The house was full of hustle and bustle. All the guests had started to arrive for the sangeet.
Rajveer was just passing Naina's room, when...
"Bhayya batayiye na..yeh waali ki yeh wali" she said...holding up 2 dresses.
"Koi bhi...donon mein Aunty hi lagegi."
"Bhayya.." screamed Naina.
Rajveer opened the door. Naina turned.
"Arre...kyun shor macha rahe ho..." he asked
"Raj..isse samjha...iske umar ke hissab se dress ho...yeh aunty jaise nahi." said Naveen.
"Arre...par maa ne kaha ki ini donon mein se pehen ne ke liye."
"Maa ki chamchi" said Naveen.
"Naina..tumhe kaunsa pasand hai ?" asked Rajveer.
"Umm...pata nahi...I am confused." said Naina,
Naveen's phone rand, so he left to the balcony to take it.
Rajveer looked at both the lehengas and then at the other clothes on the bed.
"um yeh kyun nahi pehenti ? " he asked, pointing towards the far end of the bed.
"Yeh...? par sangeet ke liyebohot simple nahi rahega ?."
"Naina, mein jitna tumhe jaanta hu, tumhe simple hi pasand hai..hai na ?"
"Haan...par Abhi ki family...woh bohot bade log hai...toh.."
"Toh ? tum unke liye , apne aap ko badal doge ? " asked Rajveer.
Naveen came back. "Toh...hua kuch faisla ?"
Rajveer nodded in No.
"Naina, abhi jaldi karo...Abhi apne gharwalon ke saath aata hi hoga...chal Raj.."
They left from there.
******
"Ladke waale aagaye..." cried a girl. All the family members gathered at the door.
ओह! यह छवि हमारे सामग्री दिशानिर्देशों का पालन नहीं करती है। प्रकाशन जारी रखने के लिए, कृपया इसे हटा दें या कोई भिन्न छवि अपलोड करें।
Naveen's parents started welcoming everyone. Naveen greeted Abhimanyu.
"Abhi...mera dost...Rajveer. "
"Hello." smiled Abhi as he shook Rajveer's hand. They chatted for a little. Noticing something at the back, both of them turned simultaneously.
ओह! यह छवि हमारे सामग्री दिशानिर्देशों का पालन नहीं करती है। प्रकाशन जारी रखने के लिए, कृपया इसे हटा दें या कोई भिन्न छवि अपलोड करें।
Abhi smiled and moved forward to meet her..while Rajveer stood rooted on the spot. Dressed in the simple black and white combination lehenga he had selected, she looked gorgeous. Her waist ornament accentuated her thin waist and the black top suited her fair skin making her overall look plain stunning.
As she was talking to Abhi, she turned once to him and as their eyes met, she smiled. Rajveer just smiled a half smile, before turning away. He was scared if he continued to look , he might lose his heart.
*******
The sangeet was going well. Naina' s friends had given a few dance performances and Naveen and Rajveer's " Maahi Ve" performance was the highlight of the night. Naina had stood up to clap and came over to them to hug her brother.
As Rajveer went to get some drinks, he heard...
"Kya Rani sa...aap bhi kaise tayyar ho gaye aisi middle class ghar se rishta jodne ke liye...humare rajkumar ke liye sekhdo ladkiya line mein khadi thi..aur aap."
"Ab hum kya kar sakte hai ? Dil aagaya gareeb pe humare Abhi ka...aur zidd kar ke mana liya hume...vaise ek baar humari mansion mein aajayegi...toh dulhan khud apni iss middleclass family se dur hi rahegi." said Abhi's mother.
Rajveer silently went away from there.
*****
It was time for the couple to dance. Abhi came forward and extended his hand towards Naina.
She blushed and gave him her hand. She moved with him to the center of the room and put her hand on his shoulder.
She looked once at Rajveer. Rajveer gave her a motivating look. She carefully moved her feet as Rajveer taught her.
As the couple swayed, Naveen came and stood next to Rajveer.
"Toh..tera kiya karaya hai yeh ?" he asked.
Rajveer just smiled as he continued to look at the couple. His eyes went glazy and for a second...he imagined...Both him and Naina...swaying to the music, looking into each other's eyes...with love.
Rajveer jerked back into reality. He looked at Abhi and Naina dancing. A strange pain started in his heart.
