The Dating Charade ✔️

Chapter-51

QOTD: Your favorite vacation place?

Mine is definitely Bali. We went there last summer, and it was the best vacation ever. The place is beautiful, of course, but more than that I was amazed by their rich culture and the kindness of the local people ❤

Banner and Engagement Mood-boards by Amyra (ImLilMissComplicated) 😘

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"Neela puttar, did you bring the chunni with you? I'd told you on the phone, remember?"

As the elder ladies of the house sat in Dadi's room on the day of the engagement, Dadi asked this question to Abhay's mother. The chunni that would be draped over Tanya on the sagai ceremony was one passed down by Abhay's grandmother.

"Yes chachi ji, I have brought it," Neela replied with a smile. "Wait, let me show you." Saying so, she left the room, and returned a couple of minutes later with a beautiful pink stole, decorated with little stones of various colours. Dadi smiled as she took it and ran a hand over it fondly.

"I still remember your mother-in-law's sagai ceremony," She told Neela, "You're very lucky you're getting to pass on the same chunni to your daughter-in-law."

"I know, chachi ji," Neela replied as she took the chunni back. "But don't worry- soon, even Pinky bhabi will be passing on your family chunni!" Having said that, she left the room to look over other preparations. In the room, Jhanvi and Dadi noticed Pinky lost somewhere, a wistful look on her face.

"Pinky?" Jhanvi called, keeping a hand on her shoulder, "You okay?"
Pinky sighed deeply before replying.

"Don't worry, jethaniji. I was just wondering, when will I get to make my daughters-in-law wear our khaandani chunni."

Jhanvi and Dadi shared a look at that.

"Don't worry, puttar. Shivaay will soon find someone and-"

"Find?" Pinky asked, surprised. "Oh My Mata, mummyji, Shivaay has already found her, no? But who knows when he will realize he loves her!"

Both Jhanvi and Dadi were shocked at that, of course, since they had no idea that Pinky was a silent shipper of Shivika.

"Um, who are you talking about, Pinky?"

"Oh My Mata, jethaniji," Pinky said while slapping her forehead, "Who else? Our Annika, of course! My hone waali bahu!"

The two older woman looked at her in surprise at the revelation, before giving hearty smiles.

"Really, Pinky?" Dadi asked, with tears in her eyes, "I never thought you would want Annika as your bahu!"

"Me neither, Pinky. I mean, Annika is so different from Tia, and-"

"Don't takes that cheapdi Tia's name, jethaniji- mujhe michmichi hoti hai!"

Hearing that, the other two burst into laughter.

"It seems your future bahu is rubbing off on you, eh?" Jhanvi asked, an eyebrow raised. Pinky giggled at that.

"And as for your question, jethaniji- I never liked Tia, but I pretended to because she is what Shivaay wanted, then. But now, keeping aside the fact that I knows Shivaay loves Annika, I genuinely love Annika too."

Looking at Pinky lovingly, Dadi came forward to hug his choti bahu.

"I'm so proud of you, Pinky," Dadi said, lovingly caressing her hair. "Annika will be really lucky to have you as her mother."