Chapter 84

Both reached the temple in a few hours and prayed for other’s well being.

‘God, just keep my Neel and family happy and healthy, that’s all I want.’

Neel looked at her serene face while she was praying and smiled softly, I know what she might be asking for. He turned to the goddess statue and prayed, “keep her happy and healthy always. Just make her wishes come true. Also give me strength to say the truth to her. Keep us together always.”

The priest came there and saw the couple, “take it son, god mother’s kumkum, put it in your wife’s vermilion. He handed it in Neel’s hand, and always applied it, God will keep you safe always and will keep you both together.’

Neel took a pinch of saffron and looked at the Anna.

She was looking at him with wet eyes, still unsure about his feelings. But he looked determined as he smeared the saffron in her partition, making her close her eyes. She felt a few drops fall on her nose and smiled remembering her mother’s words.

Neel smiled affectionately a