Entwined Vows

Chapter 3

Ranvijay Pov
I was getting ready to go to the Law Firm. I am a lawyer by profession. I never wanted to become a lawyer but I was forcefully made to.

My parents are very renowned lawyers of Mumbai. They don't care about their children or parents cause the only thing they care about is their wealth and reputation.

First they forced me to become a lawyer and now they are forcing me to do this marriage. But I just respect them because whatever they do atast they are my parents. I left for office.

I reached office and called my assistant Avantika. "Yes sir you called me" she said and i nodded. "Did you check the file I gave you yesterday" I asked and she passed me the file.

"I don't think we should take this case at all" she said while I thought for a min when my phone ranged and it was mom.

I picked it up and she told me to say yes to this marriage anyhow. "Yes mom I will say yes to this marriage but you have to remember your promise too"

I said cause this marriage was mere deal between me and my parents. But I will try my best to make this marriage work out cause I have no option but to say yes.

I kept the phone down and looked towards Avantika she had a shocked expression. "Sir are you getting married" she asked me and I nodded.

"Clear my schedule after of after 5 pm" I said and she nodded but she was looking lost. She sometime looked zoned out whenever she is with me.

She was too much talkative while I was someone who liked quite people atleast at my work. She was new. She had worked only for 4 months her.

To be honest I don't like her a lot but her work is perfect the only reason she is my assistant. I knocked on the table and she came out of her imagination and left my cabin.

I started working on my current case. I had to meet someone for their case for which I had to go in a cafe which was away from my office. I reached the cafe before time.

I was sitting in the cafe when I heard a girl shout and I looked at the direct of the voice.
There was a girl who was standing with a knife in her hand about to cut her veins in the middle of the road.

I looked more properly to look at her face cause there was a lot of crowd around when I heard "I can't marry anyone cause I just love" while crying a lot.

I wanted to hear further but my client came and we started the meeting. The meeting ended and the time was 4:30. I had sat in the cafe for almost 3 hours.

I sat in my car and drove direct to the girl's house whom I was meeting today. I reached there and and mom and dad too came at the same time.

We all were welcomed by the girl's parents. We settled inside the house. "Wait I will call Riya" saying this aunty went to call Riya.

I just knew her name now and I was going to spend the rest of my life with her. She came down. Her eyes were looking a bit swollen like she was crying continuously.

Her face too looked a bit familiar like I had seen her somewhere but couldn't recall. Our family talked about the wedding functions while we both sat there silently.

Like it wasn't our wedding cause we were going to be a part of this. What if she was too forced in this? Should I talk to her or not?

I was in my thoughts when mom said "I think it's time we leave and let's get them married the very next week"

Next week is too early but what can I even do. I just hope that this marriage doesn't cause any chaos in my life. We all went outside the house and mom and dad left.

I too sat in my car to go but that was when a heard a girl was standing at a distance. Her voice was very mesmerising. She was talking to someone on phone when she said

Ussne mohobaat ki thi
Izzhar ka kya kahey
Dil Kashi ki thi
Ibbadat ka kya kahey
Ab hum kya hi kahey
Jiski mohobat hi adhuri thi
Woh Wafa ka kya kahey

(All the poems and shayaris are written by my friend Unaishah)

Her shayari was so good. I think she is Riya's sister. But I think she is a English Professor but her shayaris are so good. I was trying to look at her face as she was standing side ways.

I could look only at her side profile. I was admiring her when my phone ranged and it was my assistant Avantika. I picked up the phone and she asked me if I was coming to the office or not?

I said that I was coming there only cause she had something important to discuss to me. I went to the office and call her in my cabin.

She handed me a letter and it was her resignation letter "Sir I want to leave this job" she said while I frowned cause this was very sudden.

She looked a bit pale too. She didnot look at her usual self. "All of a sudden is everything okay" I asked her.

"No sir everything is okay it's just I will leave Mumbai after 3 months and I will not leave until and unless I find another assistant for you" her tone was also so low too.

"I don't think I am going to approve this resignation until and unless you give me proper reason" I said giving her back the letter.

"Please I request you sir to approve I can't really tell you the reason" saying this she left my cabin. I had to talkt to her what if she was in some trouble.

She is my assistant and it is my responsibility to know if something is bothering her cause this a good chance for her. I kept the letter aside.

I finished a little work and thought to go home when I saw Avantika was sitting in the nearby park on the swing. She was zoned out and there were tears in her eyes.

I tapped on her shoulder and she came back out of her imagination. "Are you okay Avantika and is there anything I can help you with" I asked her while she smiled weakly.

"I don't think I can even help myself" she said there was definitely something wrong. "Come I will drop you home" I said and she shaked her head as no.

"You go I will go on my own and I request you to please don't interfere in my business" saying this she got up from there and left the park.
I too left from there and went home.

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