Simply Rebellious

Chapter 13 - Uncertainities and Outcomes

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Life is uncertain. One minute you are sorted. You have a road map to your future set in front of you and it looks like everything is working out as per your plan and the next second your life can come crashing down, without notice.

The same had happened with Swati and Munna during Sameer and Naina's engagement.

Naina was pacing up and down, to and fro, in every direction. She had measured every inch of her house in anxiety.

"Behen, aise chalne se kuch pata nahi chalega. Mummy, Papa aayenge toh pata chal jaayega. Waise bhi wo gaye hai toh sab accha hoga Swati ke saath." Preeti assured her.

"Yaar Preeti, tension ho rahi hai." Naina said, worriedly.

She was getting even more restless with every growing second. She had to know what was happening.

"Kitna accha hota na agar hum bhi Mummy Papa ke saath jaa sakte par hume toh bola ki nahi chup kar ke yaha baitho." Preeti sighed. She rested her chin on the dining table and closed her eyes, trying to calm herself down when -

"IDEA!!" Naina said loud enough to make the cats in the street jump with shock.

"Aaram se bol na fir. Jaan legi kya?" Preeti exclaimed with a hand on her chest.

"Shefali ko bolte hai apni gaadi nikale. Hum Swati ke ghar jaayenge. Thoda sa idea leke wapas aa jaayenge."

"Haa bilkul Swati ke ghar jaayenge, bolenge Aunty Uncle thoda sa idea de do. Tujhe pata hai wo kya bolenge?" Preeti had her typical Preeti sarcastic smile on her face.

"Kya?"

"Bolenge ... Haa haa, beta free me joote chappal bhi le jao."

"Joote?"

"Areyy Naina!! Humein bhi joote padenge kyuki humne bhi toh Swati ki madad ki hai Munna se milne me."

Naina dumped herself on the sofa and in a small voice said, "ye toh maine socha hi nahi."

"Saara dimag padhai me jo kharch kar deti hai." Preeti taunted.

"Kam se kam teri tarah faltu baaton me toh nahi khatam kiya na."

They were quiet for a while before Naina said, "Chal na chalte hai Preeti. Kisi ko pata nahi chalega."

"Behen tu samajh na..."

"Preeti please. Please. Please. Chal na. Kuch nahi hoga."

"Agar kuch hua na Naina toh mai bolungi ki ye mujhe zabardasti kidnap karke le gayi thi."

"Okay." Naina smiled widely and pulled Preeti with her.

The girls were in luck because Shefali's parents were out of town. So, she took her car out and drove them to Swati's place. Naina was sitting on the front seat and Preeti at the back after a lot of quarrelling about the front seat.

"Toh? Naina? Aapki love story kaisi jaa rahi hai madam? Updates de dijiye?" Shefali enquired with raised, curious eyebrows.

"Simple hai. Kaafi simple jaa rahi hai." Naina tried to keep a straight face but a blush crept on her cheeks.

"Gaal dekho iske!!" Preeti laughed.

"Aur rebellious bhi." Shefali added with a wink, reminding Naina of the day she had run away from her house.

"Kya?" Preeti asked.

"Sw-Swati ka ghar aa gaya." Naina pointed ahead.

Shefali parked the car at some distance from Swati's house.