She
desperately prayed to the 33 crore Gods, invited there to chair surrounding the
“sacred fire” and witness the “Holy Knot” and the beginning of her journey as a
wedded woman. Her silently howling heart was entreating everyone under the sky
to amass her from taking those vows. She wasn't willing to trail that path with
someone she hardly knew. The chanted
verses were sounding like thunderbolts. Perhaps she was the first or may be the
only bride in the world who wished “the alliance” to break even at the last
moment….before that knot. But her silent
cries “Please God, save me from this marriage...” fell into the deaf ears of
Gods and Goddess who seemed to be too gratified to be served with sweets and
fruits. They tied her with that “Nuptial Knot” with him and she couldn’t do
anything…
She left
her home weeping and cursing her elders for the forcing her to live the remaining
part of her life with someone she didn’t Love.
Seated
in a flowery decorated car beside a tall corpse dressed with a Sherwani she was madly rewinding the frightful
happenings of the last two weeks when “She
and He” were strangers. A matrimonial site had connected them. Her account
was handled by her family. Within a week, his family visited hers and gave
their consent. HE visited after that. She was allowed to sit facing He for couple of minutes. She couldn’t even
utter a word. Time was over. Perhaps it was
only to assure her that He didn’t have any deformity. Her heart didn’t approve
him. But do the Indian families (mostly) even care!! Sigh! A “Jhat mangani, Pat bihaa” was decided by
all.
Everything
in her life - Place, people and practice- had changed in a jiffy. Mercifully He
was caring and understanding. Maybe he had understood her unpreparedness and
unwillingness for the relationship. While she was trying to dodge his approach
and avoid his coziness, he made all the efforts to make her at ease, feel
pampered. He never forced himself on her for anything. They acted “perfect
couple” brilliantly before everybody while shrouding the “Gap” between them.
It
was a norm for few months and she wasn’t sure “of the future” till that day… which
ended as usual. She was comforting herself as He had been touring overseas. Suddenly
a phone call from her dad changed everything. Her heart started “throbbing unusually”
as she heard about the plane crash from the same place He had been. And He was
supposed to return that evening. Was he in it? Damn It!! She felt her world would be hollow
without Him. Her concaved heart was pulsating faster than the tik-tak of the oscillating
bob. Her shaking hands were madly dialing the numbers of Airport authorities.
Door
bell rang. She ran and opened it. HE was there at door step. Suddenly a lump
chocked her throat. She hugged him tightly... She realized she had fallen in Love
with him without her notice as he was advancing into her…
Is that
the reason why Gods didn’t listen to her prayer? Destiny… said my friend! Note: Its the story of a person very close to Me and want to remain anonymous. she had a arranged more clearly a forced marriage. But later she fall in Love with that Person.
This post was written for the 'The first real love story I watched unfold' blogging contest by http://www.bonobology.com/ and http://writersmelon.com/
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