𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒋𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒊 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆

||𝟎𝟗||-𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐉𝐚𝐚𝐧

𝐑𝐎𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐈'𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐕:

After the function was over, I couldn't stop thinking about how, today's the last day of me being a Kashyap and a member of the royal family of Kashi...Just then there was a knock on my door, which pulled me out of my thoughts...I quickly ran towards the door, and I was confused to see Dadi sa and Maa ji at the door, "Um kya hua, Dadi sa aur Maa ji? Aiye andar aiye." (Um, what happened Dadi sa (grandma) and Maa sa (Mom)? Please come in.) They came in and sat on the couch opposite to my bed. Dadi sa hesitantly spoke up, "Beta Ruhi, Hume tumse kuchh kehna hai..." (Ruhi , dear, we actually want to talk to you about something...) I looked at them with confusion and said, "Ha, ha, boliye kya hua, Dadi sa?" (Ya sure, what happened Dadi sa?) But this time, Maa sa spoke up, "Ruhi, Listen, we wanted to say a few things before your marriage today, Shivam is a nice person, you might be thinking all this is happening too fast, obviously your consent was taken before the marriage was final but, please, we request you to talk to Shivam after marriage, we want him to be normal, again, you see how he's always...you know...Strict and rude? We want YOU to change that, since we all can see how crazy he is for you, we've talked to him a few times about marriage, but as you know, he never listens to anyone except himself...And lastly, there will be many conflicts between you two after marriage , but please try to understand..." I was frozen, I didn't understand what to do. ..I quickly pushed my thoughts aside and told both of them, "Dadi sa, Maa sa, please don't beg in front of me like this, I don't like it, You both are very elder to me, please don 't do it, and yes, I will surely do anything for the happiness of my pyaari (lovely) Dadi saa and Maa sa ..." I chirped the last part, "And the happiness of your pyaare (lovely) husband also, whose whipped for you, but is good at not showing it." They both giggled after that, bidding me goodbye and leaving a me like a blushing mess.
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I ABSOLUTELY cannot believe my wedding's in 2 hours...Hell, a month ago I wouldn't even have imagined me being wedd off to someone from an entirely different background and upbringing that too, in such a short span of time... Suddenly, one of the maids' doing my hair asked "So, How're you feeling?" Before I could utter a word, Manu giggled and stated like it's a fact, " Areee! Ladki ki shadi ho rhi he, woh bhi apni marzi se, to muh pe baraa to bilkul nhi hi baje honge na?" (Oh my god, the girl is being wedd off, that too with her consent, definitely she wouldn't be gloomy?) To this Nika asked, "Bilkul , aur kya? haina Ruhi?" (Exactly, Right Ruhi?) Now how do I explain, even though they have my consent, that doesn't mean I wouldn't be overwhelmed...I really need a break... I just sat their thinking how everything went so fast...from the sangeet to mehendi to haldi and now the wedding...Suddenly, I heard the door creak open to find Bharat bhaiya with mummy, I jumped up and started crying in his hold, "Arey gudiya, rona band kar, Kashi ki rajkumari he tu, roegi to rajkumari kum chudail lagegi!" (Hey cutie, stop crying, you're the princess of Kashi, not the witch, if you don't quit crying , you're definitely gonna look like the witch (from folklore)) I giggled at that, I love Bharat Bhaiyya...As my mind was wandering towards the bright side, I heard the venomous voice of my beloved mother, "Aree ladki , abhi roegi to Bidaii mein aankhein sukhi reh jaeyngi, tu to khush hi hogi, ki chalo bhai jaan chhuti iss parivar se? haina??" (Ay girl, stop crying, If you cry now, then in the Bidaai, (An event which occurs towards the end of the wedding, where the bride often cries because now she belongs to another household.) you'd have dry eyes. You'd definitely be happy because you're thinking that finally I'm out of this family ...Right??) At that moment, I knew for sure that I am blessed with better in-laws than my actual family...Feeling the tension grow in the room, Manu blurted out, "Hey, girl start wearing the dress for the wedding, Sab kuchh kar liya, lekin kapde hi bhul gayi maharani ji!" (Finished with all the preparations, but our queen forgot the most important thing, the wedding dress!) That somewhat lightened the atmosphere and as Bharat bhaiyya and mummy were about to leave, he said "Bohot sundar dikh rhi he meri gudiya!" (My cutie is looking extremely beautiful) That brought a wonderful smile on my face...Maybe life wouldn't be that bad after all...

Ruhi's wedding dress:

Her makeup look: (It's a little simple since that era was all about simplicity)

As the maids were doing some final touch up with Nika and Manu in background praising my beauty (I don't even know if I look that beautiful) like shayars (old fashioned Indian poets), Bharat bhaiyya entered the room, "Hey guddiya, the baraat is here...chal" (guddiya=cutie, baraat= a procession during the wedding, which consists of the groom and his side of the family, chal= let's go) I nervously took a deep breath and whispered, " Hey Mata, sambhal lena aaj ka din..." (Oh Mata (Indian goddess of strength), please let this day go smoothly..) 

After all the pre-wedding rituals, I had to walk down the aisle to the Mandap, where He would be waiting for me, I walked down with some people from my side of the family behind me, but I couldn't dare to look up, because I could feel his gaze on me from a mile away, and whenever I made an eye-contact with him, It would make me feel different...Some sort of extreme feeling...

I shyly sat beside him, with him still shamelessly staring at me, while his scent fogged my mind, with the Mantra chants keeping me in a daze...Suddenly his thick, husky voice made the hair on the back of my neck stand up . "Ay bindani, (rajasthani word for wife or daughter in law, here used as wife ;)) itni khoobsurat lagogi, to mere dill pe thoda rehm karo..." (Ay Bindani, If you want to look this beautiful, then have some mercy on my poor heart...) Man, my cheeks were on fire, thank god I'm wearing a ghoonghat, (A veil) or so I thought, "Ghoonghat odh rakha hai iska ye matlab na he ki mera tujh pe kya asar hai usse mai waaqif nhi hu, Meri Jaan..." (Don't think you wearing a veil, will keep me oblivious of the effect that I have on you...Jaan) Oh my god, this man is going to be the death of me...Hearing this I lightly squeezed his hand and in return, I heard his manly chuckle, which made my stomach squirm...I then dared to look up at him, and DAMN did I win a jackpot because he looked perfect his chiseled jawline and perfect face...Ugh why's everything so perfect about him?

Sorry guys for not updating, I had exams for two months plus there was a lot going on in my personal life and I just needed a break, and please suggest any changes which are needed...Again really sorry :)))