Anu And Her First Love

ANUSHIYA VISHWANATH

One week later, our house had changed into marriage mode. Yes, the decorations were going on the full speed because we didn't have time like a month or two, just a week so they were all busy. Flowers were hanging on the doorways and around our house. Amma and Appa were super busy welcoming guests and Jo was standing beside me helping me to keep company.

Last week had been a mess. Which was I didn't stop getting those mysterious calls, who call just to hear my voice. That was insane. In change, I get to hear whoever was on the other side of the phone's breathing sound. And Jo and Akhil didn't stop cheating and killing others as Sammy calling me every day morning and giving me lectures about how to be a married woman and to take responsibilities. And also she told me that once I married him I won't still be the same Anushiya Vishwanath, I'll be Anushiya Smith.

I was thinking about that week, how they flew very fast as a jet. I didn't get any phone calls from him. I didn't even call him either. And I even forgot that he gave me his visiting card that I forgot where I kept. My life was getting ridiculous and hilarious. If I wasn't surrounded by dozens of people around me in our bride's room in that huge wedding hall, I'd have cried. I don't know I was a sensitive person until then.

It's been an hour since we just transferred from our room in the house to our room in the wedding hall. Our beautician was doing our touch-up. While thinking and scolding about me in my thoughts, reality hit me up with my beautician who was brushing my hair which was sticking on my hair knots. After some aahs and ouches and sorry, she finally let my hair in peace and I was glad that she leaves my hair and went to peat my saree.

The room was much bigger than our living room. The air conditioner seems working but still was hot out there because of people standing inside the room and filling every space around the room to see me bride's getting ready like it was also one the world's wonder. The room was filled with noise and chattering. Some of the aunties were looking at me sadly as if they missed the chance to ask me to be their daughter-in-law. And some of them were happy for me that I was going to married and moving to the US. And even some of them were being jealous of me which I don't care as if I was marrying a person I loved. And some of the children were sitting on their mom's hips and watching me like watching a cartoon on big screens. And some of the teenage girls were giggling at the corner of the room as if they were thinking of them in my place. I prayed to God that, "God, connect them with the people they love and care about them and their decisions." To be honest I didn't like the stage lighting on me even I was the heroine of that occasion.

I was looking for my sister and my amma in that crowded room but they were nowhere to see. While searching for them, a beautician painted my lips with red gloss. And that's when I realized how I scolded my sister for painting her lips, god knows how many times. I still didn't like that but I accepted for my sister's sake to paint my face and lips for this occasion.

Once the beautician finished her artwork on my face she gestured me to stand and took a photo of me to post it on Instagram and Facebook for likes. She asked my permission for that and I said yes without thinking about it because I didn't concentrate on what she was saying. And I was posing her for the picture.

Finally, I saw my mom who was busy welcoming our relations and guests. Once she made them seat she walked towards me. When she came close to me I hug her tight, really tight which shows how much I'll going to miss her.

She gasped.

hug lasts for one more moment I'd have cried in front of those

her as her eyes were

her into another hug. In that, I said her that no matter what I'll always be responsible and respectful for others and I'd

with shaky words. "Take good care of Jo and appa. I'll try to call you every day, amma. I love you and I'll always love

She just nodded.

your husband and your mother and father-in-law." She said kissing

amma? I'd love to talk to her before the ritual starts." I told her

Jo?" Once she found her she shouted in excitement "Jo! Come over here" she waved at

with her open arm. She said she needs to talk to me privately so we walked to the balcony. There were

lovely sister. We used to fight with words, do you remember?" she nodded as her eyes dripping the first drop of her tear. "Those were just words and I never meant anything while saying that. I was trying to make you more angry than normal to calm myself. That was selfish of me." I took her hands in mine and kissed her knuckle. "I'm so sorry, Jo. You know that

I was in 10th grade she was in 5th I took her pencil and pretended mine. So I got beat by amma for lying and stealing things. "Yeah,

I chuckled, looking at her. "Will you

She smiled.