Vows Of Serenity

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I M P O R T A N T

previously known as LASYA: His Abode, I changed the name to VOWS OF SERENITY, please be considerate, I know it was a hustled decision but it was needed!
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L A S Y A

I stared at the golden exquisite invitation card placed on my glass table in front of me in a daze. I wasn't surprised or shocked, but it felt just a bit off. My eyes burned as I tried hard to keep my tears at bay.

Raina Agarwal
Weds
Moksh Mehrotra

The wedding card read and I just scoffed, staring at it in amusement. I ran my fingers over the golden and ivory design, picked it up and went through the date, time and venues. Raina Agarwal, my sister, and when I say sister it meant blood-related sister was getting hitched to God's knows who and I was being made aware by just a mere invitation card.

My family had done the greatest honour of all time by at least sending me an invitation a week before the big day expecting my presence. But it wasn't enough, they not only expect my presence as a family member but also as the event manager planning the whole damn event. The card sent wasn't just a mere invitation it was all related to business. Obviously! Why waste your precious money on finding a wedding planner when your daughter, I mean namesake's daughter runs an event management firm? Sigh

I founded my event management firm Mubarakan when I was just 20 and in the middle of my degree. I started it from scratch, struggling between work and completing my master's. It took me years to strengthen my pillars but I made it through it. Now I have created the most renowned and successful name among the elite club with my amazing team and hard work. With great calibre and dedication, we won awards through the years and reached miles. My whole youth was dedicated to my goals and ambition and making their dream events come true. And I for a matter of fact knew that everything, all the hardship, extra efforts, and sleepless nights were worth it. It was worth the wait.

But now I was 28 and unmarried, great right? I just didn't get the norms of the society. Like why was a woman supposed to get married in her early twenties and let a man decide her worth? There are many great things to do out there rather than getting hitched and having your freedom curtailed and ambitious under the shackles of your in-laws and husband. Settling down doesn't only mean marriage, there are various factors like goals, life experiences and financial stability. I wasn't really against the idea of marriage, but I was an ambitious woman who was living her life on her terms. Maybe that's why I think my parents decided to outcast me from the family.

My phone vibrated on the table and a smirk graced my lips, my mother only called me once a year only if it was important or sometimes not even that. No birthday, Diwali or New Year wishes. I had spent my years in the loneliness of my apartment or with my friends.