I might edit this chapter later since I'm a bit unsatisfied. But I had to post a chapter so yeah here it is. _______________________________________
Chapter 17 :
13 June, Thursday, 2024 8:30 a.m.
Author's POV
It was finally the day. The mansion was most occupied today than the other days during all the ceremonies held previously. Women of the house ran from here to there - some gathering pooja essentials, some instructing and the rest engaged in other activities.
The males engaged themselves in seating arrangements along with food and the rest engaged with how to welcome the guests.
The atmosphere was lively and filled with hustle and bustle. Loud noises echoed in the place, marking the day as very special.
Children ran from here to there for fun, tossing and turning baskets of flowers.
Anika smiled at everyone, standing at the top of the stairs descending down to the group floor.
"Anika beta, go get back to your room. You've taken bath right?", asked her mami yelling from the last step.
"Yes mami I'm done with it. I'll go get ready for the pooja", she replied.
"Ha ha jao jao", she spoke waving her hand back and forth asking her to rush, while she, herself being in a rush.
(Yes yes go go)
Anika chuckled in a whisper before retiring back to her room.
In her room sat Vidhi, Rooh, Esha and Maya, waiting to get her ready.
"Sit here. We still have time. Pooja starts at 11:45", spoke Vidhi patting the empty space beside her on Anika's bed.
Nodding at them, Anika walked over to her bed, dressed in a white kurta and pajama.
As she settled down, Vidhi spoke, "So tell me about your feelings today", she forwarded a deodrant near Anika's mouth.
Throwing a glare at her, she spoke, "Put it down first", pointing at the bottle.
Huffing in annoyance, Vidhi kept it down before wiggling her brows asking Anika to answer.
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"It's nothing much. I just feel nervous and scared", I replied, being honest.
I'm feeling nervous because everything is new to me. All these rituals and ceremonies, they're beautiful but new and inexperienced to me.
I never actually involved myself in talks about marriage with neither mami nor dadi or Maya di. I never felt the need to do so until now.
I was able to avoid him all day during the past few days except the time of the ceremonies. But now as the realisation has dawned upon me, I can't deny the fact that we'll be together under the same roof. And as per what Yuvraj bhai had told me, Arnav lives alone.
