Aathmika's Pov

I was getting ready for my wedding 

the attendees gave me bath with turmeric .. and types of oil with beautiful fragnance..

right now I was sitting in front of the mirror wearing my accessories.

"एकांत"

(privacy)

I heard my mother .. and all the attendees proceeds to leave the dressing room.

my mother makes me wear the chunri on the head. it was blood red and embroidered beautifully.

"आज जो हम आपसे कहने जा रहे हैं उसे ध्यान से सुनियेगा आत्मिका पति पत्नी का रिश्ता प्रारंभिक दिनो मे एक पतले से धागे की तरह होता है और इस धागे को मज़बूत करने के लिए दोनो को मेहनत करनी होती है हम जानते है आप हमारी बेटी है ओर बड़ी स्वाभिमानी है किंतु आपको भी ये बात समझनी होगी कि जिनसे आपका विवाह हो रहा है वे एक राजा है और प्रजा राजा का सम्मान तभी करती है जब राजा के प्रिय उनका सम्मान करते है प्रजा अपने राजा को तभी प्रेम देती है|

आत्मिका हम भली भांति ये बात जानते है कि आप प्रेम करती थी युवराज अभिज्ञान से किंतु आपको पता चला न कि वे कैसे हैं महादेव पीआर विश्वास रखिये आत्मिका वे जो भी करते है हमारे भले के लिए ही करते है

अब सबसे आखिरी बात"

(Listen carefully to what I am going to say to you today, the relationship between husband and wife is like a thin thread in the initial days and both have to work hard to strengthen this thread. when the queen respects the king.. the other also do.. when the king's loved ones respect him it gives a message in praja  and they respect the king wholeheartedly.

Aathmika, I know very well that you loved Yuvraj Abhigyan but you came to know how he is, Believe mahadev , Aathmika, whatever he does, he does for our good.

Now the last thing)

she hesitated in the end

"खुलके कहिये मा सा संकोच मत करिये"

(Don't hesitate to speak openly mother.)

"आत्मिका आप जानती है...... जानती है कि .....पति पत्नी के संबंध कैसे होते हैं .....हमारा मतलब मानसिक तो आपको हमने अभी बताया क्या आपको... शा.... शारीरिक संबंधों के बारे मे पता है?"

(Aathmika  do you know......  know that ..... How is the relationship between husband and wife..... I mean mental I just told you, do you... do you  Know about physical relationship)

my mother just dropped a bombshell by saying this 

"yeah I.. I do have a little idea.. my friend Revati got married so she told me about it "

I embarrassingly whispered while looking down at the embroidery of the lehnga.

"okay"

my mother said and she continued to pin the chunri  to my head.

................................

I was descending the stairs going towards the mandap all the time I felt a scrutinizing gaze at me.

I sat beside him

My to be husband 

आधे  हो चुके थोड़ी देर मे पूरे हो जाएंगे

 I don't know why but his aura screams powerful.

then the priest recites the mantras  and after that it was time for pheras  and then the  sindoor daan  .

a generous amount fell on my nose and a smile broke out on my lips.

I remembered my Dadi she use to say that

"अगर विवाह पश्चात सिंदूर दान के समय सिंदूर नाक पर गिरता है तो उसे शुभ शगुन मानते हैं ओर एक राज़ की बात बताएं?

 इसका मतलब यह भी होता है कि आपका पति आपसे बोहोत प्रेम करते है|"

(If vermilion falls on the nose at the time of sindoor daan , then it is considered an auspicious omen .

let me tell you a secret... it also means that your husband loves you very much)

I lifted my eyes to see his face and the first thing I noticed was his GREEN EYES

those eyes conveying emotions

the was his eyes were showing emotions it felt like a Tsunami in a green emerald sea.

the first thing I noticed in his face was his eyes and then those thick lashes.. handsomeness dripping from the face , a sharp nose, trimmed subtle beard, and his light red full lips.

I was mesmerized

I came out of my thoughts when my mother came near me to take me to my chamber for the toe ring ceremony .

I was flustered , I looked down at the floor and stands to go with my mother 

after the toe ring ceremony the vidai  took place.

I was feeling emotional just by thinking of the memories I lived here some bad some good but all wholesome.

I hugged my mother cryingly  she was crying too. she patted my head 

then I moved to my father and I was full of cries.. okay my mother was always envious by this fact but I love my father more that's the truth.

he broke the hug and cupped my face.

"जान हैं आप हमारी याद रखियेगा कि ये घर अभी भी आपका है एक पल भी नही लगैयेगा यहा आने मे अगर आपको हमारी याद आये तो और अगर जवाई सा परेशान करें तब तो फौरन यहा आयेंगी आप हम  हम अच्छे से खबर लेंगे उनकी  "

(You are our life , remember that this house is still yours, it will not take even a moment to come here, if you miss us and if our son in law bother you  a bit, then you will come here immediately, I will punish him goodly.)

and I heard his laughter

awww he laughs so adorably

shut up stop fangirling your own  husband!

"आप चिंता न करें राजा जी हमे बोहोत अच्छे से पता है अपनी रानी सा की अहमियत आपकी बेटी ओर अपनी रानी सा का बोहोत अच्छे से ध्यान रखेंगे |"

(Don't worry, Rajaji, I know very well how precious my rani sa is , I will take very good care of your daughter and my rani sa.)

I blushed slightly at his way of calling me rani sa.

and then I moved to my brother who wiped his tears and gave me a wide smile. and my eyes turned teary 

"चुहिया ऐसा नही करो ना ऐसे रोयोगी तो हम कैसे आपको आपके ससुराल जाने देंगे "

(Missy mouse  don't do this, don't cry like this, if you do this then how will I let you go to your in-laws' house?)

he said turning teary eyed hugging me and sobs came out from my mouth involuntarily .

" जीजा सा हमारी इस छोटी सी चुहिया का ध्यान रखियेगा हा पता है हमें कभी कभी ये बहुत अजीब हरकतें करती हैं पर दिल की अच्छी हैं  "

and I hit his chest angrily crying and he laughed in tears .

at the end the vidai ceremony came to end I was in my  doli  with reva.

yes she will be going with me.

as it was morning now we continued to move suryagarh and reached their at night but still there was time for late night it seems like early night.

I was warmly welcomed by them firstly rani sa came forward with a  thaal  of  mahaur  the red liquid and I dipped my hands in it and pasted them on the wall

just like this I made 5 prints on the wall then at the main door of swapnmahal which was for the future rani sa that is me

there was a pot filled with rice . rani sa asked me to kick it lightly and then dip my feet in it and make print on the white cloth present in front of the thaal .

 at the last print I stumbled a little because of the heavy weight lehnga and he held me from my waist pulling me close

I looked in his eyes

which were holding worry and concern in them.. he makes me stand correctly beside him.

I assured him by my eyes that I am fine.

At the end all the after marriage ritual was done and I was sent to his chamber I mean our chamber. 

I sat on the bed

I had many questions for him

do he really love me?

do I really mean so much for him that his eyes shows?

and by thinking all this I slept just to be woken up by a voice .

it was his voice 

I didn't open my eyes and continue to act as if I am asleep .