|| Carefree For The Moment. ||

|| Part Twenty Seven - MishBeer's Goddhana PT1 ||

Mishti had been awake for hours that morning whilst Kuhu was still fast asleep in the adjacent bed. She read through the journal entry that she had just written & smiled to herself as she recalled the day the two of them had finally professed their love to one another.

"Aadhi shaadi toh hogayi na?"

The day had finally come where she would officially be his.
She had already been his, for longer than she could recall. But today, their family & friends would witness the two of them finally coming together.

She sighed. She just hoped everything went smoothly. She reached for her phone, then paused when she heard complaining coming from beside her.

"Mishti!"
"What!?" she exclaimed.
"I'm trying to sleep & I can hear you!"
"I haven't done anything!"
"I heard you sigh"
"So now that's a crime!?" She scoffed
"When I'm sleeping, yes!" She said aiming a pillow at Mishti who caught it in her hands.
"Kuhu!" She said, throwing it back at her when she had turned the other way, causing her to yelp.

"What's going on here?" A stern voice said & Mishti looked up to see Rajshri walking into the room with a pink dupatta folded in her hands & a huge smile on her face as Mishti put her journal to one side.
"Daadi!" Kuhu complained, "Look at her! I'm trying to sleep & she's waking up the whole neigbourhood!"
"Badi Maa, it's not like that" Mishti told her. "& anyway, it's almost 10am, shouldn't you be up already? Right, Badi Maa?"
"Mishti's right, beta" Rajshri told her & Kuhu complained.
"Daadi!" She complained.
"Come on Gudiya Rani. We've got so much to do. Varsha & Jasmeet are already helping me downstairs. I need you to help Mishti to get ready"
"Fine Daadi" She complained gruffly as she lifted the covers.
"That's like my Gudiya Rani" She smiled as Kuhu got out of the bed.

"What's this Badi Maa?" Mishti asked as Rajshri opened the beautiful embroidered dupatta on the bed.
"This" She said laying it out flat as Kuhu closed the bathroom door behind her. "Is something special for my Mishti" She said touching Mishti's cheek, making her smile as she turned to make sure Kuhu had gone into the bathroom before lowering her voice. "Do you remember when Kunal's rishta first came for Kuhu?" She asked & Mishti nodded. "Remember I gave her Akshara's dupatta to wear &-"
"& you said that you had something special for me. Is this it?" Mishti asked, looking down at the dupatta as Rajshri's eyes welled up at Mishti's recollection of the tiny moment.

"Yes!" She said taking a deep breath. "Some of this is part of the dupatta from my engagement dress"
"Really?" Mishti gasped, looking down at the dupatta more carefully before looking up & Rajshri nodded. "Badi Maa, it's beautiful!"
"When we found out that you & Abeer were together" She smiled. "I decided there & then, I was going to decorate this properly for my Mishti" she said touching Mishti's cheek as Mishti held her hand.
"Badi Maa, thank you. It's beautiful. How did you know that pink was Abeer's favourite colour?"
"I didn't!" She chuckled. "As luck would have it, it all just happened to work out. Mm?" She said & Mishti nodded.

Rajshri watched as Mishti ran her hand over the dupatta. "Mishti..." She began carefully & Mishti looked up to see the worried expression on her mother's face.
"What is it Badi Maa?"
"Beta, are you sure you don't want me to call Devyani Behn-"
"No, Badi Maa" she said softly. "I don't want her here."
"But beta, she's your daadi"
"Badi Maa" She sighed. She didn't want to get into an debate. "All I know, is that I have the family I need with me. I don't need anyone or anything else. Okay?" She said & Rajshri sighed.

"Daadiiii" Kuhu called as she dried her hands on the towel, causing both Mishti & Rajshri to turn to her. "Shall I tell Abeer Bro to call back later? Or shall I answer it?" She said taking Mishti's phone in her hand, causing Mishti's eye to widen when she looked around her to see it was in fact her phone.
"Kuhu!" She said, going to get off the bed when Kuhu stepped back.
"Daadi! Tell her!" Kuhu warned, moving the phone away from her. "Otherwise I'll answer it!"

"Okay! Enough!" Rajshri admonished them, getting up. "Kuhu" She warned. "Mishti. Both of you. Get ready. & Mishti" She said taking the phone from Kuhu. "Quickly speak to Abeer, he's probably waiting to her from you." She teased
"Badi Maa" She complained as her mother laughed
"Okay, I'm going. Kuhu, quickly get ready" She said & Kuhu pulled a face at Mishti before walking over to her cupboard.

Mishti stepped out onto the balcony for some privacy. "Hello?"
"What took you so long? I've been trying to call you for so long"
"Oh, hello? I was with Badi Maa! & Kuhu had my phone."
"Excuses excuses." He said & she shook her head, amused. "Are you ready?"
"Yes, I'm just sitting here, waiting & wondering when you're going to arrive, aren't I?" She said sarcastically.
"Very funny Angry Chorni"
"Ajeeb Rajvansh! Let me go & get ready or Badi Maa will tell me off"

"Wait!" He said & she stopped in her tracks.
"What?"
"Happy Engagement Day, Angry Chorni" He said & a huge smile came on her lips.
"Happy Engagement Day, Ajeeb Rajvansh"

"Mishtiiii!" Kuhu shrieked from their room.
"I have to go. I'll see you later"
"Okay. Bye"
"Bye" She said & ended the call.She took a deep breath before making her way back into her room to get ready.

Mishti made her way down the stairs with Kuhu on one side & Jasmeet on the other, meeting Abeer's gaze first & foremost as the two of them exchanged smiles. Mishti glanced over to her parents, looking up at her proudly, Rajshri overcome with emotion as Vishamber tried to give her some words of assurance.

Mishti saw Abeer's family & smiled, seeing Kunal whispering something to his older brother as Abeer pushed him lightly in return.Mishti's gaze reached Meenakshi as she got to the bottom of the stairs & Abeer turned to see the remains of a grimace on her face before turning it into a smile. He turned to face Mihti as she joined him, shaking his head at her, reassuring her that it would be fine.

She sighed softly as Rajshri sat her down on the chair. "Shall we start the rasm?" Rajshri asked Vishamber who nodded, smiling.
"Meenakshi Ji?" Vishamber asked her
"Of course" She said hesitantly as Rajshri turned to Mishti, who smiled back at her mother before looking up at Abeer as he sat down beside her.

"Are you okay?" He asked her quietly as everyone began to prepare for the rasm & she nodded her head.
"I'm fine"
"I know she doesn't have a good record with goddhana's" He nodded towards his mother with a smile, making Mishti chuckle as she briefly glanced to see Meenakshi looking uncomfortable. "But everything will be fine. I promise" He said with all seriousness.
"I'm just scared, Abeer"
"I know you are, but I'm here. I won't let anything happen" He assured her, causing her to smile softly, relieved to have him by her side. He closed his eyes in reassurance as Kuhu turned to fix the dupatta on Mishti's shoulder.