The Seven Phases Of Marriage

36. Party

Been really really busy with acads! Sorry for the delay!

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"Hey, cupcake," Caro shrieked, hugging Avni.

"How was your week? Did Siddharth trouble you?" Caro asked, barging into Avni's cabin in the evening.

Avni's eyes were wide open at the mention of Siddharth's name in a friendly tone. She sighed in relief, observing Santosh engrossed in his work.

"Who's this?" Caro frowned, noticing Santosh.

"My f... Colleague," Avni smiled, controlling the urge to call him a friend.

"Hey, bro. Tsup?" Caro greeted in her usual exuberant tone. Santosh hesitantly smiled, shaking her hand.

"The shy types?" Caro giggled, whispering in Avni's ears. Avni shook her head, concluding, 'Some people never change.' Santosh would never misbehave with a woman and would always be within his limits no matter how good-looking the person is. That's one of the qualities she fell in love with.

"Enjoy your work. I'm gonna steal my girl early," Caro declared, dumping Avni's stuff into her handbag.

"Come," She pulled Avni along to the door. "Just a moment. I forgot something," Avni excused herself, and Caro walked to the lift.

"I'm sorry to leave early..." Avni mumbled, feeling bad, and Santosh reacted quickly, "There's not much. I'll manage."

Their company is organizing a Christmas party that night. They were assigned the responsibility of inviting everyone and looking after the arrangements.

The party starts at 7 pm, and Siddharth has an important meeting till 6:30 pm. He would directly reach the venue while Caro and Avni would visit a parlor, get ready and reach there.

"See you," Avni bid him bye and joined Caro.

"Why is the parlor empty?" Avni raised her brows in confusion stepping inside the vast building.

"Thank your hubby and my boyfriend for that," Caro winked. She greeted the ladies in French and Avni giggled, finding the words funny. She had no clue what they spoke, but one of the ladies forwarded her hand and guided Avni to a chair.

Avni relaxed reading an English Magazine while Caro played Candy Crush on her phone.

"No," Avni implored, trying all sorts of sign languages when the lady reached her eyebrows. Shaping eyebrows and waxing can be really painful. She never did her eyebrows as they naturally appeared beautiful.

Caro observed in amusement and translated Avni's sign language moments later.

"That's cute," Caro laughed as another lady did her pedicure. "Go for a new hairstyle and add a few highlights," Caro suggested after everything else was done.

"Will Siddharth like it?" Avni hesitated.

"I'm sure he'll love your new look. Just try it," Caro nudged her.

Avni moaned as the beautician gave her a head massage and styled her hair. The day was hectic, and the soft touch of fingers relaxed her. She dozed off for an hour before Caro shook her.

"Look into the mirror," Caro shrieked in excitement.

"Omg!" Avni's gasped in awe as her long messy hair was styled into a beautiful layer cut. A few fringes fell onto her shoulders, and the beautician tied the remaining hair into a bun as she observed. Light makeup gave her a completely natural look.

Avni and Caro soon got dressed. The sparkling golden colored dress with spaghetti straps fitted Avni perfectly well. It showed off curves yet covered her skin, giving her a simple yet stunning look.