"𝑪𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒂 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔? 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓?"
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"Only 5 months into this marriage, and we'll part our ways," he said, but their marriage had been arranged for the past 18 years.
Tears streamed down h...
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Wondering why I said yes to the marriage? Well, I didn't find any issue in it. Abhiyansh seemed like a well-educated, well-mannered man, and his family was something I always dreamed my in-laws to be like.
A scoff left my lips when I remembered my script.
Flashback to yesterday night-
"Maa, bhai just said that I have to get married. I have no choice." I was drowned in my thoughts when I heard a knock. Quickly wiping off my tears, I walked to open the door.
It was Papa standing there. It was so rare for him to show up in my room because since I came back, he hadn't even cared to ask me, "Was I fine?"
"Ayein, Papa," I said and let him in. (Come)
He walked in and sat on the bed while I stood in front of him, my head hung low. Why? Because I never had that sweet father-daughter relationship with my father like other daughters did.
"Rooh, beta," papa said.
I don't know why, but I felt so heartwarmed when Papa addressed me as "beta." Why? Because I had heard him calling me "beta" for the first time since I came back.
"Ji, Papa."
"Beta, about your marriage...hear me out first. Don't react. I know it shouldn't have come out the way it did. I agree you were shocked; of course, anyone would be. But," he paused, then continued, "it's not a lie, though."
"Then what should I do, Papa? What do you expect me to say, and how should I react? Nach to nahi sakti na mein ab?" I said, because I was also mad at everyone. How could they just come up with this marriage thing and drop it like a bomb on me?
"But there's no going back, Rooh."
"So what, Papa? Will you get me married against my wish? Against my will? To someone I don't know?"
"He's not someone you don't know. You used to play 'ghar ghar' with him an-" I cut him off mid-sentence.
"Papa, I was a kid. He was a kid. We were friends. God knows what kind of man he is now. Besides, as we grow, our personalities change. Just because we played 'ghar ghar' in childhood, does that mean I should actually set up a home with him now?"
"It was decided more than a decade ago," he said sternly.
"So what's my fault? Are you here to convince me or just order me around?" I asked because I couldn't understand what he was up to.
"Rooh, to be honest, you don't have a choice. You have to follow the pact either way," he said, leaving me shocked, my eyes widening and jaw hanging. Yes, this was honestly my condition.
I cannot let a pact, a stupid promise, ruin my whole life.
"And if I don't?" I asked hesitantly. I wanted to know every option.
