Brewing the essence of love

Chapter 26

Vardhaan's POV

"Bhai, I am nervous!!" Avi told me. "Why Avi?" I asked him. "What do you mean by why, aaj shaadi hai meri. Mujhe darr lag rah hai. I don't know how this marriage works. What if mein aur Anaya aache husband wife nahi bane? Will I be a good husband? Bhai agar Anaya ne mujhe shaadi ke baad chod diya toh, mein toh marr hi jauga?"He ranted.

[What do you mean by why, today is my marriage. I am scared. I don't know how this marriage works. What if me and Anaya won't be good husband wife? Will I be a good husband? Bhai what if Anaya leaves me after marriage, I will die?]

"Relax Avi. Nothing like that is gonna happen. Today is your marriage, don't speak such negative things. Moreover don't you know each other? You guys love each other. You will be fine. Just go with the flow." I tried to calm Avi down.

"Bhai, how did you and bhabhi made your marriage work? I mean you both were unready to marry, both of you were strangers then how did it work?" He asked me. This silenced me. What do I tell him that my wife still a stranger to me and so am I to her. "Bhai, tell na" He urged me again.

"Yeah, see as you said I was married in a complete different situation. So my marriage is different than yours. Just remember one thing it is important to talk and listen in a marriage, just in your relation before marriage. Respect each other and each other's family, that's an important part as they will play a great role in keeping your relation with Anaya intact. Nothing is changing between both of you. It's just that today your relation is getting validation from your families." I told him. After getting him all ready I clicked a few pictures with him. He did the same with me during my wedding, sometime later Sameer came there. We clicked more pictures together then I left to get ready.

As I entered my room, scenes from last night came in my mind and a smile made its way on my face. Last night was the most peaceful and happy day of my life. My wife told me she wanted to stay with me. "Last time it was because of my nani but this time, it's me who wants to stay with you and be in this marriage." were her exact words, she even tore and burnt the divorce papers as if taking all her frustration out. Last night we decided to give our marriage a chance, mutually and willingly.

I wore an off white sherwani with red scarf for the wedding. I also wore a broach that was decided for the groom side. After wearing my shoes I went out. I was busy doing the works and in no time soon it was time for baart. Abhinav came down and then she came, with an aarti ki thaal. My search of the whole evening came to an end. She was looking absolutely stunning. She was wearing a red golden embodied saree. She was also wearing a heavy full neck necklace and matching earrings. She had kept her hair in a low loose bun. And the middle partition of her had sindoor. She had really darkened it. My heartbeat rose again like 3 years back, seeing her.

She did the aarti. Then we proceeded with the baarat. Slowly the wedding rituals began. After some time she finally stood by my side. As she stood beside me I slowly bend down and wishpered "You are looking absolutely breathtaking and gorgeous today just like any other day." She blushed at my words. "You look handsome as well. My heart almost stopped beating when I saw you today just like the first time I saw." She told me. "So your heart stopped beating the first time you saw me? What else happened, care to tell me Mrs." I asked her, and she blushed even more. She was about to say something when a voice interrupted us.

"Hello Mr. Chopra. Congratulation on your Mumbai's deal and your brother's marriage." My business friend Mr Ahuja said. "Thanks a lot for your wishes Mr. Ahuja. I am glad you visited today, please enjoy yourself." I said to him. "And my my for the first time in these years am I seeing a beauty beside you. Who might she be?" He asked me in a friendly way. "Oh! My apology for not introducing you guys. Meet her Dr. Koyal, my wife and Koyal meet Mr. Vinod Ahuja my friend."

I introduced them. After sometime Mr. Ahuja left, Koyal was talking to me or more of telling me how beautiful did Abhinav and Anaya looked together. Her voice was melody to my ears, but soon it was interrupted my dearest best friend Kabir.

"Bhabhi you finally have come back. Oh my god I missed you so much. You know I almost thought your husband had turned into a devdas." He spoke as soon as he came near us, and I gave him a look that said why did you miss my wife, and when did I become a devdas which he just huffed away. And started talking to her, both were talking and I was just listening when both of them said together "I am hungry let's eat something" We chuckled at it. We were about to go to the food counter when Amu told us it was time for the wedding, so we went there.

Before the wedding I saw Abhinav giving me all those I am hell nervous. So I just went to him and whispered in his ears, "Just clam down Avi, it is all okay, it all will be okay. I am there with you, Anaya is with you. This is a once in a lifetime moment. Live it enjoy it, don't be so nervous, you will regret later."

He nodded and then he looked much happier. Slowly the panditji started the mantras. As the weeding was moving forward, Koyal came to me and pulled my sleeve to gain my attention. I gave her a questioning look then she said, "last time I was so tensed that I did not take our wedding vows seriously but today I will take them again as panditji tells Avi and Anaya to take. I promise I will take them whole heartedly and follow it as well." I smiled and told her, "Although last time also I took the vows whole heartedly I will them again today to support you."

Then Avi and Anaya took the saath pheras. After that the panditji started to tell them the vows to take. I also took it in my mind, after all I was also starting my marriage afresh today. I belive she was also doing the same, cause as Anaya was repeating the vows she would close her eyes. Soon the wedding was completed and my baby brother was finally married.

As Avi and Anaya came to take our blessing I stopped them and hugged Avi and wished him all the happiness. Soon it was dinner time and Koyal Kabir and Amu couldn't be any happier. They reached to take food. I smiled at them when Adi bhaiya came and asked me, "What happened Vardhaan?"

I gave him a confused look then he said again, "I have never seen Koyal this happy ever after her engagement and you after your marriage day. You both for the first time in these 3.5 years look happy. I knowthere was some sort of tension between both of you. I am glad you solved it." I just smiled at him. Of course he knew something was off, Vivek bhaiya says Adi bhaiya can read Koyal like an open book.

Soon bidai was done, and Koyal too cried. She said, she remembered her own that's why. As we were about to reach the house I again told Amu and Koyal to help Anaya. Afterall her makeup must have been spoiled. As Anaya was getting ready, Avi came and hugged me and said "thank you bhaiya, we had fallen asleep, while consoling Anaya. You saved me, I said her that you had told Amu and bhabhi to do this and she was so grateful to you." I just smiled and fixed his hair.

The grihpravesh was done, continued by other post marriage rituals. After sometime I got the biggest news of the wedding, Koyal and Anaya were sharing a room for five days. Avi and I had the same scroll on our faces hearing this. But anyways. What can we do? I hate these rituals. Aaah! I hope Koyal doesn't go back to US or to her maternal home just after all this is over please god. I prayed in my mind and took my grieving brother to my room. "This ritual is so unfair Bhaiya." He complained. "I know right" I supported him and then rest was history. God knows how much he teased me.

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