After the pheras, Armaan and Riddhima stepped forward, seeking blessings from their entire family one by one, starting with Nani and Bi, followed by both sets of parents, and then Vani Aunty, leaving their aunts and uncles for the end. After that, they went to meet every elder who had decided to attend, coming all the way from Udaan, before finally greeting their friends and cousins.
"Abbe, oyye! Champ!" Armaan exclaimed as he searched for his jootis in vain. "Mere joote kahaan hai?" He asked.
Atul looked at Rahul, the picture of guilt, and Armaan directed his question at Rahul. Rahul pretended to look here & there, seemingly searching for the jootis himself before turning back to Armaan. "Pata nahi," he shrugged.
"Pata nahi ka kya matlab? Joote tum logon ko diye the na? Sambhal ke rakhne?" Armaan questioned.
"Woh, actually... Armaan..." Atul tried to say something, but then trailed off as if he didn't know what to say, which probably was the case.
"Woh actually kya Champ?" Armaan probed. "Joote kahaan hai?"
"Hey, Jeeju!" Anjali called out. "Looking for this?" She questioned innocently, holding up his jootis for all to see.
"Anjy!" Armaan cried. "Yes, please!" He moved to grab them out of her hand, but Anjali stepped back with a smirk.
"Itni asaani se kaise? Aapko toh pata haina... How does the saying go?" She turned to Muskaan in question.
"Paise dedo... Joote lelo," Muskaan sang. "Itna toh pata hi hoga na tujhe, Hero? Ya yeh sab bhi hum sikhaye tujhe? Ki aise muft mein joote waapas nahi milte?"
"Kamino!" Armaan cried, turning to his two best friends. "Tum log joote bacha nahi sakte the kya? Itni baar kaha tha... Inn ladkiyon ke haath joote nahi aane chahiye!"
"Aur tu!" He turned to Krish, who was grinning, enjoying the show. "Kya khi khi karke has raha hai? Inn logon se kuch nahi hua toh tu nahi kar sakta tha kya kuch?"
"Jeeju, aap inse kya pooch rahe ho," Tara interjected. "Anjali Di ko joote toh Atul Bhaiya ne hi laake diye the!"
"What?!?!" Armaan cried, turning to Atul. "Champ tune..."
"Yaar, Armaan... Woh," Atul looked down, shrugging guiltily.
"Champ ko na... Kuch kaam hi nahi dena chahiye!" Rahul cried. "Hamesha sab gadbad kar deta hai!"
"Excuse me, Dr. Grewal," Anjali rebuked. "Joote mujhe Atul ne diye, but sabko pata hai yeh plan kiska tha!"
"Aur sabko pata hai mujhe uksaya kisne tha!" Rahul fired back.
"What the?!?!" Armaan shouted. "Yeh sab tum logon ki mili bhagat thi?"
Anjali & Rahul immediately stopped arguing, going ramrod straight and absolutely refusing to look Armaan in the eye. Atul looked between the two of them and sighed. Finally, when he realized neither of them were going to say anything, he started speaking. "Armaan, actually... Haan. Hum sabka hi plan tha, yaar. Woh Anjali..." He trailed off when Anjali glared at him.
"Anjali... Anjali nahi... Woh toh... Woh... Woh... Mus — haan... Muskaan!" He cried, when his eyes fell on her. "Muskaan ne... Usne humse kaha ki... You know? Tere joote bachaane ke toh koi paise nahi milenge lekin woh... Tere joote agar unhe dede toh woh log humaare saath... Jo bhi paise tu unhe dega... Woh log humaare saath aadha - aadha baant lenge. Toh bas woh... Maine aur Rahul ne socha... Well, rasam toh yeh poori karni hi hoti haina. Toh hum bhi apna thoda faayda kara lein. Waise bhi, subah se inn ladkiyon ki aish chal rahi hai. Har baar teri jeb dheeli karwayi inhone lekin humein toh kuch nahi mila!"
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I'll Love You Longer Than Forever
FanfictionDMG AU. What if Riddhima hadn't given into Shashank and refused to marry Sid in s2? This is what happens when Armaan comes back home and his Basket is still Riddhima Gupta and not Mrs. Riddhima Modi.
