RagNa Love Stories: Anyone can fall in love Anytime Season 2 Chapter 20

"Aahh! Don't move Kalpi...Sit straight and purse your lips. It's surprising that today you are not at all interested in putting makeup. Else you used to get ready with the best of outfits, makeup and jewelry for a normal family dinner. Now why aren't you showing any interest Kalpi?" Kalpana's aunt Preeti asks her and Kalpana rolls her eyes.

"Preeti...I get ready only when it's a happy occasion...Not funerals." Kalpana snaps and Preeti gives her a pat on the back. "Stop saying such things...That boy will be a nice boy only. I trust my brother's choice. He'll be your perfect soulmate."

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"Perfect soulmate? Dadi, are you kidding me? I am so tired of these marriage proposal crap dadi. I've met 3 girls till now and all are one worse than the other. The first girl was a complete drunkard. She used to bet with me and challenge me to drink more vodka shots than her. If she would become my wife, dad would have to change his business from an advertising agency to alcohol refinery. The second girl OMG...She was so tacky. Her dad has an oil factory which doesn't mean she has to put so much oil in her hair that it starts stinking. When she came close to me and rested her hair on my shoulder, her hair almost got stuck to the shirt and I could see oil drops just dripping from her hair on my pants. Eeks..."

Shakuntala says "Raghav...I know the first 2 girls were bad but the third one was a cute girl. Why did you refuse her? She had just a small problem."

"Small problem dadi? She was deaf. She couldn't hear anything what I said as her hearing machine was left at home when she came to meet me. I had to scream over the top of my voice to even tell her my name. That dumb girl kept hearing "Agam Agam" when I was telling her "Raghav Raghav." That idiot wanted to watch a movie in my bedroom with me then and instead of watching the film, I had to tell her each and every dialogue and that too by screaming it out. I became hoarse because of that and till now my throat is paining." He says while gulping down the throat medicine.

Shakuntala comes near him and caresses his back saying "Calm down Raghav...Calm down..." "What calm down dadi? I don't know why dad is doing this with me? He wants to take revenge and hence he gets all these defective pieces for me. What's his problem dadi? Can't he see me happy?"

"Don't say that Raghav. Your dad does care for you and hence he wants you to settle down fast. He feels that you are getting out of hand, especially since that eve teasing case was registered against you. And as a dad..." Raghav's thoughts were diverted to the day's incident when he met Kalpana in Goa and then the night when she filed a false case against him. His grand mother kept talking but his mind was stuck on Kalpana. He wasn't able to take off her memories from his mind and kept cursing her when Shakuntala cut his thoughts and said "The girl's name is Kalpana" Raghav turns towards her with an astonishment on his face and chokes on hearing the name.

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"Raghav?" Kalpana says while spitting out her coffee. "Yes Raghav. That's the boy's name. It's cute na. From the name only the boy seems to be a handsome hunk. Dark brown eyes, wavy brown hair, muscular body, six packs, big biceps and...." Preeti was cut by Rajeev who interrupted her saying "Preeti...This relationship has come for Kalpana...Please tone down a bit."

"Oh my! Is he the same disgusting man I met in Goa. Urghhhh! No, it cannot be him. As if out of all men in the world, this man only has the name Raghav." Kalpana assures herself.

"Ummm no. It cannot be that stupid girl. As if she's the only girl named Kalpana in this world." Raghav consoles himself and gets ready for the dinner date.

"It's 8:00 p.m. Where's that boy? He should have been here by now. Grr...I hate men who come late." Kalpana grumbles and orders for the third cup of coffee. "No Preeti. He's not here yet. I'm getting bored. When will he come? I don't even have his number to call him." Kalpana says via the bluetooth earpiece. "Kalpi...I just called him up and he said he's on the way. I'll forward you his number and his photograph now." Preeti answers over the phone and Kasturi keeps insisting her to tell Kalpana to keep silent and let the boy talk. "OK and tell mom that I'll behave well with that boy. No need to worry about that." Preeti looks at Kasturi who ignores her reaction.

"Did you check the picture Kalpi? Preeti says over the phone and Kalpana is about to answer when she notices a man wearing a brown suit and black goggles walking inside the restaurant. She keeps her phone down and watches the man. He has a chat for few moments with the manager and the manager points to the table of Kalpana. A smile forms on her face as she waves to that man and calls him to her table. Kalpana gets up and informs Preeti over the phone "He's here." "Oh good. Best of luck Kalpi and don't disconnect the call. We want to hear the conversation."

Kalpana stretches her hand for a handshake and the man smiles thus shaking hands with her. He asks her to sit down and she jerks and bit and takes a seat.

On the other hand Raghav enters the restaurant and starts searching for Kalpana. He turns around and notices all the tables are booked and each have a companion. He moves forward and enters the bar section and notices a girl sitting on a nearby table and checking her self in the mirror she is holding.

"She must be the one...Anyways, dad always chooses self obsessed girls for me." Raghav says while clenching his jaws as he approaches the girl. She has worn a red top and a black skirt with black heels.

"So...You are the one?" The boy says and Kalpana smiles back at him nodding her head.

"How is he? He looks handsome know?" Preeti says over the phone and Kalpana replies "Yes...Very." "And you're Ra....?" Kalpana asks while her words are cut by the waiter who comes and asks them for the order.

"Oh yes...One second." The man grabs the menu card from Kalpana leaving her confused and upset. The man places an order for a Chicken soup, Veg Biryani, 2 Chicken Burgers and 1 Choco Lava Cake. Kalpana smiles and says in her ear piece "This guys taste is nice."

"What will you have?" The man asks and Kalpana looks at him in disbelief. The man continues saying "I place my order. Give him your order as well." He says with a smile and Kalpana thinks for a while as Preeti says "He ordered so many items for himself? What a foodie? I love it." Kalpana frowns at Preeti's words and places an order for a pineapple juice only.

"Hi...So do you know everything about me?" Kalpana asks with a fake smile while the man buttons his sleeve and says "Yes. I read your documents and I must say, they all were perfect." Kalpana smiles thinking he is talking about the shaadi.com profile and wonders why is he so indifferent and formal while dressing her.

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"Kalpana?" Raghav says at the table and the girl turns to face him. He notices her dark brown hair that covers her face and lips and she calmly removes it to have a glance at Raghav who stands besides her wearing a blue and white suit. "Handsome..." she mutters while checking him out.

Raghav smiles at her in confusion and says "You're Kalpana right?" The girl answers "Uhhh! I'm every man's dream." She says with a wink. "Come join me." Raghav pulls out a chair and sits besides her. The waiter approaches them and asks for the order and Raghav turns to face her asking "What will you have young woman?" She bites her rosy pink lips and says "You." This makes Raghav feel chocked thinking how his dad chose this girl for him.

Kalpana keeps staring at the man as he keeps munching on the food and she keeps sipping on her pineapple juice giving him a blank look. The man finishes his last piece of the choco lava cake and burps loudly making Kalpana frown and feel embarrassed. "What was that sound Kalpana?" Preeti asks over the phone and Kalpna murmurs "He digested his food." "Eeks" Preeti says and he notices Kalpana whispering something which makes him ask "Did you say something?" "No...I was just..." "Ok...Anyways, so what have you decided about the income plan?" "Income plan?" Kalpana replies and he continues saying "Yes...That will matter in this deal." This statement makes Kalpana more confused and Preeti says over the phone "Is he talking about dowry?"

Raghav, on the other hand, watches the girl biting the cheese pizza and licking her lips."But whatever it is...This girl does look hot." The girl looks at him and raises an eyebrow. "You want this." Raghav nods his head in a refusal and the girl passes the pizza to him saying "Have it. It'll make our night more exciting." Raghav widens his eyes on hearing her words.

"Income plan?" Kalpana asks with a stern face. "Umm...Yes...You sent me all the documents and I gave you many options to choose from. We have all plans ranging from 50 lacs to 1 crore." Hearing this Preeti feels dizzy and Kasturi asks her "What happened? Dowry?" Preeti answers her "50 lacs or 1 crore." Kasturi holds her mouth in a shock as she wasn't able to digest this news and Kalpana gets up form the table saying "1 crore? Are you out of your mind? You know dowry is illegal in our country?" She snaps and the guests look at her in astonishment. The man gets up and asks "Dowry? Who's talking about dowry?"

"You are talking about dowry...I couldn't believe that a decent man like you will talk about such things. Thought that the mindset of people have changed but still educated people like you talk about such crap. Don't sell yourself Mr. Raghav." Kalpana says in a loud voice.

"Exciting Night? You mean wedding night? Let's first talk to each other." Raghav says holding a smile on his face and the girl extends her hand to his lips and wipes of the cheese, licking her fingers after that. "We don't need to talk with our mouth. Our body will do the talking tonight."

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"Raghav? My name is not Raghav. It's Ajay Shinde. And I don't know from where did dowry come in? I'm an insurance agent Miss. Kirti." The man replies back and Kalpana widens her eyes and feels chocked. "Insurance agent? You...You aren't Raghav Singhania?" The man nods in a refusal saying "Ajay Shinde."

"Tonight our bodies will talk? I dint get you." Raghav says and the girl smiles saying "You are going to pay for the pleasure know? I promise to give me customers a lot of love and you being so handsome will get some love for free as an add on benefit." She says while giving him a peck on his lips.

Raghav gets up and says in a low voice "I think you got me wrong. I am not a ....I mean, I had come here to meet my future wife but...There's some misunderstanding." He begins to walk out when the girl follows him and stops him saying "You can pay me less as well. It's fine." She moves her hand in his shirt and hugs him. He keeps avoiding her when he hears a girl's voice. "I guess there's some misunderstanding Mr. Ajay. I am come here for a marriage proposal. I'm so sorry that I thought you were the one."

Raghav turns behind and is astonished to see Kalpana in the same restaurant. Kalpana apologizes to the man and he leaves to find his client in the restaurant while the girl keeps holding Raghav's waist and tries to seduce him.

Disclaimer: The character names in the story are fictional characters and owned by the creators of the show "Ek Mutthi Asmaan" on ZEE TV.