71. WEDDING

As promised , Mike is here to pick me up but before leaving mom wanted us to eat something .

" Mom, why do I have to escort him everywhere ? ", I ask.

" Why not? I know you just want to stay at home and mess with machines . But its good to attend social gatherings once in a while . ", mom .

" Yeah , even though you are completely useless but you can still make yourself more useful by attending wedding , don't you think ? ", dad .

" Of course , but I am sure that I am more useful than you old man . Why don't you also try to be more useful and attend these social gatherings by yourself ? ", I say .

" Hah , if you ...", dad was about to reply but mom interrupted him.

" Enough both of you stop ! Eat your breakfast quietly . ", mom angrily .

" Haha , you two are still same . ", Mike pointing his figure at me and dad .

" Tell me about it . These two fight like two countries in cold war . ", mom.

" I still remember how Myra , threw chilli powder at uncle Rishaan when she was only eight . ", Mike.

" Yeah , that was really hilarious. Rishaan was scolding her for not wearing proper dress and then she threw chilli powder at him . " mom laughing .

Yeah , I also remember that ...Well, you can't blame me , he kind of pissed me that day .

" Well ,let us go ..", Mike in his irritating voice .

AFTER A WHILE :

I think we are here . I should ask Mike.

" Have we reached there ? ", I ask Mike.

" Yep, we are almost there , little girl . ", Mike .

Thank God , riding in the car can be exhausting even if you don't have motion sickness .

Wow , the wedding venue looks glamorous . Its going to be in the spacious hall .

I wonder what day it is ? You know wedding in our culture lasts for several days . Albeit younger generations like to skip these tiring and expensive ceremonies but adults usually persuade them to do otherwise .

" Its fourth day , my friend must be exhausted by now . But he must be happy , he always wanted to marry someone . He really loves that woman . ", Mike with a smile.

I scoff . " Your friend is an idiot , just like you. ", I say .

" Why would you say that ? ", Mike.

" Because weddings are nothing but ways to ensure proper functioning of society . Its more like a duty than love and all that nonsense . ", I say .

" Well , you are wrong Myra . Weddings are special . It connects two people for the rest of their lives . ", Mike .

" Nonsense . ", I say .

" You are here Mike . Come on I will show you room of bride and groom . ", a middle aged woman .

We follow her upstairs . There are many people in the hall . So , the room of bride and groom is upstairs above the hall . These stairs are like never ending ladders of heaven .

Finally , here is the room .

" Open the door , son . ", the lady as she knocks on the door .

After a while , door opens to show a tired man in grey suit with stubbles who has dark circles around his eyes .

" Oh hey Mike . ", the man .

" Sid ! How are you man ? ", Mike as he hugs him .

" Who is she ? ", the man asks Mike .

" She is my little sister , Myra . ", Mike .

No , I am not .

" Oh hey , little girl . ", the man.

I am not a little girl . Stop it .

" Sid , who the hell is at door . I want to get some sleep for the love of God . ", some woman shouted .

" Sorry about that we are very exhausted .Honey, its Mike . ", the man.

A woman in blue dress stands near the door . She also looks exhausted instead of looking

beautiful .

Wait a minute , both bride and groom are wearing same spectacles . Is it some kind of weird fashion statement ?

" Mike , why didn't you come to the main ceremony ? We were waiting for you . ", the woman . Then she looks at me with raised brows.

" Oh , its Myra . My sweet little sister . ", Mike .

" Oh , hello Myra . I am Pam . ", the woman as she holds her hand out for me to shake it .

Finally someone who didn't call me little girl .

" Yeah . Hi ...", I shake her hand .

" Well, Mike do something . I don't want to attend this ridiculous ceremony . I feel like I am going to faint . ", Pam.

" Yeah , we haven't even slept because of exhaustion . ", Sid .

" What do you want me to do ? ", Mike .

" Cancel the ceremony . We are already married . What else do they want from us ? ", Pam .

" Well , don't worry I have an idea . ", Mike .

AFTER A WHILE :

" What are you doing ? ", I ask Mike .

" Well , we are going to turn on fire alarm and then escape with bride and groom . ", Mike as we head move down towards the corridor until we spot the alaram.

" This is ridiculous . ", but before I could say anything he pushes the button and the alaram starts to ring . Water starts to flow from the ceiling . As soon as it happens everything turns into mess . People are running in helter skelter . I also run to save myself from getting wet but fail .

Finally we are in Mike 's car . Bride and groom are already sitting in the car .

" That was fun . ", Pam .

" Yeah that was but I am very tired . ", Sid .

" Let us sleep ...", Pam .

" Yeah ..".

With that they already fell asleep . My God they are snoring .

" Oh, I didn't ask them . Where should we go ? "Mike .

" You can take them anywhere you want . I just want to go home . ", I say .

" Oh come on , little sis ...Hey , I know we should go on long drive . ", Mike as he drive towards the boulevard road .

AFTER A WHILE :

We are still in the car . I want to go home . Please , someone help me out .

" Oh , you are awake . ", Mike as Pam wakes up along with Sid .

Its quite amusing how they fall asleep and wake up at the same time .

" Yeah , now I feel good . ", Pam.

" Me too. ", Sid .

" Its boulevard road . We used to hang out here all the time , back then . ", Sid .

" Yeah we did . Speaking of which . I never asked you . How did you two meet ?", Mike .

" Oh , its a hilarious story . We were part -timers in a bakery shop. ", Pam .

" We were still studying in college . At first we weren't that close . But then one day . I asked her to cover for me . I had to go to a party but I said told her that my mother is ill . Unfortunately , you came in our bakery shop next day just to spill the beans . ", Sid

" Oo , now I remember .You were glaring at him that day . " Mike to Pam .

So , he was always an idiot .

Pam chuckles . " In order to get back him , I locked him inside the shop . I even took his mobile phone . But I felt guilty and couldn't sleep all night . I came early to open the shop at 5 A.M. But guess what ? He was comfortably watching television and eating pastry . "

" Yeah , the bakery shop had a TV .It was an old model with analog service . ", Sid .

" Ok, now that our long drive has ended . Where do you want to go ? ", Mike .

" Home . ", both Pam and Sid simultaneously .

Hence , Mike dropped them at their apartment and drove towards my house .

" Finally. ", I say as I open the door of car and run towards my house .

" I had a nice time , little sister !", Mike as he shouted behind me.

Now I can rest comfortably .