After the mehendi ...next day was the bangle ceremony after the choodha chdhana was done yesterday only.
(Choodha- red and cream coloured bangles are They are put on the hands hands of the bride. Colours are not necessary nowadays)
Lili opened her eyes as she yawned. She looked at her side and saw Shiyi sleeping peacefull like a baby. "How cute! But not when he wake up, he's a pure devil."She said slowly.
"What did you said?"She got shocked when she saw him opening his eyes and raised his head his hand under his head supporting it while he was looking at her . "What did you said?"He repeated raising his eyebrow. Lili nodded as no and quickly tried to got up when shiyi pulled her and she fell of him
Her hands on his chest while she looked down feeling his gaze. He fixed a hair strand behind her ear.
Such a pervert
*A hot pervert!*
You!!!
"Get up you are heavy!"She heard Shiyi. "WHAT!!!!??? she shrieked.
"I'm not heavy!!"She added.
"Yes you are!"He responded.
Lili quickly got up with an angry face and when shiyi was about to walk away she placed her leg in his way and he fell his face narrowly escaped. His nose touching the floor as he put all his weight on his arms.
"AHhhhh!!!"He groaned painfully while lili started laughing.
He looked at her and she fell on the bed laughing.
"You..!!"He stood up and went towards her and pinned her under him on the bed. Her hands on the either side of her head as he pinned them with his.
She immediately stopped laughing and looked at him while he was smirking. She struggled to get free but all in vain. Watching him smirking she averted her gaze but shiyi held her face, pressing her cheeks with his long fingers making her look directly into his orbs.
His eyes roamed all over her face. Her long lashes,her pointed nose, and finally her plumpy lips and him pressing her cheeks making them pout and parted away.
He started to come closer, more and more, while lili's eyes widened as she tightly closed her eyes and put her both hands on her mouth.
He smirked at her actions and kissed on her hands,making her eyes pop open as a blush appeared on her cheeks.
She pushed him resulting him to fall aside and she quickly ran to the washroom."Don't you want to take clothes with you???" He shouted chuckling at her behaviour.
"Well..i don't mind watching you without them!."He added and that was enought for her to go all red as she took her clothes which Pallavi gave them for Haldi. Without facing him she went in the bathroom again.
(Haldi- a function held every morning before some days till the day before marriage. It includes applying turmeric on both bride and groom seperately at their house. The bowl of haldi contains mustard oil and it is mixed with mango leaves. And on the day before marriage the bowl of haldi is exchanged by the in laws of the couple as they send it to each other's house.)
She can still hear the throaty chuckle of him as she sighed and went under the shower. Shiyi took out his clothes and waited for Lili to come out. After some time, when she came out shiyi was not able to avert his eyes from her. She looked ethereal in that yellow dress with white shades in it.
Her wet hair, making his breathe hitched as he was gawking at her. And when Lili looked up at him she hissed in a breathe at his strong gaze and quickly went to the mirror. While shiyi dropped his thoughts and went in the bathroom. Lili was done with her makeup and hence decided to video call Mrs chen.
"Hi mom."She chirped though she had called her many times still she miss her family.
"Hey baby...how are you??? How's shiyi???"She immediately asked.
"We are good...you tell me how are you doing?"She asked as her father came in front of the camera.
"Awww....my baby's looking cute. Ahh i got it... today's haldi right?" Mrs chen asked and lili nodded.
"But where's shiyi?" Mr chen asked and lili told them that he's in Bathroom.
"Okay now lemme talk to Pallavi."Mrs chen said excited to talk to her friend again.
"Okay"And with that lili went down they all talked for quite much time. And shiyi got out but didn't found lili so he too went downstairs only to see all talking with someone on the phone.
"Look... Shiyi has come."Pallavi said and turned the phone to him and he greeted his in laws.
"Aww...my son is looking so handsome in traditional, right?"Mrs chen asked mr chen who nodded and they give their blessing to him. He looked at Lili time to time but she was looking at anything but him. She kept herself busy by talking to Seher or whoever.
And soon it was time for all to appy haldi on bride to be as the bowl had arrived to their house.
All went outside, and Seher and some other unmarried girls made a rangoli in the place where Meher have to sit afterwards.
Meher's aunt came and placed a pink stool for Meher to sit on with her feet on the board.
All the elders applied haldi on Meher's face and arms first and then came all the married couple as the unmarried are not allowed to apply haldi on the soon to be couple. Karan and Other three cousins of Meher were holding the red cloth above her head by all the corners as two photographers was sitting in front of her clicking the pictures of all who apply mehendi. Pallavi sent Lili and Shiyi together and they applied Haldi on seher together lili took more of it and applied it on Meher's face fully.
And soon the session ended and Meher held the bowl of turmeric and ran after all the singles applying it on them. While all the elders enjoyed the scene.
"Di di di di!!!save me please i dont wanna get married!!"Seher shouted as she hid behind Lili.
"Lili....get aside i will fill her all with haldi!!."Meher threatened while trying to catch seher.
(It is believed that if the soon to be couple apply haldi on the singles they will get married soon)
"Areee areee... don't run!!"Pallavi exclaimed but their drama continued till Meher applied haldi to everyone.
And soon it was evening and all the guests were in the hall as The ladies were singing and chatting while the kids ran in the house.
Lili sat in the circle of the ladies and enjoyed while shiyi sat with the men and time to time he was looking at lili but she wasn't. Seher noticed it as she was sitting with Lili and whispered something in karan's ear who was sitting beside them on the sofa, glued to his phone.
He smirked and immediately went to Shiyi who was sipping his coffee while sitting with men,talking when necessary otherwise all his attention was on his wife.
"Jiju....Can you go to the store room and bring the charger of my phone?"He asked him but slapped himself internally at his excuse.
"WHAT??"Shiyi asked confused at his sentence.
"I mean there are rats in the storeroom and i don't wanna go there so please can you bring it for me??"He showed him his puppy eyes which really make shiyi think something is wrong.
"Don't ever show these eyes to me...i felt like puking.."Shiyi made a disgusting face while standing up and going towards the store room and started finding where the charger is.
And when he was in there someone came in and he heard the door being locked.
_AUTHOR'S SPACE_
Hey dear readers, how r u?? I know this chp was so traditionally written but i didn't wanted any of the rituals left behind.
And also the mehendi is held after haldi but most of the punjabi people celebrate mehendi first because of the days the haldi is gonna held and to manage all the preparations properly.
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