(#6 in Rikara as on 27th March, 2019)
Now I know the title says Rikara FF, but there is going to be quite a bit about other characters from the Oberoi verse, so bear with me.
Also, I'm no writer, this is just something that has been bugging my min...
Rất tiếc! Hình ảnh này không tuân theo hướng dẫn nội dung. Để tiếp tục đăng tải, vui lòng xóa hoặc tải lên một hình ảnh khác.
Gauri was almost ready. She pleated the dupatta and put it over her shoulder, and checked herself in the mirror. Jahnvi had called her up late night, and asked her if she would please sing at the Jagraata at their house. Gauri used to do Jagraatas in her zila too, so there was no way she could refuse. Jahnvi spoke to Majmudaarji and he gave Gauri a day off.
Gauri didn't know where exactly Jahnvi's house was, so Jahnvi said that she would send a car to pick up Gauri from the temple where she worked and met Jahnvi. Gauri reached the temple, and wondered how would she recognize which was Jahnvi's car.
A driver in his spotless white uniform came up to Gauri at that moment. "Is this Gauriji?" he asked curtly.
"Who are you?" asked Gauri suspiciously
"I am Jahnvi madam's driver. Here, take her call." he answered
"Gauri " came Jahnvi's voice from the phone he handed to Gauri. "This is my driver, Mukesh. He'll take you to out mansion. I told him what you look like so that he recognize you."
Gauri nodded her head, and followed Mukesh to the car. The trip from the temple to the mansion was a short one. As the car reached the periphery of the mansion, Gauri saw the huge compound where Jahnvi lived. In a city like Mumbai, owning that kind of land, must mean that Jahnvi's family was extremely rich.
Gauri felt a little conscious and straightened her best suit nervously. As she entered the mansion, she looked around for Jahnvi, but instead she met someone she knew already.
"Gauri?" asked Soumya
"Soumya? Oh, I am so glad I found you here." said Gauri with relief.
"I'm happy to see you again. So, are you the girl who Jahnvi aunty called for the jagraata?" asked Soumya, smiling
"Yes, I guess so. Where is she?" asked Gauri
"She's just coming, come I'll take you to the temple area, where the Jagraata will be held." said Soumya
Gauri saw staff dressed in grey uniforms rushing here and there, putting up last minute decorations. She took in the expensively decorated mansion, which gave the feeling of some palace. It even had a dome like ceiling, topping its many floors. As she reached the temple area, she saw Matarani's idol. Gauri joined her hands and bowed her head before the idol.
"You are here, Gauri" came Jahnvi's voice from behind her. Gauri turned around to see Jahnvi, accompanied by what seemed like her family members.
"Come Gauri, let me introduce you to my family." said Jahnvi smiling. She gestured to an elderly lady, and said, "This is my mother-in-law, Mummyji".
Gauri bent down and touched her feet to take the old woman's blessings. Dadi was surprised but pleased. She touched Gauri's head, and blessed her with good fortune and good husband. Soumya made a slightly exasperated face at this blessing behind Dadi's back. She respected Dadi a lot, but she didn't like these regressive beliefs that a woman's greatest need was a good husband.
