Arranged

Chapter 8

Gina POV

I decided to sleep in today till 12. Once I got up, I do my usual morning routine: go to the bathroom, brush, and take a shower. Once I am done with that I go downstairs for brunch. I realize I am not the only one who slept this late. We all slept around 2 in the morning yesterday. Pretty early. I know. When I got to the kitchen my cousins Aria, Veer, Mona, Arjun, Sara, Dhruv and Viven helped me make our brunch. We all woke up late so we decided to eat together. We made waffles, cut up fresh fruits, took out orange juice, had cinnamon rolls, and muffins. It was so good. My 7 cousins are all around my age so we all get along really well. After breakfast was done it was already 1:30. My makeup artist was supposed to come at 2:30 and so was my hair stylist. We decided to clean up the kitchen really quickly and have small talk before they come. Soon enough they arrived.Once they started on my hair and makeup people started going into the bathrooms to take showers if they needed too. Some started putting on makeup, others did their hair. Some sat waiting for someone to help them with hair. It seemed organized before it became chaotic. While running around people were also picking up after themselves and cleaning cause no one wanted to do that afterwards. Once my makeup was done it was 3:55.I examine it closely. I had a smoky eye shadow with neutral colors. I also had on liquid eyeliner and fake lashes. The foundation and concealer corrected all my flaws on my face. I loved my makeup. Soon enough my hair was done. They put in extensions to make it seem really long and it was curled. I didn't recognize who it was in the mirror. I put on my cream colored dress with it being maroon on the border of the lenhga.I put on heels and it was perfect. I go outside to take pictures. My parents were ready so they came too. The chaos inside the house only worsened when the time came closer. I took many photos until it was 6. By the time the pictures were done many people left to go to the venue. I had to walk in with Mit after everyone was seated so I had to be there by 6:15.Once I got to the venue it was 6:14. Perfect. I see Mit on the phone and once he sees me he comes towards me. It gives me a hug because everyone was watching and he checked me out. I could see the lust in his eyes. Okay this is officially awkward. Everyone was still staring at Mit to see what he would say.

"You look beautiful." he said. I didn't know if it was for show or not but I went along with it.

"Thanks, so do you." I say and realized what I said "I mean handsome. Y-You look handsome."

He just laughed at my awkwardness.

Then the photographers came and took our pictures until it was 7. The whole photo session we had was uncomfortable for both of us because of all the poses they made us do. They even wanted us to kiss but Mit said no because our families are both modest and it would look bad. I had to give it to him that was the best excuse ever. Indians and their modesty. 

Both of us were standing outside of the door and he grabbed my hand. He kisses my temples and the door opens. Everyone starts shouting and screaming. This was a party. I smile bright and look at Mit while he's already looking at me. We walk down the aisle and onto the stage. We sit down and have our cousins be our hosts. They talk to the audience about what it's been like in both of our houses the past couple of days and they talk about our childhood. Once they finished talking Mit grabs the microphone and starts talking. He starts thanking people for coming and says a few words about us.

"Thank you everyone for coming tonight. It's a pleasure to see you all here tonight on this special occasion. Gina, we haven't known each other long but I like you a lot. You complete me in a way no one ever has in my life. I'm so thankful for you and I wanted to ask you something." He grabs my hand so I'm now standing and he gets on one knee.

" Will you marry me?" he said.

 I didn't say anything for a minute because I was confused. He squeezes my hand and I look into his eyes. He looked angry.