Obsession Or Love?

21. Kanya daan!

MANNAT'S POV:

"Then marry me. Tonight. Right now." These words escaped from his lips and my heart stopped beating. Like wait. He proposed to me, just in the morning and now he wants to get married, that is right now?

"No-" I said, denying him,

"Why? Don't you love me or do you have other plans?" He said, his words are dripping with the poison that is making my heart peirce and the way his eyes are looking at me. It is making my hands and feets cold.

"Ayan, I mean. Your fami-"

"Don't worry about them, we will give them surprise" he said, in a soft voice making me shut my mouth,

"Ayan, that's not how we should-"

"Marry me now or forget me forever" these words slip from his mouth making my heart skip a beat.

I was in a huge turmoil where no one was there to help me. My day is the worst today. First, Arjun. Who makes me feel cringe and disgust and now Here Ayan- who is saying to marry him, this instant.

I don't know what happened to him, he was okay till yesterday. We were chatting at his home, making fun, pulling each other's leg. Those eye contacts, that slight touch of his fingers on my hand, that made me shiver. These all are lost now, somewhere. I don't know why but I am not recognising this Ayan, he is something different.

"Ayan, I have some dream for my marriage" I said slowly. Tears start forming in my eyes,

He looked at me and took a step close to me- I am scared of him. That my heart is beating up so fast. Sound of clock is only making sound, while we both are silence,

He left out a dry chuckle and said, "I know, that's why I brought you all the essentials, for our marriage, come with me and I will show y'all" He took my hand and made me go with him, he bring me to his car and said "sit" he didn't even opened the door for me today,

My heart is beating so fast- whether I am doing right or not? The only thought in my mind,

I opened the car door and sat in the car, my heart beating up so fast in my chest. Today with him I am not finding ease, today there is tension between us. The tension I don't want, it's like we both are hiding, something-something with each other, that I never want between us.

"Ayan," I said with a deep breath,

He hummed while his eyes were on the road,

"I love you! You know na?" I said, and a tear formed in my eyes,

His grip on the steering softened, he looked at me and hummed. After a while, his eyes darkened and again his knuckles on the steering wheel started turning white. He looked away and said, "I love you too." His words are not representing his actions today.

He is not even uttering a word as if he is excited like he is going to get what he wants, like today is his victory. And I am the one who is the victim,

He stopped the car with a jerk that made me collide with the front of the car, but he put his hand to save me, "carefully" his voice was helding the concern that was lost, but then he removed his hand.

I am feeling like something is tensing him, he is not like this the way he is behaving,

"Mannat, are you ready to get married to me?" He asked,

I nodded,

"words ,Mannat" he said, today he is not addressing me 'MOON'. I am craving to listen that word from his mouth,

" yes, I will marry you" I said with a smile- a genuine smile.

After a moment he took me into the big house where I found the priest was already there, With all the preparations. Ayushman nodded at him and he start preparing for the wedding,

"Go and get ready," Ayushman said to me and nodded me towards the room,

I went in the room and found the heavy bridal lehenga, Pink in color, hanging at the hanger,

I wore that and wear my jewelry, My heart was beating so fast, I don't know whether it's right or wrong but I know I am safe if I am with Ayan,

After a moment, I went out of the room wearing that lehenga and saw Ayan who was there in the sherwani, sitting in the mandap,

Besides all my fear I am feeling very very happy. Excited for this new journey and now all I want him to be with me forever,

He looked at me and a smile formed on his face and he came to me and took my hand in his hands, he kissed my hand and then my forehead. A blush crept on my face and he cupped my face and said "I always waited for this night, sweetheart" he said. But I don't know why he is not calling me 'Moon' today, I am craving to listen moon from his mouth,

"Why are your hands so cold, Mannat?" he asked and I closed my eyes, with a deep sigh,

"Umm..nervous" I said,

He chuckled and said, "just a role of act"

I didn't understand his words and said "huh? What do you mean?"

"Nothing, let's go. Pandit ji is waiting" He said and took me to the mandap, all the ceremony started and I looked at his face,

After a while, Pandit ji said, "You both stand up for the pheras" We nodded and Ayan stood up and then gave me his hand and I stood up too,

"In the first round, the bride should be ahead and the groom will follow her" he said, I did as he said.

After all the rituals, pandit ji said, "kanya daan?" I hesitated and said, "umm..I don't have anyone"

"I am here, don't worry" I heard the voice of Nehmat, she came here with a smile on her face,

My face bloomed with happiness and she stood beside me after knotting me with Ayan. she patted my head and a tear escape from my eyes,

After he filled my hairline with vermilion and tied the wedding chain in my neck, Pandit ji announce us as husband-wife,

We stood up and Ayan hugged me, "I love you,Ayan." I said, but this time I didn't get a response but he took me into a deep passionate and hungry kiss, like he is craving for this only,

I felt sad but then I thought that maybe I am overthinking. After a while, Nehmat said, "Umm..Mannat, I should go, Ayushman called me for kanya daan, and I did as per my job, now I should go as it is too late" she said and I nodded, she is the only family I have, she is the pure soul, so pure.

Ayan looked at me and bring the glass of cold drink, and said "drink this, you must be thirsty," I nodded and took the glass, I drink that glass and gave it back, he put the glass on the table and I hugged him, and he caresses my hair and the spot where the vermilion is filled, I smiled.

I looked at him by putting my chin on his chest and said "I..can't believe that yo...you ar..are my..husb..and" my voiced faded as the darkness erupted in my eyes,

"I also can't believe that you are my wife, love" His last words I listen before getting unconscious,

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