Author POV
Morning, 8 am
Walking out from the bathroom, while unwrapping her hairs from the towel, Nandini hanged the towel in the balcony and looked at herself in the mirror
Wearing an red saree with pallu ending till her wrist, An smile forms on her lips looking at her reflection, she feels pretty
Knitting her eyebrows, when her sight fell on abhiraj who was still sleeping on his stomach from the mirror ,she shaked her head and finally thought to wake him up
Walking towards him, she sat beside him, Tapping his shoulder slowly, she called out "Abhiraj ji, savera ho gaya uth jaiye"
Looking at him, who slept still, Cheeks squished by the pillow and tangled hairs fallen on his forehead, Nandini smiled looking at him who scratched his nose, while turning his head towards the other direction now
Face palming herself, Nandini again tapped on his shoulder "Uth jaiye nah, Hame ghumne jaana hai" she said as she looked at his face, which slept still
"Ye toh uth hi nahi rahe" mumbling to herself in annoyance, she came closer to his ear, Looking at the small hairs of his beard and rolled up moustache, an smile takes up her lips as she shouts in his ear "Uth jaiye abhiraj ji, Hame ghumne jaana hai, hame deri ho rahi hai abh"
Screaming in his ear, Nandini glared at him, who groaned and turning he looked at her side with still half closed eyes "Kitna tej chilati hai aap" he said as he again kept his head on the pillow, This time looking at her and turning his body towards her as he again closed his eyes
Nandini's eyes widened as she saw him again going to sleep, Cupping his cheeks in her palm, she says "Hame ghumne jaana tha, abh agar aap uthenge nahi toh me aapse baat nahi karungi" Saying this, she stood to walk away when she felt her wrist being held as abhiraj pulled her back
Pushing her down on the bed, Abhiraj quickly wrapped his arms around her figure and kept his face in the crook of her neck while smiling to himself
"Uth gaya" he replied as he opened his eyes looking at her with an smile as he placed an peck on her cheek
"Subh prabhat nandini ji" he wished, Blood flowed to nandini's cheeks in shyness as she tilts her head towards him slowly
Feeling her tilting her head, abhiraj looked at her while keeping his face on his palm and supporting the elbow over the pillow
Blushing while looking at him, Nandini just smiled as she caught him admiring her, Feeling adorable under his gaze, An comfortable and soothened feeling ran in her body, when abhiraj came closer to place an peck on her forehead too
Smiling to herself, Nandini pushed him away forcibly slightly, sitting up as she quickly placed the veil on her head and walking out, she exited the room while saying "Jakar daat saaf kar lijiye, Gande kahi ke"
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Abhiraj took his bike's keys as he called out for nandini, who was taking too long to get ready now "Nandini jiiii" He yelled again as he sat on the couch in the living room
Finally his sight fell on her, who exited the room while pleating her saree plates, as she tucked the strand of her hair behind her ear
Hairs tied in an bun, strands falling infront of her face, The red bangles giggling with her moves and small red bindi between her eyebrows, Nandini smiled while finally standing infront of him, who sat stunned with mouth open
Chuckling, while keeping her finger under his chin, she closed his mouth while blushing, Standing up to look at her again, Abhiraj felt himself awestruck looking at His Woman in front of him
"Kitni baar hamara dil churayengi aap" He mumbled looking at her with admiration in his gaze,
Small ring shaped golden nosering, Red tint on her lips, Surma in her eyes and the blush on her cheeks, Brown freckles brightening the shine of her face, as she looked at him with same admiration in her eyes
Eyes shinning with sweet gaze, Moustache rolled up from ends, small beard and The brown dusky skin glowing under the rays that entered inside the living room from the window
An red hue crept to nandini's cheeks as she smiles looking at his reaction, They both snapped back from their session, when aahana calls them from behind "Bahu Rani"
Turning around, Nandini saw aahana coming to her with an loving gaze, "Haye, itni sunder lag rahi ho tum" she complimented while keeping her hand on her heart in dramatic manner
Coming closer towards her, Both nandini and abhiraj bent to touch her feet, Blessing them with an wide smile, Aahana took small amount of kajal from side of her eyes, As she marked it behind both of their's ear
"Mere bachho ko Nazar nah lage" she said as she patted both of their heads, Finally bidding everyone an bye, Nandini and abhiraj exited the house
Excitement taking over nandini, as she held his hands in hers with an wide smile "Sabse pehle shiv mandir" she reminded him who chuckled looking at her with adorable gaze
Abhiraj sat on his bike and gazed at nandini to signal her to sit behind him, Holding her saree plates by one hand, Nandini kept her another hand on his shoulder, taking the support and sat on the bike while keeping both of her legs on one side
Tapping his shoulder with an confident smile, she said "Chalo"
Nodding his head, while glancing back, Abhiraj held her other hand and kept it on side of his waist "Aap gir gayi toh"
He excused as he started driving, chuckling to him, she replied with an smile "Nahi girungi me" she protested and looked at his reflection from the mirror
He smiled listening to her,
Keeping her head on back of his shoulder, Nandini played with her saree pallu's end as she stared at her jutti,
An small smile forms on her lips when she remembers that day he bought them for her, It feels dreamy to her that it's just been weeks to her marriage and she feels loved being around him, She doesn't feel the insecurity running down her spine when he admires her, She feels safe whenever he hugs her and most heartwarming thing that she has found out in herself when she is around him is
She loves to tease him, she loves to be mischievous around him, which she didn't felt with anyone before
Maybe, it's love
Thinking about all of this, An wide smile forms on her lips, as she pulls away from back of his shoulder, to keep her chin on his shoulder and looked at him through the mirror
The hairs falling back from his forehead by the strong breeze as he focused at the road with eyebrows knitted and narrowed eyes, Smiling looking at him, she complimented "Aap abhineta ban sakte the"
Listening to her, an smile upturns on his lips as he nods "Aur aap hamari abhinetri"
Chuckling listening to him, Nandini wrapped her arms around his waist, when she saw an breaker in between
Abhiraj smiles looking at her, but frowns his eyebrows, when nandini taps his shoulder continuously after they crossed the breaker "Kya hua nandu?"
"Are rukiye" she said in hurry, as abhiraj stopped the bike in between
Standing up from the bike, Nandini runs back to the path they followed, Turning his head behind, abhiraj looked at her who bent to pick up something and came again running towards him
"Hamari jutti nikal gayi thi" she said as she catches her breath and wearing the jutti, she looked at him, who laughed at her
Knitting her eyebrows in confusion, she asks "Kis chij per has rahe hai aap?"
Shaking his head, he replied while still laughing out loud, "Aap per"
Nandini narrowed her eyes in offended gaze, and sat back on the back of his bike, while wrapping her hands around his waist
Abhiraj was still laughing, when nandini pinched him on stomach "Bas bhi kariye abh, Hame sharam aarahi hai" she replied as she snuggled her face in the back of his shoulder in embrassment
Looking at her for an glance, abhiraj mumbled while again starting the bike "Bhudhu"
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They both stopped the bike infront of the shiv mandir as nandini got off from the bike and looked around
The huge temple made out of white marble, Four pillars standing on either corner with flowers draped around them, The huge bronze coloured gate opened showing the sculpture of God Shiva sat inside
Nandini's eyes brightened looking at the temple as she roamed her eyes here and there and caught the sight of small shops around the temple selling prashad, flower buckets and other things
Turning around, nandini saw abhiraj coming towards her as he stood beside her with an smile, Taking their steps together towards an small stall, Nandini looked around the shelf on which flowers were kept
"Ham phool khareed lete hai, aap prashad le aaiye waha se" she said as she looked at abhiraj, who quickly nodded his head, taking his steps towards the other side
Nandini roamed her eyes on the whole shelf, as she purchased an flower bucket and an bouquet of flower rose caught her eyes, They were fresh and deep red in colour with thrones cutted off and kept wrapped in newspaper
Turning around, she smiled softly looking at the vendor who was looking young "Bhaiya, ek gulab kitne ka hai?" She asked
The young boy told her the price, Purchasing the flower, nandini hide it in her saree pallu with an shy smile, Looking around, her sight caught abhiraj who stood infront of an stall which didn't seemed to be of prashad, while shoving his hand in his bottom's pocket to bring out his wallet to pay
Taking her steps towards him, Nandini stood behind him, Tapping on his shoulder, nandini peeked from his beside, Abhiraj tilted his head to look at her face as he chuckled looking at her curious face
Turning towards her, Abhiraj smiled while turning her around, "Kya kar rahe hai aap?" She asked while thinning her eyebrows
Her knitted eyebrows soothened when the fragrance of Roses hits her nostrils, Feeling his hands on her hairs, she felt him tucking in something in her bun, as she raised her hand to touch it and fresh roses came in contact with her skin
He bought her an gajra
"Hamari gulab ke liye gulab" He said chuckling as he saw her turning with an wide smile, Looking at him with adoring gaze, nandini wrapped her arms around him, giving him an quick hug while pulling away and walking beside him to see herself in the small mirror that hanged on the wooden pillar of the stall
Giggling while blushing to look at her gajra, she twirls to have an look of her hairs, Grin not leaving her lips as her sight caught abhiraj from the reflection
An small soft smile dressed on his lips, as he looked at her with pure adoration, The adoration for her
Blushing while turning around, nandini pulled up her pallu and bought out an rose as if showing him an magic, Abhiraj pretended to be shocked at her magic trick and smiled when he saw her extending her hands towards him
"Hamare phool ke liye phool" she said copying him just not taking the name of flowers in an tease,
Abhiraj chuckled listening to her and taking the flower in his hand with an soft blush, he kept it inside his upper's pocket, close to his chest
"Rakh liya aapka gulab apne dil ke kareeb, Abh chale ander?" He said with an smile, Nandini nodded her head while showing her eye smile as they both started taking their steps inside
Nandini's heart fluttered looking at the view infront of her, It was huge hall with bells hanging from the ceilings, The peripheries were decorated with sculpted walls that were see through as the flowers were made out from the wall
Looking around, her sight fell in between the hall, The shivling sat in between with nandi sat across it in few distance, she saw an matka hanged up to it, as milk was pouring from it, The beautiful shivling was covered with different flowers representing that already alot of devotees visited here
An smile forms on her lips, As nandini takes abhiraj's hands in hers and takes steps inside the temple while keeping her veil on her head, Both benting together to touch the floor in gratitude, They both made their way inside,
Looking at the maa parvati depicted at the right direction and ganpati bappa depicted at the other side, Turning her head towards Abhiraj in awestruck, An smile forms on his lips while he took out the flowers and batti from the polyethylene he purchased earlier
Worshiping while offering the aarti and prashad to the supreme power together, They both adjoined their hands while closing their eyes as they prayed
Abhiraj POV
"I remember the time, when we both came together to worship you, Everything that time was so different from what it is today and I, wholeheartedly wants to submit myself to you, Thank you so much Prabhu, for giving me to her, for making us work out, For writting our fates together, For binding us together for this destiny
I remember, How the last time, I asked you to clarify what I feel towards her and wanted whatever that was convert into love
And
Now, I love her, I have fallen for her
Her presence around me, her smile, her talks, her behaviour, her care, her mischievousness, her voice,
Everything about her is so beautiful to embrace and get lost into, Thank you so much shiv ji for giving her to me and I promise to always cherish her and respect your blessing throughout my whole life"
Nandini POV
"Hame toh samaj hi nahi aaya, ye samay itni jaldi kese guzar gaya, Shiv ji, Hamne kabhi nahi socha tha ki jinse ham bas yu hi kuch mahine pehle mile the, aaj unhi ke sath ham rahenge aur unhe hi ham apna jeevansathi payenge
Pehle toh hame lagta tha ki hame koi kyu hi pasand karega, per inse milkar ek alag sa sukoon mehsoos hota hai, Hame yaad hai, jab ham aakhri baar aaye the aapse milne, inke sath tabh sab kuch kaafi alag tha aaj se, per jo bhi tha, uss waqt ko sochte hue achha mehsoos hota hai
Hame yaad hai, kuch samay pehle ham puchte the bhagwan ji se ki hame Jo ye alag sa mehsoos hota hai, kya vo prem hai ya nahi?
Aur shiv ji, Aapne toh duniya ke aage sabse pehla Prem Vivah dikhaya hai, aur hame bhi ek baat samajh aayi hai
Hame pasand aagaye hai Abhiraj ji, Pyaar ho gaya hai hame"
I prayed as an blush unknowingly crept on my cheeks, opening my eyes while tilting my head towards my side to look at him, My eyes fell on abhiraj ji, who was already looking at me with an smile
"Kya pradhna kar rahi hai aap, jo ye muskurahat nahi hatt rahi hai aapke hotho se nandini ji" I heard him say as an coy hovered over my cheeks
"Aaj hamne dhanywaad Kiya hai bhagwan ji ko, hame ek tofa dene ke liye" I replied as we both stood up while bowing and tracing our steps behind while wishing nandi too
I wore my jutti from outside of the mandir, as I turned and felt abhiraj ji, already standing beside me while giving me his hand
"Kaisa tofa?" He asked as an small smile hovers over my lips, when I reply while giving my hand in his hold
"Aap abhiraj ji, Aap hai hamara tofa"
Author POV
Her reply made abhiraj's heart flutter as he stood still with an smile and shock, The chaos around them started to slow down as the eyes of almond frames stared at the honey brown orbes, The instance they felt the voices around them stop, They both admired each other with full of love in gaze
The small smiles not leaving each of theirs lips as the memories of the times, they spent all together flashed infront of abhiraj's eyes, he remembered the every beautiful encounter of his life with her from the very start
She was shine for him, The shine that bought an sunrise in his life just by being around him, The shine that bought an kid and loving nature of his from inside and cherished it, The shine that made him have an smile on his lips dressed always, The shine that he would never want to lose
The shine that makes him glow whenever she is around him
"Aapne kya manga?" She asked as his eyes brimmered in spark, and he replied
"Aap hamare pass hai toh uske alawa ham aur kya hi maang sakte hai nandini ji"
An wide smile crept to nandini's lips as she nodded her head "Hai hi ham itne khaas"
Laughing small while listening to her, Abhiraj also nodded his head copying her while replying "Beshak jaan"
Hitting him on his chest, nandini snuggled locked her arm with his, while walking towards the bike, pulling him softly while making swift movements
"Hamari film reh jayegi, Chaliye jaldi" she said
Abhiraj laughed hearing her as he pulled out his bike's keys from his pocket and finally sat on the bike, Holding his shoulder while balancing herself to sit
Nandini wrapped her arms around his waist and kept her chin on his shoulder
"Agar bhoot wali film hai, or aap dar jao toh hamara hath pakad Lena, Ham aapko bhoot se bachha lenge" she said while laughing, remembering the time when he thought of her as ghost
An embrassed chuckle left his lips, as he started driving
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This was better in my mind 😃👍
, Gonna write "something~ something" in next part, hehe
Till then,
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