Chapter -3

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  TWIST OF FATE

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  TWIST OF FATE

Khushi took off her veil , her hazel eyes looks at the huge room painted in white , few paintings hung on the wall to her right , a huge bed in the middle decorated with every flower that probably exist in this kingdom .

she can't deny that it does smell good and looks beautiful like she has entered the enchanted forest so is the enigma of this room . candles burning in a corner illuminating the whole room in a light red shade , the contrast that they are making on the white walls is breathtaking ..

Her eyes settled on her henna filed hands , a big "A " written in punjabi on the middle of her palms, that has darkened to almost black way more darker then her already darkened mehandi .

A relevant memory come crashing to her.

whole palace was resonating with the sound of melodious punjabi folk songs .

all the ladies of royal heritage sitting on their very decorated chairs , clapping their hands while the specially called ladies from AMRITSAR sang BOLIYA teasing bride and groom for their upcoming life together. Also sometimes sharing the loss of daughter that her parents will feel .

every boli has its on significance , with every boli being sung young girls do GIDA ( punjabi folk dance ) . while all the people were enjoying and having a gala time at ladies sangeet but one soul was sitting with her heart screaming at her to run away . khushi 's face is nothing like the face of a happy bride , she is feeling alone and lost not understanding what to do now ? . payal's voice make her come out of her thoughts

" wow khushi di look at your mehandi it's so dark that means you husband is going to love you a lot ." khushi looks at the face of cheerful payal she knows that she is trying to make her feel better of her circumstances. she hate this marriage this much that it has become nothing more than a nightmare for her . she doesn't believe in this mehandi dark thing , she knows she can't be that lucky especially when she is been forced to marry at such a young age ,

she knows it not that young actually half of indian girls are married before her age . but still she had so many dreams to fulfil she has to prove herself and how can she do that after being married that to a prince of a far away land . even her elder sisters are yet to married so how come all of a sudden her marriage has been decided without even consulting her . why her ?? devi maiya is taking the biggest exam right now . what she should do . ammi jaan has told her that if god has planned it must be for her good but how marrying a old 25 yr old SHYAM singh rajput that too of a different province. she hadn't even heard of the name of AJMER - MEWAR province before and whatever information she has gathered she has gathered she condem the stupid decision taken by her father & brother .

ajmer - mewar province is very small & basically insignificant in front of her kingdom . they don't even have one seat reserved in parliament or have huge acres of land under their kingdom. so.what had made her father to agree to such marriage alliance . and how come they have only asked for my hand in marriage when her sister were more than appropriate match , full of princess traits unlike her so why her?

Khushi again looked at her hand laughing at the little irony of her life & the game destiny has played with her in just a matters of few days. She was so happy to finally get into college . She had bought her books , had even read few chapters from them, her excitement had no bounds . She was so happy and has laughed wholeheartedly those days but looks like it didn't go well with her devi maiyya that she threw this challenge her way .

Her eyes wet from unshed tears , she had not cry not even at time of her bidaai. she is keeping the fire inside her burning lest it should come out at the wrong time. she is not someone who will fall weak .

Her mind again diverts to the letter on her mehandi clad hands " A " .she remembers how when mehandi artist had asked for the first letter of groom's name , she had wanted to scream that she don't want to marry , be it anyone .

but instead she had looked up where her devi maiya resides on her iron throne enjoying khushi's misery of a life she will not lose at any cost . she will one day rule lahore and it will happen one day . she won't put her hands down to fate . her mind has spoken having a lazy smirk on her mouth saying "two can play a game devi maiya " . As rebellious khushi is she has not hesitated a second to utter the letter " A" deliberately full knowing that she should have said "s".

She had giggled at her stupid game . People say whatever letter name in your mehandi on your wedding day , is written , is the first letter of your husband's name .

She has challenged her devi maiyya to change that now . Her would be husband's name starts with a S but here she has designed A, she has broken the ritual , broken the chain of sacred vow . How could this shaddi be carried forward now . She has then decided to run away not caring about the consequences . . everyone hates her anyway, so it doesn't matter . she know her STEP MOTHER has a big hand in this , she wants khushi to get out of this palace sooner than later and khushi won't let her win .

. But then she didn't knew she was not the only one playing the game .  

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