Benaam Rishta:An Invisible String

Chapter23

She also completed making him wear the pendant and planted a promising and reassuring gentle kiss on his forehead. He was just gaping at her at lost of words. Unexpressed emotions flowed down in the form of tears.

The priest brought them two garlands touching Radhakrishna's feet and asked them to perform the marriage rituals. They garlanded each other. Then the priest forwarded a wooden sindur Dani. Anirudh looked towards Bondita expectedly, asking for her consent through eyes whereas she even forgot how to utter a word. With a frantic heart drumming she nodded slowly, feeling too overwhelmed to voice. With tears in in his eyes and sweet smile playing on lips, he took the pinch of red vermilion and filled it in her centre parting. Bondita closed her eyes immediately, letting tears flow down. "Bondita Roy Chowdhury" he whispered and pulled her closer to himself, "My wife" thus giving their relationship a new direction. naming their unnamed relationship. From lovers to husband and wife. Making her His wife. His Ardhanagini, Bondita Anirudh Roy Chowdhury.

All this while their eyes were locked in each other. All the Letter alphabet, words seemed to be unexists for them and conveying the exquisite blissful feelings of the moment, their eyes parformed that part so well. Uncheck and Uncontrollable tears rolled down their cheeks as they stared at each other without blinking, engraving each other's words deep in the heart ever so lovingly and meticulously. A faint yet so satisfying smile curved on their lips.

She raised her trembling fingers and touched her hairline which was filled with bright red vermilion of his name.

Completely consumed with emotions she bent down to touch his feet. He instinctively held her shoulder as he pulled her up, and slowly shaking his head, cupped her cheeks, said...

"Bondita, you are my wife , The goddess I pledge to warship everyday. Your place isn't there. Remember, Your forever place is here.." He pointed to his heart. She smiled tearing. They both pulled each other in a bone crushing hug and cried happy tears.

Looking at her vermilion filled hairline he felt another jolts of satisfaction. Now they are husband and wife! Being overwhelmed Lovingly pressed a kissed on of her hairline and murmured "My wife, My Bondita" . In response she tightened the hug as much as she could.

"Happy Birthday Anirudh Babu"

"Happy Birthday Bondita"