Our journey from engagement to marriage by Shipra Saini (surface ebook reader TXT) 📕

"Siddharth beta tell us what happened two years ago." Isha aunty encouraged me to say everything.

I looked at dad and he gave me assurances through his eyes to tell them whole truth.

I felt anger boiled inside me with a mixture of fear when i remind the most horrible days of my life. Keerti put her hand on mine to give me a support. I took a deep breath and sigh.

I started speaking whole incident which took place two years ago and turn my whole life in up and down. Mom broke down in tears in between and Isha aunty give her support. Keerti has also tears in her eyes and she is crying on Shivani di's shoulder. I was blankly looking somewhere and speaking the whole truth. At one point my voice got heavy but i control my tears and drink the water to control my emotions.

It took one hour to narrate the whole story. A lone tear fell from my right eye to remember whole thing. I wiped my tear immediately before anyone can noticed. I looked everyone and every single person have tears in their eyes.

"Son i never thought you were passing through a such mental trauma. But you handle everything well. Akhil ji must be proud on you." Ramesh uncle said to me in a fatherly manner.

"Ramesh ji now you know everything. I wanted fix our mistakes. If you forgive us please give your daughter's hand to my son. He love her so much. His life will become miserable without her." Dad said while joining his both hands in front of Ramesh uncle.

"Akhil ji please don't embarrassed us by saying this. I will be very happy if my daughter becomes your son's dulhan (bride)." Ramesh uncle said while taking dad's hand in his hands.

"Did you meet Preeti?" Akhil jiju said.

I nodded my head and said, "I met her in Delhi."

"What was her reaction to see you after so long." Rohan bhiya asked me.

"She broke into tears and still angry on me." I said.

"Does she know everything?" Anshul asked me.

"Not yet." I shake my head as no.

"She is broken and not ready to forgive me." I said.

"I will talk to her and convinced her to marry you." Isha aunty said while holding mom by her shoulder.

"No, please don't tell her anything. I will tell her by myself when right time will come. I don't want to win her heart out of any pity." I said.

"But beta, if you tell her everything. She will understand and forgive you." Preeti's elder uncle said.

"No, tau ji, first I want to win her love again and I am sure she will forgive me because she still loves me." I said looking at him.

Everyone nodded there head in agreement.

"Can I go to her room?" I looked at isha aunty with hope.

"Yes.." she nodded her head with a smile on her face and tears in her eyes.

I didn't say anything and walk upstairs towards her room.
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I opened the door of her room. Nothing is changed. Everything is its own placed when i last saw. This room still have her fainted fragrance. I look at her room's balcony, where we spend the first night together by sitting in each other's arm. I walked to the balcony and stood their leaning to the railing and remember our precious moments together in here.

Her anklets tinkling, her blush, her smile, I'm missing everything of her. This balcony hold mang memory of us, this whole house has many memory of our precious moments together. First time I confessed my love to her at this balcony, First time I kissed her right here under the moon. How much beautiful she was looking that night and the way her eyes hold love for me, I am ready to give my life just to saw love in her eyes. She is my everything.

I lost the time track. It's started getting dark. I don't know how long i was stood there and missing her. I was not aware about my surroundings until i hear a knock on door. I turn my head towards gate and Anshul came into the room.

Anshul suddenly took me in a hug.

"I always know you are a some kind of hero." He said still hugging me.

"Aren't you mad at me?" I asked him while breaking the hug.

"I was but not now after know the whole truth. You are really brave to face everything alone. I told you, you are a superhero." He said with a smile. I chuckled softly at his comment.

"Let's go to terrace. Everyone is waiting for you there." He said while dragging me to the terrace.

When we reached the terrace i saw Rohan bhiya, Aditya, Pulkit and Akhil jiju are ready for boozing. They create their small bar on terrace with some whisky and tequila bottles.

"Come Sid take this. It will help you to loose your stress." Rohan bhiya said while handing me the glass of whiskey.

I took the glass from Rohan bhiya and gulp it whole in one go.

"Wwoww..easy Sid." Pulkit jiju said.

I didn't say anything and made one more drink for me.

"Bhiya one for me also." Anshul said to rohan bhiya.

"This is not for kids." Aditya said while sipping his drink.

"I am 21, not a child anymore." Anshul said annoyingly while making himself a drink.

"Where is your bournvita?" Akhil jiju said while drinking his whisky.

"Who told you about this?" Anshul asked with frown.

"Everyone knows. You drink many times even in front of me." Akhil jiju said. I drink my second drink and Aditya made another one for me.

Everyone broke into a laugh at Akhil jiju's comment.

"Did chachu, chachi knows." Pulkit jiju asked Anshul.

"Don't tell them. Papa will disown me and don't ask about mummy she will beat me with her slippers if she comes to know about that." Anshul said.

"You deserves that. Hey what about your girlfriend?" Aditya asked.

"Which one." Anshul asked.

"The one who is from jaipur." Aditya said while rolling her eyes.

"Oo..that. i broke up with her last month. She started annoying me." Anshul said while shrugging his shoulder.

Everyone keep pulling each other's legs but i was distracted by her thoughts. She is keep running in my mind. I don't know what is she doing right now. Did she miss me or not. I wanted to be with her this time. I don't know when next morning come and i will start my journey towards her.