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He walked down the alley when he heard some giggling and laughing. He followed its direction and stood in place near a pillar as he quietly watched the scene. Geet was sitting on a couch surrounded by 4 girls - 2 applying mehndi on her hands while the other 2 were working on her legs. His smile widened when he noticed that she was wearing capris. Maybe so that the mehndi does not get smudged, he thought. He looked around and saw everyone else sitting on the floor getting their hands filled with mehndi.
Just then, dadima came to Geet with a plate of fruits. Geet hesitantly ate a few pieces but one could tell she didn't want to eat any of those, or at least he could tell. Annie and Pinky came over to her side to see the design. They were both praising the design and teasing her.
"Design toh achi hai, ab dekhte hain rang kaisa hoga" said Annie.
"Kyun? Rang toh acha hi hoga" spoke Pinky.
"Oh ho Pinky. Agar rang dark nahi hua toh iska matlab hai bhai Geet se pyaar nahi karte. Toh ab yeh mehndi ka rang hi bhai ke pyaar ki gehrayi batayega. Jitna gehra rang, utna gehra pyaar." Annie said teasingly giving a slight nudge to Geet with her elbow. Geet couldn't help but blush.
" Ohhh...." Pinky said popping another piece of sweet in her mouth.
Geet was back in her room. She had a few minutes before she had to be on her toes again to get ready for another function. She looked at her mehndi with a smile. It wasn't the design she was smiling at, it was his name on her palm that brought a smile to her face.
Suddenly she got the smell of food and got back up from where she was lying down on her bed. Oh no, not again. I cannot eat this boring food any more. She looked on and saw Maan bring a plate full of food with him. Hey Babaji, yeh zaroor videsi khana laaye honge. Isse acha toh main dadima ke fruits se apna pet bhar leti. She thought as she gave a nervous smile to him.
"Aap? Aap yahan kya kar rahe hain?"
"Mujhe laga tumhe bhook lagi hogi, toh maine socha tumhare liye kuch khana le aaun"
"Nahi Maan, mujhe bilkul bhi bhook nahi hai."
"Geet, main kuch sunna nahi chahta. Tumhe khana hi padega. Pregnancy mein itni der bhooke rehne acha nahi"
With that, he made her sit on the bed forcefully. Well, her hands were tied and he took full advantage of this. He made her rest against the pillows on the headboard and asked her to open her mouth. She had squeezed her eyes shut so she wouldn't have to see what she was being fed. If I don't see it, maybe I will be able to swallow it better. She flung her eyes open at the first taste of the achaar and saw him smile at her ever so lovingly.
"Mujhe pata hai tumhe boring khana nahi pasand. Isi liye maine Nakul se keh kar aloo parathe aur achaar ka intezaam karwaya. Taaki jab bhi tumhe chahiye, tum chatpata kha sako"
Her eyes quickly filled up with tears. "Aap mere dil ki har baat kaise jaan lete hain?"
"Jyada khush hone ki zaroorat nahi. Maine yeh isliye kiya taaki tum mera sar na kha sako. Kal ko agar raat ke do baje tumhe achaar chahiye hogi toh main kya karoonga?" He was grinning widely and she hmphed and raised her hand to hit him but stopped just in time to realize she had mehndi on. He got a glimpse of the design and just as she pulled it back all embarrassed, he held it up by her elbow where there was no mehndi and saw that there was some very beautiful design on her hand, but the palm had MAAN written in big bold letters. And the rest of it was randomly covered with MAAN in small letters all around. They both rested their foreheads against each others and smiled away awing at the feeling called love.
Just then, dadima came to Geet with a plate of fruits. Geet hesitantly ate a few pieces but one could tell she didn't want to eat any of those, or at least he could tell. Annie and Pinky came over to her side to see the design. They were both praising the design and teasing her.
"Design toh achi hai, ab dekhte hain rang kaisa hoga" said Annie.
"Kyun? Rang toh acha hi hoga" spoke Pinky.
"Oh ho Pinky. Agar rang dark nahi hua toh iska matlab hai bhai Geet se pyaar nahi karte. Toh ab yeh mehndi ka rang hi bhai ke pyaar ki gehrayi batayega. Jitna gehra rang, utna gehra pyaar." Annie said teasingly giving a slight nudge to Geet with her elbow. Geet couldn't help but blush.
" Ohhh...." Pinky said popping another piece of sweet in her mouth.
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Geet was back in her room. She had a few minutes before she had to be on her toes again to get ready for another function. She looked at her mehndi with a smile. It wasn't the design she was smiling at, it was his name on her palm that brought a smile to her face.
Suddenly she got the smell of food and got back up from where she was lying down on her bed. Oh no, not again. I cannot eat this boring food any more. She looked on and saw Maan bring a plate full of food with him. Hey Babaji, yeh zaroor videsi khana laaye honge. Isse acha toh main dadima ke fruits se apna pet bhar leti. She thought as she gave a nervous smile to him.
"Aap? Aap yahan kya kar rahe hain?"
"Mujhe laga tumhe bhook lagi hogi, toh maine socha tumhare liye kuch khana le aaun"
"Nahi Maan, mujhe bilkul bhi bhook nahi hai."
"Geet, main kuch sunna nahi chahta. Tumhe khana hi padega. Pregnancy mein itni der bhooke rehne acha nahi"
With that, he made her sit on the bed forcefully. Well, her hands were tied and he took full advantage of this. He made her rest against the pillows on the headboard and asked her to open her mouth. She had squeezed her eyes shut so she wouldn't have to see what she was being fed. If I don't see it, maybe I will be able to swallow it better. She flung her eyes open at the first taste of the achaar and saw him smile at her ever so lovingly.
"Mujhe pata hai tumhe boring khana nahi pasand. Isi liye maine Nakul se keh kar aloo parathe aur achaar ka intezaam karwaya. Taaki jab bhi tumhe chahiye, tum chatpata kha sako"
Her eyes quickly filled up with tears. "Aap mere dil ki har baat kaise jaan lete hain?"
"Jyada khush hone ki zaroorat nahi. Maine yeh isliye kiya taaki tum mera sar na kha sako. Kal ko agar raat ke do baje tumhe achaar chahiye hogi toh main kya karoonga?" He was grinning widely and she hmphed and raised her hand to hit him but stopped just in time to realize she had mehndi on. He got a glimpse of the design and just as she pulled it back all embarrassed, he held it up by her elbow where there was no mehndi and saw that there was some very beautiful design on her hand, but the palm had MAAN written in big bold letters. And the rest of it was randomly covered with MAAN in small letters all around. They both rested their foreheads against each others and smiled away awing at the feeling called love.
Ishaani
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