Ehsaas-Scene VII

It was her graduation from the college that when she came home that she saw her bustling with things. She had no idea that all this arrangement were done for her. Amar wanted to marry her as she now a major and has completed her graduation that now she can be happy in married life also. She was not ready for such a shock but she somehow managed a smiling face in front of all the guests and all the prospective grooms but her face didn’t had her natural glow and that didn’t go unnoticed by Amar. That night when she went to her bedroom after changing she found Amar sitting on the bed and then he started:-

“Any, my child I know you want to study but also understand my point of view. You know that I’m growing old and I have already crossed 50s and now I’m no more a young guy who could do anything I wanted. Any, you are last duty left in this world and my last dream is to see you well settled. Think if something happens to me, who’s there to take care of you? Today your brothers love you but I have seen in the eyes, the eyes of mistrust and I no more want to trust them. Your sister-in-laws are the reason. They see you as a participant in my property. So I want to marry you so that someone is there to take care of you after me. Please try to like anyone of them and marry. I know you always acted more than your age it’s due to you that everybody here is till now together but I know male tendency and they will never accept you as the member of family after my death. Give you father the last pleasure of your life so that hallucinations of your mother, Sugandha bhabhi and your Badi Maa leave me who question me every night that what I left for you? With whom I am tying you? Think about my words, my child. Good Night, Sweet Dreams. ”

The whole night Anjali kept thinking and at last at morning when she couldn’t bear all this she went to Nihaal’s mansion and waited for him as he was coming back from Oxford after completing a degree of Business Management which he choose after he completed MBA from IIM, Ahmadabad. Nihaal was like always cheerful and Anjali cooked for Nihaal, a thing which Nihaal loved also then too didn’t want to happen because he felt it just an extra burden over Anjali, the lunch was ready in moments and them two sat for lunch. At evening, the attorney had to come as his father had left a will according to which all documents to be handed over to Nihaal. It was 1^st time that Arjun’s will be opened so Nihaal begged Anjali to stay as he needed someone to curb his anxiety. Amar also came for will reading. Attorney came and read the will which said something like this

“I, Arjun Singh Rathod in my whole conscious name all property in name of my son, Nihaal Singh Rathod but first these two conditions should be followed:-

•  He should be of 25 years of age or more.
•   He should be legally married

                 Till then I make my friend and business partner, Amar Banerjee the trustee of whole property.”   

This will shook Nihaal as he was 26 years of age and that was no problem but married that was a big problem. At that what happened Anjali who was just sitting in the arm of the sofa on which Nihaal sat made his face shine. He rose from his seat and knelt before and said:

“Anjali Banerjee will you accept my proposal of being Anjali Singh Rathod. Will you be my lawfully wedded wife”? To which she could only cup “What?” and she ran away from the there as it was much more than her understanding. Then turning to Amar he said “Uncle, I know that you are finding a prospective groom for her and I could the one, you know my background, my qualifications and my nature everything. You have been like a second father to me. Please say yes and give me the hand of you precious daughter in wedding. I will the perfect husband for her by any means. She is my best friend I know her, she knows me and who can understand her more than me”. Amar liked the proposal and it was obvious because Nihaal was the only heir of a very rich estate and he was her daughter’s special friend.  Anjali also kept thinking about that she found it as a blessing because she knew that Nihaal would never stop her from fulfilling her dreams and she secretly always loved Nihaal and what else a person wants, she got proposed by her best friend and her first crush.

So, when in night her father and brothers came to ask her reply it was an obvious yes. As Nihaal wanted everything to be quick and away from media eyes, so the marriage was fixed in week’s time in Nihaal’s mansion.

The marriage was solemnized with only family members involved but all eyes were fixed on Anjali as she came for wedding she looked really a fairy princess in red and orange lehanga with heavy silver, golden, copper and bronze embroidery. That day free birds of two different skies were brought into one single cage. Now officially Mr. and Mrs. Nihaal Singh Rathod were entering a life which was new for both of them.

That night when she was staring the starry sky in a blue and purple skirt and top which had delicate pearl work on that which was rightly coordinated with single pearl necklace and some simple pearl jewelry made her look more like the Sky Goddess rather than a mortal. Nihaal entered the room.