Maine Kiya Hai Intzar

Chapter 32 kashmakash

Sameer Naina were seated at a table along with Munna Pundit Preeti and Swati when Preeti got up to go citing some excuse. As she was about to go , Pundit stopped her.

Pundit :  Preeti ruko , agar meri wajah se ja rahi ho toh mat jao ...main hi chala   jata hun. Waise bhi mujhe thoda kaam hai.

Preeti got embarrased : Nahi ....aisi koi baat nahi hai...mujhe Bhabhi se kaam hai .

Naina :  Preeti , Pundit ye sab kya chal raha hai....kam se kam aaj toh nahi ...aur bahane hi banane hai toh koi dhang ka banao na .

Munna : Rehne de Naina , itni.akal hoti toh dono ek dusre ko avoid nahi kar rahe hotey .

Pundit : chup kar munna , kuch bhi bol raha hai....mujhe sach me kaam hai .

Preeti too hesitated : Haan , mujhe bhi .

Swati : achaa....

Sameer : Humlog bewakoof nahi hai ....sab samajh me bhi aata hai aur dikhta bhi hai .

Pundit : arey aisa nahi hai Sameer , tumlog bhi kya bol rahe ho .aaj tumdono ke liye bahut bada  din hai aur hume isey celebrate karna chahiye . Kya baatein le ke bhaith gaya hai .

Naina : isiliye toh keh rahe hai ki celebrate karo , bhago nahi .

Preeti : matlab ?

Naina : matlab kuch nahi , humare sath bhaitho .

Both Pundit and Preeti sat along with them and enjoyed the moment for the sake of Sameer Naina.
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Bela saw the youngsters enjoying and her eyes got filled with tears .  She was happy for Naina but afterall she was Preeti 's mother .and today's incidence made her realise that Preeti life missed several things .

Anand came to her and said : Bela , aise  udas kyun ho ? Aaj Naina  ki sagai hai .hume uske liye khush hona chahiye .

Bela : Main Naina ke liye bahut khush hun...par Preeti ke liye bura lag raha hai . Humari preeti ka bhi haq banta hai na ki wo bhi khush rahe.

Suddenly Taiji said from behind : Isiliye toh keh rahi hun ki abhi bhi waqt hai . Kuch socho....Anand babu aapne aaj dekha nahi ki akele rehna kitna muskil hai . Log chain se jeene nahi dete hai .
Aaplog haan boley toh Pundit ke gharwalon se baat karte hai .

Anand : bhabhiji , jabtak Preeti haan nahi khegi , main kuch nahi kahunga.
Aur logon ka kya hai , wo toh har haal me kuch na kuch bolenge hi . Humari zindagi unke hisab se toh chalegi nahi.

Taiji : par  apni beti ki khushiyon  ke liye toh soch hi sakte hai na . Abhi bhi der nahi huyi hai .....Maine suna tha aaj, Maheshwariyon ke ek rishtedar Pundit ke barey me puch rahe the, rishta karana chahte hai. Agar rishta hath se nikal gaya toh phir bhaithe rehna .

Bela thought for a second and said : Nahi nahi...main taiyar hun...par kya Pundit taiyar hoga.

Taiji : O bai...mujhe toh lagta hai ki wo bhi taiyar ho jayega . Aaj sagun ke waqt  jo hua usse toh mujhe yahi laga.

Anand : Thik hai bhabhiji , agar Preeti khud hi is rishte ke liye haan kahegi toh mujhe koi aapaati nahi hai.

Taiji : chalo....kam se kam aap dono toh maan gaye ...ab jaldi Preeti bhi haan keh hi degi. Ne wah.
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All the guest from both the sides were gone and only family members of Maheshwaris and Agarwal sat for the dinner together along with Pundit and munna swati . Sameer Naina sat together followed by others and Taiji used her brain to make Preeti sit beside Pundit. They talked about further rituals and shopping that was pending and duties were assigned to variius people regarding different work.
Since Tree ritual was scheduled for next day , so it was decided that it would take place in late afternoon in presence of only two three elders .