CHECKMATE

Chapter 31

Shivendra looked at himself in the mirror and asked, "How do I look?"

"Like a clown." Came Siddharth's reply making Pratap laugh.

"Come on....you'll get late." Chuckled Pratap and dragged the groom to the mandap.

Shivendra sat down in the mandap and Anjali bought her friend Sharanya to the mandap and made her sit.

Standing beside Pratap Anjali smiled saying, "I'm glad Shiv's moved on."

"I thought he wouldn't recover only after Pratap sent Kavish to prison." Sighed Siddharth shaking his head.

"It actually took him a whole month to come out of this." Sighed Pratap shaking his head as he watched the couple.

"This idea of destination wedding was great." Said Siddharth glancing at Pratap. "So...what do you plan to do now?"

"Take a break...here in Venice." Replied
Pratap with a slight chuckle.

"By the way...Urmika is getting married to Vinayak." Mumbled Siddharth.

Pratap looked at Siddharth for a moment and then shrugged, "Good choice. Vinayak is broke as it is."

Siddharth burst out laughing making Shivendra turn and frown at his friend. Immediately he pursed his lips and placed a finger on his lips.

"Vinayak will need someone to give him pocket money and Urmika comes from a rich family....he may get some tit bits from her." Replied Pratap and began showering the couple with flowers as the pheras began.

Siddharth once more began laughing and Anjali gave him a smack on his head growling, "What are you doing? There's pheras going on."

Pratap looked like an innocent lamb saying, "I told him to keep quite."

Anjali rolled her eyes and watched them get married with a bright smile on her face. With the marriage complete, Pratap and Anjali went back to their suite.

Pratap fell on the bed wanting to sleep like a log but Anjali dragged him up and said, "Let's go out!"

"It's afternoon..." Yawned Pratap. "Good night..."

"No! Let's go out....we haven't come here to sleep." She growled once more.

"Fine...go and change first...you can't roam about with the lehenga." He yawned once more.

Anjali walked to the divided section of the room to change. Coming out after changing she saw Pratap fast asleep and shook her head.

Sitting beside him she smiled to herself mumbling, "You pulled too many sleepless nights to throw Kavish in prison. You do deserve some sleep."

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"Then get back the company!" Exclaimed Urmika in a clear voice. "Do not expect me to keep giving you ration all the time."