ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ [ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ]

sangeet

Nikita POV:

I woke up the next day ready for the sangeet. It felt so weird to be around his family when I know I'm indirectly a part of it. I've tried to stay away from his parents after he claimed that I'm trying to impress them. I don't want him thinking that. He's just teasing me and just treats me like a burden.
Why is he helping you face your fears then?
Anyone would do that, it's basic human nature. Doesn't mean that he considers me as his...
He's been calling you 'wife' for so long now.
To annoy me. He just teases me and he's been doing that since school. Nothing new.

I got up, showered and tried to put on the pink saree but my body ditched me. I felt goosebumps and I wasn't able to do this. I needed him. I needed someone. I decided to ask Esha for help. Sighing deeply, I took my phone and called her. She picked up in the second ring.

Hello?
Esha, Hi.
Nikita? Are you okay?
Are you here?
At home?
yes.
I'm downstairs, what happened?
I... I need help.
I'll be home in 1 min. Don't worry.
O..okay.

I cut the call and decided to styling my hair till she came. I finished within 5 minutes and by then, Mayukh had entered my room and closed the door and stood in front of me.

I turned around in shock, "Wha...what are you doing here? Where is Esha?"
"She got busy, Mom gave her some work so she sent me. What happened?" He came and stood next to me, checking around if anything happened.
"N...Nothing." I tried to avoid the topic.
He came closer, "Can you tell what happened?"
"I... I couldn't..." I looked at the saree and he realized it.
I then realised my own state. I was only in my blouse and the petticoat of the saree but I had not draped it. My blouse wasn't tied and my whole back was visible, along with my stomach. Yet I didn't feel like hiding it from him. He had seen me in my worst state.

"Come here." He said and I followed him quietly. He placed my hair to the side in front and started tying the knot of the blouse. I felt shivers whenever his hands touched my skin. I tried looking at him but my eyes were displaying my current shyness. After a while, he had managed to tie my blouse and he turned me around. I looked at him.

"Don't worry. I'm here. Give me the saree."
I gave it to him.
"Do... do you know how to... tie?" I asked.
"Nope, that's where you need to help me." He said and I started guiding him to put the saree around me. Once he did, he went on his knees while plating the saree together. I looked down and saw him look into my eyes. I felt so safe and relaxed and I knew this was wrong. He came up and put the pallu on my shoulder and turned me around to face the mirror.
"All good?" He asked, his eyes not leaving mine.
I gulped and nodded.
"Give me that." He pointed to the jewelry. I walked over and handed it to him and watched him adorn the necklace on me along with the earrings.
"Thank... thank you." I said slowly. I was about to continue finishing my makeup when he pulled my hand and brought me towards him and made me sit on the bed.
"What are you—"
"I want you to wear this." He said and pulled out a small anklet from his pocket. It was a silver anklet with a unique pendent I hadn't seen before.
"What? Why?"
By now he was already moving my saree a little up and was on his knees, with my left leg on his knee. He unlocked the anklet and placed it on my ankle and tied it. Then, he put my saree down and looked at me.
"Don't remove this." He said and I couldn't help but nod.

He got up and lifted me up too. He then took a scan of me and said, "You look, exactly like that day."
I looked down in guilt.
"Only one thing is missing."
"What?" I said and I saw him looking at my hairline. My eyes widened, "N..no, nothing is missing."
"Hmm. Anyway, come out, Esha and Sid have left with Ruyash Bhai, Mom and Dad are waiting for us."
I nodded and he left the room. I finished my makeup. Kajal on my eyes, my small nose ring and pink lipgloss with a bindi and my hair open but tied with flowers and clips. He was right, exactly like that day.