Hey Roohians,
Yes, it’s the wedding day, THE BIG DAY !!!
The Nazareth brothers are sibling goals even though the scene is quite small.
I loved writing the part where Neil and Saira have a beautiful conversation and then he surprises her with something huge.
Sorry for the short chapter but I wanted to keep the best part for the next one and also make sure that you come back to read. 😉 The next chapter is going to be explosive.
Big thanks to you all and wish you a very happy holiday season.
« I am leaving for Canada. This is our last meeting. Goodbye Neil. », Saira bid farewell to him.
« No Saira please don’t go. SAIRA !!! », Neil tried to stop her who turned her back to leave.
Neil jerked awake and sat up holding his head. He was having a huge hangover headache. He could vaguely remember what happened last night and how he landed in his room but he clearly remembered that he had figured out he was in love with Saira. Disturbed by the dream and worried about losing Saira, he went to the kitchen. He cut a lemon in half and smelled it to get rid of the nausea. He recollected the memory of Saira who taught him the benefits of lemon. He then made a lemonade and drank it. Feeling a little better he went to the washroom and took his shirt off. He saw Saira’s name on it and the flashback of the entire night came back. He took a shower and got ready. A little voice inside him was telling him to stop the wedding and another one was telling him to accept his fate. He found his younger brother standing in front of him when he came out of his room.
« Drop me home before going to the wedding, please. », he requested.
Saira was pacing up and down waiting for Neil. He had promised her that he would come early. Naira didn’t have the courage to tell her what happened last night after the mehendi.
« I…I invited Yohann. », Saira blasted the bomb at Naira.
« You are lucky that you are my best friend and I can’t run away from the wedding. », Naira grimaced.
« Maybe it’s the right time to talk to him either to sort out the issues or else end the marriage. Take this opportunity to tell him what you expect from him and listen to what he wants from you. Work together if you want to give each other a chance. », Saira tried to help her friend.
Shelly brought the dress and both the girls helped her get ready.
Neil was driving in silence. His brother informed him that he discovered a new song the other day which was like an addiction. He played the music on and increased the volume. « Back to back superhits par ladki kisi mein nahin milti ? », one of the characters from the clip said to Jubin Nautiyal which made Neil feel awkward. « Yeh dil aisi galti nahin karta. », Jubin replied in the song. Neil thought that this was him before. He had the chance to fall for anyone knowing the number of girls who were behind him. « Yeh hum ne soch rakha tha mohabbat na karenge hum. Kisi ko dil nahin denge. Kisi pe na marenge hum. Tumhari mast aankhon ne yeh kaisa haal kar dala... dil galti kar baitha hai. Galti kar baitha hai dil. », just like Jubin in the song his heart too made the mistake of falling in love. Unable to take the bass blasting music and the lyrics of the song that was describing his life, he felt like he couldn’t breathe anymore. He stopped the car and got out of it. He walked a few feet away and breathed in and out deeply. He felt like his chest was compressing his heart to make him breathless. His brother who had put the song on deliberately was worried that he might have gone too far in his way to make Neil accept his feelings.
« So it’s just not an assumption anymore. My brother is really in love. », he said joining him. « What are you waiting for ? She is getting married today. Run and confess before it’s too late. », he added.
« Nick, I can’t. », Neil replied.
« Why not ? You never believed in love but now that you have fallen in love you can’t let her go. I can’t let you be so stupid. », Nick said.
« I love her but she doesn’t love me. », Neil explained.
« How do you even know ? What if she is just too afraid to confess ? What if she is afraid to tell the truth ? », Nick asked.
« You know her very well. If she really loved me, she would have fought the entire world for me. Like she fought for me as a friend. She went against her own parents for our friendship. », Neil informed his brother with a broken heart.
« Bro, if you aren’t telling her then I am. », Nick was ready to dial Saira’s number.
« No Nick you won’t. Let her have a peaceful marriage. Promise me you won’t tell her nor Naira about it. », Neil begged him.
« Oh please, the entire world knows that you have feelings for her. », Nick shook his head.
« Yes maybe but I never accepted it. », Neil replied.
« Ok fine. », Nick accepted.
Samir put his sherwani on with a mixed feelings between stress and happiness. He was at the same time worried and eager for this new chapter of his life. Nassiha entered his room and whistled at him.
« Hottest bridegroom in the town. », she said. « I should find a hot dude and get married too. Maybe you and Saira can arrange a thing between me and Neil. », she added.
« Neil ? », he turned around to face her with stupefaction. « Neil, the guy you believe is in love with Saira ? », he asked teasingly.
« Yes, now that his best friend is getting married he can move on with someone like me. », she replied. « He is quite a handsome man. », she added.
« I always knew you were attracted to him. », he teased her. « But when you think about it, two best friends dating their partner’s bestfriend sounds quite nice. », he remarked.
« Let’s come back to the man who is getting married. You look fabulous. », she complimented him.
« I totally agree with her. », his mother entered in the room.
Nassiha left the place to allow them have their alone time. His mother looked at him lovingly. It was every mother’s dream to see their children’s wedding and she was no exception. The idea of her son making her own family was bringing joy to her heart. Her beautiful son was looking so handsome. She couldn’t control her emotions and burst into tears.
Saira, her cousins and Naira were at the beauty salon. Neil parked his car and went to the drugstore that was just two minutes away. He remembered on his way to the salon that their names were inscribed together on his hand. He needed to hide it and the best way was the usage of bandage. He quickly bought one and wrapped his hand with it while the druggist looked at him confused. Why would anyone wear a bandage if not injured ? He didn’t care to explain and rushed to the girls. Naira who spotted him came outside to make sure that he was doing well. He pretended to be perfectly fine.
« Can I see Saira alone ? I have a surprise for her. », he asked.
« Yeah, the makeup and hairstyle is done. We were about to leave. I am taking the girls home, you bring Saira... before the wedding. », she suggested with a reminder.
« Perfect. Thanks. », he replied.
Naira went inside and called the girls to come outside. They all greeted and complimented Neil for his look and chatted with him for some time.
Saira checked in the mirror and found herself beautiful but she wasn’t really happy neither with the wedding nor her look. Neil was right when he told her that she was compromising and this wasn’t the Saira he was friends with. Today she herself realized that this was the Saira she never wanted to become. Neil entered and closed the door behind him. He leaned against it and devoured her with his eyes. She was looking so beautiful that it was getting really hard for him to control his emotions. This was the same girl he was so attracted to like a magnet but their friendship always overpowered his feelings. He feared that seeing her with someone else will one day make him explode. He hid his emotions and composed himself. This wasn’t the time to lament but be there for her on her big day.
« You look beautiful. », he said standing behind her.
« Kuch bhi. », she replied turning around.
« Sach. Sirf sach. », he confirmed.
Saira was surprised and her heart skipped a beat. This was the first time he ever said something in Hindi in front of her. She looked at him. This was also the first time he was in a sherwani, a beige one with pink touch which was matching with her pink champagne color lehenga. She knew that he made an effort to wear Indian clothes just because he loved her… as a friend.
« Thank you. », she said placing her hand on his heart.
« You are welcome even though I don’t know why you are thanking me. », he replied placing his hand on top of hers.
« What happened to your hand ? When did you get injured ? How did it happen ? », she panicked taking his hand.
« Slow down. Don’t stress much or else you will look ugly on your wedding. », he joked.
« Not funny, ok ? », she looked daggers at him.
« Ok ! », he agreed.
« Tell me Neil, what happened to your hand ? », she asked again.
She was almost about to cry. Her concern about a small injury made his heart flutter but he inwardly begged her not to be so concerned or else it will be really hard for him to control himself. Her lips were quivering as she was trying to control her emotions. He bit his lower lip and shook his head because he was so close to kiss her beautiful yet vulnerable lips painted in dark red matte lipstick by the beautician . « No Neil, she is not yours. », he said inwardly.
« I have a surprise for you. », he dragged her outside.
She just had the time to thank the beauticians who did her makeup and hairstyle. He helped her get inside the car while she asked about the girls. He informed her that they have already left with Naira. When she saw that he was going to the opposite direction of the house, she really wanted to know where he was taking her.
« Neil where are you taking me ? », she asked impatiently.
« We are going to Paris. », he finally said.
« I am getting married in three hours and you are taking me to Paris ? We will never come back on time, Neil. », she said in panick.
« We will unless we are stuck in a traffic jam but it’s ok. The bride coming late on her own wedding is so cool. », he laughed.
« And when my father will kick our asses with a broom for making the groom wait, it will be less cool. », she replied.
« Ok ok I applaud you for the broom and groom joke but now zip your mouth. », he said.
Saira’s mother was panicking when she wasn’t coming back home. She asked Naira to call Neil as Saira wasn’t picking up the phone.
« Don’t stress aunty. Both are very responsible. », Naira reassured her.
« The mayor won’t wait for Queen Saira. If she doesn’t come back on time, she won’t get married. », Saira’s mother replied.
Naira looked up and prayed to God to make Neil accept his feelings so that he can stop the wedding on time.
Saira was impatiently waiting blindfolded since ten minutes. He turned her around and opened the blindfold. She opened her mouth wide in surprise.
« I suppose the ride is for you. Hi, I am Gabrielle and congratulations. », Gabrielle said.
« Thank you. », Saira was still shocked. « Neil, how do you even remember that ? It was three years ago. », she turned towards him.
« I remember everything about you, Saira. You can forget your own wishes but I can’t. », he replied.
Three years ago she had jokingly told Neil and Naira that one of her weirdest wishes was a horseback ride on her wedding day in Paris. She never thought Neil would fulfill that crazy wish of hers. She didn’t even expect him to remember it. She wondered why was that man so caring and loving ? How could she not fall in love with him ? He snapped her out of her thoughts and helped her ride on that beautiful white horse. He took a few pictures of her while she had a huge smile on her face.
« You can also get on it. Blanche is strong enough to take both your weights. The groom should also enjoy his day. », Gabrielle said.
Saira and Neil looked at each other awkwardly, « We are just friends. »
« Oh sorry I thought… anyway, you must be very special to him that he is fulfilling such an expensive wish. », Gabrielle said to Saira.
« She is very special to me. », Neil accepted.
« Then ride on it. », Gabrielle said.
Neil accepted the offer. Saira asked Gabrielle to take a picture of them. This moment was very special to her which she wanted to keep forever as a souvenir. Once the photo clicked, the ride started. Under the mesmerized eyes of the Parisians they wandered a long avenue. Then suddenly a huge noise frightened Blanche making Neil and Saira fall off its back.
PS : I have to mention that I loved writing the behavior and desire changes of both Neil and Saira. Till they believed they were only friends, even attracted to each other they didn't express their desires. But as soon as Saira realized her feelings, his touch started to affect her. Same way after Neil realized his feelings, he has that desire of being physical with her but he knows he can't.
Today I went through the old chapters to check something and realized that unknowingly I always make Neil say innocently "OK !" every time she is angry, pissed or focused. 🤣
Saira has some weird wishes. One was when she wished to have rain on her engagement day.
Neil remembered that and danced with her publicly. And the other one is the horseback ride on her wedding. 😆 And as usual Neil is there to fulfill her wishes.
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