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Swara's POV-

" Shona....wake up now. We need to go for shopping today for the wedding. It's already 11 in the morning. Amrita and Preeti will be here in about half an hour." I heard mumma shake me.

" Mumma, all of you go and buy whatever is necessary, I am really very sleepy." I whined as I covered my head with the duvet.

" Shona, don't be child now. Get up beta." She said, getting the curtains off but I just didn't budge. Can she really not shop for me? I don't like it every much. It's so confusing!

" Swara, up now." Mumma addressed me again and this time, I had to get up because she called me Swara. Any further delaying her order will land me in trouble. I just sat, couldn't help pouting.

" To wake you up, only rudeness works na?" She asked, sarcastically and I rolled my eyes, how is she so sarcastic so early in the morning.

Then, I was forced inside the washroom and got ready. Six days had passed after Aryan's wedding and now, I was being pestered for mine!

Aditya, again has engrossed himself with work and mom and mumma had forced me to take complete off from the office for all the wedding preparations from today.

As I walked to the living room, mom and Preeti were already there. Mumma was talking to them.

" Here she is." Mom said as I went to them.

" Shona, let's go." Mom said as we all walked to the car. I had got my license just yesterday and was driving. Radhe kaka took an off.

It took us around half an hour to reach the bridal store.

" Okay Shona, so let us select things for you or else when we get out of the store, You'll only have lot's of which only end up just above your knees." Mumma taunted.

" Why am I even here? The brides are supposed to chill and not exhaust themselves!" I muttered to myself while nodding my head at them.

" By the way, what about Aditya's clothes?" I asked mom.

" Karan, your dad and your papa will take him somewhere later today. Day after tomorrow is your engagement, so you will need clothes." She answered.

" But mom, for engagement, the more important part to shop for are the rings." I said, raising an eyebrow.

" Don't you worry about it Shona, the rings are already purchased." Mumma replied.

" Then why didn't I see?" I asked her.

" That's because, in our family, the bride and the groom are not allowed to see the rings before the engagement." Preeti replied this time.

" And what about the size?" I asked again.

" Don't you worry about that. It'll fit you just perfect." Mom replied and I nodded.

Then all of us started looking for sarees and lehengas.

I was certainly bored after a point of time so I decided to text Aditya to annoy him, disturbing him at work.

I left three texts for him, but even after fifteen minutes, there was not a reply at one.

How dare he! Had it been me who hadn't responded to his texts, he would probably have traced me down!

" Shona.....Shona? Where are you lost?" Mumma asked, shaking me by the shoulder.

" Huh?" I asked, trying to understand what she was saying.

" Shona, so you like this saree?" Mom asked, showing a green one to which I nodded in a yes.

" I am going to kill him." I muttered, but unfortunately, Preeti who was sitting right next to me, heard me.

" Karan and Aditya are in the board meeting." She whispered, smiling at me.

" Ohh." Was my casual reply when I realized that she was teasing me.

I looked at her, wide eyed to find that she had a teasing smile on. I just blushed a little, suddenly, very interested in the lehengas.

But, I still was angry at him. He could at least have sent a text stating that he was busy and will talk to me later.....but no. He royally just ignored me and I knew that he had seen my texts because there were blue ticks.

" Swara....get him out of your mind or you'll end up making a fool of yourself." I thought in my brain but still, he was in there, pestering me!

Somehow, I managed to get the shopping done and now it was the time for the wedding lehenga.

That was a huge talk in itself. I must have tried around ten of them. And man, were they heavy!

After trying a few more, I was indecisive between three, one was pastel pink, one was magenta and the third one was a traditional red. In fact, not just me, all of us were confused because they looked equally pretty.

" Fine....fine you confused people. I'll just send a picture to Aryan and he will decide for me." I finally sighed, clicking the pictures.

Currently, he was on his honeymoon in Bali but luckily for me, he chose to reply me as soon as he saw the message unlike some people.

The red one S, you look the least fat in that one.

This was his reply. Anyways, not that I was expecting him to properly compliment me because he would never do that in a million years.

" The red one." I announced, looking at everyone. I also went with that one because it is husband dearest's favorite color.

" This one it is." Preeti announced and we then finally walked to the counter to pay the bill. Except for the wedding lehenga and the blouse pieces of the sarees, we took everything home with us. The blouses will be stitched and the lehenga will be altered by two days after the engagement.

Getting home when I looked at the phone, there were still no messages from him. I rolled my eyes in irritation as I went to the kitchen to get water from everyone.

It was around seven in the evening and mumma insisted mom and Preeti to call others here only for dinner to which they agreed after a lot of convincing. Mumma and mom got busy in the kitchen,  Preeti was sent to the guest room to rest for a while and I was made to carry all the shopping bags to my room to keep them properly.

I still didn't understand how mumma can trust me with keeping things properly and not make a mess.

As I was trying to arrange the boxed of the dresses properly, I felt my hair irritate my face and I was done keeping them open. Wanting to take the rubber band from the dresser, I found the packet absolutely empty. How is that even possible! I just got a huge packet of hair ties just five days back. Where are all of them!!!

" Impossible." I muttered and then took a pen from the stand to tie the damn hair and continued to do what I was doing.

" Swara, you should change into something comfortable first, or you'll just keep on getting annoyed." I talked to myself, walking to the closet when I heard a knock.

" Come in." I answered and in walked Aditya, with all his stupid glory.

" What do you want?" I asked, clearly showing my irritation.

He had taken aback for a moment before quickly recovering from it.

" Mrs. Kapoor, this is no way of talking to your husband." Came his witty reply.

" Really? Then what way is the right way?" I asked, turning my back to him to the closet to get my night suit out.

" What has happened Swara?" He asked, walking towards me and turning me to face him.

" You don't know what has happened?" I asked, looking at him in the eye.

" No, I really don't. Did someone say anything to you?" He asked, looking concerned.

" No one said anything and why are you pretending!?" I exclaimed.

" I am not pretending. Will you tell me what is happening?" He asked, a little too calmly again.

" I can't believe that you are still playing oblivious. But it's okay, you tell me that you did you not reply to my messages?" I asked him, clearly.

" What messages? I didn't get any message from you Swara." He replied, furrowing his eyebrows.

" Really? Check your phone. You also even saw the messages because there is a blue tick." I challenged him and he did take his phone out and his expressions changed.

" I am sorry Swara. I didn't see the messages. The phone was in my pocket and I was in a meeting. Maybe it was opened by mistake." He clarified and I trusted him.

I don't know, but there is something in which which does not let me misunderstand him now. Maybe it is my own guilt of my actions or that sincerity in his eyes.

This is when I realized that I had certainly overreacted and he did not deserve my stupid anger.

" I am sorry. I overreacted." I apologized to him, giving him the best puppy eyes that I could muster up.

He just chuckled, pulling me into him and I wrapped my arms around his torso.

" You have nothing to apologize for love. You just need to tell me your problems and we can find the solutions to them together." He said.

Whenever he addressed me by that notation, something happens to me, something which I cannot put into words, unexplainable.

" I know that." I replied, sighing.

As I distanced myself from him, a strong blow of find found it's way into the room, making the windows open and the pen which had tied my hair together fell off, leaving all the strands coming to my face. I bent down to pick the pen and was collecting all the hair together to tie them again when Aditya snatched the pen away, holding my hand.

" Leave them the way they are, you look beautiful." He was so direct with his false compliment as he tucked a strand at the back of my ear which was on my lips.

" Aditya, I literally have been shopping for around five hours straight. There is no way I can look beautiful the way I must be right now." I chuckled, going to the mirror to have a look at myself.

And man I was right and how. I really looked like a zombie.

" You look beautiful each and every time I see you Mrs. Kapoor. Don't you think otherwise." I said, as he came to stand behind me, looking to me through the mirror and I looked away, blushing.

Why does he always have to flirt!!

He just chuckled again.

" I need to change." I said to shoo him away from the room or he'd just go on, making me feel more awkward than I already was.

" I'll be downstairs." He said, walking out of the door as I went on to lock it to change.

Freshening up, a few more clothes were left to be kept which I did quickly and then went to the living room where Bubbles immediately jumped on me.

" Aww....my baby!" I went on my knees to pet and cuddle with him as he licked all over my face.

I then greeted dad and Karan. Papa must have gone to his room to change.

Later, as we sat down to have dinner, I was sitting next to Aditya who somehow managed to get a hold of my left hand under the table.

What is he doing! There is everyone here!

" Aditya....leave my hand!" I whispered, very quietly to him but instead of doing what I had asked him to, he just started tracing patterns all over my wrist, making all the butterflies in my stomach flutter very fast.

As we continued to eat, he continued to torment me. I didn't even try to get my hand free because I was literally sitting there, trying so hard not to blush or else everybody would have noticed. 

Thankfully, I did manage to keep my face neutral and no one noticed what he was doing. After everybody was done eating, he finally left it as I had to get up but not before smirking, clearly indicating how he won.

I rolled my eyes and took my hand away, grabbing others plates to keep it in the kitchen for washing.

Then as all of the others sat in the living room, planning my engagement while I was in the kitchen, serving ice cream in bowls as my phone rang. It was Aryan.

" Heyy Aryan. What's up and why did you call me? You are on your honeymoon!" I exclaimed.

" S, for your kind information, we are on our way back home." He replied and then I remembered, they were coming back tomorrow morning.

" Ohh right, but why are you calling now?" I asked him.

" Because we have boarded the plane and mom's cell is unreachable from here, just call her to inform that we have boarded and will be there in the morning." He replied.

" Will do that! Have a safe journey!" I muttered and then he hung up, stating that the announcement for take off.

" Shona, come quickly." I heard papa call for me.

" Just a minute papa." I shouted back and put the bowls in the tray.

After serving, I called to inform aunty and then sat with everyone else.

" Swara, we completely forgot to collect the bangles we had ordered for you beta and that shop is closing tomorrow for the next four days. You quickly change and go with Aditya to collect them. Also, try them and see if they fit fine and if not, they will adjust it on the spot." Mom said.

" Mom, but what was the need?" I whined.

" Come on, you don't get a say in this. If I want to order something for my daughter, I will." She false scolded me and I was sent to change.

I quickly slipped into one of the dresses kept right in front of the closet, got my sandals on, combed on hair and was ready to go.

Swara's Look-

" Let's go Aditya." I said, hopping down the stairs.

" Careful Swara, we don't want another accident now." He said, standing up and I just made a poker face.

Walking out, we sat in the car as he started driving, making small conversations here and there.

" You really are so stubborn and absolutely shameless. Had someone seen you holding my hand then?" I asked him, hitting him slightly on his forearm.

" So what? Who would have minded? You're my wife. People would have minded only if I had been holding someone else's hand except for yours." He replied so casually as if it was the most normal thing to do in the world.

" Still....we were with our parents." I defended my stance.

" Swara, they are our parents. Not jailers." He replied sarcastically and I showed him my tongue.

" Veru mature." He gave me a side look.

Soon, we were in the store and the person handed the bangles over. They were ridiculously beautiful.

" Wow." I muttered, taking them in my hand.

Bangles-

" Allow me." I heard Aditya as he took the bangles in his hand and my wrist in the second and slightly and gently slipped them onto my wrists.

They were a perfect fit.

" Thank you." I replied, taking my hand to myself to inspect the bangles.

" They are so beautiful." I said, looking at him to which he just smiled.

A smile which manages to light up my whole world, not that I have not mentioned this earlier.

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