Love after Marriage [Completed]

54 | ᴍᴇʜᴇɴᴅɪ

Recap ~
ShivIka

Chapter 54 ~ Mehendi

The Mehendi started,

(Anika's outfit in the previous chapter)

Everyone were enjoying Khushi's mehendi ritual when all of a sudden their views shifted to the beautiful couple "SHIVIKA" as they descended down the stairs. They were no less than Shiv Parvati according to the elders comparison.

"Billu, Anika beta, both of you stay blessed and happy forever!" Dadi blessed them out of exuberance making them smile.

The ritual continued, and the girls danced for the song "Mehendi sajake rakhna" where the boys couldn't help admiring them.

Arnav was made to sit next to Khushi by Anika and Gauri. And Khushi happily showed her Mehendi to Arnav when he asked,"Khushi where's my name in it?!"
"I didn't write Arnav!" Khushi announced to his surprise.
Arnav was so upset hearing this and didn't speak anymore. Anika took out a Mehendi cone and went to her brother. She took his palm to apply when she was surprised.

"Aww Bhai!" Anika reacted.
All of them peeped in to see what actually was in his palm when they reacted similarly to Anika "Aww". His palm had his love's name beautifully written, "Khushi"

"Khushi why didn't you write his name?" Naira asked her cousin sister.
"I didn't feel it necessary Di!" Khushi stated hurting Arnav again.
"What do you mean by necessity?!" she asked back shocked.

"When his name is carved beautifully in my heart, it's not necessary to write his name in my palm!" Khushi stated when Arnav realized what she meant.
He immediately planted a kiss on Khushi's cheek shocking her.

"Arnav?" Khushi glared at him for making her embarrassed in front of everyone.
"You want another one?!" Arnav asked acting innocently shocking her again.

Anika was so happy to see her brother and her best friend so happy. All of a sudden she realized she would soon be divorcing her husband. She just left silently with unknown feelings while the rest were busy with the rituals.

A little later Shivaay started searching for Anika as he didn't see her for a long time and finally found her in the lawn.

"Anika why are you here? A while back you almost cried that you would miss your brother's mehendi! Then?" Shivaay asked from behind her.
"Nothing! I will just be back in a while. You guys continue." Anika said still not looking behind as she didn't want to face her husband then.

Shivaay did understand something was wrong, so he silently walked to her and sat next to her.

"Anika you can share anything you feel! We are friends right?!" Shivaay asked concerned seeing her weak face. She couldn't control her tears anymore that she just hugged Shivaay tightly surprising him.

"Anika, I have always seen you as a strong girl! Then why is my girl crying now?" Shivaay asked assuaging her.
"Shivaay I can't understand my feelings, so only my tears are not stopping!" Anika said genuinely.

Shivaay chuckled at that statement of hers. Anika was pissed at him as he laughed. She was glaring at him when he understood she was irked by the fact he laughed.

"Sorry sorry Anika! But I have never seen anyone crying because they didn't understand their feelings! It sounds weird!" Shivaay genuinely answered her.
"Oh it sounds weird right Mr.Bhagad Billa?! Then see, even you will cry one day when you don't understand your feelings! That day I won't be there for you!" saying she left from there.

"This girl na! She is angry with me?! God help me deal with her." Shivaay muttered to himself.

Back to the hall, Anika was coming back when OmRu took her to the hall where everyone were applying mehendi.
"Please apply mehendi for our bhabhi too!" Rudra said to one girl when she nodded in positive.

Anika was busy then, her hands getting filled with mehendi when Shivaay came and sat next to her but she turned to the other side not wanting to look at her husband. All of a sudden she felt a touch on her bare waist and shockingly it was Shivaay's hand.

"Shivaay?!" Anika questioned raising her eyebrows. He didn't reply but he showed his palms with traces of mehendi, written

"I'm SORRY Anika!"

She read it with utmost surprise, when he spoke "For this and that!".

She couldn't help but smile at his cuteness.
"It's okay Shivaay!" Anika said back smiling at him.

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Precap ~
Romantic one!