𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧

Chapter 17

Shivali's POV

I settle down on a chair in the lawn as I blink my eyes nervously, I was dreading this ritual since the morning because mummy papa, nana nani and Dadi, Dadu and every other elder is going to be touching my feet 

My eyes stay on the floor as I blink slowly trying to keep my emotions in check for the fifteen minutes the ritual will take place. Mummy gives me the packet of puffed rice, they all forwarded their hands and I started giving the puffed rice in their forwarded hands

I feel the puffed rice being showered back on me and Devesh ji. I kept looking down dreading the coming moments as it was soon the feet touching and them my farewell left for the function. I felt my aunt bend down a little as she touched my feet

Tears accumulated in my eyes as I saw my father walking closer and closer towards me. My mother's hands touched my feet and so did papa's and I started crying like properly with tears and noise as my head stayed down

I felt a hand squeeze my shoulder gently and turned to Akshi standing there with an emotional expression too. I heard some voices asking me to stand up and I did. I hugged mummy as soon as I stood up and she hugged me tightly crying too

"Calm down" mummy said slowly patting my head as I sobbed down with her because she was crying much more than me. I hugged her tightly before Mausi pulled mummy apart a little and I moved ahead and hugged papa

"Take care of yourself and if there is any problem ever you know you can always come to your father, right?" Papa said with an emotional tone and I sobbed nodding my head still in his embrace as papa gently patted my head 

Papa pulled apart from me tapping my face as I moved ahead and saw Akshi standing at the back holding her tear back and I gently forwarded my hand in her direction and she immediately stepped up towards me 

"Take care of my room and take care of yourself once you leave" I said and Akshi hugged me tighter and I felt her tears rolling down on my shoulder as they wetted down and I heard her little sobs

"I should be saying these things to you. If anyone irritates you, you can call me and I will be there with my troop" she said and a small smile tugged on my lips remembering her anger which actually was quite dangerous at times

I parted away from her and hugged almost all of the family members close to me while slowly stepping towards the car which was standing at the door of the lawn now waiting for my departure from here

I stepped towards the car and felt a little pull and only then I realized that my dupatta was still tied with Devesh ji and he was silently following me all this time. I turned to look at him and saw a gentle expression etched on his face.

I tapped my hand on my face wiping away the tears as I heard some voices around me and door of the car opened. I turned to look at Agastya standing by the door with a smile and I stepped towards him

I pushed myself inside the car and onto the seat and started pulling my lehenga skirt in with me. I felt a hand on mine and a current spread through my body and my eyes immediately met his as he helped me get in the car properly

I shifted further in my seat as Devesh ji came in the car and sat beside me. I closed my eyes as I leaned on the headrest for a moment before turning to bid bye to my family through the car window as they stood next to the gate