CHAPTER 1- REQUEST RECEIVED

"उनसे मुलाकात हुई आज हमारी पहली बार,

पहली मुलाकात में जुड़ गए दो दिलों के तार,

अब तो रहती है सिर पर उनकी ही धुन सवार,

क्या कहें शायद ऐसा ही होता है पहला प्यार !"

•Date - May 17,2023

•Place- Geet's home,Udaipur

•Time -8pm

~•AUTHOR's POV•~

"Sab in dono ko hi waah waah keh rahe ho, koi muje bhi shabhasi do ghar ki jaan hone ke liye", said Kavya (Geet's youngest sister) in order to seek attention from her family members who were celebrating the success of Avanti and Geet in scoring distinction

(Everyone is appreciating both of them instead of praising me for being the soul of the house)

" Aapsa ki rajkumari sahiba,aapko toh attention saal ke 365 days aur 24/7 milta hai,hame bas 1 hour chaiye ,itni kripa kar dijiye aapki do pyaari jija pr?" ,replied Avanti sarcastically.

(Daddy's princess,you have been showered with attention for 365 days a year and 24/7, can you please bless your two sisters by letting them enjoy for 1 hour?)

"Permission granted",said Kavya with an attitude as if she is the princess of the whole Udaipur.

Geet and her younger sister Avanti have been exceptional performers in their classes since their kindergarten. Kavya , on the other hand, has always been a lazy panda when it comes to studying or doing any activity/work.

"Ab tum dono behno ka calculation ho gaya ho toh aakr dinner bhi karlo.Geet ,jaa apne aapsa ko bulakr leke aa ki khana ban gaya hai." Nandini(Geet's mom) told her arranging the plates on the dining table.

(Come and have your dinner if you both are done with your calculations.Geet,go and inform your dad that the dinner is ready.)

On hearing this ,Geet called her father and the whole family sat together for dinner. Geet's father believes that all the family members should atleast have their meals together at least once a day.

While having their dinner,the whole family discusses their day and any discussion which is important for the family. Hukum Singh , Geet's father treats his daughters as sons and never acted as a hurdle for their development.

"Congratulations Geet and Avanti on your achievement . I am so proud of you both beta."

"Thankyou Aapsa"

"Suniye, Anand Bhabha ka call aaya tha aur kaha ki Abhimanyu ki shaadi ki date fix ki hai,agle saal march mai hai."informed Geet's mother serving rice to Kavya.

{Listen, Anand Bhabha has called us and informed us that Abhimanyu's wedding date has been fixed,it's in the month of March of next year.}

"That's such good news. Mumma muje toh shopping karni hai har ek function mai poshak pehnugi .Geet jija ,main aur Kavya twinning karege."said Avanti winking at Kavya and Geet.

{Mumma, I have to go shopping as I am gonna wear poshak for every function .Also, we three sisters will be twinning.}

Geet as usual was never a fan of family functions. For her, the only thing that matters is her family,her goals and never ending love for sleep,chai and pani puri.

[TIME PLEASE]

Now you as a reader will be wondering who is Abhimanyu and Anand Bhabha. Basically they are Geet's maternal family members. A short summary for you all about her maternal relatives.

THE RATHORE FAMILY- STAYS AT JODHPUR

Nandini's parents or Geet's grandparents i.e Nanosa & Nanisa- Gajraj Singh Rathore & Swaroop Kanwar Sodha

Nandini's Elder Brother & his family - Anand Singh Rathore & his wife Saroj Kanwar Chauhan . They have 3 children -Abhimanyu Singh Rathore (25), Virendra Singh Rathore (22) and Radhika (17)

Nandini's Younger Brother & his family-Mahipal Singh Rathore & his wife Kiran Kanwar Bhati. They have 2 kids - Varnika(13) and Nakuul (10)

[TIME OVER AND YOU CAN CONTINUE READING]

After a light and cheerful discussion at dinner , Geet completed all the chores in the kitchen along with Avanti. Now the clock on the wall indicated the time as 9.30pm .As usual by this time , all headed towards their rooms.

Geet, lying on her bed, was checking her phone while a notification striked from her instagram .

@DHRUV_DEORA has requested to follow you.

Geet jumped out of her bed as soon as she read the notification on her phone.

" OH MY GOD, How did he find my account? Virendra Bhabha must have given him my username.NO,NO,NO. He won't do this to me.Dhruv yaar, what on earth made you send me a request?"

Geet went near the window, sat on the chair nearby , placed her chin on her right hand and saw the young night outside the window.

After few moments ,

"Main itna kyu soch rhi hu , muje kitne ladko ne request bheji hai ,sabki accept karna is not at all important. Geetanjali , listen carefully, you won't be accepting his request ." Geet told by controlling herself to not overthink more.

" Par usko thodi pata hai ki muje uspr crush tha. Wese bhi chaar din ki chandni aur uske baad andheri raat hai. It would be better to deny his request. All boys are the same and I am not at all interested in any drama."

[Why am I overthinking a request, there are many boys who have sent me requests and it is not at all important to accept all.]

[ Also he doesn't know I had a crush on him. It is just like a few days of a new moon and the darkness stays.]

Geet changed her clothes to black night dress and laid on her bed and unknowingly started thinking of the day she saw Dhruv.

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TIME FOR FLASHBACK

DATE -MAY 7,2023

PLACE - GEET'S MATERNALHOME,JODHPUR

"Arre aise kese phool saja rahe ho aur jaldi kijiye teeka dastoori shuru hone wali hai." said Saroj (Geet's mamisa / maternal aunt) in a hurry.

[ See, how are you decorating these flowers and make it fast , teeka dastoori function is going to start soon.]

[*teeka dastoori* - it is a rajputi custom where men of bride's family visits groom's place to mark the official declaration of new union between two families by applying tilak on the groom's forehead and exchange gifts]

Saroj and her son Virendra were looking after all the preparations. Geet and her sisters were sitting in the living room .

As usual ,Geet, being not a fan of functions, was forced by her family to attend it. Her family arrived a day before from Hyderabad. Since it is attended by men , the ladies of the house were not heavily dressed. Geet wore a solid color green kurti with collar neck design and sky blue pants.

You can imagine this as

Geet's outfit for the day.

Saroj, Kiran and Nandini were busy in the kitchen. Varnika,Geet's cousin, called her to meet Nandini as she has some work for Geet to do.Geet having a height of 5 feet 7" was everytime called only to pick the things placed on the above shelf.

"Geetanjali Baisa, aap mere room ke left side wale upar shelf mai aapko ek blue box milega please usko lekar aaiyena" requested Kiran [Geet's maternal aunt/ mamisa]

[ Could you please bring the blue box which is on the left side shelf in my room]

Geet, making an irritated face, went to the instructed room and started searching for the box. She found it through her eyes but the height was so high that she couldn't get it without the help of a table.She got the table ,before she could step on it , she received a call from Avanti.

"Say, what happened?"

"Geet jija, where are you? I am searching you downstairs. Don't say you have to hide inside the bathroom to avoid people."

"NO. Kiran Mamisa and Mumma have given me such a difficult task of finding a box. Now please let me do my work or it would be great if you could help me"

"OK BYE, CARRY ON' Avanti cut the call because she knows she won't waste her time and energy by doing any sort of work .

Geet murmuring herself, '"Why am I always getting stuck in this, huhhh?"

"Agar aapse nahi ho raha hai toh mai kardu?"Geet heard a guy's voice from behind. She turned back only to find a guy in black shirt and black pants standing behind her.

[Can I do it if you are not able to ?]

Dhruv's Outfit

(I must say he has guts to wear a full black outfit in Indian family functions God please save him from Geet's family for not pointing this out)

Geet's inner voice ,"Who is he? I have never seen him in my 20 years of life. His smile is so cute. GEETANJALI CONTROL YOU ARE NOT A GIRL YOU WILL LIKE A GUY JUST BECAUSE OF HIS SMILE"

"Aap yehi soch rahe ho na ki mai kon hu?" said the guy with a smile.

[ You must be wondering who am I?]

"No," Geet moving her head side to side.

"Ok.Miss ....... Whatever. You need that blue box right, let me get it for you"

Geet was not able to utter a word from her mouth. He asked Geet to give him a way and he took the box without any table , smiled and gave it in the hand of Geet.

As soon as she received it , she rushed outside of the room. She gave it to her mother and she went in the search to find her sisters. Suddenly she bumped into someone. Before she could say anything ,she heard a girl's voice apologising to her.

"I am sorry, meri galti hai maine nahi dekha aapko laga toh nahi?"

"NO, I am perfectly alright"

[ It's my fault for not noticing you, I hope you are fine]

Geet asked out of curiosity , " I have seen you for the first time here?"

"Khamma ghani sa , I am Shivangini Kanwar Deora. Actually Anand kakosa[uncle] and my bhabosa are childhood bestfriends.Anand kakosa invites my family for each function. Bhabosa has been attending all of them, but for a week he is on a business trip, so my brother and I have come."

Before Shivangini could ask Geet about herself, the same guy who has helped Geet in getting the box interrupted between them.

"Kahi ye Shivangini Jija ka bhai toh nhi hai ?"Geet gave a thought in her mind .

[ is he Shivagini's brother ?]

"Meet my brother Dhruv. Maine aapko kaha tha na Anand kakosa ne hume invite kara hai so hum dono aaye hai. Wese ab tak aapne apna naam nahi bataya"

[ I have told you that we have visited here as Anand uncle has invited us. By the way, you have not told your name yet]

Geet is totally puzzled how she should react to this because deep down she has started a tiny crush on Dhruv only because of his smile.

She started introducing herself slowly ,

" Nice to meet you both. I am Geetanjali , Abhimanyu bhabha ki cousin . Mai unke Hyderabad wale bhuasa [ paternal aunt] ki badi beti hu."

[ I am Geetanjali, Abhimanyu's cousin,the eldest daughter of his paternal aunt who lives in Hyderabad]

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So this is how Dhruv and Geet met for the first time.

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