Unforeseen Dawn

Mission New Bride

It's the day of wedding.
Early morning 5 a.m.
The wedding is scheduled at 9.30a.m.
Nalini's alarm rings.
Nalini:I can't believe my daughter is getting married.
Let's go check on her and get her ready.
She walks to Saranya's room.
Nalini:Saranya wake up dear.
Saranya is nowhere to be found.
Nalini panicks.
She checks the bathroom.
She decides to inform her husband.
Nalini:Ram ,wake up .Saranya is nowhere to be found.
Ram:She might be with her friends or in the washroom.
Nalini:Ram,I an serious.I am unable to find her.
I will go check her friends.
Shreya get up,I need your help.
Shreya:Mumma I feel so sleepy I will wake up at 6.30.I am not the bride.
Nalini:The bride your sister is missing.
Shreya:What?Am I having a nightmare?
Nalini:Don't waste my time.
Go and search in Anu,Vami and Yali's rooms.
Shreya:OK mom.
Nalini:I will search the entire marriage hall.
Shreya searches in Sara's friends room.
And tells them about the situation.
They are shocked 😲.
Everyone searches  for Saranya together along with some close relations but the groom's family is still unaware of the matter.
Time flies.
It's 7.30 a.m
Ram has searched at every nearby places along with his cousin.
While Nalini and Shreya has searched all through the wedding hall.
Neelima:Anu,is my daughter in law ready?I want to give her this bangle it's our family's heirloom.
Anushka:Aunty ,give it to me I will give it to her.
Neelima:No dear I wanna give it to her myself.
Let me go see her angelic face.
Shreya:Aunty she is bathing.
Neelima:(confused)Didn't she bath still?
Yalini:Aunty she is very lazy .She woke up late.
Neelima:Don't call my daughter in law lazy.She must be tired from yesterday's party.
Shreya give it to your sister safely.
By the way why didn't you get ready.
Shreya's mindvoice:Your daughter in law didn't let me get ready 😢.
Shreya tries to respond.
Yalini:She is lazy like her sister Aunty.
Neelima laughs and goes away.
Shreya to Yalini:I am not like my sister.
I might be lazy but I know Sara is not.
Anushka:Let's check on Nalini Aunty.
Nalini is worried.
Nalini to Ram:Should we file a complaint in the police station ?
Ram:It will cause chaos.My friend's brother is a cop.
I will get his help.
Nalini:Do it fast it's already 7.45 a.m.
Shreya decides to take a break.
She searches for a waterbottle in Sara's room when she accidentally finds Sara's mobile along with a letter hidden under Saranya 's clothes.
She scrolls through her sister's mobile.
She finds something heartwrenching.
Mom look what I found .
Arjun could not contain the excitement of meeting Saranya in the  wedding attire.
Arjun:Raksh my friend come along with me let's meet my bride 👰‍♀.
Raksh:I don't think they will let you see her.
Folks consider it inauspicious.
Arjun:They are just old tales.
They both head towards her room when they find Nalini and few others standing in between.
Arjun:Mother in law,Is Saranya ready?
Vamika:Wait ,Mr.Groom ,women need more time to get ready.
We are doing her makeup.
Arjun:She is a natural beauty .
Let me see her.
Nalini:Sighs ,it's not good for the groom to see the bride before wedding.
Ram:Have patience.
Shreya comes running with a panicked look to her mother.
Shreya shouts:Mumma see what Saranya has done.
She didn't notice Arjun.
Arjun asks :What has my darling done?
Show me.
Shreya shouts:It's just a reel which looks bad.
Arjun:Really? WHATEVER my love does is beautiful in front of my eyes.
He grabs the mobile and plays the video.
Saranya has recorded a speech in it.
Saranya:First of all sorry Mumma and Dadaa.
Forgive me for shattering your expectations.
I am not interested in this marriage.
I got a bit carried away.
But now I have found my true love Rohan.
Rohan is my soulmate.
We are getting married.
Kindly don't search for us.
Sorry Arjun,you are one of the mistakes I made.
But now I want to rectify it.
You really deserve someone better than me.
Sorry everyone.
Miss you little sissy.
The video ends.
Arjun is heartbroken 💔. He tries to speak but the words get struck in his throat.
Tears fall down from his eyes.
Ram and Nalini:Ask for Arjun's forgiveness.
Neelima and Thakur enter the scene along with their relatives.
A fight clashes between two families when Thakur insults Ram.
Ram gets a panic attack.
He faints.
Shreya:Shut up everyone. MR.THAKUR you have no right to insult my father.
It's none of his fault.
It's all Sara's fault.
We will make compensation for her mistake but don't try to humiliate  us.
Nalini:Shreya don't interfere you are too young to talk about this.Ask sorry.
Shreya:No mom.
Shreya takes her father along with her mother to a separate place.
She tries performing various acts to save her father as Ram her father who was  a doctor had taught Shreya about this already.
Ram wakes up.
Ram:Shreya ,my angry bird.He sobs.
Nalini weeps along with him.
Nalini:Your angry bird acted boldly there and supported us.
Ram:But our  beloved daughter Saranya has left us and brought shame to our family.
If she was not interested in the marriage she could have told us.
Nalini:We would have never gone against her will.
Ram:Weren't we friendly with her?I thought we were her first best friends.
Shreya:Dadaa ,don't worry. Everything will be alright.
Ram:Our reputation is in your hands now .
Shreya:What do you mean?
Ram:You have to marry Arjun to save our reputation.
Nalini:Do whatever your father says Shreya please.
Ram:It's a request my dear.
Shreya:Father ,this is not how I would imagine my life to be.
I would like to continue my education,get a job and achieve my goals.
Be independent and take care of you all .
It's too early for me to get married 🙄 😒.
Nalini:Nothing is too early dear.
Shreya:I have  never had things of my own.
Sara's toys ;Sara's clothes,Sara's books became mine.
Now I can't accept Sara's former fiancee to be mine 😢.
Ram:You are the new bride.
Shreya nods .
She gives up her argument.
Ram convinces Thakur and Neelima.
Neelima tries to convince Arjun.
Neelima:Arjun I understand how much sorrow you must be feeling now.
To heal your wounds and compensate her sister's betrayal 💔,Shreya is going to be the new bride.
Arjun:What the Hell Mother?
She is too young and also I am in love with Saranya and I would forever be in love with her.
Even though she has betrayed me I could never forget her.
She is my first and last love.
My heart belongs to her.
Thakur:Son,from your childhood we have let you take your own decisions.
You chose your education,entertainment and career everything on your own.
We never went against your decisions and stood beside you.
When you didn't want to be the successor of my company and you wanted to start your own,I let you do it sacrificing my dreams.
Neelima:We are not trying to sacrifice your dreams we just want you to find happiness and move on .
Give this marriage a try.
I hope you won't let your parents be ashamed in front of others.
Arjun:Sara's family should be ashamed not ours.
Thakur:But the society does not see it in the same way.
Please for our sake Arjun.
Think of it as your duty.
Neelima:Sometimes duty bores happiness.
Arjun:Just sometimes.
I don't have any other choice except to accept the new bride.
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