Chapter 8 For a Sunday early morning it was quite active in Sanjay's house. They were all getting ready to go for his cousin Kalpana's wedding. Sanjay hated going to family functions, but this one was special it was his Rakhi sisters wedding. He planned to be there for a while and return to his friends house later on. Sanjay's parents were very happy that he was coming with them. Ever since sanjay started college, his attitude had changed , the loving boy he was in school had transformed into an aloof and candid person. His dad often suspected if sanjay was into drugs, but stopped short of doing any further investigation. His marks in his exams turned out to be constantly exemplary and that was something a drug addict was not capable of. He believed that time would change him and he would come back as their own sweet sanju.
Sanjay was pushed to drive the car and they proceeded towards the marriage hall that was in the outskirts of the city. The morning sun was out, but the drive along the ECR had brought down the intensity of the sun as they swept through the cool morning sea breeze.
They arrived at the hall to be greeted by relatives. Sanjay dressed in a khaki dress pant and red check shirt parked the car and went in with his younger brother. He wanted to meet Kalpana first, as he proceeded towards the room his uncle interrupted him. The hall was filled with the sound of the nadaswaram and the smell of flowers and silk brought out a liveliness in everyone around. His uncle asked him to go to the kitchen and take the wedding malai into the room. Sanjay took the malai from the flower contractor and knocked on the brides door. Kalpana…sanjay vanthirukken…is it okay if I come in. ..The door immediately opened and "Dei anna……come come come…". Kalpana looked beautiful and pretty in her blue wedding saree, but her face was panic stricken. Sanjay placed the heavy malai in the bed and looked at his tense cousin. There was no one else in the room…Anna, akkavukku phone panni inga vara solriya, antha diamond ring enga vachannu theriyala…..she proceeded into the the closet room and started searching in her suitcase. Just as Sanjay dialed his cousins number…..Kalps, I need help with this….its too hard! a voice faintly familiar emerged from the bathroom that was in the far end of the room. And the familiar voice was accompanied by a familiar face in the most unfamiliar outfit. Sandhya…dressed in her inskirt and blouse and struggling with her saree hadn't realized that someone else was in the room, she looked up to call for kalpana..and she was shocked to see a man and that too sanjay staring at her. He was as shocked as sandhya was…he hadn't expected this and that too sandhya , he quickly turned around to face the all. Sandhya quickly pulled her saree over her shoulder and went into the bathroom.
There was total silence in the room for a while. Sandhya and sanjay still hadn't recovered from the shock. Sanjay was cursing himself for coming into the room….how could he face her again….kalpana who was still rummaging her closet came out…ennanna akkava koopiduna sevuthaa pathittu irukka? Are you ok?. She had no idea about the disclosure incident. Illada…itho kuppidaren..sanjay was stammering and made his way to the door to leave. Inga yaaru kalyana ponnunne theriyala……amma thaaye sandhya seekrama vella vaa. Sandhya's cheeks were red ….she was totally embarrassed, but she was smiling to herself…she was not angry. It was an accident and nobodys fault. She quickly wrapped the saree clumsily around herself and came out of the bathroom. She knew Sanjay had left since she heard him shutting the door. Kalpana's sister came in about the same time with the diamond ring and also helped sandhya tie her saree.
Sandhya looked gorgeous in her pink and beige silk saree, she had matching bead jewellery and had braided her long hair. She had adorned the beautiful hair with long strings of jasmine flowers. The older women in the family came in to take a look at the beautiful bride. Sandhya nudged kalpana…kalps, ippovavathu konjam vekka padra maathiri nadi. The final call for Kalpana to go to the wedding stage came….Kalpana was escorted by her sister and Sandhya to the stage. Sandhya didn't dare to look up or around, she was too embarrassed to meet Sanjay in the eye.
Sanjay who was standing next to the purohit had the same feeling..he felt nervous when he saw kalpana and co walking towards the stage…..Sandhya wasn't looking at him, but he did…and he could feel the now familiar tinge of butterflies in his heart. He was stunned by her beauty….she always was..but now seeing her in the saree really made his heart beat faster. By now he was shamelessly staring at Sandhya and as kalpana sat down in the pandhal..sandhya briefly glanced at sanjay and there it was ..the sparks, the embarrassment, the butterflies but the moment of truth. It did not even last for a minute and both of them quickly moved their glances away. Sanjay didn't want to stand there any longer…he couldn't take it anymore…though he liked the emotions sandhya was creating in him, his conscience did not want him to give into those emotions. He removed himself from the stage and sat in one of the chairs next to his grandmother. But wherever he went he still had to see Sandhya as she was right next to the bride.
Sandhya felt her ego bruised when she saw Sanjay walking away from her proximity. Admist all the noise and happenings around she was reliving the moment in the brides room and laughing to herself over Sanjay's actions. The wedding ceremonies were finally over and at many instances Sanjay and Sandhya were forced to come face to face and Sanjay managed to maintain his distance always. He never uttered a word to sandhya..not even a hi…he never showed out that he knew her before. Sanjay's actions and circumvention was taking a toll on Sandhya, she wanted to talk to Sanjay..but he was not giving a chance for that. Whats wrong with this guy…I am the one who has to be angry with him and why is he turning away from me…Annaikku trainla nalla thane pesinan….che seriyana moody fellow.
Sanjay had finished his lunch and was getting ready to leave to his friends house. Just then….kalpana's sister called out to him, thambi..city pakkam thane pora, Sandhya..va adyarla drop panna mudiyuma. Illakka…naan adyar pakkam pola, Sanjay lied….irunga vera car ethavathu irukkannu paakaren. Ennada nee…ippo paal pazham kodukka ella car..um venum. Ingendhu Auto.la pona avlo safe illa, athanalathaan unkitta ketkaren...
Akka, its ok ….Sanjay vera engayo poran pola naan wait panni ver car..la kelambaren…, Sandhya spoke in disappointment. The change in sandhya's face brought the familiar feeling of the butterflies in Sanjay and he did his best not to emote it out. Oh! Ivana unakku munname theriyum pola, akka was puzzled. Amam, ore college thaan…Sanjay replied turning his face away. Apram ennada, theirinjava thane drop pannidu, paavam da…. Sari, Sari,..drop panren….sanjay looked visibly upset now. Illakka, I think I am spoiling his plans naan wait panni aprama poren. It took a couple of minutes for akka to convince sandhya. She reluctantly agreed and got into the passenger seat of the car.
Edited by madumithas - 18 years ago
Bigg Boss 19
