3 days later
"Vishwaas hi nhi horga ki yeh din itni jaldi aagya. Bhot yaad ayegi tumhari. Tum kitni kharab ho, thode toh aansu baha do, vidai ho rhi hai tumhari." Said sanaya while sobbing on her sister's shoulder.
"Tum baha toh rhi ho mere hisse ke bhi. Waise bhi hum dono toh ek hi sheher mei rehne wale hai, mil lenge jab mann ho." Sanyukta shrugged.
After sanaya bawled her eyes out, she handed her to ayaan and went towards her mother to say goodbye.
"Insaano ki tarah rehna waha." Anju said in sanyukta's ear as they hugged each other.
"Kyu yahan jaanwaro ki tarah reh rhi thi?" Sanyukta asked loudly rolling her eyes, which made everyone look at her.
Anju looked around embarrassed and glared at her daughter.
"Sasuma aap uske behaviour ki chinta mat kariye. Woh apne ghar jaa rhi hai, usko jaise rehna hoga woh waise rahegi. Thik hai?" Randhir said backing his wife.
Him defending her made everyone else in the room smile while anju looked even more red.
"Ji, damad ji." She forced a smile.
Confused??
Let me tell you what happened before this...
FLASHBACK
3 hours back
*Ring ring*
Sanaya (sanu) sprung in action as soon as she heard the doorbell. There stood an elderly couple dressed in fashionable formal suit and saree. She greeted them with a wide smile and touched their feet.
She was suddenly shoved sideways as her mother took her place and started doing their aarti and looked at them as if they were in fact, Gods.
"Aapka bhot bhot swagat hai, samdhi ji - samdhan ji. Andar aaiye naa. Damad ji nhi dikh rhe hai." She asked with a sickly sweet and kinda creepy smile.
"Ji woh bas car park karne ke liye jagah dhoond rha hai, aata hi hoga." Replied the man.
Kishore stood behind her, waiting patiently, as he knew his wife would not let anyone talk till she's done. Anju then invited them inside, still behaving idiotically.
"Shekhawat ji. Bhot acha laga aapse phir se milkar." Kishore finally said engulfing the other man in a warm hug.
"Hume bhi bhot acha lag rha hai yaha aake. Finally woh wakt aagya ki hum apni beti ko apne saath lekar ja payenge." Harsh Shekhawat said with a wide smile.
"Sahi mei, bhot intezaar kiya hai iss din ka." Added his wife renuka.
"Inse miliye, yeh humari sanaya ke pati hai, ayaan ji." Kishore introduced them.
"Namaste uncle ji - aunty ji. Aapke darshan karke hume adhik sukh ki prapti hui. Kitna suna hai aapke baare mei humne." Ayaan touched their feet.
They heard a sound behind them and looked only to find randhir standing at the now wide open door. While kishore, ayaan and sanaya looked confused, anju became furious and went ahead to deal with him.
"Tum! Tum yaha wapas kyu aagye? Itne din muft ki roti tod ke chain nhi aaya jo phir aagye?" She hissed at him.
"Anju ji aap aise kyu bol rhi hai? Humne toh aapko pehle hi bataya tha ki hum aaj aane wale hai." Renuka asked faking confusion.
"Ji mai aapse nhi inse bol rhi hoon." She gave her one big toothy smile and turned back to him with a frown.
"Arree ab hum apni bahu ko lene aayenge toh beta bhi saath mei ayega hi naa." Harsh acted too.
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Peh Gaya Khalara ✔️
Short StoryThis is my entry for the writer's challenge held by @saddahaqcontests and @MonaMandy Topic - Child marriage Genre - romance/comedy 'Peh gaya khalara' means celebrating the mess one has created. Randhir, the messiest person of all, the perfect defin...