Damsel in Distress -an Indian Story

Weightage of Truth. Part 1

Author's pov

The whole place was  filled with the hustle bustle of the engagement. In one side the photographers are trying to capture the pics of the bride who was adorned in a peach lehanga and diamond jewels. She was cursing that photographers in mind because they are asking her to smile continuously for the last two hours.

Swetha, the bride was really happy for this marriage. For her it's like a lottery. On one hand she is getting the man of her dreams on the other hand she is going to become the daughter in law of the richest household.

.  That's why she said 'Yes' to Avinav with out a second's thought when he proposed her and broke up with her ex who is just a struggling musician.

Her friends were gossipping  in a corner how she ditched her ex to marry Avinav.

For Avinav, this wedding is entirely for his family. His family was not happy with his playboy image and was trying to get him married for years. He was escaping from this giving many reasons. But last year, his mother's health got worse which made him promise to get married as fast as possible.

He wants a girl who knows everything about him. That's why he chose Swetha who is none other than his secretary. Even though he was a playboy he wants to be loyal to his wife. So he stopped doing flings from the day he decided to get married . He proposed her on Valentine's day and informed their parents.

But, even after going many dates with her he couldn't find love with her. He believes everything will change once they got married.

On the other side Karthik was all set to confess everything to Nithya. He was waiting for this moment. He wanted to gain her trust. And now he earned that. Last night he confirmed her trust on him. Unlike Nithya he was strong . He knows he did a mistake. But he is ready to accept it and change it. He couldn't wait for one more day.

The more he delays, the more he has to face her wrath. He prepared himself to present everything in a which Nithya got less hurt. In a way which justifies the motive of his actions.

Nithya's pov

My heart was beating frantically after the call I got in the morning. It was from Swathi. That bastard's friend tried to threw acid on her face. By Krishna's grace she escaped from it.

I never thought he will go to this extent. His reputation got spoiled after he went to jail. If he had this much grudge with Swathi , then I can imagine the intensity of his hatred for me. He will never leave me. I'm not scared for my life. If something happens to me, my mom can't bear that.

My heart was swelled with guilt. Every one is suffering because of me. I can never forgave myself if something happens to Swathi because of me. My head starts aching badly thinking all these .

" Nithya, open the door" It was Rithu.
I opened the door.
" You still haven't got ready" she said barging into my room.

" Madam , engagement is at 10 , go and get ready " she said handing me a cover.

" What's this?"

" You are going to wear this today" she declared.

"I have already selected a dress" I said giving it back.

" Oh God. I know your choices. Now not a word. You are going to wear this only. " She pushed me to the dressing room.

I'm not feeling like doing anything. I sat there for sometime. Finally I wear that dress. It was a beautiful lehanga. But a bit bold for my taste. As my heart is full of fears I couldn't concentrate on anything. I struggled to do my hair. I couldn't even tie it properly. Finally I left it open.

When I went to the engagement venue my eyes were searching for only one person. I was yearning for a glance of him .My heart found peace just by a single glance of him . I had this safe feeling around him.

Finally my eyes found its destination standing in full glory in a black shirt and blue jeans looking devilishly handsome. I realized I was ogling at him when he turned back and smiled at me. I was so embarrassed. I wanna look away, but as he was looking at me I gave him a faint smile hiding my blush.

All the fear that I had vanished in a second. I tried to divert myself from him, but everytime I ended up looking at him .He caught me four five times which made me blush. I want this Earth to open up and swallow me to save from the embarrassment.

If I have some one like him in my life, I would face any kind of problem with courage. It's a strength. His one smile gives me  a lot of confidence.

I saw him playing with some kids and a small smile formed on my lips. He picked a small girl in his hand and starts twirling her around.

" Ahem ahem. For your kind information , you are ogling at my brother for the last one hour. As a responsible sister I'm concerned about his safety" Rithu said in a teasing tone  with a wink and I pinched her hand.

I felt happy to see her smiling. I hoped that she had moved on. Some relative called her and she went away

Suddenly Ruchika( Karthik's niece) came towards me and sat on my lap.
I ruffled her hairs. She is so cute just like her uncle.

" Ruchika.."

Someone called and I turned around to see Dr. Avinash Sinha.

" Daddy" Ruchika said and ran to his arms.

What? Daddy? I was shocked to hell with the new piece of information.
That means he is Karthik's jiju. Why he hid this from me??

I saw worry lines in the face of Dr. Sinha when he saw me. He went away from there holding Ruchika. I rushed towards Karthik. But soon the pandit announced it's time for engagement. I waited till the ceremony ends. I saw him smiling with his family .

I prayed God for good. I don't want him to be involved in this. He is a good person. He couldn't involve in all these. Maybe that creepy doctor is cheating his sister. I was thinking different possibilities. In every possibility I made Karthik innocent.

Karthik's pov

I lost my breath when I saw her coming to the engagement venue. She looked so beautiful. Divinely beautiful in that peach lehanga. I couldn't concentrate on anything else.

Shortly after the engagement Avi dragged me  behind  the hall.

" What happened?" I asked .

" She saw me man " it took me a minute to realize what he meant.

" Shit. How many times I told you not to go infront of her." I got frustrated.

" How long can I hide Karthik? I was doing that for the last one week. I can't do that anymore. You better go and tell her everything. Why are you making things complicated?" He shouted .

When I stayed silent, he continued.
" Just go now and tell her they you are the one who stalked her and helped her." As he finished his sentence I diverted my glance from him to find Nithya standing there with her hands crossed on her chest.

My heart started beating faster. Did she hear what he said?. This was the only thing in my mind.
She started coming towards me.
From her face I could say that she heard our conversation.  She was coming with full rage.

What happened next was beyond my expectations........

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Part 2 will publish tomorrow

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