Part 1:
Overwhelmed and relieved by Anu’s public announcement of their wedding, Anuj couldnt contain the euphoria and paced the floor outside the dressing room to see her, to thank her and to love her more.
Devika found him there and asked “tu yahan kya kar raha hai? Anu se kuch kehna hai toh andar jaa na!”
“aise kaise andar chala jaoo yaar” he replied awkwardly
“o maryada ke flagbearer, shadi hone wali hai teri usse...tu aise kyu sharma raha hai jab usne sab ke saamne itni badi baad bindaas hokar boldi...meri baat maan, andar jaa aur baat kar usse araam se, chal tere liye mai yaha pehra de deti hoon, koi tumhe disturb nahi karega...aur haan sun, lage haath kuch pappi jhappi bhi ho jaaye toh kya baat hai! “ winked Devika and pushed him into the green room where she sat in front of the mirror, immersed in his thoughts.
“Anu” he called to alert her.
“Anuj” she turned around wondering if it was still her imagination but he had tears in his eyes, why?
“Anuj...” she rushed towards him
“kya hua hai? aap aise..” worried, she tried to look into his eyes but he wouldnt let her.
“Anuj aap mujhe pareshan kar rahe hai, bataiyye na kya hua hai, aap aise ro kyu rahe hai?” she asked grabbing his hand.
“Anu I’m sorry” he said with his face face hung low
“sorry?” she couldnt fathom the reason for his guilt.
“Anu mai jaanta hoon tumhare liye ye faisla kitna mushkil raha hoga aur maine tumhe iss mushkil mein daalkar accha nahi kiya”
“Anuj ye faisla toh mujhe kabhi na kabhi lena hi tha, ismein aapki koi galti nahi, aur sorri toh mujhe aapse kehna chahiye, kal raat aapse baat na karne ke liye”
Nodding his disapproval, he took his glasses off to wipe his tears when she touched his cheek and pulled his face close to press her lips on his warm eyes.
Gulping in the surprise, he stared at her for ridding him off his guilt with one intimate touch.
Slightly shy, she tried dodging his intense stare and turned to the mirror and started taking her earrings off when she saw him walk towards her.
Her heart started racing as he came close and stood right behind her.
Looking at her in the mirror he reached her ear asking if he could take them off and she she shyly consented to his request.
Bending in towards her neck, with his warm breath playing some insane game with her erratic senses, he plucked the jhumkas off ever so sensuously.
With her eyes closed, she then turned around to face him making him wonder what she was implying when she pointed to the head piece making him smile at her cuteness.
He struggled a bit with the pins holding the maang tika or perhaps he pretended to so he could spend longer taking it off.
She found it hard to breathe with his face so close to hers and he wished he could stay there forever with her gorgeous face in front of him.
Admiring his soon to be wife, he couldnt resist planting a kiss on her forehead and said “Anu, you are beautiful!”
Not used to compliments, she chuckled a little and said “beautiful? hmm ab jaisi bhi hoon aapki hoon, ab toh aap jindagi bhar ke liye phas gaye Mr. Kapadia”
Grinning back at her he replied “arey phas mai nahi aap gayi hai mohtarma, iss naacheez ki kya aukaat aap jaisi mahaan kalakaar ke saamne...dekho na, sundar tum ho dono mann se aur tann se, mindblowing dancer tum ho, lajawaab khana tum banati ho, parivaar se itna pyaar karti toh meri toh lottery hi lag gayi na”
“accha toh woh kya tha abhi , jo aapne aise ekdum hero ki tarah entry maari performance ke baad, log sochte honge iss hero jaise dikhne wale aadmi ko mujh jaisi sadharan orat mein kya dikha”
“Anu mai hero isliye hoon kyuki tum meri heroine ho, aur hamari kahani mein toh hero bhi tum ho aur heroine bhi...ye Anuj kuch bhi nahi agar uski Anupama uske saath nahi”
Thanking her Kanhaji, she adored the man she was going to marry, his heartwarming gestures to make her feel secure and worthy made her eyes beam with pride and her heart swell with joy. He was everything one would want in a partner and she felt the luckiest to be sharing a life with him.
“Thank you Anuj, meri jindagi mein aane ke liye”
“Anu, thank you mujhe apni zindagi ka hissa banane ke liye, aur haan jaanta hoon ki abhi shadi ki date decide nahi hui hai par kya shadi ka ek vaada hum aaj hi kar sakte hai?”
“woh kya?”
“woh ye Mrs. soon to be Kapadia ke koi bhi baat ho, koi bhi mushkil decision lena ho, tum mujhse share zaroor karogi and same goes for me... chahe wo baat kitni bhi choti ho ya badi, aaj se ye tay raha ke hum har problem ko sath mein, khulke baat kar ke solve karenge, deal?”
“Deal!” she cheered as they shook on their first wedding vow.
“aur haan maine ye bhi suna hai ke jab shadi hone wali ho toh log handshake nahi gale lag ke deal seal karte hai” yanking her towards him he waited for her yes to pull her into a hug when she coyly gave in to his request to share a loving embrace.
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just a little something to kill the boredom☺️
Ishaani
Cricket
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