The Boundless Bond

Part 57

After successfully accomplishing (ahem) their first fight, Ashima got back home before she starts getting back-to-back calls from her parents.

A Dream Come True

The most awaited day...not just for Ashwin and Ashima, but for everyone, including their parents, relatives and friends. A traditional Indian wedding at temple, parents and immediate relatives were welcoming the guests. Meanwhile Ashwin & Ashima were getting ready.

Just that morning, Ashwin trimmed his beard and started getting ready in a hurry, calling his mum for about 100 times to ask about where's all his things. Being the last child and amma's chellam, of course..his mum (Lekha) was doing it all for him and kept checking on him.

Kayal and Sandhya were helping out Ashima to get ready, she was all ready and was just waiting for the call. Since she had time in hands, she was trying to reach Ashwin by call, but someone was too busy getting ready that he didn't realize he's getting calls. Kayal and Sandhya were teasing Ashima saying there's only few more hours and you'll be spending forever with him, let him be free for now, at least. Just before leaving his room, Ashwin texted Ashima saying "abby, sorry, didn't realize your calls, see you soon!! Love you". Ashima was expecting a text like 'call now' or maybe a selfie from him, but it was the opposite. She just sighed and waited to get to wedding hall.

Like in every Indian wedding, everyone was waiting for the bride's entrance and as Ashima, the wedding vibes got higher. Ashwin's friends, Abishek, Shweta, Kayal and Sandhya were looking at Ashwin, trying to catch how he's reacting looking at Ashima. His friends took videos even to tease him later. Ashwin's eyes were fixed on Ashima, for a moment he felt like there was no crowd surrounding him, it was just her and him, like in a dreamland. She walked in with full of happiness and confidence, Ashwin has never seen her like this, she has always been this hesitant girl but today..it's very different, like seeing another version of Ashima. She walked towards the stage and sat down beside Ashwin, and they both were performing all the wedding rituals.

Ashima: not bad abby, you knew you should trim your beard

Ashwin: illena nee kalyanam pannika maatenu enaku teriyum, edhuku vambu, adhunala naane paniten

Ashima: paravalaye!! Surprisingly you don't have anything to say on how I look

Ashwin: I can't seem to find the right word

Ashima: (smiled)

Ashwin: you're looking perfect, I'm getting all the butterfly feels and my heart is racing. Novels la ezhudhura words lam ippo enaku feel ahudhu. All I can say is grow old with me, let me be the luckiest one

Ashima: (smiled in shyness, her face turned red hearing what Ashwin just said, she had nothing to say to him, she just held his hands)

After all the rituals, the moment arrived. With everyone's blessings, priest gave thali to Ashwin and explained the procedure, Ashwin's hand was shaking in nervousness, he barely understood what the priest was saying.

Shweta: enna da aachu? Just relax, listen to what the priest is saying and do accordingly

Ashwin: aiyo akka, avar enna solrarunu kooda enaku purila

Shweta: pesama Ashima va kekka sollata? Ava anga cool a dhan iruka

Ashwin: ava cool a irukura naala dha enaku ipdi iruku, usual a ava tensed a irupa, I would comfort her, inikinu paathu ava romba easy going a iruka, adhunala enaku enna panradhunu therila

Shweta: seri da, nee romba nervous agadha, everyone is seeing you, calm down

Ashwin took the thali from the priest, looked at Ashima and asked, "are we sure?". The crowd was wondering what is going on. Ashima looked at him, held his hands for few seconds and nodded yes with her eyes. Ashwin then tied the thali around her neck while everyone present blessed these two. Only after tying the thali, he calmed down a little. Ashima turned to Ashwin, side hugged him with a big wide smile along with a happy tear saying, "we made it, abby". Ashwin smiled back at her, he was in disbelief that they are now together forever, he was not able express his emotions but deep down, there was so much of joy!

Once all the guests congratulated the newlywed couple, they had their photoshoot session and then traveled back home. While traveling back;

Ashima: why were you so nervous abby?

Ashwin: why weren't you nervous at all? Enga irundhu ivlo confidence, unna paathone enaku nervous aachu

Ashima: (smiled), I have no idea..it's just a feeling, like it's meant to be ndra maari I started feeling this morning

Ashwin: enaku therila, I was actually fine but time nerunga nerunga, edho our nervousness. Adhum I looked at you to see if you're feeling the same, paatha nee relaxed a iruka

Ashima: maybe getting married syndrome pola abby unaku

Ashwin: yen solla maata, ellam mudinjone dha I felt better

Ashima: teriyum teriyum, but look..the day finally came, the moment happened and now we are married

Ashwin: anniki ennamo sync agala apdi ipdinu enaku mela pesitu irundha, ippo apde opposite a pesura abby, unna nambave koodadhu

Ashima: adhan sonnen la, adhu edho oru feel, words aala solla therila, adhunaladhan I am feeling like this

Ashwin: theridhu, ellarum must have seen how I was and inneram yosichirpanga enna aachu ivanuku nu

Ashima: adhelam illa, yaarum avlo note panirka matanga, it's our moment, there must be a reason to why you felt so, maybe because you realized it's finally happening and you couldn't believe if it was for real, adhunala kooda irundhurkalam

Ashwin: yea, I think that's how it was

Ashima: (smiled) it happened, it is for real and we made it

They reached to Ashwin's home, everyone welcomed the bride and groom, performing the usual post-wedding rituals.