om entered the large mansion decorated with jewels letting out many colours belonging to the rainbow and flowers were everywhere. the diya lamps were on the sideways as he walked to a middle aged woman who was talking to some servants.
woman: and quickly tell that girl to change quickly. guests are already coming.
om: namaste madeeha aunty.
the woman turned revealing her face:
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madeeha: om beta. how are you? happy diwali meri beta.
om: happy diwali to you too and i am fine madeeha aunty. now time for my question. is moti back?
madeeha: yes gauri a.k.a your moti is back and why do you always call her moti?
om: kyunki she always used to eat a lot and i would say that she would get moti one day. that's why i called her moti. surprisingly she never gained weight.
madeeha laughs and says: true. anyway will you propose to her today?
om: i have waited for 12 years now i can't wait anymore. madeeha aunty, what was the need to send her to America when she was only 8?
madeeha: you see she always struggled in studies so we thought that another country would help her. trust me it was painful being separated from her.
just then gauri's older brother mahir (pearl) came and said: hey om bro. happy diwali.
om: happy diwali bro.
they hug and then mahir said: maa, the princess is coming now.
madeeha: great! chalo om, now you will see how beautiful she looks now.
om: she was beautiful since childhood and i swear that she looks like a goddess now.
mahir: goddess? she is a devil.
madeeha hits his arm lightly as om laughed.
madeeha: oh! be nice to your sister. just because you didn't have to deal with her for 12 years doesn't mean that you can be mean to her.
mahir: what mum, i was joking!
madeeha: hahaha very funny.
mahir and om laugh and then they heard the anklets jingling as the bangles made a beautiful sound. they turned to the stairs to see a girl of medium height and a slim figure with black hair cascading down her waist like midnight waves on a sandy beach. her eyes were the colour of hot cocoa sprinkled with golden flecks like mini marshmallows. they were outlined with eyeliner and her eyes were decorated with a simple neutral eyeshadow colour. her lips were kissed with baby pink. she had several bangles on each wrist and her feet were decorated with golden anklets. golden earrings adorned her ears and her light golden necklace decorated her neck. she was wearing such a beautiful yet simple golden lehenga:
