It was only one day left for Trisha’s marriage.The whole house was deployed with its studded look.Trisha and Soumili,both were busy to give the final touch to everything at their own work.They did not even get time to talk easily for a single second.Everytime they both were rushing from here and there.

Albert Stevens,Jeff’s father and Jeff’s friends  booked their ticket on the wedding day morning.They directly would go to Jeff’s apartment first and then in the evening they would come to Soumili’s house.The marriage would be held between 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. as Panditji selected this auspicious time for marriage.Jeff also booked tickets for Trisha and him to London after oneday of their marriage because they would again marry in the Church in London and would organize for a party there.Jeff’s father and friends togetherly already arranged for that.Jeff also told Soumili to go with them but Soumili did not agree with him.Because if she went with them then who would be here to take care the other things.Soumili could not manage all these things in just a single day.After all its Soumili’s house.So,she needed to be there.Trisha also at first forced her to go with them but Soumili made her understand the point that it was the matter of only 15 days.Only 15 days Trisha would stay at UK,then she and Jeff both would come back and stay with her.So,what was the urgency to go there with them.Infact there would be so many works in this house after marriage.So,atlast Trisha agreed with her.

It was 17 th November morning,the most expected day for Trisha and Jeff.The day was bright and the sky was clean.From the very morning a classical instrumental started to play in their house.Trisha got up from bed at early in the morning.For the whole night she could not sleep well thinking of this beautiful day.The same condition was with jeff.He also did not sleep nicely at the last night.He called Trisha more than 9 times in that night,sometimes they chatted and sometimes they told that how much they love to each other and when they kept the phone down it was almost dawn.

After leaving the bed Trisha went to the bathroom,washed her face and took shower for half an hour.She took some light breakfast and phoned to jeff.He was also being ready to go to the Airport to receive his father and friends.He took his car and went for the Airport.Trisha was also supposed to go with Jeff but as it was her wedding day and some rituals were there,so she did not go with Jeff.

The flight arrived in the Delhi Airport at half-an-hour late from the time.Albert Stevens and Jeff’s friends reached safely and the father hugged his son.Albert was a little bit weak,but his face was gloried with happiness.They came out of the Airport and got into Jeff’s car and straight reached at Jeff’s apartment.When they were taking their luggage up,Trisha called to Jeff’s mobile.She talked with Albert,welcomed him by phone,asked for his health and told him to come early at her home in the evening.

The whole day went so busily for Soumili.It was the day for her.Everyone was asking her,discussing with her and taking allowance from her in each and every matter.Every contracted party reached in time on that particular day and they all performed their work very professionally and perfectly.

Afternoon at 5 o’clock Trisha’s beautician lady came.Some of Trisha’s close friends already reached to her house.November evenings are a little faster and shorter.So,at 5 o’clock it became twilight and the sky became orange.The light flushed on Soumili’s house and it grabbed such terrific,strong and powerful dazzling light that the whole world seemed dark in front of that.

Music was playing mildly,everything was thoroughly set-up and were waiting for Jeff.Soumili made up the thali (flat basket containing various articles for a ceremony of welcome) to welcome her son-in-law ritually.She also became ready by wearing a beautiful grave off-white silk saree with matching blouse,made her hair nicely and put very light jewellery.

It was 7:30 in the evening.Trisha was mostly ready.She was looking like an angel,most delicate and unimaginably beautiful.She wore that maroon ghagra,put matching jewellery and her whole body seemed to be studed by stars.

She called Jeff and he told that they were in their way.

At sharp 8:00 Jeff reached at Trisha’s house.He,wearing that fashionable wedding Sherwani got out from his flower-decorated car.He was looking like a hunk.Albert Stevens was also with him.He was in grey suit,nicely carried and Jeff’s friends got out from another car.They were given the red carpet welcome from the gate to the main stage where their marriage would be occurred.

Now it was Soumili’s turn that she would receive her son-in law.She was coming with that big thali,the camera and the flash light was on her because the whole wedding was video- taped.She came and stood in front of them.She smilingly looked at Jeff and then she looked at Albert Stevens.For a few seconds she became stand-still,the smile vanished from her face,her eyes became dark and once again the sky scratched over her head.

It was Taukir Ahmed standing in front of her.He was old,feeble and weak but still with his that bright eyes and with his that grave look he was standing in front of Soumili,in grey suit and as Jeff’s father.Soumili shivered,shrinked and almost felt like fainted.The sacred thali fell from her hand.She rushed to her room and locked the door.

The whole thing happened so unexpectedly and so surprisingly that the audience became numb for sometime and they could not understand at all what was wrong.The whole house suddenly became a silent tomb.Only that wedding flute was playing and it made the silence more ambiguous and more obscure.

Jeff was still standing in front of the stage.All his friends were also standing with him.They were looking at each other vacantly,unable to realize anything and Albert Stevens just stepped back from his place,he opened his spec by his left hand and sat in a chair.

to be continued.....