Laksh: now, calm down and...

He stops when they hears the sound of the opening of the door. They immediately breaks the hug. Two men enters inside.

"It's time for the ritual." says one of them.

Ragini: what we've to do in the ritual of mehendi? Huh...

Laksh: let's see...

They goes with them. They gets shocked seeing the place. It was decorated now, with diyas and flowers.

Ragini: Laksh...

She says with a crying face. Laksh looks at her.

Laksh: nothing will happen. Keep calm...

He says as he blinks his eyes assuringly at her.

The men starts taking Laksh with them.

Ragini: I'll also come.

"You go to the women." says one man.

Ragini glares him but doesn't say anything as she starts walking where the women were sitting. Her anger reaches it's heights when she sees the girl applying mehendi on her hands with a wide smile. She grits her teeth and moves towards her. She sits besides her.

Ragini: ugly...

The girl looks at her with a shocked face.

Ragini: I mean the design is looking so ugly. Let me make a beautiful design.

She says as she snatches the bowl of mehendi from the lady who was applying the mehendi and starts making hilarious design on the girl's hand with the thin stick.

/Just imagine Ragini having Ravan wali laugh in her mind😜😂/

"He'll like this design?" the girl asks she looks at the design with a tight smile.

Ragini's blood starts boiling at that but she somehow manages to keep control.

Ragini: ofcourse, he'll like it. I know him very well.

She says with a fake smile. The girl nods as she looks in the direction where Laksh was sitting unwillingly with other men.

Ragini: don't look there.

She says angrily.

"Why?"

Ragini: I'm talking to you na... Then why are you looking there? He isn't even that good looking.

Ragini (in mind): and this is the biggest lie I've ever said in my entire life. He's the most handsome man in the whole universe, okay!

"No, he's handsome!"

Ragini glares her like she'll murder her with her eyes only.

Ragini (in mind): now this kaddu will tell me if my man is handsome or not!

Ragini: what's your name?

She asks changing the topic.

"Phoolvati" the girl replies.

Ragini (in mind): eww... From today itself, I hate this name and all the girls having this name.

Phoolvati: what's his name?

Ragini: his name... His name is Jwalamukhi.

The girl looks at her weirdly.

Ragini: I know the name is weird but what to do, that's what his name is. Phoolvati weds Jwalamukhi... Waah! Waah! Waah!

The girl starts blushing at that.

Ragini: how old are you?

Fulvati: eighteen!

Ragini: God! He's going to turn thirty in a month! Eighteen years old weds thirty years old! Hey ma, mata ji!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She says keeping both of her hands on her ears, dramatically.

Ragini: don't you think the difference in age is too much? A twenty six years old girl will suit him better.

Phoolvati: no, it's okay. In our village, girls even gets married to much older men.

Ragini (in mind): I need to find out a sharp weapon soon. This girl is getting on my nerves.

Ragini: oh... But he's very very short tempered.

Phoolvati: a sardar should be like that only.

Ragini (in mind): I'm done here!

She says as she gets up and starts walking towards Laksh. She stops right in front of him, blocking Phoolvati's view.

Ragini: Laksh, I don't want to be here!

Laksh looks at her confused and tries to peep behind her to see any reason of her that behaviour and sees Phoolvati looking at him with a shy smile. He makes a weird and funny face at that.

Ragini: look there once again and then see what I do.

Laksh looks at her.

Ragini: seriously! She's blushing seeing you. I'm feeling like pulling her eyes out of sockets.

Laksh: but what's my fault in that? I'm not telling her to look at me.

Ragini: you can't even do that, okay! Let's go back to the same room.

Laksh nods and then tells the head that he's tired and wants rest. The head agrees and sends them back to the same room with two men. Laksh closes the door from inside also.

Ragini: Laksh!

Laksh: hmm...

Ragini: do you think Aryan loves me?

Laksh: what the f***!!!

He asks glaring her.

Laksh: I'm going to kill him as soon as we're out of here.

He says angrily. Ragini rolls her eyes at that.

Ragini: don't overreact. I didn't mean that way!

Laksh: then which way did you mean? I don't want him to love you anyway.

Ragini: arre, I'm saying he loves me as his sister in law, your wife or something.

Laksh: that's called respect, not love! You just gave me a heart attack.

Ragini laughs at that while Laksh frowns.

Ragini: ok ok... Respect! Do you think he respects me enough to give me discount on punishment for doing a murder?

She asks raising her eyebrows. Laksh stares her for a few seconds and then hits his head on the wall, a few times. He then looks at her.

Laksh: you're crazy! You're not going to kill anyone! Get it inside your head!

Ragini: I don't promise. If that kaddu kept provoking me then I may end up cutting her ticket to the hell.

Laksh (in mind): God, this girl was already mad but now she's getting maddest.

He holds her hand and sits on the floor, pulling her with him.

Laksh: now, sleep!

Ragini: but I'm not getting sleep. Our family must be getting worried for us.

Laksh: I don't think so. They must be thinking that we patched up and must be romancing somewhere.

He says rolling his eyes while Ragini chuckles. She circles her hands around his neck.

Ragini: you want to get married to me?

She asks smiling a little.

Laksh: yes!

Ragini: are you sure?

Laksh: I've never been so sure in my life.

He says caressing her cheek and staring her.

Ragini: ya, you know the difference between zero sized and over sized.

She says winking at him.

It takes Laksh a few seconds to understand the meaning of her words but as soon as he gets the meaning, he smirks.

Laksh: ya, I know that very well. There's no chance that I'll do any mistake in choosing. I want the zero sized one.

He says as he slides his hand around her waist and pulls her to him. Ragini smiles at that. She keeps her head on his shoulder and closes her eyes. Laksh kisses her head and closes his eyes as well.

***

Next day, they wakes up when they hears bangs on the door. Ragini groans in annoyance while Laksh goes to open the door.

"You have to come with us." says a middle aged man.

Laksh turns to look at Ragini.

"The ladies will look after her."

Laksh: but...

"It'll take only some minutes. And no one can harm the friend of our future sardaar."

Laksh: no, I'll not go, leaving her alone. Ragini, come...

Ragini moves towards him. Laksh holds her hand tightly.

Laksh: let's go now.

The men takes them to a house which was larger than all the other houses.

"Wait, here..." says a man to Ragini and they pulls Laksh inside before he could even protest.

Ragini looks around with a panicked face and takes a breath of relief seeing Phoolvati with a few women.

Ragini: thank God. I thought they'll make them married inside the house only, without letting me know.

A few minutes later, Laksh comes out with those men. Ragini looks at him and widens her eyes. He was dressed in a white dhoti and cream colored kurta. There was a weird kind of pagdi resting on his head. She runs towards him and stands in front of him.

Ragini: Laksh, what are we going to do? We didn't even make any plan and they made you ready as a groom!

She says panicking.

Laksh: I have made the plan. Listen to me carefully!

Ragini nods and Laksh tells her something.

Laksh: my bachcha can do it, right?

Ragini: yes! I'll do it.

Laksh: that's like my baby. All the best...

He says before he is taken away by a few men.

Ragini: Ragini, it's show time!

She moves towards the group of women.

Ragini: you didn't get ready yet?

She asks to Phoolvati.

Phoolvati: I was just going to get ready.

Ragini: come, I'll help you in getting ready.

She says as she pulls her with herself.

They enters inside a room in which a few pair of clothes were kept along with jewellery made up of shells and stones.

Ragini: which one is for you?

Asks Ragini as she looks at the clothes. The girl points to a red pair.

Ragini: no, you can't wear this!

Phoolvati: why?

Ragini: Jwalamukhi just hates this color. He loves purple. So you wear this.

She says picking up a purple pair.

Phoolvati: but Amma told me to wear red one.

Ragini: you don't worry about her. I'll talk to her. Now go and change.

She says as she keeps the clothes in her hands and pushes her to the changing room.

Ragini: will this even fit on me?

She says as she looks at the red one.

A few minutes later, Phoolvati comes out after changing. Ragini looks at her with a fake smile.

Ragini: sit I'll make your hair.

She says as she makes her sit on a chair. She makes a bizarre hairstyle of her hair, while making funny faces.

Ragini: done! Now you're ready to become Jwalamukhi's bride. He'll faint on seeing you.

She says controlling her laugh. She then puts the veil on her face.

***

Laksh was sitting in the mandap while the Guru ji was chanting the mantras.

Guru ji: bring Phoolvati.

A few minutes later, two ladies comes there with a girl in red clothes. She was having veil on her face. She is made to sit besides Laksh.

Laksh: where is my friend?

"She must be somewhere here only. You focus on wedding." says the head.

Laksh rolls his eyes at that.

Laksh: did you do the work?

He mumbles to the girl, without getting noticed.

Ragini: yeah! I even gave her a special treatment for eyeing my man. She deserved it for staring you like a hawk.

Laksh: what you did?

Ragini: I just scratched her face, pulled her hair and then tied her hands, legs and mouth.

Laksh shakes his head in disbelief.

Laksh: unbelievable woman!

Guru ji: stand up for the pheras.

Laksh: wait! Where is my friend? What you guys did with her? I agreed to get married without any complaints then? I want my friend first. Then only I'll continue with the marriage rituals. I want to make sure that she's alright.

He says getting up. Ragini also gets up after him.

Everyone looks at each other. The head grits his teeth.

Head: find his friend!

He orders.

Laksh: I'll also find her and my would be wife will also help me.

He says as he holds Ragini's hands and starts looking for the non missing Ragini. Laksh notices that all were busy in looking here and there. No one was focussing on them.

Laksh: Ragini, it's the right time. Are you ready?

Ragini: I'm ready from yesterday only.

Laksh chuckles at that.

Laksh: one... Two... Three...

He says lowly but loud enough for Ragini to hear. Both of them gets away from the eyes of everyone and starts running.

Laksh: they brought us here from this way, right?

Ragini: ya but Laksh, how will we find the way out of the jungle? What if they caught us in the meantime?

She says as she pulls the veil out of her face.

Laksh: don't worry! I planned the date after thinking about all the circumstances. I know the way out.

Ragini: how? Because memorizing the jungle isn't possible!

Laksh: can you see the red marks on the trees around you?

While running, Ragini runs her eyes around and sees the red marks on the trees. She smiles widely at that.

Ragini: Laksh, you're a genius!

Laksh: you can praise me later. First, let's get out of here.

And they keeps running, using the signs on the trees.

Ragini: Laaakksshhh!!!

Laksh: yes!

Ragini jumps upon him and he falls backwards, losing balance because of her sudden attack.

Laksh: wohoo... What was that?

Ragini: see there!

Laksh follows her gaze and sees their car standing at the same place where they left it. Laksh smiles at that.

Ragini: thank god! I got saved from going to jail.

Laksh laughs at that.

Ragini: Laksh, I have a doubt!

Laksh: what doubt?

Ragini: how did you recognize me? I mean I was in the veil and also, I'm looking fatter! I didn't even give you any sign or clue. Then? For once, you didn't think that it wasn't me?

Laksh: nope! I knew it was you! I don't need any clue to recognize you.

Ragini smiles at that and hugs him. He hugs her back.

Laksh: Ragini, even I have a doubt.

Ragini: what's that?

Laksh: I can understand about color but how did you manage to look fat?

Ragini starts laughing at that. She gets up from above him. Laksh also gets up after her.

The lehenga Ragini was wearing was of kurti not blouse. She was about to lift the kurti up but Laksh stops her.

Laksh: Ragini, what are you doing? We're in an open place.

He says as he pushes her hands away.

Ragini: just wait Mr Maheshwari!

She says as she lifts up the kurti. Laksh widens his eyes as he sees a few clothes draped around her waist to make her look fatter.

Ragini: the clothes of that kaddu's size weren't going to fit me anyway and I couldn't take any risk of anyone getting suspicious about how she got such a hot figure in some minutes so I used my intelligence.

She says proudly as she throws the extra clothes away. Laksh shakes his head and pulls her into a hug.

Laksh: great job!

Ragini: hihihi...

Laksh: let's go now.

Both of them runs towards the car and gets inside. Laksh drives away from the place. As soon as they were out of that area, Ragini starts clapping.

Ragini: it was such an adventurous experience.

Laksh looks at her and lifts his eyebrows up.

Laksh: really, adventurous experience! You were freaking out like crazy! Forgot?

Ragini: it was just ainvayi.

Laksh: ya, I believe you!

Ragini: I know you do.

She says making faces and both of them starts laughing.

Ragini: okay, jokes apart! You were acting way too calm during the whole time!

She says looking at him with a straight face.

Laksh: you only wanted me to be patient. I was just doing what you wanted me to do.

He says winking at her while Ragini looks at him with an open mouth.

Ragini: huh... Being smart ha! Let me tell you, Mr Maheshwari, I'm still not impressed with you and I haven't said yes for the marriage, yet! Understand!

Laksh stares her like 'seriously'. Ragini nods with attitude.

Laksh: it was better to get married to that girl! Atleast, she wasn't showing tantrums like you and wasn't even putting any demands.

Says Laksh, somehow control his laugh.

Ragini's nose flares up with anger as she glares him with fire in her eyes.

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