It's You & Me

Chapter 40

Rathi P.O.V

It was morning 6 pm. I woke up and finished my morning routine and came out of my room. A.K room was locked. Then i thought of yesterday's incident. I smiled sheepishly and went down for morning coffee. Everyone are there. Everyone​. " Dad?? Mom?? Laksh? Ram?" I screamed. My eyes filled tears. I ran "mom" i went to hug her. " Rathi stop." My dad said. I was shocked. " What is this rathi?" My dad said and gave the news paper. I took and saw that. "Oh god" it is written as "most beautiful couple?" and it has mine and A.K image. Many couple photos are there but our photo is highlighted. " You are married??" My dad asked. My eyes started to shed more tears. " Also with that A.K? Don't you remember what he did to us?" My dad said. Actually both of my dad and mom are there. " No dad. Its.." before i could finish. My dad continued " I believed you Mr Srinivasan (grandpa). But you cheated me. Is this you taught her? Now who will marry her?" My dad asked to my grandpa. " Rathi you broke our beliefs rathi. You made a big mistake." My mom said. I begged to all. But all started to corner me. My tears are uncontrollable. "Will you shut up?" My grandpa stood up like a Strom. "Tomorrow for rathi and A.K marriage. I decided. Everyone are here. This is my order no one can disobey this. Understand?" He said and went. There was pin drop silence in the hall. I ran to my room and cried like anything. I heard knock on my door. " Just go. I am not ready to see anyone." I said while crying. " Rathi its me A.K." he said. My anger hitched. I opened the door. He came in. "Rathi.." he started. I showed my hand to stop ✋. "You did what you want right? How dare you to do like this?" I was in top of anger. " No rathi i didn't do it." He said. "I will not believe you. Now i must marry you. But i will never love you." I said. " Rathi please i will try to stop this marriage. Please don't cry." He said. " No. If i didn't marry you then my grandpa will get the bad name. I can't see my grandpa like that." I said. He was silent. " Now you leave. Tomorrow is the day what you dreamed right? But it is a curse to me." I said. His eyes are about to shed the tears he just went out without saying anything.

A.K P.O.V

I can't bear her words. I don't know what happened and how happened. Today morning when i saw the paper i tried to hide it. But rathi's parents came here before that. My parents called me. Even my mom didn't believe me. Our garland exchange, sintoor applying every photos are there. I went to that paper publication but he said that can't do anything and asking me to show the divorce paper. I caught his collar and fought with him. But no use. Rathi lost belief on me now. Her parents hate me. Tomorrow is my marriage with her. A painful laugh escaped from my lips. I am going to marry my love without love. I love her truly. I am sure one day she will be mine. But she must accept me with her full heart. I was sitting in the same temple where it happened. Lord shiva temple. I always believe him. He always give me what i ask. But this is un usual. I don't know how i am going to handle this problem. Tomorrow is my marriage. I can't be normal. I closed my eyes and sat. Someone came and kept their hand on my shoulder. I opened my eyes. He was like a monk or saint, in tamil we will tell samiyar. " Don't worry my child, everything happens for a reason" he said. " Huh? What?" I asked. " Don't ask questions. After this you will get only answers." He said. What does this mean? He laughed and went. I was thinking of it. Then prakash came. " A.K?? You idiot. How dare you to marry without​ telling to me?" He said and came to beat me. But i stopped him and explained him everything. " She exchanged garland with you? She accepted the sintoor. This means she like you." He said. " But now she hate me." I said. " A.K everything happens for a reason." He also said. " Oh no. Not again. What will I do? Accept or run away?" I asked. " No A.K. marry her. One Day she will accept you." He said. " So. Till that one day i need to face everything​ right?" I asked. He smiled and said " Come we have many work" he said.