoulder as he whispered the last part. Bani clenched her fist tight to keep herself from reaching her hand up to feel his body and she slightly stepped back. Just shutup. Yeh sweetheart aur gharwali...kudh ke paas rakho...Hatho. Muje khaam hai. Veer put his hands up and whispered Be, my guest sweetheart. Once he stepped to the side, still leaning on the counter and watching her every move, Bani waved at the clerk and he came running up to her right away. Namaste kaaka...kaise ho aap? The clerk held Bani's hands together as she folded them and then put his hand on her head affectionately. Veer looked at Bani's side profile closely and finally noticed something. On the left side of her chin when she smiled she had a small dimple. Each time he met her he was finding more and more things that drove him wild about her, yet he was still too stubborn to admit it. Beta ji main theek hoon. Yeh lo...tumaari Riya ki necklace. Maine theek kardi. Voh...usne phone kiya? He looked around, making sure to ask the question so low that nobody else could hear. Bani looked down in sadness and stayed silent for a moment as she played with the heart locket on the necklace. Seeing her in such a state made Veer want to jump into the conversation and ask if there was anything he could do to help. Who was Riya? Why was so important to Bani? Where was she gone? N..nuy kaaka...lekin...muje yakeen hai. Voh...voh vaapas ajaaye ghi...Anyways..thank you. Bani turned her face to the left and arched her eyebrow at Veer as he leaned his head in to listen. *Cough cough.* Tum humaari bhaatein sun rahe ho? The clerk laughed and said Beta tum jaanti ho isko? At the same time they spoke. Veer said Of course. Yeh meri mangeytar hai and Bani said Ha. Meri sabse badi pareshaani hai. They both looked at each other in anger and the clerk started to laugh. Arre Bani beta...Prakash ne kaha tha ke tumaara rishta pakkah hogaya. Veer Singhania se? Veer beta voh jo earring tum khareed rahe the- Veer immediately turned his head and put his finger to his lips. The clerk understood right away and stepped away immediately. Bani looked at Veer in confusion and opened her mouth to ask him what the hell is going on until a girl in a yellow dress tapped Veer on the shoulder.