Thee Heart

So, finally the news is out! Its time for all to know, I guess, on this public platform. What is there to hide anyway? Soon, all is going to know.. Gosh numerous usage of the word “know”.. Out with it. I am going to get hitched soon. Yey! I can say for sure, as the family “the khandan” has been informed.

Took a lot of effort (read: guts).. actually alcohol would have done the trick. Well, imagine my folks sight if they were to watch me stagger and reveal my “plan for the future” with my boyfriend of 1 year! I wouldn’t have gotten past the threshold. The threshold would have become a full stop.. literally speaking. The silence in the room could have been sliced with a blunt knife. But, heart of heart, I knew my folks wouldn’t disappoint me. They were happy for me and accepted my decision. There were a lot of talk.. which would probably sound dull to your ear. But, to summarize, it went off quite well.

Well, the hard part was done.. but the extended family still needed to be informed. This part was easier said than done.. actually my folks did the “talking”. They revealed all. Some took it well, mostly.. but there were a few who were disappointed. Concerned for my folks, I just sat in the sidelines and behaved like a “good” daughter. I needed their blessings and I still do.

Neehal (my boyfriend-soon-to-be-fiance-soon to-be-husband *snap*) and I were ecstatic. This was not something you can sit down and plan. You never know how the reactions could turn out! It could be compared to bungee jumping.. being swung from a bridge, suspended in mid-air, with a rope attached to your ankles, swinging, breathless, scared-shitless.. But, at the end of the day or night, we were happy. No more hiding, no more sneaking around, no more secrets.. (actually keeping some in our pockets for old times-sake for thrills).

Now, comes the planning.. the wedding and marriage. Not the same thing, is it! Gosh, I can already feel my hair greying more. But, I cant wait to get started, already.. This.. this is what I was waiting for all along. And, boy, can I feel the excitement kicking in.. eeeeekkkkkssssssss..

Hopes, wishes, dreams, all hung up in the air to be breathed in..