Brewing the essence of love

Chapter 13

Koyal's POV

This is going to be the most memorable day and event of my life. Today I got married. Now I am Mrs. Koyal Vardhaan Chopra. Initially I was happy to get this identity. I was over the moon on my engagement but it all changed on the day I got that email. This is the biggest irony of my life till now, I am not happy from the email for which I had waited for almost 6 years of my life.

I know except nobody is to be blamed for it. I took all the decision, whether it is of marrying or not telling anybody about my clearance of USMLE. It was all me, yet I can't be happy.

Today was my marriage, I stepped into a new phase of my life. I should have been happy. I wanted to be happy, I was happy. I was happy, when he filled my hairline, when he tied the manglsutra around my neck. I was happy when I took the seven round with him, when I took seven vows of marriage, but every time these happy moments of my life were ruined by my mind who kept reminding me that if I had not signed up for this I would happily had been packing my bags getting everything done to go to US and live my dream. I really wanted to be happy from the bottom of my heart, but I couldn't. I remember while taking the last round around the fire I had so much hesitation in me. Thank fully no one noticed it. 

I could see, and feel Vardhaan was genuinely happy today. On the engagement and Sangeet I could feel he was not very happy, but today I could feel his happiness. Of the very few eye contacts we made since Sangeet and today I saw his eyes finding happiness in my eyes. I could see he was finding some sort of happiness in my eyes today throughout the ceremony. I wanted to give him a genuine smile, alas I could not.

Its strange, he met me only thrice and he could see that I was not very happy. Apart from my Adi bhai no one else could find this out. Chachu does find sometimes that I am sad, but apart from these two people no one could ever. I am quite good at masking my emotions. While having dinner I could feel Vardhaan was telling me through his eyes that he wants to know about my sadness.

During vidai, I had controlled myself a lot from crying but then when I saw my bhaiya's eyes full of tears I could not refrain myself. The pain of my heart which I had since the last few days, the pain of leaving my brother and family all busted out of me at once. I was scared Vardhaan would talk with me right now, but he did not. He just gave me a box of tissue. I guess he understood he I wanted some space. I should put these thoughts away and focus on my grih pravesh now.

While these thoughts had occupied my thoughts, the car's engine came to a hault. I finally opened my eyes and saw that it was almost morning. I could see the beams of sunlight scatter all through the sky. The car had stopped a little far from a big and beautifully decorated house. It seemed that it was my new house. But why did we stop here? I was about to ask him, when the car door was suddenly opened by someone.

The car door was opened by Amrita. She smiled at me and leaned down to me and whispered, "Bhabhi before entering the house please come with us. We will fix your hair and makeup. It has become a little messed up." I smiled at her and nodded my head in a yes.

After that I went with her to another car, it was parked a little more far from the car I was in . There a makeup artist was present there. I saw a mirror there where I saw what a mess I looked. My kajal had flown and smudged over my cheeks. My baby hairs near my forehead had also come out. I grasped in shock.

I looked at Amrita with a thankful look. I am so glad she took me here, or else I would look like a clown while entering my new house. After my look was fixed and I was going with Amrita I expressed my gratitude towards her when she told me "Bhabhi there is no need to thank me, if you really want to thank someone, thank bhaiya, if had messaged me that your makeup messed up a little during the vidaai. Thank god he did this or else a few relatives would have taunted you for lifetime." I smiled at her.

How can someone be so thoughtful! I could not see myself in the mirror for more than a min a few mintues ago and he looked at me throughout the ride, for almost 2 hours. I could feel his gaze, during the ride it was not making me uncomfortable, instead it was comforting me. This little act of his brought a little but genuine smile on my face after a few days.

I sat in the car again. He was busy in his phone. I had just opened my mouth to say him thank you. When he said "we have reached your new home Mrs Chopra, Welcome to your new house." I looked at him in surprise, I was about to say something when the driver opened the door and Amrita and a few other girls helped me come outside. Then Vardhaan came to our side, and he gave me the gathbandhan wala chunri. I thanked him and kept it in my head.

As I moved towards the main door I saw there were a lot of people eagerly waiting for us to enter the house. God, these many people again, I don't like it. The more the people the more questions they will ask me, and more judgment. I had seen it in Vivek bhai and Sonal bhabhi's post marriage rituals.

When I reached the gate, I saw that it the sky was filled with the golden hue. It was the magical hour. My mum used say that this part of the day is the most beautiful part. We both and my bhaiya and papa used to watch it every day in my childhood. I guess this is god's way of telling me my parents have blessed this marriage from heaven and they are happy with my decision. I smiled at this thought.

Gayetri aunty did my aarti and bebe did something which I assume is to keep the evil away. Smita aunty kept a pot filled with rice and asked me to kick it and enter the house. I followed to what they said. Then we, as in me and Vardhaan did the Aarti of the lord together. We also did some more rituals. Godd how many rituals!!! I groaned in my mind.

Finally after what seemed and eternity I was taken to a room. I am so thirsty, hungry and tired aaa. I did not feel this tired even during 18 hours of shift during internship. Thank god I have ghoonghat, no one can see me rolling my eyes and making wired faces right now I thought while going there.

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