January 2024

Dear diary🌼

First of all I am sorry that I have not written to you these days. I was busy with exams, hope you can understand. Anyway, you are the only one who listens and understands me. And thank you so much for coming into this little world of mine.

Today is a different day. Today I am going to the wedding of one of my college friends, Who is also my senior. And you know what is the best part, the wedding is in Goa. So we got a chance to move out of Kolkata once again. On this pretext we will also go and roam around, isn't it amazing!

Now I have to go there because of some problem.

Ok bye🌼

" Ki halo?" She asked her driver in a Bengali accent when he stopped the car suddenly.

(What happened?)

" Nothing, the cat had crossed the path." Driver said and drove the car to the ' singhania' hotel . Which is also the biggest hotel in Goa.

" Why do I feel like something wrong is going to happen" I thought.

" Should I go back? ........ No way it took 40 hours to reach here.... I think maybe I'm thinking like this because of my superstitious mind"

It's not that I can't afford flights, just that I love road trips. It took 40 hours to reach here but who's complaining (not me). I saw so many people on my road trip, some made me emotional, some made me laugh. It was worth it.

The driver said "Madam, we have reached". And I stepped outside the car.

I looked at the hotel, it was quite big and every inch of it screamed wealth and luxury. I entered inside and the hotel staff welcomed me. Which is pretty good. I took the key to my room which was already booked for me. Actually the groom is the owner of this hotel so the bride's family did not spend any money on bookings of the hotel.

I turned on the lights of the room and decided to sleep because it's already late night and I had my dinner at a dhabba.

" The next day will be very tiring as all the functions are on the same day" I sighed and drowned in sleep hugging my 'aalu'

Meanwhile

On the other hand, Hridayam's bachelorette party was going on at the rooftop of the hotel. But two things were different in this bachelorette. Firstly there were no female dancers or strippers. Secondly the groom himself was not fully enjoying his bachelorette.

Hridyam was sitting on a chair with wine in one hand and was watching four crazy drunk boys dancing. And they are none other than Udit, Ojas, Mihir and Neel. If someone sees them in this condition then no one can say that they are the fucking CEO's and COO.

Mihir comes near Hridyam and pulls his cheeks with his hand and says " I will miss you a lot, my Anarkali"

"I am not dying, I am just getting married. And stop calling me that nasty name." Hridyam says irritably, removing Mihirs hand.

"Yes Bhai I will also miss you"Udit says while sitting on the ground and holding Hridyam's left leg. Neel and Ojas also came and hugged him. He rolled his eyes over their over dramatic behavior.

"Why did you send these stupid people into my life? Why God why?" He said internally looking at the sky.

"Leave me or I will kill you all. Right now " Hridyam said in his dangerous voice but he didn't mean a single word. But all four of them left him immediately.

"Now go to your rooms like good kids" He ordered them. And they all stood up and went towards their rooms except for Udit.

"Udit, didn't you hear what I just said?" Hridyam asked him.

"mere kanpur me koi hadtal nahi hai mujhe sunai deta hai bhai" udit said proudly with a wide smile.

(there is no strike in my ears Bhai. I can hear you loud and clear)

" You are still a child udit" Hridyam said and moved towards lift.

" Your child Bhai " udit said, jumping on Hridyam's back and Hridyam caught his legs to prevent him from falling. Hridyam sighed and entered in the lift.

He opened the door of udit's room and made him lie on the bed. He slept on Hridyam's back itself. He removed Udit's shoes. When he was about to go out, udit held his hand in sleep and mumbled " bhai, after having children, you will not forget me, right?"

He looked at his brother who had a tensed expression on his face. He removes his hand gently and places it on the bed.

" Never" he whispered and caressed his head, placed a kiss on his forehead "you will always be my first child" he mumbled and went outside, closing the door. Then he goes to Mihir's room to check whether he reached his room safely or not.

He opens the door and takes a deep breath after seeing his friends. Because Mihir's leg was on Neel's mouth and Neel's hand was on Ojas's eyes.He moves towards them and corrects their position and also covers them with the quilt.

"I am wondering how will there future wife's share bed with them" he said shaking his head.

He lay down on his bed after coming to his room. He stared at the ceiling which was made of glass so he could see the sky.

"Will I be able to carry on with this marriage?" asked himself and replied"You have to do this to keep dadi happy." staring at the stars. And closed his eyes and slowly drowned in sleep.

He is not getting married by his will. He doesn't want to marry her. Not only her, he doesn't want to marry any girl. Because he has no faith in marriage. He saw his parents' failed marriage. He saw how his father cried for his mother when she left him for another man. He was just 10 years old when his mother left him. He cried for her, he begged her to not leave him but she didn't listen to his cries. He told her that he was afraid of darkness and how he would survive when darkness caught him but she didn't hear him as it went on deaf ears.

He saw his father suffering for his mother. He was deeply in love with her. He died in the agony of his wife's leaving.

And left Hridyam and udit when they were only 11 and 5, respectively.

He is doing this marriage because of his grandma. He loves her because she taught them to fight for their survival, to make your weakness your strength, and made them strong. Fight with your fear and make your fear frightened you. She loved them unconditionally not only Hridyam and udit but also Mihir , Ojas and Neel because they also never felt what motherly love was. They didn't have mothers. So Narayani loved all of them equally.

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