My Indian Wedding

Chapter 25: Forgiveness

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Chapter 25: Forgiveness

I have locked myself in my room for three days and no one has seemed to care or notice. My whole family had been too excited to plan the engagement to even care about the actual bride. My father's family had flown down here last night and my mother's was coming in this afternoon. This was actually happening I was getting engage at eighteen. I had my whole life ahead of me, but now I had to worry about my husband and his family. I needed time. I need Ethan.

Just saying his name made my heart crush into a million pieces; anytime I thought of him I couldn't help but erupt a waterfall from my eyes. His name was the result of the boxes of tissues that were scattered around the floor. He would never forgive me. Two days had passed since I sent the letter to his house and he had return no call not even stop by the house to tell me it's over.

But his absent for two days meant that it was over.

I grabbed another tissue and blew my nose. "Aww Naina, don't do this to yourself." Sal said as she came towards me rubbing my back trying to comfort me. My parents allow Sal to be here because I had grown up with her most of my life, but even here presence isn't enough.

"This is complete bullshit! Your parents are high as kites!" Aman yelled as he jumped off my bed. Yep even Aman had come to my rescue. His parents and my parents have been friends for years, but to still have Aman here having girl moments with me meant a lot to me.

"Aman shut up! You have been complaining more than Naina. Now sit your Ass down." Sal hissed.

"No! None of this is fair! What the hell are you doing to yourself? You have to sell the rest of your life because your dad paid what $5,000 dollars for you to go to Europe!" Aman shouted as his face got red.

We didn't even notice someone at the door until we heard my mother's stern voice. "Aman and Sal please leave now." Both of them glanced at me and even though Aman was going to protest Sal grabbed him by the arm and dragged him out of the room.

I tried to clean my face, but it was already to swollen to look normal now. I was ready to hear my mother yell at me to tell me that I had no choice. To tell me to suck it up, but she did the complete opposite she hugged me.

"Shh.." She whispered as she ran her hands through my hair. She rocked me back and forth and I just cried harder and harder with each rock. After five minutes my mother broke the silence.

"You're in love with someone else aren't you." She whispered. My eyes widen in shock that she could figure it out.

She wiped my tears from my eyes and let out a soft laugh. "Naina I am your mother, and I was in the exact same state as you before I got married."

My mother didn't love my dad. Too say I was confused would be an understatement. "When I was probably a year older than you I fell in love. It wasn't supposed to happen none of it was. I had visited my Aunt's house during the summer in Mumbia and then I meant him, and oh god I hated him so much, but you know what they said there is a thin line between love and hate. We began to sneak out of the house to see each other and do stuff I was having an affair, but one day my father found out. He was so upset that he thought the only way to fix the 'mess' was to ship me off to Bombay and get married. I didn't fight. I didn't even tell the guy I fell for that I was getting married. I just left. I met your father and I hated him so much. I knew I could never truly love him, and then the day of the wedding he came. The guy I left in Mumbia came to my wedding. He told me he was going to take me and start a new life. I refused because how could I do this to my parents. He left defeated. I married your father that night, and I couldn't stand your father for years, but then one day I just fell for him. I started loving him, and then we had you and my life came was complete, but even to this I still feel incomplete even though I have everything."

"Mama...." I was a lost at words. I didn't know what I could do.

"Naina whatever you decide I will be behind you one hundred percent. Your father on the other hand might never want to see your face ever again. You can take the risk and try to be with that boy, but you guys might break up and then you will be left with nothing or you could take the risk and be filled with happiness. You could do what I did. You could get engage hate half of your life and then finally be happy. Do what's best for you Naina?" She said calmly.

"But what if I don't know which is the better option?" I cried.

She smiled softly. "You do. You wouldn't be crying if you didn't know what you wanted, but are you willing to take the risk." She hugged me one last time before leaving, but she before she did she said one thing that was shocking to me.

"Ethan Meyers? Hmm nice choice Naina." I looked at her with hulk eyes.

"H-ow?" I spluttered.

"He's been standing outside our lawn from the last twenty minutes pacing back and forth. When I went outside I told him I would call the cops, but then he begged to see you and that's when I knew. You might want to go own and see him." With that she left me. I looked out the window and my eyes filled up with happy tears to see Ethan out there. The question now was did I want to fight or flight.

***

The front door creaked and I walked out to the windy night. Ethan looked up and just like me he was shocked. The moon was caressing every inch of his face and I couldn't help but feel an overwhelming of happiness that surrounded me. No one spoke and no one needed to it was as if the silence spoke it all.

I ran towards him jumping to his arms. It felt like time had took the opportunity to stop. I could feel the strength in his arms as he wrapped them around me, to trap me in his never ending warmth. As he embraces me, I can feel the life in him, the blood pumping in his veins, and the warm breath coming off his lips.

"I'm sorry. I am sorry." I mumbled endlessly.

Ethan pulled me away looking right into my eyes. "I'm sorry. I should have listen to you instead of blowing up on you like that. Naina these last five days have been the definition of hell, and I honestly cannot spend a minute without you." He said sincerely.

"Me either." Ethan smiled broke out to the largest grin and he lean forward planting a soft kiss on to my lips, and it was like endless fireworks all over again. As our lips crushed together, I felt like I was walking on air. I mean, I could die right now and be fine with it. I'd be fine, as long as I was kissing him.

When Ethan pulled away our foreheads connect instantly and we were panting out of break. "What do we do now?" He asked.

"I have no clue."