Long time No see

Her pov

Today is my wedding, I can't be more happy Note my sarcasm. Our wedding is in some private palace which my father booked, not many people are invited, only a few close ones. I've never dreamed about my marriage but when someone used to come up with this topic, I always think of my wedding with only a few people, not a grand wedding just a small & peaceful type which is happening but this time I'm not happy.

I've even tried to run away from this wedding but just because of the bodyguards Ahaan sent for my protection which he says, caught me and now here I'm sitting in this suite room wearing a heavy lehenga. I told bodyguards to not tell my parents about this and they did listen but I knew that Ahaan knew about the stunt I pulled. I don't know why my dad is so eager to get this wedding done, they even postponed Mahek's wedding and instead of Mahek's wedding, it's mine's wedding. Like god is playing with me. I came to India just for a month or two to enjoy my time with my family and now here I'm fully ready to become someone's wife. I did my makeup and hair as I hated when someone touched my face and hair and put on the heavy wedding lehenga that Auntie Payal sent. I am giving silent treatment to everyone, I know my sisters are hurting but they could've taken my side when I needed them the most but they didn't. Everyone is acting so weird so I also started acting like this by not talking to them. I even lost weight because of all the less eating I've been doing & more focusing on the lies that lie behind this wedding.
As an Indian, the weddings here consist of 3 days but mine is of just one day. I don't know the rush behind my wedding. The ceremony of Haldi and Heena also happened at this palace for only both just in one day. I haven't seen Ahaan since last month, he didn't even come to the ceremony of Haldi. I don't know how this marriage will work, the way he is ignoring me, I can say he is not happy with this marriage but then he is also not ready to back out from this wedding. I'm so confused by his actions. His hot & cold behaviour is giving me backlashes more than I ever thought. As he doesn't come to the Haldi ceremony, I hope he doesn't come to the wedding also. It will be able to good for me I thought.

I was zoning out when I heard a knock "Come in "
I saw Maddie standing there in a baby pink suit which Mom gave her for my wedding and when I looked at her face, she was in tears. She is crying looking at me. I looked at her
"Do I look that bad Maddie that your eyes are literally in tears ?" I cracked a joke to lessen the seriousness of the situation
"Shut up and come here," she said between her cries, I smiled at her trying to stop my tears too and went towards her for a hug. She hugged me tight and murmured while hugging
"You're looking so beautiful my San. I can't believe that I'm looking at my best friend looking like an Indian princess in this lehenga " she said tears still flowing while she broke the hug and smiled
A tear fell from my eyes and Maddie wiped it & scolded me "Hey don't cry, your makeup will get smugged" I smiled at her gratefully for being with me every time I needed her
"Thank you mads, I'm so grateful to have you in my life, " I said smiling at her and wiping my upcoming tears
"Oh you should " she said joking a little
"Btw someone is looking like an angel today, in all pink, " I said lightning the mood
"Thank you, babe, " she said shyly, something must have happened between Shiv and her
Before I could ask her, there was another knock
I looked at the door and saw Shiv was standing there, Maddie excused herself and let us have a moment
"My baby, " he said holding my face, I lazily smiled at him already tired from getting ready and all
"I'm not baby anymore Shiv, you know na I'm getting married " I tried to not tear up
"No matter what, you will always be my baby and just remember I am always there for you whenever you need me, " he said kissing my forehead while hiding his tears, I nodded at him as assurance also trying to hide my tears.
"I knew it, this duo never fails to make me feel left out, " Kavya said faking her anger.
"Hey, come on Kavya, " Shiv said tilting his head and gesturing for her to come
She laughed and the three of us hugged, Shiv left the room before telling me to come down soon which left me & Kavya alone. The only thing she did was cry, she even made me cry. We both cried together and even did a little chitchat.
"My baby, it's time "Mom came her eyes were red, it looked like she was crying. I looked at mom with tears in my eyes and asked
"Mom, won't you give me my hug ?" Tears were flowing from my eyes
"Oh my baby " she hugged me tight, her motherly embrace made my heart feel a little better. We both stayed like that for a few minutes and then the time came for me to get ready for my entry.

I entered the hall where the wedding was held, the sheer veil covering my whole face, I was walking down the aisle looking down as I was feeling everyone's eyes on me and at that moment I couldn't take it. I walked up to my wedding pavilion (which is called mandap where marriages take place in religious form). There were stairs, I tried to lift my heavy lehenga to climb stairs but it was hard to balance myself and also hold the lehenga. I looked up to see everyone was looking at me, I felt a little embarrassed, I was about to burst out of anxiety and embarrassment when suddenly I felt two hands on each side of my lehenga picking it up, I looked at my both sides and saw Shiv and my dad smiling at me warmly almost calming me down. I looked ahead and saw a hand reaching out to me, and he was Ahaan standing in his sherwani, I looked into his eyes through my veil, his total attention was on me. I put my hand in his, he tightened his hold in a firm grip with the help of three of them, I climbed the stairs and took my place beside Ahaan.
"Now it's time "Aunty's voice came, Ahaan turned towards me and pulled my veil up, uncovering my face, I looked up and saw in his eyes, his eyes softened, and it felt like everything stopped we both were looking deep into each other's eyes, I can't believe this is happening, I'm feeling like my mind is going totally on autopilot mode.

After 2 hours of all religions chanting and praying, the Panditji announced us married after Ahaan put vermillion between the midsection of my hair and put nuptial thread around my neck and that's how I went from Ms.Mehta to Mrs. jain.
I can't believe I'm his wife now, the person who bullied me just to look cool in front of his friends, the person I hate the most is now my husband and now there's no going back.
How my life changed so fast, last month I was preparing for Mahek's wedding, and who knew what was going to happen? How my simple life became so complicated even I didn't understand where did I go wrong? Why everything is happening to me? All questions are unanswered.

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