Gist of Love

Getting ready for marriage

Bharatwaj family members reached their house.

They sat in the hall.

Nirmala: Siddhant, we are very happy that you agreed for the marriage.  But wonder what was happening..

Siddhant understood what she mean.

Siddhant: Mataji, nothing to worry.  Actually she is born & brought up in US.  She is new to Indian tradition & customs.  So her father was worried and explained about her to me.  He is nice gentleman who was not interested to hide about her and make her accept.  He told openly which made me accept this marriage in 1st place.

Nirmala: Oh Ok!  I was worried why he is talking to you separately like that.  

Siddhant: Nothing to worry mataji.  We know how our city girls will be then when she was in US completely, then her knowledge to India itself is new.

Nirmala: Yes Gauri said on that day itself when we started talking about this alliance that she was born & brought up there but her son wish her to get married to Indian.  Then only i too agreed for this marriage.  Happy that they are frank in telling the facts.

All agreed.

Nirmala: Siddhant the girl is very beautiful too.  She matches with you well

Siddhant blushed...

Nirmala contacted Pandit and decided their marriage date the next week itself.

Nirmala informed Gauri about the date.

They did not arrange for engagement separate as the marriage itself fixed for next week.

Gauri called the Goldsmith to make mangal sutra.

Gauri also called the shop keeper in the near by town to bring the clothes for Marriage to their house itself.

THey selected the dress staying in the house.

ROli was wondering on getting the things arrange from home itself instead of going in search to any shops..

ROli was not interested in any of these arragements too.

But still she got no other way other than accepting it as her entire family is adamant on their decision of getting her married...

ROli prepared her mind to accept what is insisted on her now...

 

Haldi, Mehendi, Sangeet were all celebrated in their houses separately as it is village and not allowed to mingle the family together on those celebrations.

The next day was thier marraige.

Roli was on her room looking into her dark mehendi on her hands.

She for the first time looked that his name is writte in that 'Siddhant'

Roli was thinking, this seems to be that dude's name.

Roli was feeling, atleast he was selected instead of any other stranger by her family.

Roli was little tensed how she is going to handle all the coming days marrying an Indian and staying in the village.

First of all she is new to the country, new to the village, new to married life with unknown person.

ROli to herself: Oh God!  WHere i am struck suddenly in my life.  i was not suppose to come to India hearing Dad's words.  It seems to be like they planned everything well in advance.  

She was feeling bad on the ways she was not considered and her thoughts were not accepted.

But no use now on thinking any of those.  almost half of the marriage ceremony functions like mehendi, sangeet everything done.  Only marraige is pending.

That too will be done the next day...

Roli was turning sides without getting sleep...

Siddhant was equally disturbed.

He accepted the marriage..

He knows she is innocent and ignorant.

But on the other hand he was worried how she is going to cope with the village and her family.

How much my family members will bear with her ignorance is also a question?

Anyway decided is decided.

Tomorrow the marraige.

Now nothing can be done other than facing the consequences.

Siddhant decided to face and turning sides without sleep.