Ben's POV
Stella called, asked me to come to the function hall. I went there cautiously, looking if Mr. Anandrajan is there. Sita is sitting with Santhosh, everyone is going one by one blessing them. I couldn't bear to look.
"You are here? I have been looking for you everywhere" Stella said holding my arm. Sita is glaring at Stella's arm around mine. I'm happy that my closeness with another woman is bothering her
"Sita, he is my fiancée, Benjamin Kurien" Stella introduced me. Sita looked at me with hurt but congratulated us both
"Is it love or arranged marriage?" Sita asked. Stella said it's arranged
"You should be careful with arranged marriages Stella...you should find if he had past also if he can respect and keep you happy for life long..." she said glaring at me
"Why do you doubt only boys Sita... boys can never forget their live but girls, in the blink of eyes they can forget and marry the guy chosen by parents" I said controlling my voice. Sita looked down while Stella and Santhosh looked at me with discomfort
"Do you love your fiancé Sita?" I asked
"They both are childhood sweethearts" Stella said
"Come on Stella, I want to hear from Sita about her love story..."
"Any girl would be lucky to have Santhosh in their lives. He is the most amazing guy I have ever met, knows how to respect and take care of a girl... an never hurt anyone..." she said
"That's not what I asked, do you love him?" I asked. Sita didn't look good, she ran cupping her mouth with one hand. Three of us ran after her. She went to restroom in a bedroom. I could hear her throwing up violently, I was about to go inside but Santhosh went. I waited anxiously, she is not well... I shouldn't have done that... I should have talked to her alone. Attha begged not to create scene here but i didn't listen
After sometime she stopped throwing up... I ran out to get water. When I came, Santhosh came out of restroom, carrying Sita in bridal style. How dare he hold my Sita. He laid her on bed, I gave her water. She drank
"How are you feeling now?" Me and Santhosh asked at the same time
"Better" she said looking at the water bottle
"Do you need to see doctor?" We both asked at the same time again. She nodded no
"You don't look good Sita..." he said, I was about to ask the say same thing but stopped myself. It wouldn't look good if a stranger is showing this much concern
"I still have jet lag, my body is unable to handle this weather and food..." she lied. She had no problem last time. I'm sure it's stress, I shouldn't push her like this
"I can talk to my grandparents, let's go back Sita" Santhosh said, Sita looked at him in tears. He hugged her while she looked at me nervously
"It's ok, your Santhu will handle everything... I will talk..." he consoled
"No, please... I like it here... please don't talk to anyone... dad wants to settle here... I will be fine in few days" she said
"I will make your favorite hot chocolate milk, you will be up in no time" he left from there. Stella got call and went out. I rushed to Sita
"Don't come near me, you have fiance and you..." she cried
"It's not..."
"Don't you dare lie again, I'm tired of your damn lies... you promised me that you would never give up on our relation, no matter what, if I accept you... barely two months later, here we are, you are already engaged to someone and I'm getting engaged to someone else. You lied to me..."
"Sita..."
"You threw me out of your house like a trash, didn't bother to contact me in this 2 months... why would you when you find a beautiful wife already from your caste? You used me for physical needs"
"Shut up Sita" i shouted
"Why? It's truth... you are engaged to someone and what did you do in the bathroom? How can you kiss me like that? Do you think I'm a s**t?..." she got up from bed suddenly holding mouth and tripped... I held her before she fell... next second she threw up on me...
"I'm so sorry... I'm sorry" Sita apologized in tears. Santhosh came inside with Stella. They both had worried looks, looking at us. I made Sita lay down on bed
"I'm sorry" she apologized again
"Sita, what happened?" Santhosh asked. She turned to the other side of bed and cried
"What happened?" Santhosh asked looking into my eyes, i can see anger on his face
"He didn't do anything... I threw up on him" Sita said hiccuping.
"It's ok, It was accident" i said. Santhosh and Stella looked at me, their eyes fixed on my shirt... she just threw up water on me, she already emptied everything in toilet bowl before
"I...got up to go but tripped on my saree, he caught me... I... couldn't hold" she is crying endlessly
"I'm fine, it's just water... you have nothing in your stomach, you must be hungry, drink chocolate milk" I took glass from Santhosh and gave to Sita, she just held it crying
"You drink Sita, I will give shirt to Ben..." Santhosh said
"Yeah, you drink I will change and come" I said, I didn't want to leave Sita in this condition. Santhosh took me to a room upstairs and gave a shirt
"Thank you and sorry about what happened" he said
"It's ok, it was an accident" i said
"Santhu..." my attha stopped whatever she was saying, looked at me tensed "I was looking for you and Sita, Photographer wants to take family pictures " she said
"Sita is not well aunty" Santhosh told what happened. She asked Santhosh to bring Sita to hall. Santhosh left.
"I asked you to stay away from Sita..." she said
"Sorry, I didn't mean to... I'm leaving now" i said
"Anand is downstairs, in hall... go from dining area" she said. I went out cautiously and called Stella "I have to go, you stay" . She insisted on coming with me. I asked, how Sita is doing
"Sita is the one, isn't she?" Stella asked
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Ego over Relations
General FictionGirl runaway from home to escape from marriage only to be betrothed to a stranger. They fall in love but their ego and families come in their way. Can they overcome the hurdles and become one?
