Shot 4
She stood in front of the mirror wearing her blood red heavy lehenga, specially designed by her brother! Wearing the jewelleries, she looked at her own reflection in the mirror.
Years before, she had dolled up like the same for her marriage. Her marriage with that scumbag! She sighed and closed her eyes. What had she seen in him that she fell in love with madly? She opened her eyes and said to herself, No Anjali, don't think about that bas***d! Today is your day! It's your and Siddarth's marriage. From today you're officially his wife and Ruhi's mother. Don't think about that scoundrel and spoil your day!'
"Di..."
Anjali was fighting against her mind when she heard her bhabhi's voice.
She turned and saw Khushi ji standing in a beautiful red saree and her hair left open.
"You look beautiful Khushi ji..." Anjali complimented and Khushi said laughing, "Not more than you di!"
She made her sit on the chair and said, "I'll make your hair di!" Anjali smiled and watched Khushi combing and tying her long hair to a bun and adjusting the clips. Khushi took the red ghungat and placed it over the bun and fixed it with pins.
Holding her di's shoulder and leaning over her, Khushi said, "You look like a fairy di!"
Anjali smiled and mumbled thank you.
Khushi kissed her cheek and said, "May you get all happiness in this world!"
Anjali looked at her and said, "I already got that!" Pulling Khushi's cheek, she said, "My Khushi!"
Khushi laughed and said, "And now you're going to get more and more Khushi. Bhai...Ruhi...di, aap Ruhi ki maa ban ne vaali ho!" (Di, you're gonna be Ruhi's mother!)
"She is already my mamma!"
Anjali and Khushi heard that voice and turned to see Ruhi standing before them dressed in a beautiful lehenga and her long hair left open.
"Ruhi!!!!!" Anjali squealed and widened her arms. Ruhi squealed, "Anju ma..." and she ran and hugged her mother.
"Mamma you look so pretty!" Ruhi said kissing her mother's cheek and Anjali kissing Ruhi's cheek said, "My Ruhi-Chui is also looking so pretty!"
Khushi smiled seeing the mother-daughter duo and recalled the past few days.
Arnav when came back had told the family about his decision. The family rejoiced that Arnav liked Siddarth and Ruhi and Anjali was happy. She hugged her Chotte and thanked him to eternity.
The very next day Nani demanded to meet Siddarth and he along with Ruhi came to Raizada house. Everyone liked him at the instant and Ruhi...she won everyone's heart with her sweet antics.
Ruhi is now her Akash mamu's favourite. It so happened that Ruhi wanted to wear a spectacle badly because her best friend wore one and when she stepped into the living room of Raizadas, she saw a tall man standing with a smile and with spectacles on his eyes. Holding her papa's hand, she squealed, "Papa...look...that uncle has specy (Specs)...I want it..." and she ran to Akash and asked cutely, "Uncle, uncle, can you please give me your specy? I'll give you my new Barbie set in return!"
Akash had laughed and lifted the girl in his arms. He removed his glasses and gave her. Ruhi squealed and wore it but soon pouted, "Why is everything so big? Yeh magnifying glass hai kya?" Everyone laughed and Ruhi returned the specy with a pout saying, "I never knew my friend is wearing a magnifying glass!" And everyone laughed again.
Siddarth is now everyone's favourite. Nani ji got a person who has a great interest in her pet goat Laxmi. Siddarth had a pet dog which died last month and was looking for a new pet. Ruhi also grew fond of Laxmi and loves to caress her white hair telling, "Laxmi, Laxmi...I'll massage your hair with oil so that you'll also have long hair like me!"
Mamaji got a person who talks with him about the current affairs and thus he got a chance to open up his closed bag of knowledge making his wife and son gape at him wondering when their husband/father became such a good encyclopaedia.
Mamiji also loves Siddarth. Why wouldn't she? He had complimented her when she wore her brand new pink saree and jewellery. He even gifted her new Lakhme makeup kit. But only he knows how he protected his eyes from damage seeing her glittering attire. *wink*
Siddarth is the coolest bro' as per NK. He is the only one who supports him during his noh-joks with Arnav and Akash and NK has promoted him to the coolest dude on earth' post. Siddarth and NK bond well. Once when Siddarth came to stay at RM, that was when all the ladies of house were away for some satsang and it was only boys at home, Arnav and Akash were busy in their business talks and Siddarth poked a bored NK and said something in his ears. NK smiled wide hearing his words and they both winked at each other. The next moment Akash and Arnav were both covered with ketchup and chilli powder and Siddarth had screamed, "Office works at office. Come on guys, it's only we boys here and you boring dudes of earth are busy in office files? LET'S PARTY GUYSSS!!!"
Akash joined happily dragging a grim and huffing and puffing Arnav. Well, NK had grown over a respect over this childish-yet-mature bro. Akash also respects him for his excellence in work and the love he has for everyone and specially for his daughter had increased his respect towards him tenfold.
Khushi and Payal are over the moon on getting a brother to tie rakhi every year. Right from the day they met him, he never failed to make them laugh out their heart in his words. Khushi and Payal both realized how much he loves di and the respect for him increased moment by moment in their mind. And once day he had asked both of them, "I always wanted a sister to tie rakhi for me. So...err...if you both don't mind, will you waste your time for tying me a rakhi next year?" And Khushi and Payal had hugged him tight and said, "We love you bhaiyya!"
Well, Arnav...
As you can expect, the great ASR had pulled Siddarth by his collar (much to his family's shock, I must say) and had threatened him that if he see a tear in his di's eyes he will kill him.
Who are you playing with ASR?
The moment she saw her Arnav mamu pulling her papa by his collar, the jangli billi in her woke up. "ARNAV MAMU!" Ruhi had shouted and everyone jerked hearing her shout, "LEAVE MY PAPA OR ELSE I'LL DIP THE WHOLE CURRY ON YOUR HEAD!" Arnav looked at the little girl in surprise and Siddarth said with wide eyed, "Ruhi...no!"
And the next moment, ASR had malai kofta on his head!
Siddarth had scolded Ruhi that day while Anjali supported her daughter. She glared at his brother and walked away with her daughter in her arms. Arnav glared at Siddarth who lifted his arms in air and said, "Don't burn me into ashes ASR. I didn't do anything!"
Arnav had to run around his di for 3 days to earn her forgiveness. The point to be noted is, Anjali forgave him only on the words of Ruhi who said, "Chalo mamma, koi baat nahi...Chotte hai na...maaf kar do...bache aksar aise harkathe karthe hai!" (Leave it mamma, forgive him. He is a Chotte na! Forgive him! Children often do such kind of things!) And everyone laughed out loud.
Although he never admitted, he liked Siddarth and Ruhi. The first meeting with him had brought a respect for him in Arnav's mind. For some reasons, ASR in him trusted that man. His eyes weren't lying; Arnav had heard his mind and heart telling him. Still, for the satisfaction of the brother in him, he had asked Aman to find out about Adv. Siddarth Mehra who gave him a wonderful report which contains nothing but good things about him. And Arnav had decided - his di will marry this man. This man will keep her happy...his daughter will give his di a new life! And he had happily (but of course didn't show his happiness to anyone) agreed to the marriage.
What to say,
Even the Prakash brothers like Siddarth. The main reason is that when once their Arnav bhaiyya was shouting at them, Siddarth had defended them and shouted at Arnav using his law points. They didn't know what those section numbers and fundamental rights and right of employees meant but they knew one thing, this new member of Raizada mansion can tackle Arnav baba efficiently. Even better than Khushi, I must say! Wo kya hai na, Khushi pacifies Arnav and Siddarth rebukes Arnav and thus both of them stops him from shouting!
So more or less,
The entire Raizada clan is now members of SFA (Siddarth Fans Association) started by NK.
"NK, for god sake, stop it yaar! You're behaving like a girl!" Navya, NK's girlfriend squealed seeing her boyfriend glued in front of the mirror.
"Shut up Nav, today is my di's marriage so I have to look best right?" NK said spiking his already spiked hair.
"NK, for your kind information, it's di's and Siddarth bhai's wedding, not yours!" Navya said.
"Well, thanks for the information. I was really unaware about it!" NK said sarcastically and started adjusting his collars.
Navya rolled her eyes and walked away.
"Hawww...my Jalebi is looking so handsome in this dress!" Khushi said making her son wear a small black pant and white shirt.
"Today every small baby girl in the wedding is gonna drool at my Jalebi!" Khushi said kissing her son's cheek who clapped his hands.
"Khushi please...don't spoil my son!" Arnav said snatching Adi from her arms and gave him a watery kiss who giggled and clapped his hands saying "Dada...dada..."
"Arrey, how am I spoiling?" Khushi asked with her hand on hip.
"You're teaching him immoral things!" Arnav said and Khushi had her mouth in perfect O. "You're so mean!" She said smacking her arm and Arnav faked a yelp.
Hearing Arnav's yelp, Adi looked at Khushi and pulled her hair with his tiny fist.
"Awww...Adi..." Khushi said holding her hair, "You're hurting me my shona..."
"See, even my son is supporting me. Hai na Adi?" Arnav asked to his son who gave him a kiss on his cheek, "See, he gave me a kiss too!" Arnav said sticking his tongue out at Khushi.
Seeing his dad sticking his tongue out at mother, Adi also repeated it and Khushi laughed and lifted him from Arnav's arms.
"Aww my Jalebi...I LOVE YOU!!!!! MUAAAHHH!" She gave him a loud kiss who returned it at equal noise and Arnav laughed at the mother-son duo.
The marriage was over in a simple ceremony as Siddarth preferred so and the sacred ritual of tying the knot was done by none other than Ruhi!
The bidaai was done and everyone except the bride herself, cried. Arnav was really irritated seeing his sister standing emotionless while he was crying and NK had said aloud, "Di...you so hoora!" And Anjali had smacked his arm and said, "Hoora nahi NK bhai...boora...and you all, I'm going to live in a house which is just 10 minutes away from here! So stop acting like I'm going to Kashmir for Indo-Pak war."
"Are you okay?"
Arnav was lying awake on the bed and heard his wife whispering. He shifted his glance to his left side where she lied with their son in between sleeping peacefully.
He nodded and she whispered, "Don't worry...she is gonna be fine!"
He sighed hard and she asked, "You trust him right? Bhai will never hurt di!"
He nodded and said, "I know. Siddarth is the best man a girl can get!"
She smiled and said, "And Ruhi...she is the best daughter in the world!"
Closing his eyes, he whispered, "I wish di gets all happiness in the world!"
Holding his hand over Adi's body, Khushi whispered, "She already have! She is now with the man she loves and who loves her! She has got all happiness in this world!"
He smiled and held her hand. And both fell asleep hugging their little son who lay in between holding Arnav's t-shirt collar with his tiny fist, a genetic trait he had acquired from his mother!
Caressing her daughter's long hairs, giving her a kiss on cheek, covering her with a blanket and lowering the temperature of AC, Anjali walked out of Ruhi's room switching off the lights and closing the door noiselessly.
She opened the door of their room and saw him sitting on the bed engrossed in some files. She smiled seeing him frowning reading something and then hurriedly taking his law books and referring something in that. Without making any noise, she walked to the dressing table and started removing her jewellery.
She was trying hard to unhook a necklace when she felt his warm fingers holding her hand. She looked in the mirror and saw him standing right behind her. She took away her hand and he started unhooking the necklaces.
"Ruhi?" He asked softly and she said, "She slept!"
He held her hand and started removing her heavy bangles and planted a warm kiss on her cheek. She closed her eyes and he hugged her from behind.
"You okay?" He asked in a whisper and she hummed.
He made her turn and hugged her tight. Anjali closed her eyes and hugged him back. Soon they were lost in a world of theirs.
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