RaghVi - UNCHAINED MY HEART

CHAPTER 14

NOT PROOFREAD 

Days passed in a blur, so many last minute preparations, shopping, stitching and it has been quite a hectic time for all of them. Raghav still managed to meet pallavi on the terrace in the nights, spend some time in each other's arms for some solace and then they slept in a peaceful slumber.

On the other hand, Amrutha confronts Farhad asking who is Dilbara but before he says anything she chucks the topic saying, she doesn't care with whom he is in a relationship, she doesn't need to know, so he doesn't tell her. But she almost asks everyone in the house if Farhad has told them or mentioned someone called dilbara but no luck.

It was a night before mehendi when they were with everyone at the dinner table

K: amma, wo dhoti pe paint karwa diya hai

Pallavi gave a confused look followed by Raghav

R: kya?

K: arey haa baba, ek dhoti na, tum donon ke beech curtain ki tarah pakadke rakhte hai while pallavi will be carried to the mandap, you both cant see each other. Wo muhurat ke time pe jeelakarra bellam (mix of jeera and jaggery) ek dusre ek sarr pe lagate ho na, uske baad wo dhoti nikalenge then you can see each other.

R: aur bhi kuch hai, jo abhi bhi mujhe nahi pata? Aur dhoti pe paint kya karwaya hai?

J: waise toh kuch nahi hai but haa, kal mehendi ke baad parso subah pallavi madhavi aunty ke farm house chali jayegi. Because ab officially unki beti hai na, uska mangalsnaan (auspicious bathe / haldi) wahi hoga aur fir iska pellikuthuru (bride) banana bhi wahi hoga, tumhara yaha hoga upar. Hum log seedha shaadi ke din subah waha pahuchenge. Toh yes, ek din ke liye pallavi wahi rahegi, firr shaadi ke din kanyadaan hoga, bidaai hogi firr aajayegi hamare paas. Rahi baat dhoti pe paint ki, uska matlab hai tum donon ka naam likhwaya hai Raghav weds Pallavi uss dhoti pe. Bas itna hi..

Everyone dispersed after their dinner and Raghav was waiting for Pallavi on the terrace.

She comes up and walks towards him while he gives out his hand and he pulls her into him as soon as she holds it. He leaned on the railing behind stretching his legs forwards and their faces were at the same level and the tips of their noses were booping, making both of them smile.

R: i'll miss you

P: Ek din ki baat hai

R: toh? Tumhe pata bhi hai? Kitna mushkil hota hai, if I can't see your face by the end of the day?

Her eyes welled up but she blinked back those tears, and smiled

R: aye ammaadi, ab maine aisa kya bol diya?

P: kuch nahi, kabhi aisa hua nahi na ki koi mujhe bhi miss kar saqta hai...

R: arey, I'll become mentally retarded seriously. You don't have any idea tum mere liye kya matter karti ho!

P: acha bas bas! Aisi baatein mat karo!

R: acha? Toh tum bolo, what else?

P: kuch nahi, kal shaam ko mehendi hai... Madhavi Aunty i mean mumma aa rahi hai

R: ummhmmm (nuzzling his face below her collar bone)

P: kya kar rahe ho?

R: wahi jo tumne kiya, jab mujhe panic attack ho raha tha!

Pallavi remembers the first time she took him in her arms to calm him down, whatever might be the situation then, both of them already feel nostalgic. He knew that night changed everything for him, he craved for this so much, and Pallavi started to stroke his back.