Preeta glanced at the stunning mandap in front of her, lights brightening every corner of it. However, in her eyes, it was the darkest place in the universe. She looked at the woman and man revolving around the fire, her reddened eyes not blinking at all.
"Di!" Shrishti came near her, "Di do something, you can still stop this marriage. Claim you right as the wife of Karan Luthra. Don't let the witch, Mahira, enter the Luthra house. Please!" Shrishti shook Preeta.
Preeta watched Karan filling Mahira's parting part with sindoor, and making her wear a mangalsutra. All this time he was looking directly into her eyes as if leeching his joy from her sorrow. "You are officially husband and wife," the Pandit Ji announced. Preeta clapped with a smile and left the venue.
Shristi ran behind Preeta, "Preeta Di!" However, Preeta soullessly sat in a taxi and left.
In the taxi, Preeta's tears finally flowed. Unrestrained, as the pain engulfed her being. Throughout the journey, her mind was full of pictures of their happy moments, their banter, all the allegations against her, and scenes of how every member of that family abandoned her at some point.
"Madam, mandir aaya Gaya," the taxi driver informed her. Getting out of the taxi, Preeta helplessly walked towards the Durga's idol in the temple. When she came in front of it, she furiously rubbed off her sindoor and broke her mangalsutra.
"I am not going to ask you why you did this," Preeta spoke to the idol in a calm, "because you will never reply. I am not going to complain about all the problems I have had to face, because you can't undo them. However, I am here to beg you that after today, please don't give me any more brunts because I won't be able to take it." Preeta broke down and sobbed in front of the idol till there were no tears left.
Lifelessly, Preeta walked towards her house. When she entered the house, she heard Shrishti wail. "Kya Hua Shrishti?"
"Di, MAA!" Shrishti cried.
"Maa? What happened to Maa?" Preeta asked worriedly.
"Maa..."
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Hey everyone, so this is the first part of the prequel to reverting her life. I hope you enjoyed it and will give this story much love. This one has more twists and turns.
I am trying my best to update two chapters by midnight, so do look forward to them.
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Beyond the Past
Fanfiction"Preeta Di! Are you not going to do anything?" Shristi asked shaking Preeta by her shoulders. Preeta looked at the mandap, where Karan was taking Pehras with Mahira, without blinking. Her eyes engraving these moments into her brain. "Now you are h...
