I love you forever and after

July 13th

"Dude, I got the toast, its showtime" shouted Shyam. I made some last minute adjustments, took a deep breath and started walking to what was one of the most important events in my life. Barath went ahead as I asked him to officiate the wedding for us."Hey Superstar, all set? Any last minute jitters?" asked Swathi, Shyam's wife. I smiled and walked passed her to see Sunanda aka fire sporting a new saree and was full of smiles.

We took up the stage.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today for joyous union of Raman and Ragini..." started Barat. I was supposed to give a big toast at the end of the ceremony and I practised it a hundred times. Being the groom, I was also supposed to tell my owes before everyone, and surprisingly I was not scared as I knew exactly what I wanted to say. "Raman, you have something to say?" asked Barat and I felt the entire crowd's stare on me. I turned to face Raagini, she wore the same smile when ever I got her doughnuts. I felt ready started,

"Raagini, its been 5 years since we have been together and it has been one hell of a ride. You have been a great friend, an awesome girl friend and a wonderful human being. You constantly gave me one new reason everyday to love you more. You  have grown more stupid which helps our relationship go well. If God were to give me a chance to start over my life from beginning, I would always want you to be girl whom I want to sweep off the feet and fall in love with, off all the girls in the world, which include Priyanka Chopra, Tamanna, Trisha and most importantly Sunny Leone. You will always be the one who I want to crack my jokes with, the one with whom I want to dance with, with whom I want to go to movies, cricket matches, with whom I want to go on trips. I want you to be the one to tell me that Ganguly's IPL team will win IPL one day, that wolverine is  real and I will get to meet him, that i drive like Lightning McQueen, that I can get the bow and arrow used by Legolas and that our seven kids will be awesome like me and pretty like you. I will keep comparing you to all the pretty things in the world, I will keep doing the craziest things ever to make you smile, I will keep holding your hand when we walk together,I will keep fighting for what I think is right,  I will keep making fun of your brother and your friends, I will keep telling your mom is super pretty, I will keep doing what I do best, to love you with all the love that there is.It has been a wonderful opportunity to have known you, been with you, to have gotten your consent to live the rest of my life with you, and I promise you that the rest of our lives is going to be fun, crazy, full of tears , laughter, hustle, chaos and through all that I will always be with you."

and then Raagini had her turn to say what she had in her mind. The final formalities were over and I turned towards Barath to hear the six words I have been waiting my lifetime to hear.

Happy Valentine's day