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" Later on!! I almost forgot that we all have to leave today itself. We came to meet you specially. Now get fresh and come back. I am hungry. Chachi and mom will scold me for keeping you busy. I better go and enjoy the gujrati delicacies. Come soon. We all are waiting. " He said and went away.

Shit!! Why are they here??

I got freshened up and went out. All of them were waiting for me.

" You should have started, I am sorry to keep you waiting. " I said.

" It is not a problem, young man. You are going to be our son, can't we wait for our son? In fact, it is your privilege to come a bit late and make us wait. After all, you are our only son-in-law. " Viraj uncle said.

Just then I saw another plate on the table, who else was coming?

" Is there any other surprise as well? Is someone else also coming for the lunch" I asked.

" Oh, yes! Since we are here so I thought of meeting Roshni as well, I called her and told her to come here and have lunch with us. You didn't even tell us that she has shifted to the hostel?? Why?" Chachi asked.

" She said that she was getting bored here, while all her other friends were living in groups in the hostel. According to her, it would be better for her studies, if she study in a group with friends. Is she coming?? " I asked.

" Of course!! She is coming... She could not deny me the pleasure of meeting her. Here she is... " Chachi said looking over my shoulder. I turned to look at her. I was dying to have her in my house and in my arms.

She came and greeted everyone with a smile. Chachi hugged her.

" I am so glad that you could come. We missed you. " Chachi said.

" Same here. " She said but she was unusually quiet.

" Come join us, we were waiting for you. " Chachu said with a smile.

I pulled the chair next to me. Waiting for her to sit down.

" Chachi, I had something with my friends so I am not very hungry, you please carry on, I just came to meet you. " She said.

" What nonsense!! Just shut up, sit there, and eat properly or I will scold you. You are just like Mahi to me and I know you think of me as your mom so sit down and eat. " Chachi said. She looked at me and was tense as hell.

She must have been apprehensive about many things like why all of them were here, specially Viren and his family. Were they here to talk about the coming wedding?

She was also embarrassed that they might come to know what was published in the local newspaper.

I was still standing there holding the back of her chair. I swear, I really wanted to take her somewhere, where we could be alone and nobody was around. I wanted so desperately to pull her in my arms to comfort her. She seemed to be on a verge of crying.

She finally sat down and I pushed her chair.

" Hey, Roshni! Are you not well?? You are looking very upset." Viren smiled at her and asked.

" I am fine, Viren Ji. It's just that exams are coming so I am burning the midnight oil. " She said.

" All work and no play makes Roshni a dull girl... Let's go for a short date with me, I know how to brighten up your mood. " He said with a flirting smile.

And I know how to break that jaw so that you can't flash your teeth and blacken your eye with a punch.

" Let her study... As it is she is overburdened" I said.

" Oh, I can teach a few things to her... It will help her. " Viren said.

" There is no need to teach her anything, I will teach her if she needs help. " I was really getting annoyed.

" Hey!! Viren, stop flirting with her, Manik is very protective and is taking very good care of her. You might get a punch. " Uncle said.

" That reminds me, Priya wants her to get married to Raj. I think it is a very good idea. So Raj would be coming to meet her soon. "

What the hell?? Why don't they leave us alone??

" What? Why, Chachi? What is the hurry? She is too young to get married."

" She is nineteen and Raj is such a mature and decent guy. If Priya had asked me to get my Mahi married to their family, I would have agreed in minutes. We know the family so well. " Chachi said.

" Yes, same here, I would have agreed in a minute, in fact, since we didn't know about Manik and Myra being in love, I had thought Raj was a very good option as our families are so close. Don't worry Manik beta, it is a wonderful idea. Raj is a very nice boy. " Maya aunty said.

I was getting very restless with all this and looked at Roshni, she was lost somewhere as if she was in some deep thoughts.

" But she is studying, both Mahi and Myra are older than her and have completed their studies. They have a career... " I argued.

" Raj and Kapoor family will take care of her studies. She can join their family businesses either with Priya or with Raj and Rahul Bhai. Don't worry that would be taken care of. Such good alliances don't come again and again. They know everything about her and Kapoor family is so loving and caring that we would never be worried about her. " Chachu said.

" I am so happy to have him for a son-in-law. If he takes such good care of Roshni, I wonder how much he would care for Myra. " Maya aunty said.

" But chachu... " I was saying when I saw Raj coming in and was shocked.

He is already here??

" Raj?? What a pleasant surprise!! " Viren said and rushed to him and hugged him. Raj greeted everyone and hugged me.

" Inam sorry to come here unannounced, but Mom said, since you all are here, I must come here and meet Roshni as well, with your permission, of course. " Raj said to Chachi.

" You have our permission and good wishes. We really think you are perfect for each other. " Chachi said and all the elder ones nodded and smiled.

Raj smiled at Roshni, she gave a faint polite smile to him. I was really annoyed by now.

What is going on? What is wrong with him? It seemed he liked Myra, has he started liking Roshni now??

I need to talk to him.

A place was arranged for him to sit next to Roshni. I was already fuming inside.

We all started having food but I wanted to run away with her.

I could see that she was just playing with the small amount of food on her plate. I could not eat either.

" Since we all are here, we must discuss a few things, Manik. Actually, that is the main reason, we came here today. " Viraj uncle said.

" Yes, uncle?"

" Please call me, dad... I really want a responsible son like you, this best friend of yours is just good for nothing. At least with you calling me dad, I would not feel that bad. " Viraj uncle said and Viren made a face and the rest of them burst out laughing.

" It takes time to call someone else a dad, sir. So... "

I looked at Roshni and saw that her eyes were getting filled with tears.

Enough!! I would have to stop it here. I could not give her more pain. It has to stop.

" Uncle, I need... "

" Yes, of course, you can take as much time as you want, I know it takes time, to call the parents of your spouse as mom and dad. " Maya aunty said with a reassuring smile.

Shit!!!! What is going on??

Why doesn't anyone take me seriously??

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