The Wedding House #FridayFotoFiction

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Appa and Amma were really excited, the house had been all decked up for Minu’s wedding. They had even arranged for the most expesnive bougainville flowers to deck up the entrance.

It was a house which would witness a wedding after 27 long years.

The next morning instead of chitter chatter and laughter, a stony silence prevailed. The wedding had been called off as the groom’s greedy family demanded a foreign trip for the couple at the last moment and Minu was the one who staunchly refused and called off the marriage.

Appa and Amma sat forlorn, looking at the decorated house and untouched food and savouries.

Minu was missing since morning.

Suddenly they heard footsteps and saw around 10 pairs of curious eyes peep in. Girls aged 10-15 in ragged dresses and unkempt hair with shy smiles were walking in followed by Minu.

“Appa Amma I called them to join the feast. I thought we should celebrate this new beginning together, here’s hoping more young women can fearlessly say- No ”

Linking up with Mayuri and Tina for #FridayFotoFiction

Published by Akshata Ram

Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.

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