Stolen Hearts

Six

Third person's Pov,

After a month,

The Malhotra mansion was shining with lights, many smiling face was seen. Drummers were playing the drums, dancers were dancing in happiness. All the guest's eyes was fixed on the newly wed couple Nandini and Manik who was standing at the doorstep. Nandini was clad in her red wine wedding lehenga with heavy golden jewellery, her hair was tied in a bun and her head & her face was covered with long red veil embroidered with golden lace and whereas Manik was seen in royal blue sherwani & a red turban on his head.

"Welcome to the Family beta." said Roshni coming with the aarti plate. She do the aarti & gharpravesh (welcome home ceremony, a ritual) of Nandini.

"You both have to step into the house together, ok." Roshni explained and both Nandini and Manik look up to Roshni.

" Shall we ?" Nandini heard a whisper from Manik but she didn't dare to look at him as she felt really strange.

She place her hand on his. As she placed her hand on his Manik felt as his heart skip a beat.

Soon they complete all the rituals. Nandini & Manik both was taken to the stage seated together. Mukti came forward toward Nandini and remove the veil from her face. As she removed her veil her beautiful face was seen which was glowing so much that nobody can avert their eyes from her.

" Welcome Bhabhi." said Mukti with a smiling face.

And then started non stop wishing sessions. One bye one all relatives came and met them. Wishing them for their new life. She move her head a little to see him but he was not there. Then her eyes moved to a corridors to see someone who was talking on the phone and his dressing, the turban everything was telling her that he was Manik.

Her heart beat take a next level she was feeling nervous she alone was receiving the wishes she felt really bad and sigh a little.

"Mukti, take your bhabhi (sister-in-law) to the room. " Her mom ordered and she nodded.

As Nandini entered the room she was mesmerized. Huge vases with beautiful white and red roses were placed in the corner of the room. The wall was painted with off white and the back wall of the bed was painted with purple color. A huge picture of Manik was hanging there. A cream carpet was on the floor. A king sized bed, golden curtains was hanging on the windows and a large wardrobe and three part cupboard .

A huge sofa with brown color placed at the left side of the room near the window and a glass table was placed in the front.

"Bhabhi, did you like the room?"

"Yeah, it's really beautiful."

"Great then. I'll go and call Manik here. " Nandini get nervous hearing Manik's name. She tangled her fingers with each other. She look and see her only sister in law who was having a naughty grin on her face.

"Aww! You are shying hearing his name only? Then what will you do when he will come infront of you?" Mukti tease her and she gets more shy.

She lowered her eyes down and soon her face turned to crimson red.

Nandini sat on the couch she place her hand on her heart feeling nervous her heart was beating so fast she felt as if her heart has taken participate in marathon.

She was feeling shivering.

And her eyes moved to the bed which was decorated with red petals.

"Are you nervous?" Mukti asked softly. Nandini nodded her head looking down and fidget her fingers with the hem of her stole.