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His mother hushed him pointing finger at stairs, same as romantic chessy movie everything fell in slow motion as his orbs perfectly captured the face of girl. She!

The very same girl on whom he had three hours old crush. When he was stuck in traffic on way back to home after his college, there was a girl on his left side of road feeding street dogs. That may sound cliché but he always had different level of respect for the humans who take care of animals more than human beings.

She is beautiful by heart not any less than face. As traffic cleared, he made way to house. Just a mere attraction.

Now the mere attraction stood before him claiming as the very same girl whom his parents wished to see as daughter-in-law. He is not letting this chance slip away from hand without giving a chance.

"come bani, sit" pinky Singhania called her to be daughter-in-law, only if everything falls in place, to sit beside her. Veer heart skipped a beat as bani genuinely smiled at his mom.

After talking for few mintues, vaishnavi sharma asked her daughter to take veer to room, "Bani take veer to your room. I will send tea with meera"

Immediately Veeranshu stood from place before Bani could move an inch, she narrowed eyes at him but passed a smile to pinky before getting up from place. Veeranshu showed hand in way indirectly showing her to walk ahead whilst he followed her.

Reaching balcony she made sure they are alone and ended a conversation even before starting it, "say no to this marriage"

If veer from past heard this dialogue he would jump and agree but now there is no chance. He already imagined himself slipping ring onto her finger. "sorry sweetheart. This dialogue could be accepted few mintues ago, now time has expired"

"sweetheart?" she uttered in confusion, the first time they are exchanging words he seem to already have an endearment for her. "Dare you give nicknames and please say no, I can't say no they emotionally blackmailed. I seriously don't have any intentions to get married now and not to you atleast"

"ouch sweetheart. That was rude. Anyway even I was not interested before but now I would love to give this a chance. aur baat so called no ki hai tho kaankol ke suno sweetheart, even I am emotionally bakckmailed by the sweet Woman from downstairs who is fortunately my mother " He casually shrugged settling comfortably on couch. Bani followed his actions glaring him.

" You will give a chance even if I say I am already committed " Bani smirked as veer body froze for a second before a smirk made way on lips " what? "

" Where is your boyfriend when you are here sitting with a stranger while down your parents are talking about our future? " he smirked more evily as she darted eyes onto ground. Not a helathy relation may be.

"we both had a fight morning so he wasn't picking my calls else he used to stop everything" Bani said with confidence, he micked her action which irritated her to core.

"One month? Two months?"

"one year"

"Stop kidding sweetheart. The man who was not ready to talk about you people to your parents, what will he do today?" veer rolled eyes at this girl's confidence on so called boyfriend. If he ever had a relation he would introduce himself to her parents atleast as friends instead of hiding behind and having relation.

" shut up. You don't have any right to talk about him" Bani snapped at veer, who raised hands in air as surrender "he is just mad at me. Tomorrow we will again be fine. Please say no to parents"

Veer heart melted at her pleading eyes but mind asked to stay strong. "sorry sweetheart. I can't say no but don't worry if your's is true love, you both will definitely end together if not trust me I would never let you go away from me" his wink at end didn't fail to drop her stomach. She turned her gaze away from his intense one.

"Don't do this. I seriously love him"

His heart clenched at the word love, even this is first time he was meeting her. His couldn't accept that she already love someone want future with someone.

"love? Do he love you too? I mean come on this is such a serious issue I am sure you gave him many missed calls. No matter how angry he is, he could atleast get worried by those number of calls" Bani lost in thoughts. No bani don't he is just diverting you, mind warned her.

"He is angry" her voice is low, veer gotta his confidence at her tone. She literally fell into thoughts after his one dialogue definitely she have insercuties and unhealthy relationship.

"Fine. He is angry. What is reason?" Bani kept quite instead of replying, he rubbed hands together "OK it's your thing. Anyway as I said I won't say no. Let's see if he could talk to your parents about your future before our engagement or not"

"No---"

"tsk tsk sweetheart. That's the only way" He winked, she silently nodded without having other option. "leave these all. Say me what are your plans after studies?"

"I am doing my MBBS final year, later I will have internships. Job"

"Bani---" a girl in designer chudidar walked into bani room putting a pause to their talks. Bani called her into balcony, the girl who was about to talk something stood with open mouth as she scanned veer from top to bottom.

"Trisha, what are you doing here?" Bani asked as a far as she remembered they both had an argument when Trisha tried to talk about bani boyfriend.

"Aunty called me. By the way, I am Trisha, bani's best friend" Trisha introduced herself to veer on whom she had a mintue crush until her mind highlighted that he is to be husband of her bestie.

"Hi veeranshu" He passed his charming smile, shook hand with her. Bani frowned at the lost Trisha as she was not leaving veer hand.

"Trisha, leave his hand" she shook her bestie, instead of doing the thing Trisha went aww over veer looks "Trust me, if you are not here with marriage proposal to my bestie. I used to propose you"

Veer chuckled at her dialogue whilst bani gasped, "tris--" "May be me too, if I didn't fall in love with your bestie at first sight. I used to marry you" he winked. Bani was not seriously comfortable with these two openly flirting with each other.

"It's okay. I think you need to choose her because I have good taste in men. I can find other handsome while this lady have worst taste in men. I mean----"

"I know about her so called boyfriend"

"you know. You should his face and attitude. Saala---"

"Trisha ---" Bani glared, she couldn't understand why her always supportive bestie is against in specific topic. Trisha always had an undivided hate for her boyfriend.

"Sorry for speaking truth"

"Don't worry, I will change your friend taste in man" veer winked with confidence, Trisha gave a thumbs up getting his meaning.

"Anyway come down. A drama is waiting for you both" Trisha said pulling both downstairs giving deaf ears to their questions.

Confused Veer Bani followed an excited Trisha, seeing the face of Trisha bani was damn sure that something serious was waiting for her.

Both mothers passed a look to their children, as if asking answers. Veer gave a wide smile whilst Bani forced a smile. "So, is it a yes?" Bani grandfather asked, an excited Trisha nodded displaying her all white teeth. ponky, veer's brother jump on him in excitement.

"Woahooo, bhaiya finally"

"so let's get it done" said the grandfather while the children frowned expect Trisha. "what?" questioned Bani, ignoring her question elders moved from their places, Trisha pulled both of them to garden. Their jaw dropped to the ground seeing the decorated Garden. "what's happening?" Bani Whispered to Trisha.

"Nothing much, you both need to exchange rings"

"what? You mean engagement?" veer thought to take slow but here their family already planned engagement on the same day they met. Is it pre-planned?

"But come on we both properly didn't even say a yes" Bani whinced, veer pulled bani a little away from the crowd "sweetheart, tho I want these all to happen. I don't want anyone to force you into relationship. If your boyfriend couldn't talk you just say to them all"

"she can't, he took a promise on him that bani shouldn't talk to her parents about them. He himself will find right time and talk" Trisha, who followed them both, answered instead of bani. Veer muttered something under breath, "I agree"

"what?" Bani raised eyebrows, she is little nearer to veer but she couldn't understand what he muttered underbreath whereas Trisha heard that word and agreed with him.

"chill bani, it's kinda telepathy between your boyfriend haters"

"what to do now?" Bani felt she could trust these both in finding a way to escape as veer just now said he don't want this to happen against her will until a smirk made way on both persons lips.

"let's get engaged?"

"what?"

"Ha, neither you or your boyfriend could talk to parents. So, obviously we don't have other way. As I said, if you and your boyfriend are destined to each other your love will be successful warna-----"

"warna?"

"Start calling me jiju" veer ordered Trisha instead of answering Bani. As if waiting for this command, Trisha saluted veer saying "Aye aye captain. I mean aye aye jiju"

Veer laughed and moved to garden followed by Trisha and Bani whose voice didn't reach none of them. Meera pulled bani into room to help her in dressing the lady of the day.

"Ma when did you all plan this?" veer asked his mom as currently he was pulled into one of guestroom, was given a sherwani, "It doesn't matter. Say me this, you really want to give this a chance?" veer kissed his mom saying she chooses the best for him.

Later he was instructed to come back to garden, while crossing a room he heard weeping with a chain of words, "Bani please don't cry. You are spoiling makeup"

"You care about makeup but my life"

"Bani trust me when I say I love you the most. He is not right for you and if this marriage throws him out of your life. I wouldn't think twice to make you marry jiju"

"wah seems like you already love to call me jiju" veer entered the room, realising his presence bani wiped her tears. "sweetheart you look breathtaking. Mujhe maarne ka iradaa hai kya?"

"See you got a person who calls you as breathtaking despite this ghost eye liner" Trisha pointed out the smujed eyeliner because of her tears. Bani weeped more saying she can't cheat on her boyfriend.

"You know I was having second thoughts like may be I am separating a couple but after your bestie saying he is not right for you I made my mind. We both are getting engaged today and marriage after six months"

"why?"

"six months?"

"ha six months, mom was saying they already took our kundali-s to pandit he already fixed date. Tho they didn't reveal date, it's after six months" veer choose to answer Trisha first later bani, turning to his to be half wife, if you believe in engagement as half marriage, "sweetheart, 95% best friends could sense our toxic relations. So I believe in Trisha and conclude that your boyfriend is not right for you"

Trisha already corrected bani makeup as veer explained his point. "okay I am going downstairs exactly after five mintues make a couple entry"

"stop staring " Bani huffed in annoyance as she noticed his hard gaze on her, as if in trance he answered "you look beautiful sweetheart both in and out"

In a second she checked her dress in insecurity, turning a little she frowned "what you mean?"

"haha... Seriously. I mean in is by heart not what you thought" his laugh sounded sexy, she shook head at the insanity words her brain choose.

He forwarded hand, pushing it away she walked first out of room followed by smiling veeranshu.

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Both slipped rings which bought smile on everyone face and hooting section from their siblings and cousins. The couple was asked to pose for few photographs as they were allowed to finally breath after that, Trisha joined them.

"congratulations bani, jiju" she hugged both throwing her whole weight on them, "Thank you but what about the glare bani was giving you from the time you entered with rings?"

He noticed bani cursing something under breath when Trisha showed the engagement rings, "Actually bani wanted a specific type of ring design for her engagement. As a best friend I fulfilled her wish"

Veer noticed the ring around his left hand ring finger, it was a platinum ring which is designed as heart entwined. "You have a good taste sweetheart"

"Exactly look at my boyfriend" Bani smirked at the two dropped faces before her, veer gave back in his style. "exactly look at your to be husband"

He winked before walking to his mom who was calling from past few mintues. Trisha side hugged bani going all fan-girl over her jiju.

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