𝐀 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐢

~𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞~

Monami, who got shot accidentally by her boyfriend, Karan Shergill at the wedding in the village is all fine to go back to Parakram SAF from the hospital, but still very weak and a little upset. She helped Karan overcoming his guilt of shooting her accidentally and he's now all good about this fact. 

"Brooo..why are you sad? Ab to Walnut bhi gaye, ab kyu muh latka rakha hai?" Sid, who noticed some unusualness in his best friend's behavior when she took the injection without any fake cries and even took her medicines on her own, decided to question her again after several tries. 

Monami sighed and decided to open-up about her feelings in front of Sid. "Yahi to problem hai, Sid. Papa yaha se naraaz hokar gaye hain. He never wanted me to be a commando, anyhow he accepted it. Lekin jab Karan ne unke saamne meri itni care kari, he got to know about our relationship. Itna to mujhe pata tha ki vo hume accept nahi karenge lekin aise bina kuchh sunaye chale jaenge..it was all unexpected!"  Sid sighed at Monami's rant and slapped her forehead lightly. 

"Monuuu..kya tu bhi! Chhod na, Walnut ka to har baar ka hai. Abhi shaant hain, don't worry..jaldi koi hungama zaroor karenge. That's my assurance to you!" Sid winked at Monami playfully but was successful in his task of lifting up Monami's mood. She finally smiled at Sid's funny assurance about her father, and she nodded deeply. "Achha, where's Karan?" Monami asked Sid desperately, waiting for her boyfriend. Sid passed a teasing look to Monami to which she smacked his arm hard, and he chuckled looking at the red hew that formed on Monami's cheek.

"Karan bro, umm..sir to abhi apne ghar gaye hain. Vo chhoti billi bro (baby) ne bulaya tha, maybe for her Diwali shopping." Sid replied, receiving an understanding nod from Monami and both the best friends sat on the hospital bed with a thump to have a random conversation. 

On the other side, in a huge shopping mall, Karan & Baby were sitting ideally on one of the stools of some saree shops where Barkha was fondling with some sarees and couldn't decide which one to buy. They were getting bored and were staring at Barkha from the last 30 minutes. 

"Mumma, aur kitni der mein ek saree select karoge aap?" Baby asked having enough of her mother's confusion in choosing. 

"Bus 5 minute aur baby!" Barkha shouted back at the Chacha-Bhateeji duo. Listening to Barkha's sugar-coated voice and attempt of making them wait for some more time, Karan & Baby shared a look with each other with lifted eyebrows. "Aap pichhle aadhe ghante se 5 minute hi bol rahe ho Bhabhi! Aur kitni der?!", Karan stood up and blurted the fact and Barkha glared at him making Karan sit down again obediently. Indicating from her hands, Barkha called both Karan & Baby to her and both of them went to Barkha. 

"Baby, sachi-sachi batana ye saree mumma par kaisi lagegi?" Barkha asked Baby showing her a light blue saree, keeping it on her shoulder. "Meri mumma par to har cheez beautiful lagegi!" Barkha shook her head at Baby's cheesy reply and thought, "Bilkul apne baap par gayi hai!" 

Barkha handed over the saree to the shopkeeper and asked him to pack it. Karan and Baby took a breath of relief and thanked God that finally Barkha selected something after making them wait for hours.  

"Karan, main kya soch rahi thi..kyu na tu Monami ko diwali ke liye ghar le aaye?" Barkha said the statement casually but here Karan was elated. The thought of having his love at his home for Diwali, made his heart beat rapidly. But Baby's teasing look was enough to tell him that his reddened cheeks are very much evident for Barkha to catch their relationship and Karan quickly hid his over-excited expressions. Karan gulped and decided to ask Barkha the reason to bring Monami home, "K..kyu bhabhi? Monami ko ghar kyu?"