Iknoor was ready as she wore yet another half saree,this one she loved because of it's color,also since she was married now her Patti had strictly asked her to wear bright colors as that would bring out the beauty in her as she was a newly wedded bride.



Her jewelry was minimalist as always,she had just worn small golden jhumka,along with bangles on both of her wrists and her thali(mangalsutra)which was around her neck.

Her hair was kept open with a gajra attached to it on her periamma's insistence that it would look good on her.



(Imagine her hair to be hip length)

"Noorie chal na,derr ho rahi h,Patti aur periamma gussa kr rahe h,time pr mandir pochna h"Meher bhabhi said as she entered her room and Iknoor nodded at her as she quickly took her small sling bag and kept her mobile phone and other essentials in it.

"Haa bas ho gayi ready mein,chaliye chalte h neeche"Iknoor said as she went downstairs with her bhabhi.

As she reached downstairs everyone stared at her and smiled widely seeing her.

Their lil Noorie was a married woman now.

"Aaja puttar mein kala tika laga deti hu,kahi nazar na lag jaye tujhe kisi ki,itni soni lag rahi h na!"Her nani gushed over how beautiful she looked and put a black dot of kajal behind her ear.

They all left for the temple then,the Sehgal's would also reach there directly.

As they reached the temple, Iknoor couldn't help but stare at her husband, wearing a white shirt and vesthi he really looked very handsome.

Nirvair on the other hand was busy on his phone so he didn't really pay attention to her when she came and stood beside him as asked by the family members.

"Ab tum dono ko saath mein,upar tak chadna h,phir Balaji ka blessings lena h"Iknoor's Patti said as she addressed the newly married couple who both nodded at her.

That is when Nirvair looked at her.

She looked pretty.

He likes seeing her in those half sarees,it brings out such gorgeousness from her that he is compiled to stick his eyes at her.

Iknoor passed him a smile which he tried to reciprocate.

"Bas,bas,baadmein dekh lena ek dusre ko,abhi seediya chadni shuru karo"Shivansh teased them and ran towards the stairs with Aashi.

Nirvair rolled his eyes at his siblings.

"Nhi,hum khud chadenge!"Iti said when her father was about to pick her in his arms.

"Thik h aap chaliye phir,pr hamara haath pakiye"Hriday said as he held her hand.

Iti held her mother's hand with her other hand and the three of them started climbing the temple stairs.

Nirvair and Iknoor stared at eachother and silently agreed on climbing the stairs too as everyone else did.

"Yrr yeh kitna uccha temple h,halat tight hone wali h upar tak jaane mein toh"Aashi said as she sat on the stairs after walking for some time only.

Shivansh too agreed with her.

They all climbed the stairs together with Iknoor and Nirvair walking at the end.

The whole time Nirvair didn't spoke a word to her and that did bothered her because she thought they could talk as they reached the temple but here her husband was quiet.

Was he shy?

Was he feeling awkward?

But she is the wife,she should be shy and awkward because her family and home are going to change not his.

She sighed when she looked at him and found him talking on the phone.

She looked away from him but winced in pain as her foot twisted in an odd way as she didn't watched her step.

Her hand immediately grabbed onto the closest thing,which was Nirvair's shirt sleeve.

Nirvair turned his gaze towards his left when he heard her wince,she clutched his shirt sleeve.

"What happened?"He asked as he held her right hand which was clutching his sleeve.

"Ahhhh"Iknoor winced again as she tried to move her foot.

Nirvair saw her wincing as her left foot was in the air,he understood what might have happened and bend down to check her foot.

It was swollen.

"Is it paining?"He asked as he moved his fingers across her foot but she yet again winced and he sighed.

She had sprained her foot pretty bad.

But how can she sprain her foot so much?

"Sprain ho gaya h shayad se"Iknoor said as she tried to move her foot away from his hold as it was painful.

"Aise kese achanak se sprain ho gaya?"Nirvair asked as he supported her and made her sit on the stair.

She sighed in relief once the foot was placed on the ground.

"Woh bachelor's party wale din pair twist ho gaya tha,heels pehene the na"Iknoor said as she tried to herself check her foot.

"You should have been careful"Nirvair said as he again tried to look at her foot but she stopped him as it was paining when he held it.

"Kisi ke saath bhi ho sakta h"She said as staring at him and he sighed.

"Kya hua Bhai?"Hriday asked as he saw them lagging behind.

"Pair twist ho gaya h iska"Nirvair said and Iknoor sighed.

"Kese?kab?"Aayat asked as she too looked at the couple then.

"Abhi,abhi,dhyan nhi diya isliye"Nirvair said and Iknoor narrowed her eyes at him.

"Meine dhyan diya tha,ab twist ho gaya toh kya karu mein?"She said as it was already very painful and he was also blaming her.

While Hriday and Aayat didn't say anything between them.

"Ab kya kare lekin? hospital chale?"Hriday asked and before Nirvair could say anything Iknoor spoke.

"Nhi,darshan kiya bina nhi jaa sakte,aaj ka hi din h Tirupati chadne aur Balaji ke darshan krne ka"Iknoor said.

"Tum iss pair ke saath chadd nhi sakti"Nirvair said looking at her.

"I will manage"Iknoor said as she tried to stand up but winced in pain yet again.

"Do not stand up!"Nirvair said trying not to lash out at her as he was quick to hold her by her waist as she was about to fall down.

"Bhabhi aapka pair aur swell ho jayega,you shouldn't move it"Hriday said and Iknoor nodded at that.

"Phir darshan ka kya hoga?"Aayat spoke and Iknoor had a sad pout on her face.

Tirupati Balaji has been a special part of her life,she always makes sure to visit here whenever she achieves something, whenever she feels low in her life,on her birthday,on her parents birthday's,their anniversary and whenever she wants peace in her life.

She cannot not visit Balaji after her marriage,she wanted to seek his blessings for this new chapter of her life.And pray for everything to go smoothly in her future.

"Kabhi aur kr lenge,abhi possible.....

"Nhi,mujhe aaj hi darshan krna h"Iknoor cut her husband who sighed and looked at her.

"This isn't possible with this foot!"Nirvair said pointing to her now more swollen foot.

"I will manage"Iknoor said stubbornly.

"Tum ek doctor ho khud!tumhe bhi pata h it is not good!"Nirvair said the two of them narrowed their eyes at each other's words.

Aayat and Hriday stood in front of them awkwardly as the two fought as if they had been married for years.

"Iknoor....

"I said I will manage!do not argue with me on this!"Iknoor said this time trying not to glare at him.

Nirvair did glare at her though.

Hriday and Aayat thought that they should intervene before they start fighting full on but they both were also left mouth hung open.

"Nirvair!!!!!!put me down right now!"Iknoor squealed in surprise as Nirvair didn't argue with her anymore and simply lifted her in his arms in bridal style.

"Tum log chado,hum aate h peeche peeche"Nirvair said looking at Aayat and Hriday who nodded and again started climbing the stairs as Iti was in Shivansh's arms because she wanted to go faster and her parents were walking slowly according to her.

This was the first time she has been picked up by a man in this way and she felt really awkward even though it was her own husband.She wasn't used to any such treatment after all,she still needs time to get used to such gestures and actions.

His palm rested on her bare waist and it gave her shivers down her body,this was new to her,the touch didn't feel creepy but it was still a bit unusual for her to be touched at that place.

Plus she was highly embarrassed because they were in a public place that too a temple out of all places.

"Nirvair sab hame hi dekh rahe h,neeche utaro mujhe mein chal sakti hu"Iknoor said as she clutched his neck so that she didn't fall down.

The people who were behind and ahead of them were literally staring at the newly married couple in amusement.

"Kya hua?Noorie?"Ikbir asked as he walked towards them with his siblings and wife.

"Pair twist ho gaya tha bhai,pr ab mein thik hu"Iknoor said feeling embarrassed about being in her husband's arms in front of all her siblings.

"Tu dhyan se nhi chal sakti h kya?pagal h bilkul!"Ikbir scolded her and she pouted hearing that.

"It's fine now,aap log chaliye hum aate h"Nirvair said but Iknoor's brothers were uncertain if he would be able to carry her all the way till the top of the temple.

"Tum usse utha paoge na?wrna...

"I can manage,aap sab chaliye"Nirvair cut them off and they all nodded then.

"Nirvair mein chal sakti hu,please put me down,accha nhi lagta h sab dekh rahe h!"Iknoor this time pleaded with him but he simply shook his head in denial.

Her foot was already injured,if she walks and puts more pressure on it,it will make it worse.

He simply ignored her and started climbing the stairs with her in his arms.

"Tum mujhe itna upar tak wese bhi carry nhi kr paoge,utaro mujhe"Iknoor yet again said but Nirvair ignored her as if she wasn't speaking.

"Why are you even arguing on this?"Nirvair asked her and she sighed.

"Sab hame hi dekh rahe h,hum dono ki puri families h yaha,mere thatha,Patti,nani,nanu,periamma,Periappa,tumhare dadi-dadu,mom-dad sab bade h yaha!"Iknoor said stressing on the last part and he sighed.

"Mein koi shauk se nhi utha raha hu tumhe Iknoor,tum chal nhi sakti!tumhari zidd h aaj hi darshan krne ki!toh aur koi option h kya?"He asked as he kept climbing the stairs.

"Zidd nhi h meri!kal ki flight h Amritsar ki,phir baadmein time nhi milega darshan krne ke liye isliye aaj darshan krna zaruri h!"Iknoor said.

"Ha toh abhi chot lagi h toh abhi ke abhi thik thodi honewali h!darshan aaj krne h toh yahi tareeka h"Nirvair said and she sighed.

He wasn't wrong but she couldn't help but feel it wrong too.

"My family doesn't minds anyways,they aren't going to be upset about it"Nirvair said thinking she was worried about his family's reaction.

"Tumhari family aisi nhi h mujhe pata h but still bado ke saamne acha nhi lagta h aise!"She said and he didn't answer anything to that now.

She was not ready to understand.

"Tum wese bhi mujhe upar tak nhi utha paoge!this temple has 3000 steps Nirvair!"She said but he didn't replied yet again.

She stared at him in disbelief.

Will he actually carry her till the top in his arms?

Just because she had twisted her foot and wanted to still take the blessings of Balaji,he had picked her up in his arms.

Yesterday he had jumped into the freezing swimming pool to fetch her lost payal and now he was carrying her all the way till the top of temple because she was hurt.

It was an arranged marriage after all,they had talked very little and knew very little about each other,she had a crush on him,she wasn't sure what he thought of her but still he was trying and that she could see through his actions.

Her eyes kept staring at his face which was fixed at the temple,his eyes staring ahead,there wasn't a single sign of tiredness or of pain on his face.

He kept climbing the stairs,the whole family got to know what had happened and they thought it was right that Nirvair was carrying her.

"Ouch!"Iknoor winced in pain when her hair which was open was unknowingly pulled by his arm.

"Kya hua?"Nirvair asked as he thought her foot was in pain.

"Mere baal keech rahe h!"She said as she tried to pull her hair from his grasp.

Nirvair pulled her a lil upwards so that she could keep her hair in the front so that he mistakenly didn't pull it.

There faces unknowingly were very closer to eachother,her forehead was just an inch away from his lips,a slight moment and his lips would be on her forehead.Iknoor looked away immediately not able to handle the proximity.

She focused on moving her hair from behind and keeping them in front so that they won't be pulled by him by mistake.

Her long,black lustrous hair rested on her front as her left arm was around his neck to support herself while the right one rested on her abdomen.

He continued climbing the stairs and Iknoor felt bad for him,she knew very well that she wasn't as light as a feather,she was a perfectly healthy lady with the right amount of body weight according to her height and it was extremely difficult for a person to carry her in his arms let alone climb stairs while carrying her.

She could feel the muscles of his biceps tensing against her skin.He will get tired soon,they still have a lot of stairs to climb.

"Nirvair,do min ke liye ruk jaatein h"Iknoor said but Nirvair shook his head at that.

"Nirvair tum kabse chadd rahe ho, please do min ke liye beth jaatein h"She said but again received the same response.

"Don't worry bhabhi,bhai roz 2 ghante gym krte h,aise kese thak jayenge"Shivansh said as he walked towards them and passed the water bottle to them.

Iknoor thanked him and took the bottle from him,she opened the cap and gestured Nirvair if he wanted to have some but he shook his head in denial.

Iknoor sighed.

This man was going to be in a lot of pain afterwards.

She sipped a lil water and then kept the bottle with herself.All the while everyone came and asked them to take a stop, Iknoor's brother's even offered to carry her for sometime till Nirvair could get a break but he refused the offer stating he could carry her.

"Arre aap thak jayenge Nirvair bhaiya"Meher bhabhi said but Nirvair shook his head in denial stating he was fine.

"Wahi,yeh Noorie bht moti h,aap isse utaar dijiye mein carry kr leta hu thodi derr"Gaurav Anna said but Nirvair yet again shook his head in denial.

Iknoor sighed at his stubborness.

She wiped his forehead with her saree pallu as he was sweating a bit.

He stared at her at her action but she wasn't looking towards him as she stared behind her.

"Tum bht ziddi ho"She said as even when everyone had asked him to take a break he didn't.

Again he chose to ignore her and she again sighed.

"Yeh mandir h,yaha yeh sab mat karo"An elderly man said not at all pleased with the way Nirvair was carrying Iknoor around in his arms.

It was a temply after all and one should behave accordingly.

Iknoor was about to give a sharp retort to the man but Nirvair beat her to it.

"Uncle,meri biwi ka pair twist ho gaya h,chal nhi payegi,hamari kal hi shadi hui h isliye darshan krne ke liye aaye h hum,we don't mean to offend anyone"Nirvair said kindly,he didn't wanted to fight.

Anyways the man was right in a way,but they weren't doing any PDA either,she had hurt her foot and he was just helping her out,their wasn't anything wrong in it too.

"Kitna accha husband h yeh dekho!baccho tum log carry on karo,yeh aise hi h!"The elderly lady beside him said and Nirvair smiled at her.

"Hrr baar jhagda krna zaruri nhi hota"Nirvair said as he stared at his wife because he was aware that she would have fought with the man.

"Mujhe laga woh....

"Woh galat nhi the,but hum bhi galat nhi h,pyaar se samjha bhi sakte h,plus woh bade h obviously unki soch thodi conservative hi hogi"Nirvair said and she didn't wanted to agree but she couldn't help but agree with him too.

He was right.

"Okay"She said and he didn't said anything to that.

After sometime,Iknoor could see the top of the temple,only a few steps were left and she felt happy seeing that.

"Bas thoda sa aur upar Bhai"Aashi said as they also saw the temple top too.

"Agar rukna h toh thodi derr ruk jaatein h"Iknoor again asked as she had been since the moment he had picked her up but he yet again denied it.

Nirvair yet again shook his head in denial and Iknoor sighed audibly to show her displeasure.

"Nirvair please thodi derr ruk jaatein h"Iknoor again asked after sometime but he still didn't agree with her.

As he climbed the last step Iknoor sighed in relief,finally!

He walked towards the idol and gently put her down on her feet,sighing in relief.

Nirvair stretched his arms,she wasn't light and he knew that,but then he did 2 hours of gym daily,also she was his wife he only has to carry her if she was hurt,how can he ask his brother in law's or anyone else to do it?

The Panditji came towards them and Iknoor stood on Nirvair's left side,he supported her body by wrapping his left arm a

round her shoulder.

The aarti plate was given to them and Nirvair held it as he rotated it in circular motion infront of the idol and Iknoor just kept her hand on his.

They prayed and took the blessings of the lord,after that they took the blessings of the Panditji and finally their family members.