Guru-Shishya or Life Partners?

Shaadi Special

Siddharth's POV
Devaki and Bandana's families came with Shagun.

They didn't have much time so they gave the Shagun and left.

In the evening, our parents went to Devdana Nivaas with Bandana and Devaki's Shagun.

Bandana's POV
In the afternoon Devaki and I left to return our lehengas as we came to know that we had to wear sarees which Sumedh and Siddharth's families already bought.

When we came back, they already left.

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It was 11 o'clock. I was laying on my bed. Devaki came.

"Oh God Bandana!!" She shouted in excitment. "Kal shaadi h hamari!!!" She said. I rolled my eyes. "Mujhe apna over excitment mat dikha. Teri asli feelings me samajh rhi hu" I said. Her smile vanished. She sat next to me. "Chal aaj tujhe me hug krne ki permission deti hu...but just 7 seconds!" I said. She chuckled and hugged me. "...5...6...7! Stop!" I said. We broke the hug. A tear dropped from her eye. "Are tu roh kyu rhi h pagal?" I asked. "Bandana! Why don't you understand? Kal shaadi h hamari. After that, hamari zindagiya alag ho jaeghi!! Ham ese roz nhi mil paeghe!!" Devaki said while crying. "Dev, look, hamari shaadi zabardasti nhi ho rhi. And dude, hamari pati zaleem nhi h! Hame milne denghe woh yaar! Don't worry. C'mon smile now!" I said. She smiled a bit.

We talked the whole night and fall asleep at 4am.

Devaki's POV
We woke up in the morning and had a shower.

After shower we wore some normal clothes. Our parents did some puja and prayers. Then they ordered us to wear our bridal dress.

Bandana and I were excited to wear our dresses. We wore them and then looked at each other. A cute smile was plastered on our faces. We were looking really different!!
"Tujhe to marathi saari lgani aati bhi nhi thi! Kese lgai tune?" I asked Bandana. "Google Maharaj babes, Google Maharaj!" She replied with a smirk. I laughed.

Time for make-up! My favourite part. Bandana didn't want it. "Bandana lgale yaar!" I said. "Okk, but me apni marzi ka lgaunghi. Sirf kajal aur lipstick. Nothing else. Kucch aur lgaya na to haath tordunghi tum logo k!" She said to her friends.

"Aa gey na larko wali harkto pe?" I asked teasingly. She gritted her teeth. I chuckled.

Soon our make-up was done.

We were waiting for the Baraat now.

Our moms came and told us some things about our Sasural, like every mom does.

So finally after waiting for so long, Baraat came.

My heart was beating so fast! Like they actually came! Oh God!

Siddharth's POV
In the Baraat our relatives were dancing like crazy people who just escaped from a mental asylum.

Sumedh was making weird faces looking at their dance.

So finally we reached the entrance of Devdana Nivaas and our mother in laws were waiting for some Rasams.

They did our aarti, teeka and pulled our noses ofcourse. The four families met.

So finally we got in.

We started waiting for Devaki and Bandana. I saw Angel running here and there so I called her. "Beta, jao jaake dekh k ao k Devaki aur Bandana kaha h" I said. She was about to go when Sara Bhabhi stopped her. "Siddharth? Yeh kya baat hui? Tum ese nhi dekh sakte...just wait here!" She said. Abhi Dada spoke. "Are jaane do na, mene bhi to tumhe ese hi dekha tha, chupke se" He said giving her a nudge. We chuckled. "Bhabhi?? Naughty huh??" Sumedh said. She chuckled and lowered her eyes.

Finally!! Our brides came!!

"Oh my God! Baby you are looking so pretty!!" I said. She smiled.

We did Ganesh Pooja and then sat in the Mandap.

After some mantras, it was time for kannya-daan. "Larkio k kannya-daan k lie unke mata-pita aage ae" Pandit Ji said. The kannya-daan took place.

Matras again. God this time they were so damn long! "I'm getting bored!" I whispered. "Bhagwaan k lie chup ho jaeye Siddharth!" Devaki replied. I chuckled.

Finally Pandit Ji ordered us to stand up for Phere.

We started walking around the fire, I was feeling like really responsible. Devaki was becoming part of my life. My decisions, my health, my happiness...everything had an affect on her as well. I had to become more responsible. God! I was feeling damn mature!

Bandana's POV
It was time for next rasams. Sumedh's Mom gave him three mangalsutras. According to marathi rituals, there were three mangalsutras: the first one had a small mani, the second one was golden and the third one was a long normal mangalsutra.

He looked towards me. His green eyes had a lock with my eyes. I lowered my lashes. He smiled and tied the mangalsutras around my neck.

Then he put Sindoor in my maang. That moment sent shivers all over my body.

I looked at him again. He smiled and as the situation was becoming serious, he winked to make it easy. I smiled. God his winks!!

Then we tied kankan on each other's wrist (kankan is a yellow thread that has raw haldi on it).

Next was the ritual with Antarpat. We stood up and a white cloth was held up between us. Eight Mangalashtakas (eight mantras) were recited. When the recitation was over, they removed the cloth and Varmala took place. We exchanged varmalas.

Finally it was time for Bidaai. Devaki cried a lot! Like actually! She hugged each of us for ten minutes!

I didn't cry much. I was behaving like I'm going for some days and then I'll be back.

Siddharth and his family left with Devaki. That moment when I saw Devaki sitting in her car, I felt a bit awkward. Like something happened in my mind, heart...

Sumedh's parents and relatives sat in another car, while Sumedh and I were in his car.

Sumedh's POV
We two sat on the back passenger seat. As soon as we left, Bandana started crying loundly. I was shocked to see her like this! She never ever cried. And now she was like a baby. I hugged her. "Bandana, bas karo Love. Dekho me hu naa tumhare paas? Ghar pe poori family hogi" I said. "Devaki to nhi hogi na?" She asked innocently. I controlled my laughter on that cute question. "Tum kabse esi ho?" I asked. "Sab aapki wajah se h!" She said breaking the hug. I chuckled. "Are ab isme me kya karu? Shaadi to ek din honi hi thi, ab Devaki apne ghar tum apne ghar. Usse milne ki sochna bhi mat! Apni neyi family sambhalo ab!" I said. She started crying even more loudly. "Are baba azak kar raha tha! Mil lena Devaki se! Me khud leke jaunga tumhe, ok?" I asked. She nodded.

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Long chapter huh? Sorry if there are any grammatical mistakes or mistakes regarding marathi rituals. Thanks Dev for helping me. This chapter was re-written at 2am so you can understand how things went...
Hope you guys liked this Shaadi Special, and I'm damn excited for tomorrow's chapter! God, its a big surprise for you guys...