Again my brain seems to work overtime these past 2 days.. Here is an OS for you all to comment and criticise and praise if maybe..Thanks for your patient reading..
THE MARRIAGE
The mandap was decorated in resplendent manner.. Flowers of various hues and sizes adorned the walls and the stage..The air was filled with warmth and heady fragrance of a mix of flowers and the perfumes of all kinds..
The shehnai music vaadhan along with traditional music of instrumental ensemble, seemed to waft through the air adding a splendid touch to the atmosphere..
The invitees, some seated and some standing were all eyes and ears, wanting to miss none of the action..The air seemed to be impregnated with eager anticipation of the event about to happen..
Ram was dressed in an attractive sherwani and was seated on the low stool infront of the havan..
His face calm and serene, betraying none of the turmoil inside..
He was waiting for his bride to join him and the function to get over quickly..
Niharika and Mamaji seemed to burst out with their happiness and their schemes coming true..Their faces glee with satisfaction..
Natasha and Karthik stood mute spectators, their faces impassive..Ishika was just a wallflower..
Dadi was slumped on the seattee placed at one corner hardly bothering about the rituals and actions going on the stage..
Ram's mind drifted back in time..
It seemed that the accident he had met with, completely blanked out 2 years of his life..He remembered all that happened before..But these 2 years was simply erased out of his brain..
When he woke up from a deep sleep, he saw his mom and mama and dadi in the hospital.. It ached and pained all over. But his mind seemed numb and blank..
Niharika assured him nothing had happened and that he was safe and sound.. It was just another road accident and he was lucky to have escaped unscathed..
Try as might, he couldnt recollect how this accident happened and why did he drive the car in such a rash and fast manner..It seemed everything was white and not even a faint scar was seen, when he excercised his grey matter..
The physical wound healed well and fast and he was back home quickly.. His room seemed familiar with the usual purple colored walls and the typical art deco furnitures along with the usual personal possessions.. It was perfect and nothing was out of ordinary..
Initially he wanted all to brief him of the happenings. But Niharika would have none of it..Slowly he found Dadi,Rishabh and Nutz distancing themselves from him.. Often it was Ishika or his mom and mama keeping him company..
In a month's time he found himself signing quite a lot papers, officially and personally. When questioned about it, the answers given to him didnt seem convincing.. But when he tried to probe further, he seemed to hit a wall and blankness; literally and figuritively. The wall in the form of his mom and the blankness in the form of his mind..
He gave up this fight as it stressed him very much..He was simply told that ,Sid and Rishabh were looking after all the businesses and that he needed rest, although he never saw Sid at all..
A few weeks later his mom broached on the topic of marriage.. Although he was against it,she seemed to convince him well. His present state of mind and affairs suggested a marriage will be a good idea.. Reluctantly he gave in to her..
To add insult to injury, Vikram seems to have deserted him completely..He and Neha seemed to have left him for good; permanantly..
So with no one to confide to or ask advice he simply went along with his mom, trusting her completely..
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Edited by maris08 - 11 years ago
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