Nirni

As one grows up,  in the Indian subcontinent,  marriages are arranged. 
This story revolves around a boy,  who was immature enough to get married,  shoved into the rat race of work and earning money and before he could realise his goals in life clearly,  he was put into an arranged marriage. 
As years go by,  he though bodily matured,  but emotionally still a boy gets involved into alcoholism,  smoking,  women,  gambling.  He took his arranged marriage as part of life's  adjustments. 
I  don't love you anymore is contradictory as he falls in love with his wife past 25 years of marriage,  whereby he realises,  friends who seemed friends actually,  were enemies in disguise.He goes for rehabilitation,  due to alcoholic tendencies but does not recover.  He does not succeed in business world and feels all these bad things that are happening to him is because of his wife.   She is the greatest bad luck in his life is what he feels. He never loved his wife,  from the first day of marriage,  took her just for sexual needs,  made her his 24*7 secretary,  beat her to pulp due to alcoholism and frustration.
But she never left his side. As years go by,  he sees his wife as the only strongest pillar of his life. So when at the age of 60, he thinks of telling her his true feelings for her,  his wife says that she has moved on in life.  Now that her children are grown up,  she is tired of his bickering and fights.  She confessed,  I don't love u anymore and goes to enrol in an old age home,  to live a life  without any pain and emotional struggle.

Even when you look at the book cover of two ducklings, here in this book, looking at opposite directions, this also has a lot of significance,  as per the storyline.  Both are in the same pail,  as in marriage,  at a young age, tied to the family, but both looking in opposite ways.  One into family bond,  taking care of in law's,  children,  daily grocery shopping,  cooking and doing all household chores.  The other has his life outward bound,  partying around,  drinks and friends, women,  gambling, earning money and travelling distant lands,  passports filled with visas of countries around the world, no strings attached to the family. 
As years fly by and things don't change in the scenario,  the wife at old age walks out of marriage, to lead a life as per her choice, at 62 years,  the man has now stabled up and looks forward to live his old age along with his wife,  but here is the cliche,  she simply walks out without looking behind to a life where she relentlessly always gave without any returns or favours asked. She walks towards an unknown voyage at old age where nobody expects anything from her and she does not expect anything from anyone, a house she would learn to call her home,  an old age home.....

This is my first attempt in weaving a story.  I would appreciate for a genuine feedback from my supporters in the form of comments,  votes and spirit stones.  
I was unwell for the past month and a half , so the speed has lessened,  but I will not fail in weaving my thoughtsand pen them down at the earliest.  Your genuine feedback will help spark my imagination.

I don't love u anymore

Post the matrimonial advertisement in the local newspaper, many people at that time started contacting Bali. 


In India,  if you don't have a boyfriend from teenage years,  which means you are not so sassy or smart enough,  you end up with the arranged marriage agreed by both families.  Some youngsters are such bad ass that they keep on dating,  have affairs and before marriage, dump their love affairs and become innocent as a fish and wait for their parents choice,  plus they want their women to be pure, virgin...  This happens amongst both genders.  The girls want their would be husbands 'to be either handsome and charming or if you are ugly,  you need to be filthy rich. 


It's very difficult to get a combination of good looks and money.  Plus in India,  that is still ruled by patriarchal blessing,   a man is still a man no matter how bad he is... somewhat like an ancient Indian proverb,  "no matter how crooked a gold coin is,  it is still a gold coin"


Here during college years many children start smoking,  drinking,  drugs,  gambling  which goes on in upcoming years.... So a woman has to bear the wrath of all this unknowingly post marriage,  cause no one shares  the information of his bad habits before marriage to his would be better half and her family.


Here too same thing happened. Bali,  Gopi  and Dev  were hopping from one would be bride family to another.  Checking on the family status,  girl's looks, culinary skills,  singing,  dancing,  job status, mannerisms etc.  This went on for about two weeks,  like zeroing in on the bride to be. Bali called his daughter Ika and her husband Jay, to finalise which girl suits best for his family.


The arrangement