Wedding blues – short contest story
Standing in one corner of the crowded and brightly lit grounds, Arjun dug
his hands deeper into his pockets and let out a small sigh. As he’d
expected, his friend was already entertaining a group of the bride’s friends
and he hadn’t even gotten as far as hello. Of course, Arjun knew which girl
he’d like to say hello to. He’d spotted her as soon as the wedding party had
arrived, looking pretty in a blue saree. Scanning the gathering, his eyes
rested on the newly-weds. Just then, the groom also looked up and beckoned
Arjun to his side with a little head jerk. ‘Probably wants a drink’, thought
Arjun, as he walked towards the decorated stage where the bride and groom
were smiling politely for family members and cameras.
Three minutes later, Arjun found himself walking back from the stage, this
time with a smile on his face. The bride had wanted a favour. She’d bought a
wedding gift for her new husband and needed someone to collect it from her
friends. Grinning slightly, Arjun walked towards the gaggle of girls now
loading their plates with food. “Uhmmm, excuse me, but the bride asked me to
bring her the gift she got.” Arjun began hesitatingly, aware that the girl
in the blue saree was three feet away from him. One of the girls looked up
from her plate, the contents of which she had been contemplating, and gave
Arjun a grin. “Oh right. Here you go.” She pulled a silver wrapped box from
the bag on her shoulder and handing it to Arjun, went back to her plate and
the bowl of rasgullas which she had been eyeing. Sighing under his breath,
Arjun turned around and walked away.
A couple of drinks and some chicken tikka later, Arjun realised the crowd
was thinning. It was getting late and the festivities were almost over. His
friend had left some time back, escorting the bride’s friends back to their
hotel. The girl in the blue saree was leaving too. From his safe little
corner he saw her heading towards the parking lot, and felt a little twinge
for not having the courage to speak to her. But even as he thought of
everything he could have said to her at various times in the evening, she
turned for one last glance at the waning festivities. And as Arjun watched,
the girl in the blue saree smiled at him and he felt a smile reach his face
too.
Its three years later, and Arjun is looking at wedding photos. His friend
and his wife look back at him from the album and he still can’t believe they
are going to be parents soon. A tap on the shoulder wakes him from his
reverie and Arjun looks up.
“What saree do I wear for the party?”
Arjun smiles. “Blue”.
- – - -
Avantika Agarwal: Psychologist by qualification, Indie hand-made paper product designer by
profession, Amateur writer for recreation.
Bombay girl in exile, avid photographer, novice gardener, experimental
baker, 4 of the 7 dwarves.
Love stories can be of various kinds - This story is filled with every of the desirable sweetness.
i can still see her smiling in the blue saree
…
nice story..n ur obsession for blue colour is like now known to everyone..:) keep writing such stories..:)
Inspired from life!
Nice story girl!!! loved the ending v much
keep it up!!
very well written Avantika
Good Job
keep writing! nice open ending….
Good One Vants!!!!
this is a nice story……very familiar to a common man’s life…
beautiful story avantika…would love to read more short stories written by you..al da best..
I liked your story. Good job.
Loved it!:)
Nice story!!! Would love to read more of these
Girl you are truely multi talented. Good job. Keep writing and sharing it with us too
All the best
Avantika, I like the story too and would like to know the real story behind it! You’re sure to find inspiration for more stories from your roles as 4 of the 7 dwarfs.
Niccccceeeeeeee!!! love it!!!
Fabulous. Loved it
Would love to read some more stories written by u. Good luck
Writing short stories, expressing yourself in a few words is an art and i think you did a great job. All the best
way to go girl!!! well written… simple and heart warming at the same time *double thumbs up*
I really enjoyed the story cause I am living it
But what I specially enjoyed is your “about the author” … short, sweet and effective! Well done, Ms. Agarwal.
Hey girl, good work! Waiting for more
Just touches the right chords.
wah kya kahani hai
great story thumbs up!
keep up the good work
nice story
its cute,, simple,, and short!!!
its a story where a common man can easily co-relate in his / her life!
keep writing!!
and the best thing abt ur writing is that it leaves a smile on everyones face!
when ever i see a sari i remember the colour blue!!
HAPPY WRITING!
Glad to know some Avantika can write!
Oyeee!! Gud hai girl..but one thing..make it a little more intriguing..after the marriage scene ends..direct cut to present..a little sudden..and obvious..i love the description..very lahiri esque..if u hav read ‘temporary matters’ but little mor element of shock and surprise wud be fun
Absolutely brilliant writing….so close to life and yet has a romanticism about it! very very native and heartfelt!
Very cute! And filmi.
That is why i attend weddings. lol
Keep it up. Love this site.
Wonderful piece! Good luck Avantika.
hey, beautiful story…. i must say that you should write more of this kind of stories and i really felt like i was there attending the party…congrats dear…
Hey…
… Liked it!!!
Very sweet… it seems inspired from true life incident
Thumbs up!
Hey nice story ya. Good job.
Nice work Avantika.
Still brings a smile no matter how often i read it.
Nice story
What a wonderful story.. Thanks pranav for sharing with me this piece of brilliance.
Hey, good read.
Very nice story didi.
Good story.
Hey Avantika, nice story. Keep it up!
Good story. Enjoyed reading it.
Good job. keep it up.
Good work.
It’s a nice story.
Very earthy and emotive.
hey i happened to chance upon this one when checking out a frens story in this competition .. decent stuff .. kudos!
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