life goes rollercoaster

chapter-13: saree

Abhimaan's POV

She is right. Daadu shouldn't have said that.
I went down. I saw maa preparing the puja thaal and Pritika was cleaning the lamps while Somya and Kaira were filling the lamps.
Kaira saw me first.
"Bhai came mummy." She said to maa. She calls maa as mummy and chachi as maa.
Mom didn't even glance at me.
"Priti go and check on your bhabi." Maa said.
Priti went to my room.
"May I help you?" I asked maa.
"Somya go and call everyone and Kaira bring the ladoos from the kitchen."
Only me and maa were left. I know she's still angry.
"I am sorry maa." She ignored me and continued what she was doing.
"Maa please listen to me."
"Maa." She ignored again.
"What should I listen Abhimaan! " She said angrily.
She never called me by my name. She always called me Manny.
Tears welled up in my eyes.
"Did you listen to us yesterday? Did you listen to our pleadings? Did you!"
"No" I said quietly.
"Then why should I."
She turned and decorated the temple with flowers.

At Abhimaan's room

Krushi's POV

I was inside the closet having a war with the saree.
Why saree😣!!!
We have so many dresses. We even have readymade sarees then why . Everytime I tried to tug, it falls down.
"I really hate this. It's really making me frustrated."
"I am so done with this saree." 😤

Pritika's POV

I knocked the door twice. Still no response.
"Bhabi I am coming inside." No response. So I went inside. Bhabi was not there in the room.
"Bhabi..... Are you there?"
"Where is she? There is no sound from the bathroom."
I went inside the closet. The sight left me agape. She was sitting on the floor in the lotus pose only in her blouse and the underskirt and the saree was lying on the other corner of the room.
"OMG!!! What's this!" She startled a bit. I rushed to her and crouched to her level.
"What happened?" I asked her.
"I don't know how to wear the saree and the YouTube tutorials are of no help. Everytime I tug, it falls down." She huffed grumpily.
I wanted to laugh at her. She looked so cute. I want to pull her cheeks so much. But let it be for now.
"Let me help you."
"You know." She said with a glint of surprise and happiness.
"Yes I know. Now stand up orelse you will be late on your first day."
She stood up. I made her wear and attached some parts with the safety pins to the underskirt and the blouse.
"And it's done. Let's go and make you wear the jewelleries."
We went out of the closet.
The jewelleries really complimented her. She looked so stunning. She had already put her make up so I didn't had to do it.
"Let's go downstairs."

Abhimaan's POV

Everyone came one by one except Krushi and Priti.
Vishal didn't even wished me good morning as we always did. Why would he do after what I did.
We all were waiting for them to start the morning aarti .
"Kaira go and check on them. What are they doing?" Mom said .
"No need mummy they came." Kaira excitedly said. We all turned towards the staircase. Priti and she together walked.
She looked......... Etheral. So beautiful. She was wearing a red saree with golden border and some golden block embroidery. She didn't wear much jewelleries , only earrings and the nuptial chain. Her anklets sound filled the whole surroundings.
"Bhai, close your mouth. She's only yours. You can stare at her later." Ritik told.
"Hey! I was not staring at her."
" Yeah yeah whatever helps you to sleep at night. But deep down we all know." He smirked. I want to punch his face. Idiot.
Krushi wished everyone and apologised for being late.
"No problem dear. Even I was too late for my first day." Chachi said and smiled warmly.
"You didn't put the sindoor." Somya said.
"I don't have the sindoor box with me." She said lowly.
" It's okay. Manny here take this and fill her partition." Chachi forwarded the vermilion box from the mandir to me.
"What are you waiting for?! I still put the vermillion on your Chachi's partition. You should do it. Don't be shy." Chachu said.
I know Krushi must be very annoyed. Maa too didn't say anything. She didn't take anyone's side.
I took a deep breathe and took a pinch of sindoor and filled her partition. Little fell on her nose and forehead. I wiped it with my fingers.
"History is repeating itself. You know this happened earlier when bhabi forgot to fill her partition and bhaiya had to fill it infront of everyone on her first day." Chachu said referring maa and papa.
Maa papa smiled remembering that.
Maa called Krushi towards her and covered her head with the free end of her saree.
She said Krushi to do the arti.
Krushi first blew the conch three times and started the arti singing a mantra or something. Everyone had eyes wide open. Maybe no one expected her to blow the conch or to sing.
This girl amazed everyone. I was counting in my mind what all she knows. She knows how to fight, can sing bhajan..... and?
Most of the girls of her age don't do this but here she is.
Till I came out of my thoughts she was standing infront of me holding the aarti thali .
What she wants?
Abhishek hit me with his elbow and gestured me to take the arti .
It's so embarassing.
I took the arti and stood aside. She gave everyone arti and distributed the prasad.
" Where did you learn that?" Maa asked the question which all were curiously waiting for .
"At school."
Do schools these days teach all these things?
We then went to the drawing hall and settled ourselves.
"Krushi today you have to perform the pehli rasoi." Maa said to Krushi.
She turned her head towards maa swiftly.
Ouch! That must have hurt.
She saw maa with wide eyes as if she got a 220V shock.
Wait , she knows how to cook, does she?
"Actually aunty I don't know how to cook." She said fidgeting her fingers.
"It's okay I too didn't know how to cook when I was of your age. I will just instruct you. You have to cook . Okay?"
"Positive." Krushi said.
"Then what are you waiting for. Let's go bhabi." Kaira excitedly ran towards Krushi and took her to the kitchen followed by maa, chachi, Somya and Priti.

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