A week after their wedding dates were finalised another good news came. Rashi was pregnant. Pranati got to know about it and she and Sakshi immediately connected her to video call. Their families congratulated her and Vaibhav.
Pranati and Sakshi were so excited.
"Yayy! Hum maasi banne wale hai!"
(We are going to be maasi.)
They exclaimed together.
"Chachi!"
Came Sahil and Adarsh's voice. Sahil looked at Adarsh and raised an eyebrow and he looked away mumbling 'Tere liye bola tha'.
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Time passed by quick and tomorrow is their engagement. Today they are goingg to the venue where all the functions would be held.
Pranati was getting emotional because it was her last day in her parents' house. She was looking at everything in her room with tears in her eyes. She went outside and traced the walls with her hands. The house held so many memories.
She turned around and saw her father looking at her with teary eyes and that was the last straw. She ran to him and hugged him and sobbed in his chest. He patted her back to soothe her with his tears flowing. He sat on the couch with her still in crying in his chest.
Her mother came and hugged her from other side and she cried in her chest. After some time they started off to their destination.
They reached their in two hours and went to their rooms to rest for some time. Pranati, Rashi and Sakshi were sharing a room. The Singhanias reached an hour later. Sahil and Adarsh were sharing a room.
It was almost dinner time and Sakshi asked Pranati to come downstairs. She denied saying she wasn't hungry. Pranati was still emotional thinking about everything.
Sahil met Sakshi on his way down and asked about Pranati. Sakshi told and he went to her room. He knew what was bothering her. He knocked on the door and she opened it.
He went inside and closed the door. She was looking at his movements. He turned around and engulfed her in a tight hug. A few seconds later he felt something warm and her chest started shaking. He sighed and moved them towards the bed.
He made her sit on his lap and she hid her face in his neck and sobbed like a baby. She loved her parents a lot and was feeling very emotional.
"Shh. Bas. Itna nhi rote."
(Stop. Don't cry.)
He rubbed her back. Gradually, her cries slowed down and he cupped her face. One thing he had always noticed about her was her eyes and nose never got red even after crying for hours.
"You okay now?"
He asked softly. She nodded and wiped her tears with the back of her hand. She kept her head on his shoulder and they stayed like that for some time. His presence slowly calming her down.
After some time they went down and had their dinner.
The next day was very chaotic. It was their engagement. Pranati was in a much better mood now. Right now, she was getting ready. Sahil's Tikka ceremony was going on.
After about half an hour she was called downstairs for her Godh ceremony. She was made to sit on the middle of the stage and the ladies from Sahil's family were supposed to adorn her with jewellery and gifts.
The ceremony took half an hour. The stage was then cleared for the dance function and Pranati was made to sit beside Sahil.
"You look beautiful."
He whispered in her ear and she lowered her lashes, blushing. She didn't know why she was so shy suddenly. He had complemented her a thousand times but it seemed as if today something was new and different.
Sahil held her hand and intertwined their fingers. Her heartbeat escalated at such a simple gesture. His every action was making her feel giddy.
The dance function started with the Ganesh Vandana. Everyone did their performance and the last ones for dance were Sahil and Pranati.
They danced on Dekha hazaro dafa and Tu hi mera. During their whole performance both of them were looking into each other's eyes.
The song ended and they broke out of their trance by hooting and clapping sounds. The families gathered around the stage and Dhriti bought the rings.
They made each other wear the rings and everyone clapped and threw flowers at them. And then the torture started. Photo session. About an hour later they were almost done with the photos. Only some guests were left.
Pranati's feet had started aching due to standing constantly. She was shifting on her feet to relieve her pain. Sahil noticed this and asked the photographer not to take much time. They were done in the next 10 minutes and Sahil made her sit on the dinner table.
He asked her to take off her sandals and a painful moan escaped her mouth. She leaned on him and he rubbed her arm. A small yawn escaped her mouth.
The dinner was served and before they could eat Dhriti spoke up.
"Bhai!"
"Hnn hnn pta hai tera rule."
(Yes yes i know your rule.)
He said shaking his head with a smile and fed the first bite to Pranati. Pranati did the same and Dhriti smiled sheepishly. They had their dinner laughing and teasing each other.
Everyone was in their rooms. They were very tired and slept as soon as their heads hit the pillow. Pranati couldn't sleep. She kept thinking about her life. She had imagined all this a hundred times in the past 7 years and now it was happening in real.
Her thoughts were broken by her phone ringing.
"Hii."
She whispered.
"Hii. Soi kyu nhi?"
(Why did you not sleep?)
Sahil said.
"Soch rhi thi."
(I was thinking.)
"Kya?"
(What?)
"Agar aapko mujhse pyaar nhi hota toh meri life kitni different hoti."
(If you wouldn't have fallen in love with me my life would be so different.)
"Wo toh possible hi nhi tha na. Mai hamesha se tujhse pyaar krta tha bas realise thoda der se hua."
(That was not possible. I always loved you just realised it a bit late.)
They fell in a comfortable silence. Both of them aware of the smile on the other's face.
"I love you."
She said after some time.
"I love you too."
Came his reply. And soon they slipped into slumber. ************************************** Please do leave your comments.
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