Abhirohi ff: Love & Friendship

28

❖Chapter 28❖

Everybody was gathered at Birla's for the mehndi ceremony. A henna artist was called for the bride, who was applying mehndi on Nishtha. A mix of Hindi songs were playing on the loud speakers. The relatives were applying mehndi, gossiping, and waiting for their turns.

Aarohi and Shefali were having a conversation with the relatives, greeting them as they enter the mansion. Garlands of fairy lights, curtains, and flowers were hanged around the walls.

Abhimanyu was in his room on a call with a patient.

"Please go to the hospital and get your blood work done. Then only I will be able to tell what the underlying issue is," He said. "I'm on a leave. There are other on call doctors and if its an emergency, then I'll come. You don't have to worry, Mrs. Kathri... Okay... Bye." He cut the call and pocketed his phone in his pajama.

He saw jewelry clattered on the bed. He sighed and picked it up, placing them in their designated boxes and opened the wardrobe to place them.

He placed them in the locker and saw a folder there. Out of curiosity, he grabbed the folder and opened it. The folder had a bunch of outfits and decoration ideas in them. What was this doing here?, he thought.

He reminded himself to ask Aarohi about this, putting the folder back in the locker. He closed the wardrobe and headed downstairs.

He spotted Aarohi sitting down with a bunch of random people who he had no idea who they were and ambled to her. Sitting down with her he told the henna artist, "Write down 'Abhimmanyu' on her hands."

"Abhimanyu we aren't the bride and groom. Why are you behaving childish." She chided.

"When our wedding was happening we weren't in love and neither did we do the rituals properly. So why don't we do them now? Or do you want to get married again?" He winked while whispering.

Blush coated her cheeks. Then she thought it might be a good idea and her wish of a grand wedding will get fulfilled as well.

"That's a great idea," she said. "Plus I need to show you something."

When her mehndi was done. Abhimanyu and Aarohi excused themselves and went upstairs to their room.

"Open the wardrobe and take the folder out of the locker." She instructed. He followed the instructions and the folder was in his hands.

"This folder has a collection of pictures I gathered from Pinterest on the things I wanted for my wedding, " she said. He looked at her and opened the folder. Now it made sense to him.

"When did you make this folder?"

"When I was getting married to Neil." Tears gathered in her eyelids as she was not meeting his eyes. "But that did not happen and when our wedding was happening, I didn't talk about it cuz we weren't in love and it would've looked weird."

"Why now?"

"You wanted it." She looked at him in the eye and smiled through her tears, making him chuckle.

He walked over to her and gave her a tight hug.

"Oh, Ruh, I love you so much. Now we are having a grand wedding," He murmured, breathing on her neck.

"Thank you."

"Bas thank you he? (Only a thank you?) "

"I love you too." She giggled. He got out of the hug, and planted a kiss on her forehead.

She stood on her tiptoes and pressed her lips against his. When he was about to deepen the kiss, she pulled back.

"We need to go back. Otherwise new speculations will start."