I clicked my tongue.“Stop beating around the bush and cut to the chase,”
Rudra Bhai-sa sighed.
“Guruji says that for a happy married life, you must wait seven hundred days after marriage before consummation. I’m not saying that we believe this, but he said the right time to do that is after seven hundred days.”
My eyes widened in astonishment.
I laughed nervously.“You’re joking, right?”
He handed me a letter.
I opened it, and it was actually from Guruji.
My smile faded.
“But I’ve already waited so long,” I said helplessly.“Why is this happening to me?”
“It was our duty to inform you.” Ranvijay Bhai-sa said gently.“It’s your choice. But why take a risk? What if it concerns Suman’s health?”
The words hit me like a blow.
Seven hundred days?
I had waited for so long, and then two more years. Ridiculous.
But what if it’s true? What if something happened to her?
No. Never.
I stared at my brothers, hoping that they would laugh and tell me it was all a prank. But neither of them even smiled. I sighed deeply in frustration.
“How am I supposed to look at her and stay away?” I groaned.
They exchanged glances and shook their heads.
“We know it’s cruel,” Rudra Bhai-sa said.
I rose from the couch and faced my reflection in the mirror. After a moment, I nodded to myself.
“I can do it. I’ll stay away,” I said quietly.“I love her.”
Ranvijay Bhai-sa patted my shoulder with a smile.
“That’s what a good husband sounds like.”
Just then, the attendant’s voice interrupted us.
“The priest is asking for Kunwar-sa at the mandap.”
Something twisted in my stomach. I looked at my brothers; both smiled reassuringly and placed their hands on my shoulders.
“Think again, Agastya,” Ranvijay Bhai-sa spoke softly.“You won’t be able to touch her for almost two years, even after marriage. Do you still want her?”
My gaze sharpened as I stepped forward,
“My love isn’t a slave to desire,” I said firmly.“Even if I can’t touch her for two years or my whole life, she is my life.”
He lifted his brows and glanced at Rudra Bhai-sa, who laughed lightly and nodded.
