Murthy's Farm house,
Manglore,
4.30pm.
It's a peacefull evening near beach area, the sea shores are touching the bank, with the beautiful farm house decorated with white and golden lights sending wedding vibes.
The whole mansion is in Hustle bustle, everyone are running here and there, some are busy in talking, some are busy in checking all arrangements, some are at the entrance to recieve the guests.
Near Garden area.
Garden area is half way decorated in white and golden curtains. some decorators are busy with stage settings and some are with chairs and tables.
Cabir is handling dj and music as he is Rj.
" Vo songs which i gave you to arrange, are they ready?" He is talking to his assistant.
" Yes sir, i have arranged in perfect manner and jaisa aap kaha i did some remix of it."
" Good. Now go and check the system. I don't need any mistakes, Mera jigra Ka engagement hai kuch bhi kami nai hona chahiye. Got it."
" Ok sir." With this the assistant went away.
" Yaar, ye manik abhi tak so raha hai kya? Pick up the phone saale." He is continuously trying manik's number, but he is not picking up.
Inside the Mansion.
Hall area.
Manik's and nandini's relatives are chit chatting as they met after long time.
Mens are sitting and discussing some bussiness and present issues, Having some drinks with professional talks.
where as, womens are indulged in their fashion worlds, neighborhood talks, sharing their life issues.
Grandmothers are sitting seperately and having their own fun taunting youngers and decorators, teasing couples as they are from old generation.
Childerns are playing some random games running here and there.
Manik's and nandini's parents are at entrance recieving guest.
Navya is busy in instructing decorators about flowers and lights combinations.
Shreya is roaming too and fro motion at the door looking tensed.
Whole mansion is filled with happines and laughters.
Navya who sensed Shreya's tension goes to her Navya : " why you are tensed? Kya hua? " Asks putting her hand on shoulder.
Shreya : " Navu, thank god You came. ye soha, nikki, mukti and alya they didn't reach till now. Agar nandu tho patha chala tho band bajh jayegi and why these people are taking this much time, they told they have reached one hour back."
Shreya is continuously ranting.
Navya : " Babes, cool. They will be on the way, first you drink this water."
Navya handles her glass of water.
Shreya : "Thanks yaa, navvu."
Navya : " Now came with me, let's see that decoration side." Navya pulls her taking along.
Before they exit the hall dadi maa calls them.
Shreya: " Ab ye kyu bula rahi hai?"
Navya : " How would i know."
Shreya : " Iam not going, if you want you can." Shreya says to which navya gives her horrifing look.
Navya : " No way, 2 days se meri band bajh rahi hai. Aaj bhi nai chodenge kya?" Navya wishpers to shreya.
Padma : " Aree beta, idhar aao." Dadi maa again calls them.
Navya and shreya looks at each other and walks to them.
Laxmi : " Kitne pyaare lag rahe ho tum dono, haina padma?." manik's daadi laxmi, asks nandini's daadi padma.
Padma : " Haa laxmi. Hamari nandu ke saheliya hai kitne ache se sare kaam kar rahe hai do din se."
Laxmi : " Ab nandu ki shaadi ho rahi hai, tum log kab karre ho. Hame khelna hai tumhare bachon se kyu padma."
Padma : " Haa beta, Jaldi se karlo, hume bhi dekhna hai tum logon ki shaadi. Aree laxmi, vo rajeev ga beta haina bohut sona munda hai shreya se saath acha lagega."
Shreya : " What? Rajeev? Uska beta? What the hell is going on navya.?" whispers to navya.
Navya : " Shhh shreya. Daadiya hai, aisi hi baath karenge. Lite lelo." whispers fake smiling at daadi's.
Padma daadi : " Bache tho bilkul rahul jaise hi honge. Pyaare pyaare."
Shreya's eyes pops out listening ' bache '
Shreya : " Bache? Navyaa... seriously? Ye log nandu ke shaadi attend karne ke liye aye hai ya meri shaadi fix karane."
Navya : " It's ok. Don't make such faces shreya, Smile to them and nod your head they will leave you." whispers to which shreya glares at her.
Navya : " Look at them yaar not me."
Shreya give them fake smile and nods her head.
Navya : " Ab daadi ji hum chalthe hai, hamare dosthon ko receive karna hai. Chalo shreya." With this navya pulls her and takes to garden where decoration work is going on.
Shreya : "Uff bach gaye, thanks yaa navvu."
Navya : " No thanks, vaise they are right. Its high time now, find someone for you in this time period and marry him. Kab tak single tag leke ghoomegi."
Shreya : " you leave about my boy and look at your boy ."
Navya : " why? What happened?" Asks being confused.
Shreya signals at a direction where cabir is continuously calling someone getting irritated.
Navya : " kya?" Asks shreya not getting her point.
Shreya : " god!! Look at at him, your boyfriend is roaming in vest and boxers jaise koi pool party me aaya ho. He is showing off himself to everyone which are reserved for you." Says giving teasing look.
Navya glares at her and walks to cabir.
Navya: what are you wearing cabir?
Cabir looks at himself from top to bottom and asks " eyes sight problem hai kya?"
Navya : "shut up, cabir. Go and change your dress and manik ko bhi utavo go." Saying this she pushes him.
Cabir : "patha nai yaar yeh ladkiyon ki problem kya hai." Talks to himself and goes from there.
Shreya : " navya come, they are here." pulling navya along with her to hall.
Whole mansion stops talking listening loud shouts from the main door.
Nikki, soha, mukti, alya : " navyaaaa, shreyaaa "
Navya and shreya runs to them and hug everyone, seeing this the people nods their head in disbelief and continue their works.
" Guyss, it's been longtime we met. I never thought hum sab aise nadu ke shaadi mein milenge" says nikki getting excited.
" And yes, where is bride. We need to see her." Soha asks looking here and there.
" She will kill you guys for getting this late, save youselves." Shreya warns them to which all of them gives horrified look.
" Are you serious?" Nikki asks.
" 100% sure." Shreya winks at them.
" Please save us yaar." Mukti says catching alya's arm.
" Don't involve us bro." Navya says giggling.
" Aree beta, idhar aavo tum sab." Padma and laxmi calls them.
" Margaye sab. Nandu se pehle you guys should escape from daadi's lectures, i will go and look over engagement rings. Shreya after completing this lecture may be, they will be out of their minds, take care of them and control their tounges." Saying this navya goes upstairs laughing at their condition.
" Why? What lectures she is talking about? " Nikki asks to shreya placing her hand around her shoulder.
" Come, experience yourself. You will enjoy." Saying this shreya takes them to daadi's.
In manik's room.
He is sleeping soundless on his stomach in his vest and boxers, but his sleep got disturbed by loud door knocks.
He irritatingly gets up and open the door and start shouting seeing the smiling figure infront of him.
"What the hell cabir? Don't you have any work instead of eating my brain? Now what you want?"
" Manik, how do you even thought that i will allow you to sleep peacefully when iam getting frustrated with my life." Saying this cabir enters the room and falls on bed.
Closing the door manik comes and joins cabir and asks.
" Frustrated? Why? "
" Seriously manik, you are asking me this. You know right what's between me and navya, i love you ke alava kuch nai hai. Atleast no kiss man. I thought your marraige will be perfect plot to get close to her, but no. Kuch nai ho raha hai except looking at her, Help me out dude." He says making irritated faces to which manik starts laughing.
" Iam serious, if you don't help me. I will not let your Marraige happen." Cabir warns.
" Ok fine, listen cabir. Do one thing, go to navya and kiss her directly without informing and run from there to save your life. It's a best way to complete your wish, no other ways." Manik says stretching his arms.
" Manikkkk, i think you got bore of me being your friend that's why you are planning my murder with navya hands. But, i want to be Alive for some days. So stop this funny jokes and get serious." Cabir says punching manik's stomach.
" Ouch, lagta hai cabir." Says rubbing his stomach.
" Iam serious, implement my plan. This will work for sure. If not, i will do whatever you say." Manik challenges cabir.
" Pakka na , this will work right.?" Cabir confroms to which manik shows his thumb boosting him up.
" Ok. I will do this, i can do this, she is my girlfriend and she loves me. So, she can't kill me. I know." Cabir starts boosting himself taking deep breathes to which manik laughs.
" I will go now, by the way manik. Where is Rohan abhi tak nai aaya."
" He will come before function starts."
Taking a confidential hug from manik, cabir goes to find navya.
In Nandini's room.
"Like seriously? My friends are so irresponsible. They are still not here, i have warned nikki about this to take care of the timings. But no, everyone have to make me sad. And this navya and shreya patha nai kaha hai, iam geeting bore." Nandini blabbering to herself, walking too and fro motion in her room.
Her rants stops seeing the door burst open, all four girls run towards her with great force, to nandini loose her balance and falls on bed along with them.
" Nanduuuuuuuu, we are so happy for you." Nikki shouts.
" Guys, get up. I can't breathe." Nandini says to which shreya giggles settling herself in bean bag.
All four of them stands on their feet infront of nandini and lowers their heads seeing her serious face, arms cross against her chest, raising her eyesbrow asking for answers as why they are late.
" This not any random meeting, it's my fucking marraige and you guys are late. I can't believe this." Saying this Nandini sits on bed catching her head.
" Actu...actually nandu, we were on time only but got late after reaching banglore." Nikki stammers, nandini raise her head and asks
" Because of whom you are late?"
Instantly all four of them points their fingers to each other, mukti to alya, alya to mukti, nikki to soha and soha to nikki.
" Who?" Nandini again asks raising her eyebrow seeing their directions.
Shreya burst out her laughs and says.
"Nandu, leave them. You know right, they are just finding reasons. Everyone are late. So no blaming each others."
Mukti, alya, soha, nikki glares at her to which shreya raises her hands and says.
" Save me nandu."
" Nandu, leave all that. You know how we are excited for your marraige. Oh my god you can't believe, all the way we were only discussing about your fuctions." Nikki says sitting beside nandini.
Soha occupies other side of Nandini on bed, mukti and alya on sofa opposite to them.
" By the way nandini, your grand mother's are really fond of marraiges and kids. They are talking about our ristha to her family friends, can you believe this." Soha says to which everyone laughs.
" It's just a start guys, picture abhi baki hai mere dost." Shreya says giving hi-fi to nandini.
Everyone gives them horrified looks.
" By the way, where is this navya?" Nandini asks.
" She went to check on engagement rings." Shreya informs.
They started talking random things, checking on their dresses and jewellery.
Meanwhile in Navya's room.
Navya is checking engagement rings after Keeping them in cupboard, she turns to get bumped by cabir.
This is the first time they are so close, feeling the proximity navya backs off and asks.
" Cabir, what are you doing here?"
Cabir starts fidging his fingers looking here and there.
" Oh..oh.. navya, iam.. here..vo..mujhe..."
Seeing his uneasiness, navya caughts his hands and asks.
" Cabir, why you are feeling tense. Say it "
Cabir looks straight in her eyes, navya is waiting for his answer.
Without thinking further, cabir pecks her lips tightly and runs out of her room.
Navya is standing there numb, all this happened in a fraction of seconds. She can't able to digest the fact that cabir kissed her, she don't know how to even react.
After like 2 minutes. she looks around and realises, what happened few moments ago and blushes.
In Nandini's room.
Their laughs came to halt when they saw navya entering room in deep thoughts and sits beside shreya.
" Oyee, where are you? Itna time kyu laga." Nandini asks her.
" He kissed me." Navya's sentence makes everyone shock.
" What? You kissed." This time shreya asks.
" Not me, he kissed. Without permission." She clarifies.
Everyone burst out laughing seeing her condition.
" Guys, here iam confused and you are laughing at me."
" Nothing is there to get confuse, just accept the fact and move on, from now it will become common between you guys. By the way, i must say my bro is daring." Nandu says confronting navya.
" How was the kiss?" Nikki asks supressing her laughs.
" I don't know, it didn't even last for seconds."
" Don't worry, next time we will make you prepare for deep kiss." Nikki's statement makes everyone laugh.
With this they start getting ready for engagement ceremony, teasing each others.
" You seriously pulled that stunt." Manik shouts at cabir.
" Abey yaar, low down your volume. Ha, i did."
" Wow, yaar cabir. Thu tho sher nikla." Manik says patting his shoulders.
" Kon sher nikla?" Asks Rohan entering room.
" Finally, rohan mehra. You are here, why you are late?." Maniks asks hugging him.
" sorry manik, traffic problem." He says and goes to hug cabir. But, stops in between seeing his grumpy face.
" Rj, what happened to you?"
" Nothing, he is feeling tensed." Manik says wearing his kurta.
" Tense? Kyu?"
" Because, he kissed navya without her permission and ran from there before giving her chance to react."
Rohan is suprised with this information and says.
" Wow cabir, seriously thu tho sach me sher nikla."
" Kya yaar tum log, iam sure she is planning for my murder." Cabir says catching his head.
" Nothing of that sort will happen, stop thinking all that and enjoy my wedding. Niche dekhlenge, i will ask nandini to handle her. She will explain her don't worry." Manik says assuring cabir to which he nods and starts getting ready.
In garden area.
Everyone are running here and there seeing last moment arrangements.
Whole garden is decorated in white curtains, lights are shining bright competing with stars, white lillies are arranged bringing beauty to the decorations.
Nyonika and Raj are at food section checking on dishes.
Krishna and sujatha are greeting people, daadi's are as usual sitting and talking.
Manik along with cabir and Rohan comes down and greets everyone.
Cabir is talking with his assistant about music, rohan is walking chatting with someone on phone, meanwhile shreya comes on the same direction talking on phone.
They are not aware od surroundings and bumps into each other and their phone falls down.
" What the heck, can't you see and walk." Shreya shouts bending down to take her phone, where as, rohan is totally mesmerized with her beauty.
Seeing him lost, shreya speaks clicking her finger infront of him.
" Hello, where you lost?"
" In you. " Replies rohan still drowning into her.
" What." Shreya shouts and shakes him to make him come out of his dream land.
" Hm, what?" Rohan asks.
" What did you just said.?" Shreya asks crossing her hands.
" You are looking beautiful."
Composing herself shreya says " thanks." And was about go but, rohan's question make her halt in her way.
" Are you single?"
"Excuse me?" Shreya shouts at him.
" I think you have some ear problem, but i don't mind. Are you single?" He again asks for which shreya gives him disbelief look.
" You know what, just get lost." Saying this she walks away.
Rohan who is watching her going smiles and pick up his phone.
" What you are smiling at?" Asks Cabir who is watching this senery from far away and comes to rohan seeing him smiling.
" When did you come?" Rohan tries to divert him.
" Shut up, Come to the point. Why you are smiling at shreya." Cabir asks walking with him to manik.
Rohan gives him confused look and asks " who shreya?".
"Oh, without knowing her name, itne time se thu usse baat kar raha hai." Cabir asks laughing at him.
" So, her name is shreya. Nice." Rohan mummers smilingly.
" Bhai, what was that?." Cabir asks stopping him at tracks.
" Hmm, i think i like her." Rohan blurters.
" You are targeting wrong person rohan, she is a tough nut to crack. Don't even try." Cabir says handling him a cold drink.
" Ha tho, I don't even need a easy love life." Rohan winks at cabir and looks at shreya who is already looking at him talking with girls gang, she instantly diverts her eyes.
" This Marraige is going to be fun." Rohan cheers to cabir.
" Mere shaadhi me tum log fun kar rahe ho." Manik joins them, who is dressed up in white kurta looking dashing tonight.
" Ha manik, rohan found his love interest." Cabir says winking at rohan, manik looks at rohan narrowing his eyes and asks.
" And who is she?"
"Shreya." Listening cabir's answer manik spits out his drink.
" Aree manik, slow man." Rohan says handovering him tissues and cabir laughs knowing the situation.
" What the actual fuck guys, matlab puri duniya mein tum logon ko Nandini ki friends hi milthe kya. Pehle cabir and ab thu." Manik says making weird faces.
" Wow, tho shreya is bhabi's friend. Now it will be easy, bhabi will help me out." Rohan exclaims getting excited. manik and cabir exchange looks and cabir supress his laughs.
" You know what rohan, tumhe jo karna hai karo. But, nandini will not help you out." Manik says glaring at him.
" I will ask bhabi." Rohan says equally glaring at manik.
" Yaar, this is cheating. Here Already, iam feeling restlessness to see her from 2 days, and moreover tomorrow is haldi function. I have to stay away from her for one day, iam not getting time to spend with her. And you are planning to spoil my time." Manik whined at him.
Rohan gave him ' are you serious ' look and says.
" You have life time to spend with her manik, don't behave like pervert now. I too want a happy love life, don't be selfish and help me out."
" And who said you are not going to meet her tomorrow, don't you want to celebrate your haldi with her. Comm'on, you are manik Malhothra not any random rituals follower." Cabir adds winking at him.
Cabir, manik and rohan laughs and started planning for tomorrow's meet.
" Ohooo, so shreya. That means he is trying on you." Nikki says nudging her.
" Nothing like that, he is out of his mind." She shruggs off.
" We will see it, iam sure he will not leave a chance to try on you." Navya adds.
" Look guys, he is staring at her." Says nikki signalling them to see slowly.
That's when shreya sees him and diverts her eyes.
" Guys, don't behave like teengae girls. " Shreya glares at them.
" Yaa yaa." Nikki says laughing at her.
Shreya is hiding her smile and blush, reason is not known to her. She is confused on her own behaviour, may be liking his attention.
" Sujatha nandu ab tak niche nai aayi." Nyonika asks her.
" Ha, may be getting ready. Hum jaathe hai usse laane." Sujatha says and calls krishna.
" Manik, idhar aa." Raj calls him where nyonika is standing beside him.
" Kya hua dad?" Manik asks coming to them.
" My son is looking handsome." Nyonika and raj hugs him.
" you both are equally looking handsome and beautiful." He says kissing nyonika.
" We are feeling so happy for you manik." Raj says ruffling his hair.
" Waise have you seen nandini?, she is looking beautiful today haina Raj." Nyonika adds teasing manik.
" Mom, stop na. Don't tease me, by the way when is she coming down." Manik asks them.
" Why? My son is dying to see his fiance." Raj also joins nyonika pulling his leg, manik blush for his sentence.
" Krishna and sujatha went to take her. May be in few minutes, you 2 days wait will be over." Nyonika says patting his shoulder.
In Nandini's room.
She is sitting in front of mirror looking at herself, she is beautifully claded in white and silver lehanga.
Meanwhile krishna and sujatha enters her room, nandini stand up smiling at them.
" My princess is looking beautiful." Krishna says hugging her and kiss her forehead.
" Sach me, pari jaisi lag rahi ho." Sujatha adds with teary eyes.
" Mom, shh, shh, shh, take your tears back. I hate them." Nandini whines to which sujatha laughs.
" We will miss our princess alot, every small thing of yours." Krishna says side hugging nandu.
" I miss you more than you." Nandini says taking her mom into another hug.
" Now, stop this barath milap and chalo. Manik is eagerly waiting for you." Her dad adds winking at her.
In garden area.
Everyone are waiting for the bride to come.
Shreya, navya, nikki, soha, mukti and alya are standing near the stage area talking and laughing.
Cabir along with rohan is at drink area chatting with him.
Manik and his parents are near the entry to recieve nandini.
Manik's eyes are eagerly waiting for her, that's when he saw nandini coming along with her parents.
Everyone's eyes are diverted towards nandini, manik is clean bowled seeing her beauty.
Raj and nyonika comes and hug her.
" You are looking beautiful beta." Both raj and nyonika compliments her.
Nandini is continuously blushing sensing manik's intense gaze on her.
Manik forwards his hand gesturing her to join him, nandini place her hand and walks with him to stage area.
They take blessings from wlder ones and join their friends.
Nandini and manik starts talking with their friends, nandini introduce her Friends to manik and manik introduce Rohan to everyone to which, all of them gives a mischievous look to him. but, Nandini gets confused.
Navya explains everything happened between shreya and rohan to nandini.
Cabir is continuously trying to talk with navya, but she is ignoring him.
" So, bhabhi ji. You will help me right?" Rohan whispers to which nandini nods. Seeing this manik rolls his eyes.
Taking the chance cabir comes behind navya and wishpers.
" Navya, are you still mad at me for what i did." But, she just humms at him.
" I know, i should have asked your permission but, I don't know what got into me at that moment and i took that step."
"Ok fine, iam sorry for not asking your permission but, iam not sorry for kissing you." Cabir adds to which she says.
" It's ok." And smiles.
" Really, it means i can kiss you whenever i want." Cabir asks getting excited, navya glares at him to shut his mouth.
On the other hand, rohan is stealing glances from shreya and smiling like fool, whereas others teasing her.
Manik is looking at nandini all the while to talk with her. But, their friends not letting him to talk.
Their moment got disturbed by annoument.
" Hello everyone, we are so glad on your presence for manan's engagement. Iam cabir dhawan, host of the day. So, here we are presenting My best friend Manik Malhothra and My sister Nandini murthy to come on the stage."
Manik walks on stage along with Nandini, nandini's friends on her side and manik's friends on his.
" So, here comes the lovebirds. let's start the cermony without any delay."
Manik's parents handover him ring, manik knelt infort of nandini and ask
"Will you marry me nandini?" To which she nods and gives her hand, he makes her wear ring followed by nandini.
Everyone starts hooting and the flowers shower starts on them.
Manik side hug nandini and kiss her forehead, she hug him and kiss him on his heart.
Younger clan brings cake to cut, after the cake cutting ceremony cabir annoues.
" Now, it's time for some Dj." And the music starts, everyone starts dancing, cabir with navya.
Rohan asks his hand for shreya to which she agrees for couple dance along with manik's and nandini's parents.
nikki, soha, mukti, alya dances crazily enjoying the girls time. After sometime they brings daadi's to stage and make them dance.
Seeing everyone busy in themselves manik wishpers to nandini.
" Do you even have any idea, how you are looking today?."
" How?" She asks looking at him.
" You are looking like a fairytail princess." to which she blushes.
" Don't blush." He warns raising his eyebrow and she laughs.
" Vaise you know, it's very hard to control myself from kissing you Infront of everyone." His statement makes stop her laughs.
" Manik, stop teasing me." She says looking away.
" Why? Are you loosing your control.?" He asks.
Nandini glares at him and says " never."
" Fine, challenge accepted. Get ready to loose tomorrow." He says nudging her.
" Tomorrow? Aren't your presence is banned for haldi function." She asks raising her eyebrows.
" Yes of course. But, don't you iam Manik Malhothra. So, get ready for romantic haldi ever mrs. Soon to be malhotra." And smiles evilly.
To be continued....
Precap : romantic haldi.
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