Meanwhile, as Manya went looking for Meera, she reached Nidhi—but to her disappointment, Meera wasn’t there.
Noticing Manya, Nidhi said sarcastically,
“Welcome, madam! What’s this—so early today? Was the journey smooth?”
However, unwilling to respond to that, Manya quickly asked,
“Nidhi, where is Meera?”
Surprised, Nidhi replied,
“That’s exactly what I was asking! Why would Meera be with me instead of you? Didn’t you both come together?”
Then Manya explained,
“It’s been almost half an hour since we came. Nakul said he wanted to talk to me and asked Meera to go to you.”
“Ohh, so that’s the matter,” Nidhi said knowingly.
“She must be standing somewhere, upset. Go find her.”
“Alright,” said Manya, and immediately left in search of Meera.
After searching everywhere and still not finding her, finally, when she went up to the terrace, she saw Meera standing silently, facing away.
“Where all should I search for you? Do you know how long I’ve been looking?” Manya said.
Even then, Meera remained silent.
“Say something,” Manya insisted, placing her hand on her shoulder.
But Meera brushed it away and replied sadly,
“What is there to say?”
At that moment, understanding her pain, Manya said gently,
“I know why you’re upset, Meera. I understand your feelings.”
“If you understand, then why did you do this?” Meera replied.
“It’s not that I feel bad because he talks to you… but when he tells me to go away just so he can talk to you, how should I feel?”
“Alright… just let this one go. It won’t happen again,” Manya assured.
“Oh really? Just this once? Does that mean he won’t talk to you again… or you won’t talk to him?” Meera asked.
Then, teasing her, Manya said,
“You don’t even know if he’ll accept your love, yet you’re already so possessive!”
However, Meera replied honestly,
“This possessiveness is only until I’m sure he’s mine. After that, I won’t mind anything.”
“So… you’re feeling like this because you’re unsure if he’ll be yours?” Manya asked.
“Yes…” Meera admitted softly.
“Then don’t worry,” Manya smiled,
“you’ll get your answer very soon.”
“What do you mean?” Meera asked curiously.
“Nothing… but I do have some good news,” Manya said with a smile.
“Good news? What is it?”
“Nakul is calling you. He wants to talk.”
Surprised, Meera asked,
“Nakul… wants to talk to me?”
“Yes, go to him,” Manya said, sending her off.
Meanwhile, Nakul was waiting nervously. As soon as Meera arrived, he froze.
“Nakul… you wanted to talk?” Meera asked.
Struggling, he said,
“No… I didn’t call you.”
Hearing this, Meera felt disappointed.
“Really? You didn’t call me?”
Watching him hesitate, she said,
“If you have something to say, just say it.”
Finally, gathering courage, Nakul ran, brought a bouquet, knelt down, and confessed:
“I don’t know if I see you every day… but in my dreams, I always do.
Then I realized—why do you come into my dreams?
Because I love you.
I can’t live without you.
I love you, Meera.
You don’t have to answer immediately… take your time.”
Hearing this, Meera felt like her long-caged love had finally been set free.
Without a second thought, she pulled him up and hugged him tightly.
“Why do I need time?
I love you too!” she said emotionally.
“From the very first moment I saw you, I had already fallen in love… I was just scared to tell you.
Tears of happiness filled her eyes.
Overwhelmed, Nakul hugged her tighter,
“This is the most memorable moment of my life.”
Meanwhile, Manya, Nidhi, and Pranav, who had witnessed everything, started clapping loudly.
Blushing, Meera asked,
“When did you all come?”
Pranav laughed,
“Right from the beginning of this love story!”
Soon after, Nidhi cut the cake happily, and the party began.
Everyone danced, laughed, and celebrated.
Later, Nidhi pulled Chirant aside.
“Where is my gift? You said you’d give it in the evening,” she asked playfully.
Hesitating, Chirant handed her a small plant.
“This is your gift.”
To his surprise, Nidhi became extremely happy.
“This is the best gift I’ve ever received!” she said joyfully.
When he asked why, she replied deeply,
“When it comes from someone special, even the smallest gift becomes precious. And this one… it has life.”
However, later during dinner, Meera moved away when Chirant sat beside her, choosing to sit next to Nakul instead.
Seeing this, Nidhi comforted Chirant,
“Don’t feel bad… she’s just like that.”
“It’s okay,” he said, forcing a smile.
Then suddenly, Nakul said,
“I have to go to my hometown tonight.”
Everyone was shocked.
“But we’re going on a trip!” Meera protested.
“I’ll return tomorrow night. Then we’ll go,” he assured.
Later, surprisingly, Chirant agreed to go with Nakul.
Everyone was stunned—because Chirant had never even spoken to him before.
Still, they left together…
To be continued…
