Virat POV
8 am, Morning
Paying the carpenter for the new bed, I sighed while walking inside the house and sparing the glance at the whole place where my cousins were setting up the small wooden stool in-between the aangan with cloth over it and few other carpets around the area for the "Muh-dikhai" ritual
The place was looking pretty and the clean weather with slightly chilly atmosphere made the day even more beautiful, Capturing the glance of nandini who came towards me to sprinkle the holy water with the marigold flower and offering some Prasad to me, I adjoined my palms together for the Prasad and asked her "Nandu, anushka ji kahan hai?" I haven't seen her from the morning
I looked at nandini for answers and she replied while giving Prasad to the small kids too who came to play with her, "Bhabhi toh taiyaar hone abhi-abhi kamre me gyi hai"
Nodding to her, I made my steps towards my and her's room and standing infront of the door, I pushed it open without knocking only to get stunned
Author POV
Virat's eye's widened looking at anushka, who stood while wrapping the saree around her waist and her back side on his view,
Feeling the slight coldness hitting her back, anushka's eyebrows knits and turning around they soon lifts up as she widens her eyes and screams
"AHHHHHHH"
Anushka screamed while covering herself with the saree making Virat come out of his stunnedness and he quickly closed his eyes,
"Chale jaiye yaha se" anushka again shouted at him, while bending to pick up her sandal from the ground and throwing it on him,
Quickly closing the door behind while standing on the outer side, Virat breathed heavily while biting his lips, The sandal hitted the closed door and anushka scoffed at him
"Batemeezi ki hadd hoti hai, Kal ham per naam laga diya aur aaj ese hi kamre me aa gaye, Inhe toh ham batayenge" Mumbling to herself, anushka walks towards the door and picking up the sandal while locking the door, she again started to drap the saree along with mumbling about him
Virat POV
I breathed in peace and keeping my hand on my racing heart, I tried to keep myself calm
Why didn't you knocked the door Virat? Are you stupid?
Face-palming myself, while resting my back at the door, I shaked my head in disappointment, She will definitely get pissed over this again, Why do I always have to do stupid things around her?
Firstly Not knowing what to compliment her, then breaking the bed and then This, God!
Thinking about this, I sighed and soon after the image of the encounter flashed in-front of my head,
Quickly shaking my head at the thought, I made my steps towards the aangan and saw Sanju bringing a huge Photo-frame in his hands and As soon, his eyes fell on me, He came towards me
Helping him with the big-sized frame, I looked at him, who smiled before saying "Bhaiya, Aapke vivah ki ye tasveer taiyaar ho gyi hai aur kitab kuch dino me mil jayegi" He informed me, before bending to touch my feet in gratitude and smiling to him,
I picked up the frame and looked at it, It was me and Her in the photo with our hands in each others while she admired me,
Chuckling while remembering the last night, when we were called for photos and I didn't knew what to pose and she called out all the romantic poses in my ear as she couldn't tell the photographer and we did them
Her eyes barely left my face while my eyes barely saw her face, She has an adorable personality,
Can't deny
Taking the frame in my hand, I walked towards the door again and breathing in, while knocking on the door this time, I heard a "Aa jaiye" from inside and opening the door, I walked inside
Keeping my gaze on the floor out of embrassment of last encounter, I kept the frame on our new bed which was surely impossible to break now as it had storage chambers in it unlike the last one with four legs only
Clearing my throat while turning around, I looked at her from behind, She was wearing a baby-pink coloured saree with golden border and a golden blouse with her hairs kept loosely clutched in the clutcher,
Clearing my throat again, I seeked for her attention but she didn't replied, rather scoffed at her earrings that she was finding difficulty to wear
Clearing my throat aggressively this time, I again looked at her who didn't thought of replying again, rather she turned to look at the frame on the bed and raising her eyebrows in amazement of prettiness of picture, she again turned to look at her reflection in the mirror
Frowning my eyebrows this time, I called out finally "Anushka ji" I called her and looked at the ground waiting for the reply, but she didn't replied and pretended to ignore me
Author POV
Anushka tried to stop her smile while looking at his face from the reflection that had surprised expression by her ignoring
Her attention diverted from him to Saraswati's voice when she heard her yelling from the aangan "Bahu, Jaldi bahar aa jao"
"Ji maa aayi" she replied before turning around and keeping the earrings on the table but stopped when she bumped into him, who stood just behind her
Pushing him aside slowly, she tried to sneak from his side but he stopped her while raising his arm infront of her face horizontally and asked softly "Toh nazarandaj kar rahi hai aap hame?" He asked earning a glare from her
Smiling at her angry small eyes that barely scared him, He again said "Achha, Maafi maang rahe hai nah, Hame nahi malum tha ki aap andar hai"
Glaring at him for a second, Anushka raised her one eyebrow while folding her hands over her chest and replied "Achha? Rehne dijiye aap, Bharosa nahi hai hame aap per"
Virat's eyebrows knitted at her and he asked "Kyu bharosa nhi hai aapko ham per mohtarma?" He again asked earning a eye roll from her before she tried to push his hand away but stopped when she couldn't and glared at him, to which he again asked "Bata kar toh jaaiye Kam se kam?"
Sighing at him, she looked at him with knitted eyebrows and replied "Kyu rakhe ham aap per bharosa? Aapne kal palang tutne ka naam ham per laga diya aur aaj ese hi bina awaz lagaye kamre me aagye, Ham kese maan le ki aapko malum nahi tha ki ham kamre me nahi hai?"
She glared at him and nodding his head to her words, Virat pulled his arm back while forwarding his steps towards the cupboard and taking the jhumkas in his hand, He stood infront of her with a small smile "Galti hogyi hamse, Maaf kar dijiye hame"
He wished before looking at her for permission and earning a nod, He held the pin of jhumka in his fingers and helped her wearing them, "Ham bas aapko jhumka pehnane ki aagya de rahe hai, verna naraz toh aapse ham abhi bhi hai"
Anushka ranted in between earning a nod from him, "Jaisa aap kahein, Ham dhyan rakhenge ki aap naraz hai hamse"
Virat replied with a chuckle while turning her towards him to help her wear the jhumka in her other ear,
Helping her wear them, He stood a little afar from her and she smiled looking at the jhumkas and twirling to have a look at herself infront of the mirror, she smiled
"Sundar lag rahe hai nah ham?" She squealed in excitement and Virat hummed in response
Knitting her eyebrows at his humming, she again looked at him "Isliye nazarandaj karte hai ham aapko, Hum kya hota hai?? Kuch tareef kariye nah hamari" she again asked while standing infront of him and putting the veil on her head till her forehead and standing properly
"Kaise lag rahe hai hum?" She again asked with a cheeky smile and he looked at her from head to toe, she was definitely the prettiest woman he ever seen and smiling to her excitement, He again nodded his head
"Achhi" he replied and the huge smile on anushka's lips dropped and judging him enough with her eyes, she stomped her feet while going outside and covering her head with veil till her chest leaving the confused Virat behind
"Kuch galat kaha kya hamne?" Virat mumbled to himself dumbfounded and shrugging his shoulders, He ruffled his hairs while looking at himself in the mirror "Sundar toh me dikhta hu" he repeated and smiled
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Anushka POV
"Kaise hai yeh? Tareef karni bhi nahi aati hai? Bhala itni Sundar saree hamne inke liye pehni aur ye tareef bhi nahi kar sakte hai hamari?
Nikame hai bilkul, "Achhi"
Achhi kya hota hai? Khoobsurat, Sundar, haseen ese sabd kahe toh achha bhi Lage,
"Achhi""
I mumbled to myself while recalling his compliment in my head when I felt nandini's hand on my wrist and she smiled looking at me
"Namaskar bhabhi" she greeted me cheerfully and greeting her back with a soft smile,
We both walked towards the small stool kept in between the aangan and I sat on it, Looking at the carpets spread all over the area while all of his cousins were serving snacks and cup of tea to the people who are slowly gathering here, I smiled at the pretty weather
Pretty like me
Settling my veil, while all the women gathered in the aangan, I saw nandini coming first in all and pulling up my veil, she giggled while acting amazed as if she saw me for the first time and complimenting "Sabse khoobsurat bhabhi hame hi mili hai jahaan me"
Chuckling at her, I nodded my head proudly and she gave me a gift, Thanking her while waiting for the other women for the muh dikhai, I scoffed while thinking about it
"Ese kari jaati hai tareef, Nandini se hi kuch seekh lo pati dev"
Soon after, Every and each woman came and blessed me with their blessings, Their sweet gestures, gifts and smiles felt fulfillment of heart and the slight nervousness I was feeling throughout calmed slowly
Sitting while laughing softly with the women, who joked about here around, I felt home being surrounded by them
Everyone here was really sweet and I felt thankful to have a family and place like this for myself
"Bahu bhot pyaari hai pranatu beta kuch Khanna Khao, sehat banao, Itni patli kyu ho tum" My thoughts were interrupted when I heard a woman say from my beside and the room fell a little silent at her remark
Nodding my head at her with a smile, I tried to clear off the air while chuckling at it but her another remark made the atmosphere more awkward "Hamari nandu ko dekho kitni sehatmand hai, Tumhe tumhare baba ne dhang se khanna nahi khilaya?"
She again said and the smile on my face dropped, How can she drag my father like this infront of anyone?
Breathing in to calm myself to not reply something rude, I was going to open my mouth when I heard Virat Ji's voice from behind
"Aap kyu chinta leti hai kaki, Abh hamari biwi hai anushka ji, unki sehat ka khayal ham khud rakh lenge aur aapko is prakar hamare baba (anushka's father) ko esi baato me beech me lane ki aavshyakta nahi hai"
He replied sweetly with a warm smile and I sighed while looking at the woman who chuckled while nodding her head
Soon, the woman went away from there one by one and I felt my body drained tired with everything,
Standing up to go to bedroom again, I was stopped when I saw maa ji coming towards us with a high hipped platter in her hands that was filled with milk and rose petals floating on it
The tiredness I was feeling few moments ago flew away when I looked at it and The excitement paved the way to my body,
Sitting back on the stool, I saw maa keeping the platter infront of it and she called Virat ji
"Virat, nandini Chalo sab idhar aao" she called and soon, Virat ji and nandini along with all the cousins came there and few sat around me while few sat the other side,
I saw Virat ji sitting beside me while Maa smiled looking at us and said "Is thaal me ek anguthi dal rahi hu me aur kuch seeke, Tum dono me jisko anguthi sabse pehle milegi, Tum dono ke vivah me uski sabse zyada chalegi esa maan-na jaata hai" she guided us earning a nod from my side while I heard a hum from beside
Always a hum
I closed my eyes when maa ji spread the coins and ring in the mixture and opening my eyes when she said it was done, I waited for her to say start
"Aarambh kar sakte ho tum dono"
As her words ringed in my ears, I didn't waited for him to react and quickly dipped my hand in the liquid and roamed my palm
The place soon filled with laughter of his cousins at my pace and He also chuckled before placing his hand in the liquid and looking for the ring
There is no way I'm going to let him win,
I saw him putting his hand at the left of the platter and I quickly took my hand towards that side too, Pushing his hand away softly, I scanned the place but not getting anything, I scoffed
I saw him knitting his eyebrows and as he travelled his hand on the other side, I followed him back and pushed his hand back not letting him do anything and scanned the place by myself
"Hamara hath hata rahi hai aap, Ese toh kabhi nahi dhoond payenge ham"
A smile formed on my lips listening to him and shrugging my shoulders at him, I again followed his hand when he travelled it on my side of platter and the aangan again filled with the laughter
"Bhaiya, Jitni furti bhabhi me hai nah, Hame toh lagta hai aapko Puri zindagi bhabhi ke kahe per chalna padega" His attention diverted from the platter to his side when a cousin of his commented on my side
Glaring at her, he started to scan the platter with more attention now and I followed his palm back while pushing his hand away on the places he kept his palm
I laughed when he frowned his eyebrows and looked at me for a moment, "Beimani kar rahi hai aap" He said and I again laughed "Hame bas jeetne se matlab hai aur aapko Puri zindagi hamari moothi me rakhne se, Abh chahe beimani se hi"
His pace on the platter slowed hearing me and he looked at his behind towards maa and suddenly, I laughed in excitement while pulling my hand up from the platter and showing the ring
The aangan filled with clapping and praises and Maa hugged me,
I saw Virat ji sitting there confused and I smirked at him in win when he looked at me
"Bhabhi, bhaiya ko apne isharo per nachana, Ham apne bhaiya aapko sopte hai" My smirking stopped hearing his cousin from my side and Nodding my head proudly with a smile, we hugged each other
Soon, The two parties of cousins that was on mine and his side started fighting over cheating teasingly and I laughed looking at them
Shifting closer to him, I nudged his elbow having his attention towards me and I whispered slowly
"Abh se hamari moothi me hai aap, Jhuth bolne ki sochna bhi Matt aur hamari har ek baat per razzi rehna padega abh aapko"
He side eyed me and replied with a sarcastic smile
"Bhuliye Matt mohatarma, Beimani Kari hai aapne"
I nodded my head at his remark before replying
"Toh? Aapne bhi toh kal ham per naam laga diya tha, Hamne kaha aapko kuch?
Chaliye abh bachho ki tarah naraz Matt hoiye aur hamare liye pani lekar aaiye, Jaiye" I ordered with a smile and looked at him sighing before standing up and whispering
"Bahut chalak banti hai aap"
"Ham chalak hai Virat ji, Bante nahi hai hum" I replied and he shrugged his shoulders carelessly before going towards the matka and filling the glass with water and giving it to me while coming closer
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Virat be like : Kis se pala pad gaya
(Bhai, mereko comeback nahi aata, Ignore that shitty Comeback 😭)