It had been two weeks since the meeting the wedding date had been fixed which was happening within a week.  Preparations for the wedding had been a whirlwind of activity. Arjun's parents had insisted on a lavish affair, their status in the village demanding it.

Leela's father, a simple farmer, had sold a portion of their small patch of land to provide the dowry her mother-in-law had demanded. It was a heavy burden on their shoulders, but they bore it with stoic grace, knowing it was what was expected of them.