My Sister’s Wedding

It is difficult to forget the day when my sister got married and moved away. It happened on 3 March 1993 and I can remember vividly the wedding ceremony,the dinner and the emotional farewell she took from me.

I helped her to dress up, it was what younger sisters are for. I helped her on with the heavy saree. It was spun with expensive thread, as my father did not want to spare any expense. She was his favourite and he wanted her to be given away with maximum pomp. They made a fuss when they saw that she was not ready.Finally, they left. I insisted on riding with my sister, so that one of the escort party had to travel with my Dad.She didn’t like it at all.

The ceremony was long and exciting. My sister sat through it all with bowed head, as she was supposed to. I looked at her. She looked like the Goddess of Wealth herself. It was impossible to believe that as recently as yesterday, she had been running about in jeans.

The wedding was over and we went to the hall for the next stage of the celebrations, the sumptuous vegetarian dinner. The couple sat on their thrones while the crowd went to congratulate them. I was standing beside my sister, with a permanent smile fixed on my face and accepting all the gifts on her behalf. One eccentric uncle of ours actually heaved a standing fan in. I believe he just had to be the man who gave the biggest present.

The dinner over, we went home. I was surprised when as soon as we reached home, my sister asked for dinner. She had been so excited that she had not eaten. And what with all the cousins teasing her mercilessly. At about 11:00 p.m. came the part we dreaded the most: my sister’s official farewell to us. She said nothing: just hugged all of us and cried. Our mother cried the most of all. Finally she reconciled herself, gave the groom a long lecture on how he should take care of her darling and let them go. My father was a man of few words. He was all smiles and said nothing, but I knew that he was storing up his feelings for later.

After they had left, I went into my room. I looked about. It looked so empty without my sister. We had been sharing that room since we were born. I lay in bed unable to sleep for at least two hours. Then I felt thirsty and went to get a drink.

As I passed the hall, I saw my father sitting in the darkness. He was trying to come to terms with the loss of the darling of his life. I went up to him, put my arms around him and kissed him.”You still got me, Pa,” I said.

“Yes, Geetha,” he said, “but for how long?”

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