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"She will never know it." The last words fell to my ears and the world around me began to spin. What I had heard was... something I had never expected. I had never expected one of the happiest days of my life to turn into the worst one.

Those words echo in my head, reeling around like a never ending cassette. As the reality, the meaning behind those words sinks in, my stomach churns making me want to throw up this very instant. My eyes well up with tears unwilling to pour out, sweat beads roll down and the world shrinks.

The walls around me draw closer, engulfing me, I gasp like a fish out of water, trying to breathe. As I navigate my breathing, a hand rubs my back soothingly. My eyes fall on Yash, standing beside me, his eyes never meeting my gaze. My gaze settled on his eyes but he's never met mine. For the first time, his eyes looked everywhere but at me.

Once I feel my breathing go back to normal, I try to compose myself stepping back from his hold. He tries to hold me but I cease, needing the distance. My eyes rake through the room, my father, Baba Sa, Dadu, Dada Sa, everyone stares at the ground as if it's the most fascinating thing in the room.

My heart sinks, an unfathomable ache settles in my chest. The silence lingers in the air, too deafening to be real. Questions arise like a tsunami in my mind, the realisation of my position weighs heavy over me. My position, who was I? A deal, just a settlement, a mere commodity.

"You knew it didn't you?" My question to Yash echoes through the room, cutting the silence. Unable to speak, he nods. Something snaps within me, maybe the thin thread, the fragile connection that bound us together. My eyes sting with how tightly I clench them shut.

My nails dig into my palms, maybe drawing blood. My eyes meet my mother from across the room. A silent gasp escapes me as I look into her bloodshot eyes burning with unbridled rage. The unadulterated fury coursing through her was something I had never witnessed.

"What made all of you think you could decide things on my behalf that control my life? Was I just a puppet to all of you, making me dance to your tunes as you want? My voice is low, deadly calm. Dadi Sa's eyes shoot up, laced with tears that streak down her cheeks.

Rage surges within my veins and I see red. "Now , since all of you have made decisions for me even before I was born, it's high time I cease that right from all of you." Their eyes lift up, widening in disbelief with an unmistakable glint of fear.

"Please, let me explain, Rani Sa." Yash's voice falters with his earnest request. It hurts to look at all of them so dejected but I was numb, too numb with my own pain reeling through me. Both my father and father-in-law look as if they're struck by thunder. Of course, cats got their tongues.

"No, I do not want anything neither explanation nor justification. I want some time with no one hindering me. This time, there will be no one but me, just myself." My words rang clear and without looking back, I sprinted towards the courtyard.

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