_Ranjish_

~Chapter 28~

It was evening.
Aparna had done all the preparations. Nobody knew why she accepted the situation so easily.

Rishita and Aadheesh holding Aadhira's hands stood on the gateway of the Goenka Villa.
"Mumma.. Yeh ghar..
" Aapka hai princess! ", Aadheesh answered the upcoming question.
" It's so big! ", Aadhira said as she admired the house, with her doe eyes.

The entire Goenka family stood inside. No one  was happy with the turn of events except, Aparna.

Aparna did the couple's aarti, applying tilak on Aadheesh, Rishita and Ira's forehead.

" Rishita, apne pair se iss kalash ko girakar, ghar mei aao beta! ", she instructed.
Rishita did as she was told.
Then Aparna made her do the other ritual of leaving her footprints on the white cloth.
Along with Rishita, she made Ira, her granddaughter do the same.

As the gruh-pravesh was done.
They all stood in the Hall.
No one said anything. Aadhira was holding, Rishita's hand firmly.
"Aadhi, apni patni aur beti ko kamre mei lekar ja. Dinner hum wahi bhijwa denge! ", Aparna said as she left from there.

Arun, Aadheesh's father followed her.

Aadheesh did as his mother commanded.

Entering inside Aadheesh's room, Rishita was overwhelmed.
Both, she and Aadheesh looked around the room.
They had had so many dreams, of how they would be staying in this room of his,make this room as theirs, after their marriage, years back.
Today, they were married. Officially. But it was not the same.
Nothing was the same.

Ira ran inside, as she admired the architecture.
The room was exactly as per her mumma's choice. Little Aadhira could make it out.

"Ira, baccha, rest for sometime. Let Mumma freshen up okay? ", Aadheesh said, giving Rishita the underlying gesture that she could change.

Rishita took a deep breath as she walked to the washroom.

Her's and Ira's clothes and other necessities were already shifted to his room, earlier that day.
Walking inside the closet,she was shocked that Aadheesh had already arranged her stuff in the wardrobe.But what shocked her more was, he gave her the right side of the wardrobe.

She clearly remembers,how she had had this argument with him in the past for the right side of the wardrobe and the bed. And he was just getting on her nerves back then saying that he won't.
But here they were now.
Unknowingly, a soft smile made way on her face.
She picked up a comfortable wear as she went to have a bath.
On getting inside the washroom, another thing shocked her, all her favorite products, may that be shampoos, luxury self care products, soaps, everything. Everything that she preferred in the past, was lined up in his washroom.

"What was he really up to?
On one way he was saying that he wants to take my daughter away from me, and here he is doing something really different. What is he even up to!", Rishita wandered.

She nevertheless, gave herself a relaxing bath.

Here, Aadheesh helped Ira change.

After an hour or so, all of them had prepared for the night.
Having the dinner inside their room.

Rishita was putting Ira to sleep. While
Aadheesh sat on the couch. All the while, one thing that Rishita was thinking about badly was were they going to sleep on the same bed?
She.. Frankly, she had no issue. She trusted him enough.
But it was awkward. Damn awkward.
Since, even in the penthouse, they didn't share the bed.

After doing her job, Rishita said, "I'll sleep on the couch. "
Aadheesh raised his eyes to look at her as he said, "Well, husband- wife shares the bed. As much as I know, right, wifey? "
"Mr.. Mr. Goenka.. "
"Yes, Mrs. Goenka! "