Our journey from engagement to marriage by Shipra Saini (thriller book recommendations TXT) 📖

Preeti's point of view

It's almost evening and Siddharth is not arrived yet. My eyes automatically fell on the clock and checked time after 5 minutes. Almost everyone arrived except him.

I was in a kitchen making orange juice for Neha. She is in her room with her college friends. Ritu aunty told me to give her juice because she didn't have her breakfast.

"Preeti.."

After giving juice to Neha, I am on my way to go downstairs when Dhruv called me from behind.

I stop on my track and look at him.

"Preeti can I talk to you for a minute." Dhruv said while walking towards me.

I nodded my head as 'yes.'

"Preeti I know I was a douche bag and acting like a jerk to you back then but I never meant to hurt you or anyone close to you." He said with a guilt in his eyes.

"..but I am a changed man now. When I came to Mumbai and met Neha she made me realize how arrogant I was. I wanted to apologize to you for my previous behaviour. Will you forgive me?" I can see the honesty in eyes and can see how guilty he is.

"Dhruv I am glad that you realized your mistakes. I don't have any grudges against you. So I forgive you." I said with a smile.

"Thank you.." He whispered.

We both stood there silently with a uncomfortable silence between us.

"So.. I'll see you around." I said while pressing my lips together.

"yeah..see you around." he said while giving me a nervous laugh.

I give him a smile and started walking again.

"Aaa....Preeti.. " I turned around when I hear him again calling my name.

"Can you tell me which one is Neha's room. I kind of lost and wanted to meet her." He said while rubbing his neck and smile sheepishly.

"third room of your right after taking a left turn from here."

He nodded his head and leave from there after giving me a smile. 
........................................................................

I was sitting outside the mansion, at garden, making turmeric paste for Neha. I mixed in it rose petals and with some fragrance oil which help her glow.

"Di may I help you." I raised my head up and saw Keerti and Puja standing in front of me, towering over me. 
I give them a smile and nodded my head.

"So Puja tell us about your love life in college." Keerti said while picking the rose from table and started plugging its petals.

"I don't have any love life in college. I came in a nerd category in my college but I have a crush though." Puja said while pouring oil in mixture.

"So tell him that you like him." Keerti said while throwing a rose petal on Puja's face.

"I can't..?" she said in a dull tone.

"why..?" I asked her while putting the bowel aside.

"A:- He is my senior, B:- He has a girlfriend and C:- He known as the most popular playboy in whole campus."

"Ooo..so this nerd is fell for a bad boy." Keerti said with a grin.

"Hmm... Yeah.. " Puja huffed.

"You tell, any boyfriend?" Puja asked her while wiggling her eyebrows.

"Ex-boyfriend.. " Keerti huffed.

"Are you heart broken?" Puja asked her worriedly.

"Naa.. " keerti waved her hand in front of her face.

"So what happened? " I asked her curiously.

I never asked Keerti about her love life. But when she telling herself I took interest in it. I want to confirm that, is she happy or not or having any problem.

"long distance relationship. He went to London to practice law and settle there. So due to our busy schedule we don't have time to each other so we broke up mutually." Keerti said and shrugged her shoulders.

"who's that unlucky guy who choose his profession over you." Puja asked with frown.

"James.. Siddharth's bhayi friend."

I looked at keerti with shocked face.

"Is Siddharth know that you date his friend." I asked her.

"Are you kidding me Bhabhi? Bhayi will have both of our heads in his hands and rip them apart from our torsos without showing any mercy. He is very possessive for his girls." Keerti said.

I chuckled softly and shake my head.

"hey.. Girls Did you hear that..Dhruv's family is going to give a dance performance." Neha came to us and set beside me, putting her one hand on my shoulder and another one on keerti's and pull us towards her. Puja also leaned to hear clearly.

"so..? " Keerti asked her confusingly.

"So we have to do something ..duh.. . I don't want to defeat from my in- laws." she said in a duh tone.

"why are your lips looking swollen." Puja asked while looking at Neha's lips.

"hey.. Is that a love bite.." Keerti said loudly enough to hear others, while pointing at her neck.

"Don't fucking say out loud...I had to seduced Dhruv to bring out the information from him." Neha glared all of us.

Keerti shake her head at Neha and she look away. Her eyes narrowed when she was looking at one particular thing.

"Bhabhi is that your cousin..what's her name.. I can't remember..oh.. Yeah Rikki.." we all follow Keerti's gaze when our eyes fixed on Riki.

"what is she doing with my brother.." Neha narrowed her eyes.

"Seducing him.. " Keerti said with smirk.

Then suddenly Riki's eyes fell on us and she is looking all of us with a smirk on her face.

"Don't look at her side. Otherwise she will walk to us."

"Too late babe...she is already walking to us." Keerti said while looking at her.

I put my hand on my forehead trying to avoid her gaze. She and I are not our good terms. She hates my guts and same goes with me. But I can have civil conversation with her if she show some politeness.

But I am not the exceptional she hates. She hates every single girl whom she think her competition.

"what a view... All Losers are sitting at one place." Riki said with a smirk.

"well our names are batter than yours Rukmani." Neha said with a smirk.

Puja and Keerti broke into a laugh but when Riki glared at them they both turned it into a cough. I put hand on my mouth to supress my laugh and turned my head to the other side so she can not see it.