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Originally posted by: loveleen12

Do we have to post our stories here? Or can we post them directly on the forum?

Originally posted by: shruthiravi

Sruthakirti sat in the decorated bed. She looked around. The room was beautifully decorated with flowers and Sumitra maa has spared nothing in her sringaar. From the green ghagra and yellow choli that perfectly went with her complexion to the beautiful khaandanni jewellery which she had split between Urmila didi and her Sruthakirti knew it was not only the room, but she was also looking beautiful. But Sruthakirti was restless and afraid also. She was not sure how her husband behave with her. She has not spoken to him yet. When she was asked whether it is fine for her to marry Shatrugna, with only one glimpse at him she had said yes. Then her mind was filled with the time she can spend with her sisters in the sasural also. But now. Her sisters were in different rooms with their spouses. Sita didi and Urmila didi had fallen in love before marriage and once in Ayodhya she has seen Mandavi didi also comfortable and smiling. She felt alone.

Shatrugna approached his room. He was not sure what to call his bride. Unlike his bhabi's her name was a little lengthy Sruthakirti. He thought he will call her kirti in private if she is fine with it. He opened the door.

Sruthakirti heard footsteps in the room and she immediately pulled her pallu down. Shatrugna sat in front of her in the bed. He saw his bride's hands almost trembling.

He gently lifted her pallu, she was looking beautiful, but he felt the palpitable tension in her face.

" Sruthakirti is it ok if I call you Kirti" he asked her gently. She nodded. He wanted to laugh seeing her nod which was full of tension.

He took a glass of water from the side table " Kirti you might be tired after all the travel. Here drink water"

Sruthakirti thankfully took water from his hand. As she started drinking Shatrugna told her " Kirti do you know, when we came back from gurukul we were feeling very uncomfortable in the room. You know what Ram Bhaiyya did. He asked all of us to go to balcony and sleep there. And we all went to balcony and had a nice sleep looking at the stars.

You also will be feeling uncomfortable right. This is a new place away from your home. Shall we go to balcony. We can sit there and talk and come back to the room before dawn."

Sruthakirti put the glass down and looked at her husband, first time smiling from her heart, her tension relieved.

Shatrugna gently took her hand and led to the balcony. As they emerged into the balcony he heard Lakshman Bhaiyaa's voice

" Didn't I say Ram Bhaiyya they will also come. Now you and Sita Bhabi get ready to answer our questions"

They turned and found all their brothers and sisters were already in the balcony and Lakshman Bhaiyya has decided to play prank on Ram Bhaiyya and Sita Bhabi on how they felt before the day of Swayamvar.

Shatrugna told " Lakshman Bhaiyya this time prank is not going to be on Ram Bhaiyya and Sita Bhabi alone, me and Bharat Bhaiyya are not going to spare you and Urmila Bhabi. They all burst into laughter and the balcony of Ayodhya was filled with the joyous and loving banter of the brothers and sisters enjoying the moment, without knowing destiny's hard plans for them.

PS: I have covered the 4th pair also and with this I conclude my Swayamvar drabbles. Hope you all like this last one also. Next week will try to start on coronation drabbles.

Originally posted by: tuna_star

i love the suggestion sahana... but I don't know how to put hyperlink.. i can"t find text editor... can anybody help me...someone said "Click on in the text editor, add the link you want people to click on and then click OK and then you are done !"

Originally posted by: shruthiravi

Sruthakirti sat in the decorated bed. She looked around. The room was beautifully decorated with flowers and Sumitra maa has spared nothing in her sringaar. From the green ghagra and yellow choli that perfectly went with her complexion to the beautiful khaandanni jewellery which she had split between Urmila didi and her Sruthakirti knew it was not only the room, but she was also looking beautiful. But Sruthakirti was restless and afraid also. She was not sure how her husband behave with her. She has not spoken to him yet. When she was asked whether it is fine for her to marry Shatrugna, with only one glimpse at him she had said yes. Then her mind was filled with the time she can spend with her sisters in the sasural also. But now. Her sisters were in different rooms with their spouses. Sita didi and Urmila didi had fallen in love before marriage and once in Ayodhya she has seen Mandavi didi also comfortable and smiling. She felt alone.

</div><div>Shatrugna approached his room. He was not sure what to call his bride. Unlike his bhabi's her name was a little lengthy Sruthakirti. He thought he will call her kirti in private if she is fine with it. He opened the door.

Sruthakirti heard footsteps in the room and she immediately pulled her pallu down. Shatrugna sat in front of her in the bed. He saw his bride's hands almost trembling.

He gently lifted her pallu, she was looking beautiful, but he felt the palpitable tension in her face.

" Sruthakirti is it ok if I call you Kirti" he asked her gently. She nodded. He wanted to laugh seeing her nod which was full of tension.

He took a glass of water from the side table " Kirti you might be tired after all the travel. Here drink water"

Sruthakirti thankfully took water from his hand. As she started drinking Shatrugna told her " Kirti do you know, when we came back from gurukul we were feeling very uncomfortable in the room. You know what Ram Bhaiyya did. He asked all of us to go to balcony and sleep there. And we all went to balcony and had a nice sleep looking at the stars.

You also will be feeling uncomfortable right. This is a new place away from your home. Shall we go to balcony. We can sit there and talk and come back to the room before dawn."

Sruthakirti put the glass down and looked at her husband, first time smiling from her heart, her tension relieved.

Shatrugna gently took her hand and led to the balcony. As they emerged into the balcony he heard Lakshman Bhaiyaa's voice

" Didn't I say Ram Bhaiyya they will also come. Now you and Sita Bhabi get ready to answer our questions"

They turned and found all their brothers and sisters were already in the balcony and Lakshman Bhaiyya has decided to play prank on Ram Bhaiyya and Sita Bhabi on how they felt before the day of Swayamvar.

Shatrugna told " Lakshman Bhaiyya this time prank is not going to be on Ram Bhaiyya and Sita Bhabi alone, me and Bharat Bhaiyya are not going to spare you and Urmila Bhabi. They all burst into laughter and thebalcony of Ayodhya was filled with the joyous and loving banter of the brothers and sisters enjoying the moment, without knowing destiny's hard plans for them.

PS: I have covered the 4th pair also and with this I conclude my Swayamvar drabbles. Hope you all like this last one also. Next week will try to start on coronation drabbles.

So guys I m back with a poem on urmila... I cannot write poems
well but tried a lot not to bore you guys...hope its not that bad... expressed
what she felt in few words.the 2nd one from lakshman's pov ..true love is always without expectations...that's what i wished to convey..❤️

Forever in my heart

Fourteen long years of wait, seems like it's never going to
end,

Five years have passed since I saw you last,

Still remember the day you came to take my hands in yours,

Seems like it was just a day before,

Even if I have to wait I will wait forever,

Coz your love gives me strength to bear this separation,

Or maybe it wasn't a separation only a bad dream

As you are in my heart forever,

Even if I close my eyes forever my last wish would be

To die with your name till my heart stops beating...

~~~~
I saw him putting a flower in my bhabhi's hair,

The smile on his face was reflecting the love in his heart,

Oh I know this smile adorning your face once'

Maybe this is the magic of love,

I still couldnot tell u how much I love you but you already
know,

I could not be away from bhaiya so I came with him

And I couldn't be away from you so brought u with me...

... In my heart

Originally posted by: shruthiravi

She sat in the chariot with him. As the Chariot starting moving and as Mithila faded from view Mandavi didnt know what to feel. When her father asked her about marrying jiju's younger brother Bharat she had immediately said yes. Her only thought being that she can be with Sita didi. But now Mandavi was not sure. Clad in heavy bridal ghagra, jewellery and all she was feeling rather uncomfortable. If that was not enough her pallu was blowing in the air and she was always trying to control it. She looked at her other sisters. Sita didi and Urmila who is now her devrani seemed to be enjoying the journey with their spouses. And even Sruthakirti didnt seem to have any problem holding the pallu or heavy ornaments. She wanted to shout aloud. How do you blush, I am sweating and feeling irritated in the sun. But looking at the situation she kept quiet.

Bharat looked at his bride. When Bhaiyya asked him about marrying Mandavi, his only thought was since she was Sita Bhabi's sister, she will have the same values like Sita Bhabi and if Ram Bhaiyya felt Mandavi is right for him, then she has to be. From the time he has seen her in the mandap, Bharat felt that his bride was uncomfortable in the costume as well as the rituals. He had seen her struggling multiple times with her ghagra and she almost fell during viddai. And he had seen how her mother was giving on directions after directions to her and the poor girl nodding. He hoped mother Kaikeyi wont keep unnecessary expectations on her that she has to be like Sita Bhabi. Bharat was actually liking her behavior which didnt had any pretense and he hoped it stayed that way.

Mandavi again adjusted her pallu. But this time the chimes in her bangles got stuck in the gold balls of her pallu. She tried freeing the bangles with another hand. But the bumping chariot didnt allow it as if she left the hand she will fall. Pallu was flying from other side and she felt it might fall.

Bharat looked at Mandavi. It will not look good if pallu falls from her head. if some elders see it, they might not like it. He gently moved towards her and asked

" Mandavi shall I remove the bangle from the pallu"

Mandavi looked at Bharath and saw his eyes full of concern. She nodded. Bharat gently removed the bangle and adjusted her pallu.

" Mandavi hold the pallu this way. My mother and Kausalya maa does it like that. It will not disturb you. I will speak to Kausalya Maa and Sumitra Maa so that they will ensure you wear light jewellery and light ghagras after the rituals are over. Dont worry."

First time Mandavi looked into his eyes and felt what love was. As she laughed with him she forgot her heavy ghagra and jewellery. They were approaching Ayodhya and Bharat told her reassuringly. " Mandavi if you have difficulty climbing the steps with your ghagra walk closely behind me stealthily holding my hand. We need to stand side by side only when we reach top for Grihapravesh"

Mandavi smiled once again this time it reflected not only love, but a contentment that she had taken the right decision.

PS: On reqeust of tuna. hope you like it tuna and also my other readers hoping to get feedback from you