We Were Destined to be together

PART IX

Days are passing by. Pratiksha seems happier now. I think everything between the love birds has been solved. Things were going well until a phone call came. Yes a call from my mother. She's coming to meet me tomorrow. I know for most of you it's good thing to meet your mother after 6 months but in my case I have been warned to keep my schedule free for the next two days as she has arranged some important meetings for me. Yes you guessed it right. It's none other than meeting a girl for the purpose of marriage. She is hell bent to get me married and now that I'm single again she badly wants me to see a girl and then get settled with her. Just Indian mother things. With a heavy heart I just prepared myself for tomorrow and was ready to face the storm. I went to the place where I can get my happiness, the set.

Pra: Hey! What's up?

Aks: Fine.

Pra: Fine? Why such a sulking expression? Are you all right?

Aks: Nothing it's just mom is coming tomorrow.

Pra: Then what's so sad about this? You should be happy. She is coming after so many months.

Aks: Yes after so many months she has decided to meet me just to arrange a meeting with a girl.

Pra: Wow. Someone's getting hitched. That's amazing.

Aks: What amazing? I'm just not ready for all this. I'm just 28. Is this an age to get married? I want to enjoy my single status for few years and here my mom wants me to get married.

Pra: Hey you are just meeting a girl. There's nothing wrong in it and age has nothing to do with your marriage. Whenever you feel the time is right and the other person is right for you you should get married.

Aks: Oh really? Then by that logic don't you think you should take marital vows before me because you have got the right person already.

Pra: The discussion is about you. Don't involve me.

In between our argument we have been called for our shot. A break was given with a script of the next scene. It was a marriage sequence. Aman and Riya were getting married and that too forcefully. There's going to be a lot of drama both on and off screen. Mandap was set up. The whole set was decorated with flowers and lights. The atmosphere was amazing. I was clad in a maroon sherwani with a cream sehra adoring my head. The costume designer really did a great job. Everyone was complementing me for my look but here with all my heart was waiting for the bride.

Lights Camera Action.

Here comes Pratiksha I mean Riya. She was looking divine like a goddess. Clad in a red lehenga with golden jewellery she was looking aesthetically beautiful. How I imagine all this to be true. I waiting for Pratiksha in the mandap to get married. Pratiksha being ready just for me. I filling her hair partition with the pious vermillion and tying mangalsutra around her neck. She would then be pronounced as Mrs. Pratiksha Akshat Patel. Suddenly all my theories of not getting married at 28 went into the drain and a sudden urge to make Pratiksha mine arose. Somehow I managed to get myself back into the character and performed the superficial rituals. Scene was done and director announced pack up. Finally the dream got over and I was back to reality.

Pra: The costume designer did great isn't it? The lehenga your sherwani it was all so beautiful.

Aks: Hmm. It was beautiful.

Pra: Even the set design team did amazing. Everything was so beautiful today.

Aks: Hmm yes.

Pra: What hmm and yes. I'm talking to you and here you are giving me royal ignorance. You haven't met the girl yet and you're behaving like this. What will happen if your marriage will get fixed? You'll not even talk to us.

Aks: It's not like that. I'm just not feeling good. May be a bit tired and headache.

Pra: You are not looking fine and what's this haven't you wash off your make up. The tika is still there.

She came closer to me and with tissue paper she erased that tika on my forehead slowly. She placed her palm on my forehead and then to my neck to check my temperature. On finding it little warm she adviced me to take medicine and proper rest. She gave me a parting side hug and went in her car. I was just fixed at my position thinking what an effect she has on me. A slight touch of hers creates a beautiful sensation in my body and now we are married on the show how I'm gonna take all of this. Hoping for strength to survive this I went in my car to relax and to prepare for the storm coming tomorrow.