Beyond the Beats

Chapter 112. Best blessing

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"Guys, the baaraat is here," Rehman announced.

He stared at me, frozen in his spot. I closely observed how he tried to make a disappointed face, but a traitor smile broke out on his face.

"Oye, Bhoomi, you can't look more beautiful than me. You are cheating," he said.

"She is, isn't she?" Axel agreed.

He had been in my makeup room since last hour, but instead of me, he was making Jiya click his pictures. He even got the professional makeup done for fun.

"You look great," Rehman said to me.

"Don't force yourself to compliment me," I teased him.

"Oye, Boom Boom Boomer, are you done or not?" Akshay asked as he arrived hurriedly, and just like Rehman, he also stared at me like a statue.

"I guess I came in the wrong room," Akki said, and I narrowed my eyes at him.

Axel and Rehman started laughing as Akshay gave the same reaction as Rehman, and when the rest of my gang arrived to check on me, I rolled my eyes at them.

"Today, I finally feel that we have a girl in our crew," Pratik said while looking up at the ceiling.

"I won't take the risk," Yasir said. "I know she is just putting up an act."

"Truth has never sounded so sweet before," Shlok agreed.

One by one, all of them received smacks behind their heads, and I fist-pumped in victory when Vibhan arrived. He scolded the guys, but when his gaze landed on me, he asked the makeup artist if I had gone missing.

"Vibhan," I whined.

"Will you all leave now?" Arushi asked them in a threatening tone. "We need to talk to Bhoomi so that she is not nervous."

Akshay widened his eyes. "Bhoomi is nervous? From which angle? Aru, go and get your eyes checked."

Arushi and Akshay started fighting, and I told my makeup artist to ignore my friends. She checked my outfit and makeup once more and gave the green signal.

I shook my head at my friends and started leaving. Axel jumped in action and ran off to inform my parents and relatives that I was ready. Soon, my family joined me, and Mom and Dhara Di began crying the moment they saw me.

"Maa, Di, I haven't even left yet," I tried to console them.

"They are crying because you haven't left yet," Axel commented, making everyone laugh.

If I wasn't dolled up, I would have given him his favourite flying kick. My friends joined us too, and Akki put his face directly in front of me.

"I still can't believe it is you," he said.

"Then who do you think I am?" I asked him and pushed his face away.

"TJ's bride," he replied cheekily.

I punched him on the back. His sisters, Rahi and Meera, scolded him to stop troubling me, while his brother, Rahul, was enjoying the siblings' fight. My niece, Srishti, looked at me with a wide smile.

"Maushi, you look very beautiful," she said.

"And you look the most beautiful," I said and patted her head.

"We have arrived," Arushi announced.

We stopped in front of the banquet's gates, the baaraat dancing to the beats of banjo. There was a huge crowd, and even among so many people, Hriaan stood out because of his height and dance moves. Beside him, KD, Suhana, and Mahreen danced in a circle, and when they spotted me, Mahreen dashed towards me.