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05| The Wedding

Published on 20th February 2021.
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- S H R U T I -

Wedding.

Just the word is enough to bring shivers.

I don't want to be the centre of attention.

But this day makes me the sole harbinger of everyone's attention.

I don't want to marry.

Can I run away?

"Shruti!" Akriti shook me, pulling me back from my thoughts. "Where are you lost? Don't you want to marry?"

"I....." I wasn't able to say anything. Is this what brides feel on their wedding day?

Then I don't want to.

Court marriages are better.

But now, I can't change anything.

"Your baraat is here. So don't even try to run away." She said and I looked at her with shock. "What? I'm your own sister. I know what you could think at these times."

"Let's go." I said and she nodded while we went down.

Is this the right time to marry?

Even if I want to, I can't run away.

Do all marriages result in same?

What if my marriage turns out to be like Akriti's?

What if it becomes like mumma and papa's relationship?

I still remember my parents fighting over small matters when I was just ten. Akriti was fifteen and didn't care much about these things. But I couldn't take my mind off their fights all the day.

Sometimes, it was because of us. Sometimes, because of money and things like that.

They fought in early day, which made my mind stick to them all through the day. For a few days, I couldn't even study properly.

As for Akriti, she always tried to be away from them and their fights to focus on her studies.

But I couldn't ever do that.

I tried but I couldn't.

How could I chill around when my parents were never happy?

Although every thing is alright now, could I go back in past and change my life to better?

Ofcourse not.

"Shruti?" I heard a voice which pulled me back from my thoughts. I turned aside and saw Rishabh calling me. "You need to forward your hand." He said and I did the same.

When did I even sit in the mandap?

Maybe when I was busy in my thoughts.

As the wedding rituals went on, I followed everything but was nervous at the same time. What if I fail in any of the rituals? I really don't know anything about them.

How could you expect me to gracefully follow all the rituals when I don't even know how to light a matchstick?

Sigh!