The Marriage Arranged By Destiny

Mehndi - 2 💚

author's pov:

Neer was leaning against the wall, adoring the Name ‘Shreshtha ji’ written on his palm with henna, beautifully out lined with pretty designs of henna, floral patterns and small details.

Shreshtha came near him slowly and without making and noise but for her bad her anklets made her plan flop, neer looked at her and instantly regretted to be found red handed, looking like and obsessed man in his mind.

but Shreshtha smiled at him and asked him to show his hand to her

“dekhaiye” she said asking for my hand and i showed her the design.

“beautiful” she complimented scanning every detail of the design.

“why you made them write Shreshtha Ji ? I mean if you wanted my name in your hand it's very.. umm.. i found it cute but why Ji?”  she looked at me with asking eyes.

“because I feel so good to call you Ji , and it shows my respect for you and also you know na what Ji/ jee actually means in in our (Rajasthani) language?” i asked and then she thought for a while before replying.

“wait? You mean Jee? Heart/mind/soul wala jee/ji??” she almost jumped and i nodded my head in a yes.

( The word ‘jee/ji’ often used for heart/ mind and soul? )

“you have occupied my mind with your thoughts, my heart with some feelings for you which I even don't know, given my soul the light it craved for from the last many years, You are the ray of sunshine and hope in my dark life Rajkumari Ji, you don't know how suddenly it all started becoming good the day you entered my life, and that is why I call you that, nicknames for your partner seems cute but all i could think for you is this” i replied looking into her eyes and her eyes suddenly became moist

“there for you forever! but now I don't want to cry, i can't express my feelings because I am not so good with words but yeah you're never alone til I'm alive” saying so she hugged me and instantly stepped back in a matter of seconds

“now look how beautiful this  mehndi is looking and your name is hidden somewhere in it! Aap dhoondh bhi nahi paoge” she chuckled at the end.

[ You can't even find it ]

My lips curved making me smile and i accepted the challenge at the same place

“let's see”

“okayy let's see” she said , her chin up in confidence and suddenly there I heard some unfamiliar voice of a girl from behind

“jiji mehndi lagwani hai ki nahi? Aur humein bhi to milwao jija sa sey” the girl demanded

Who is she and the other girl with her , her cousins or something?

“come here! Let me introduce you both” she called them both.

They came near us

“Neer meet Bani and Anusha” Shreshtha said pointing towards them one by one.

“my cousin from my maternal uncle” she said pointing towards bani , the girl wearing some dark green traditional dress , open hair and little bit of make-up.

“and she's the daughter of Vijay uncle, papa sa's best friend” she said introducing the other girl wearing henna themed green dress with hair tied in a bun.

They seemed almost Saundarya's age.

“hello jija sa, how are you?” they asked

“great, how are you both?” I replied with a smile

“not so good after all you're stealing our sister from us” Anusha sighed.

“you were living with her from the years now i deserve to spend the rest of my life with her no? Sali saheba?” i asked with a smirk, i thought to give it back in the same manner 😶‍🌫️

And Shreshtha laughed at our silly banter.

“umm.. lucky you” Bani replied

“now please give us permission to take her with us or else we will tell everyone that you guys are secretly meeting after haldi, fir shaadi Tak no milna- milana” Anusha smirked giving me warning, they're literally giving the vibes of Shreshtha's sisters.

[ After that there will be no meet ups til wedding]

“okay okayy” i sighed and shrugged my shoulder while extending my hand to gesture them to walk forward.

And then they left.

The way he described the word ‘ji/jee’ , i couldn't stop but hug him.

Aniya and Bani came to give their Jija sa a tough time which I enjoyed alot to be honest.

The mehndi ceremony also completed.

even though the Sangeet is tomorrow at night but as in a usual Indian wedding music is a need so everyone danced a little.

the ladies were singing the wedding songs with dholaks.

it was all about a wonderful day, everyone was so happy.

We all now settled for the grand dinner of the family as the other guests were gone after having food.

we sat on the royal dining table in the palace.

We Thakurs ( Shreshtha , her grand parents, her mother and bua ) and Bani were sitting on this side and Neer , Dev Bhai , bhabhi , Sona , Aniya and Dhiru we're on the other , Papa sa was sitting on the head chair as he is the king for the present time.

“Dev bhai , Shweta Bhabhi let me introduce you both to my friends and BHABHI SA's sisters”
Saundarya said while focusing on the word bhabhi sa way too much.

“Sure sure” Bhabhi replied giggling

Then she introduced them both to bhai and bhabhi and we did our dinner silently.

“it's time to leave” dev Bhai announced and everyone stood up

“yeah we should go back home now , Sangeet preprations are also not done yet” bhabhi said

“we are also leaving for thakur haveli now” baba sa said

then we all left from there.

With the dreams of embracing a happy married life my eyes shined while I looked at the lone road while passing through the bridge, i looked at the stars and they reminded me of the little joys of life! The chaos yet the most beautiful things<3 I hope and wish I will be a good wife, share all sorrows of my partner along with his happiness, I'll try to give my best in supporting him in every aspect of his life, every time he needs me 🫶🏻

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Sangeet function and then shaadi? How much excited you are to witness it? And what do you guys think about the married life and journey of our beloved NeeShtha ? 💌

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sorry for small chapter but will be posting the next soon maybe! Yess Sangeet!! Get ready with your favourite songs to be played till then!✨
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