all of a sudden..................

I was getting married.That's right soon I was to be legally united with a woman for the purpose of living together for the rest of our lives.I wondered to myself if that was the right definition of getting married or it's just a commitment or is it a bond which is easy to make but hard to break. Janet, my fiance whom I had hardly known for a few weeks and I still wondered if it was the right time to go ahead and fall into the nuptial net.
We had been discussing our wedding and it seemed as if I were non-existing;"I want a garland of pink flowers,no roses I'am allergic to roses,the music should be this ,the wedding cake like this........."What the hell this is my marriage too ,I then thought .How would you like to wear a tux at your marriage when you always wanted to wear a suit on your wedding day?And what's worse no one can hear you.We had been arguing day and night since the day I had proposed to her .I also had second thoughts about this marriage and I don't know if it was the right thing a day before our marriage.We were suppose to meet the clergy and decide upon the time.
During our counseling session with the clergy we met this another couple Zach & Flo who wished to have the same day & time for their wedding day as ours .From the way both looked at each other they seemed so much in love with each other.From the way they spoke to the clergy about themselves they seemed to have no quarrels or differences in opinion. And from the stories they told us it seemed as if they had no problems in their relation and that they were made for each other & that they were soulmates & were ready to spend the rest of their lives together .And we had no stories to tell about our relationship except for a passionate kiss in the car which ofcourse could’nt be mentioned to the clergy. But I must admit that Janet is a wonderful kisser. Besides this we had nothing to talk of our relation.
There was still some confusion in my head and heart was in a state of dilemma .May be I was just nervous about the whole thing as it was all happening so fast. When I go to the church to attend a wedding ceremony I get nervous even though it is not my marriage. The clergy makes me nervous ; the little lit candles make me nervous ; the sight of the huge church organ makes me nervous ;everything makes me nervous ;even god makes me nervous .The moment I go through the gate of a church and attempt to stay calm , I become an irresponsible fool .I had no clue what to do.
The other day I and Janet were invited by Zach and Flo on a double date to this beautiful but a dangerous spot on the high mountain peaks where lovers met and made vows to stay together even after death. In a word some people considered it to be a must thing to do before marriage & Flo & Zach were one of the few couples . I thought it would be a good idea to join them & would give me a chance to know my partner better .So I forced Janet to come along, though I was unhappy about the fact that she was not ready to come of her own will.
The area was densely wooded, scattered over with great rocks and up by a number of deep ravines and it was snowing as if it had never snowed before . The path the whole way ran through heavy jungle, and was bordered in some places by big rocks , and in others by bushes .At the far right hand side the flat ground went round the edge of a big rock and the dropped steeply .It was at this rock the couple had to stand and take their vows. The sight was scary when you looked down as it was steep as a wall & behind was a huge snow covered peak which would send down an avalanche even with the slightest vibration.
Zach & I decide to have a look down the steep rock, while the girls waited in the car . Without the slightest warning snow came rushing down towards us from the peak behind us and we were hanging at the edge of the rock thousands of metres above solid ground. Now another avalanche was certain to take us down and slam us down on the hard earth and death was near .There was another avalanche advancing towards us and I thought this was it . I looked if I could see Janet probably for the last time. There Janet was rushing towards me to help me ,I told her to run and save her life but she wouldn’t listen. Zach shouted for help from Flo but she wouldn’t listen ,she got down from the car and ran for shelter. But my Janet was there for me ,she came to me and I looked into her eyes and it was then I realized that this was the woman with whom I would spend the rest of my life. Even the gods were pleased and miraculously the flowing snow from the mountain stopped all of a sudden.
24-10-2003.
Note all characters in this story are fictitious and bear no resemblance to anyone living or dead.