CHAPTER65 [HALDI & SHYRI] #2
Arjun, who was standing nearby, calmly replied-
Arjun:
"Yes."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Karan looked at him in disbelief.
Karan:
"Arjun bhai, you're on my team!"
Arjun simply shrugged.
Arjun:
"I'm on your team, not blind."
The laughter grew louder.
Sana shook her head, trying not to laugh.
Sana:
"Okay, enough! Let's start with the bride and groom."
Rhea immediately looked at her.
Rhea:
"Sana!"
Sana grinned.
Sana:
"What happened? Getting nervous already?"
Rhea rolled her eyes, but a small smile appeared on her face.
Sana placed the bottle in the centre of the gathering.
Everyone leaned forward as she spun it.
The bottle moved slowly across the floor.
It passed Sana.
Then Rhea.
Then stopped right in front of-
Yash.
The entire garden erupted.
Everyone:
"OHHHH!"
Rhea immediately covered her face with her hands.
Yash laughed softly.
Karan began clapping loudly.
Karan:
"Yash bhai! It's decided! Now say something!"
Yash shook his head with a smile.
Yash:
"I knew this bottle was going to stop here."
Karan:
"Yeah, yeah, excuses later. Shayari first!"
Everyone turned their attention toward Yash.
Yash slowly looked at Rhea.
She was already looking at him.
Their eyes met.
Rhea's cheeks slowly turned pink.
For a moment, Yash forgot that everyone else was watching.
He smiled softly and finally spoke.
Yash's Shayari
?"Main sochta hoon main uske qaabil nahi...
Main ek aam sa ladka, aur woh mujhe shehzadi lagti hai...
Uski muskurahat ki tareef toh alag baat hai...
Mujhe toh uski narazgi bhi badi pyaari lagti hai."?
English Translation
?"Sometimes I think I'm not worthy of her...
I'm just an ordinary man, while she feels like a princess to me...
Praising her smile would be too easy...
Even her anger somehow feels precious to me."?
For a moment, everyone went completely silent.
Then Karan let out a loud whistle.
Karan:
"Wah bhai, wah!"
Sana started clapping.
Sana:
"Ohooo! Someone is completely in love!"
Everyone laughed.
Rhea's cheeks turned even redder.
She tried to hide her face behind her hands.
Rhea:
"Stop it, Sana!"
Sana:
"Why? I'm just appreciating the talent!"
Yash laughed softly while still looking at Rhea.
Karan shook his head dramatically.
Karan:
"Yash bhai, you came prepared!"
Yash:
"I didn't. It just came to my mind."
Karan immediately pointed toward Rhea.
Karan:
"That's even more dangerous!"
Everyone laughed again.
Rhea looked at Yash for a moment.
There was a soft smile on her face now.
She didn't say anything.
She didn't need to.
Her expression said enough.
Sana then turned toward the girls.
Sana:
"Alright! Boys have had their moment. Now it's the girls' turn!"
The girls immediately gathered together.
The boys moved to the opposite side.
Aarohi stood beside Sana and Rhea with other girls.
Vihaan stood with Karan, Arjun, Yash, and the other mens.
The bottle was placed back in the centre.
Sana rubbed her hands together excitedly.
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Rhea was still standing there, her cheeks slightly flushed after Yash's shayari.
Everyone was smiling at the couple.
Sana looked at Rhea with a mischievous smile and suddenly pushed the bottle toward her.
Sana:
"Come on, Rhea. Your turn. Say whatever is in your heart today."
Rhea looked at Sana, then at Yash.
Yash was already looking at her.
For a moment, she hesitated.
Then she smiled softly and spoke.
Rhea's Shayari
?"Tum kehte ho khud ko aam sa...
Meri nazron se dekho, kitne khaas ho tum...
Tum meri narazgi ko bhi pyaari kehte ho,
Aur mujhe tumhari har baat pyaari lagti hai...
Tum kehte ho ki main shehzadi hoon...
Meri aankhon se kabhi dekho khudko,
Toh pata chale kya ho tum mere liye..."?
English Translation
?"You call yourself ordinary...
But look at yourself through my eyes, and you'll know how special you are...
You call even my anger beautiful,
While every little thing about you feels precious to me...
You call me a princess...
But look at yourself through my eyes just once,
And perhaps you'll finally understand what you mean to me..."?
Yash's cheeks immediately turned slightly red.
For the first time that evening, the usually composed Yash had absolutely nothing to say.
Everyone started clapping.
Sana dramatically placed a hand over her heart.
Sana:
"Ohooo! Our Rhea is quite the poet!"
Everyone laughed.
Rhea immediately looked away, trying to hide her smile.
Yash couldn't stop smiling.
Karan shook his head.
Karan:
"Yash bhai, I think you've officially lost this round."
Yash laughed.
Yash:
"I don't think I want to win anymore."
Rhea looked at him again.
Their eyes met.
And this time, neither of them looked away immediately.
Sana clapped her hands.
Sana:
"Okay! Enough romance. Next round!"
She placed the bottle in the centre again and spun it.
Everyone leaned forward.
The bottle went around...
slowed down...
and finally stopped in front of-
Karan.
The entire group burst into laughter.
Sana pointed at him.
Sana:
"Alright, Karan bhai. Your turn!"
Karan stared at the bottle as if it had personally betrayed him.
Karan:
"But this is cheating, yaar! Everyone here has a partner, and I'm the only one who's still single!"
Everyone burst out laughing.
Sana raised an eyebrow.
Sana:
"So why don't you get married too, bhai?"
Karan immediately shook his head.
Karan:
"No, thank you. I'm perfectly fine like this. Let's move on."
Arjun chuckled quietly.
Karan looked around at everyone.
Then he sighed dramatically.
Karan:
"Fine. I'll give you a shayari."
Everyone immediately became quiet.
Karan cleared his throat and began with complete seriousness.
Karan's Shayari
?"Ghodi pe baith kar chala tha bade shauk se...
Par pata nahi tha ye raasta hai khauf se...
Ab toh yahi dua hai rab se,
Ki bach jaaye bechara patni ke har ek khauf se..."?
English Translation
?"I rode away on a horse with so much excitement...
Never knowing that this journey would be filled with fear...
Now I only pray to God,
That this poor man survives every little fear his wife brings..."?
For two seconds, everyone stared at him.
And then-
The entire garden erupted in laughter.
Sana was laughing so hard that she had to hold onto Aarohi's shoulder.
Rhea covered her mouth.
Even Anjali couldn't stop smiling.
Karan proudly looked around as if he had just delivered the greatest poetry of the century.
Yash shook his head, laughing.
Yash:
"Karan, are you on our team or the girls' team?"
Karan immediately raised both hands.
Karan:
"Don't worry. I'm on your team!"
Arjun looked at him with his usual calm expression.
Arjun:
"It doesn't look like it."
Everyone laughed again.
Karan pointed at Arjun.
Karan:
"Bhai, at least appreciate my loyalty!"
Arjun calmly replied-
Arjun:
"I'm appreciating your honesty."
The laughter started all over again.
Sana wiped the corner of her eye.
Sana:
"Okay, okay! Enough. Before Karan bhai starts writing a whole book about married life, let's move to the next round!"
Karan immediately protested.
Karan:
"I have more material!"
Sana:
"We don't need it!"
Everyone laughed.
The bottle was placed back in the centre.
The game continued, with both teams now determined to defeat each other.
But somewhere between the laughter, teasing, and endless shayaris, something had changed.
For the first time in a long time, Aarohi was genuinely smiling.
And from across the garden, Vihaan noticed it.
He didn't say anything.
He simply watched her for a moment.
Because that smile...
was something he had once taken for granted.
And now, he knew exactly how precious it was.
Here is the next part.