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

"Hey.. Bimbo found any rich boy?" she said while pointing to me.

I didn't say anything but fisted my hands to calm myself.

"Well no one going to like your ugly face. But if you will get lucky, make sure he will marry you or who knows he will also break up with you just before a week of your wedding like last time."

She exactly know which my button to push to hurt me. How could she have so much venom for me. I had never say anything bad to her then why she has to hurt me. I felt tears welled up in the back of my eyes but I cannot fell them.

"At least Preeti still get a proposal of marriage unlike you Rukmani who run away with her boyfriend." Neha glared at her while shot back her.

Keerti squeezed my hand to comforting me. I give her a sad smile.

Riki glared at Neha and leave from there while stomping her feet loudly.

"Bitch.. " Neha muttered under her breath.

After Riki left her, we all chit chat sitting there. Neha told us about her love life that how she met Dhruv and latter she order us to prepare a dance performance which should be better than her in-laws.

"Bhabhi Bhai arrived.. " Keerti said while getting up.

We all turned our head to her and then looked at the entrance of the mansion. She had a wide smile on her face when she looked at the entrance of the mansion where two Lamborghinis black and white driving inside the black metal gate of mansion and I know black one is Siddharth's car. Suddenly I felt butterflies in my stomach and blush crept on my cheeks. The thought of seeing him after few minutes gives me chill to my body.

We all walked towards the car and waited for them to stepped out from the car. Malhotra uncle and aunty, Neeta aunty Akhil uncle, mummy papa and everyone also came out side to welcome them.

A white man around Siddharth's age stepped down from the car. I never seen him before.

"James.. " I saw Keerti freeze beside me.

"what is he doing here?" Keerti whispered to herself but I heard it.

James eyes met with keerti and his gaze stay on keerti more then required. He is looking at her with love.

My heart suddenly beating faster when I heard the sound of door opening of black Lamborghini. My eyes are freeze on its driving sit when it open slowly and I can see the black hair of person who is stepping out from it.

My face fell and I felt disappointment when I saw the face of the person when it turn around.

Nick look at me and give me a smile. I smiled back hiding my disappointment behind my smile. 
After that passenger door open of same car and Emily stepped out from the car.

Nick, James and Emily greeted to everyone and Nick share some jokes with Malhotra uncle and his son Rishabh.

Emily walked to us, first she hugged me and then keerti.

"Where is Bhayi ? He is also coming with you, right?" Keerti asked Emily while pulling off from the hug.

"He stucked in a meeting an.. "

"...and that idiot missed his flight. He will be here tomorrow evening." Nick said while cutting off Emily in mid.

"Hey... Pretty Preeti.." Nick greet me with a smile.

"Hey.. " I said with a smile.

"But Bhayi have his own private jet then how it's possible he missed his flight from New York." Keerti asked to Nick with a frown.

He is in New York?

"We borrowed it from him." Nick shrugged his shoulders.

"yeah.. and his car too.." Keerti said while rolling her eyes.

"You know your brother is loaded." Nick said.

"So you are.. " Keerti narrowed her eyes to him.

"Don't be grumpy little sister and I don't like to waste money when my best friend have everything which I want."

All of them broke into a laugh and Keerti hugged Nick.

"Hey.. Keerti.." James said looking at Keerti with longing.

"Hey..James.." keerti said while keeping her poker face.

I looked at both of them and it doesn't look like they break up just because of long distance. It looked more than this. James looked restless looking at keerti. Like he wants to pull her in her arms.

"Emm.. Bhabhi.. Let's go we have to practice a dance." Keerti said while dragging both of us. 
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Next day at evening

I and Keerti sitting in a garden looking at the girls and ladies who prepare dance performance for sangeet ceremony.

"Bhabhi you know when I did a video call to Bhayi last time when he is with you, he looked so happy. I didn't see him this much happy in two years." Keerti said while looking at me.

I give her a small smile.

"Bhayi is a man with few words but he is been talkative when he is with you. In past two years he was going through a lot. I never seen a smile on his face in two years but he smiles when you are with him."

Keerti looked at me with hope in her eyes like she is silently pleading me to come back in his life. I saw pain in her eyes. I wanted to ask her where were she when Siddharth needed her. Why everyone vanished in a thin air. Why no one was beside him when he need his family most.

Siddharth deserves to be happy but for this he needs his love one beside him.

Our gaze broken with a car honking. Everyone's eyes is turn to the gate. Black Bugatti enter the large black iron gates of mansion. Keerti's face turned into a wide smile and suddenly my heart started beating faster and I have butterflies in my stomach, saying me that he is here.

"It's Bhayi.. " keerti said and stood up from seat and run towards the car.

I also stood up and look at the car when it stopped at the driveway of mansion. Everyone started walking towards the car but my feet are freeze at one place where I am standing. My eyes are fixed on a black Bugatti and my heart silently praying that it is him.

I felt my heart is beating faster more then before and my palms became sweaty when the door of the car open and I saw a similar black hair when a person stepped out from the car. My heart is telling me it's him.