Barrister babu: Love is magic

Chapter-34 "Marriage (I) "

Bondita's POV:-

Tring! Tring!

My phone rang and I know who it is.

"Wooh you are looking too beautiful. I wish I was there. " Anirudh said on the video call. He was wearing a plain yellow kurta but was still looking handsome.

I wore a simple yellow saaree for my haldi. Everyone were busy in their preparation. I haven't met Anirudh after our engagement, as it's a rule that bride and groom can't meet till wedding day. We would chat on whatsapp for hours and video call but it didn't satisfy me. I badly want to meet with him but I can't. I know the same is with him but we are not able to do anything.

"Thank you" I replied blushing.

"You know you look  too cute when you blush. " He said and my cheeks got more red.

"Okay okay first tell me how is everything going there? "

"Everything is going fine. "

"Are you ready? "

"Excuse me. We aren't married still" He tried to hide his chest with his another hand.

Is he mad?

What am I saying and what the hell is he thinking.

"Shut up! I am asking that are you ready for your haldi? "

"Oh! Yes I am ready. "

"Hmm and don't use your dirty mind too much" I snapped at him.

"What's my fault? Your selection of words are only like this. "

I rolled my eyes at him.

"You know you are mad! Now don't call me "

"Achha sorry sorry. I was just-"

I hung up the call.

Mr. AAA

I remembered what he was thinking and my cheeks again got scarlet.

Anirudh's POV :-

I tried to call her again but she didn't picked up the call. What was my fault? What would a man think if his financè would say  'Are you Ready? '

"Anirudhhh!!! " Kaka called me from downstairs.

"Coming" I shouted back and messaged Bondita a sorry. Now I would have to try hard to apologize to her. Argh!

I went downstairs and some aunties dragged me towards a small stool and made me sit on it. They then started singing and dancing and soon everyone joined them. Som and Batuk came with a bowl of turmeric paste with rose petals on it. They kept it in front of me and Maa came and applied the turmeric paste on my face, neck and hand with mango leaves. All the women relatives came and applied turmeric on me. After them some of my friends came and performed the ritual.

Samar, Som and Batuk came towards me, smirking, with their hands at their back. I thought that something is suspicious but before I could do anything, they rubbed off their turmeric paste filled fists on me and everyone started laughing. Samar then brought a mirror and when I saw my face, which was covered in turmeric and I wasn't looking less than a yellow ghost, I ran behind them taking turmeric in my hands. They split apart in three directions and I stood there confused.

Ab kisko pakdu?

An idea struck me and I went towards Samar first as I know that he can't run fast than me. I chased him and finally caught him.

"Now what would you do? " I smirked at him

"Sorry Anirudh I was just-"

Before he could say anything more, I rubbed the turmeric paste on his face and ran away to catch my another prey while he stood there dumbfounded. I saw Som and Batuk at a corner, panting. I took a glass of water and quietly went towards them.