"Ye aap kya keh rhe hai ji ?" Shanti asked with her widened eyes.
(What are you saying ji?)
"Bhaishaab ne kaha hai k..ki Poonam ka by..yah abhi kr...krana sahi rhega" Manohar replied with cracked voice.
(Brother said that marrying Poonam now will be good)
"Un rakshako ke ghar mein shadi krana sahi hoga, ap khud ko sun bhi rhe hai ki nhi ji" Santi asked furiously.
(Marrying her in that hell will be good, are you even listening to yourself ji ?)
"Shanti wo itne bhi-"
(Santi they aren't that-)
"mein kuch nhi janti, apko iska byaah karwana hai toh kisi aur se kra dijiye, pr un logo ke ghr nhi, mein apko humari bachi ko narak mein nhi jhokane dungi " Shanti stated cutting Manohar's word.
(I don't know anything, if you want to do her marriage then find someone else but not him, I won't let you send our daughter in that hell)
"Tu kya samajhti hai, ki mein chahta hu apni bachi ki shadi waha krane ke liye, nhi Shanti mein mar rha hu andar se, pr uske alawa chara bhi toh nhi hai kuch, bhaishab ne kitna kuch kiya humare liye" Manohar's voice cracked in end.
(Do you think I am willing to marry my daughter there, no Shanti I'm dieing from inside but we don't have any other option, brother did so much for us)
"Ha toh kya unka ehsaan apni bachi ki bali deke chukayenge aap ?" Santi replied angrily.
(So that's how you are going to pay him back? by sacrificing your daughter's life ?)
Manohar looked at his wife's state, no matter how much she's strict with their children but they are her life especially Poonam, then his gaze moved to his daughter. she is his life, his angel but sadly he have to send his daughter to the hell by his own hands.
"bas mujhse nafrat mat kriyo, meri bachi" Manohar whispered.
(Just don't hate me, my dear)
..............
Poonam was getting ready in her room, cladded in a yellow suit salwar and a pink dupatta wrapped around her neck, pairing it with her small gold hoop earrings and a simple chain. Applying her moisturizer and kohl she was ready to meet the guests, unaware about the reason of their sudden visit.
Shanti Devi was ignoring Poonam since morning because she couldn't face her, cause of that she was keeping herself busy in kitchen and told her sister-in-law to don't let Poonam enter the kitchen.
Around 30 minutes later, two couple in their 50s with a tall young man came inside, guided by Manoj (Poonam's Bade papa) and Manohar. Ladies served them water and Manoj introduced them to his wife and Shanti.
"Ye hai Arvind Mishra ji, Mishra parivaar ke bade aur ye hai unki dharm patni" Manoj said while pointing towards the elderly couple among them.
(He is Arvind Mishra, Elder of Mishra family and she's his wife)
"Yeh hai Mahendra Mishra ji aur unki dharam patni. yeh ladke ke mata pita hai" then he pointed towards the 2nd couple.
(He is Mahendra Mishra and his wife. they are boy's parents)
"aur yeh hai Kaushal" he pointed towards the young man sitting on the chair in corner with expressionless face.
(And He is Kaushal)
Both family greeted each other after introduction between both families except Arvind and Kaushal as they were giving brooding look to everyone.
After a while Manoj asked them to bring Poonam and Rachna (Poonam's badi maa) went inside her room to bring her. Her parents heartbeat gets faster with each passing second. They both liked the family but Kaushal's brooding nature was scaring them, his aura felt so cold to deal.
Shanti was only manifesting to Poonam get rejected by them because that's the only way to save her daughter from these monsters.
A minute later, Rachna arrives there with Poonam, looking beautiful in that yellow suit given by her mother, her long black hair bouncing with each steps she takes and the side strands of her hair were tucked with tick-tack clip.
The moment Kaushal's eyes fell on her, he was mesmerized by her enchanting eyes.He found his family staring her with impressed expression and she greeted them with smile and touched their feet except Kaushal as her badi maa stopped her.
"Yeh hai humari Poonam" Manoj introduced her with a smile.
(This is our Poonam)
Everyone responded with smile and Poonam looked at her father asking him through eyes, "what's happening ?" but her father said nothing but looked away from her.
"Aur Poonam inse se milo yeh hai Kaushal aur unka parivaar, jo tumhare rishte ke liye aaye hai"
(And Poonam meet them, This is Kaushal and his family and they are here for your marriage)
Poonam looked at her bade papa in disbelief and then moved her eyes to those people whose names she still doesn't know and then to the guy who was here for her but after recalling him her pupils grew wide and mouth open as she knew him, he's Kaushal Mishra, the cold-y of her village. But why her bade papa is saying that they are here for her marriage? No she doesn't want this, please Mahadev. before she could protest, a man-ly deep voice stopped her.
"Hume ye rishta manjoor hai" Arvind Mishra stated making her eyes wide and tears started forming in her honey orbs.
(We agree to this relationship)
Manohar and Shanti Devi looked defeated and their sorrowed eyes met with her teary one. Poonam was questioning her parents through eyes and complaining. Manoj and Rachna became happy and Manoj hugged his brother. their actions came to halt when a voice ranged.
"Par Mujhe ye rishta manjoor nhi"
(But I don't agree to this relationship)
................ To be continued
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