"That means you'll leave tonight!?" Anjali pouted, gripping his hand in hers.

"I'll be back even before you start missing me Bangaram... It's for our sake I'm leaving right? I'll try my best to bring my parents here after convincing them..." He whispered, cupping her cheeks.

"What if they don't agree?"

"Mom is aware about our issue. She's very happy to have you in our family. I am worried about Dad..." Siddharth replied, rather unsure.

After sharing a lot of tight hugs and kisses, Anjali let him leave to his place. He had a little plan in mind and she was quite hopeful of it.

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Introducing,

Devraj, Sid's father and Malathi, Sid's mother.

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The clock struck twelve.

"Happy birthday Appa!!!" Siddharth shrieked, waking his parents in the middle of the night.

A son every father wished to have, Siddharth had been the life of his father. Devraj wrapped Sid in a tight hug, accepting his sweet wishes.

Finding the opportunity, Sid winked at his mother, indicating he would reveal his purpose if visit now.

Malathi wished Devraj when Siddharth's phone rang.

He spoke for a second and returned to his father, having the caller still on line.

"Appa...Anjali...the girl whom I wish to marry... She wants to wish you...." He stammered, shoving his phone on Dev's absolute shocked face.

"Happy birthday..u...uncle..." Came her sweet voice from the other end.

Much to Siddharth's happiness, his father's frown changed to a smile. "Thank you dear..." He replied.

Morning

"I've always tried to lead you in the right path my boy... But now, you have decided to lead your own new path. I know you can never go wrong in your decisions...and this is the decision of your life..."

Sid plugged his ears with some cotton, for he knew he would have to bear the lecture for a long time. And after an eternity, Dev stopped speaking and hugged Siddharth.

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Anjali was jumping up and down, with no control over her excitement. All went well and her man of dreams would arrive any moment. The door bell rang and she almost fell off the bed.

"Anjali! Cool down!!" Swathi yelled, totally frustrated with her.

As promised, her prince Charming had arrived with more pleasant smiles. His parents were very warmly welcomed and the two mothers bonded in no time.

After two long hours of discussion, the date of their engagement was decided, adding much excitement to Anjali.

"We'll decide a theme for the engagement..." Nandini said.

"Yeah! That's a cool idea!" Exclaimed Adi.

Thinking for some time, "Tom and Jerry!!" Cried Sharat, winning a hard smack on the head from Sid.

"How about... Silver...?" Anjali whispered in a soft voice. She was too busy blushing.

"Theme Silver! That's just perfect!" Swathi kissed Anjali's cheeks. "All have to decorate the place and themselves too in Silver! And we'll try to find some super romantic music for these love birds!"

Sid and Anjali who were locking each other in their eyes jerked back to reality.

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She stood still, her eyes tracing her own petite fame in the shining mirror. Finally, the day came. She would be called Siddharth's fiancé now, and he, Anjali's. Their engagement...

Dressed in shining silver from head to toe, she smiled, a little ornament holding her immense beauty.

"Anjali!" She heard a yell.

Fire. The next moment, ger room heated up in a jiffy and she felt drops of sweat all over.

"Anjali!!!" She heard yet another scream. All she could see was his tears before she dropped her eyelids...

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"Siddharth!" Anjali woke with a swift jerk. She felt her face wet with beads of perspiration. She looked in all directions, only to find her dark bedroom. Within seconds, she was running out, towards Siddharth's room and slowly entered.

He slept with a little smile on his face and a glow that made her melt.

"Sid..." She whispered, tapping his cheeks, not to disturb Adi.

When he did not wake up after her numerous silent attempts, she pulled a pillow from the couch and hit on his face.

"Aaah!!"

"Shhhhhh!" She placed her palm on his mouth and gestured him to follow her.

The night was cool and she brought him to the backyard. He simply followed, like an obedient husband.

Resting her head on his chest, she swung the huge comfortable swing.

"What's happened?" He asked, kissing her forehead, wrapping her in his arms.

She looked up and saw intently into his eyes.

"I'm scared..." She replied, snuggling closer to his neck.

"Me too... It's not an ordinary thing to marry you... It takes great courage and valour...." He chuckled.

"I'm serious..." She replied back, closing her eyes. Realising something was wrong, he tried to take his hand back to look at her when she herself pulled it, making herself more comfortable on him. He smiled.

"I had a nightmare..." And she narrated the entire dream that had so badly spoiled her sleep.

"So... What are you scared about? The nightmare...? It's over and I'm with you...right..?" His husky voice relaxed her heart.

"What if something goes wrong after marriage...is it a bad sign or something...?" She innocently questioned.

It was too much. He forcefully pulled his arm back and cupped her cheek.

The next moment, his pupils went down, focussing on her quivering lips.

"You know what sign THIS is..?" He mouthed, grinning.

"Oh... No...Not..." Before she could complete, she found his tongue exploring her mouth.

"Sleep now... Dream of me and nothing else!" He ordered, after breaking their long passionate kiss.

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Anjali and family had left for the destination very early. Being the bride, she had to perform certain rituals before the ring ceremony.

As it was decided, she was dressed in a beautiful silver saree with matching accessories. Swathi and Nandini had taken the job of dressing her and they had done it exceptionally well.

Here, Siddharth was himself dressed in formals, a bright silver shirt which suited him perfectly.

"I'm dying to see her once Adi... Please....ask anyone there to click her picture and send no...." Sid was adamant since morning and had no clue how he behaved. He wanted to see her and that was it.

"Bro... You know no one is free enough for photo sessions... Even my selfie queen is busy. Please understand!" Adi explained.

After waiting for what seemed like forever, The Groom's family reached the destination. They had brought a beautiful saree for Anjali to which she had to change after a few more rituals.

Finally, Sid spotted her decently praying to the Divine, and a glow that had spread on her face gave him Goosebumps.

The two were made to sit together and they stole some secret glances at each other.

Finally, Anjali was asked to change before the ring ceremony and there she came, like the goddess from the heavens.

Sid's jaws had already dropped and were not ready to close. He had eyes only and only for her. He so desperately was in love that if they were alone, he would literally bathe her with his kisses.

Her graceful walk, her long tresses, her expressive brown eyes, everything made him drown in a pool of dreams.

She made herself comfortable beside him and they held the respective rings they had bought.

When the moment occured, he gently held her hand and whispered, "I love you..." before sliding the ring on her slender finger.

She giggled softly and said, "I love you more..." before marking him hers with her ring.

They were officially engaged to each other...

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