Falak Tak chal sath mere ~ | Abhiraj ♡ Nandini (#1 in Prem Ki Dor series)

A promise to aahana

Nandini' knits her eyebrows looking at the book in his hand but drifting her thoughts to his moustache, She admired his features that looked focused into the book as if reading something really serious
Curiosity took over her for once but the moment broke when abhinav entered inside the room

"Bhabhi, aapko mummy bula Rahin hai" he said while smiling an little to her and pulling abhiraj with himself outside the room

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Nandini POV
I sat in the hall on a small stool with the red shawl covering my body, My face was covered with veil till my hands and I could feel guests chit-chatting

I miss bhabhi, If she would've been here then I won't be feeling so much anxious like this, My heartbeats raced when I felt an guest coming up and lifting my veil
She looked up at my face and I saw her big smile that she was carrying because of the conversations she was helding earlier fading away but still keeping the thin lipped smile on her lips, She forcibly smiled at me and keeping the present in my "choli" she walked from there without making any comment

I felt an stomp on my heart, The same anxious feeling that was trapped in my heart made its way to my body, My hands trembled a little but controlling on them, I looked at ground

One by one, Guests came up and I could feel the disappointment in their eyes by the air, Not being able anymore to even lift my face upwards, I sat there feeling emptiness and hurt taking over me

I heard the anklets ringing, An middle aged woman sat in front of me and put up my veil, Lifting my face up by putting her hand under my chin, I looked at her
Forcing an soft smile in return, I looked into her eyes,
Thinning her eyes in slit, she looked at me briefly, "Aahana" she called out and I furrowed my eyebrows

I saw aahana ji coming there as she sat beside me and looked at the woman, "haan jiji" she replied with an cheeky smile on her lips

"Yeh bahu ke chehre per kya hai" I heard the woman say , Disgust and disappointment visible in her voice

"Kaamini jiji" I heard aahana ji saying in an low tone as if pleading her for something

"Yeh jhaiyan hai kya bahu?" Kaamini ji said and I sat there dumbfounded, Nodding my head slowly at her words, I looked at her

"Yeh kese Hui?" She asked with knitted eyebrows and scrunched nose
"Vo..bachpan se hi hai" Taking an stop in between, I held my trembling voice onto my throat and replied

Feeling alone to go through the moment, My mind flashed back to the day when Anushka bhabhi hugged me and comfort me, I had her by my side always when roop was not there and I felt myself sitting helpless here

"Ye kya aahana, Abhiraj ke liye ise bhi kafi achhi bahu tum laa sakti thi, abh abhiraj ki bua ke naate ham koi sunder ladki dhund dete"

My heart clenched, The tears that I was holding within myself, brimmered into my eyes, I felt my throat hurting physically when her words hit me like an train
Sniffling a little, My eyes  followed the ground, Tears pelt down my cheeks as My gaze dared not to look up

"Jiji faltu ka hangama khada Matt kariye" I heard aahana ji say
"Abh hamara itna bhi hakk nahi hai" Bua ji replied

"Jitna mummy ka hakk hai apni pasand ki bahu chhune ka use toh Kam hi hakk hai apka bua ji " My ears ringed when I heard abhinav's voice from beside