Our Arranged Marriage

XVII.

Vaishnavi reached near Lakhwinder.

"Papa ji. Kuch kehne wale thhe aap..." She said softly.

"Han puttar. Mummy ji ko aane de teri pehle." She nodded at him. Abhimanyu stood beside her.

"Bura laga?" He whispered.

"Bas, itu sa." She said cutely, making a 🤏🏾 sign.

"Who all matter here are, Dadi, your Mummy ji and Papa ji, Shubman and Shahneel. Their opinion matters okay? Koi aur agar kuch bole toh don't let that affect you. Hm?" He explained her softly.

"Yes, Baba." She smiled at him.

"Paagal waagal hogayi thi kya woh ladki?" Keart frowned saying in slight anger as she came near them.

"I wanted to talk about this only." Lakhwinder said looking at Keart and then turned his gaze to Vaishnavi. By that time, Shahneel also joined them. "Vaishnavi. Puttar, tujhe bura laga hoga, I'm sorry for this."

Vaishnavi frowned. "Nahi Papa ji, bura kis liye lagega? Aap kyu sorry bol rhe h?"

"Shirat ne jo kiya..." Keart started.

"Shirat had already apologized so aap log kyu? Aur rahi baat mujhe bura lagne ki, toh I genuinely didn't mind that. Trust me. Maybe, she is going through some pressure or stress, that's why she bursted out. Bachi h abhi woh. It's okay." She said with a genuine smile.

Lakhwinder nodded smiling.

"Kakeyy, kinni pyaari h tu." Shahneel squealed. "Aa chal tension na le aur. Mazey karte h, sab aaye hue h."

"Vaishnavi. If anyone says anything to you, ignore them. And, this is for your future even. Now, that you're a cricketer's wife, people will seek chances to troll you. All you need to do is let them not affect you. Okay?" Lakhwinder said softly to which Vaishnavi nodded. "Ja. Mazey kar."

"Vaishnavi. You don't have to wear saree all the time okay? Whatever you're comfortable with, wahi pehen." Keart said cupping her cheeks at which she nodded. "Jaake ab change karle." Vaishnavi nodded smiling.

"Come after 1 hour or so, for dinner." Keart said while Shahneel, who dragged Vaishnavi towards their room, shouted an okay.

Meanwhile in Shubman's room.

A serious and disappointed Shubman entered the room to find Abhishek, Ishan, Virat and Anushka there. Abhishek frowned as he saw Shubman lost.

"Shub. Kya hua?" He asked.

Shubman sighed dejectedly. "It's not even 12 hours to our marriage, Abhay and dekh, Shirat's behaviour." Shubman said slowly. "Baba trusted me over all other boys in this world, for his daughter. And baraa ghanto k andar yeh? Ghar walon se hi ese reactions, toh what shall I expect from media and public?" He continued.

"Shubman. Did you talk to her?" Anushka asked.

"I did." He said nodding.

"Talk to her again at night. Alright? Thik se explain karna usse sab kuch. Make her aware about the future even." Anushka said at which Shubman nodded. "And chill, she is mature enough. Samjhegi woh." She assured him.

"Wese, I guess, abhi tak Instagram nhi khola tuney." Abhishek said.

"Public account pe nahi. Private pe tha abhi tak active." Shubman replied. "Kyu? Trolling chal rhi h kya?"

"Not really. I mean, woh toh of course hoga. But, who cares? To be honest, people are actually congratulating you more than hating and trolling. But the thing which I and even, all of us are getting in DMs is face revelation." Ishan said chuckling.