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

Preeti's Point of view

"Let's go." He said and ignited the engine.

"How far the place from here?" Siddharth asked me, breaking a silence. His eyes are focused on the road.

"20 minutes drive from here." I said turning my head to him and gave him a small smile. He turn his head to me and replied my smile by giving me a soft smile.

"Take left turn from next pole, after taking next right turn, drive straight until next right turn then after diving 5 minute straight we reached the place." I gave him direction. He nodded his head while taking left turn.

This is the last night of Siddharth in India and last night for us to spend together until marriage. I'm not ready to leave him this soon. I wanted to spend every second with him before he leave for Newyork. These two months far from him, is like a two centuries to me.

I turn my head to Siddharth and I can see his tensed shoulder and his grip on steering wheel. He is lost in his world and I know right now he is having the same battle with his mind as mine.

I always dreamed about my marriage. I always wanted an arrange marriage but a thought always bothered me that, how's my husband will be like, will he love me, will I love him, will we both can understand each other and what happen if we don't work out but now whenever I looked at Siddharth my heart beats increased at their maximum pace and don't forget all those kisses he gave me which makes butterflies dance in my stomach, the way he care about me and love me, I am damn sure that I fell for him hard and my all worries are faded in a thin air.

My heart skipped so many beats and I forget to take breath when I look into his eyes and saw love for me.

We reached the outskirts of the village, fields are visible on both side of us.

"Take left from here." I said.

"Are you sure, this is the place you are talking about." Siddharth asked me. I nodded my head then he take a left turn and drive on a dirt road.

"Stop here." After three minutes of driving I said him to stop the car. Siddharth pulled a break and car came to a halt. We both unbuckled our seatbelts and step outside from the car.

I came to Siddharth side and he intertwine our fingers. Today is moon night. There is no moon in the sky. We hardly see anything. Siddharth take out his phone from his pocket and turn on the torch. We walked to a little woods for few minutes and came to an opening.

We walked in a meadow. There is a bamboo thatch in the middle of the meadow. I guided him towards the bamboo thatch. I free my hand from Siddharth and walk to one of the bamboo. A lalten is hanging on the bamboo. I took match box on a little space on the bamboo which is made by rectangular cut on it.

Siddharth is standing behind me and watching my every action. I lit the lantern and do the same with other lalten which is hanging beside the first one.

I took a lalten from the hanger when I was about to take other lalten Siddharth beat me and take it from the hanger.

We both set little far from the bamboo thatch, beside each other and put lalten on each side of us. I folded my legs and pull my knees up to my chest and put my chin on my knees. My hair is blowing in a air.

"This is Tau ji's property and became my favorite place when I was 10 year old." I said looking at the horizon.

"You came here often?" He asked looking at me.

I nodded my head. "When I need to think about something or I felt alone or sad." I said looking at him. I pull my head from my knees and set straight. My hand still folded around my legs.

"Is that mean you are now.."

"No, I bring you here because I wanted to let you know everything of my life. Now you are a part of me." I whispered looking at him. He look at me intensely.

I gave him a soft chuckle, which was a sad one and turn my head to my front, looking at the horizon try to hide the ach in my heart. He also turn his head and look at the horizon.

"When I was 9, I want to be a football player or a popstar. I don't have any interest in business but when I became older I saw how dad work hard day and night just give us all happiness in the world. He didn't came home in months, made deals and established business just for securing our future." He said.

I look at him and he is looking at the front.

"He is always my inspiration and I wanted to do everything for him that's why I choose business line and work hard to got a admission in world's best business school and make my passion as my hobbies." He said still looking at the front.

"Did anyone knew about your dreams?" I asked looking at him.

He shake his head as 'no', "No, except keerti." He said looking at me.

"..and now you." He said after little pause and turn his head to look at me.

We both looking at each other intensely, with all emotions and love for a while then turn our head to our front.

"I was always a average student in studies. Shivani di and Anshul made papa proud by cracking the government exams. I tried hard but failed. I always made papa disappointed. I wanted to make him proud so when I got your marriage proposal for me I saw a glint of happiness in his eyes. I wanted to make him happy, though I was not ready for it." I said looking at front. He turn his face to me.

"...but things got change when I first saw you. You have glow in your eyes which I never seen in anyone's eyes. I remember clearly, my heart beat was increased whenever you looked at me, I was so closed to freak out." I said with a soft chuckle. I still feel his gaze on me.

"...I always wanted my life partner like my father. When we first talk and you tell me everything without even asking, my heart says you are the one. You are exactly like Papa." I said looking at him. Once again we both look at each other intensely for a while and lost in each other's gaze.

I started leaning to the ground and he is also follow my lead and started leaning to the ground. We both laid on the ground. I turn my head to him. He is also looking at me. His face is glowing in the light of lalten.