So far, the function was going pretty good, everyone was busy applying henna on their hands. Samar was just seated beside Sonali, giving her company and talking to her, they both looked so perfect together, they had worn matching outfits. Sonali was dressed in a beautiful lilac outfit with floral design all over it and Samar was dressed in a lilac sherwani.

I loved what Sonali had done with her hair, it was curled and braided from the top but left open at the bottom, and she had a flower crown on her hear and floral jewelry matching her outfit, she looked so gorgeous, even Samar couldn't stop staring at her.

"NK we need your help, there are a lot of guests." Barkha said as walked towards him.

"I thought I was invited to enjoy the wedding and not to work." NK pouted.

"Well you can't attend weddings without doing a little work so get started." Barkha said to him, he frowned and then nodded positively, I had no idea what work Barkha had given him that was making him frown.

"So Khushi, do you like applying Henna?" he asked.

"I love it, I can't wait for all the guests to be done so I can get a hold of one of the ladies and tell them to do it for me too." I giggled.

"Perfect, how about I do it when everyone else is done?" He smirked.

"You know how to do the designs?" I laughed.

"Watch me." He smirked as he header din between the crowd, sat down as a few girls surrounded him and he started applying Henna on their hands. I wouldn't have expected him to know how to do it, was he in that profession or he just knew how to do it out of fun?

I looked towards Arnav who was still busy with the girls from yesterday, why wouldn't they leave him alone? Okay Khushi, stop being so jealous.

I took a walk around to check on everything and make sure nothing had gone wrong, once this function was over I had to switch the decorations immediately for the evening and set up a stage for the sangeet function.

There was a break tomorrow and then finally the wedding on the day after tomorrow, oh... I had so much work to do.

I instructed all the workers to start removing everything that needed to be changes as soon as everyone left so we could get everything done on time. The main part was setting up the stage on which everyone was going to dance, it was going to be a lot of work, I was already stressing about it.

*****

I sat down in front of NK after he got free, it was finally my turn to get a bit of henna applied on my hand, I dint want much, just a simple design which I told him about and he started his work.

"So... do you work as a henna artist or you just do it for fun?" I asked.

"Just for fun, it's not my profession." He laughed.

"But it must have taken you time to learn it and according to what I saw, you do it pretty well." I smiled.

"Thanks, I don't know, I've always liked doing it, I used to apply it for my sister and my mom all the time and with time I just started applying it for anyone that would ask." He said.

"Yeah, that way he gets to touch other girl's hands." Arnav said as he sat down beside me but he was looking at NK.

"Always so sarcastic." NK rolled his eyes.

"And you always so flirty."

"I hadn't even started flirting yet, did I flirt with you Khushi? No, I dint. I don't always flirt Arnav." He frowned.

"I'm kidding." Arnav laughed.

"Or you're just jealous that I am holding Khushi's hand. Wait are you jealous?" NK smirked.

"What nonsense." Arnav rolled his eyes, okay why were these two guys acting like I wasn't here? I was seated right in front of them!

"Anyway, I was going home, I just came to ask if you're coming along, we haven't met in a long time, I thought we'll spend some time together." Arnav said to NK.

"Yeah, I am, let me just get done with Khushi's Henna." He smiled at me, I don't know if it was just me or Arnav was actually really uncomfortable, he was acting a bit strange, I couldn't really explain in words but there was just a feeling.

"There you go." NK smiled as he looked at the work he had done on my hand, he did it so fast and it was such a beautiful design, it looked completely professional.

"Perfect, now we can get going." Arnav said as he stood up, okay was he trying to avoid me or something? He hadn't looked at me or talked to me since he came to sit here.

"It's beautiful. Thank you." I smiled at NK as we both stood up too.

"So, I'll see you in the evening gorgeous." NK smirked at me to which Arnav frowned and grabbed his arm as he pulled him along while he started walking, wow, he didn't even say goodbye. This guy had some mood swings.

Anyway I decided to ignore him and get started with my work, I had so much to do in little time so that's what I did, I called all my workers, gathered them around and explained everything to them and we all began working.

*****

I came back to the garden later in the evening after freshening up and changing my outfit, I took a look around the entire place and I felt so relieved that everything was already done, all the workers had also left after finishing up the work.

I sat down wondering what to do as no one had arrived yet and I also dint have much work left to do, so I decided to give Manvi a call, I had been so busy with this wedding I hadn't checked up on her. I dialed her number and held the phone close to my ear.

"So you finally remember me!" Manvi said.

"Oh hi Khushi, how are you doing? I am fine, I reached safely, everything is fine here." I mimicked it in her voice.

"Broo, there's literally no network here. I tried to call you a couple of times, it just wouldn't go through."

"Oh really? How did my call get through then?"

"I don't know, maybe luck, seriously, I've been trying to call you since I came here, I tried even texting you but even the texts wouldn't go through, I felt like I was living in the eighty's."

"Okay fine, I believe you, so tell me what have you been up to?"

"Nothing much, just frustrated, my parents tricked me into coming here so they can fix me up for some arranged marriage, I was so mad!" She said in a really angry voice while I ended up laughing at her. Poor thing.

"I am running away from here tomorrow, I'll take the first bus available and come back, if I stay here any longer, the next time you'll see me probably will be with babies." She fake cried.

"Why don't you just explain it to them that you aren't ready to get married?"

"You think I didn't try? I tried and tried until I gave up, thew only option is running away so see you tomorrow."

"Well I am glad you're coming back, I missed you."

"Aww, are you in love with me Khushi?" She giggled.

"I am straight okay! Anyway I got a wedding to plan, I called to check up on you, see you tomorrow then."

"Okay bye." She said as she disconnected the call, I stood up and looked at the entrance as I saw Samar and his family walk in. I looked at them all trying to find Arnav but he wasn't with them, I really wanted to see him and see how he was dressed up, I'm sure he was going to look hot as usual.

Khushi! Stop obsessing over Arnav for once! He had literally ignored me earlier today.

"Looking for someone?" Asha smirked at me.

"Yeah, Sonali. I can't wait to see her outfit." I smirked back, I wasn't going to give her a chance to tease me, she was already trying to set me and Arnav up anyway.

"I think she's dressed in a Navy-blue outfit looking so hot." Asha said as she fanned herself with her hands and laughed as she walked away leaving me confused.

I finally saw Arnav walk in and he was dressed in a navy blue sherwani, I started laughing immediately as I understood why Asha said what she did. Seriously that woman!

"You look wow!" Arnav smirked as she stopped in front of me.

"Thank you, I always do." I smiled as I turned around to leave but he grabbed my hand and pulled me back. Oh the goosebumps I felt as soon as he touched me.

"Are you mad at me or something?" he asked.

"I don't know, I wasn't the one ignoring you earlier today." I rolled my eyes.

"Oh, did it affect you that I was ignoring you? Tell me Khushi, did you want me to talk to you?" He smirked as he stepped closer to me, wow, I felt like I couldn't breathe anymore, this proximity was making me feel a lot of things.

"Nooo..." I whispered as I looked at the floor and avoided making eye contact with him, I couldn't even speak well now.

"Are you sure?" He asked as he put a finger on my chin and tilted my head up so I would look at me. Stop touching me Arnav, it was making me feel all these butterflies.

"I have a lot of work to do, I should get going." I tried to walk away but he wouldn't let go off my hand, he was just holding it so tightly, and as much as I loved him holding me, I was kindly of nervous too.

He opened his mouth to say something but before he could say it, NK joined us, so he left my hand immediately and acted like everything was normal.

"Hey guys!" NK smiled and then stared at me for a moment.

"Oh, you're so gorgeous. Are you single?" He winked at me.

"Stop making her uncomfortable." Arnav rolled his eyes at him as he grabbed his arm again and pulled him away as I ended up laughing. This was starting to get really funny.

I decided to go check if the caterer had arrived, I walked a bit further when I heard a conversation that stopped me.

"I just don't want you to mess up Arnav!" it sounded like Samar's voice and he sounded so serious, I wondered what they were talking about.

"Then you should tell mom and Asha to stop trying to do whatever they are doing. I told them to leave me alone but they won't!"

"I am sure they didn't force you to hold her the way you were holding her Arnav." Samar said.

Were they talking about me? What was happening? Didn't Samar like me? What was going on?

"I was just trying to talk to her."

"Arnav you can lie to yourself not to me okay? Look, I am your brother, all I want is the best for you, but that doesn't mean I would let anyone else get hurt. She seems like a really nice girl that's very happy in her small perfect life, if you aren't sure about yourself, please, I beg you, please don't mess up with her life okay?

I am not telling you to not talk to her, I am not telling you to avoid her, if you like spending time with her or being around her then do that, but if you do that, make sure Sona doesn't come in between!" Samar said as he gave Arnav one last serious look and then walked away.

I really wanted to know who this Sona was and why everyone wouldn't stop talking about her!