My Younger Husband

What would you do? "when you're getting ready for the marriage! " I know that's a weird question. Even, "I want to blush for getting married to the person I have been waiting from past few years since I got my mind matured." But! 'all my smiles fade away when I know I was wrong. ' Every girl parents dream to get their daughter married to a good person. And my soon to be husband in few hours was younger to me! I know it's common now, as people are just marrying in love and parents too agree for their decisions. But here! "we're not lovers!" Groom's family don't know the truth.  And moreover according to customs and traditions it was wrong to get married to a younger groom. A girl should always be younger to her husband! And how can I love my younger husband? It was so awkward for me to get married but if I knew a little before I would have stopped by hook or crook. But I got to know when we announced our marriage and even distributed cards. I was locked and can't do anything. Few weeks ago.. Our family members one who cares for me bought a match one day. And I was nervous like everyone. Lowering my head with shy. I was busy in fondling my fingers to calm down my nervousness. "Did you saw the girl?" Someone asked from the group, who I don't know! Obviously it might be the groom who was getting questioned I thought. "How can I?" when she was bending her head, he said without hesitation. Ohhh no! When I felt my mom hand on my shoulder, aditi! 'Lift your head!' At first, I slowly lift my eyes, looking the elders who sat right side to me. Then my mom turned my head to other side telling me, "groom was there!" Seeing him smiling, "I bent my head immediately biting my lips to control my anxiety" making everyone laugh at me. Then, right there I saw him and I just fall for him! 'It's like love at first sight!" I lowered myself again blushing a lot. Soon the answer was they liked me and everything got fixed.. Later after few rituals I got busy with wedding procedure,. And one day, 'when I returned from wedding shopping, I saw my parents were discussing something seriously. There was serious discussion going on within them..  "Are we doing right?"  Yes, nowadays age doesn't matter and we see a lot of them are having a age difference.  The only thing we hide was changing our daughter DOB.. Groom was so good,i enquired about him and moreover he was well settled. All we want was her happiness. Right? Even their family was happy for getting a girl with every qualities that should be in a bride. I saw my mom nodding positively. My body started shivering hearing to the truth which shaken me up completely. My shopping bags fell from my hands and I stood glued to the floor.  "Aditi?" Finished your shopping, my dad asked coming towards me hiding his tense face..  "Dad?" Is that right? What dear, "what are you asking about?" " He was younger to me of 18 months? " And that too I'm getting married hiding the truth? No, who said you about this? My dad and mom looked at each other. This was wrong so wrong, I heard everything! Dad. "We know we're wrong but i don't think I could get better than this one. He was so perfect for you." "I was out of my thoughts when I felt a hand on my shoulder." Then I got back to my senses where my ears got dumb even the musical instruments were playing high!  I got jerked seeing how I came here to the mandap? I was just lost in my thoughts I didn't even sense I was in mandap beside the groom. He was continuously smiling looking at me! I just returned a smile in awkward thinking of the truth my parents hide from them. Everyone was happy in mandap except me! Why the guilt was eating me? The promises we made in the presence of fire was burning me inside. How long a truth can be hidden? Can I accept my fate? Can I love him? What happens when one day he finds out the truth? I was lost in my own questions!? I didn't even sense till my groom pinched me after tying the sacred thread around my neck and everyone started showering us with flowers and akshitas (yellow rice). I was astonished to his romantic acts, I even saw him winking his eye. when I turned down seeing the wedding locket which bounded us together forever?! "I'm no more a girl I'm a married girl to a person who was younger to me." Now I became we! Should I be happy for getting married or should I be sad for getting married in the false? After finishing the rituals I ? No, "we headed to my husband home or should I say my home." I can hear the giggles of some people making funny talks behind us. As soon as they completed ritual I entered inside and they took me to the puja room. I was looking to God photos why ❓why this happened? Am I destined to him? How am I going to love him? "Aditi?" I turned to see my inlaws and their daughter as they gestured me to lit the diya.. I lightened diya and prayed to give me strength.. After that we headed to room for getting ready to do satya naryana vratam.. Everything got fixed in one day as they were no more auspicious days ahead.. As soon we entered, I was feeling awkward. I moved ahead but not much distance as our wedlock was still holding us together.. He was about to speak something but paused hearing door knock.. He turned to door and I was just dragged behind him and ended up bumping into his back. Just like electric shock I restrained my posture distancing within blink.. He smiled, and I was not in happy or sad just dumb.. He opened the door and saw his, sister. Bhabhi suitcase! Thank you he said while taking that from her. When she turned to me I returned smile thanking her. No need to thank twice she giggled and went away telling, Get ready soon.. No time to talk to him, I have to get ready for puja.. Before my words are just stopped seeing him. "You go and get ready as you girls take a lot of time", he said with a smile. No I don't take that much time, I just said those? My stupid mind I never want to get taunt by anyone. I'll be always ready to defend when it comes to me.. This was the first talk I spoke to him that too in demanding way locking our horns to fight! I took the suitcase which he was holding, and he didn't left the handle. I looked at him. He was behaving really childish.. I finally dragged my suitcase from him placed it on the bed and took my clothes heading to bathroom.. After taking bath I got dressed inside only. I got  out only to see him sitting on bed with his clothes waiting for his turn... We can hear someone shouted from outside telling us, to get ready pandit was ready to start puja.. Soon he went inside and I was trying to dry my hair as fast as I can with towel standing under the fan.. I made my hair braided even it was a bit wet and got ready. I was so lost in getting ready I skipped seeing him standing behind me.. "Looking beautiful". I didn't dare to meet his eyes but I blushed to his compliment.. Why did I do that? I blushed! Oh no I taunted myself closing my eyes cursing myself.. Soon he got ready as I was been took down by his mom, while he was left in the room.. Puja was completed and now I have to touch his foot according to ritual.. But in our tradition elders shouldn't touch younger ones feet as it was said it would decrease their life time.. Oh God how did you make me fall in this situation? How can I touch his feet knowing he was younger! If he was elder I would never hesitate to follow ritual but now? " It's ok i don't believe all these we're married and the respect between us enough than proving", he said picking me up holding my shoulder. Some elders said it's ritual you should follow, but he denied and won in his belief.. I'm happy that God helped me on right time.. If something happens I would be responsible. And I don't want to take any risk.. After that we took blessings from elders. We were on fast whole day but got liquid food to get enough energy.. And after finishing dinner I was exhausted to finish each every ritual in one day.. I saw him busy with his friends and few other guests. I was sitting in the middle of few other ladies and my parents.. My parents started to leave back to home. I was feared for my unknown future on one side and on other I should handle myself from now on.. I shouldn't even cry but couldn't able to stop my tears.. Don't worry Aditi nothing can happen without God's will. You both are destined to be together. Forget everything and be happy in your life.. How can I? Mom if they knew the truth! Skip that from your mind first.. My mom made me stop our talks as my in-law was heading towards us.. Don't worry for your daughter, we'll take care of her from now on.. My parents thanked her for their care and left me behind the new world around me.. I rushed to my mom to hold her hand, like I used to do everytime to stop them but now my mom made me loosen my grip around her palm, and kissed me before leaving.. Seeing my condition my attaya said to go and take rest. I nodded as I don't want to be here sitting alone where everyone else were busy in their own talks.. As soon as I reached my room, I locked the door and cried out deep down.. This shouldn't be like this? Why ❓ I sat their itself behind the door and my cries echoed within me. I was thrown far away from everyone, and I was feeling so pathetic. Every one enters with love and hope but here my situation was different and I'm going to fall deep in a pit where I can never come back.. My destiny with my younger husband.. ___________________________________ Thank you so much for stopping here and going through this. Hey my thoughts of writing a new story which I was thinking since few weeks but nothing striked my dumb brain. Finally at last today I got a thought and without wasting a second started writing. Does age matter in present generation? Will they accept the truth?  Let's find out in next chapter. See you soon... Hope you love the story. Please don't forget to comment.  Shower your love in the form of With lots of love❤ Yours pradhana...  16th June, 10:21 am..