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Part 67:

Kripa, Riddhima, and barkha pushed kartik into his and mishti's room where Mishti was already taken and teased by the ladies.  All three women closed the door, and latched it from outside.  Giggling amongst each other, they walked down the stairs and sat with the guys on the couches.

Eijaz: come on yaar rahul…do something yaar….

Rahul: I cant…I have to go…I was supposed to go yesterday…the only reason why I stayed back was the wedding…I really cant make it to the church wedding…if I make it to the church wedding…I'll miss the concert..

Tanya: what??...nooo…….not the concert!!  I'll need a guitarist while im on the piano…

Rahul: that's what im trying to say…if I want to make it back to the concert…I have to miss the wedding tomorrow…

Tanya: you were my escorting partner!!!!!  So im going to walk down the aisle alone???

Armaan: no…you'll be walking down with a partner all right….

Tanya: who??...as long as I know….you are walking the aisle with your wife….eijaz is walking with barkha…I was SUPPOSED to walk with rahul….so who now??

Eijaz: Angad.

Tanya: what?

Eijaz: yea…Angad is kartik's best man as well…and originally he was supposed to walk down alone….but not anymore…you'll be fine right?

Tanya: yea of course…

Riddhima: um girls…I have a bit of a problem…

Barkha: what happened rids?

Riddhima signalled them to follow her away from the guys.  All the girls excused themselves and walked away from the guys.  All four men exchanged looks and waited for them to come back. After a few minutes, the three women came back giggling and laughing.

Armaan: alright…spill the beans…what was that about?

Riddhima: um..we need to go to the boutique….
Angad: shopping at this hour??

Tanya: yep…we need new dresses for tomorrow…we came up with a new theme…you see…Mishti chose the colours for you men…Kartik bhai said we could get whatever we want…but now…riddhima came up with an idea…so we need to go and choose new dresses.

Eijaz: well….im not coming….you three can go alone….we're tired…besides…we have to drop rahul at the airport..

Armaan: I still have some things for prepare for the wedding….

Barkha: don't worry…we were going to go alone anyways….our outfits for tomorrow are surprises….

Angad: um girls…I'll come with you.

Tanya: no Angad…I think you should stay home with prateek…no one is going to be here…you cant leave prateek here and besides…he is going to fall asleep soon…don't worry…we will be fine…we'll be back in two hours max!

Angad: you girls will finish shopping in two hours?  I don't think so…

Tanya: I promise…we'll be back in two hours…

Tanya bent and kissed prateek's cheek who was sleeping in Angad's lap.  She bid Angad bye and left with riddhima and barkha.

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Angad didn't realize he was sleeping in prateek-tanya's room until he heard the door click.  Tanya walked into the dark room which was lit by a tiny bulb that barely lit up the corner it was in.  She went to the cupboard completely oblivious to Angad who stared at her.  She pulled out a pair of clothes and walked to the dressing table.  She removed her jewlery and hair clips and set them aside.  She pulled off the black short-sleeved top she was wearing, leaving her self in a tank-top.  Angad felt satisfied with what he saw.  What his eyes yearned to see since he had met "tanya".  In all these days, it was the first time her tattoo was revealed.  She stared at its reflection in the mirror while caressing it with her fingers.  She pulled open the drawer and took out her mangalsutra.  She hugged it to her heart with her eyes closed, then kissed it and put it back in her drawer.  She went into the washroom and changed.  When she got into the bed, she was surprised to find Angad there.  He was "asleep".  She looked at him sweetly and smiled.  She didn't bother to wake him up.  She got lost into her thoughts and fell asleep in no time.

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Angad woke up in the morning startled to not find Tanya or prateek in the room.  It was 7 in the morning.  Where could they possibly be?  He relaxed when his eyes fell on a note stuck to the mirror.

"Morning.  Me, barkha, Riddhima, and Mishti need to go and get dressed for the wedding so I am going, will see you directly at the church.  And as for prateek, he is coming with me…he has his own personal dresser too…can you believe that??....of course he would…he's the ring bearer after all.  Take care, see you soon."

Angad smiled, got up hitting his head for waking up late, and rushed into the shower.

At the boutique, getting ready for the wedding:

Riddhima: well…Tanya…Mishti isn't mad at us for changing the dress last second…so I am glad..

Tanya: awesome..

Mishti: I don't know why you guys changed it but I like pink…so whatever…and I love the way you guys put pink in the guys' outfit…they're not going to like it but who cares…

Tanya: well…angad didn't say anything about it…

Barkha: ooooooohhhhh….angad didn't say anything ladies…………so Tanya…what else did Angad say??

Tanya: okay….um…whats wrong with you barkha..

Riddhima(rolled her eyes): she's hyper…that's what you get for eating five bars of kitkat…

Mishti: I just hope she walks the aisle properly…

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The bridal limo approached the church gate, all four men were anxious to see their beautiful ladies in Christian wedding attire.  Prateek, and a little girl, the flower girl, were escorted out of the car by the two relatives of Mishti who were escorting the two kids down the aisle.  Since two of the important figures of the wedding, were too small to do anything on their own.  Next,  Riddhima and barkha stepped out of the car, looking beautiful in the pink dress:



Since they were the bridesmaids, they were dressed exactly the same, with the same hair dos and heels.  Even their jewellery matched each other's to the T.  Both posed for their picture with elegant smiles, sending Armaan and eijaz into a trance.

Armaan: oh my god…I have never seen riddhima in a different style…she looks incredibly sexy right now..

Angad: armaan…calm your desires right now…

Eijaz: you cant go see them until the ceremony starts….how much does that bother you?

Armaan: very much…

Angad was breathless when Tanya/Kripa stepped out in a full length dress, also pink, with her hair done in elegant upcurls.  Not only Angad, she grabbed everyone's attention, men and women.



((okay…elegant upcurls…if you guys don't know…it's an updo in which the front bit of your hair is left straight, and given the side bangs effect while the rest is curled, twisted and tied up, making a tiara with the ends of the curls sitting across the top of your head…I kinda had this hairdo once…and this is the only one that came to mind..LOL…sorry if I confused you guys!))

Armaan: oh wow…

Eijaz: Mishti better

Armaa: look prettier

Eijaz: than Tanya

Armaa: or else..

Eijaz: Kartik will change his mind.

Angad: guys stop it…be serious…

Armaan: be serious??  We are serious…don't tell me you don't think she looks the hottest here…

Angad: that she does but…stop with your silly commenting…people can hear you know?

All the guys were dumbfounded when the girls walked to the entrance of the church ever so gracefully.  Kartik was surprised at the change but then realized what the pink tie in their all black tuxedos meant.  Mishti wasn't supposed to be revealed yet.

As per the rituals of a Christian wedding, kartik's parents took their seating first followed by Mishti's mother's seating.  The minister and Kartik entered the church and took their places.  Since the bridesmaids were being escorted by the groomsmen, Armaa-Riddhima and Eijaz-Barkha entered one at a time with linked arms.  Tanya, the maid of honour, and Angad, the best man were supposed to enter just before the flower girl and the ring bearer entered.  All present guests aww-ed at the maid for each other looking couples.  Eijaz-Barkha weren't planning to get married so soon but now after seeing the amount of bliss in a wedding atmosphere gave them second thoughts.  

Eijaz(whispering in barkha's ear): when we get married…I want a church wedding as well..

Barkha blushed uncontrollably adding redness to her artificial make-up.  Louder awing took place when Angad and Tanya entered arm in arm, Kartik couldn't stop the urge so he turned around and looked at Tanya, more of a sister than a friend to him.  He signalled the photographer to take extra shots of the two.  Angad's heartbeat raced the instant she had hooked her arms with his.  This was the first time in so long that she was this close to him.  Her proximity let Angad have a whiff of her perfume in every breath, sending chills down his spine.  Both took their position in the middle with the other two couples on either side.

Prateek, the ring bearer, and Sia (so I couldn't think of a name), the flower girl, entered the church, each being carried by mishti's relatives.  Prateek looked "sexy" in Tanya's words in his white mini tuxedo with black buttons and black bow tie.

The Minister: All rise for the Bride.

Everyone in the church stood up as the Bridal chorus (here comes the bride) started playing.  Mishti took graceful steps down the aisle, towards Kartik, with her father.  As soon as she stood beside Kartik, The Call to Worship started followed by the opening prayer.  Everyone except for the ring bearer, flower girl, the minister, bride-groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen, best man and maid of honour, took their seats.  Angad looked to his side to take a look at Tanya and realized that she was almost as tall as if, maybe shorter by a few inches, in her heels.  She was observing the ceremony very closely.  She loved weddings.  She would be ecstatic during wedding days.  

The giving away of the bride, worship song, the charge to bride and groom, the pledge and the wedding vows were taken in the next part of the wedding.  

The Minister: the wedding vows.

Kartik: I, Kartik Patel, take you, Mishti Desuza, to be my wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, 'till death do us part: according to God's holy ordinance, and thereto I pledge you my love and faithfulness.

Mishti: In the name of jesus, I Mishti Desuza take you, Kartik patel, to be my husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, for as long as we both shall live. This is my solemn vow.

Tanya's eyes filled at the sweet vows.  Barkha was getting annoyed.  First of all, she wasn't the formal dresses type.  She wasn't the one who was up for make up and fancy hair dos and there was no way she was going to stand more than 5 minutes and it had been way past that time.  She had started missing her usual flip-flops once the straps of the heels started getting on her nerves.  She kept shifting her weight from one side to the other while eijaz just shook his head.

By the time the ring exchange ceremony and the lightening of the unity candle came to and end, riddhima had lost her patience too.  Agreed that church weddings were shortet compared to hindu wedding but in Hindu weddings,  you were allowed to sit!!  Riddhima was the most annoyed with her dress.  She was a perfect typical wife, who wore saris almost everyday except for the days when she wore salwaars.  She was feeling uncomfortable and conscious of her appearance while Armaan constantly assured her that she looked fine through gestures throughout the pronouncement.

The Minister:  Now that Kartik patel and Mishti Desuza have given themselves to each other by the promises they have exchanged, I pronounce them to be husband and wife, in the name

Barkha and Riddihma were the most happiest when the closing prayer started.  They were so irritated that they had even let go of their respective groomsman's hand.  Riddhima got a glance at Angad and Tanya.  Her experienced eyes instantly caught the image of the two holding hands with their fingers interlocked.  Tanya hadn't realized when she had done that during the wedding process but Angad could not have been happier.  Riddhima nudged armaan lightly and pointed in the direction.  Armaan quickly recollected the annoyed Angad outside on his and eijaz's comments when Tanya stepped out of the limo.

Armaan(thinking to himself): ohh…now it makes sense…he didn't like it when we talked about her like that…I wonder whats up…

Very soon, barkha and Eijaz had noticed the same thing.  Tanya was so engrossed in the wedding to realize and Angad was obviously oblivious of the happenings when he was with his love.

Tanya: awww….so cute….

She remarked as Kartik and Mishti shared their wedding kiss.

The minister: It is now my privilege to introduce to you for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Patel.

Everyone got up and cheered while Mishti and Kartik walked down the aisle followed in order: Angad- Tanya, Armaan-Riddhina & Eijaz-Barkha, Prateek-Sia, the rest of the guests.  Mishti threw her bouquet over her head.  Tanya could have caught it if she wanted but she let it go and Barkha ended up catching it.

Riddhima: Awwww….barkha….you'll get married soon…

Barkha blushed again.  For some reason, today she was blushing a lot.  Kartik and Mishti were driven away to the next destination, the banquet hall for their wedding party in which only a few close relatives were invited.  Everyone got into their respective cars and followed the "newly-weds" labelled limo.  

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Riddhima-Armaan, Barkha-Eijaz sat down at their table after slow dancing with the irritated ladies.  They had been dancing for the past half an hour and hell it was no where close to club dancing.  It was more like waltzing around the room and slow dances.  Riddhima's eyes fell on Angad-Tanya once again and she noticed the heat.  Mishti had announced that all the ladies had to stay with their escorts, according to which, Angad and Tanya were to be together until the party was done.  They hadn't taken a single break from their dancing so far.

Tanya felt a shiver run down her spine every time his hand on her waist moved.  She tightened her grip around his shoulders making sure she wouldn't fall over by his proximity.  They were so close to each other, that is Angad took a tiny step towards her, they would be engaged in a kiss.   The scent of his aftershave was setting her senses on fire while her perfume was setting his on fire.  How he controlled his urges and suppressed his desires, only he knew.

Barkha: Oh god…how can Tanya keep going??  Her dress is full length too……mine is irritating the hell out of me…and damn these heels!!

Eijaz: barkha baby…relax…you even untied your hairdo…

Barkha: the thing was heavy…I like my hair down..

Eijaz shook his head and looked at Riddhima who was still looking at Angad-Tanya.

Eijaz: Kya hua??  Aise kyun dekh rahi ho?

Riddhima: guys…I think something is going on between the two…I noticed since yesterday…they've been with each for practically every second..

The other three: Agreed.

Barkha:  I'll ask Tanya tomorrow at the concert…but gotta say one thing..they look hot together…

Armaan: definitely..

Riddhima: but how can someone develop feelings in such a short time.

Mishti(appearing behind them): Love at first sight is a possibility…but in this case….their love takes place a couple of years back.

Eijaz: what do you mean?

Mishti: I have to tell you guys…can you join me in the private room we have for our group?

All four nodded, got up and followed Mishti into the room where Kartik was already waiting for them.

Mishti: alright guys…me and Kartik decided that you all should know because we're good friends…and we don't keep secrets…

Kartik: but you guys have to promise you wont say anything about this to Tanya…

The four agreed.  Mishti took a deep breath and prepared herself to let the cat out of the bag.

Mishti: Tanya is not Tanya.  She is Kripa.

Everyone: Kripa??

Mishti: Kripa Khanna.  Better if I say Mrs. Kripa Angad Khanna.

Everyone was shocked upon hearing the truth.

Armaan: Angad as in Prateek's father?

Mishti: yea…and Tanya is Prateek's mother…believe it or not…

Riddhima: but then how is she here?  And why wont Angad tell her anything?

Mishti: because tanya's case is complicated…if she comes to know the truth right now…she might get a shock which can send her into coma…I told Angad not to say anything to her…but this is one of the reason why she is living with Angad…

Barkha: but Mishti…how can you believe Angad so blindly?  Usne keh diya aur tumne maan liya?

Mishti: I didn't believe him just like that…he told me something that only I knew about Tanya out of all of us…she has a tattoo on her arm that says Angad…did you ever realize how she always covers a part of her right arm?  Even right now….she covered it with a fake tattoo…he even showed me their wedding pictures, along with some other photographs with prateek and the rest of the family…

Eijaz: this is unbelievable…

Kartik: I know…but do you see how she trusts him?  She wouldn't love at your house armaan…remember that?...you even have a woman in the house…she's living with a man 24/7…the man she met merely a week ago when she agreed to live with him…and then her attachment with prateek…it all explains it…

Riddhima: that's why Angad always has that look in his eyes when she's around.

Armaan: and that's why he got annoyed when me and eijaz were talking about her this morning…

Mishti: yea…because he is her husband…now one more important thing…Rahul doesn't find out a single word about this…

Armaan: why?  He is our friend too….

Kartik: Our friend who is in love with Tanya…with Kripa…Angad's wife…Mishti and I fear that he might use the information for his own use to get Tanya…

Barkha: how do you know he is in love with Tanya??

Kartik: he told Angad yesterday…Angad was slightly worried about it…he was afraid that rahul might try to do something stupid and Angad really can't afford to lose his wife once again…

Riddhima: who knew such things actually happened…well…I just hope she gets her memory back soon..

Armaan: even if she doesn't….she's already falling for Angad…I can see it…

Mishti: Of course Tanya is feeling the love Armaan…She's angad's wife afterall…

They looked towards the door and shock took over their faces when they saw Tanya standing there.

Please excuse any spelling/grammatical errors...wrote this part while taking a break from studying...thts when i usually have my brain-freezes..loll...
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