Evening time ::

Preeta was getting ready in front of the mirror. Today she wore a red net saree with her jhumkas and complemented her look with open hairs and minimal makeup.

She looked at herself in the mirror for the last time before grabbing her purse and phone.

She looked at her phone and realised that she had to call that 258 missed calls unknown number.

So she dialled the number.

•••
Screen shifts to luthra house
•••

Karan was sitting on his bed when his sister, ruchika luthra stepped inside his room.

"Bhai! M kaisi dikh rhi hu?" She asked swaying her arms and twirling around, showing Karan her look.

Karan smirked and said, "bilkul surbhi chandana lag rhi h!"

As soon as ruchika listened this, her smile faded and she started glaring karan.

"Cheee! Wo naagin?" She roared frustatedly and Karan was enjoying her reaction and situation, both.

But ruchika noticed her elder brother's reaction and slapped her forehead.

"You know na! How much I hate that naagin! Isliye usse compare Kiya na mujhe! Huh bhai! This is not fair okay!" Ruchika complained.

Karan smirked again.

"Waise aap abhi tak aise bhikari bane kyu ghoom rhe ho?" Ruchika asked smirking and it was Karan's turn to glare her,

"M. Bhikari. Lag. Rha. Hu" Karan spoked dangerously, emphasizing each word. Ruchika pressed her lips to control her laugh and nodded in a 'yes'

Karan was about to got up from the bed and run after ruchika, just when his phone ringed.

Ruchika was also about to run when she saw her brother's eyes shining with happiness looking at his phone ringing.

"Aisa bhi kiska phone aa gya?" Ruchika thought. She was about to peek in his phone when he picked it up, irritating ruchika.

"Hello preeta!" Karan said.

Ruchika made an 'oh' face listening the name of a girl and a huge smile on his face, seeing her phone coming.

"Oho! Mtlb yaha already locha e ulfat ho rakha h! Mummy ko batana padegaa!" Ruchika murmured but it go unnoticed by Karan as he was busy on his phone call.

On the other side, preeta widened her eyes listening Karan's voice on the phone call.

"Ye aapka number h? AAPNE MUJHE 258 MISSED CALLS KIYE KAL?" preeta yelled the capitalised words as a reaction to the sudden shock she received just now.

Karan bit his tongue and ruffles the back of his hairs listening that he just called someone 258 times in just some hours, tho he already did it, but still, it was weird for the Karan luthra.

"Sorry bolne ke liye preeta. I m soo sorry! Please mujhe maaf kardo! Please!" Karan said, trying to be polite but his voice, can't help. No matter how he tries, his voice holds that tint of coldness which can't be removed.

Preeta takes a deep breath and says with the same confidence, same tint of coldness as Karan.

"Maafi chahiye aapko! Fine! You are forgiven Karan sir!" Preeta said confidently.

"Thank you!" Was all Karan said and hunged up the call which preeta wasn't expecting.

But what will he talk if he didn't hung the call?

Preeta's that subconscious mind again woke up and said that its the final end here and now, it's time to part the ways preeta. The more you stay, the more you fall, so! Move on.

Preeta looked at herself in the mirror and not to be a 'muh Miya mitthu' but she was looking really pretty.

She smiled seeing herself and flipped her hairs. Taking a mirror selfie of her, she finally moved downstairs to see her parents waiting for her.

"Princess! Bahut pyaari lag rhi ho!" Her father exclaimed looking at her descending the stairs.

She smiled and went towards them. Her mother took some of khol from her eyes and applied it behind preeta's ears.

Sarla kissed preeta's cheeks and the lovely trio headed outside.

•••
Luthra house
•••

Rakhi Luthra and Mahesh Luthra's room.

{Parents of Karan and ruchika}

"Tu sach keh rhi h roo?" Rakhi exclaimed as Ruchika told them that THEEEE KARAN LUTHRA said a Damn SORRY to a girl on phone call.

"Rakhi ji! Aapko yaad h karan ne kab aapko aur mujhe chodke kisiko aur ko sorry bola h?" Mahesh said. Ruchika clicked her tongue dejectedly and says,

"18 saalo m unhone mujhe kabhi sorry nhi bola, wo kisi aur ko kya bolege?" Ruchika said sadly. Rakhi and Mahesh nodded with her.

"Aisa bhi kya ho gya ki Karan ne kisi ko sorry bol diya." Rakhi said.

"Wo aise hi itna secretive rehta h. Kuch bolta bhi nhi h. Apni feelings apne andar hi chupake rakhta h, kabhi bahar hi nhi aane deta. Usko smjhna aisi situations m aur mushkil ho jata h." Mahesh said, correcting his specs.

This was true tho, Karan was a quiet and cold person from his childhood, never talked with anyone, didn't had much friends and was too bad at expressing his feelings. As time passed, he stopped concerning about his feelings and stopped talking much.

But ruchika, she was complete 180° to him.

All were in deep thoughts regarding Karan.

But ruchika came out of 'think about Karan land' and shooked her parents as well.

"Mumma! 8 bajne wale h." Ruchika informed.

Mahesh and rakhi widened their eyes. They were so lost in thinking about their son that they didn't realised the time.

"Karan taiyaar ho gya?" Rakhi asked.

"Wo bhi chalege kya?" Ruchika asked, making a weird face.

"Nhi chalega kya?" Mahesh asked.

"Eh, wo abhi bhi bhikhari banke hi ghoom rhe h! Agar chalna hota to atleast unhone.....Oow!!" Ruchika was continuously blabbering when felt someone smacked her head.

Rakhi and Mahesh Luthra chuckled seeing him.

Yes, he was karan standing in all his glory. Dressed in a casual white t-shirt with denim jacket and ripped black jeans. His hairs perfectly gelled and his Rolex Daytona perfectly completing his look.

"Bhai..You still look bhikari okay!" Ruchika said, glancing Karan from top to bottom.

Karan smacked her head on more time before looking at his parents who smiled at him.

"Tu chal rha h Karan?" Rakhi asked to which Karan nodded slowly.

"Perfect! So let's leave then!" Mahesh said and all headed outside.

Karan and ruchika wore their shades at the same time and scrunched their noses looking at each other.

"My shades are definitely better!" Ruchika said, flipping her hairs.

"First learn the spelling of 'better' ruchika!" Karan said and moved forward, leaving a shocked ruchika behind whose mouth hunged open.

This man definitely got some roasting skills.

•••

The luthra family arrived at their pre booked VIP lounge and got settled there when karan got a call so he excused himself and walked out of the lounge.

He talked for a while and then hunged it up after some small and professional type of conversation.

On the other side ::

Preeta and her parents too reached their place and got out of their car.

Preeta's parents headed forward but she stood there, still, feeling nervous all of a sudden. She took the decision, well in a hurry and didn't thought much about it. But now, when she's just a step from facing it, she realised that...It's not that simple.

She was so frustated or say whatever, she forgot to ask the name of her to-be and she regret now.

But standing there was also not an option, so she headed behind her parents but they have left a distance, but she still can catch them if she half runs.

~~

Karan ended the call and turned to go back when he bumped with a person...Ahem, not person but a girl...Ahem Ahem! Not any random girl but...

Preeta.

He bumped with preeta who was coming with a speed more than normal from the other side.

He held her through waist, saving her from falling.

On the other hand, she had closed her eyes due to fear of falling down. But feeling nothing, she opened her eyes to see two honey brown orbs staring deeply into her deep black orbs.

Her breath again hitched seeing him, his cold hands in direct contact with her bare waist as she was wearing a saree.

But, he made her stand a quickly and to avoid any further awkwardness, he went outside muttering a 'sorry'.

Preeta didn't wanted to get bothered but still she felt hurt when he moved past her as if he didn't even know her.

She chuckled bitterly and went to her parents, and maybe, her future in laws.

Taking a deep breath, she went.

•••

Preeta went towards the booked lounge and saw her parents and his parents talking and laughing.

The elderly friend in front of her, that seems the father of that Mr. Unknown was really a great friend of her father. She wanders why she didn't knew him till now.

But Nevermind, she headed inside and all of the talks seemed to have stopped when she stepped.

And she was already feeling nervous seeing all the gazes on her.

"Preeta puttar!" The lady, probably his mother said as she looks at preeta.

"Namste aunty!" Preeta said as a gesture of respect for the lady and the lady asked her to come near her.

The lady took some of the khol from her eyes and applied behind preeta's ears.

"Kitni badi aur pyaari ho gyi h tu! Haaye meri bachi! Kisi ki Nazar na Lage!" The lady said affectionately and preeta was overwhelmed.

She met someone so sweet after a long time.

She then saw her father's friend, her uncle also sitting and looking at her with a smile.

"Namste uncle!" Preeta greeted him as well and he smiled at her.

"Namaste beta. Aao baith jao" He asked her to take a seat and preeta to took a seat beside her mother.

The elders again got involved in their conversation and preeta was just smiling seeing the reunion of 2 long lost friends.

After some time, their talk session came to a halt as they remember why they all are here.

"Mahesh ji! Zara mere sunny boy ko phone to lagaye! Aaya nhi abhi tak!" The lady said.

"Oh! To uska naam sunny h!" Preeta thought in mind.

Just then, a teenage girl enters the lounge.

"Hey! Mumma! Ye h kya meri hone wali bhabhi! She is sooo pretty!" She exclaimed looking at preeta. Preeta smiled looking at her.

"Hello. I m preeta!" Preeta said, standing from her place and forwarding her hand to the girl for a handshake.

"Ruchika! Ruchika Luthra!" So yes, the girl was revealed to be ruchika Luthra, the elderly couple being Rakhi and Mahesh Luthra.

"Hello preeta!"

Ruchika remembers the name from Karan's conversation this evening, but she quickly brushes her thoughts away and looks at her to-be bhabhi.

"Bhabhi! I must say, aap bahut jyadaaaaaaa sundar ho! You look breathtaking!" Ruchika complemented again and preeta smiled.

"Thanks ruchika!" Preeta said.

"You can call me 'roo' bhabhi!" Ruchika said giving a wide smile to preeta.

Just then, the gate of the VIP lounge opened again and all the eyes snapped towards the entrance to see him coming. All smiled seeing him.

But as preeta's eyes landed on him, she got up immediately from her seat shockingly.

"Aap yaha! Aap yaha kya kr rhe h? Karan sir?" Preeta said shockingly and as Karan saw her, his reaction was no less.

"Preeta tum! Tum yaha kya kr rhi ho? Mujhe stalk kr rhi ho kya?" Karan asked, equally shocked as preeta. But preeta's eyes widened at his last statement and she smiles sarcastically.

"Oh yes! M uss insaan ko stalk kr rhi hu jisne kal mujhe 258 baar call kiya! Right Karan sir?" Preeta said in 'note the sarcasm' tone and smiles sweetly.

Their parents who were watching them keeping their mouth shut, widened their eyes at 258 calls thing.

"Bhai!! 258 missed calls! Aap hosh m to ho. Aapne kabhi apni zindagi m mom dad tak ko itna call nhi kiya hoga! Jitna ek din m bhabhi ko call kr diya!" Ruchika exclaimed giving teasing smiles to Karan who in return glared her.

"Karan preeta! Tum dono ek doosre ko jante ho?" Sarla asked and preeran nodded.

"Hum dono same college m padhte h maa! Karan sir mere senior h!" Preeta explained to her mother.

"Ah, Karan! Preeta hi wahi ladki h jiska tujhse rishta hone wala h! Agar tum dono chaho to!" Rakhi said looking at both of them emotionally. Preeta didn't noticed her, but karan did. He looked at preeta and sighed.

"M..M iss shaadi ke liye.." Karan said. Preeta sat down knowing that he himself will decline this marriage.

"M iss shaadi ke liye taiyaar hu!" Karan said. Rakhi smiled seeing him. Preeta got up from her seat shockingly.

"Kyaaa? Aap taiyaar h? Aap...kaise? Dekhiye Karan sir! Aap taiyaar h but m..." Preeta began but was cutted off by rakhi.

"Beta! Apna faisla sunane se pehle meri ek baat sunle!" Rakhi said and preeta nodded.

Rakhi got up and moved outside the lounge followed by preeta.

"Preeta beta! Kya tujhe pta h m karan ki shaadi kyu kra rhi hu?" Rakhi asks softly and preeta nods in no innocently. Rakhi smiles seeing her innocence.

"Kyuki beta mujhe last stage cancer h! Kya pta kal rahu na rahu. Isliye apne Karan ki shaadi karana chahti hu taki mere Jane ke baad mere ghar ko koi sambhalne wali ho!" Rakhi completes and preeta was already in tears. She looked at rakhi who smiles faintly at her.

"Marzi teri h beta! Par mujhe bahut acha lagta agar tu mere ghar ki bahu banti!" Rakhi said patting her cheeks softly.

~~~

Both rakhi and preeta returns to the families.

"M iss shaadi ke liye taiyaar hu!" Preeta declares and everybody have wide smiles over there faces.

Preeta feels Karan's gaze on her, but she avoids it looking down. All bless both Karan and preeta. Preeta smiles seeing everybody soo happy.

Suddenly, roo comes and hugs preeta tightly. She laughs and hugs her back.

"Bhabhiiii!! I m sooo happy! Mere bhai ki to kismat hi khul gyi! Haaayee! Itniiii sundar biwi mil rhi h unhe!" Ruchika said happily and Karan starts coughing badly and looks at roo with shocked eyes who winks at him.

~~~

Preeta and Karan were shown sitting on the sofa. Preeta have taken pallu over her head and Karan was sitting beside her with blank expression.

Rakhi applies tilak on preeta and Karan's forehead and bless them both.

In no time, they fix the relation of Karan and preeta and asks to leave.

All the elders left forward. Only preeta, ruchika and Karan were left behind.

"Roo! Mujhe preeta se baat krni h!" Karan spokes and roo gives teasing looks to him who glares her soooo dangerously that she immediately vanishes from there. Even preeta flinched from his glare.

"Preeta! College m kisi ko humare iss...iss rishte ke baare m pta nhi chalna chahiye!" Karan speaks sternly and preeta nods. He asks her to move forward and he too left behind her.

•••
Luthra house
•••

In Mahesh and rakhi's room.

"Rakhi ji! Aapne preeta se aisa bhi kya bola ki wo maan gyi?" Mahesh asked rakhi who was standing beside the window.

"Wahi jhooth mahesh ji! Jo Karan se bola tha!" Rakhi turns and says.

Mahesh sighs.

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