Nirvair wore a sweatshirt and blue jeans as he got ready for his day out.He wore his shoes,applied the perfume and went out of his hotel room where his friends were already waiting for him.

"Shaam tak wapas aa jaana tu,shagun ki mehendi toh lagani padegi na tujhe bhi"Bela said as she spotted him and he nodded.

His whole family was ready in green kurta and lehenga's as that was the theme for the mehendi function.

He was glad he was exempted from it because the groom's presence wasn't needed much for this,so his brother in law had all asked him to accompany them for a day out,they had said they would make him roam around and show him some places they knew.

As he didn't want to be stuck between these ladies he immediately agreed and asked Ali and Kartik to accompany him.

So here his family was busy celebrating his mehendi function while he was all set to go out and enjoy with the boys.

He immediately left with Ali and Kartik.Kartik drove the car as Nirvair sat on the passenger seat and Ali sat behind.

Firstly they were supposed to go to Iknoor's house so that they could pick up his brother in law's and from there they would go to explore the places of vishakapatnam.

"Chal,jaa bulakr laa unhe"Ali said as they reached Iknoor's doorstep.

"Call kr leta hu na"Nirvair said as he called Ikbir but the number was unreachable.

He sighed.

"Jaa Bhai,tera sasural h tu nhi jayega aur teri jagah hum jayenge toh accha bhi nhi lagega"Kartik said and Nirvair sighed.

He went inside the house trying to spot any of his brother in law's but was unsuccessful in it.

"Dulhan kon h?"A voice reached his ear and he turned towards it and saw a lady holding Mehendi come in her hand asking for the bride to be.

"Arre mein hi hu dulhan,dekhayi nhi de raha,mujhe hi mehendi lag rahi h"Iknoor said as she was sitting on a small Patt kind of thing getting mehndi applied on her hands.

Nirvair's eyes were surprised as he saw her sitting just in shorts and a t-shirt.

And she was the bride-to-be!

How could the Mehendi artist identify her if she was sitting like she was some random girl related to the bride and not the bride herself.

And there his family was all ready as they were applying the mehendi.

What was this girl?

Not only that,her long hair was tied in a messy bun preventing them from troubling her as the mehendi was being applied on her hands.

Her face was devoid of any makeup,she hadn't even applied lipstick.

Yet she looked beautiful.As she smiled at something her bhabhi said to her.

Her smile was contagious.

His lips couldn't help but twitch themselves upwards as he stared at her laughing.

He pulled out his mobile from his phone and immediately clicked a picture of her.He himself didn't know why he did that,that too without her permission.He didn't even want this marriage!

He sighed.

Putting his phone back in his pocket.

"Arre tum aa gaye,chalo hum sab bhi ready hi h"Gaurav Anna said as he spotted Nirvair.

Nirvair nodded at him and immediately left before anyone from her in law could see him.

They would surely ask him for refreshments and all and he had already had his breakfast,plus he didn't want to trouble them unnecessarily.

On the other side,Iknoor was enjoying this kind of mehendi.She had requested her mothe rin law that she didn't wanted a big Mehendi function,anyways the groom isn't required and he doesn't even applied Mehendi,but she was the bride and she was supposed to apply Mehendi.She didn't mind it though,she loved Mehendi,and was okay with applying it,but she wanted it to be a simple and comfy process.

Her in law's weren't going to come here,so she didn't understand what was the need for her to get ready.Plus she isn't lazy in that also,but she wasn't sure if she would be able to sit for long hours in that dress, jewelry and makeup because Mehendi would take a lot of time she knew that.

She had also choose the best design after contemplating a lot and seeing a lot of designs.

She was glad her mother in law had agreed with her choice of function and hadn't asked her to do anything else.

So,here she was sitting in her comfy cord set,in the most comfortable hairstyle,that is a bun.It was simple and perfect.Also she wouldn't be running any clothes or her mehendi and would be able to move easily.

"Maṇamakaṉ peyaraip paṟṟi nāṉ eṉṉa eḻuta vēṇṭum? (dulhe ka naam kya likhna h?)"The mehendi artist asked her and Iknoor smiled slightly at that.

"Nirvair "She replied and the mehendi artist nodded and wrote his name on her palm.

Finally,it was all happening.She was getting married to him tomorrow,she wasn't going to be a single girl anymore,there was someone who would be tied with him for forever.

She wished for a happy married life,love to eventually blossom amongst them.She had seen her parents,they were so much in love even after having two kids,she wanted the same kind of love for herself.

She was sure Nirvair was going to be a good husband for her,the family from which he came was the reason behind it.The Sehgal's were kind and richly valued people,they had morals and knew how to treat people.

She wasn't nervous about how she would adjust there,she was just nervous if they would be able to accept her as she was?

They were kind people.She thought.She would fit in just fine with them.

" Kanna,Mehantiyaip payaṉpaṭuttiya piṟaku, uṅkaḷ kaikaḷai cūṭāṉa kirāmpukaḷil ciṟitu nēram vaittiruṅkaḷ, niṟam karumaiyāka māṟum(Kanna,Mehendi lagne ke baad,apne haath garam gram long ke upar rakhna thodi derr,rang ghera aayega)"Her periamma said and Iknoor nodded hearing that.

Well she was tired from now itself when only her one hand was done with the mehendi,she still had her left hand and both legs remaining,it was going to be a long day for her,plus sitting in this upright position was definitely going to give her a back ache.

She would sleep early today,she anyways has to get up early in the morning tomorrow for the Mangal Snanam before her wedding that would take place in the morning itself.

"Periamma,Eṉakku ētāvatu koṭuṅkaḷ, eṉakku paciyāka irukkiṟatu(Periamma,kuch khila do,bhook lagi h)"Iknoor said with a pout and her periamma smiled and went to get something for her to eat.

She brought some aloo bonda and punngulu as that was made for the snacks,also it was soon going to be lunch time and she would make Iknoor have her lunch then.

She made her eat it with her hands and Iknoor smiled at her.Her periamma's eyes turned a lil teary and Iknoor sighed looking at her.

Iknoor had known this would happen,she knew all the ladies were trying to control their tears around as her wedding date came near.

"Nāṉ ippa kiḷampaṟēṉ periyam'mā.(Abhi thodi jaa rahi hu periamma!)"Iknoor said asking her not to cry.

Her Patti,nani,chittamma even her bhabhi and Lakshmi got teary eyes as they all also realised that this was going to be the last day she was spending as their daughter,from tomorrow onwards she was going to be someone else's daughter in law too.

Her Patti went and kissed her forehead lovingly.

Iknoor's eyes too turned glassy as she saw them all crying,well she had decided she won't cry before her bidaai but all these ladies had made her emotional too!

"Ellāraiyum vāyai mūṭu, eṉ makaḷaiyum aḻac ceytāy!(chup karo sab,meri bacchi ko bhi rula diya!)"Iknoor's thatha said as he went and sat on her right side wiping her tears away.

Iknoor couldn't help but remember her parents.If they would have been alive today,her mumma would have cried the same way as her periamma,her papa would have shushed her the same way her thatha was doing right now.

She wished for them to be here.

She wanted them by her side on such an important day in her life!

Iknoor couldn't help but keep her face against her thatha's chest as tears poured from her eyes remembering her parents.She hid her face away so that they all couldn't see her weep.

"Kanna,Aḻātē aṉpē, nāṅkaḷ uṉṉai viṭṭu pōkavillai, uṉakkāka nāṅkaḷ irukkiṟōm(Kanna,roo mat beta,hum sab h na yaha)"Her thatha said patting her head.

They all knew that the cause of her tears was her parents absence.They had tried a lot that she shouldn't feel her parents absence at all,but there was only so much they could do,she was bound to miss them on her important day,she loved them dearly after all and they were such wonderful parents!

"Nī ēṉ aḻukiṟāy inta peṇkaḷai ellām pārkkātē, avarkaḷ aṉaivarum aḻukiṟārkaḷ, nīṅkaḷ mikavum tairiyamāṉavar,chellam(Roti kyu h tu?inn sab aurton ko mat dekh,yeh sab toh rotlu h,tu toh mera accha baccha h,chellam)"Her chittappa said as he sat on her other side and Iknoor laughed hearing that.

Everyone laughed trying to cheer her up.

Her Nani went and wiped her face off the tears with her saree pallu.

"Ab roo mat tu puttar,nhi toh sabne rone beth jaana h!"Her nani said and Iknoor nodded at that.

"Wese bhi hum sab h na tere saath!tu udaas kyu hoti h?"Her nanu said as he caressed her hair and Iknoor nodded at that too.

"Chalo aap sab udhar jao,isse Shanti se mehendi lagane do...aur ladkiyon thoda naach gaana karo,kya boring sa program bana rahe ho tum?"Her nani said and Meher bhabhi and Laksmi went and connected the music system playing songs.

Iknoor's chittappa,her Periappa,her thatha,her nanu all of them danced with their wives making Iknoor forget everything as she stared at them with aww and laughed as she saw her Patti and Nani getting shy.

Soon enough the environment changed and everyone danced on the songs that were played,Iknoor cheered for all of them encouraging them all to continue dancing as she watched them sitting on the Patt as her mehendi was getting applied.

Evening,

Nirvair and the boy's were back from their outing,and so Ali and Kartik dropped the Iyer brother's at the Iyer house.

"Arre yrr zara paani ki bottle laa na ghar se,pyaas lag rahi h"Ali said and Nirvair sighed.

He got down the car and moved inside the house so that he could go and ask Ikbir for a bottle of water as the route they would go from the highway now and won't get shops.

His eyes were searching for Ikbir or anyone of her brother in law's but yet again they fell on his soon to be wife.

Iknoor was walking in a very funny way because she didn't wanted the mehendi on her feet to get spolied,also her arms were wide open because her hands were also covered with mehendi.

Nirvair's lips twitched in a smile again looking at her.She was something different!

He looked at her amusedly and went out of the house.

"Paani?"Ali asked.

"Woh sab log khana khaa rahe the toh kisi ko disturb nhi kiya,aage se le lena chalo abhi"Nirvair said instantly,he couldn't say that he forgot about the water as he was busy staring at his soon to be bride.

Ali sighed and Kartik drove towards their hotel.

"Aaja tu bhi laga le Mehendi"Bela said as she finally spotted Nirvair.

He was finally back.

Nirvair sighed but nodded and sat on one of the couch,Bela took a mehendi cone and wrote Iknoor's name on Nirvair's palm in a beautiful way.

"Bas,aur nhi"Nirvair said and Bela nodded and didn't applied anymore mehendi.

"Kya bhai,kam se kam kurta toh pehenna tha na?photo click krna tha aapke saath,hum sab subah se aise hi ghum rahe h kyuki aapke saath pic click krna tha hame"Aashi said and Nirvair laughed at them.

The ladies were all still in the lehenga he had seen them wearing in the morning.

"Aise hi click kr do"Nirvair said.

"Aap green kurta pehenkr aao na"Shivansh said.

"Aise hi thik h"Nirvair said.

"Bhai aapki hi shadi h,aapko toh ready hona hi padega na"Aayat said.

"Ohh,meine toh phir bhi dhang ke kapde pehene h,tum sabki honewali bhabhi waha shorts aur tshirt mein mehendi lagwa rahi thi,aur tum sab itne ready hokr ghum rahe ho jese tumhari hi mehendi ho!"Nirvair said and they all were surprised hearing that.

"Haa usne mujhse kaha tha,usse pure din bethna padta Mehendi ke liye,bichari uncomfortable ho jayegi lehenge waghera mein"Bela said.

"Wahh... dusro ke liye kitne understanding ho na aap mumma?aur meri baari aati h toh ekdam no so understanding bann jaate ho!"Nirvair said narrowing his eyes at his mother.

"Tu toh ghum raha tha pure din,tujhe bhi toh maze krna diya na meine!woh bichari pura din bethi hogi mehendi ke liye"Bela said.

"Abhi shadi hui bhi nhi aur abhi se uski taraf daari shuru"Nirvair mummured under his breath as he left form their towards room to get freshend up.