NiBir TS- Phone swap epilogue updated pg 15 - Page 10

One and a half years has passed since I said yes to take a chance on kabir and today, sitting in front on the mirror with bridal attire and with a bridal blush as each of my friend teased I could not be gladder that I took it. Yes, today I am marrying kabir, the love of my life. Honestly, when this entire thing started I never felt that he could win my heart, the reason being he never did something major for it, you know like never tried to flatter me or show how romantic he can be. Basically never tried to woo be but as time passed I realized that he did the most basic and the most important thing for any relationship and that was he stayed by me, supported me and just-just stood by me. He was there in all important events on my life in this past 1 and a half years. He first became my friend, then confider then became my guide and slowly slowly he became everything for me. He slowly and steadily entered my heart without even me realizing it and the best way I can prove it is my random confession. Yes, my random confession. Honestly, I guess we both have done some very weird and hatke confessions from the traditional one. His was to the point total straight leaving me speechless and mine which happened some four months ago was a totally random and yes I accept that out of jealousy that even he had to ask me twice if i actually said it. basically what happened was, there was my office party in which I took kabir along with me as by that time he had become indispensable for me and there I found one of my colleagues flirting with me and then dragged him to the terrace and fought with him. He was clueless on what happened and then I just blurted that I love him, he is mine and should not talk to other girls. He first reaction was shocked and then in a shocked voice asked "did you just said I love you to me?", and the best part only after his asking I realized that I did say I love to him. I nodded my head and the next thing I knew was being twirled in the air by him and hearing him shout to the entire world that he loves me.

Throughout this one and a half years I learned a lot about him and his habits. I use to ask him about the college years and he uses to tell how he use to notice each and everything about me and that use to be absolutely correct. Once we were going through the class picture where he spotted me immediately but I could not spot him. I gave him a sheepish smile and he pointed a fat boy with stomach protuding standing on the topmost row. He had worn those heavy and round spectacles hiding his mesmerizing orbs and hair totally oiled so much that not even a strand could move here there. I turned to him and noticing my expression he started laughing and rolling on the bed and seeing his infectious laughter, yes he has both infectious smile and laugh. I questioned him about this transformation I mean the kabir now was a totally different from kabir then. He now is fit and far far from fat, no more wears glasses and his hair now is no more damped with oil, in fact, there seems a whole personality change. Seeing that photo I was sure I could have never noticed him. Ending his after finally, he told me that during those days he never actually cared on how he looked and all, and it was only after seeing me that he wanted to change himself just to make him worth of me and even to look presentable. This was another time where he had again left me speechless and all we could do then was a smile. This happened during the first months when the equation was not totally set between us. But slowly and steadily everything fell into the piece. Then he was sweet, he loved hearing me talk and talk and talk, yes I am a chatter box but never complained and after my proposal when this use to happen he use to cup his face and just stare at me.

After my proposal, I too started you know looking at him for prolonged periods and noticing his habits and all, like whenever he use to be embarrassed then he will scratch the back of his neck and whenever someone uses to praise he would raise his collar even if it is invisible and so on.

Spending time with him, talking to him and sometimes just having him beside me with my head on his shoulder had become important parts of my life. The smile which uses to creep on my face when he uses to come to drop me and pick me up from the office I am sure it use to be the widest. The peace I use to feel when I use to be with him was something incomparable. And realizing that now neither I nor him could wait to have each other as life partners by all means which broke this to our parents who were surely very happy and so I am now getting ready with makeup and jewelry with my friends teasing me waiting for him to come and to make me his forever.

And finally, I heard someone shouting "bhraat aagyi". I and all my friend ran to the window to see the bhraat. He was sitting on a horse with his signature million dollar smile on his face with people dancing around him. He could up and our eyes met, he blinked his eyes in assurance and gave me a flying kiss which made all my friends shout "ooo". Stepping down from the horse, mummy did his aarti and by that time, my cousins had already arrived to take me to the mandap. I came down with my cousins carrying a red chunri over me and saw him waiting for me at the stage where the varmala was to take place. His eyes contained admiration, love, care, affection for me. Reaching the stage he offered me his hand so that I could climb on it easily. The varmalas were exchanged and then we went to the mandap holding hands for the rest of the rituals. All the rituals completed with a constant smile on our faces which I knew we last forever as we have each other to stand by forever.