The night finished it's part and let the day play it's part now. Deepika was ready to kick off the day with amazing enthusiasm that she have that morning. She wears a simple salwar kameez and dry her hair. After get herself ready, Deepika go and check her camera. She forgot to bring her camera last night for the family gathering. Otherwise, she can capture those smiles on everyone's faces. And talking about last night, Deepika starts to stares at the ring that fit nicely at her ring finger. She start to play with the ring when she was thinking about the way Ranbir proposed her last night. She smiles but gradually starts to worry about what's going to happens when the truth come out. Shanaya. Deepika starts to think whether her best friend can understands her situations last night. She hopes that nothing will go wrong with their friendship. Deepika was drowning inside her thought when someone's knock the door.
"Coming." says Deepika as she put the camera on the bed before walk towards the door. It was Ranbir.
"Salwar kameez ?"
"What ? You're not expecting me in bikini this morning, aren't you ?" mocks Deepika.
"Look, they're going to starts the pre-wedding traditions today."
"Pre-wedding traditions ?"
"Yes, haldi and all that ..your mother didn't told you about it ?" asks Ranbir. He quickly realises that he shouldn't ask that because Deepika's mother already died long time ago. He realises it was such a stupid questions.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to .." apologies Ranbir.
"It's okay. So, what you want me to do, my dear fiancé ?" teases Deepika while staring at Ranbir seductively.
"Nothing much. Just behave yourself throughout the day, my sexy fiancée." reply Ranbir as he pulls Deepika closer to him and making their face inch away from each other. Then, Ramisha comes in.
"Oops, I'm sorry." says Ramisha before she turns around. Deepika quickly push Ranbir away and trying to figures out why she don't push Ranbir earlier.
"What is it, Ramisha ?" ask Ranbir.
"I just want to say that Neetu aunty already wait for both of you to come for the breakfast. That's all."
Ramisha walks away and Deepika follows her. Ranbir still standing in front of the room as he was thinking about his reactions just now. He shouldn't do that. Then, he saw Deepika's camera on the bed. He quickly grab the camera and heading to the dinning hall. When he reach the dinning hall, he simply sits besides Deepika and put the camera on the table before start to eat his breakfast.
"Is that my camera ?" whispers Deepika. Ranbir nods his head.
"What are you planning to do with it ?" worries Deepika.
"I'm going to keep-it-with-me."
"What do you mean by that ?"
"You're going to behave yourself as long as you staying here or else I'm going to sell-your-camera." Ranbir finish the sentences with a smile.
"You're not going to do anything with my camera, Ranbir."
"We'll see about it, Dee-pi-ka."
"But I'm behaving myself all this time .."
"Then, don't stop behaving yourself .."
"Why are you so mean to me ?!"
"Because I love .." hesitates Ranbir.
"What ?"
"I mean that I love to torture you. It's fun." says Ranbir before he drink a glass of orange juice.
"I don't know how can Shanaya choose you." bored Deepika before walks away.
Ranbir just smile looking at Deepika. After that, when everyone finish their breakfast, they've starts heading towards the courtyard to starts the ceremony. Then, it's time for the Haldi Ceremony. Rhea and Abhay was ready for the ceremony while other family members was so excited to start it. Ranbir sits on a chair and was busy capturing those moment with the camera when Deepika approach him.
"Be careful with it. It's my first love." says Deepika as she sit besides Ranbir.
"I will. Don't worry. Anyways, what are you doing here ?"
"What do you mean ?"
"I mean, why don't you join the ceremony ?"
"I want to but I need some explanations from you."
"Explanations about what ?"
"About all this pre-wedding ceremony. What's this Haldi ceremony means anyways ?"
"Haldi ceremony is where the family members, relatives and friends take turns rubbing a mixture of turmeric, oil and water into the skins and clothes of the bride and groom which is right now, Rhea and Abhay. It's like you're bless the couple and it's also moisturising their skin. Got it ?"
"Oh ..." nods Deepika. Then, Ramisha approach both of them.
"Bhaiyaa, come. Let's join the ceremony. You too, didi. Come." says Ramisha as she pull both of them, Ranbir and Deepika to walk with her and join the ceremony. Then, Ranbir hang the camera aroung his neck and walk towards Abhay. Then, Ranbir rubs some turmeric mixture into Abhay and Rhea's face before teasing them. After that, it's Deepika's turn. Deepika sit in front of Rhea while sweeping a large turmeric mixture into her hand and saying,
"Rhea, did you know that turmeric is good for the skin ?"
"Yeah, I know ..." reply Rhea with awe.
"So .." says Deepika before she rubs all the turmeric mixtures to Rhea's face and run away when Rhea try to counteract her actions.
It seems like a chaos when everyone start to play with the mixture and Ranbir quickly make a video of it so that he won't miss any single moment of the happiness. Deepika don't even spare Ranbir's parents from getting along with her childish actions. Ramisha at the same time try so hard to avoid it but she can't. She ends up with a lot of turmeric mixture all over her face. Everyone at the courtyard seems like becoming group of two years old kids having fun playing around with each other. Ranbir was laughing so loud when he's being block by Rhea, Ramisha and Deepika. Three of them gathers around him and ready to attack him.
"Rhea, don't. Ramisha. Deepika, your camera." says Ranbir while trying to escape himself.
"Hey, both of you can do anything to him but not even a single scratch on the camera. Okay ?" orders Deepika.
"Okay !" replies Rhea and Ramisha before both of them attacks Ranbir. Deepika just laughs looking at the way Ranbir surrender himself.
"Okay, all of you. It's enough. Now, go and get change. We will starts the Mehndi Ceremony after this." says Ranbir's mother as she approach and stand besides Deepika.
"Ma, look what they did to me ..." complaints Ranbir.
"Oh, you're looking cute, son. Am I right, Deepika ?" laughs Ranbir's mother before she walks away with Deepika.
Few hours later, everyone gather again and starts the Mehndi ceremony. However, most of the mens are spending their time decorating the house while their women gather and excited to apply the mehndi ( henna ) on their hands. Deepika also don't want to miss the opportunity.
"Ma'am, includes her fiancé name on her palm. R-a-n-b-i-r." tells Ramisha.
"It's not necessary, I guess." says Deepika.
"It is necessary, babe. Let's see whether Ranbir can find his name or not." adds Rhea.
"It's done, dear." tells the mehndi artist before she smiles and walk away from Deepika. Deepika was busy staring at her palm when she saw Ranbir's name was beautifully designed between her mehndi. Deepika stares at the beautifully written Ranbir's name when she merged both sides of her hand.
"It's very beautiful mehndi, dear." smiles Ranbir's mother as she sit besides Deepika.
"Thank you, Ma. I mean .."
"It's okay. It's sound nice when you call me 'Ma'. Anyways, how's your mother ? I've almost forgot to ask about your parents."
"Well, I think my mum was doing so well up there."
"What do you mean ?"
"She's died when I was 12 years old so I guess she's pretty much happy up there." smiles Deepika.
"I'm sorry, dear. I didn't know that your mother ..."
"It's okay. Don't worry."
"What about your dad ?" asks Ranbir's mother. Deepika keep silence for few seconds before saying,
"He's fine. He's alive. He's ...can we not talk about him ? I ...I don't like to talk about him, Ma." says Deepika before she turns her face to the left to hide her teary eyes.
"Talk about who ?" Ranbir suddenly come between them.
"We're talking about you. I've never thought you can be so naughty, Ranbir ..." says Ranbir's mother.
"Yeah, I've told your mom everything that happens between us." tease Deepika before she smirks and continues,
"Ma, I'm going to sit with Ramisha."
"Okay, dear."
"See you later, Ma. And you too, naughty boy." says Deepika.
"Listen," says Ranbir as he block Deepika's way and continues,
"I've saw my name there." smiles Ranbir as he merged Deepika's hands.
"Cool." says Deepika before she walks away.
"Take your eyes off from her sometimes, son .." says Ranbir's mother as she saw how Ranbir looks at Deepika.
"Nothing like that, Ma. I was just .." says Ranbir as he sit besides his mother.
"Anyways, can I ask you something ?"
"What is it, Ma ?"
"Do you know what happened between Deepika and her father ?"
Again, it's the same questions that's even Ranbir still searching for the answer.