I opened my laptop to see if my friend Archu (Archana) online so that I can share my joy of freedom with her. Yes, I am very happy that I am able to devote plenty of time to do what I always wanted to do; that is reading the Indian philosophy and epics. My friends always used to say that I will become busy once I get married and go to US and even I won't get time to chat with friends. But here I am sipping tea by sitting on a swiveling chair when it's dribbling outside and enjoying the view of glistening roads just like a free bird in November rain with hell lot of time to spare.
Well, to write my story I need a proper starting, u…u..u. it was last summer when we were preparing for final exams I got a call from my Dad to come home by evening without even saying the reason. The sudden call means something unpleasant might have happened back at home. There was only thing I could guess was my great grand mother might be serious or died. As expected my great grand mother (g.g.mother) was serious and she was laid on a bed surrounded by all her grand daughters and grand sons. Doctors said their last word that she may not live for more than a month or two. As for as her she had lived long enough (94 years) and had seen three generations already in her life though was it not enough yet, now she is wishing to see my marriage before she dies. The idea of marriage and that too in a month was appalling me at the time of my final exams. But I was happily preparing for the exams as I thought I won't get a match within a month. Just a week after that day I heard from my younger brother that someone from distant relatives brought a match where the groom is a software engineer based in US (NRI) and they were equally keen that marriage should take place in a month as that guy also will not get leave afterwards.
I couldn't contemplate how it going to be if I marry someone whom I heard just few days before marriage. My friends suggested me to inquire about him through someone and know about him by some means (someone from the same place of him). They also gave an idea to search ORKUT profile if his details are available. I only believed that anything happens for our sake and prayed god for my bright future.
My marriage ceremony took place grandly just two days before my last exam in presence of some hundreds of crowd and my father felt like relieved after him himself so occupied for ten days in distributing wedding cards, booking the wedding hall, arranging catering services, shopping and importantly selling our farming land in short span.
I accepted my hubby for making love with whom I spoke hardly before the marriage. He was seemed to be very good (as he's) at first impression and he took me to various places like his friend's house in Hyderabad, to a marriage party, to Daman (a hill station where his close friend resides) and importantly to an orphanage (run by him and his group of friends) in Hyderabad.
My hubby flew back to US just after two weeks of my marriage and it was me all alone had to go for visa though all the docs were kept ready by him. My g.g.mother died at last few days before I left INDIA and I have that glum feeling till now that I haven't attended her twelfth day obsequies (pedda karma). Sometimes I believe that life is so strange that my g.g.mother last wish became bliss to me as may be I could have not got a very good husband had I married someone else after a year.
In a month I got my exam results were out and I could manage just pass in last exam with the aggregate of 71% and sent rejection letter to Wipro for not able to join with them. I still remember my family crying, whooping and waving just outside the gate before I checked in at the airport.
Now, here I am enjoying the summer evening of California when it's still pouring outside…by doing what I always wanted to do…
Yawp!!! It's already quarter past 6 PM..it's time for my sweet hubby to come from office. I have to prepare snacks and tea for him. I think that's it from my story from great Calvanuru to California..
I got to go,
Byee then…
Cheers
Yours Vaasuki
(..told by my friend Vaasuki after her recent marriage anniversary)
Sree…
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