Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads, which sew people together through the years....

Clad in a red coloured lehenga...with complementary jewelleries the bride got ready...
Her makeup was simple...yet added extra charm in her elegance...

Those red churas in her hands accompanied by a darkest shade of mehendi... Were really winsome!!

Her look was stunning but something was missing... & that was her smile!!

"Is my daughter in law ready??!!"...renu screamed entering inside the room...

" yes aunty...she is absolutely ready!!"...the girl said...who was doing her makeup...

The bride stood up...with a lil difficulty and turned towards renu...
"Good evng aunty!!"... She said...but she didn't go any reply...

They stood for sometime. When she asked again.." Aunty is everything OK?"...

"No!!"... Replied renu sternly

" why? I mean what hpnd...I mean harsh Sir...Is he ok??"...she asked.

"Yeah he is absolutely fine..!!"... Said renu..

" oh...!!"...she replied..

"Sanyu I won't talk with u from now!!"....said renu

" but why?"..sanyu asked

"I will talk with u only in one condition... U hv to promise me that from now onwards u will call me 'mom'...like Randhir does!!"... Renu said.

Sanyu looked down & nodded in a yes!!

Renu smiled and went towards her. She pecked her forehead... And said.." U r looking beautiful my daughter!!"...

To which sanyu looked up slightly.. & chipped a thank u...in a low tone!!

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Stepping downstairs she saw that her groom was already seated in the mandap...chanting those holy mantras with the priest...

The priest asked her to sit beside him...to which she nodded and sat quietly beside him...

(Randhir's POV)

I got ready in a black sherwani...followed by red pyjamas...

Stepping down the stairs...I found all the members of our family including some other relatives...& office staffs...

I started talking with my colleagues... But don't know why my eyes were searching for her..

I know that she is nobody to me...but why I felt that strange!!

The priest called me for the marriage rituals...and taking permission from dad I approached towards the mandap...and sat there...

The priest was enchanting those mantras...when my ears heard some tinkling sounds...

I turned my head towards the left side...and there I saw my bride cmng ...towards me clad in a pink lehenga!!

Don't know why but for the first time I felt like adoring her!!

Though she didnt applied those extra makeup over her face...still that simple look of her was more appealing...

My adoration towards her grew a bit more when I saw her sitting beside.. Me!!

She chanted those holy words with me!! And all our relatives including mom and dad..were witnessing our marriage!

Soon the priest asked us to get up and exchange our garlands...&
We did so...!! All this while i found her face blank...no expression!!

This irked me a bit...

Then the priest asked us to take the 7vows of marriage... In the first bow she was in the front where she promised me that..."You will offer me food and be helpful in every way. I will cherish you and provide welfare and happiness for you and our children’."...& I promised her that..."I will 
take the responsibility for our home and all household, food and our finance"

In the 2nd vow I stood in the front and promised her that..."we
will protect our house and children together"...and in return she promised me that..."I
will be there by your side as your courage and your strength. I will rejoice in your happiness and in return, you will love me solely"...

In the 3rd vow she stood in the front and I followed her again. She promised me that..." I
will love you for the rest of my life, as you are my husband. Every other man who exist in my life will be secondary. I also vow to remain chaste"...
And I promised her that ."we may grow healthy and prosperous and strive for the education of our children and our children may live long".

In the 4th vow I stood in the front...promising that..."You have completed me and brought sacredness into my life. may we be blessed with noble and obedient children"...
In return she promised me that..."I will shower you with joy and will strive to please you in which ever way I can"...

In the 5th vow I promised that..." You are my best friend, and my only well-wisher. You have come into my life and enriched it."...to which she said..."
Your happiness is my happiness, and your sorrow is my sorrow too. I will trust you and honour you, and will strive to fulfill all your wishes"...

In the 6th vow I promised..."Now that we have taken six steps together, you have filled my heart with immense joy. Will you do the kindness of filling my heart with such happiness at all times?"...to which she promised "i will always be there by your side"...

In the last vow...don't know why but I held her hand tightly... And promised with all my concern..."we have become husband and wife, and are one. You will be mine and I will be yours for eternity"...
To which she promised ..."With the witness of the almighty, I am now your wife and we will love, honour and cherish each other as long as we live"...

The seven vows struck like 7arrows in my heart...
My heart was thumping loud...as the 7vows which I took with her seemed to be really very essential for me!!

Though I didn't knew the meaning initially but once mom told me the meaning of these 7 vows. I also remember that she also told me that when I will take these vows with my bride...it will create a magical feeling in my heart....

And now I feel that its absolutely true!! The feeling which I am getting right now...is something which can't be explainable...!!

For once I asked myself...that is this marriage truly going to be temporary? Or else something more is waiting in future for me...or I can say is??"...

(Randhir's POV ends)

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