The Replacement (#royals Book 1) by Shikha A (early readers txt) 📖

"Everything can wait, Let her eat something." Didi said again, fuming in anger.

I guess she is still angry about the salon thing.

"My apologies Rani Sa, your masa requires your presence as soon as possible. I guess the priest has to leave for the venue to welcome the groom and some last-minute rituals are left."

"You finish your ritual and I will arrange everything in your car once you are done." Panna spoke.

I nod in agreement and look at Kaki Sa "thank you so much kaki sa for your love, I am going to miss you" saying I hug her and left for the Puja Room (temple in the house)

We reached the venue and for some time, I was waiting in the room with Panna, in sometime Masa came with Didi to take me to the pavilion.

She looked at me and said, “it's time Bai sa” and held my face in her palm. I could see happiness and sadness both in her eyes and I know what she is going through right now.

I nod in agreement and hold her head and kiss them. Sometimes we don’t need words to convey our feelings, your eyes say everything.

I looked towards Didi and she was looking restless somehow. My poor daughter doesn't know how to express her emotions. I smiled at her and we started going towards the pavilion.

We started walking towards the pavilion and my body was shivering inside this heavy dress and my palm was sweating like anything, my heartbeats wanted to win the marathon today. I was looking down and walking as I have no strength to look up. I could feel so many gazes on me but one was stronger than them all and I know who it belongs to.

We reached the edge of the pavilion and I saw one hand to help, I looked up and froze for a second. He was looking so hot in off-white Sherwani with some baby pink touch in it.

I was looking at him and he was looking at me as if we forgot the world around us.

Masa cleared her throat and we both came back from our Lala land. I look down in embarrassment and look up again at his hand and hold for support. His one-touch made me calm.

The priest asked us to sit together for rituals. But before the wedding started I looked for Pehu and she came running with my laptop and put it in front of us.

Shivay was shocked to see it was an understatement and I wanted to laugh hard to see his face. I looked at his side and he composed himself and had a proud smile on his face and some other emotion in his eyes which I am not able to read.

I look ahead and wave at Dada Hukum. He was smiling and happiness was dripping from his eyes. Yup, I told Pehu to go to dada hukum and connect her laptop with his TV so he can see live updates of our wedding, and here we are.

Sometimes the wedding is almost over and it's time to Sindur Dan(vermilion Box). The priest asked Shivaay to put Sindoor (vermilion) in my partition and as our priest already knew about our marriage so he avoided the Mangalsutra Ritual( Neptual Chain).

Shivay took a pinch of vermilion and looked at me. I did not look up but I could feel his heated gaze on me.

Masa came and pulled my Maang Tika aside (jewelry) so I could put vermilion, I did not feel any movement so I looked up to see.

He was looking at my partition and I know why he is looking because I am already filled with vermilion, well I am married so I can’t ignore that.

He looks back at me and smiles at me. I know he won’t mind this, I would say he was happy to see this.

He looked back and filled it again and I closed my eyes. It feels so complete.