Ahilya ~bound to be His

2.What next

Vihaan's pov~

I was shuffling through papers in my office, looking for the deals paper. Tomorrow I have to attend this very important meeting with our share holders to  discuss what would be our plan of action for the last three months of the year.

I kept noticing the details mentioned when the vibration of my cellphone pulled my attention. It was mom's call. Without a second thought I picked it and realised that it was almost midnight why was she calling me so late.

"Heyy mom all good?", I asked.

"I am good beta. Tell me how's your work going?", she asked in her usual sweet tone.

" Everything's going fine mom", I lied recently there has been a lot of conflicts with our extended family due to share distribution but I don't want mom to be worried about all that.

"Had your dinner?", I know now I'll get scolded still I replied honestly "No mom but I will just give me 15 minutes."

"It's midnight beta why are you so careless about your health when will you start being responsible not just about business but about yourself too. Let me tell you one thing beta you are far more important than business to me. So please start paying attention to yourself or I'll find someone to do that", she kept speaking non stop without giving me time to explain not that I had much to explain. So I kept listening to her while nodding and flipping the pages of the file.

But her last line caught my attention. "What do you mean mom?", I enquired though I already had an idea of what was coming.

"You know you are supposed to get married soon and remember I told you about this girl that I saw at inter -College State debate competition. Today Dinesh ji came home with photos and details of girls that had send marriage proposals to us. There I saw few other girls biodata that he was looking grooms for and there I found her picture ", my kept speaking so enthusiasticcally that I couldn't interrupt her. I do vaguely remember her talking about some girl that had very strong point of views on finance and economy that she was impressed.

"Honestly even the first time I saw her I wanted to have her as my daughter but I thought she was too young for marriage. But now that I know that she's up for marriage I really want you to marry her", she continued.

"Mom I'll marry her if that's what you want ", I said suddenly wanting this conversation to just end.

"Beta before you decide that don't you want to meet her", she asked.

"No mom I don't have time right now you can go meet her and her parents. And if you still think positively of them arrange the engagement I can meet her then. It's hard for me to leave my work right now", I gave her the lamest excuse. I know I can manage my schedule and go for a meeting but honestly I don't want to.

"Sure I'll meet them soon but till I get you married take care of yourself", she replied.

"Okay mom now you should sleep it's already late", I said.

"Good night beta", "Good night mom", and that's how our conversation ended.

For next fifteen minutes I tried to focus on the work in hand but it was difficult to keep my head to work now. I made a black coffee for myself and went near the window that gave the night view of the city. Random dots of light here and there while most of the city was asleep.

I always knew that someday pretty soon my marriage would be fixed with someone I don't know. It wasn't like my parents wouldn't allow love marriage but there were conditions to it and how can people find love with conditions. Never once in our family did anyone had a love marriage or intercaste marriage. And a few who dared to do the deed were dead for the family and had no more connections with us. So my mind was always clear with the thought that I'll have an arrange marriage.

But now that I know this was happening I had a strange feeling I am a very particular,inert and love my personal space. I don't know how would it feel now that someone would invade that personal space. I hated it when Ved did that but since he was someone I knew all my life I was now comfortable with him but that doesn't change the fact that I still hate my private space being invaded.

Random thoughts of a random girl sharing my house, my bed,my wardrobe occupied my head and it made me feel damn uncomfortable. I'll had to do some arrangements, I love how organised and perfect my room looks. I hope she better be some who knows how to keep things arranged. I'll hate it if she tries to make a mess of my perfect room.

She better be someone responsible, marrying wouldn't just make her a wife or daughter in law but also the future Ranisa of Udaipur. I trust mom she wouldn't find someone who wouldn't play that role well but I doubt she'll be able to do it like mom. Why am I even thinking all this now I took another sip from my coffee to realise that I had already finished it and now it was time to focus on work.

Ahilya's pov~

"No di this isn't right they can't get you married so soon. We will have to fight against them they can't just marry you to anyone. You are still not done with your college. Atleast they can allow you to complete your studies and then get you married. Don't they have little patience are they so much impatient to trade you", Ahaana kept yelling aggressively I wanted her to calm but how do I nake her do that when I have a storm of emotions going within me. It's hard for me to compromise with this life that is being thrown at me. But I promised my parents to live a good life . Is this the good life they meant. I don't think so if dad would be alive he would've never get me married so soon he would rather be planning my higher studies.

Ahaana kept walking back and forth in my room with a tensed look while Advik and Avni was sitting on my bed. Advik was tensed to but I could see tears dwelling up in Avni's eyes.

I went to her and hugged her. "Di don't leave us how will I live without you", she said with heavy voice and started crying while hugging me tightly. I wondered how will I actually live without these three monsters in my life. They mean world to me in last eight years there hasn't been a single day that four of us stayed apart. Avni was hardly four when she came here and eversince then she has been so attached to me.

"If they are marrying you so soon. They won't delay Ahaana's marriage either", Advik stated facts coming out of the daze he was in.

"Adu mark my words that won't happen ever I won't marry any stranger I will only marry the person I love", Ahaana retorted back. And for a second I wish i was as strong as Ahaana. I wish I could retaliate like she does.

But it's true that Tauji and Taiji will try to get Ahaana married soon but I guess that will be a year or two later.

"What did you say?", a booming voice entered the room and we saw Taiji walking with full rage towards Ahaana.
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