MaNan FF - Humesha : Book 2 [COMPLETED]

Chapter 10 : Man and Wife

"This looks perfect." Mukti said.

"Do I look fat?" Alya asked, looking at herself in the mirror.

"No babe. Everything is perfect, what do you think, Nandu?"

"You look beautiful, Alya!" Nandini said, adjusting Alya's pallu.

"The cute baby bump adds to your beauty. She has that pregnancy glow, doesn't she?" Mukti asked, placing her palm against Alya's bump.

"She does, she does." Nandini said, fixing Alya's hair.

"Oh wait, Navya wants to see you." Mukti said and picked up Navya's facetime call.

"Tayyar ho gayi?" Navya asked, beaming widely.

"Haan ho gayi vo. Dekho." Mukti pointed the camera at Alya.

"Kitni pyari lag rahi ho, haye! Kisi ki nazar naa lage!" Navya said.

"Aww, thank you Navu! Soha hai?" Alya asked, feeling pleased at having her friends with her, in person and virtually.

"Haan ek minute! Soha! Idhar aao zara!"

"Haan bolo, oh wait, is that Alya on the call, oh my god!" Soha popped up on the screen.

"You look so pretty!"

"Thank you!"

"All the best, girl! I can't wait to come to Mumbai!" Soha said.

"I can't wait to see you two!"

There was a knock.

"Ladies! Tayyar ho gaye?" It was Manik.

"Haan. Achha listen, we'll talk later? We have to head to the court."

"Haan haan! Bye! Good luck!"

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At the magistrate-

Alya checked the clock. It was about time.

"Why is he not here yet?" Alya asked fretfully.

"Aa jaayega vo." Dhruv said.

"Dhruv, what if he is upset about this? I need my only family here." Alya said, tearing up.

"Shh...there are five more minutes." Dhruv said, hugging her. Internally, he was not sure himself if Harshad would come.

Meanwhile, Manik and Nandini were sitting together on a bench.

"Getting married due to circumstances is so unfortunate." Nandini said.

"True...I would never let that happen to us." Manik said and Nandini smiled.

"What kind of a wedding do you want, Manik?"

Manik looked at her, because it was the first time she was initiating the talks about their marriage.

"A Punjabi one. I would love to see you in all those outfits."

"Honestly, same. I like South Indian weddings too...but they are solemn and sober. I have seen such weddings all my life. I would like to get married in a Punjabi wedding as well." Nandini said with a wide grin.

"Then you are going to have the best wedding ever." Manik said with a promise, holding her hand.

Dhruv and Alya-

"Chalo, time ho gaya hai." The clerk came.

"Bhaiyya, bas ek minute aur." Alya requested.

"Madam, aaj ka din aap ke liye special hoga, lekin yeh hum log roz ka kaam hai. Deri nahi ho sakti." The clerk declared.