"Varr ab vadhu ki maang mein sindoor bhare"The panditji said and Nirvair lifted the silver coin and scooped a lil bit of sindoor and filled Iknoor's parted hairline with it.

A lil bit of sindoor fell on her nose as he did it.

"Ab mangalsutra pehnaye"The panditji said and Nirvair took the nuptial chain in his hand and made her wear it.

She was already wearing thali(mangalsutra) from the south Indian wedding because a married woman is never supposed to take it off till she is married to her husband.

When that was done the couple rose to take the seven rounds around the holy fire.

This wasn't new for them this time because they both had done this already,this wedding was just for the sake of their family,they are already married and have just repeated the process again.

Cheers and claps were heard as they both were done taking the seven rounds and the Panditji had declared them as husband and wife.

They again took the blessings of both the families and finally it was done!

This whole wedding season had finally ended for them.

"Bhabhi aapko kuch chahiye?"Abeer asked as he was going to get some gulab jamun's for himself.

"Paani"Iknoor said as she was also having her lunch sitting beside her husband and his siblings.

"Aapko Bhai?"Abeer asked but Nirvair denied as he didn't want anything.

"Bhai abhi bhi issi dukh mein h ki inke dost nhi h shadi mein"Shivansh teased him because Ali and Kartik weren't here for the Punjabi wedding,they had left because of some important work.

Nirvair ignored him.

Iknoor was literally tired now,she had been married twice in two different styles in two different cities that too within a span of just two days.

She was indeed tired now and glad too that this wedding had finally come to an end now.

Plus she was hungry too.She had been asked to keep a fast since morning and all the wedding rituals had drained her.

Nirvair on the other hand was quiet.

His friends couldn't be here for the wedding and plus he was also tired of all this rituals for the second time.

He too was asked to fast till the wedding and he was glad he was finally asked to have lunch now.

What was more tiring was the reception that would follow after the lunch in the evening,he wasn't ready at all for it.

He sighed but turned when he heard the excited squeal of his wife.

He turned his gaze towards her and found her hugging a man.

He hadn't seen the man throughout the wedding,who was he then?

"Mujhe laga tha tu aayega hi nhi!!"Iknoor said as she hugged the man who patted her back in response.

"Mein aa gaya tha,bas socha baadmein mil lu tujhse,tu busy thi na isliye"The man said.

"Dadi nhi aayi?"Iknoor asked.

"Aayi h,waha bethi h woh,abhi bulakr laata hu"The man said as he went and brought an elderly lady towards their table.

"Dadi!aap kesi h?"Iknoor said as she hugged the elderly woman affectionately.

"Hayee kitni soni lag rahi h tu Noorie!"The lady said kissing Iknoor's left cheek to which Iknoor smiled brightly.

"Yeh h Nirvair,mere husband "Iknoor said pointing towards Nirvair who got up and touched her feet in respect.

"Hayee kinna sona munda chuniya h tune!kitne pyaare lagte ho dono saath mein!"The lady said patting their heads giving them their blessings.

"Yeh Avir h,mera best friend aur yeh uski dadi h,mein jab delhi mein thi MBBS ke liye tab inhone mera bht khayal rakha tha waha"Iknoor said looking at the confused faces of her in law's who smiled when they heard her.

"Congratulations on the wedding"Avir said looking at Nirvair who passed him a small smile in return.

"Meri Noorie bht samajhdar bacchi h!agar mera nonu isse behen nhi maanta toh mein inn dono ki hi shadi krwa deti!"Dadi said and the man beside her sighed hearing that.

"Dadi!"The man said.

"Oyee chup kr tu!"Dadi said.

"Aap itna late kyu aaye?aur South Indian wedding mein kyu nhi aaye?meine itna call kiya tha nonu ko"Iknoor said glaring at the man beside dadi.

"Yeh h na!kehta h south Indian wedding mein kuch samajh nhi aayega,hame Punjabi wedding hi attend krni chahiye!phir yaha aane ke baad bhi kitna kaha meine ki Noorie se milte h pr yeh h ki kehta h bht log h uske pass!"dadi said and the man ducked his face in embarrassment.

"Triggered Insaan!!!!"Rishi,Kiyaan and Naksh spoke at the same time as they clearly saw thean standing beside their bhabhi!

He was triggered Insaan,the famous ganer and YouTuber!!!

He was actually here!

Avir stared at them when he heard them and gave them a polite smile.

"Ek photo please Avir bhaiya!"Kiyaan said as he took his father's phone and ran towards him.

Avir nodded and clicked a pic with him.

Rishi and Naksh too did the same and the family was confused as to why they were clicking pics with this man.

"You guys carry on,hum chalte h"Avir said giving a polite smile to everyone and Iknoor.

Iknoor who knew how shy he was nodded at him.

"Tum log kyu pic's click krwa rahe the uske saath?"Aashi asked.

"Aapko pata nhi kya?!!!!!woh bht bade YouTuber aur gamer h!!!!"Kiyaan said and the family shook their heads at his excitement.

"Bhabhi aap aur kis kisko jaante ho?"Rishi asked and Iknoor chuckled hearing that.

"Sirf isko hi iske alawa mein kisi aur YouTuber ko nhi jaanti mein"Iknoor said.

"Noorie,Nirvair tum dono zara yaha aao,inse milo,yeh mere bht khaas dost h"Iknoor's nanu said introducing them to one of his closest friends.

Like this the couple kept meeting the guests after they were done with their lunch.

"Bidaai krke niklate h abhi,sham ko reception bhi toh h"Sumitra said and both the families agreed to it.

Iknoor's gaze immediately turned towards her brother.

Ikbir stared at her affectionately and that was enough for Iknoor to start shedding tears from her eyes.

All the wedding and rituals were fun till this moment.

She had to leave her home now,her family,her old life,her Bhai, everything.

Lakshmi brought a plate of rice and forwarded it towards Iknoor.

With tears flowing through her eyes she took a fistful of rice and threw them over her shoulder,her bhabhi collected those in her saree pallu.

Her thatha and nanu walked beside her as she cried.

It all came crashing to her now that she wasn't just a girl anymore from now on,she was a married woman now.That added responsibility on her,she couldn't be that naive,carefree girl from now on,she had to be a responsible wife and daughter in law.

She wouldn't get to see her nani-nanu,thatha-patti,bhai-bhabhi everyday from now on,she had to practically live without them for the whole of her life,her presence at her home would not be that often and she would be expected to focus on her married life and new family

As those thoughts crashed to her in that moment more tears fell from her eyes.

She hugged each member of her family crying as she did that,her Nani,Patti,thatha,nanu,her brother's,her bhabhi,Lakshmi everyone cried too hugging her.

"Puttar,Mumbai mein hi toh h tu bhi,jab tera dil kare aa jaana tu,tera hi toh ghar h"Her nanu said wiping her tears but they just continued to flow.

She stared at Ikbir who hadn't hugged her yet,not consoled her yet.

He walked towards her slowly trying hard to not let his tears slip from his eyes.

"Bhai"She whispered and that was what it took for him to embrace her in a tight hug.

Why do daughter's had to leave their home?

"Shhh....bas bhi kr Noorie,tu bas alag ghar jaa rahi h,tu abhi bhi meri wahi Noorie h,kuch nhi badlega I promise!"Ikbir said patting her head but she cried harder hugging him more tightly.

How he wished his father to be here to console her,how he wished his mumma to be here to make her understand things!

How cruel was their fate that his sister couldn't get to meet their parents for tha last time before she left their house forever to start her new life.

As tears flowed down his eyes,he still tried to console her,assure her that everything was going to be okay and that she could manage everything.

"Tu jese Delhi gayi thi na,MBBS ki padhai ke liye,wese hi ab tu inke ghar jaa rahi h,apni new life start krne,hamara ghar toh h hi na?tu thodi koi parayi ho jayegi!ab bhi uss ghar pr mujhse zyada tera haq h,tera jab mann kare aa jaana, samjhi?"Ikbir said explaining her as if talking to a toddler.

Iknoor nodded her head at his words as it gave her a satisfaction that things won't change for her atleast.

"Apna khayal rakhna thik h?koi bhi problem ho toh mujhe batana,samjhi?kabhi bhi yeh mat sochna ki tu mujhe unnecessarily bother kr rahi h kisi bhi cheez ke liye!koi bhi baat ho,mujhse share krna,thik h?"Ikbir said giving her instructions and she nodded her head at that too.

"Ab roo mat,kal toh tu wese bhi wapas aayegi paghphere ke liye,phir parso toh hum sab saath Mumbai jayenge na,sirf thodi derr ke liye toh tu durr jaa rahi h"Ikbir said softly,wiping her tears away with his hands.

Iknoor nodded at that too.

"Roo mat Noorie, don't cry"Ikbir said as he planted a gentle kiss on her forehead and more tears flowed down her eyes at his gesture.

She didn't wanted to leave her Bhai!

Her family!

Anybody!

"Mujhe nhi jaana Bhai"Iknoor whispered to him and he chuckled hearing that.

"Toh shadi nhi krni thi na?ab toh ho gayi shadi,chinta mat kr,wese bhi jesi teri harkatein h jald hi yeh log tujhse pareshan hokr tujhe wapas bhej denge!"Ikbir said to ligten the intense moment.

Iknoor chuckled slapping his chest hearing his words so did everyone who were in tears too.

The Sehgal ladies were heavily crying seeing the emotional moment as each one of them remembered their own bidaai.

"Chal,roo mat ab,kal subah mein aa jaunga tujhe lene,aur aaj sham ko toh reception pr milenge na hum?"He again said and she nodded then.

Wiping the last remnants of her tears he planted another kiss on her forehead.Wrapping his left arm around her shoulder he walked her through the aisle till the car that was waiting for them.

"I love you Bhai"Iknoor said as they reached the car and Ikbir smiled hearing her words and gave her one last squeeze before making her sit in the car.

"Meri behen ka dhyan rakhna,do not ever make her cry!"Ikbir said kind of like a warning to Nirvair who stood beside him.

Nirvair nodded his head at him and sat in the car.

Ikbir turned towards the Sehgal family and joined his hands infront of them.

"Agar humse koi bhi galti ho gayi ho shadi ke dauran toh please hame maaf kr dijiyega,aur meri Noorie ko please khush rakhiyega"Ikbir said with glassy eyes.

Hriday held his joined hands stopping him from doing it.

"Aap chinta mat kijiye,hum sab bhabhi ko koi takleef nhi hone denge"Hriday said,he could understand his emotion after all because his elder sister's too were married and he too was on that brother's spot once.

The Sehgal's all nodded at that and that gave a lil relief to Ikbir.

In the car,

Iknoor was still weeping silently,no matter what,her tears won't stop.

She had tried to assure herself that it was just a matter of few hours before she could again meet her family,and then tomorrow she will leave for her paghphere and be with her family for the day,but she still couldn't wipe away the pain she felt leaving them behind.

She had a new life to start from now on,but at the cost of leaving her loved ones,her family.

Nirvair felt bad seeing her crying so he immediately handed her his handkerchief.

He would have told her some words of assurance or consolence but he didn't knew what he should say to her right now that would make her feel better.

His sister's both were unmarried and so he still wasn't aware of the emotion she was feeling right now,he could just imagine the pain she would be feeling right now leaving her family behind just for him.

Maybe he didn't even deserved that,but it has happened now and he couldn't deny it anymore.

"Please stop crying,thodi derr mein wapas tumhari family se milenge hum"Nirvair said as he couldn't keep quiet when she was crying beside him.

Iknoor stared at him but tears still flew from her eyes.

"Please don't cry Iknoor,I promise tum jab chaho apne ghar jaa sakti ho,apni family se milne, nothing is going to change"He added as he couldn't help but wipe away the tear from her left eye with his thumb.

Iknoor sniffed and nodded at his words.Though she was still sad about leaving her family,her bhai's words and his word's gave her a comfort she needed right now.

The rest of the ride was silent as Iknoor kept sniffing because of all the crying and Nirvair kept passing her the tissue papers from the tissue box kept in the car.

Once the car entered their house, Nirvair like a gentleman opened the door for her and helped her get down the car as her lehenga was quite heavy.

Bela with a wide smile did their aarti and welcomed Iknoor into the family.

Once the grahpravesh was done,Iknoor and Nirvair were firstly asked to take the blessings of God from their mandir.

"Okay,so now the fun begins!"Shivansh said as they all settled for the post wedding rituals.

"Is baari jeet jaana Bhai!"Aashi said but Nirvair didn't said anything to that.

"Ab kya fayda jeetkr,sasural mein jeetna chahiye tha na inko,hamare samane jeetkr kya hi hoga"Hriday said and everyone chuckled hearing that.

"Wese bhi chalni toh bhabhi ki hi h,toh aapka jeetkr wese bhi matlab nhi h"Abeer added leading to more chuckles.

"Shuru kr tu"Nirvair said looking at Aayat who sat holding the ring in her hand.

"Ohho,haarne ki itni jaldi"Shivansh teased him and his siblings chuckled.

Once,

Twice,

Thrice!

"Oh shit!how bad are you in this simple game!?"Aashi said as he lost three times again,in a row.

He didn't even won for once!

"Wahi Bhai!meine toh aise hi kaha tha ki aap haar jaoge,aap toh sachhi haar gaye!"Abeer said and everyone chuckled at that.

"Koi nhi,haar ya jeet,chalti wese bhi biwi ki hi h"Hriday said and Aayat rolled her eyes hearing that.

"Pr ek baar toh jeetna chahiye tha na inko!"Aashi said not at all happy that her Bhai lost each round.

"Bhabhi, congratulations aap jeet to h yeh game!abse aap Nirvair bhai ko order karengi!"Abeer said making Iknoor chuckle.