My Sunshine ✨️

Part - 37

Sorry for the late update, everyone. I've been busy with Ganesh Chaturthi and some other personal stuff. I hope you understand. Thank you, and happy reading ❤️

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Mehndi

The Mehndi ritual held a special place in the hearts of all the women. On this day, the men were fully engaged in assisting their wives with various tasks, allowing the women to revel in the joy of having their hands adorned with intricate henna designs.

Everyone was filled with anticipation as they awaited the arrival of the bride and groom to kick off the ceremony. Suddenly, all eyes turned to the stairs as Priyanka and Ankit descended together, their faces alight with smiles and their hands intertwined. The sight of the beautiful couple brought smiles to the faces of the guests. With graceful steps, Priyanka and Ankit made their way to the center of the altar, where they were seated, marking the beginning of the ceremonial proceedings.

"Pari, choose which design you want to apply on your hand," Pri's mom said, glancing at the designs in front of her. Pri looked at her mom and said, "Mumma, I want you to apply the mehndi on my hands." Her mom looked at her in surprise.

"No, bacha, I don't know any special designs. It's your wedding day; your mehndi should look beautiful. Let the professional mehndi artists handle it," her mom replied.

"No, Mumma, I want my special day to be even more special with my lovely mummy applying the mehndi. Pretty please, I don't care about a perfect design; I just want to feel your love in my mehndi," Pri said, making her mom emotional and earning the admiration of everyone who witnessed the scene.

Priyanka's mom smiled, kissed her forehead, and said, "As my daughter wishes." Pri smiled and held out her hands.

Priyanka's mom applied the mehndi. Though it wasn't a work of great artistry, it was filled with an abundance of a mother's love, warmth, and blessings for her daughter's new journey in life. After she finished with Pri, a hand appeared in her view. She looked up and saw Ankit smiling at her.

"Maa, now your son-in-law...oh, sorry, son also wants his mom to apply mehndi," Ankit said with a mischievous grin. Everyone laughed, and Pri's mom chuckled as she applied a simple design on his palm, with Priyanka's name in the center, as per his request.

"Let me see," Pri said excitedly, moving closer to her mom and Ankit. Ankit smiled and showed his hand.

"It's beautiful, especially my name," Pri said with a wink. Ankit smiled in response.

Soon, all the ladies were finished with the mehndi and were enjoying the music and dance performed by some youngsters and kids. Just then, Pri's dad and Arjun arrived with food. They sat down with their partners, as well as Ankit and Priyanka. Seeing the food, everyone's eyes lit up, as they had been feeling hungry and a bit bored from sitting in one place for a long time.

Ankit excused himself and walked away. Pri frowned but shrugged it off as she focused on the food. Pri's dad fed her a bite, and she smiled and chewed happily. Then he fed his wife the next bite. Arjun fed Aarohi and then Pri. Meanwhile, Ankit returned with a plate of food and sat beside Pri. He took a bite and brought it near Pri's lips. Pri looked at him with wide eyes.

"How, Ankit? Your mehndi!" Pri exclaimed, surprised to see him feeding her.

"I washed it, see, it's already dried and turned red. Now open your mouth and eat like a good girl," Ankit said, motioning her to open her mouth. Pri smiled and took the bite. Pri's family watched contentedly as they saw the two of them together. The three men were pampering their wives. In the meantime, Pri insisted that Ankit eat along with her.