Destiny's Play - A Sumellika Fan fiction

Part 11- The Engagement

A few days had passed after the meeting of the families. Mallika continued to work under Sumedh.

The day of the engagement came. Mallika and her dad arrived at the Agarwal's home. Her dad was quite taken aback at the grandeur of their home. The decorations were all done in pink and white carnations. It was no less than a modern palace.

Mallika was dressed in a golden and maroon lehenga. Her hair was done in wavy curls with a side stone studded butterfly clip. Sumedh and Basanth were informed of the arrival of Mallika and they both arrived to the garden where the engagement was to be held.

Sumedh couldn't just get enough of Mallika's beauty. After the initial rituals both the families gathered around. Sumedh and Mallika exchanged rings as a mark of their engagement. It had the letter S inscribed on Mallika's ring and the letter M inscribed on Sumedh's ring. It was platinum embedded with a small diamond heart in their rings.

Simulatanously a whole lot of pink and red rose petals were showered from helicopters whizzing by. Of course no expected it as it was planned by Basanth. The rest of the function was mostly introducing Mallika to the guests. They all couldn't believe that Yash had chosen Mallika for Sumedh.

After the ceremony everyone headed to the grand buffet that was laid out. Sumedh and Mallika fed each other and our mischievous Sumedh hid a small chilly inside the sweet and fed her. Miku started chewing it and she realised what he had done and started pinching him silently. Her eyes watered and immediately Sumedh felt bad. Revati slowly wiped the tears with a tissue without ruining her kajal. Revati looked at her devar and gave a mock angry look.

Mallika realised that her dad was no where to be seen. She went searching for him. Sumedh also followed back slowly excusing himself from others. She found her dad standing next to a fountain and talking to Sumedh's dad. They were talking about something and once they saw their kids they stopped talking. Both of them smiled.

Sumedh and Mallika hugged their dads. It was their way of thanking them for accepting their love. As the guests left , Sumedh slowly pulled Mallika and took her to show their home. The house was huge and every nook and corner was aesthetically decorated. The puja room was really beautiful like a mini temple. It had Radha and Krishna's statue made in marble and real gold. She had a look at all the rooms and mainly she liked the swing in the courtyard. It was made of antique gold and had an ethnic touch. It was their 100 year old swing.

Lastly Sumedh took her to his room. Sumedh said " At last we have reached our room princess"
Mallika blushed and said " we still have time to call it ours "
Sumedh smiled and took her to the balcony adjoining the room. They can see the ocean from out there. It was so scenic.

Mallika saw something familiar on the walls and then realized that it was a hand painted portrait of her. It was signed as Sumedh. She loved it and ran and hugged Sumedh who was speaking over the phone standing at the balcony.

Sumedh asked her " What happened Miku? " He lifted her chin and looked into her eyes which had a few tears but he knew they were out of happiness. He slowly inched closer to her and kissed away the tears. Time stood still for them....