Entrenous : WATER : Part 3

"So if your parents arent coming down, who would get us married Krishna?" Questioned Deepthi. "Us" he replied. "Let us get married by ourselves". "Oh, but I've always thought of a dream wedding. Like the dreams of Andal". He looked at her fondly. "I can manage something of that sort Dee. But I have one request." "Hm?" She said and looked at him pushing the hair from her face away. "You shouldn't go to a beauty parlour. I love you for who you are so you have to just come". How lucky you are Deepthi she thought. "Krishna I have to tell you something... you wont hate me right?". "I cant guarantee, I'll try" winked krishna. "I dont know how to drape a saree" she said matter of factly. "Wear what you want Dee. I love you. Tell me again, will you marry me?". She stroked his cheek and climbed into her shuttle.
Their wedding date was decided by her tailor - the day after he gave her Chudidhar stitched. They both had decided on wearing white. He said the complete wedding plan was a surprise and as the day got closer she got more and more curious. On wedding day morning, he came over in his X5 to pick her up. He was speechless. She was looking so elegant in white. Her hair, as always, was dancing with the wind. She was wearing a small diamond pendant and earrings - the only ones that were not sold by her mother. "I thought you wouldnt come Krishna" she smiled at him as she climed into the big machine. She kept asking a thousand questions which he remained silent for. They drove through ECR and when he took one of the lefts, all her questions were answered.
The man owned a private beach. They got down from the car and his security greeted them with a bouquet. There was a covered walk, with a hemispherical ceiling of nearly opaque glass. The embedded spot lights gave the impression of walking through the sky. She held his hands in awe and tried to capture every moment in her head. The sides of the walk were decorated with strings of multi colored flowers. Puramengum thoranam she recollected. Great going Krishna. As they walked she seemed to focus on a sound that kept increasing in magnitude. They reached the end of the tunnel and she realized what was causing the sound. Waves. There was a small wooden platform where the waves met the sand and both of them sat down letting their feet hang. The waves caressed their feet every now and then. He held her hands. "Erm arent you going to tie something around my neck?". "Dee, Dont you remember the verse? Andal never got one". "So where are the thousand elephants oh learned one?" "My dear Deepthi, this is not about us living someone's dream. This is our special day and lets do it our way" and he jumped with a plop into the sea. He held his hand for her to join him. She ignored his hand and jumped by herself splashing water on his white dhoti. The sky was dark and there was lightning. With thunder playing the wedding drums, with the waves chanting a blessing hum, they stood looking at each other holding hands as a light drizzle pronounced them man and wife.