Our journey from engagement to marriage by Shipra Saini (surface ebook reader TXT) 📕

"wake up.." Mummy was calling me while shaking my body.

"hmm..bus 5 minute mummy (only 5 minuets)" I replied her in half sleep while turning to the other side.

"Wake up Preeti.. aaj tumhe ladke wale dkhne aane wale hai.(Today kapoor's are coming), how much more you sleep". mummy is now shake my body harshly.

Hearing this I was wide awake and sit on the bed.

"What's the time?" I asked her hurriedly.

"It's 8 a.m already, now get up and get ready. They are coming any time soon." Mummy said and walk out from my room.

I get up from the bed and make my way to the washroom.
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When I came downstairs whole house looks like zoo. Everyone is walking here and there, doing the preparation to welcome kapoor's family.

"Preeti what are you doing there? Come help us." Shivani di called me from the hall.

My house neither big nor small, just perfect for 5 people. We already done all preparations yesterday, I wonder what kind of preparations are left.

"Yeah.. I'm coming." I replied her from the stairs.
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When the time passes my heart beat increased with the time, my hands are sweating, yes I'm that kind of nervous. I don't know what to do with my nervous. Clock reads 10 a.m of the morning. A car honked outside the house and I know they came.

Mummy, papa, anshul and jiju welcome them inside the house.

I was in my room sitting at the corner of my bed while Shivani di is in a kitchen helping with mummy and preparing snacks for the guests.

Shivani di came to my room and said "Go get ready. They come and don't worry everything will be fine."

Shivani di consoled me, sensing my nervousness .

I give her a small smile and get up to change my dress. I changed into my red net anarkali suit which fits me perfectly.


 

After changing into my dress I wear matching earing, heels and do a little makeup. I set my dupatta in one shoulder. I wait in my room for someone to call me. I can't even tell my condition to anyone. I'm nervous like hell. I don't know what's wrong with me, I never feel nervous like this before even in my first job interview or first bord exam.

Shivani di and Anshul come to my room to take me to the downstairs. I was sitting at the corner of my bed. Shivani di hold my hand and said "Come, it's time to meet him."

I got up slowly and started walking towards the room's door.

"He is handsome." Anshul said to me mischievously.

I lower my eyelids and blush.

" stop pulling her leg, she's already nervous." Shivani di scold Anshul and hit his head.

"what..? , I'm just telling her truth.." Anshul shrugged his shoulders.

When I come to the living room with Anshul and Shivani Di. I do not let my eyelids up. I don't have a courage to look everybody's expressions. I greet everyone while joining both hands together. A lady and a girl who is younger than Anshul I guess, come forward and hug me.

okay may be the younger one is Siddharth's sister and the elder one is his mother.

I felt little comfortable but it didn't help me to get away my nervousness.

Shivani di makes me sit between Neeta anty and keerti (Siddharth's mother and sister).

Papa sit between Akhil uncle (Siddharth's father) and Malhotra uncle. Anit jiju and Anshul sit on the chair beside keerti. Mummy and Shivani di sit beside Neeta aunty. Siddharth sit in front of me on the sofa. I keep my head down in all process but I can feel his eyes on me, it's give me a different sensation which I never felt before.

Nita aunty ask me many questions like what I'm doing, my likes, dislikes, she asked me about my future plans and what I think about the marriage. I answered all her questions honestly. She is sweet and kind lady. It gave me warmth when she talked to me and her eyes has motherly love whenever she asked me anything.

She will be a good mother-in-law.

In this whole process I don't look at Siddharth, I mean I sit in front of him an hour now but still don't know how he looks alike.

"Arrey aapne to kuch liya hi nhi." Maa asked Nita aunty with a smile.

Nita aunty took her snacks plate and thanks mummy.

"I guess we all know about Preeti. I think we should let Preeti and Siddharth talk alone. It's better they know each other.. After all they are the one who are going to get marry." Akhil uncle said to everyone.

I got suddenly nervous that time. My hands are sweaty and I can feel sweat forming on my forehead. Many questions started buzzing in my head again like what will his first question, What he is going to ask me , What i'm going to ask him, do I like him, heck does he like me and most important will our thoughts will match to each other?

Shivani di, keerti, Siddharth and I start walking to the varanda(lawn). Two chairs and a table are already set there.

"You guys talk if you need anything just call me." Shivani di said to me and Siddharth.

"All the best to both of you for your interview." Keerti said pulling my and Siddhath's legs.

After that Shivani di and Keerti leave me and Siddharth alone.

Siddharth and I sit on the chair . Siddarth sit on my left side and I was in his right side.

"Hey..don't be nervous. Please be comfortable." He whispered in his deep masculine voice.

..and very first time in whole time, with a lots of courage I lifted my eyelids up and look directly into his dark coffee brown eyes. There is a different kind of shinning in his eyes which attracts you towards him like a magnet. His face glowing like a bilbunder the sunlight, which was coming from the window. His well define nose, sharp jaw complimenting his looks and the little well trimmed stubble making him more handsome. His pink bow like perfect lips were like, god take the whole time to create them. When he looked at me through his think eyelashes, intensely, giving me goosebumps.