D's PoV
Ravi came to me! Me and my mom were sitting on the bed in the groom's room. He said "Hello! I know you must be cursing us right now! But trust me, my brother doesn’t really know what love is! The relationship that he had with Smirthi is not love! He thought it was love! And I can assure you that my brother has not crossed any limits with her."
Wow! What does that suppose to mean? No D, Don’t get distracted. Be strong in your refusal. No one can force you into this wedding.
when he saw me not telling anything he added "I wish I can call you 'anni' (way to call an elder brother's wife). I really like you so much".
I smiled at him. I already like this guy, he is friendly, he tries to soothe the hot situation, and he is nice to me!
My mom said "Let’s see, kanna. Has your brother come already?"
"Yes, aunty. Dad and bro are talking in the next room!"
I could literally feel my heart thumping in my throat. Why god Why? Why does it have to be me? My dad is calling our relatives to this hall. Already many of our relatives came. My palms are sweaty. Looks like the priest said there is another auspicious time in the morning for the wedding to happen. That is 9.45 to 10.30am.
My dad and 6ft uncle came in and asked me to go to the next room where his son is waiting to talk to me! Is this really happening?! I clutched my mom's hand! She patted my back and came with me to the doorstep of the room. I knocked on the door and pushed it open. My mom nodded her head and went to the room where my dad is. With a thundering heart and wobbly feet I entered the room.
There he is. 6ft tall, Silk shirt and dhoti, Clean cut hair, and Toned up muscles. I could see his arm and shoulder blades flex. (D stop drooling) He is manly from behind. With his posture I can say He is tense, just like me.
I cleared my throat. " Excu...." my words stuck in my throat!
HELL NO!He turned and took me in with his eyes. He was quiet for a minute and started talking.
"See I'm sorry, I, without any intentions though, put you in this position. I really don’t want this marriage to happen between us. I care least about my reputation or family's good will. This hasty wedding is sure going to be a failure. I will tell my dad that you said no, and you tell your dad that I said no. I'm sure they will drop this crazy idea."
With that he walked past me and left the room. He has this addicting scent, maybe from his perfume! D you are incredible, go tell your dad your decision. Mindy insisted!
I went to the room where they all are. I looked at my dad and 6ft uncle or should I say shekar uncle or Mama?
Before he could say anything I said, "I am ok with this wedding!"
Everyone has different emotions. My dad, Shekar uncle and Ravi have wide smiles on their faces. My mom has an unsure smile. Rishi looks like I have dropped a nuclear missile on him.
As you all might have guessed, Yes, He is the man that made butterflies in my tummy when I was in 8th grade! I don’t know what came over me, I just felt it right. I never heard what he said, Or I never registered what I heard from him to my Brain! He said nothing when I said I'm ready to get married to him.He went out of the room in a swift motion.
The beautician girls who came in the morning were still there. They started doing my makeup and made me more beautiful than I already am! (I hear what you guys say)
My dad had my sisters take a flight from Trichy to Coimbatore. Anyways, they won’t be here when I get my nuptial tied. Since all our relatives are in Coimbatore, they all came in 1hr. It's 10am already and the priest asks us to make things fast. When I came out of the room, I saw Rishi (I'm going to call him that). (Awww look at me, I’m already giving names to my hubby. Am I not cute!?) He was doing the rituals as said by the priest. I sat beside him and not once did he look up at me.
Our wedding happened with a pin-drop silence in the hall and my sisters came at last. They had their dreams of glamming up at my wedding and here I am, ruined all of their dreams. It’s my wedding after all and I get to be the center of attraction. Am I really Evil!?
We all went to eat our breakfast. It was so delicious. So many varieties. I started eating right away and my sister Shanu nudged me with her elbow. She was sitting next to me. I looked at her and asked what.
She said "I don’t know, but I think you should wait for mama to feed you with sweets and you should do the same".
"He is raging in anger, Shanu! Don't you dare tease or do something funny and make the situation worse than it already is." I warned her. Because I see the glint of mischievous look on her face and I know what my sister is capable of.
It was not a regular wedding. So the regular drama of sobbing and farewell doesn't happen. Everyone came in line and wished us good luck with presents. We took photographs and retired to Rishi's home or should I say our home...!?
We exited the humongous wedding hall and there were cars lined up in front. I could see the posters lying on the ground with Rishi and Smirthi's name on it. Looks like they were pasted on the cars. Now since the bride is not Smirthi anymore, they tore them off.
Good for me!
Rishi and I got in the decorated car's back seat and Ravi got in the front seat. I thanked all the gods I know for that. Who could dare go with him alone when I did the complete opposite of what he asked me to do? My dad, mom, sisters and Shekar uncle got in the next car. Some other relatives hopped in the remaining cars and we all went to my new Home.
On the way, I zipped up my mouth and no one started up a conversation, and I'm thankful for that. I was peeping out the windows and secretly stealing glances of my man. His face is rock hard with no expressions. I am now terrified. I should have done what he asked me to do in the first place.
Whoa hold on D! You did something that cannot be revoked. Now muster up your courage. You can tame this man D. After all You have some tricks up your sleeves. You know you are irresistible! Come on D you can do this!
Argh! Ignore Mindy, she is stupid!
D's PoVWe reached our home. It was so big. It has a big lawn and lots of space around the house. The house stands in between the big fence and is surrounded by lawn and garden on all the sides. We entered the home with our right foot first after aarathi(a ritual to do when the bride and groom come in for the first time). He went in straight and went upstairs. I was guided by some aunties to the pooja room. I did what they told me.My dad and mom came to me and gave me a hug and patted my head lovingly. I saw a lone tear escape from my dad's eyes. I know how much it is hurting for him to see me like this. I can't do this to him. Afterall I made this decision. Not him. I looked them in the eye and nodded my head. That was all they needed. My mom broke into tears followed by my sisters. I had a brief moment of grief! I talked them out of it. They all knew it was going t
D's PoVI waited for 30minutes and still no sign of him coming. I am now feeling sleepy. I can’t sleep in a saree and I don't have my belongings in this room. After so long, I decided that he is not going to come. So, I surfed his wardrobe and took a t-shirt and pants."Anyways he is going to lash out on you. Using his things will make no difference. So let’s sleep comfy." I thought to myself.I started removing my jewels and placed them on the side table. I started to take off the safety pins that were holding my saree together. When I was about to take my saree off, I remembered I didn’t lock the room. What if he walks straight in when I change..?Wow that would be so romantic D! He will fall at your feet once he sees how beautiful and curvy you are!
Rishi's PoVI have an office room in my room. The big mirror on the right-side wall is my room! The entrance to it lies within the dressing room. It will look just like a wardrobe door! Initially it was made to be a walk-in closet. But I needed a secluded place for my office set up so I remodeled it to be my office room. And the fun part is, I can see my bedroom through the mirror from inside my office room!When I was working on my client’s requirements, I heard a knock. I looked at the time. It was 9.30. I usually will never lock the door. So, I thought of going in after finishing the work in hand, which will hardly take 5minutes.After a minute I heard a loud knock. Then she opened the door and peeped in to see. She rolled her eyes inside the room and slowly came in and closed the door. She looked so lovely!
D's PoVI barely slept last night. I so wanted to punch him in the face yesterday but got scared when he shuffled in his sleep. Punching can wait!I looked at the clock and it said 5.30am. I decided to go downstairs and get to know the routine of my home now!Awww D! Look at you big girl! You have never seen this time in your whole life and never thought about doing chores at home! But now, you want to learn about YOUR HOME huh!? I’m so proud of you D!As you all know, just ignore my mind! She sometimes lies. I cook really well. Though I know only non veg items. Cooking is a house chore right?!I quietly got up and stretched myself as sleeping on this damn couch is not that easy. It’s just made for sitting, not for sleeping! I should have let that Hitler sleep
D's PoVDo you guys remember the fact that I don’t have a cell phone? I feel like I’m misplaced in a strange land. I need to get in touch with my sisters, dad, and mom. And most of all I need to tell my fairy tale to my friends. I’m sure they are going to freak out.Ravi said he is going to resume his college work from Monday and so is uncle and Rishi for their office work. Ravi is in his final year of Engineering. So, it’s just a project for him this year. That is good news for me because he won’t be away all day. I mean I can't stay at home all alone right?!Right now, my uncle and Ravi are in the drawing hall watching TV. I need someone's phone to call my parents. I went in and sat with them on the sofa. I can’t ask for Ravi's phone. You know, he is a young man and he may not like to share
Rishi's PoVMy dad said I can't go out now. I planned to resume my work from monday, before allthese chaos occurs. Now I really wanted to leave this house. I mean I literally can'tstop seeing her, listening to her or thinking about her..!I need to breathe properly to get my mind straight and think about everything that hashappened and what to do next. That’s not going to happen when she is around me. ButDad says I can’t go out now and I have to keep the same plans as before. When I was about to climb stairs to go to my room I heard her ask for dad's phone to talk to her parents. I was shocked to hear that she doesn't have her own phon
D's PoVI went into the kitchen to see Chinna anna. I wanted to cook for my family. Chinna anna was busy chopping vegetables. Oh no, I don’t cook veg recipes!"Chinna anna! Can we make some chicken? I can cook!""You have to go to our 'kuladeivam temple'(native temple of a family) ma! Until then nononveg!"I pouted and started helping him chop the veggies. He took my help gladly and startedcooking. I observed how he cooks. Rishi came down after our little talk in the room. He was sitting in the hall watching tv. He looked at me when I was setting up the table for lunch. Man! His looks make my stomach flip. I decided to ignore his looks. He already c
D’s PoV After lunch, again my dad, uncle, and Rishi sat for little talks! Dad insisted on taking us right after lunch. But uncle said no. He wanted us to stay for tea. I took my mom sisters and Ravi to my room(hehe the room I’m staying in) to continue my explanation. "So yes! Rishi is my school senior! I mean not an immediate senior. He was in 12th grade when I was in 8th grade. We had a connection back then! Kinda crush! It was mutual on both sides. He would look at me in the mornings, intervals, lunch and evenings after school! I don’t think he remembers or recognizes me now. But I felt that connection with him even now. I felt it so right to marry him! So, I made the decision to marry him." when I saw them looking hard at me I continued. ”So please don’t think tha