What We Wanted Vs What We Got

The Test

Disclaimer- the concept of this os is based on a true event& any similarity with any other os/ story is just a co incidence bcz its a slightly common topic

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Prateek& Sanjana Khanna- neil"s parents (negative)
Prateek mostly doesnt stay at home bcz of work

Namita Khanna- neil's meternal grandmother/nani (negative)

Ashvin& Amrita Mehta-avni's patents (negative)

So its a village story
AvNeil live with their families who have very orthodox thinking
(hence different names) but AvNeil have modern mindset

They have got married only under family pressure& dont love eachother
I will start scene from avneil's bedroom after marriage

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Avni was sitting on the bed, her face covered with the veil, clad in a bridal lehenga with gold jewelry& the signs of her being married were visible by the chain around her neck, vermillion on her head, engagement ring on her finger& bridal bangals on her wrists

A(to herself)- every girl has seen lot of dreams of her wedding
I live in a village &belong to a middle class family
I didnt have too many dreams about my marriage- just a simple wedding with the blessings of my parents
I knew they would always make the best decisions for me& my future

But i never expected that the people whom i trusted the most would do this with me
Nothing is wrong with this marriage-arrange marriage is like a standard &fixed rule in our village which is followed by every family living here 

So much so that even thinking of doing love marriage is equal to comitting a murder
The only problem with this marriage is.....MY AGE

Yes- my age bcz im not legally adult to get married nor mature enough- neither physically nor emotionally
But theres no point arguing-this is village &not city life

And no girl has the option of rejecting a marriage proposal if you arent ready for marriage or you dont love the person& want to do a love marriage
The girl's consent never matters
What matters is the consent of the parents of both kids& belonging to same caste

And now, im married to the son of one of dad's friend- neil
Im no more avni mehta- im Mrs Avni Neil Khanna

I was lost in my thoughts-tears silently but freely flowing from my eyes when i heard the sound of door clicking
I knew it was my husband- ready to mark me his tonight

I knew that wheather i was ready or not, this is gonna happen, no matter how painful it might be bcz the bride's consent never matters on the first night
I might even get pregnant &have a child in couple of months when im myself a child rn-at least emotionally& physically

While my husband entered, i was busy wiping the tears from my cheeks

He came& sat in front of me
He lifted my veil while i clutched the bedsheet in a fist to hide the nervousness i was going through
I tried to hide it by lowering my gaze

Neil lifted avni's face by her chin& smiled

N-avni, i know what you are probably going through rn- its our first night& what is going to happen next etc but dont be scared- we wont do it bcz i know that it will be extremely painful for you- you are a minor& its your first time as well

Both of us are forced into this relationship-neither am i aware of this marriage related stuff nor you
Im an adult but like you, im also not at the legal age to get married