Ties Of Fate

CHAPTER 4 : FAINTING

Third person pov

When aashvi was asked to replace the bride, she felt like the ground had been pulled from beneath her. Her heart pounded, and her mind raced with disbelief. This was supposed to be her sister's day, not hers.

Anxiety quickly set in, making her feel almost paralyzed. What would people think? How would they react? Her overthinking made her breathless, almost suffocating her. She could already imagine the whispers and confused looks from the guests.

A pang of resentment hit her. Why did it always fall on her to fix things when they went wrong?. Her stepmother's insistence, her father's helplessness, and her sister's missing, all of it landed on her shoulders. She hadn't asked for this responsibility, but here she was.

Still, she couldn't ignore and didn't want to see the family embarrassed. Taking a deep breath, she tried to steady herself.

As she changed into the wedding dress, her hands shook. Ignoring how the wedding dress even fit her because her sister and her have different body shapes and this wedding lehenga fit her like it was made for her. She glanced at herself in the mirror, barely recognizing the reflection. The dress was beautiful, but it felt heavy, like it was weighing her down. Each step towards the altar felt like she was moving through mud.

Her mind clouded with fears of what could go wrong, but she forced herself to focus. She put on a brave face and walked out to the crowd, trying to ignore their murmurs.

She stood at the entrance, her heart pounding. Wearing the heavy red lehenga, this wasn't how she imagined today would go. Never in her life she thought shell marry like this. The music started and she took a deep breath stepping forward. All of the guests and her family eyes were on her and to her the aisle seemed endless.

As she neared the alter filled with decorations, lights, blurred as she focused on each step. She felt a pang of resentment towards her step-mother had insisted she take her sister's place. How could she ask this of her, why would she take the responsibility of her sister because she had ran away, whatever her reason was for running away why should I take the responsibility oh this, Her mind wandered.

Finally, she reached the alter, her father stepped back as she stood opposite the groom. The priest began the chants, when they exchanges the garlands aryansh whispered in her ear and she felt a bit calmer.

They took the seven vows, holding hands, after the final round, they were declared married. The place erupted in applause, but it all felt distant to her. She turned to face the guests with her new husband, she gazed at all of her family members and her now new family looking happy as nothing ever happened.

After taking the blessings from the family, the rathore's family and chauhan's family started their way to the cars waiting for the bride and groom. As the families are saying their final goodbye's, aashvi is waiting for maya. The same time maya came to aashvi with the documents she prepared on the order of aashvi.

As aashvi went near her father, the rathore parents went to their cars giving their daughter-inlaw some privacy and went to their home to do some preparations to welcome their first daughter-inlaw of their house. But the brothers and the groom himself stood near aashvi.

"These are the papers my mom wanted to have you in her last will. This is a property she wanted you to have, there is house in that property. Now that I have given you my mom's last wish i am done here. Goodbye, Mr.Chauhan".

As soon as she said what she came here from, her voice with no emotion started going to the car. As all the brothers and aashvi started going near the car where his brothers are waiting for them to get into the car, aryansh got a phone call.