48. The Punishment

Twenty hours later, dressed in a teal green satin Crisscrop knot backless tank crop top and white skirt, hair covering her bareback in her signature style, Shanaya was sitting with Avni.

Avni had worn teal green satin gown with hair tied in a lovely bun and long silver oxidised necklace as an accessory and was smiling at the Mehendi design the Mehendi artist was making on her hands.

It was her Mehendi ceremony and all the females' relatives of the Rathore family, Shanaya and Riya were sitting together in the hall.

They were around fifty of them and, ten of the Mehendi artists were present for them.

"Huhu, soon to be bride is blushing at seeing her soon to be husband name on her hands" teasing Avni, Shanaya brushed her shoulder easily with her's when the Mehendi artist wrote Anubhav's name on her hand.

It was not a ritual, but it was a part of the fun of