[Lusty_bOOz]

Sonam ko pyas lagti hai toh woh paani ke counter ki taraf aati hai. Paani peete hue uski nazrein Sanjay ko dhoondh rahi hoti hain, par woh poore hall mein kahin nazar nahi aata.

Tabhi uske bilkul peechhe se ek aawaz aati hai. Sonam peeche mudti hai toh dekhti hai ki **Sneha (dulhan) ke papa** wahan paani peene aaye hain aur unhi ke peechhe khade hain. Achanak unhe itne paas dekh kar Sonam thoda darr jati hai.

"Arre Sonam beti, Sanjay kahan hai? Kafi der se dikh nahi raha," Sneha ke papa ne sharabat ka glass uthate hue poocha.

"Woh... shayad idhar hi kahin honge doston ke saath," Sonam ne nazrein sambhaltay hue kaha.

"Achha ek baat batao, tum Sneha beti se mili ki nahi abhi tak?" unhone poocha.

Sonam ne dheere se na mein sir hilaya.

"Arre yeh kya baat hui! Shaadi mein aaye ho aur dulhan se hi nahi mile? Aao, main tumhe le chalte hoon, mil bhi lena aur badhai bhi de dena," unhone muskurate hue kaha.

Sonam ko unke baatcheet ke tareeke se thoda ajeeb aur uncomfortable mehsoos ho raha tha. Unki aankhon mein ek aisi chinchinahat thi jo Sonam ko andar tak uncomfortable kar rahi thi. Lekin fir usne socha ki aakhir shaadi hai, Sneha se milkar congratulations bol aana hi sahi rahega.

Sonam unke peechhe-peechhe chalne lagi.

Dono VIP section ke ek khaali corridor mein pahunch gaye. Uss waqt wahan door-door tak koi nahi tha—poora corridor sunsaan tha aur sirf unke kadmon ki aahat goonj rahi thi. Unke aage chalte hue Sneha ke papa baar-baar peeche mudkar Sonam ko dekh rahe the.

Dono lift ke paas pahunche. Unhone lift ka button dabaya aur jaise hi lift khuli, dono lift ke andar enter kar gaye... dulhan ke kamre ki taraf jaane ke liye.

Lift ke darwaze band hote hi Sonam ka dil achanak tezz-tezz dhadakne laga. Uss chhotay se lift mein Sneha ke papa ke saath akele hona use ek anjani bechaini lg rhi thi...

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