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NAINA
Removing the heavy jewelleries and the lengha, I turn on the hot water tap, my body relaxing with each drop let.

After a long and relaxing shower I change into my pjs and lie down on the bed. My back giving me blessing for finally lying down after sitting the entire day.

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I woke up with a series of knocks on my door, lazily stretching my arms I get up to open the door. I swear to god if it's Reyansh this early in the morning he is dying.

Opening the door I come in face with a very tensed Mihir standing in front of me "Bhabi there is a emergency at the company" he says sweat beads all over his forehead

"What happened?" I ask him, giving him space to come inside, "the project with Singhania textiles, the information is leaked" he says making anger bubble inside me. "How?" I ask him my voice stern and deadly.

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Author POV

A sleek black car stops in front of a tall building, a woman dressed in a red suit, the gold elegant jewellery shinning as the sunlight falls on it. Her aura screaming power and danger.

She had a deadpanned look on her face, as she enters the building all the employees stand up in respect and fear. Her heels making a click sound in the silent environment.

Behind her enters a man dressed in a blue 3 piece, his aura only screamed one thing money and danger. And the employees knew that when The Naina Malhotra and Reyansh Singhania comes to office in middle of their weeding they are doomed.

All of them bow their head in shame in front of the two who I am sure have bowed or even lower their head in front of anyone.

With a ting the elevator closes, "is the board room ready?" Naina asks to one of the employees her voice was dominant and stern sending a shiver through all the employed present in the elevator"y-y-yes Ma'am" he answers.

The elevator opens with a ting she exists the elevator with other employees behind her, from the other side comes Reyansh Singhania, having  the same dangerous look on his face. They all take a seat in the room, there was dead silence in the room.

Naina and Reyansh were going through the reports, tension lingers in the room, all the employees sit there with there breath stuck down their throats, they sure are loosing their jobs today for this mistake specially when it was their weeding today.

Naina raises her eyes from the file looking at everyone, her eyes flaring in anger. "Is this what I pay you for?" The sternness and anger in her voice.

"Mr. Mandan this is your last chance either you find the culprit or loose your job any more mistakes won't be forgotten from now on" Reyansh says the anger and dominance in his voice makes everyone sitting in the room shiver, obviously of course except one The one who is going to be his wife  in a few hours.

"Y-yes S-sir t-there w-on-t B-e a-any m-is-takes t-this t-time" he shutters to say even a single sentence properly adding more anger to both of them.

"Fix it all by tmrw!" Naina says getting up and making her way out, her heels making a clink sound coming in contact with the marble floors.

"No mistakes will be tolerated this is your last warning" Reyansh says in a deadpanned voice before leaving the room.

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NAINA

Sitting cladded in a red lengha with heavy jewellery, I was admiring my self in the mirror, when I hear noises from outside, I eavesdrop to listen carefully "mummy ji pls bas ek baar Milne do na Naina se" I hear Reyansh desperate voice "arey baba thodi deer me vo teri hi hogi zindagi bhaar ke liye phir dekhna jitna dekhna hai" I hear mumma voice.

["Mom pls let me meet Naina just once"]

["dear wait for some time then she will be with you only for the rest of pit lives, then see her as much as you want"]

I chuckle at the scene happening outside, even in the morning when me and Reyansh went together to office we were scolded like hell by all the family members.

1. Because we went to office in between our wedding.
2. Because we went together.

Because Reyansh wasn't supposed to see me till the wedding is finished. My thoughts come to halt with a knock on the door. Mumma and papa enter inside. Their eyes glistening with tears.

"Kaal tak ice cream ke liye Kainaat se saath ladti thi Aur aj Meri bacchi kitni badi hogaye" mumma says trying best to hold her tears. Papa stands there looking at us, a tear slips down his eye.

["till yesterday you used to fight with Kainaat for ice cream and see today, you have grown so much my dear"]

I engulf both them in a big hug. "Don't worry mumma papa mai hamesha ap logo ki Choti Naina rahogi" unknowingly tears pool up in my eyes

["I'll always be your little Naina"]

No Naina you can't cry you remember your promise to yourself right, you are staring a new journey and it should not start with tears rather it should start with sparkling laughers and smiles.

A knock on the door breaks us apart and there enters Raihaan. "Bhabi they are calling you" giving me one last look my parents make their way out and I follow them.

Walking down the aisle my breath gets stuck seeing Reyansh standing in front of me. The man I have loved for years is now going to be my husband. I can see tears in his eyes.

My heart still refuses to believe how a man I have loved over 15 yrs is finally going to be my husband today.

My first love became true

He takes mine hand in his as soon as I reach there helping me climb the stairs. Standing side to side when he lean a little bit whispers in my ear "you look beautiful Naina" he says taking out cash from his pocket he rounds it around my head he gives the cash to a worker before saying "Kisi ki nazaar na lage Meri dulhan ko"
We both sit together in front of the holy fire. The pandit reads some mantras just acting like a music in the background while we 2 are busy looking at each other or admiring each other.

We both stand with a phoolo ka haar in our hands, Reyansh friends were about to pick him up, when he stops them bowing his head in front of me, a series of gasp fill the room, I put the haar around his neck.

I was going to do the same as Reyansh cause why can't I bow once in my life just like he did before he stops me "ap ko chuk ne ki koi zarrorat nahi hai, aur mere samne to bilkul bhi nahi" he says putting the haar around my neck. "Jo ap ka hukum raja sahab" I answer him.

["there isn't any need for you to bow in front of me"]

["as you say majesty"]

and them take vows around the fire Promising silently to always love, cherish and respect each other, he puts the mangalsutra around my neck. Then he fills my partition with vermillion.

"Viwah sampan hua" the pandit says filling the halls with cheering we both look into each others eyes, the world around us seem to disappear we both were lost in our eyes. The more I look at him the more I drown in his brown orbs.

Brown has never been so captivating ever before.

We both get up and take the blessing of all the elders, I was going to bend down to touch dadi and dadu feet when they stop me "betiya pair nahi chuti" a smile covers my lips.

["daughters don't touch feet"]

Soon me and Reyansh sit in side our car descending from the venue towards our house. And from now onwards I am not Naina Malhotra but

Naina Reyansh Singhania

I love the sound of that.