Room No. 13 ✍️

E.4.

"Sanu, aur kitna time lagega?", Asked Isha over the phone.

"Aa rahi hoon meri maa.. bas panch minute mein pahuch jaaungi..", said Sana.

"Paanch minute.. paanch minute karte Pachaas minute ho gaye.. par tumhara koi ataa pata nahi hai..", Isha complained.

"Oye sunn.. complain karna band kar.. pahuch rahi hoon.. phone rakh warna U-turn maarke waapis chali jaungi..", scolds Sana.

"Nahi.. nahi.. aise math kar.. bas jaldi se aaja.. Baba ka birthday hai, unko bura lagega ki unki hone wali bahu nahi aayi..", said Ishu.

"Hmm.. bye..", Sana disconnects.

"Sana.. taiyyar huyi ya nahi? Tere taiyyar hone ke chakkar mein, hum sab bhi late pahuchenge.. ", said her father.

"Aayi..", she said..

"Jaldi aa..", said her father.

"Nahi baba.. main Aayi ko bula rahi thi.. Aayi idhar aao na please.", said Sana.

"Yeh ladki bhi na?", Her mother got up from the couch and went inside her room. Sana was standing draped in a beautiful saree.

"Aayi.. yeh gajjra pehnao na please..", Sana requested.

"Bahut sundar dikh rahi hai. Pehle kala teeka laga loon, phir gajjra bhi pehna dungi.", Said her mother.

Sana nods with a smile and her mother puts a black kajal mark behind her ear before helping her tuck the flower in her hair.

Sana, along with her parents and brother travel in their little car to the Deshmukh house, which was lit with colourful lights and flowers as they celebrated Avinash Rao Deshmukh's 60th birthday.

Sidharth was speaking to someone on call outside when he saw Sana's car stop near the gate. He smiled recognising the car and went towards it.

"Uttar jao sab. Main dekhta hoon kahi dur parking karke aata hoon.. jaldi aate toh shayad parking mil jaati par apni ghar ki maharani ji ke taiyyar hone mein hi pura time chala gaya..", complained Sana's brother, Harsh.

"Harsh chup ho jao.. uska sasural hai.. uska mood kharab math kar..", scolds her father.

Sana smirks giving a notorious look to her brother for having support of her father. There was a knock on the window of the car and Harsh lowered the glass.

"Kya hua? Aap log itni dher gaadi mein hi baite hai?", Asked Sidharth with a huge smile.

"Sidharth Rao.. kuch nahi hum abhi uttarne hi waale the. Woh parking nahi mil rahi thi..", said Sana's father who was seated beside Harsh in the front.

"Kaka, chinta math karye. Main arrange karwaata ho.. aap sab chaliye andar, function shuru hone hi wala hai. Sab aapka wait kar rahe hai.", Said Sidharth.

"Haan, aapki honewali baiko (wife) ne jyaada time laga diya taiyyar hone mein..", complained Harsh. Sana who was sitting with her mother in the back seat, instantly frowned.

Sidharth blushed at the mention of the word, baiko. One by one they got out of the car while Sidharth gave instructions to one of his servant to park the car in his parking lot by parking his car elsewhere.

Sana was the last one to get out of the car. As soon as she did, Sidharth's heart skipped a beat to find her dressed heavenly. Their eyes met and a subtle smile lingered on both their lips. He was the happiest as he could see the same kind of shine in her eyes which he had seen before their engagement. The time when she stole glances of him and letched over him secretly.