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Tripthi's PoV :

"Life is really simple it's us who make it complicated with unnecessary egos, pride and stubbornness"... My self conscious mocked me with my own words. 'You are being totally selfish and behaving as a selfless soul will fetch you nothing' my self conscious warned me.

I have nothing to answer her back or make her shut up, I know she is correct and i am being a fool but I totally know about the consequences that will happen if I express my heart out.

"Tripthi where are you zoned out? Get down from the car, we have reached the venue" with that Jiju brought me back from my thoughts.

"May be she is lost in her dreams where she is enjoying with her fiance", Vishita said that loud and broke into laughter, "Or imagining about their honeymoon" Abhi jiju joined her in pulling my leg and started laughing but stopped that after earning a glare from Akka.

"Come let's go inside, we can't be standing outside for eternity," I spoke to stop them but I heard my friends laughing hard saying "Someone is much excited to meet their fiance and can't even wait ohooohooo". God what is happening around

I exhaled my deep breath and went inside the function hall from the back side, I got a room allotted, but soon filled with relatives and their chirping. Some came upto me and started saying something, some blessed me but I can't process anything. I am already busy fighting with my heart.

"Why should you sit here, when you have the option of choosing what you wish", heart questioned me?

" How can you suggest that, how can she break everyone's trust?", my mind immediately countered the stupid heart. 

"Can you both please stop this bickering I can't take this anymore", I yelled at them.

"Pandit ji said to bring Tripthi outside, let's take her," Akka said to us and we started walking inside the venue, I can see people looking at me, Mom being worried about perfection in arrangements, Dad standing there passing me a smile.

"When you walk down the aisle towards me with a smile dancing on your lips and glistening eyes leaving all your fears and worries away to start a new life with me, that's the day I dream of everytime I close my eyes"... those words kept ringing in my head.. tears started to make their way out of their eyes

Rish Annayya(Elder Brother) wiped my tears with his hand kerchief and I passed him a weak smile, They took me towards the center stage and Annayya held my hand and stopped me in tracks.." Are you sure about what you are doing?"

 I have no answer for his question, I am about to frame my answer then Mom rushed to my side and took me to the center stage.

Pandit ji is chanting mantras, he is making us perform some sort of pooja. The person sitting beside me and offering prayers is going to be my fiance, he is watching me at times. I can see my mom and dad a little tensed but eyes filled with happiness.

"For once in your life make yourself a priority Jaan", I can hear him but, 'how can I probably do that? How can I steal the happiness from my parents eyes'?

"Will you be happy with that? Are you going to accept what is going to happen? If you go against the family they may hate you for sometime but if you keep mum now, you are going to suffer whole life", my subconscious warned me

"How come you are so sure that I will be happy if I follow what you are suggesting?" I answered her back. 

"Really Tripthi? Really don't you know the answer for your stupid question, you are an idiot and scared to accept the truth, you are losing yourself in this process", my subconscious mocked me back

"It's true, I can't be happy, I don't what this to happen but what can I do now? What will people say if I do something wrong?" My thoughts broke when my mom called me to stand up for the ring ceremony

My heart started beating at 100km/min, I can't stand on my legs, I started feeling knots in my stomach, Before my eyes blurred my view by pooling with tears I saw Krithi akka standing there with rings.

My eyes started the waterworks, my mind stopped working," God why am I struck here, what should I do now? I can't believe my own heart, Please give me a signal about what should I do", I made the small prayer

"Put the ring on her finger", I heard my soon to be fiance's mother telling him,

 'No I don't want it', I turned towards Alisha Bhabhi who is standing beside me with questioning eyes.

"Sometimes we should take the daring step for our wishes and dreams even if the whole world is against us", I can hear his words again, God why am I in this confused state what should I do?

I stood numb and my fiance took my hand into his and I just pulled it back, which shocked him and others. I just can't accept his touch," You can't accept him touching your hand, yet you are ready to live all your life with him?" my subconscious questioned me.

'She is a little shy' with that my Mom held my hand towards him, He just passed a small smile and took the ring to place it on my finger, I tried hard to control my tears and accept the happening and I heard the sounds of thunder and rain started pouring within seconds

This time I pulled my hand back with much force, this is it, it's the signal, I can't do this, I glanced at people standing there with a frown. My father is about to ask something 

 I said "Sorry, I can't do this" and just started running from there clutching my saree

No one have any idea of what I am doing including me, I ran down from the stage glanced towards Annayya for a second and ran out much fast, it took a minute for everyone to register what I have done. I came out to the road and rain is pouring heavily answering many questions.

I can hear people coming out and calling my name but I quickly boarded an Auto-Rickshaw rushed him to start moving, confused the driver without saying him where he should take me, I told him the house address

My heart started beating fast my subconscious is celebrating, I know the consequences of the act I have pulled, I don't know how am I going to face people, but my heart is not listening to any of those, it's just dancing for the step I took

"What have you done to me? How can I do the most Unpredictable thing I never even dreamt of doing? Is this the sign that I am ready to take the step?"

The story from now on will take the roller coaster ride, get ready to enjoy the bumps...........

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