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My mother helped me get up. Both of my parents were already in tears yet I could see the satisfaction on their faces as if they were happy that I was married now. We were sent to take blessings of the elders, and the first person I was pulled towards was a lady who looked around my father's age but she was still so beautiful and poised for her age.
For a second I just blinked at her, kind of mesmerized with her beauty.
She must be Surya's sister...
She smiled tenderly at me as she blessed us. We headed towards my parents who were weeping with a smile. After taking their blessings, the final ritual was performed,bidai...
The ritual, thinking about which my heart clenched. My path would now separate from that of my family, my parents and my sister... I would be a part of them yet still not a part of them because I had just become a part of another family...
I would no longer be waking up in my room, I would no longer be seeing my mother as the first person in the morning, I could no longer be acting immature in front of my sister when my father favors me over her...
My whole life was going to change. Even though I didn't ever want to leave my family, my house, I had to go where my husband goes. I burst out in sob and I hugged my father as everyone walked outside towards the awaiting car. He was vigorously shaking as he wept over my shoulder. I was missing him already.
My mother placed her hand over my shoulder ready to engulf me in a bear tight hug, which she did exactly once my dad released me. My mom and I sobbed uncontrollably like that. Before my sister gave us a group hug. My mother withdrew as she rested her head on my dad's shoulder and continued to cry. My sister Ritika, my aunt Lasika, Prerna and Anjali all of them hugged me one after another.
It was surprising, but Luv and Kush didn't tease me. Instead, they hugged me and even shed some tears while they tried to hide it. Gently, I was being pulled back, I turned around to find my father who smiled through his tears as he slowly guided me towards the awaiting black Benz.
I got into the car as I continued to sob. I was such a mess that I didn't even register the door closing and the car moving. All I did was cry until I exhausted myself to sleep.
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The clattering of bangles rang around as I rolled over. The soft mattress felt warm underneath me. I slowly opened my eyes letting the blurriness clear.
"That's pretty..." I mumbled looking at the beautiful interiors of the ceiling before the panic set in. My eyes widened as I sat up straight, "oh gosh! Oh gosh! This is not real! This should be just a dream! A nightmare!"
The door to the washroom opened and a man came in with a towel in his hand, he was in asherwaniand a frown marred his forehead. It was like he had rushed out of the washroom in a hurry and worried.
My heart dropped, "no, this can't be happening."
I kept shaking my head to myself while he just patiently watched me, "this is not true, I'm not here again!"
I might have been yelling but I didn't care. I looked at Viaan still not believing that he was right there, I still couldn't believe that I was back in this damned room, I still couldn't believe that this was the reality.
And that was when my dumb brain registered another thing,hewas inthesherwani… thesamesherwanithatSurya was wearing forourmarriage.And all of a sudden, everything clicked into place making color to drain from the face.
"I-I'm married to y-you?" I choked out in disbelief.
He just gave me a blunt look before deadpanning, "No Sherlock Holmes, you are married to Aristotle's daughter. And I'm just a delivery man."
20. BEES
Mylower lip quivered as tears started to blur my eyes. I was married to this jerk!?! How? When? Why?
How in a sense, how was it possible?
When did it happen? And why wasn't I informed about this beforehand?
I heard Viaan exhale loudly, "look, I didn't mean it like that. I didn't say it intentionally, it was a reflex—" I cut him off whispering, "out."
No, I wasn't angry or hurt.
Viaan looked taken aback, "what?"
"I said 'out'," I repeated as calmly as the calm before a storm. My blood that was boiling like lava, dried all my tears. All of a sudden my depression had dissolved, leaving me very much exposed to the mixture of extreme emotions. And the dominant one was the incandescent.
"Excuse me?" He looked away giving an amused chuckle as if I was cracking a joke here. He turned to face me, the expression on his face looked like he was expecting me to add 'just kidding' and run into his arms.
Then you thought wrong, Mr. Raivardhan.
