~ 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 ~

Chapter 5. She is getting engaged now

(Author's note: Archit ke liye bhi koi bana hain but I won't reveal it too soon )

At Shrama's house, Monika greeted Archit. "Bro, congratulations... today is your engagement, with Pratha, whom you've liked for a long time," she said.

"Thank you. Well, Monika, don't you think... you should start calling Pratha 'sister-in-law'?" Archit replied.

"Hmmm, yeah... sister-in-law... Pratha sister-in-law," Monika repeated thoughtfully. "Yeah, that sounds good," Archit said, smiling.

"Oh, bro, listen... can you call Rishabh? He's not picking up my call," Monika added. "Of course. Here, take the phone and talk. Just leave it on the table when you're done. I have to go to Dad now," Archit said. "Okay, bro," Monika replied.

At Pratha's house, Avni spoke up. "Masi..." she called. "Hmmm... what happened?" Pratha asked. "Will your little friend not come today?" Avni asked.

"She will come... are you missing her?" Pratha asked, laughing. "Hmmm, a little bit," Avni said shyly. "Oh, I see," Pratha replied with a smile.

At Riya's office, she was stressed. Her boss had rejected her designs for the third time. She thought to herself that if her salary wasn't at stake, she would have snapped back. She spent three hours on the designs, only for them to be dismissed in two minutes. Now she had to start over, her frustration mounting. Suddenly, her phone rang. It was Pratha.

"Hello?" Riya answered.

"Hi!" Pratha said cheerfully. "Hey, what's wrong? You sound upset."

"Oh, my boss rejected my designs again..." Riya replied, sighing.

"Don't worry, I'll help you," Pratha assured her.

"That's sweet of you, but it's your engagement today, right? Did you get your lehenga?" Riya asked.

"I'm just picking it up. I had it altered, and the tailor said it'll be ready today. By the way, you should come too," Pratha said.

"Sure, I'll come. I'll bring Advik Bhai along so he can give us a ride," Riya replied.

"Yeah, that's perfect. Oh, and Avni misses you a lot," Pratha said, laughing.

"That's great news," Riya replied, smiling.

"Bye!" Pratha said.

"Bye," Riya replied.

Pratha thought to herself that with Riya coming along, Avni wouldn't bother her too much.

"Masi... why did you tell her that I miss her?" Avni asked.

"Because you were saying it yourself," Pratha replied.

"Now I won't talk to you," Avni said playfully.

"Okay, fine. I had planned to treat you with chocolate cake today instead of green vegetables, but if you don't want it...," Pratha said.

"No, no! I'll definitely have the cake!" Avni said eagerly.

"Yes, my sweet little Avni looks so cute. And Pratha, make sure she wears traditional clothes today; Shraddha specifically said so. She's coming with Gaurav too," Anika reminded.

"Don't worry, Mom. Riya will come with Advik," Pratha said confidently.

In Banaras, at a party, Vaibhav noticed the crowd. "Bro, look at all these hot girls... and you're just talking to Karan," Vaibhav said.

"Bet me there won't be a single girl here who matches my type," Garv replied calmly. "Oh, so you have a 'type' for girls too?" Vaibhav asked.

"Of course. Even if a girl wears something revealing, if she has modesty... that combination is rare and perfect for me," Garv explained. "Wow, but every girl here is my type! Look at that girl in the purple dress... I'm going to talk to her now," Vaibhav said, grinning. "Yeah, go for it," Garv replied.