Raining Love for Her by Kalai Selvi Arivalagan (digital e reader .TXT) 📕

want to eat anything?” Beena could hear her mother’s words as if spoken in a long distance.

“No, let me sleep. I am tired.” Without answering her questions further, Beena continued her sleep. Beena slept through the night and when she woke up in the morning, her mind was completely free and she felt light as if someone had lifted the hidden burden in her heart. She still did not realize it is because of Arun who cleared all the doubts and confusion from her mind by applying the mind meld technique.

Everyone from the family came down to Chennai and one by one their relatives started to reach the wedding hall. Happiness and cheer brimmed all over the wedding hall.

Beena reached the hall along with her parents, and other relatives. The first thing she wanted to do in the wedding hall is to meet Reema and check how she attracted Vel toward her.

Though she took Vel’s refusal casually, still at heart she wanted to meet Reema in person.

Reema along with her parents reached the wedding hall only after an hour.

“Where is Reema?” Beena asked her aunt.

“She must be in her room. Are you not ready?” Her aunt asked her.

“I am ready. Nothing more to do for myself, just wanted to see if Reema is ready,” Beena told her aunt.

“She must be staying in the second floor. Go and come fast, don’t spend much time there. You must be in the hall in another fifteen minutes.” She told her and went along with her work.

Beena walked slowly on the stairs to the second floor. She once again repeated to herself what she must ask Reema. Still she could not forget how Vel rejected her choosing Reema.

After reaching the bride’s chamber, Beena slowly peeped inside the room. Reema sat there along with her group of friends. They were all busy helping her to get ready for the reception. Beena at first could not look at Reema’s face. She faced the wall and a group of girls stood around her.

“Excuse me. Is Reema ready?” Beena questioned them.

“Yes, she is ready.” Reema’s friends moved away and Beena could see Reema. Reema looked stunningly beautiful and she looked charming as a Princess. Beena’s pride got a bad prick. Before her, Reema will be the best. Now she got convinced that Vel was correct in his selection.
He is not wrong in preferring Reema than her.

Beena looked at Reema. Whatever she wore looked simple and elegant. She smiled at her.

“So, you are the beautiful Princess whom Vel wanted to marry.” Beena asked in a lower tone. Before Reema could answer her question, Caroline came there for her rescue.

“Hello, Beena. How are you? You simply look great in this saree.” Caroline greeted her loudly.

“Hi, Caroline, you have already come.” Beena nervously answered her.

“Yes, I am here as her guardian angel. Do you have any problem with that?” Beena could not reply her back in the same tone.

“Just came to see Reema. I was quite eager to meet her. That’s all.” Beena answered.

“You are always welcome. Are you ready? It is time for the reception.” Caroline checked with her.

“Yes, I am ready. See you later.” Beena left the place with an excuse.
Reema turned to Caroline. “Who is she? Is she Beena?”

“Yes, your competitor. Look at her eyes; she is still jealous of you. She doesn’t want you to get married to Vel.” Caroline replied her.
Without replying, Reema started to apply lip gloss on her lips.

“Some how she wants to make you feel hurt. Don’t worry, I will be always with you.” Caroline promised her.

“Thanks, Caroline.” Reema thanked her.

Caroline stayed with her in the marriage hall. After the reception, she accompanied her to the dining room.

Beena’s eyes curiously followed them wherever they went, and Caroline smiled at her whenever their glance met together. Caroline could understand Beena’s feelings. But one thing she could not understand. Now she is getting married to Arun and will be going to Spain in another two weeks. She also got a better life than Reema, then why should feel so jealous about Reema to get married to Vel?

After the reception, four of them sat together in the dining hall. Reema could feel the sharp gaze of Beena even while eating. Once in a while, she would lift her head and look at her. Reema started to feel nervous and she could not concentrate on eating her food.

Vel looked at her and felt she was very nervous.

“Reema, what happened you look so nervous?” He asked her.

“Beena keeps on staring at me. I can’t withstand her look. It is so disturbing.” Reema replied him back.

“Just ignore. Carry on with your eating. You are not the reason for whatever that happened.” Vel replied her back in a lower tone.

Reema gulped her food fast and got up from the table.

“Sit down and have your food properly.” Vel gripped her arm and made her sit in the chair.

“Excuse me, Caroline; will you take her along with you?” Vel called Caroline who was sitting and eating in the opposite table.

“Sure. I have also finished eating.” Reema walked in a hurry and joined Caroline to wash her hands.

As she expected eagerly, the next day dawned. As the muhurtham or the auspicious time for the wedding happened to be so early between 6 am and 7 am, the wedding hall also got filled up so early. Caroline felt so relieved when all the rituals got completed and the main event took place smoothly. Looking at Vel and Reema as married couple brought tears to her eyes.

“Congrats, Reema,” Caroline hugged her friend and wished her happy married life.

It was 10 pm when they were left alone to have their time. Vel felt extremely happy and satisfied after he brought her to their home. Reema did not show any expression but she looked unusually silent. Vel found a lot of difference in her. Only in the wedding hall, he could see her. Whenever he made a visit to Reema’s house with some excuse, her parents never allowed him to meet her. They wanted everything to go on smoothly and they insisted it would be better after their marriage. Her father once politely refused and told him that they may sound so traditional, but they did not want to take any risk as things were not pretty good with her for sometime. Vel had to agree with them and had to accept things as it is.

The vibrant nature in Reema seemed to have taken a back stand. She answered every one politely, but there was no energy in her replies. There was a total change in her behavior. Reema whom he knew at the office was different from the Reema he was having near him.

“You have changed a lot.” Vel told her with a concern in his voice.

“Yes. Is it for good or bad?” She questioned him.

“I don’t know. I have to wait and tell.” He replied her back.

“What difference did you see in me now?” Reema asked him in an anxious tone.

“The cheerfulness has gone. You have become a serious person. You also answer any question after thinking for a while.” Vel told her.

“Probably that may be because of the medicines I have been taking for some time. I hope I will be the usual self once I start to live with you in your home.” Reema replied him with a smile.

“Yes, I also hope so.” Vel replied her back.

After entering the room, Vel looked around. He could see something over the corner. He saw two candles together in the centre of the candle.

“Reema, did you practise love spells?” He asked her with a smile.

“Yes, I have been doing it.”

“Finally you have made the male and female candle to be there in the centre of the heart.” He was amazed to understand the tough fight she had put across to win his hand. All through the days, even without sharing her wish with anyone, she has successfully won his hands in life.

“You are amazing. I really wonder at your mental strength.” Vel appreciated her mental
strength.

“It is good, now you have understood me better.” Reema took his right hand and closed it within her right hand.

“Now no one can separate from me.” With an assurance, she looked at his eyes that shone brightly with love. She could see the passion he had for her.

“No need to talk anymore.” With a blush, Reema rested her head on his shoulder.

“Are you not now scared about the emotional binding between us?” Vel questioned her.

“No.” Reema replied in a whisper.

“Why were you afraid that there should not be any emotional binding between us? Answer me.” Vel asked her again.

“I did not want that to happen without an assurance that you are mine. I don’t want to get broken hearted. I believe in ‘Slow and steady wins the race’. Reema answered him firmly.

“Now, do I need any permission to show you my love.” Vel asked her with a smile.

“Hmm. You are wasting your time.” When Reema answered him back, Vel could not resist from hugging her tightly and kissed her on her lips with rising passion.

“Reema, Reema.” Someone called her from the hall.

Reema lifted her head and looked outside. It was still darker. She looked at her watch on the nearby table. It was only 5:30 am.

Once again the same voice called her again. Reema tried to get up from the bed. But she could not. She looked around. It took a few seconds to realize that she got married and Vel’s hand extended across her hip showed it is real. She slowly moved his hand free and climbed down the cot. With her right leg on the ground, the metti on her left let got tangled in the threads of the bed spread that flowed down the cot, Reema slipped and fell down.

A strong hand gripped her by the waist and helped her to stand properly near the cot.

“I am here and I will not let you fall again.” Vel smiled at her.

“Thank you.” Reema replied him.

“Your bad days are over, come out of that. Start to enjoy your life.” Vel spoke to her to build her confidence.

“Yes, I will do so.” With a smile, she went to take her bath. Imprint