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If you had asked me yesterday, I would have told you it was impossible.
Trust me, you would have also not, never actually imagined in your wildest imagination. But a lot can happen in a day.
Cut off the day, a lot can happen in an hour!
"Now toh it's been half an hour, when will they all leave?" Mallika in a very low voice, almost closed mouth, asked me while in front grinning to our elders.
"How would I know?" I replied her back, closed mouthed, tight lipped, while also smiling and nodding whatever the ladies are saying. More like from the time they have entered, instead of showing me my clothes they are buzy in their own talks.
"It's so preety, bhabhi ji, see this necklace, it also matches with it." Maa said to badi maa than turned to me, instantly I pulled my lips up in a big smile, " what do you think Anii, how is this for your lagan?"
"It's good." I smiled, nodding vigorously. Even my cheeks hurts due to this much of fake smiling!
Mallika chuckled, again swating the big hand away, coming on her waist, for the nth time today in past half an hour. She spoke than, "it's so beautiful maasi."
"Ji, ji aunty ji. It will suit bhabhi perfectly." Gauri grinned, faking her laugh. Surely we will get caught! If everything goes this way, I am sure elders will soon have doubts on us.
"Exactly, aunty ji this is so perfect!" Saumya nodded, and she was two steps ahead of us. Laughing wildly. Yeah! She started laughing and here we three gave her sideway warning glare indicating 'it's going too much'.
"Haye" Mr Obeori's dadi, gave us a amused smile while my dadi looked suspicious of us. "Aaj tum bachiyan kuch alag si lag rhi ho, ek dam chup chap bed par line se bhethi ho. Kya baat hai, sab theek hai puttar?"
Now we are gone. This is just the starting. I think I should confess before more raita we spill.
"Ji ji dadi, koi tension nahi. We are perfectly fine. Haina Malli? Gauri? Bhabhi?" Saumya acted nonchalantly.
"Jii, Saumya is right. We are alright." Mallika supported her statement while we four as terrible at lying, vigoruosly nodded together.
Badi maa's focus came to us from her designer clothes, she chuckled asking, " lagta hai, aaj jyada haldi khel li tum sab ne."
My nani spoke than, shaking her head in disappointment "Nowadays children don't have that energy, nahi toh in this age also, I can dance around whole day without a frown."
Other ladies agreed with her, however this time we four didn't argue, just chuckled awkwardly along with them. His Dadi however took pity on us, after about ten minutes, suggested, "now, else we will finalize tomorrow, it's already past eleven, we should let these kids take rest now. Come, Jhanvi Rinki you both come with me."
It was a breath of relief we finally took, quietly. However, we acted to stop them but mentally thanked god when they all left. Gauri and Saumya personally followed them and left them till their doors. Here Mallika and I looked at each other knowing the mess we have stepped into, knowing the hell we are going to face.
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Arranged Marriage
Romance"Listen, I want you to deny this deal anyhow." I heard him saying this sternly ignoring the fact that he is actually standing so close that i could feel his minty breath on my cheeks.My erratic heartbeats caused by his sudden closeness creating a h...
