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Chapter 75

"Mapplai ponna thedraru parunga"

"Hmm paravala paiyan paaka nalla irukan"

"Ponnu neraya pesura"

"Professor mathriye therlaye"

"Height difference neraya iruku"

"Na Tara va en paiyanuku katti veikalam nu irunthen. Paravala avanuku vera ponnu paathukalam"

"Love marriage pola"

Adi's POV:

I heard lots of voices. Some were familiar. Some were new. The hall was filled with opinions and judgments. A lot of them wished us the best, but some were calculating how long this marriage will last before one of us decides to get a divorce. I couldn't help but laugh at that.

Odds of a marriage ending in divorce is statistically high, yes. But it's true for arranged marriages as well. Why only love marriage is frowned upon?

I loved her then, I love her now. And I'll love her forever. That's not going to change. No matter what happens.

Varun must have noticed the frown on my face because he came up to me and said

"Machan ivunga 1000 pesuvanga, they talk bad about you to feel better about their unhappy marriage. Ithellam yosikatha" he adjusted my collar and went to do something else.

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I sat down on the mandapam. There is an empty spot next to me. A spot that she's going to take.

How poetic.

This was my life before her. I felt a void all the time. I knew that there was someone out there who'll enter my heart and stay there. I didn't know who it was. But now I know that the woman who's going to be next to me in a few minutes is the one I've always searched for.

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Sitara.

Sitara.

Sitara.

Her name, her laugh, her way of life. Everything about her amazed me. She's the constellation I can look at over and over again. I could fall in love with her a thousand times but I'd still be fascinated about every little thing she does.

She's the person who would stop the car in the middle of nowhere just to touch a flower that we passed. She's the person who'd cry because her icecream melted. But she's also the person who would laugh because mine melted too. And I'd let my icecream melt a hundred times just to hear her laugh.

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Some of my relatives hate me, but after a few minutes of conversation with her, they basically threatened me to take care of her. They all love her. How can they not? Even the worst critic here would go soft for her because she's the level of purity we all try to achieve. She reminds us of that innocence we lost somewhere along the way.

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5 minutes till I get to meet her.

I was doing a lot of rituals but my mind was with her. How is she feeling? Will she be hungry? Did anyone give her water? I kept looking at the corner hoping to catch a glimpse of her. Rakesh and Varun were saying something  - probably teasing. I just smiled a little and continued to look for her. Lots of people were chattering. I couldn't care less. My bride is going to walk out any minute now and that's all I care about.

4 minutes to go

I sighed and turned to look at the hall once. Decorations, people, music - everything seemed to be in it's place. Everything except my heart. It was beating so fast like it might leap out of me. The anticipation was too high.

3 minutes to go

Someone gave me a kerchief. I don't know who it was. I used it and gave it back to the same person. I couldn't turn my head from the left corner. What if she walks out and I miss it. I can't risk that.

2 minutes to go

Looks like everyone knew it was almost time. The voices got louder and Varun and Rakesh came up and stood behind me. They were nervous too.

It's double the trouble for them. Their kutty thangachi is getting married to their best friend. It has to be stressful worrying for both me and her.

I love these two so much. I turned around and gave them a confident smile. That eased them a bit.

1 minute to go

I've always seen her parents as mine too. But now, I saw appa's face, I understood that today he was here as not just as the father but as the father of a bride.

He must be feeling a storm of emotions too. I just looked at him and nodded in assurance. That won't ease the pain he's feeling but atleast he smiled for a second.

0 minutes to go

Then, the iyer said it. The one sentence I was waiting to hear for so long.

"Ponna azhachitu vango"

And there she comes, my pondati. In a beautiful red saree. 

I've been to many temples. I believe in god. I really do. But at that second, she was the most pure and ethereal thing I've ever seen. All the things I called beautiful before, just lost their meaning. I was tearing up.

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Her restless eyes were searching for mine. I couldn't stop looking at her.

Within the next minute, she was sitting beside me. Her parents, my parents, our friends were all behind us. She was listening to someone.

I noticed that she tried to steal a glance couple of times but someone kept talking to her. She whined a little. That was so damn cute. I laughed a little.

Finally, the person stopped talking.

She turned to me for a second, our eyes met and she smiled. I smiled back.

Some moments happen too quickly. Not even a camera can capture it. But to me, that tiniest moment felt like an eternity. Time somehow freezed and it was as if the world stopped spinning.

It was just me and her, smiling at our past, present and the future.

"Getti melam getti melam"

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AN:

I tried writing in pov for the first time hehe😁
I hope you liked it❤