Haldi

After hearing Swati, both Shivaay and Shwet felt happy. Shivaay then slowly fed her soup, while Shwet sat beside Swati, talking to her, and Swati, smiling, listened to him. Out of habit, she also responded.

Meanwhile, Shivaay, while feeding soup to Swati, was watching both of them. He couldn't express in words how he felt at that moment. It seemed like this moment was just his, and time had stopped still. He wished he could always stay like this, with both of them.

After feeding the soup, Shivaay went back to the kitchen to place the bowl. Then he checked Swati's temperature, and the fever had reduced considerably. He sat beside Swati and said, "Let me massage your head."

"No need, I’m fine," Swati glared at him and said.

Shivaay took a deep breath and whispered in Swati's ear, "Just agree quietly, or if I do something inappropriate in front of Shwet, then don’t blame me." Saying this, he turned to Shwet and said, "Shwet, tell your Masi Ma that if I massage her head, her pain will reduce."

"Hmm, Shivaay uncle is right. If you agree, your headache will go away. Let Shivaay uncle massage your head," Shwet insisted, agreeing with Shivaay.

Due to both of them insisting, Swati couldn't refuse. Shivaay placed a pillow behind her, and Swati slid closer to him. Shivaay slowly massaged her head, occasionally running his fingers through her hair.

Meanwhile, Shwet placed his head on Swati's lap, as he often did, and Swati, with her eyes closed, gently stroked Shwet's head. Gradually, her pain started to fade, and she didn’t even realize when she fell asleep.

In her sleep, her head rested on Shivaay’s shoulder, which made Shivaay smile. He gently pulled Swati into his arms, kissed her forehead, and, while gazing at her face, said, "Your eyes aren’t red from the pain but from something else. Maybe it’s because you’ve been away from Shwet, and that’s why you’re in this state. But I’ve been saying, accept what I’m saying. Marry me. But this stubborn girl isn’t ready."

Shivaay pouted, bent down, kissed Shwet's forehead, and then kissed Swati’s hair again. He rested his head on hers and closed his eyes with a big smile on his lips.

Seeing both of them sleeping peacefully beside him, especially Swati in his arms, made it the best day for Shivaay. And before he knew it, he fell asleep too.

A little while later, when the function ended, Shweta and Abhinav returned to Swati. When they arrived home, they saw that the door was slightly open, so they entered without locking it.

When they came inside and saw Shivaay, Swati, and Shwet sleeping in each other's arms, they were a bit surprised and exchanged glances.

"What’s going on?" Shweta whispered to Abhinav.

Abhinav replied, "Nothing, it seems like you'll get your brother-in-law soon."

Hearing this, Shweta smiled and looked at Swati, who was peacefully resting in Shivaay's arms. One hand was on Shwet’s head, and the other was holding Shivaay’s hand.

Shivaay was holding Swati’s hand with one hand and her shoulder with the other. Meanwhile, Shwet had wrapped his arms around Swati’s waist.

Seeing the three of them like this, Shweta smiled again and softly said, "Don’t they look like the perfect family?"

"Yes, they look so good that I feel like taking a picture," saying this, Abhinav took out his phone and quietly clicked a picture of the three of them.

"I don’t feel like waking them up," Shweta said.

Abhinav replied, "Alright, let’s leave for now and come back later."

Shweta nodded in agreement, and the two of them left. As they left, Abhinav closed the door.

A while later, Shivaay woke up. Swati and Shwet were still sleeping. Seeing them like this brought a smile to Shivaay’s lips. He thought to himself, "It seems I’ll have to force her into marriage if I want my dream to come true. Otherwise, I’ll just keep talking to myself like this."

He checked the time and realized it was time for Swati to take her medicine. He gently called out to her, "Swati, Swati."

In her sleep, Swati murmured, "Hmm."

Shivaay stroked her hair and said, "Swati, wake up. It's time for your medicine."

Hearing this, Swati slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Shivaay’s face in front of her, she blinked a few times, slightly confused.

At that moment, Shivaay found Swati incredibly adorable. Her sleepy eyes, her disheveled hair — he slowly moved closer to her face.

Just then, Swati placed her hand on his lips and widened her eyes, looking at him.

She said, "Have you lost your mind?"

Her shout woke Shwet up. Rubbing his eyes, he sat up and asked, "Masi Ma, what happened? Why are you yelling?"

With him awake, Swati and Shivaay quickly moved apart.

Swati, adjusting Shwet's messy hair, said, "Nothing, did you sleep well?"

"Yes, I did," Shwet replied.

Just then, Abhinav walked in, saw everyone, and said, "Good, if everyone’s done sleeping, I’ve brought hot kachoris and samosas for everyone."

When Shivaay and Swati noticed Abhinav and Shweta, they both became flustered.

Shivaay quickly got up from the bed and started fixing his hair.

Swati did something similar, but Shweta and Abhinav acted as if they hadn’t noticed anything.

Taking all the snacks to the kitchen, Shweta said, "Now, you three quickly wash your hands and faces, or else all the kachoris and samosas will get cold."

Shivaay said, "You all enjoy. I have some work, so I’m leaving. Bye."

Saying this, he glanced at Swati once and left.

The Next Morning

Shergill Mansion

Rishabh, after finishing his workout, returned to the room and saw that Anokhi was still sitting on the sofa, staring at her hands, lost in thought. Since she had woken up, she had been deep in thought.

So, Rishabh asked her, "What are you thinking?"

"I’m thinking that we all applied sticker mehndi, but now when we bath, apply haldi, and wash our hands, won’t it come off?"

Hearing this, Rishabh looked at her and thought of something mischievous.

"Yes, you’re right. When you bath, the stickers will definitely come off. But I have an idea," he said, moving closer to Anokhi.

Upon hearing about the idea, Anokhi quickly asked, "What?"

Rishabh immediately picked her up in his arms and, heading towards the washroom, said, "The idea is that I’ll bath you so you won’t have to trouble yourself."

"No, no, let go of me, you’re so bad, Rishabh ji. No, don’t take off my clothes." Anokhi’s screams echoed from the washroom.

A little while later, Rishabh came out holding Anokhi in his arms.

Anokhi’s face was flushed red, and there was a big smile on Rishabh’s lips, as if he had gotten exactly what he wanted.

Glaring at him, Anokhi angrily said, "You’re so bad! Does anyone behave like this? You always take advantage of me."

"Hey, what advantage? I actually helped you. See, your mehndi tattoo is intact," Rishabh said with a laugh.

Anokhi glared at him in anger and said, "Thank you so much, now get out. I need to get ready."

"Well, if you want, I can help you get ready too."

"Not at all!" Saying this, Anokhi picked up a cushion from the sofa and threw it at Rishabh.

Rishabh laughed and left for the dressing room.

A little while later, Anokhi came down, wearing a simple yet beautiful yellow lehenga. Everyone else was also ready. They were all wearing yellow today because it was the haldi ceremony. Anokhi came downstairs and was closely observing everyone’s hands. She looked at Preeti’s hand, and her mehndi tattoo were also intact. Both of them were puzzled. Preeti asked, "Anu, what are you looking at?"

"Nothing, Bhabhi Ma, I was just saying how nice these tattoo are," Anokhi replied.

"Well, of course, they’re nice! After all, ordered was from Shergill Mansion. These are customized, not the regular ones that wash off with water or come off easily," Shivika said, coming over to the two of them.

Hearing this, Anokhi was surprised. Then she looked at Rishabh, who had a smile on his lips. Seeing this, Anokhi got really annoyed and thought, "How terrible he is. I didn’t know, so he really took advantage of me, and I can’t even complain to anyone. From now on, I won’t be so gullible."

Meanwhile, Rishabh smiled at her, understanding that Anokhi was cursing him in her mind.

A little while later, everyone gathered in the garden. The haldi ceremonies

Rohit was dressed in a white kurta-pajama, and Ria wore a yellow lehenga. As Anokhi had suggested, floral jewelry was made for both Ria and Ruhi for the Haldi ceremony, and at that moment, Ria was wearing it.

First, Rohit was applied Haldi because his Haldi was to be sent to Ruhi. Everyone was applying just a little bit of Haldi to him. Seeing this, Rohit made a face and said, "Hey, what are you all doing? Why are you applying just a little bit of Haldi like this?"

"So, will you bath in Haldi?" Surekha said.

"Yes, absolutely! To look good, I’ll bath in Haldi if needed. I swear on diamonds, Maa, apply Haldi to your son in such a way that your son shines like a diamond!" Rohit said, mimicking Surekha's dialogue in the same tone, which made everyone burst into laughter.

"Yes, yes, hurry up! I have to go too so that I can apply haldi to Bhaiya," Anokhi said.

Then Vikram spoke, "Come on, now the order has been issued. If you all don't finish applying haldi to him, watch out, she'll create designs on all our faces like she did on Rishabh's face during Holi."

Hearing Vikram's words, everyone remembered Rishabh's face when Anokhi had made art on his face during Holi. Recalling that, everyone burst out laughing.

Meanwhile, Rishabh was glaring at Vikram. Glaring back, he said, "It seems that punishment wasn't enough, so you want more, right, Vikram?"

Vikram made a face, and then everyone started applying haldi to Rohit.

After everyone applied the haldi Shivaay, Vikram, Praveen, Hardik, Shivika, Riya, and Anokhi all took large amounts of haldi in both hands. Seeing this, Rohit stood up and said, "Wha... what are you all planning to do?"

"We're fulfilling your wish! You asked to be bathed in haldi didn't you?" Shivaay said, and everyone ran after Rohit.

Vikram caught Rohit tightly, and everyone bathed him in haldi from head to toe. Afterward, Surekha and Shobha took a bit of haldi from Rohit's hands and face and mixed it into the haldi Shivaika had prepared for Ruhi.

Shobha, looking at Vikram, said, "Vikram and Preeti, you both take this haldi."

"Okay," Preeti said, taking the bowl.

Just then, Shivaay said, "I'll go too."

"Why? Why do you need to go?" Prafull asked.

Shivaay, stammering, replied, "Well... well... these two love birds will be busy talking in the car, and what if they crash the car? I'll drive instead."

Hearing this, Vikram and Preeti stood there, their mouths wide open, looking at him. He had placed all the blame on them. Now everyone was staring at Shivaay.

Vikram said, "Hey! Don't push the blame onto us."

"Exactly, a driver will take them. There's no need for you to go, got it?" Prafull added.

At that moment, Rohit, who had been sitting quietly, spoke up, "Yeah, don't let him go, I'll go instead."

Hearing this, everyone smacked their foreheads in disbelief.

Surekha said, "I swear on diamond, Didi! Only in our house do we give birth to such fools and crazy vcharacters. Now everyone quietly go your own ways. Vikram, Preeti, you two go, and Shivaay, you're in such a hurry to go somewhere, right? If you must go, take her with you." She pointed toward Anokhi and added, "Take her to Omkar's house. And you, you go straight to your room, understand? And go freshen up, or else if this yellow haldi stains you, you'll shine like gold, not diamonds."

Surekha scolded everyone and sent them on their way.

At Ruhi's house,

When Vikram and Preeti brought the haldi, everything was already prepared. Swati was also present.

Preeti, handing the bowl to Bharti, said, "Aunty, here's the haldi"

"Good thing you brought it, we were waiting for it," Bharti said with a smile. Then everyone started applying haldi to Ruhi.

Meanwhile, when Vikram shared Rohit's story with everyone there, they all started laughing as well.

Preeti asked Swati, "Swati, how are you? I heard you were unwell yesterday."

"I'm fine, just a bit of a fever from exhaustion."

"Was it from exhaustion, or because of the distance between your sister and son?" Preeti asked with a smile.

Swati, smiling and looking at Shweta, Shwet, and Abhinav who were applying haldi to Ruhi, replied, "I've never been far from shwet and about my sister , she just arrived and is already leave, so it's just that. But otherwise, I'm very happy."

After applying haldi to Ruhi, Preeti told Bharti, "Aunty, I'll leave now. I have to go to Omkar's place too."

"Yes, yes dear, of course."

After taking everyone's blessings, Vikram and Preeti left for Omkar's apartment.

Meanwhile, at Omkar's apartment,

When Anokhi arrived with Rishabh, Omkar, annoyed, said, "Anu, what is this? You're just arriving now? I've been waiting for you for ages. I haven't even had my haldi applied yet, and my bride must be sitting there waiting because mine hasn't been done. How can hers be done?"

"Bhaiya, why are you getting angry? I'm here now. Let's start the haldi right away," Anokhi said with a snap of her fingers.

Then she asked Archana and Dai Ma, "Mumma, is everything ready?"

"Yes, everything is ready."

Omkar looked around and asked, "You've arrived, but where's Bhabhi? Isn't she coming?"

"Oh dear, she's gone to Ruhi's house to deliver the haldi, but she'll come straight here after that."

"Man, does everyone have to be late for my haldi?" Omkar said, making a face.

Anokhi mimicked his expression and said, "Man, how much whining do you have to do? Everyone will be here soon, and your haldi will be done. If you keep making that face while we apply haldi, I'll take a photo and send it to Riya Bhabi, with the caption, 'Bhaiya is not happy during the haldi.'"

Hearing this, everyone smiled.

Omkar, eyes wide, said, "Anu, will you do this to your brother? Wait, I'll show you."

He was about to get up when Dai Ma made him sit back down, saying, "No, Omi, you're not getting up until the haldi is complete."

Hearing Dai Ma's words, Omkar didn’t move an inch, instead glaring at Anokhi.

Seeing this, a big smile appeared on Anokhi's lips. Rishabh, standing behind her, also smiled, knowing exactly what she was going to do and say next.

Anokhi, looking at Omkar, teasingly said, "Oh Bhaiya, now you can't even get up, so how will you catch me? I'll just send this photo to Riya Bhabi."

She clicked a photo of Omkar with her phone.

Omkar, irritated, said to Rishabh, " Rishabh, why are you standing there smiling? Handle your wife."

"Well, right now she's more your sister than my wife, so you handle her," Rishabh said, sitting comfortably on the sofa. Anokhi burst out laughing.

Then she called Vikram. Since Vikram was driving, Preeti picked up the phone.

Anokhi said, "Bhabi Ma, where are you?"

"We're almost there, Anu," Preeti replied.

"Okay, you guys come quickly. I'll get everything ready here with Mumma in the meantime."

"Okay," Preeti said, hanging up.

Anokhi, along with Dai Ma and Archana, began making all the preparations.

Meanwhile, Rishabh was sitting and observing the house. Omkar's apartment was small but very beautiful. It had only three rooms, a hall, a kitchen, a large balcony where Omkar had set up a gym equipments, and a small dining area.

Omkar, sitting in his place, noticed Rishabh looking around and asked, "What happened? Checking out the house? It's small?"

Hearing this, Rishabh looked at him but didn't respond.

Omkar added, "Don't worry, I earn enough to give Riya a good house and lifestyle."

"I know, you don't have to tell me. I know you can provide her a great life. And as for the house, she needs you, not the house. She'll be happy anywhere as long as you're the Omkar who loves her."

Omkar smiled, but then, laughing, said, "By the way, my sister has completely changed you. The Rishabh Shergill the world knew, you're the opposite of that. Love wasn't even on your radar, but now you understand not just your own love but others' as well."

Rishabh looked at Anokhi, who was arranging rose petals around the haldi bowl. Watching her, he said, "Yes, your sister changed me, and not just me, but everyone. Whether it's me or you, any changes within us have happened because of her and for her."

A little while later, Vikram and Preeti arrived, and they all applied haldi to Omkar. Then, Rishabh, Anokhi, and Vikram took the haldi back to Shergill Mansion. There, everyone applied haldi to Riya, and once again, after Rohit had bathed and cleaned up, they dunked him in haldi again.

Frustrated, Rohit said, "yaar, why did I even say to apply more haldi? These people took my words seriously! Stop it, please, or people will think the groom has jaundice!"

Hearing Rohit's words, everyone started laughing loudly. Anokhi, still laughing, said, "Yes, that's why it say, whatever you say, think carefully..."

Suddenly, Anokhi went silent. Her laughing face turned into one of surprise, and her eyes widened instantly. Her expression confused everyone. Rohit asked, "What happened, Bhabhi? Why did you stop talking all of a sudden? Did a snake bite your tongue?"

"No, no, nothing. I i just remembered something suddenly. I'll be right back," Anokhi said and quickly ran away. Shobha commented, "This girl, I don't know what she keeps doing."

Meanwhile, Anokhi quietly hid behind a pillar. She removed her dupatta from her waist and noticed that it had haldi on it. Actually, while everyone was busy applying haldi to Rohit, Rishabh had sneakily rubbed haldi on Anokhi's waist with his fingers, so that no one would notice.

Remembering Rishabh's touch, Anokhi took a deep breath and said, "Rishabh ji really crosses the line sometimes."

Just then, out of nowhere, Rishabh appeared and stood in front of Anokhi. Seeing him, Anokhi backed up against the pillar. Rishabh placed one hand on the pillar and, leaning towards Anokhi's face, said, "Yes, what I did?"

Startled, Anokhi tried to leave from the other side, but Rishabh placed his other hand on the wall, blocking her way. Seeing this, Anokhi looked at him with an innocent face.

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