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

"Here.." he handed me a medicine.

I put all medicine in mouth and gulp them with a milk. I finished full glass of milk in one go then she gave me a full bowl of soup. I take a one spoon of it and it tastes really bad. I make a weird face and she giggled. I finished the soup in just 5 minutes because it taste really bad.

"I should go." She said and got up from the bed. I nodded my head and also got up from the bad.

"Jjju you sit, I closed the door. " Aditya said, getting up from the floor.

"Good night..." I whispered to Preeti.

"Goodnight and sleep.." she said looking at me and turn toward the door.

Aditya closed the door after Preeti left and turn off the lights. I laid on the bed and pull duvet till my chest and closed my eyes. Today is really a long day, we came today at village, football match, Nick's phone call, carnival fair, rain, our first kiss and don't know when I sleep thinking about her.
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Preeti's Point of view

Today is Diwali. We all got up early for preparation and wished each-other. I called kshama and wished her for Diwali. We talked about 10 minutes because she is also busy. Today's whether is also clean and sunny.

Shivani di, Shikha bhabhi and Riya di making sweets and breakfast for everyone and Puja, keerti and I are doing preparation for morning puja.
I went to lawn calling everyone for morning Puja. Everyone is present there except Siddharth. I didn't see him since morning.

"Akhil jj let's go for a morning puja of Diwali." Tau ji said.

"Where is Siddharth? I didn't see him since morning. " Akhil dad asked. Suddenly front door of the house opened and everyone turned there gaze to the gate.

"Here is my boy..." Neeta maa said.

Siddhartha came into the house with all his glory. He wear a white t-shirt and grey hoodie on it. The zipper of the hoodie is open showing his muscular chest underneath a white t-shirt, his hoodie cap is on his head giving him a boyish look. He match it with black lower and white spot shoes. His both hand in his hoodie pocket.

"Take your time bhabhi... he is only yours." Keerti whispered in my ear then I realized I drooling over Siddharth openly. I felt pink colour on my cheeks and lower my head and tuck a strands behind my ear.

He looked everyone and then me. Our gaze met for a good minute before Neeta maa speak and our gaze break.

"Sid, go freshen up beat and come soon for morning puja." Neeta maa said. Siddharth nodded his head and walk from there.
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After morning puja we all ladies and girls are busy making rangoli. All gents playing cards and boys are playing carrom except Siddharth. He is in room doing some office work.

"Dad... we have to leave tomorrow night for New york." Siddharth said coming to us.

I stop filling colours in rangoli design when I heard his voice and looked at him.

"Why, what happened.. our schedule is clear for next two weeks." Akhil dad asked him confusingly.

"Our clients from London, they want to meet me." Siddharth said.

"But why? You showed them design and they are satisfied about it, right?" Akhil dad asked.

"Yeah.. but they wanted some changes in design and being a head of the project they want me to present in the meeting." Siddharth said.

"Okey I'll call Tyler for booking our tickets." Dad said while taking out his phone from his pocket.

"I already did." Siddharth whispered looking at me.

Our gaze hold for a while and I know what he is thinking right now because I am thinking the same. I felt tears in my eyes but I didn't let them fall. I lowered my eyelids, can't able to hold his gaze any longer. Siddhartha sniffed and run his hand in his hair and walk out from there. Keerti look at me sadly and I gave her half smile. 
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Morning passed fastly. We didn't even realize when evening came. It's already 7.30 we all are ready for evening puja. I wore a royal blue plain net lehenga with matching blouse and dupatta which Neeta maa gave to me, It's one of a ritual. I wore a blue jhumke which Sid choose for me in carnival fair and I wore my dupatta on my both shoulder and let it fall till my stomach. I always wore a chain with small pendant which Siddharth gifted me.

Whole day I and Siddharth didn't get a chance to have some personal time even we didn't wish Diwali to each-other. I just wanted to wish him personally and wanted to spend sometime alone with him.

I and papa in puja room setting all diya and candles and filling oil in them.

"Preeti..beta we need more diya and candles go bring them. I put them in kitchen." Papa said.

I got up and walk towards the kitchen. My eyes are focused on the floor while I walk but when I came out from the puja room I hit my head to the wall.

'Wait this is not a wall it's soft and muscular.'

I look up and my eyes met the most beautiful pair of coffee eyes. Which are very deep. He looked Greek God in royal blue kurta matching with mine. His sleeves is rolled up and his green veins are visible. He wore a wrist watch in his right hand.

He also look at me with head to toe and take a deep breath. We both looking at each-other for a while until we heard Someone clear his thought

"Aahhhhaammm....bhayi close your mouth otherwise you will caught a fly in your mouth." Keerti said.

I was also too busy to checking him out that I didn't realized that he also checking me out. Actually we both don't realize that we both checking out each-other without each other's knowledge.

After puja I and keerti took some diye in a tray and started putting on every corner of the house. I went to the lawn where we make rangoli. My face is glowing due to the tray of diye in my hand. I set down beside the rangoli and put diye on it and stand up with a tray after putting diye on rangoli.