Akaash POV:-
I was happy to see that Teja forgave them. I respect her decisions.
I am also happy she didn't try to reconcile her relationship with that family.
Right now, I am sitting on the chair, and we all are waiting for Teja.
I had worn a green sherwani, khaki legging, and a khaki pataka on my neck.
Soon, we all heard the sounds of heavy anklets.
We all looked upstairs, and there she was, looking like an angel.
She had worn a green lehenga with woman accessories made of real flowers.
She is looking so beautiful that I got lost in her beauty.
" Close your mouth, Akaash. Else a fly will enter your mouth. " Abhishek bhai said, and I closed my mouth immediately.
I glared at him, and my brothers chuckled.
I ignored them and saw Teja.
She was taking steps slowly with a blush on her cheeks and an innocent smile on her lips.
Today, she is not wearing her cold mask to hide her true emotions.
Everyone smiled to see her like before.
When she took the last step Arjun, bade papa, and papa went towards her and kissed her crown.
Tears formed in her doe eyes, and she smiled at them.
" You are looking stunning, angel. " Bade papa said, and Teja hugged him with a small thank you.
" You are looking gorgeous, princess. " Papa said after Teja broke their hug, and she hugged him.
" Di, you are looking so beautiful. I wish I had such a beautiful face. But it's okay. " Arjun said, and everyone chuckled.
Teja patted his head and replied, " You are so beautiful too, chote bhai(little brother). "
Arjun pouted and asked, " Don't you think you should call me Handsome, di? "
Everyone chuckled, and she pinched her nose in a teasing manner.
" It's because you want my beautiful face, and you have my face. So, I thought I should call you beautiful instead of handsome. " Teja said, and everyone laughed.
" You are right, Teja bhabhi.
He behaves like a girl.
So, you should call him beautiful barbie. " Kavita said, and I looked at her wide eyes.
" Oh, nakchadi(snobbish).
Don't you dare to come between di and my talk!
Di can call me anything, but you can't. " Arjun said and glared at her.
I looked at them carefully.
" Oh, really? But it's my mouth. I can say anything. You are no one to stop me. " Kavita replied with a glare.
" Let's have a competition between us today, and the judge will be my sister, Teja. After all, she is an honest person. " Arjun said, and I looked at him with shock.
Why is he being childish today?
" Sure! But my brother will be the judge too. I think we should add Jasminder bhai too. After all, he is from no side. " Kavita said, and I was shocked to see her behaving like that.
" Sure! Let's start our competition on sangeet. " Arjun said, and they glared at each other.
" Oh, God! These children of ours. " I heard our mother muttered, and they came to their children and said in unison, " Have you forgotten about the bhaat? Why are you behaving like a 5-year-old child? "
Everyone chuckled, and Teja said, " It's okay, my mother. Let them fight each other. After all, I am seeing those things no one noticed until now. "
" What is that, Teja? " My father asked.
" After six months, they will come to us and ask for permission for their marriage, papa Ji. " Teja replied with a smile.
We looked at them, and they looked at each other with shock and disgust.
" NO! NEVER!!! " They yelled and turned their backs at each other.
Everyone laughed to see their bickering.
" We will see that. " Teja said, and she walked towards me.
I held her hand in mine and made her sit first.
Then I sat beside her.
Soon, Teja's nanu came and opened the chunar.
That chunar is beautiful.
The border of this chunar is made of gold with a peacock style. Some notes of Indian currency are stamped on this chunar with some toffies.
After all, in bhaat, the mother's maternal family pray for their grandchild or niece to have a good future, and they give the chunar with money and food.
That's why they stamped notes and toffies.
But what shocked me to the core was her nanu opened another chunar and put it on Teja's mother's head.
Everyone looked at them with shock, and Teja's mother looked at Teja's nanu with shock.
" Aap- " Before she could ask anything in Hindi, nanu stopped her.
" Angelina beta, meri beti to bhawaan ko pyaari ho gayi. Par itne saalo tak tumne humari doyeti ka apni beti ki tarah dhyaan rakha hai aur use maa ki kami kabhi bhi mehesoon nhi hone di.
To tum bhi to Kaya jasi huyi. Humaare yaha bhaat par dulhan ke saath-saath dulhan ki maa ko bhi chunar udhate hai. Tum Teja ki maa ho, to ye tumhaara hak hai aur mera ye farz hai hai. Tum bhi Kaya ki tarah meri beti ho.
Bhawaan tumhe humesha kush rakhe! " Teja's nanu explained and put his hand on Teja's mother's head.
Tears fell from her eyes, and she hugged him tightly.
( Daughter Angelina, my daughter, has been dear to God.
But all these years, you have taken care of my grandchild as your own daughter, and you have never let her feel the lack of her mother.
So, you are just like Kaya.
In our culture, on bhaat, we put the chunar on the bride and bride's mother too.
You are Teja's mother. So, it is your right and my responsibility too. You are my daughter just like Kaya.
God bless you always.)
" Thank you! " Teja's mother said, and I smiled.
Teja had tears in her eyes. Even Bubbly eyes filled with tears.
They broke their hug, and nanu came back towards Teja and gave her a bracelet.
" Teja, jab tum solah saal ki hui thi. Mene tumhaari shaadi ki tayari ke liye, tumhare liya sone ka kangan banwaya tha.
Par mujha vo tumhe me kabhi de hi nahi paya.
To aaj me tumhe tumhari amaanat wapas karna chahta hu. Ye lo beta. " Nanu said and took out a beautiful bracelet.
(Teja dear, when you turned 16, I have started to prepare for your wedding. So I made a gold bracelet for you.
But I never got the chance to give you your present.
So, today, I want to give you back your thing. Take it, dear.)
Teja looked at him with a smile and raised her hand.
Nanu smiled and made her war that bracelet.
After that, he went back to his place.