HAAN

Part - 29

After that incident no dare to talk about mishti's  proposal to choti dadi . No one knew exactly what happened . they focused on praying and singing bajans .

Mishti sat near the stairs grumbling . Kartik followed her sitting next to her.  The same way they used to when mishti was a kid .  sitting next to each other supporting each other. The only difference was her height increased a bit so did the intensity of their problems .

" Yeh pagal ko bhi abhi aana tha .. deko kitne mehanat karke naira ko manayata ab deko phir sae Chad gayi "

Mishti looked at him shocked "kya Chad gayi ?? Bff ..??"

"Mera matlab hai gussa pretty lady .. " he corrected .

"Vo tho chodiye bff mere baare mai tho sochiye ... Muje na sirf ek price tag lagana baki  hai .  Jab deko koi na koi puchte rahte hai ..'apki poti ke rishta my foot .' "

Kartik chuckled and held her shoulder leaning playfully . " Chodo na yaar ... Vo sab chodo . Hum trip pe chale ?? Yeh sab ke baad "

"Sachi ??" She squealed .

Kartik nodded . " Hill station kahi chalte hai kyon pretty lady .."

"Of course bff ... " She was happy at the trip plan . Suddenly her smile vanished . She felt weird for some reason . A gut feeling that something will go down the hill today . "Bff ... Muje ek promise kijiye "

Kartik noticed the shift in her demeanor . " Of course pretty lady. "

"Kuch bhi ho ... Agar maine badi galthi ki tab bhi aap muje chodenge nahi . Muje ... N... Na... Nafarat nahi karenge na . I promise Mai intentionally apko kabhi hurt nahi karungi .. please promise kijiye aap kabhi nahi chodenge muje ."

Kartik's heart twisted at her pleading . He knew her insecurities and pain were real .  He recalled how much she progressed.  From hiding her pain to revealing her raw emotions . He pulled her in protective embrace. 

" Mishti tumse nafrat Karna mere bas mei hai hi nahi  . Tu muje kabhi galat lag hi nahi sakthi . Kyonki muje pata meri mishti kabhi kisi ki bura nahi chahegi. .. agar usne kuch galat ki bhi uske peeche zaroor kuch reason hoga.  I promise mishti... I'll never leave you ... You will forever be my bff . I can never ever hate you . Mai kabhi bhi tumse gussa nahi karunga mishti . I promise " He assured her .

Mishti anxiety and fear slowly calmed hearing kartik heartfelt words. She nodded .

Naira instincts were warning here of something . Yes she can understand her insecurities but the ways he worded it . It felt more like when she used to hide things . She was worried for her hoping all these were just her imagination .

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The ladies started sharing story of how Mata parvati did hard penence to get lord Shiva as her husband .

The story on the marriage of shivji and Mata parvati . As the elders were explaining each and every moment .

Mishti and abir were lost in their marriage . It was sudden spur of moment decision  . But both never  didn't regret.  It added complications yes but it was still hope for them in the mess .

The elder lady started talking about the importance of ritual how much each step of the rituals signifies .

Abir lost in mishti eyes.  And both went down the memory lane.  Their register marriage which was simple one with legal signing . Both of their mind was reliving another important day in their life.