53. Haldi Ceremony

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Pallavi wakes up in the morning and looks here and there. She was in her room alone, she sat up on the bed and stretched her arm while yawning. The memories of last night rushed in front of her eyes. She smiled standing in front of the mirror. She tied her hair and was looking for her bindi, she started talking to herself.

"Kal kitna late hua humhe, game khel rahe the phir kuch khana magvaya tha wo khaya upar se cake bhi kata. Itna sab karne ki kya jarurat thi? Accha hua raat ko hi hum wapas ghar aa gaye. Raghav ki itni gadiya hai kab kaam aane wali thi waise bhi? Pagal hai sab ke sab." She chuckled

"Pallavi uth aaj teri haldi hai aur kal finally shaddi. Do ya teen hafte hue honge mujhe yaha aaye par aisa lagta hai kitna time ho gaya. Mai kab se wait kar Rahi hu mere ghar jaane ka. Aise Jaa ke raghav ko tightly hug karna hai, uski baho mai soo Jana hai."

"I know raghav ever ready hai iss ke liye wo toh abhi bhi ye kar sakta hai. Par kuch dino hi baat thi, ab sirf kuch ghanto ki baat hai phir wo mera hi hai. Itna control toh mai kar hi sakti hu..."

"Hai na?" She questioned herself.

"Yaar! Raghav ne mujhe bhi pagal bana diya hai. Ugh!" She got irritated and marched straight to the bathroom.

After getting ready she went downstairs to see if there was some work to do.

"Aai!" She called aai.

"Uth gayi, shukar hai Aaj itni der so Rahi thi tum. Nahi toh mujhe laga kal jaise jaldi uth ke aa jaogi."

"Kal raat itna hungama machaya inn logo ne."

"Ha wohi bata rahi thi ab amruta." Her vahini said.

"Aai wo kal raat ki biryani bachi hai wo lene ek aadmi aayega usse de Dena."

"Kisko dena hai wo? Aur kyu?" Kaku asked.

"Aaj ke din toh hum log chicken hi khayenge toh fek Dene se accha jinko khana nahi milta unhe de denge." Aai smiled with pride.

"Accha idea hai, mai wo pack kar ke rakh dungi."

"Pallavi tera nashta hone ke badh acche se tayyar ho ke aana."

"Kyu haldi toh shaym ko hai na? Ab kya hai?"Amruta asked.

"Ab chhuda bharai ki rasam ke liye."

"Oh wo jis mai kangan dal te hai wo?" Nikhil asked.

"Nahi kangan alag hote hai, kangan yani soone ke bangels aur ye sirf kach ke bangels hote hai." Kaku said.

"Breakfast ke badh ja aur acche se tayyar ho ja." Aai said to pallavi.

"Hum sab ko ready hona hai? Mai kya pehnu?" Amruta asked.

"Tujhe tayyar hone ki jarurat nahi hai, wo dulhan hai isliye. Hum sab toh aisi hi theek hai." Aai said and they all chuckled.

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Later pallavi came down wearing a simple cotton saree. She saw Amma, Amma's friends, keerti, her friends everyone was there.

"Arre wah Amma aap bhi aa gayi!"

"Tumne bulaya aur..." Keerti started to sing.

"Hum chale aaye!" Teju continue. They chuckled

"Arre mere maan mai toh kabhi kabhi sawaal aata hai ke shaddi humare ghar mai hai ke nahi? Matlab pura Ghar sajaya hua hai aur sab kuch perfect hai par koi function waha hoti hi nahi!" Keerti said.

"Shaddi ke pehle sab functions mostly dulhan ke Ghar mai hote hai aur shaddi ke badh dulhe ke." Mansi said.

"Bhabhi ji, aao baitho." The man who was selling bangles said.

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