Malhotra's Bride

2.

The hall was filled with chaos everywhere, beautiful rose petals and lights were on every corner of the house. The Mandap as well as the house was decorated so beautifully.The air was thick with anticipation, but for radha, it felt suffocating. She stood in front of the mirror, adjusting her delicate veil, her heart heavy with the weight of the forced marriage that loomed ahead.

She always dreamed about someone who will protect her from this cruel world, who will stay by her side even though if the whole world was against her , but she was here marrying a man whom she barely knew and also after knowing he was also forced her Las hope of love was now nowhere to be found.

If her father didn't black mailed her about destroying the orphanage she would have never agree for this marriage.Her father was a physcopath if he could marry off his daughter Just because they were from a wealthy family which would help him to again Build his company then of course he could do anything.

She sighed but soon a warm smile crept her face after seeing her best freind , (Ishita Talwar) . "Why are you always late bish.?"Radha said making Ishita huff.
"What do you mean by late you only informed me 2 days ago and here I am didn't you knew I was  in my vacation. I left my peaceful vacation for your engagement and you are telling me I am late.Ahh why this world is so cruel."Ishita said making dramatic faces to which Radha shake her head.

"But if you don't want to marry, tell me I will help you run away ." Ishita said as she knew everything from the start . " Don't worry nothing will happen.." Radha said assuring her .

"But you're looking beautiful."

"I am always beautiful."

Soon Radha and atharv were Infront of everyone in the stage . They were silently sitting in their respective places until the ring ceremony take place, the rings were brought in and both helped each other wearing the ring , the round of applause was heard.

But as Radha hasn't eaten anything since morning she was feeling hungry, She looked at everyone enjoying their food but none asked the couples . But she didn't like any of the food there, she doesn't eat food in parties like these because once her father tried giving her poison by mixing it in a food plate of some wedding.looking for help she glanced at Ishita but she was busy playing around with couple of kids.

She looked at her side only to find atharv engrossed in his phone. "Phone phone phone why is everyone always on phone , there isn't any lottery." She mumbled with a slight frustration of hunger . As atharv was beside her he didn't hear what she said but knew that she said something.

"What happened why are you talking to yourself..?"

" Meri marji mey Jo bhi karu apko koi taklif hai ? " She said to which atharv just rolled his eyes and again started working through his phone ( in his engagement gys ) .
( My choice , whatever I do .Do you have any problem?)

Atharv observing her slightest movement, noticed that she was hungry. He stood up and was about to move when Radha grabbed his hand making atharv experience a new kind of feeling. He looked back raising his eye brows indicating her to speak .

"Kaha ja rahe hey aap? "
(Where are you going?)

"Khana khaney .."
(To eat food)

"Achha..." She was happy with the mention of food but she won't eat here no matter what.
(Ohh)

"Chalogi ...."
(You want to come)

"Nahii .." she said with a disappointed look.
(No)

"Kyu? " He asked as he knew she was hungry and she doesn't seem like a person who is shy to Infront of others.
(Why??)