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Chapter Seven

“Abhira, jaldi karo! Humein late ho raha hai! Badi Maa ne kaha tha ki 7 baje tak pohonch jaana. 6:30 toh already baj gaye! Tum sach mein bohot time lagaati ho!!” Armaan called as he waited for Abhira to emerge from her room. “Tum na humaari shaadi ke time dedh mahine nahi do mahine pehle hi parlour chale jaana please. Tab jaake tum mandap pe time pe pohonchogi.” 

“Ho gaya, Khadoosmaan!” Abhira called back, walking out. “Tum har waqt aise suli pe kyun chadhe rehte ho? Hum time pe pohonch jaayenge!”

However, Armaan wasn't paying attention to anything she was saying. He was mesmerized by how beautiful she looked. She looked like an angel descended from heaven in her pink attire. He didn't have words to express just how beautiful she looked.

“Chalo, chalte hain,” Abhira said, coming to a stop in front of him. When Armaan didn't respond, she snapped her fingers in front of him, bringing him out of his daze. “Armaan! Chalein?”

Wordlessly, Armaan reached for her, pulling Abhira into his arms. He kissed her forehead, his lips lingering on her skin. “Gorgeous,” he murmured, making her blush.

“Yeh pooja wagerah mein jaana zaruri hai kya?” He asked. “Tum ek kaam karo… Bade Papa ko phone karke mana kardo ki aaj hum nahi aa paayenge.”

“Armaan!” Abhira whacked his arm. “Aaj school ki foundation ceremony hai. Hum miss nahi kar sakte. Aur especially tum toh bilkul nahi! Yeh ceremony sirf tumhaari wajah se hi ho rahi hai. How can you not go?”

“Meri wajah se nahi, Badi Maa aur Bade Papa ki wajah se,” Armaan corrected gently. “Unka NGO hai. They're doing all this.”

“Zameen toh tumne dilwayi na. Agar tum case nahi jeet’te toh yeh sab kaise hota?” Abhira argued. “Mujhe pata hai tum bohot humble ho, lekin itna bhi nahi hona chahiye. Itne achche lawyer ho tum… One of the best in the city. And I'm glad ki tumhe iss baat ka ghamand nahi hai, but thoda garv toh kiya karo!”

“Tum ho na uske liye,” Armaan laughed. “Hum dono ke liye enough hai utna garv. Isse zyada kiya na… Toh ego bann jaayega!”

“Ab agar mera boyfriend itna smart hai toh thoda ego toh bannta hai,” was Abhira's cheeky reply. “Lekin… Tumhaara nahi mera. Kyunki main tumse zyada smart hoon!”

“Achcha? Woh kaise?” Armaan questioned.

“Itna smart boyfriend pataaya maine… Toh main hui na tumse zyada smart?” She asked rhetorically.

“Tumse baaton mein jitna bilkul impossible hai,” Armaan commented.

“I know, I know. Main extremely cool hoon, pyaari jaise phool hoon, karti balki rule hoon,” Abhira sang. “Ab chalooooooo!!”

Finally, the couple left for the ceremony. Abir & Mishti had decided to do an intimate ceremony to lay the foundation of the school. There had already been too many delays with the opening of it already due to the land dispute. Now that they finally had the land back, they had decided to expedite the whole thing so that the school could open asap. 

Abhira was looking forward to the ceremony. She'd never been to one before and her excitement was visible. She'd been jumping around the house for a day, chattering on & on about how everything would be awesome. Armaan could only grin in response. Seeing her so excited was always a treat for him to watch. She found happiness in the simplest of things and it always surprised him. 

When they reached, Abhira impatiently tugged Armaan inside, talking a mile a minute. “Ahhh, finally!” Abir exclaimed, pulling them both into hugs. “Bas tum dono ka hi wait ho raha tha. Chalo!”