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Chapter 74
Jealousy !!
Karthik had been smiling wide as he entered the Singhania mansion for his engagement. The whole house was dressed in golden lights and it looked magical. He knew that his mother in law had put in a lot of effort for this to be perfect. He mentally noted to thank her for all this later.
“Karthik, look, Mrs. Singhania is coming to greet us. Take her blessings.” Keerti chachi said and touched Karthik’s hand.
He was gladfull to have atleast two blood relations with him. His chacha and chachi. They had flown down from New York specially for his wedding. They were the only family that he had.
Karthik nodded and stepped forward and bent down to take his mother in law’s blessings.
“Always stay happy, beta. Do you like the decorations ?!!” Naira’s mother asked him.
“It is amazing Ma !! I just love the way the room has been done.” Karthik said and side hugged his mother in law.
He then went onto meet people and greet the guests that had come to his engagement. As he was moving from one person to another, he saw Anika rushing somewhere. He went upto her and poked her on the side of her arm.
“ Is shivaay here or not yet ?!! I have a doubt if he would even come to the wedding.” Karthik said.
“Don’t worry, he would be here before you slid the ring on Naira’s finger.” Anika answered him and started to walk away, when Karthik caught her hand again.
“Where is Naira ?!!” He asked again.
“She’s still getting ready. I’m going to go and get her downstairs now.” She answered.
“You wait here. I’ll go and get her.” He said and anika just nodded her head, smiling all the while.
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Naira sat in her bedroom, as she wore her bangles. There was a slight knock on the door when she paused in the middle of wearing her bangles and gazed up at the mirror in astonishment to look at Karthik smiling at her.
She almost shouted his name, but at the last minute remembered that she was supposedly angry with him and shut her mouth. They stood staring at each other.
Naira thought that Karthik in a dark blue sherwani with light gold designs looked more handsome than he had ever been. The gold designs seemed to bring out flecks of colour in his eyes that she had never seen before. She felt like she could drown in those eyes right at that moment.
Karthik on the other hand, couldn’t take his eyes off her as he drank in the sight of Naira in an ivory and silver lehenga. She looked like an angel even though she was not wearing any earrings or necklace yet. Her ankles chimed with the musical sound of ‘payal’ and her eyes, accentuated with kajal made her look exotic at the same time and elegantly beautiful. Karthik stepped forward and Naira looked at him silently.
“Wont you talk to me, babe.” Karthik said smoothly trying to lure her into speaking.
Naira said nothing, but turned her head the other side signifying a no. Karthik moved closer and caught both her hands in his and pulled her close to him. He slowly raised one of her arms and began helping her wear the bangles, never taking his eyes off hers.
Naira began to feel the familiar prickling sensation in her stomach, the one she always felt when he touched her. He took the other hand and did the same procedure. When he was done with making her wear the bangles, Instead of letting go of her, He twisted her around such that they were both facing the mirror, his arm still holding hers, around her such that they were touching each other.
Naira had now closed her eyes due to the brewing desires in her body. Karthik took the advantage of the situation and took out something that he had kept in his pocket and placed it around Naira’s neck. Naira slowly opened her eyes to see the same peacock pendant that he had once gifted her. She remembered throwing it on the floor on the night that they had fought. She looked at the mirror delighted and shocked.
“Now it has reached where it always belonged to.” Karthik whispered in her ears.
She smiled at him. Karthik took the silver jhumka’s that were placed on the table and helped her wear it. Naira longed to talk to him but she knew that she couldn’t. She was having way too much fun teasing him.
Karthik took the packet kept on the table. He held it out and placed a small silver bindi on her forehead. Naira almost melted and turned to hug him, but at the last moment stopped and just leaned onto him enjoying the way his arms felt around her. They stared at themselves in the mirror.
“You know, there is one good thing about you not speaking to me.” He whispered huskily.
Before Naira could glance at him or ask him. He planted two soft but intense kisses on both her cheeks making her blush and ran away before she could hit him.
“Come soon. I am waiting for you.” Karthik said and ran downstairs.
She stared at his retreating form and began laughing.
“ Karthik !! You’re so cute. I am not even angry with you, yet you’re trying your best to convince me that you’re sorry. I Love you so very much. But I too will see how long it takes for you to mollify me. I so love to tease you.” She whispered to herself.
She chuckled and looked at herself in the mirror. She touched the necklace around her neck and smiled, thinking of how he had put it on her. Anika came inside to call Naira downstairs only to find her standing and smiling needlessly at the mirror.
Anika cleared her throat to make Naira realize her presence. Naira whirled around embarrassed. While Anika just smiled knowingly. She was soo happy for her dii.
“You were thinking of Karthik, I know. Now come on, Everyone’s waiting for you downstairs. And the necklace that my jiju gave you makes your face glow even more.” Anika said and winked as Naira blushed.
They left the room to go downstairs. As they descended, the lights completely went out, Showing the magical decorations. Hundreds of small glow-in-the-dark shapes were lined in the ceiling providing the hall with a mystical air.
Karthik couldn’t take his eyes off her. The lighting along with the colour of the saree made her blend with the hall and made her look more mystical and beautiful. Naira outshone everyone. Naira and Anika came down and stood near Karthik and the other family members.
Naira bent down and took blessings from Karthik’s chacha and chachi. Naira feeling a hand tugging at her, turned around to see Karthik smiling at her.
“Hey !!” he said.
She raised an eyebrow at him suspiciously and looked at his arm pointedly which was still on her. His eyes followed hers and he removed his hand.
“Do you have any idea when you might forgive me ?!!” he asked her innocently.
She snorted at him and shook her head in a ‘no’. Soon rudra joined them.
“ Hey Rudy.” She said and waved at him.
“So you’ll talk to him, but not me ?!!” Karthik asked annoyed.
Just then, her mumma called Naira, so she smiled at Rudra, gave a withering glare at Karthik and excused herself. While Rudra just burst out laughing. Karthik scowled at him.
“Here, I am in tension. That my wife is not talking to me and you are laughing at me. Help me, man.” Karthik said to rudra.
“Try making her jealous. I am sure she would talk with you once she sees you with another girl. I know the perfect girl you can use to make her jealous.” Rudra said and pulled him towards a girl.
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Naira had done with meeting all the guests. She was already tired with all the smiling and feet touching. She looked around but couldn’t find her so called husband anywhere.
Where the hell is he ?!! I can’t see him in his own engagement. Instead of mollifying me, this has made me even angrier. Perfect. She looked around the hall for the nth time hoping to see him. Suddenly as she was sweeping her gaze across the room, she saw, out of the corner of her eye, a couple laughing and flirting with each other shamelessly.
She turned to look at them, interested, and was shocked to see that the man was Karthik !! Her Karthik, who was supposed to get freaking engaged to her today was flirting with another woman minutes before his engagement ?!! How dare he ?!!
Karthik turned around and saw her fuming and smiled. He turned around to look at the girl standing in front of him.
“Thank you so much, Gayatri, for helping me today. I really needed someone.” He said softly.
“I understand, I’ll do anything for you. So don’t worry. Naira will definitely talk to you after our little drama.” Gayatri replied smiling at him.
“Come, We’ll go to her. She is staring at us.” He said.
They went, their arms linked together and stood in front of Naira. She looked at their arms intertwined together and glared at Karthik with a black expression. Karthik looked at her amused.
Precap : The engagement !!
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The next Chapter will finally have them getting engaged to each other. I know many of you wanted Karthik to get jealous this time around but then it didn’t quite fit in the storyline. Will surely add that track in future if possible.
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