This is it.
"Krushi your feet is bleeding." Mr. Baraskar said.
I just went out of the room. With each steps towards the mandap, it felt as if am close to my death.
My brother came with Ruchika. They held a net embroidered cloth as the purdah from each end and walked infront of me. And Kriya Di's friends walked beside me. Oh how I wanted my friends to be beside me.
I reached the mandap. Mahi di helped me to get on to the stage and sit beside him. Mom and dad came with two guards. I looked for badi maa and bade papa but they
The priest chanted the hymns. Without understanding I did whatever he asked to. I did mindlessly everything, starting from jaimala to the rituals of kanyadan and pani grahanam . I could feel his eyes on me.
Now it was the time of Saptapadi. The first 3 rounds had to be done by me. Till this time I had to do everything by sitting and the jaimala was done by standing but I have to walk now. My feet are paining. Let it be.
Abhimaan's POV
When Ved and Ruchika removed the purdah, the guests present gasped at her beauty. I would lie if I say she didn't look good. Good might be a small word to describe her beauty. She looked matured. But the only thing which was missing was her smile. I never saw her smiling. I wonder how she would look while smiling.
She didn't even looked at anyone. She kept her eye down all the time.
I am sure she didn't listen to anything what the priest said.
She was behaving like a living dead body.
(I have never seen any wedding ceremony. So I don't have any knowledge about it so I am skipping all the details. Only mentioning some of it.)
She didn't even react when her hand was on mine for kanyadaan and hastamilap.
For the Saptapadi , first 3 rounds were to be completed by her and the other 4 by me.
We both stood up and she leaded me when the priest asked to start the pheras. The first two rounds were done properly followed by ashmarohanam on the completion of each round. During the third round she walked with little difficulty maybe , because she ran . But it was not. When she put forward her foot for ashmarohanam I saw her foot was bleeding. It was my turn to lead her. She can't walk properly so I carried her by bridal style.
The guests made an "awww" sound.
"Put me down." She glared at me.
"Your foot is bleeding." I said while doing the pheras.
"None of your concern." She snapped.
"It is. You are my almost wife so it concerns me."
" I am NOT your wife."
"Yes whatever floats your boat."
"A forced one."
"Now keep quiet and let me complete the round."
"Put me down."
"As you wish. " I put her down as the rounds were completed.
We sat down.
Then a plate was put forward by Pritika. A box of vermilion and a nuptial chain was placed on that plate decorated with roses.
I took a pinch of sindoor and put it on her hair partition while Miskha held her maang tika aside.
I didn't realise when a tear slipped off my eye. I wanted this day to be with Kriya but where am I. No one is to be blamed except me.
Little bit of vermilion fell on her nose. She didn't react here too. It's making me guilty.
"It's said that if the sindoor falls on the bride's nose then the husband will love his wife forever." One of my business partner's wife said.
"What a nonsense." Krushi
murmured .
The priest then pronounced us as husband and wife. He told us to take blessings of all the elders.
First I went to Daadu as he was the eldest of my family. Krushi followed me. We bent to take blessings but Krushi didn't touch his feet.
At least she can take the blessings of an elder.
Krushi's POV
Like hell I will touch his feet. No way. Whatever others think, let them. I don't care. This oldie was the reason for everything.
I straightened up. We then went to Mr and Mrs Baraskar. We took their blessings. "Let everything fall in its place. Be happy always." They blessed me without sparing a glance to my so called husband.
I feel guilty as his parents didn't bless him . But anyway it was his mistake.
We went to my parents. When we bent to take blessings. Mom dad took a step back and hugged me tightly.
"We are sorry ,we couldn't protect you." Mom was crying hard.
" I want to meet my uncle aunt and Sanam. Now."
"Let's go."
He went to old Mr. Baraskar and said something in his ears to which he nodded.
"Please enjoy the feast. The dining area is in the other side. "
"Let's go."
I , my parents and Ved followed him .
As soon as the door opened, I rushed to Sanam and engulfed him in my arms.
"I am sorry my love. I couldn't stop it." He sobbed against my neck. We both were crying holding each other.
"We can't be together anymore now. You don't have to tolerate my annoying ass." He laughed.
"No please. Don't say this. I can divorce him."
"Hey, my chipmunk don't be like this. He is your husband now."
"He is no one to me. I want to be with you. Please take me from here." I couldn't even say that properly due to crying.
"I wanted you to be my husband. I want to have kids with you. I want to explore the world with you. I want to grow old with you."
He detached him from me and wiped my tears and kissed my forehead.
"We can be together in the next birth. And at that time I won't allow any Abhimaan to take you. You will be only mine."
I hugged him more tightly.
"Hey... Hey .... Hey... Buffalo.... I can't breathe.... How much do you eat"
I left him.
Abhimaan's POV
I know very well that she doesn't like me but it really hurt me when she said I am no one to her and she could leave me.
They both love each other too much. I really envy them.
Not only did I took her away from her love but also I broke my best friend's heart.
What have I done.
I will try to mend everything.
"It's too late to mend anything." A voice came in my mind.
Author's POV
Krushi knows he is hurt as hell but isn't showing. He knows damn well that if he gets weak then Krushi won't take a second to hit Abhimaan.
Sanam stood up and walked towards Abhimaan.
"If you hurt as you did today or in any way force her then you won't be alive. You managed to do it today but there won't be next time. You will regret your existence Mr. Baraskar if anything happens to her." Sanam warned him and went away.
Krushi ran behind him and back hugged him.
"Don't leave me Sanam."
Sanam turned towards her and kissed her near her lips.
"Take care. I love you." With that he slightly pushed her and ran away from there.
There she knew she completely lost him. Forever.
She fell down and hit the floor with her bare hands.
Her family couldn't see her like this. They too were crying. While for Abhimaan he was guilty. But nothing can be done now, right?
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I cried writing this chapter. I actually imagined myself in Krushi's place and my boyfriend in Sanam's place. I can't think what will happen if something like this happens to me. Oh God! I can't imagine.
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