WHERE THE DREAMS MEET DESTINY
Draft
As a garlands were gathered and the families paused for one last group photo, the sun rose higher above shri padmavati mandir casting gold over two strangers bound by ritual, but not by love or perhaps not yet.
The gates of the khan mansion opened slowly revealing a sprawling white haveli wrapped in bougainvillea and age old pride. Gold accents glimmered in morning sun as the car pulled with Rohan and his newly betrothed bride.
ZOYA SHARMA Fl
(steping out of the car hesitantly, her hands fidgeting with the ends of her dupata. )
This isn't my home not yet, but it will be (telling herself, a thought alone made her heart beat in places she didn't know existed )
PAVITRA KHAN ml's mom
come on daughter in-law ( extending her hands)
ZOYA SHARMA Fl
okay aunty 😊
PAVITRA KHAN ml's mom
(acting hurt) really ain't you gonna call me Mother in-law? 😥
ZOYA SHARMA Fl
( a little bit shy) yes m.. mother in-law 😊
At the door a small silver pot of rice and water sat by, an old traditional.
The bride must enter with the right foot first gently tipping the kalash (pot) as a symbol of prosperity entering the home.
PAVITRA KHAN ml's mom
come on beta, time to enter your new home.
ZOYA SHARMA Fl
(noded and step forward)
Her heart thudding. nudging the pot gently with her toes, and rice spilled perfectly, a good omen.
From the side of the grand hallway, someone stands, watching Silently, drapped in a navy blue silk Saree jawels perfectly placed, she had a kind of present that shout, it simply existed with elegant and judgment.
unknown
(she didn't smile but nodded once) she's quiet??
PAVITRA KHAN ml's mom
And respectful
exactly what this house needs
(responding with a little smile) 🙂
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