The Fall of the Evil

Chapter - 59

The next day haldi started. Everyone got ready in their traditional yellow outfits. Rudra and Shivani were made to sit beside each other and they applied turmeric on both their faces. Then they were sent to their rooms to take bath and get ready.

Meera: Rudra and Shivani go and take the bath. Also make sure that you don't go anywhere outside once you are ready as bride and groom.

Rudra and Shivani nodded their heads and got up to leave.

Mithra: Arey Meera! You forgot tell them that they should not meet until the wedding. It is the tradition.

Rudra immediately interrupted her.

Rudra: What kind of a tradition it is? Non sense.

Meera: Rudra!! Mithra is right. Don't meet and talk to each other until the wedding is over. Ideally we should not do haldi together. But since we don't have time we did it. Atleast follow this one.

Rudra grumpily looked at them and left. Shivani chuckled and went into her room along with Lakshmi and Nithya.

After sometime when Shivani was going downstairs when Rudra pulled her into a hug. She looked at him and said,

Shivani: What are you doing? Aunty said na that we can't meet until wedding.

Rudra: That means I should not see you for 24 hrs. That's not possible.

Shivani: Someone will come and it won't be nice.

Rudra: If that is your fear, I will lock the door.

Shivani: Very good idea. But a stupid one. Now let me go.

Rudra: No!!

Shivani sighed and smiled at him and wrapped her hands around him and hugged him.

Shivani: I am very happy. Thanks to you.

Rudra: I love you.

Shivani smiled. After sometime she broke the hug and asked him,

Shivani: how do you know that I want to have my art gallery.

Rudra: Where there is a will there is a way. I love you means I will love your ambitions, dreams, emotions and will stand by you in achieving all of them. So, when you gifted me my potrait that was when I got all your paintings from your college.

Saying so he took his mobile out and showed her all the paintings that she drew in college for competitions and won prizes. She looked at him with admiration with moist eyes.

Shivani: Thank you for coming into my life.

Rudra: Thanks to you too pondatti.

The next day,

Shivani is getting ready for the wedding in a red kanjeevaram saree. She looked like a princess in her bridal look. Lakshmi saw her and she has tears in her eyes.

Shivani: What happened ma?

Lakshmi: Nothing. You have become so big and getting married also. But in my eyes you still are that little girl who is always behind me. You grew up really fast. Stay happy always.

She blessed her and hugged Shivani. At the same time Kiran entered the room and saw them.

Kiran: Looks like both of you forgot me.