Samaira and her mother Sushila were preparing food for the dinner she asked unable to hold her curiosity "Mom, tell me who's coming tonight." Suhila smiled "Why, are you expecting someone."
"No I am just curious." Samaira replied, however her heart was racing as she was indeed expecting Kartik after that time she was thinking that how Kartik will arrive and ask for her hand in front of her family. She felt her cheeks heat up just by thinking this. Her mother smiled mischievously and asked "Ohoho!! Looks like you are really expecting someone..huh. who is it tell me is it your boyfriend."
"Mom shut the hell up, what are you talking about I don't have a boyfriend." Samaira shouted at her mother but her reply made her shut up "Oh! I thought you and Kartik are already very close but it looks like you are not like that...Ah! Well that's good too I was thinking about dating him he has grown to uch a fine young man I wonder if he will accept me." She said all this while sighing in between and gave her daughter a side-eye and saw her fuming with rage and shocked and also quite baffled.
Samaira said after a long silence "Mother, beware of your words you should not say stuff like this." she said this while clutching her mouth and with a cold expression. Her mom was a bit shocked but regained her composure and then sighed "Ah.. my daughter is fighting for a young man...Oh god how unlucky I am." Sushila was actually a very mischievous person and liked teasing people was something she liked to do very much.
Samira didn't replied but just arranged the dining table, as she and her mother done doing all this stuff unlocking of a door was heared and two figures appeared in front of them. A particular figure shocked her as she didn't understood why was this guy here. Sushila smiled "Oh you guys are on time we just finished preparing the food." She ignored her daughter's shock and invited them like she knew they would come however she thought 'Why are they so early did something unexpected happened.' she gave her father a questioning gaze but her father just shrugged and didn't said anything to her but said to Samaira "Dear, are you not going to let Kartik come I have asked him to come so give me some face eh." Samaira came out of her daze and looked at her grandpa with an embarrassed gaze and said to Kartik "Y-Yes come in I just didn't expected your arrival...Sorry for earlier." Kartik smiled and shrugged it off by saying "No worries". Then he looked at Sushila and thought 'How can I impress her to ask her daughter's hand.' He sighed and decided to go with the flow.
Sushila looked at him suddenly scaring him and when he looked at her mischievous smile he knew that she is going to say something that will embarass him or something like that. And then she came near him and hugged him, pressing his face in her ample chests and said "Aah! Kartik you have grown so tall and handsome. I still remember when you were little and were cute it's not that long it's just 4 or 5 years and lo and behold you have grown up to a good looking young man." After a tight hug or chocking him with her big chests she released him and he gasped for air and said "Hi, aunt you looking good today." And then he looked at Samira and said "You too Samai-". Before he can complete his words Sushila said "Ooh! Looks like you are a smooth talker now..uuh!" Samaira pinched her mom and smiled at Kartik and said "Ignore her you know her she likes to tease everyone around her." Sushila pouted and said "Hmph! Hey little missy I don't tease everyone around me but some special people who I have interest in." with that she arranged dinning and told everyone to sit and eat.
Raghav sighed "Sushila, why do you tease them so much." Sushila quickly replied"No...no! Father I just like having a prank on them." hearing this Raghav sighed and didn't said anything further and just ate his food.
Kartik was a bit her nervous so he decided to focused only on his food and didn't looked at anyone else whereas Samaira who was also nervous was steeling some glances at him which were noticed by her mother and grandpa. Raghav was sitting next to Kartik and he hit him with his elbow breaking him out of his stupour and said "When are you going to ask for her hand I say you say it now no! declare it I will be rooting you from behind." Hearing this Kartik's confidence reached peaks but when he saw Sushila looking at him his confidence suscided by jumping from the peak and he stammered in his confident words "A-aunt I wnted to ask something to y-you." Sushila's eyes brightened and she asked "Yes what do you want to ask." Then she glanced at Samaira and asked "Is it related to Samaira."
"YES" he declared making Samaira cough as she didn't thought that he would say yes to her mother's words. Sushila smiled and waited for Kartik to speak further Kartik got up from his seat and declared "I, Kartik wants to ask for Samaira's hand for marriage." This bold and direct move made the room completely silent which made his heart to almost stop and then Sushila bursted in laughter not able to hold herself back she grabbed her stomache and laughed her heart out Raghav too was laughing unable to hold back himself whereas Samaira was blushing to the point her face was like a tomato and steam was coming out of her head.
Samaira was not even able to hold back her elation, embarassment and much more feelings it can be said she was almost near to pass out and listening to her mother's and grandpa's laughter was not helping her. She had to take deep breaths to calm herself but was completely unable to but when her mother replied to Kartik's words her expression darkened "Nope!".
Kartik's heart stopped immediately and his expression darkened not able to understand why she said no and looked at his master who was gasping for air after laughing to his heart content and taking deep breaths to calm himself down and then looked at his daughter and asked with furrowed brows and solemn expression"Why?"
Sushila replied with a exasperated sigh "Ah! Father actually his mother once told me that his grandfather had already engaged him to someone and if we want to marry Samaira to him we need to ask for that person's consent. Hearing this Raghav made an understanding expression and chuckled to himself before saying to Samaira "So, Samaira looks like you have a love rival."
Hearing her grandpa's words made Samaira clench her fists and was also filled with worries like 'Why didn't Kartik told me about this earlier?' 'Did he only wanted to make out with me and then leave me?' thinking stupid stuff like this she looked at Kartik who was still shocked at hearing this which eased her heart for a moment before again her mind was filled with worries 'Why is he making that kind of face did he not knew about this or is simply shocked to know her mother told mum about this stuff?'
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Author's note— Seriously guys girls always worried about stuff and overthinking stuff.
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Kartik asked Sushila "I was already engaged."
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Author's note— I am extremely sorry for so late publishing this chapter but before you started cursing me I would only say that I was out of internet for all this while and don't ask why and how.
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