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Next Day
Nandini woked up early as it was the day she was going to get married. The whole house was filled with happiness and loud noise. Her cousin sisters were with her from morning while her brothers were seeing all the arrangements.
Yesterday, when her mom came for packing she cried a lot hugging her. It was a difficult time for her and her mother, infact for her whole family.
Aryaman tried her best to ignore all this but still she caught him wiping his tears standing in a corner. No matter what she was his sister whom he loved to the core. He could not imagine that today his little doll will be snatched from him.
She won't be his little doll anymore. Now she will become someone's wife, Sister in law, daughter in law, aunt and moreover after sometime she herself will become a mother. Inshort she will be lost in her responsibilities.
Nandini was then made ready for her haldi ceremony. Her heart kept beating loudly all the time.
From Manik's side, his brother, Cabir came to give shagun's haldi.
Nandini was nervous yet excited. She looked all around her and could see the happy faces of her family and it actually made her happy.
She was decked up in a beautiful yellow lehenga and flower jewellary...
She was looking breathtaking beautiful and her mother had to put kajal behind her ear to avoid evil eyes.
Nandini was applied haldi in a decent way until Aryaman and her other cousin sisters came forward. They had put the whole bowl on her head making her glare at them.
In this way they turned the Haldi ceremony into Holi festival.
On the other hand, Manik being a simple person kept his attire simple yet elegant
The same thing happened with him except that it was Cabir and Mukti who put the most haldi on his face. Knowing his temper issues no one from his cousins came forward to do that.
Manik was irritated with this but he was helpless. He couldn't even deny for all this. When Dhruv's, his cousin's wife, Aliya came forward to apply haldi he had asked her.
Manik: Bhabhi, what is the need off applying Haldi?
Aliya: (laughs) Devar ji...it is for you only
Manik: (frown) But why?
Aliya: So that your skin glows like your dhulan. You know she has milky white skin so you need to match with her.
She rubbed the haldi on his nose making him scowl.
Later he was sent in his room to wash off the haldi from his face and body. He looked at his phone to see if there was any message from her or not but there was no call no message which upset him. He just know her name and had met her twice.
First, their on meeting day and second on their engagement. He wanted to talk to her, know her before this marriage but none gave in to his demands.
And then Nandini was too shy to talk to him on phone. Altough she was a modern girl but still she blushed like the girl in 90's. Somewhere he admired it but yet it made him uncomfortable! And he wad adamant on changing her this habit.
At Present
He came out of the washroom after taking a bath and stood infront of the mirror setting his hairs.
Suddenly He heard knocking sound and he said the person to come inside.
He turned around and saw his mother standing
Manik: Maa, why did you knocked? I told you na there is no need to knock for you.
Niyonika: Aise kaise bacha..from tomorrow you will be married so I had to knock..right
Manik: Still Maa
Niyonika: Com'on bacha...accept these changes now
He sighed grumpily and throwing the hair jell sat on the bed
Manik: I don't want to
Niyonika sighed and picking up the jell she came close to him. She started setting his hair and continued speaking
Niyonika: No Manik...This grumpiness is not going to help you. You have to accept all this
Manik: But I am not comfortable. She doesn't even talk to me. How will I be comfortable when she makes it all so difficult. How will I share everything with her.
Niyonika: (cupping his cheek) you are not comfortable in sharing your things and think about her who is leaving her everything behind for you.
Manik stared at her attentively understanding her words and Niyonika continued
Niyonika: You have all of us bacha..but she, she will leave everyone behind which includes her family. She will make your family her own. She will be dependent on you. Just you. Think about her once bacha...if you will behave like this then she will feel more uncomfortable beta. You have to be her strength not her weakness Manik. I hope you are understanding what I am saying
Manik nodded innocently and she left patting his cheeks asking him to get ready fast.
He nodded and looked at the mirror and sighed. Mom and Boy's hairstyles! Urgghh! A Big No!!!
The day passed with this...Nandini's chura ceremony was held after the haldi ceremony and everything went well.
With each passing second they both were becoming more and more nervous.
Nandini sighed sitting in her room, she was decked up in a beautiful mehroon lehnga which matched with Manik's cream Shervani perfectly. Her chuda and the kaleere attached to them were making sweet sounds and it made her look more beautiful. However her long hair were tied in a stylish bun. Her head was covered with the duppata. The beautiful maang teeka was like a cherry on cake.
She heard the door being opened and looked up to see her mother entering
Nandini: Mom!
Ayesha walked towards her smiling in tears. Lovingly and gently she held her chin and spoke softly
Ayesha: Meri bachi kitni pyari lag rahi hai...nazar na lage kisi ki
Saying this she removed some kajal from the corner of her right eye and applied a black dot behind her (Nandini's) ear.
Nandini: Mom...sab theek hoga na
Ayesha: Haan bacha..sab theek hoga...tu tension mat le
Nandini: I am nervous Mom. How will I handle everything. All have so much expectations from me.
Ayesha: (smile) It is normal bacha..I understand. But you don't have to worry. Do what your heart says but always remember now you have a family to answer you for your doings. You have to take care that you don't hurt anyone and even if you did than you should no how to mend it. And than I trust my Nandu she will make her mother proud..won't she
She cupped her cheeks while Nandini smiled sweetly.
Nandini: I will Mom.
Ayesha: Always remember one thing, Nandu. Never say no to your husband. He has every rights on you.
Nandini: But Mom
Ayesha: Let me complete, Nandu. My mother's mother taught her this and she taught me when it was my marriage. But I won't, (carressing her cheek) Always remember, the happiness of your partner is important, but not on the cost of your self respect. You have the right to raise your voice against him if needed. We are always with you, Nandu. Never ever hesitate to put your point infront of anyone, be it your husband or your in-laws but yes, make sure you don't hurt them.
Nandini nodded looking down with a smile while her mother admired her.
Manik's Place
Raj was coming down the stairs hurriedly setting his watch when he causally looked up. He looked back at his watch but than after two seconds his head snapped up.
He looked at his with open mouth. There drapped in a red sarree she looked beautiful just like she was in her 20's. He knew Manik got his looks from Niyonika and he was extremely proud of it.
He walked towards her still in daze.
Mukti and Cabir who were standing with Niyonika smirked.
Cabir: Mom
Niyonika: Haan.
Mukti: Mom, look dad
Niyonika frowned and looked up only to blush deeply. She glared at him but he was too busy to notice it. Mukti and Cabir laughed loudly embarrassing her. Raj too seem to come out of his admiring session as he rushed to the other side immediately.
Niyonika: (blushing) Shut up you both! And go and see your brother. Tell him his marriage is today itself not after an year that he taking so much time.
Both controlled their laugh and ran towards Manik's room while Niyonika turned to the other side only to widen her eyes.
There, her husband Raj Malhotra was standing clicking her pictures.
Niyonika: Raj!
He smiled sheepishly blowing a kiss towards her. Niyonika blushed again making him smile. Unknown to them their this moment was captured by Dhruv who was trying to capture all the memories.
After an hour, Murty Mansion
Nandini was sitting in her room with her cousin sisters when one of the smallest girl came there running..
Girl: Jiju is here! Guys! Jiju aagyee! Nandu dii he is looking so handsome.
All the girls shouted in happiness and ran towards the balcony to see him. Nandini too ran with them and they saw Manik sitting on a decorated horse.
His face was covered with the sehra. He removed the sehra a little with his hand and roamed his eyes around until it settled on her.
She got alert and immediately took steps back making him smile.
The girls around her laugh while she just ran inside glaring them but from inside she was blushing like hell!
After doing the small rituals Manik was finally made to sit in the mandap which was heavily decorated.
He looked around as all the girls from Nandini's side were surrounding him. He too was having fun with them.
The photographer was doing his work i.e Capturing each and everything in his camera.
Soon Manik was left alone and was waiting for his would be wife. Cabir looked at his desperate face and winked at him. Manik rolled his eyes but than he stopped. He looked at his front and saw her coming. She was walking slowly with a big red duppata held over her head by Aryaman and her other three cousin brothers. Navya, one of her cousin sister and her bestfriend, Ananya were beside her.
Manik smiled seeing the heavy blush settled on her cheeks as she looked down. She peeked from her long eyelashes for a second before looking down.
As they were near the mandap they removed the duppata and made her sit beside Manik. Navya and Ananya helped her with her lehenga as it was very much heavy to handle.
Manik looked aside to see everyone busy. Pandit was reciting the mantras. He slowly bend down till her ear and spoke sliding her sehra a little.
Manik: You look beautiful!
She clutched her lehenga as she felt she would just faint.
Manik smirked slightly and sat straight.
Soon they were done with the rituals and at last the pandit announced them as husband and wife.
After some time they had dinner with a small ritual of MaNan feeding each other.
Everything went well with the younger clan teasing MaNan.
Soon the elders came and asked about the bidaai hearing which Nandini's face went pale while Manik was just silent and looked at her with worry written all over his face.
He knew it is a difficult time for her and her family but he was helpless. He could see the tears brimming in her tears and for the first time in his life he felt bad for someone else than his family. By this he realized she is not someone else now. She is his family. The only family he will have till his death.
He bend his down down as he saw her mother taking her with her. He looked at Niyonika who smiled at him.
The screen fixed on Nandini's going figure and Manik's worried face.
(The only reason of not showing every ritual in detail is I don't have much knowledge about these rituals.)
To Be Continued.