LOVE MARRIAGE
Short Fiction – A Love
Story
By
VIKRAM KARVE
From my Creative Writing Archives: One of my recent short stories
For those who have been
lucky to have a love marriage, there is an important day to celebrate called
wedding anniversary.
For me and my wife,
surviving one of those quintessential arranged marriages, our wedding
anniversary is just another day.
That is why, instead of
romancing each other over candlelight dinner, my wife and I are browsing books
at the bookstore.
Suddenly my wife says to
me, “Arun, look...!”
“Where?” I
ask.
“There, near the window
– look at the woman in the red dress,” my wife says, pointing her
hand.
I
look at the woman in the red dress.
“Don’t you know who she
is?” my wife asks excitedly.
“No,” I
say.
“She is Nisha – the
famous romantic author,” my wife says ardently.
“I’ve never heard of
her,” I say nonchalantly.
“You come with me,” my
wife says and I follow her towards the bestseller rack near the entrance, where
she pulls out a paperback from the shelf and shows me the photo of the woman in
the red dress on the back-cover.
“Yes, it is her,” I say,
“let’s go home.”
“Come, Arun, let’s meet
her and get her autograph on this book…” my wife says.
“No…” I interrupt,
“she’s browsing…she won’t like to be disturbed…let’s go…” I say and I turn
towards the exit.
“Please…”
“No…don’t give these
authors too much importance…let’s go home…” I say irritably, motioning my wife
with my eyes.
“You go. I’m going to
get her autograph on this book,” my wife says, and she starts walking towards
the woman in red who is still absorbed nose deep into browsing the book in her
hand.
I
turn and quietly walk into the philosophy section and browse books.
After a while my wife
comes and says, “She wants to meet you…”
“Who?”
“Nisha – the
author…”
“But I don’t want
to…”
“Hi Arun, remember me?”
says the woman in the red dress suddenly appearing in front of me.
I
am struck dumb.
“Arun and me had a real
good time together in college,” the woman in the red dress says to my wife, then
looks at me and says, “You remember what all we did, don’t you,
Arun?”
I
avert my eyes and I wish the earth below me would split and swallow me
up.
“Hey Arun darling,
you’ve told her all about us, haven’t you?” the woman in the red dress says
loudly, digging her fangs into me like a snake, and seeing the horror-struck
expression on my face the woman turns and speaks to my wife, “I am really sorry,
but I thought there was no place for secrets between husband and
wife….”
“Of course Arun has told
me everything about you Nisha. Everything, he has told me every single thing,”
my wife says emphatically to the woman in the red dress looking her in the eye,
and then turns to me and says, “shall we go home, Arun ?”
Mesmerized, awestruck, I
look at my wife and for the first time in my life I feel a flood of love for
her.
That is the moment I
fall in love with my wife.
Do you remember the moment when you fell in love with your wife?
You do?
Then why don't you tell us about it.
VIKRAM
KARVE
Copyright © Vikram Karve
2012
Vikram Karve has asserted his
right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the
author of this work.
© vikram karve., all rights
reserved.
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A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer. Educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures (2008) and is currently working on his novel and a book of vignettes and short fiction. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories, creative non-fiction articles on a variety of topics including food, travel, philosophy, academics, technology, management, health, pet parenting, teaching stories and self help in magazines and published a large number of professional research papers in journals and edited in-house journals for many years, before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for almost 15 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing. Vikram lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.
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© vikram karve., all rights reserved.
AMAZON
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MGERZ6
SMASHWORDS
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/87925
Foodie Book: Appetite for a Stroll
If your are a Foodie you will like my book of Food Adventures APPETITE FOR A STROLL. Do order a copy from FLIPKART:
http://www.flipkart.com/appetite-stroll-vikram-karve/8190690094-gw23f9
About Vikram Karve
A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer. Educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures (2008) and is currently working on his novel and a book of vignettes and short fiction. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories, creative non-fiction articles on a variety of topics including food, travel, philosophy, academics, technology, management, health, pet parenting, teaching stories and self help in magazines and published a large number of professional research papers in journals and edited in-house journals for many years, before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for almost 15 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing. Vikram lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.
Vikram Karve Academic and Creative Writing Journal: http://karvediat.blogspot.com
Professional Profile Vikram Karve: http://www.linkedin.com/in/karve
Vikram Karve Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/vikramkarve
Vikram Karve Creative Writing Blog: http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com/blog/posts.htm
Email: vikramkarve@sify.com
vikramkarve@gmail.com
© vikram karve., all rights reserved.
© vikram karve., all rights reserved.
A clever move by the wife saved the portion of Arun to be smashed.
ReplyDeleteWell, love appears out of nowhere, just like yours ..
Cheers
Latika !