Chapter 2

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Here everyone was sitting together and talking and telling each other's how their day went. The ladies of the family were in the kitchen looking out for dinner whereas the gents were sitting in the living room and talking about some random stuffs whereas the younger ones were on the dining table having a bet about when will their oldest brother will get married.

"Dekhna bhai ke shadi sidha aagle saal hogi, main bata raha hu."(Look, brother's marriage will happen next year, I am telling you.) Tejas said betting with his sister.

"Nahi maine kaha na ke bhai ke shadi is saal he hogi."(No, I said that my brother's marriage will take place this year.) Riya said confidently not caring about anything.

"Theek hai to lagi 10000 ke shart."(Alright you bet for 10000 rupees.) Tejas said confidently knowing that he would win cause the year has just started and his older brother has already rejected almost about six marriage proposals.

"Alright, let's do it, because I am pretty confident that he will get married this year itself." Riya said cause that was what she felt after all its ok to be confident right and also its almost nine months for the year to end so atleast some hope is not that bad.

"Kis cheez par shart lag rahi hai tum logo ki?"(What are you guys betting on?) an exhausted voice came from the main door reveling the exhausted Raj and Urvil. It was almost half past nine that both the brothers entered the Singhania mansion and ploping themselves on the couch.


"Kuch nhi bas Riya aur Tejas ye shart laga rahe hai ki Raj bhai shadi iss saal hogi ya fir aagle saal..."(Nothing, just Riya and Tejas are betting that Raj bhai's marriage will happen this year or next year...) Tushar said not even thinking twice before opening his mouth and earning a glare from Raj and a chuckle from Urvil. Well the siblings indeed were thinking of something thoughtfull rather than just sitting and eating snacks brought by their money.

"Aur kuch kaam nahi hai kya tum logo ko, padhai likhai chudva deta hu aur bas fir yahi karte rehna tum log theek hai!"(Don't you guys have anything else to do? I'll make you leave your studies and then just keep doing this, is it okay for you guys?) Raj said standing up from the sofa and glaring at the trio before moving towards his room.

It was'nt that he was not interested in marriage, the only thing stopping him was a wrong decision, a wrong girl who would break the family apart, before everything else in the world the only thing mattered most to him was his family and his siblings, never in the world he would want anyone to say anything to them. Of course he did'nt wanted someone to go on cooking meals everyday, wear an five inches long veil, and playing all shy girly infront of everyone. He just wanted someone who respects everyone and cares about them that's it, and after meeting all the girls his parents proposed he did'nt budge on his decision of not marrying them. All of them were either just interested in his money or his family's fame and name or his good looks, of course this man over here was proud on his look, his hazel brown eyes, his charming face with dark brown hairs and a dusty brown skin with a well defined 6 feet'1 body. Freshening up and changing into comfortable cloths Raj moved downstairs to have dinner with his family.

"Wahh Dal bati churma, badi maa aaj kuch special hai kya?"(That Dal Bati Churma, Badi Maa, is there anything special today?) Tushar asked Padma with a shine in his eyes as this dish was only made if anything special was there in the house.

"Wahh Dal bati churma, badi maa aaj kuch special hai kya?"(That Dal Bati Churma, Badi Maa, is there anything special today?) Tushar asked Padma with a shine in his eyes as this dish was only made if anything special was there in the house

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"Hmm special to hai."(Hmm, indeed there is something special) Padma said eyeing at other elders siting on the dining table.

"Kya hai maa, aaisa kya ho gaya ki aaj aap sab bade itna khush ho?"(What is it maa, what happened that you all are so happy today?) Riya asked as her curiosity level was increasing every other second.

"Kal hum sab ko Chauhan nivas jana hai, KM Industries ke 8th Anniversary aur Sunil jii ne hum sabko bulaya hai"(Tomorrow we all have to go to Chauhan Niwas, 8th anniversary of KM Industries and Mr. Sunil has invited us all.) Manish said ganing everyone's attention.

"So dad how is it related to something special?" Urvil asked Manish not able to control his curious ass.

"Suna hai unki badi beti Akriti ne KM Industries ko akele he khada kiya hai apni mehnat se. Agar sab theek hota hai to hum Raj aur Akriti ke rishte ki baat kar sakte hai"(It is heard that his elder daughter Akriti has single-handedly established KM Industries with her hard work. If all is well then we can talk about Raj and Akriti's relationship.) Misha said in one go ganing everyone's attention as the younger clan hooted and cheered because they just saw another ray of hope, on the other hand Raj was just silent thinking about the bomb his family as released on his head.

"Raj beta agar tujhe theek lage to hum bas baat kar sakte hai, baat karne main to koi burai nahi hai na, tujhe pasand aaege to baat aage badha lenge aur nahi to koi baat nahi"(Raj son, if you like that then we can just talk, there is no harm in talking, you will like then we would talk further about your relation and if not then no worries.) Padma asked roaming her hand loveingly on Raj's head.

"Jii maa, jaisa apko sahi lage"(Yes maa, as you like) Raj said not wanting to move the topic any further as it was not a bad idea, he did heard about Akriti Chauhan and her hardwork and the way she has made into this industry ganing everyone's respect and love. 

"Aacha hai, to hum sab kal chalege vaha, aur han baccho koi bhi shaitani mat karna vaha. OK!"(Alright then, we will all go together tomorrow, and yes children, don't do anything mischievous. Ok) Mohit said warning the younger clan as he didn't want anything to go bad.

Finishing their dinner they all went to their respective rooms. The only thing worrying was that everything should go well, after all it was their dream to see the oldest son of the family gets married. The only thing worrying Raj was that whatever he has heard about Akriti would be true or not, cause he did had a feeling somewhere in his heart that things might go well with her, after all he was just a man who wanted to get married and share his life with someone worth it, with someone who would understand him and wait for him and only him, someone who would stand with him not only at his highs but also at his lows and just like that he drifted to his dreamland.

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