Vennela's Dream

Everything was so peaceful around. Like every day, we all were playing in our courtyard. We mean me, Shiva bhai, Rudra bhai, Naina di, Megha di and of course my Varun. We used to be neighbors, we means me and Varun. Varun had two younger sisters Naina di and Megha di while Rudra and Shiva were my brothers. We all used to play together every day either in our courtyard or his.

My Appa and Varun's Appa used to do some business and we were very rich while our Amma's were housewives. We used to live in a small village which was practically owned by Varun's and my Grandpa's. In this small village of ours, we had a temple which I, and Rudra-Shiva bhai would lit while Varun and his sisters would decorate the entire temple. We all were believers in our Aiyappa while our parents believed in us. 

Actually, the pandit ji would always say that your kids are born as soul mates of the others. And they have some important goal to achieve in life. We never used to believe that but our parents did believe so they started a tradition of branding each family member with a traditional tattoo and those that were married would have another one too.

On the day of the branding, Appa was the first one to undergo the process while Amma held his hand giving him support. The pandit ji did the branding on both Appa and Mama. Then Appa and Mama did the same with our Amma's while they shouted in pain. And we all kids got scared. Then Appa called Varun and Rudra while me and Naina di came forward to hold their hand and the pandit smiled at our act.

I held Varun's hand tightly in mine and he placed a feathery kiss on our joined hands while Mama placed the first stroke on his back and he shouted in pain while his grip tightened on my hand. I couldn't see his pain so I pushed my other hand on his mouth to stop him from shouting but the ever naughty being that he is, he started sucking my hand while the branding was long forgotten. Soon everything got over and now was the time for us girlz to get tattooed but Varun came forward and said that he would do that for me there by declaring that I was his to all present over there. Soon my brothers followed his suit and get down to mark their souls.

Varun took me in a hug while opening the lace of my blouse. He cared my bare back with his hands and placed a soft kiss on my shoulders while I just placed my lips on his bare chest. He seemed to acknowledge my approval and started with the work. I shouted for the first few strokes but later muffled them by chewing Varun's skin near my mouth. He never groaned in pain but let me do him that. He was so cute and he was mine. After few minutes, the branding got over, and I fell asleep in his arms while he closed the wound with medicine and tied the strings loosely and lifted me in his arms and started walking to our house.

Then after few days, we were playing in our court yard as usual when Appa's some friends came along. They looked upon us for a while and nodded their heads while entering our house. 

The men who claimed to be our parents friends were not good. After few minutes they came out almost shouting and yelling at our parents, while our parents were clearly displeased at what they were saying. Soon they left, vowing to come back together and take something away. We never understood but our parents were very well scared on this new development. So they murmurred something among themselves and gestured us all to come inside. On coming inside, Mom took Naina and Megha di along with her while Varun's Mom took a hold of me. Then they said the most life changing decision of our lives, "We'll get u married tomorrow itself and dare you tell any one else about this "
We nodded in affirmation while the elders left us alone to discuss.

Varun:So vennu, get ready to become Mrs. Vennela Varun Rana(and he pulled me in a hug)

My brother's followed his suit and were busy with their better halves.

Me:But why this sudden plan,  we were supposed to marry each other when we were of age then why prepone the same. Something is not right..

Varun:Those men, they might have said something to our parents coz of which they were agitated and want us to get married.

Me:Hmmmm

Varun:Don't you want to marry me? (He asked with unsaid emotions in his eyes)

Like he was scared, that I would not want to be with him.

Me:No. I was supposed to be yours, now or later I don't mind.

And he was grinning from ear to ear.

Meanwhile we called the day and Varun tugged me with him to sleep.

With his gestures, he had surely set goals for my brothers to follow and our parents were content with the happenings.

With that being the last thread to my memories I drifted back to this world and came in contact with pain. My whole body ached with the same pain that I would have every year. But with that I felt to hands softly wiping my face and I wanted to open my eyes, but couldn't. Nothing could really wake me from that stupid sleep and I was being dragged to the pools of darkness..