✔Endearment of Darkness (EoD)

4.Eloping.

Mom slapped me when I told her that I don't want this marriage. Literally slapped me, she gripped my arm so tightly that blood circulation has stopped for few minutes, "You don't like to disappoint you father Brinda! I trusted you! How could you do this? This is not fun, you will get over it. Your groom is very nice man! He will take care of you, never ever mention about you puppy love to him! Not to anybody." She warned so seriously and just like that she took my phone and switched it off and took with her. F**k. There is nothing else for me to do but cry.

Two days past engagement.

I growl at emerald gold ring which is hugging tightly to my finger. It didn't fit my finger when that fool tried to put this on me infront of everyone. I did a jig inside when I finally came to conclusion that it won't fit to my finger but as always my happiness lasted only few seconds when my idiotic sister came running with moisturizer to apply on my finger. Then the ring slipped easily on my finger, I tried to remove it from two days. It won't come!

Groom is not bad, he looks good, I can bet on my life that my sister already has crush on him. She is 18, she can definitely marry him. If not for the threatening of my mother, I would have find out the ways to make him fall for my sister but my mother shushed my sister not to come around when my fiancé is around.

Nikki has confessed to his parents when I was travelling to my home, he is not in good mood too. I have no communication with him now. I have exactly 24 days to come up with a plan to cancel my marriage. I'm in journey to Vijayawada now, with my mom who is snoring beside me. They don't trust me so she is coming with me to explain my situation to my hostel security to keep an eye on me. Like hell I care! If it is not for our semester exams, my dad would sure as f**k keep me in the house until marriage.

Thank god to exams! I never have been this happy to write exams in my whole life!

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It's been a week since I last talked to Nikki properly because mom accompanied me everywhere I go. I'm anxious to see him, I want to throw myself at him like a koala.

"Fifteen days, Brinda." My mom warns gripping my arm tightly. We are at bus station, she stayed with me for a week, she is going home now to look after marriage related things. I don't say anything , I just nod to everything she is saying.

"Behave, Uncle will come to pick up you next week, do not disappoint your dad." No words, I just nod politely. She sighs and turns around to get inside the bus, but I stopped her. Probably this will be the last time I see her so I went to her and hugged her.

"I'm sorry mom," I whisper.

For what I'm going to do in a week, I'm sorry because I'm going to disappoint you, for betraying your trust. Again. I don't have a choice mom, I love Nikki. You won't understand that.

She exhales heavily and touches my shoulders and gently pushes me away to look into my eyes. She has tears in her eyes. Oh god, my chest tightens looking at her tears, I can't see my mom cry.

"He is a good man honey, you will be fine." She said touching my cheek. I'm feeling guilty for lying to her but I don't have a choice and I don't want her to get suspicious so I mask my face by smiling shyly.

I started counting number when she got inside the bus and breathed in relief when the bus started, I waved my hand to her for last time.

I turn on my heels immediately and start walking fast because Nikki is waiting for me here. I made into run when I see him sitting on stairs few feet away, right then, my favorite song starts playing on overhead TV...

Oh my beautiful girl...

Do you really wanna get on the floor..

Oh my glittering pearl..