Forever & Always

married to Udhay

Rekha 's POV:

Me and Hari took Shiva to a hotel room. There Hari tied him to the chair and sat down , running his fingers on his hair. He is still tensed.
" Relax . Ok. " I handed him a glass of water.  He drunk it in a full. After that , I gave him a paper and pen . He looked at me while taking it from me.
"Write what I tell you " i began to narrate my version of story for Shiva disappearance.

"Why me? You could have written it." Hari said .
" Narmada knows my handwriting. So only i asked you to." I replied him. Before he could talk any further, his mobile ring.
Probably his wife.
" Ok. I will come now. Don't worry. Everything will be fine." He ended the call.
" Rekha, i think i can't come tomorrow to see you execute your plan. You go ahead . I will make sure Shiva won't reach there."
Why sudden change? I just shrugged and let it go.
He called someone and after 20 minutes , two guys came and take guard .

We both went our separate ways. I thought back to my conversation with Narmada a week ago. When she learned that my brother was not guilty, I asked her about giving him a chance as I very well know she doesn't love Shiva.
What she replied ,just baffled me.
"He might be good now. But who knows, what he will turn out to be. He has money, a whole lot of money. Money makes men monsters. I hate rich men. They broke hearts and ruin lives easily just for their pleasure. " She stopped and then took off.
What are you hiding , Narmada? What made her this bitter towards rich men? Not all men are like you said,Narmada. You will know it for yourself when you live with my brother.

Udhay's POV:

Today is Narmada wedding. i couldn't sleep at all. it's only 5 am . Knowing i am not going to get any sleep, I bathed and  about to put on my clothes  when my mobile ring.
Rekha.
Why is she calling now?
She went to attend Narmada wedding.
"Anna, sekiram kelambi mandapatdhuku va. Varum podhu naan unakaga vangi vachuruka patu vesti saatai potutu va.( Come soon to the marriage hall. Wear the silk dhoti and shirt that i bought for you )" she said happily.
"Why?"
" It's your wedding today. Narmada agreed. Now come soon." With that she ended the call.
"Are you serious?" I asked her not believing her at all.
"Yes. I am. Come soon. That Shiva ran away."
As I put the phone down, I smiled.

Wow. I'm really going to do this. I'm really going to be with Narmada.

All my life, I dreamed for this to come true. And I just can't wait to spend the rest of my life with her.

With a renewed energy, I got ready and went to the marriage hall. On my way , I thought about Rekha . I have a feeling that she has something to do with Shiva's disappearance. I hope i am wrong though.

Narmada's POV:

Me, my mom ,Bri and Rekha all reached the marriage hall . It's way too big and looks grand. maybe this is the surprise Rekha is talking about. But Shiva was nowhere to be seen. Some relatives are already there. There are a lot of people coming inside . But I don't know who they are.  Rekha received many of them and made them seated .
She's really happy for me . I am so grateful to have such a great friend.
Me and Bri went inside the Bride room.
After a while, my mom came in furiously.
"Amma, enna (mom,what) " before I could even finish , She slapped me. I looked at her stunned. Never once, she raised her hand at me.
"Narmada, how dare you ? You made yourself a fool. Not me."
She placed a paper on my hand . It's a letter.

My dearest Narmada,

Firstly,I am sorry. I wrote this letter to tell you something that would be too hard to tell in person. I've left the country. I am sorry. I can't do this anymore. I knew how much you don't want to get married and I know what you feel towards me. You asked me to act for your mom's sake and I did it. You said that you will stop it somehow But didn't do anything. I am sorry,I couldn't carry on with this anymore. I can't marry you for real as you like Udhay . These past weeks has been best weeks of my life. I don't want to be someone to force you to do something you don't want to do. It pains me to leave. I hope our paths will cross again. for now,Bye.