chapter 12

Next day, things were back to normal.Sugandha was avoiding me but she was very sweet with Ma and Taara Mam who paid us a sudden visit.Taara Mam was sitting with me and Sugandha in our garden.Taara Mam, said to her,"Sugandha, your garden Roses are looking beautiful, why don't you ask Palash to put one in your hair!"I understood her cue and went straight to a blooming rose flower. In my haste to pluck the flower, a thorn pierced my finger and drops of blood fell on the ground. Still, I brought the flower and put it on the lustrous  hair of Sugandha.She noticed the blood on my finger and instinctively put it in her mouth to stop the flow of blood. I felt a strange kind of tingling feeling in each and every cell of my body. I tried to hide my love for my wife by looking somewhere else while I could see how Sugandha was cleaning the wound and was taking care of my wounded hand in the similar manner in which I wanted to take care of her wounded heart, mind and soul.Taara Mam was observing our friendly banter and asked us,"Do you know that, Oxytocin is known as love hormone, it brings people together as one of it's potent effects on us!"Sugandha said to her,"Love hormone can only bring together but in order to stay together, a stronger reason is needed, called, "Commitment."I said to Sugandha,"I am a starting person, Sugu! I love starting projects, friendships but often fall short of completing them either on time or in best shape. You complete me by being my best friend and soulmate who completes my life, family by fulfilling my dreams and unsaid wishes!"Taara Mam said to me,"Yes, that's true! Sugandha is your anchor who knows how to give you support in the most difficult period of your life!"Sugandha said to Mam,"Mam, it's true that I am his soulmate but he hasn't done anything to prove through his actions that he is my soulmate too!"Taara Mam, said to me,"Palash, why don't you write a letter to your wife and wait for her answer before starting a new chapter of lifelong commitment with each other!"I could not agree with her more, I said to my teacher,"That's a great idea, if Sugandha would agree then I would love to share my thoughts in the form of a love letter, our marriage happened under special circumstances, so I could not get time to write love letters to her, but today I feel I should write one letter to her every day till she accepts me back in her life!"Sugandha smiled at me and I took it as, "Yes" from her side. After all Oxytocin started showing the effects of love on both of us, that is why it is called, "The Love Hormone" as it soothes the nerves and spreads the feeling of love and belongingness once it is released in our body through the chemical factory of our mind, after spending sweet moments of togetherness with our loved ones like sharing our thoughts, giving hugs or being each other's partner in life!