Saturday, April 11, 2015

April 2015 A to Z Blogging Challenge- Chapter 10- Jump the gun

I'll Be There Beside You

Chapter 10

Today’s Idiom – Jump the gun

Meaning- If you jump the gun, you start doing something before the appropriate time.

At home, the preparations were already on. Shilpa and my mom were busy preparing a list of all the items that they would have to shop for the wedding. I really didn’t understand why most women had this intense fascination with shopping. As I heard them discussing gold rate and that they’d have to soon buy gold for the wedding, I was exasperated.

“I’m not even engaged and you guys are talking about wedding so soon. Don’t you think that you are jumping the gun?”

Shilpa and my mother just laughed heartily. They explained that a wedding meant elaborate planning and the earlier they started working on the list, the easier it would be on the D-day.

I sighed and went up to my room to pack. I had to leave for Bangalore tonight as I had come down for the weekend. I was amused at how quickly my life had changed. When I arrived on Saturday morning, I was a carefree, footloose bachelor but now I was a soon-to-be engaged and slightly-in-love man.

I had taken Lalitha’s cell number and now I typed a message to her- “I’ll be leaving tonight for B’lore. Do call me when u reach next week”

I was jubilant when I heard that Lalitha and her mother were visiting Bangalore next weekend for an Ayurvedic treatment that Asha aunty was undergoing. I was thinking of planning something special for Lalitha when I received a reply- “I’ll miss you. Have a safe journey.”

Her words brought a smile to my lips. I hoped that the next 5 days to weekend would move fast and I could be with Lalitha again.

Downstairs I could hear my mother speaking loudly on the phone and I thought that she was probably informing all our family members about the good news. Had I known, that my mother was trying to unsuccessfully convince my relatives that Lalitha was indeed a perfect match for me and no matter what they said she wouldn’t change her mind, I’d have been alerted to the fact that my mother was hiding a vital information from me.


But I was already building my future with Lalitha. Slowly but surely I was falling in love. Many times I flashback to that moment when I was blissfully unaware of the calamity that was about to strike my life. I often think, had I know that many years back Lalitha was found guilty of murdering a man, would I have still gone ahead and married her?

You can read the previous chapters here-
Chapter 1                                     Chapter 8                
Chapter 2                                     Chapter 9
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21 comments:

  1. Prathima RaoApril 11, 2015 at 9:30 AM

    Hmmm.. the cat is out of the bag finally. Interesting to see how the story develops now.

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  2. AnonymousApril 11, 2015 at 10:10 AM

    Oh gosh! so here comes the twist..Loved it Prasanna :) Good job as always :)

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  3. Sundari VenkatramanApril 11, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    #jawdrop
    What????? Murder? and Sudhir's mother is cool about it. And what does Bala have to say about that? Can't wait to read the next installment :)
    You are welcome to check my A-Z posts here: http://sundarivenkatraman.blogspot.in/

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  4. UnknownApril 11, 2015 at 12:23 PM

    Omg! I was so into his happy in-love-thoughts- that you describe so well, and then ka-boom! Great write up! Cant wait to see where this is going....

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  5. Vishal BheerooApril 11, 2015 at 4:15 PM

    Hehe! Congrats for the marriage if you going for it. I've been resisting marriage for years. Lovely write-up:)

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  6. Vinay Leo R.April 11, 2015 at 5:19 PM

    Oh. there's that twisht. We readers had jumped the gun and thought of a happy :D wonder what will happen now. ..

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  7. iluvfictionApril 11, 2015 at 5:24 PM

    Oh wow! Can't wait for Monday!!

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  8. RajlakshmiApril 11, 2015 at 6:05 PM

    woa.. that's quite a twist... I wonder what happens next. Nice narration

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  9. ArchanaApril 11, 2015 at 6:37 PM

    Twists and turns come at the most unexpected moments... Whats life without them?? Good going :)

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  10. SuzyApril 11, 2015 at 7:00 PM

    OMG what a twist. Can't wait for the next episode.

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  11. i b aroraApril 11, 2015 at 8:42 PM

    what a twist in the tale

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  12. Shilpa GargApril 11, 2015 at 9:28 PM

    Oh! What's her secret! I hope that does not change Sudhir's outlook towards Lalitha!!

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  13. Shanaya TalesApril 11, 2015 at 10:32 PM

    What? WHAT?! Omg I did not see this coming at all. Super twist! Can't wait to see what happens next.
    *Shantala @ ShanayaTales*

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  14. Swathi ShenoyApril 11, 2015 at 10:43 PM

    Killed? Lalita? How can you use those two words in the same sentence :O What is happening!!

    Just Listen

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  15. Sarah AllanApril 12, 2015 at 12:18 AM

    Great post! Happy A-Zing!

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  16. the little princessApril 12, 2015 at 10:50 AM

    Wondering if after falling in love, he would still be affected by whatever secret they are hiding...or will love override?

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  17. UnknownApril 12, 2015 at 7:30 PM

    Ohhh!

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  18. Shailaja VApril 13, 2015 at 2:59 PM

    Oh my god! Totally did not see that coming! You vixen, you Prasanna :D Now want to know what's up next.

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  19. AathiraApril 13, 2015 at 3:50 PM

    Murder and Lalitha??? Whaaaaaa???!! She is such a gentle soul. I'm sure she will have some good justification :)

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  20. Jyotsna BhatiaApril 13, 2015 at 10:31 PM

    Murder?? This is interesting !!

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  21. KeirthanaApril 15, 2015 at 12:05 PM

    There's the twist I was looking for, getting interesting by every post..

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