Contagious Smile

Other's pov :

HOME.......

Home is where you hang your heart......

HOME....

Home isn't a place its a feeling......

Kumar home is now turned into place to create memorable moment.

It's 30th wedding anniversary of kumar and Naina and their home is turned into beautiful place, all credit goes to their children.

"What the hell are you doing, karan? I told you to stick this to wall not on your head. Aaarrrggghhhhh" Anvitha whisper yelled at her brother for not doing his work properly.

"I'm not decorator here. I am Doctor for your information. Why every time you forget what i am capable if doing and give me weirdest thing to do." he scoffed at her loving sister who is hell bent to irritate him to core.

"karan stop shouting. They will wake up. If it happen so,i will never let you go easily. You remember right what happened last time."Anvitha threatened him pointing her index finger at him unaware that her voice raised a bit and resulted in disturbing their parents sleep.

"How can i forget? you witch. You made me clean the mess that too alone. "karan glared at her remembering how torturous it was.

When they were busy fighting they didn't realise that they had disturbed their parents sleep and was witnessing their fight with amusement.

Karan and Naina had enough, inorder to stop their fight they switch on the light up untill now the room was lit with one zero watt bulb.

Their breath got stuck and they had happy tears.

The room is decorated with their memories.

The living room is filled with their sweet memorable photos. From their 1st anmiversary to 29th. Each step they take forward they find the photos of their next progressing year, Their cute little family.

They were awestruck with the decoration.

On the other hand anvitha was glaring at karan for being too loud inreturn he raised his hand in surrender.

"Happy 30th Wedding Anniversary papa and maa" She shouted shooting her charming smile. Meanwhile they took their own sweet time remencing their lovely times.

Its is now karan turn to glare anvitha inturn she sticked her tounge out.

It's their thing to wish them together as they would fight over wishing first.

Karan and Naina laughed at their childishness. How old they grow, their love for their children is not reducing inturn its increasing.

"Ok, My babies. Stop, you caty fight and proceed with the celebration."he knows if they didn't interfere now there would be no end to their kitty catty fight.

"Papa, she is mean. She wished you guys first. It was always our thing. She broke it."Karan whine like a kid. Naina moved toward him to correct the hair which got misplaced by his whine.

"That's ok,karan. Let it go. She is your baby sister. Anyways she will be marring soon and go to other house. Let her have her time" naina said soothingly to stop their fight alas it only led to another one.

"Maa, i am not going anywhere. That too i am not going to leave this party popper alone. I get immense pleasure when i irritate this guy. I don't want to miss that chance by going away from him." anvitha spoke by placing her hands on hip.

Karan and Naina was speechless. They know how inseparable they are. They were scared of them, especially anvitha when the times comes for her to leave the house. Karan loved her like his own daughter. He pampered her, spoilt her, protected her all the times. They were scared of their baby girl when she would be alone to face the world. They know they can't be with her all the time and they cannot interfere in some problems.

But they have full hope on her that she would solve any problem with her smile and softspoken nature.

She was agitated at karan but at the same time she didn't want to spoil her parents lovely day with their banter and more over she had put her heart to decorate beautifully. She don't want to spoil that.

"Ok, fine. Stop whining. Let's wish from first, shall we."She gave him a fake sweet smile indicating him to stop the fight. Karan is not that dumb to not understand it. He nodded his head in approval.

"Happy Wedding Anniversary papa and maa"they both shouted at their top of lungs making the couple to cringe at their loudness.

Both karan and anvitha giggled unison and pounced on their parents for hug.

"Now, let's cut the cake."Anvitha squealed like a kid. No one will believe she is 25. She act like a kid when she get exited.

"Oh ho anvitha you are not kid anymore. Stop squealing like a kid" karan said making irritating face but he was adoring his baby sister.

"Stop it karan. Let her be." kumar pulled anvitha for a hug and kissed her head lovingly.

"Ok , now gift time"Again anvitha squealed as she couldn't contain her excitement.

"Keep smiling. It's the biggest gift you could ever give us" said kumar. Soon naina agrred hugging the father daughter duo. Karan being karan joined their hug by pulling anvitha hair along to irritate her.

"Come on papa, maa. Look at the gift and reject it later"anvitha pouted and at smiled brightly. They could see her excitement in her eyes to show the gift. Finally they agrred and proceeded to have a look at it.

"Tada"

Well cooked food neatly placed on the dining table but every dish is their favourite. They were surprised to see 30 favourite dishes placed on the dining table. They know who prepared all this.

"You don't have take so much of trouble, baby girl" naina told anvitha with adoration.

"Maa taste it before and tell me the same thing later" she challenged her mom.

Soon they toom their respective place and dived into it not before taking a photo.

Indeed it was finger licking delicious. They had great time having their food.

"Anvi, get ready by 10 in the morning tomorrow. we don't want to be late for the wedding. "Naina remained anvitha.

"Yes, mom. Ishu akka will kill me, if i don't make it on time." She nodded her head and noted to wake up early to get ready.

Ishu aka Ishwarya is anvitha cousin from maternal side. They are very close and tomorrow is her wedding. As it is pandemic time, they have decided to make it simple with few relatives.

She even heard that ishu husband is super rich. She kind of felt something uneasy to go.

Anvitha was feeling something big might happen tomorrow.

Little did she know that her entire life would turn to 180°.

Other's pov:

Sweet SERENDIPITY..... that unexpected meeting that changes your life...

The wedding hall is filled with aunties and uncles busy finding groom or bride to their son or daughter. While youngsters are busy scanning for handsome gentelman and beautiful ladies to hitch up . Well, kids are busy playing themself.

But Anvitha is busy helping with marraige preparation gaining many curious gaze of aunties in the wedding hall. In spite of stressful work her face is adored with beautiful smile. She is completely enjoying helping her aunt in wedding preparation as its her favourite ishu's wedding.

"anvi, What are you wearing? Oh God, its already muhurtha time. You are not ready yet? All the guest are coming. Come i will help you to get ready. You have to be there with ishu during muhurtha."

"And you are next in row in 'soon to be bride' list." niki ishu's sister winked at anvi. Anvi groaned at her because she knows what getting ready mean. Most revealing dress with heavy makeup and loads of ornaments. She can now only visualise how she will be looking if swati akka help her with getting ready.

Does she have any ways to escape from this makeover session?

Absolutely No....

Anvitha followed her neverthless.

Soon the makeup and grooming section got over with lot of debate on what to wear. Obviously anvitha won in it with her ever mesmerising smile and twinkle eyes.

"I tell you everyone out there will think that you are still kid and your thin figure will also not help. How can you impress your to be wearing such modest dress? How will uncle and aunty find groom fir you? God !!! you are difficult to handle than kids these days always their nose stuck in mobile. They are way more better than you that they will agree if we deal with a new game station. But you are impossible" niki exasperated.

Anvitha stood batting her eyelashes with sweet smile on her lips enjoying her banter. She knows she is telling her out of concern but she can't help with that. She is not comfortable to show her not much required skin to others. Call her shy she care less. She is immune to impressing people. One has to like her for what she is. No extra chessy gestures, No sweet talks and NO REVEALING DRESS.

Clad in silver and royal blue lehenga with minimal makeup and hair done in bun anvitha entered the wedding hall with her mind blowing smile. Anyone could see her excitement with her twinkling eyes unaware of the people gaze on her beautiful self. She never hide her excitement.

Her eyes admired the wedding hall decoration and reached on the stage beside ishu to be Brides maid.

"I thought you would wear something sexy to have everyone eye on you .you really disappointed me big this time."ishu wispered gritting her teeth showing her frustration.

"Akka, for once take your eyes off my jiju and look around. Everyone is eyeing me more than you." anvitha praised herself.

"Yeah, because you are odd man out here. Look at that green lehenga. How hot she is looking? Look at the boys drooling over her. When will you learn all these anvi? " ishu scolded her this time gaining nishanth ,ishu's to be husband in few mintues, attention. Nishanth being gentelman controlled his laughter through fake cough. Anvitha glared at both and pouted.

"Akka, you know me , right? How ca you ask such kind of questions? you know right, i suck in that department. I want someone who like my inner beauty not my outer beauty besides this is me. Either he has to bear it or rot in hell for all i care." anvitha declared joyfully while ishu rolled her eyes.She did not knowing what her future lies. She had no clue what is awaiting her due to this character of hers.

To cheer the bride, She shouted "cheer up akka or else jiju will find another girl to be his bride if you keep on rooling your eye thinking you have problem with nerves." teased anvitha to lighten the mood. Both chuckled at her remark forgetting the root cause of the conversation.



At the same time entered a handsome hunk dressed in three piece making the whole wedding hall silent with his appearance. Everyone gaze got stuck to him which boosed his ego. His lip twitched to form smirk but he kept straight face. He entered the hall like model waking on the ramp. His every move is perfect and he looke more like a greek god. Women felt giddy, aunties were delighted with his arrival but men's were envious and uncles were angry with his presence. That is how his arrival creating havoc in the people. He hasn't to try anything.

But...

But..........

His breath got stuck...

His eyes got fixed to something....to be precise soneone....

His froze in his spot.....

He was gaping at someone not a bother in the world.

He felt his world stopped and soon his smirk vanished and replaced with smile...

Anvitha.....

His eyes witnessed the most beautiful smile he had ever seen. He was so into her. He started at her beautiful face without blinking his eyes. His eyes never left when her lips started moving indicating she is into some conversation. His forehead creased as he couldn't find what she is talking. He felt irritated in spur of moment. His eyes moved to her twinkling eyes to find what she is talking.

My..My ... those eyes shine like diamond. He got upset when her gaze didn't even turn to his side from past like... 5 minutes....Freaking 5 minutes.

He was stunned with his behaviour. He was gaping at her from 5 minutes and she didn't even spare a glance at him.

It's first time that he ever looked at a girl for such long but he didn't get her to look at him at least for once.

His EGO GOT BUSTED...pretty badly.

He took in her appearance, she looked simple yet elegantly beautiful. With last look at her he left from there in search of his mother.

'If she didn't notice. I will make sure to notice me. It would be pitty for god that he had sculpted such a handsome. So everyone has to acknowledge. Everyone includes she....'

With that thought he left and found his mom shooting a teasing smirk at him in taunting way.

Other's pov:

"cheer up akka or else jiju will find another girl to be his bride if you keep on rooling your eye thinking you have problem with nerves." teased anvitha.

"Nope, i have my eyes only on her" gushed nishanth without removing his gaze from ishu.

"aaaawwwwww, cute couples." anvitha awed at the couple.

"Oh My Lord i have got the mercy to witness my ishu blush. I thank you God for full filling one of my wish" anvitha exclaimed dramatically earning a wink from nishanth and more blush from ishu.

Looking at her ishu shying and blushing, Anvitha threw her head backward and laughed heartedly. Her eyes shrunk and lips streched wider giving glimpse of her white pearly teeth unaware to the fact someone eyes on her.

On the other hand sagar had his eye glued to her. He could not blink his eyes. His retrieve broke when kishore hugged him.

"Hey buddy!! Sorry, i couldn't call you earlier to inform regarding my late arrival. Did you wait too long. You might had. Shit! I should have called you." kishore was blabbering.

"Hey kish!! Cool. That's ok. You are here that's important or else you know how dramatic nish can be" sagar said remencing nishanth dramtic ways. Kishore had been to France to attend the fashion show and he told sagar to pick him up but the flight got delay that sagar had to wait for 2 hours. Later up on knowing that flight won't reach anytime soon he left from there dropping a voice mail that atleast anyone of us had to be there at nishanth wedding or else he will kill us with his endless drama. So he had to reach venue alone.

Their eyes searched for swati when they found they marched to place where swati was seated. Kishore was known amongst all of sagar close relative. Nishanth and sagar are cousin, when he visit sagar house all the three used to play. Grown up they had different educational background and profession drifted them apart.

Sagar engulfed his mother to hug and kissed her forehead lovingly and took seat beside her. Kishore did the same and seated beside sagar.

"Today i am so lucky. God had graced me with you guys presence." Swati dramatically wiped her unshed tears.

Kishore chuckled while sagar rolled his eyes.

"Mom, you know right? Kishore had been to france to attend fashion show and i got busy handling both his and my company. I don't get time to even blink my eyes and here you are complaining for not to visit you. You know i love you and each second i miss you. See i even completed all my pending work to stay for 2 days with you. "sagar handled swati smoothly. He knew this would occur so came prepared. He knows how to deal with the situation.

Soon the rituals started and they got busy with that. When the time had come to tie tali, anvitha felt her heart did some summersault. She felt giddy and nervous all of sudden.

Maybe the fact of me being the next in row is synching to me now

While sagar couldn't take his eyes off anvitha. His mind was still registering the fact that she had not looked at him for once. It's not like he couldn't be seen from where she is. He couldn't be happy with other girls in the venue eyeing him because he wanted her attention but she wasn't even turning to his side.

The wedding happened in a full blow and next comes the awaiting reception. Everyone was busy changing their attair but anvitha was happy with her attair and indulged herself in the process of helping bride to get ready for the reception.

Soon they were taken to stage. Anvitha stood next to bride to give ishu company and collect the gifts and secure it. How can she miss this golden chance to tease the new couple.

"Anna, if you want any help managing ishu akka tantrums don't hesitate to contact me. I am just a call away. She can be witch wizard when she get angry, i am warning you now itself." anvitha said teasingly.

"I know how to tame her. Don't worry my baby sister. I will handle her in my ways" whispered last part to ishu.

cue to blush.....

"I should be the one to make you blush. No one else other than me." nishanth stated shamelessly to which anvitha giggled.

Their teasing section got interrupted by two men in formals to wish the bride and groom. Anvitha got busy placing the gifts in the bag given to her.

Sagar purposefully dragged kishore to the stage pretending to talk. Sagar is not someone to go upto them and talk. He doesn't make first move unless he has something to gain from it. He want attention solemnly to him and he hate when he is being ignored. So it quite shocking for kishore when sagar invited him to step on stage to give nishanth company.

The couple was busy with the guest here anvitha was feeling bored. Soon the DJ statred with latest 2020 collection. She stared tapping her feet . Her feet were twitching to dance but she couldn't as no one was dancing it would be odd for her to dance alone. She thought of dragging her boring yet intelligent brother for a dance. Her eyes started to scan the weeding hall in search of karan. She found him in distance managing 8 big sweet boxes stacked one on the top of other, he was failing miserably. She wanted him to suffer some more time for ruining her surpise plan she had planned for her parents anniversary but the next song played blew her patience away. She rushed to help karan and bribe him for a dance.

"Anna, here let me help you" said in sweetest voice ever.

Karan looked at her gobsmacked.

Did she possess someone? Why is she being so sweet? Oh God!! This calls for high alert.

"No thanks, i can manage. " Karan stepped aside from her inorder to escape but who is he kidding?

"Anna, Don't you believe you little sister"She pouted batting her eyelids and he fell for it.

"Ok , tell me what you want? " Karan asked without beating around bush.

"Anna, I'll tell you later. Let me help you first." anvitha toom the sweet box from him and marched towards kitchen in the wedding hall to distribute among guest.

"Now, tell me what you want? " being impatient karan spoke as soon as they left the kitchen. Anvitha instead of answering his question dragged him to the hall and at the center and shouted 'Let's dance' .

"Are you crazy anvi? Who will dance infront of so many people. Oh God! You have no limits to act crazy. " shouted karan.

Anvitha didn't care his remark and descended to the floor to sway her hips to the beat.

Soon she dragged karan to the dance floor and started dancing with her.

Everyone joined their crazy dance.

Sagar felt utterly humiliated when anvitha moved as soon as he stepped on the stage. He thought at least she would acknowledge him when he near her but she flew away like feather in air getting sagar angered. He was already loosing his cool.

His eyes pooped out when anvitha entered stage and swayed her hips to the beat. He completely lost in her. He stood there gaping at her. Everyone had eye on her and for some reason he wasn't liking it. He had seen men's eyeing her lustfully in spite of her modest dressing. He clenched his fist. He wanted to beat shit out of every men who are eyeing her in wrong way. He was in verge to loose his cool, the song has stopped along with her dance. He let out a long breath he was holding. Anvitha smiled bashfully at the people clapping at her performance. She thanked everyone but ignored to meet the gaze of one person who was waiting patiently for her single glance.

Sagar was burning with anger. An evil plan popped in his mind. He smirked wickedly.