The Journey from Ms. Sharma to Mrs. Who [✓]

Chapter 42-Edited

Chinmayi's POV:

Have you heard of your worst nightmare becoming a reality? Well, that's what Dadaji's words did to all of us.

The wedding is off.

These four words did not really mean anything to me until badi ma and ma gasped loudly at the same time. Charan's arms tightened around me, Dr. Joshi was flabbergasted and his wife stood in shock.

Veera stood as if she had been splashed with a bucket full of ice water and the others, were, equally taken by surprise.

"Sharma ji, aap- what are you saying?", asked a startled Dr. Joshi.

"Dr. Joshi, my granddaughter has been through a lot. This is enough. My grandson's behaviour is definitely not that I would support. We had taught him well. We are disapointed in him.

However, the one thing that all my children are taught is to prioritise family first and I cannot lose two of my granddaughters to a place where these are not even considered. "

Those were the truest words spoken by my grandfather and hence there was no denial to it, at least from my end.

Everyone stood still.

"Sharma ji", spoke Mrs. Joshi,
" There is certainly no excuse to what Deepak did. I don't really deny any of it.

Charan's reaction is justifiable because as a brother he is entitled to being overprotective about his sister.

But, breaking the alliance, that too both of them, in what way is it justifiable?"

"I really do not want to be the person who breaks you from your belief of choosing daughters in law from the same household."

Tears pooled her eyes. The expected deafening silence was broken by Badi-Ma.

"Pithaji, in this house, every decision has been taken by you with utmost care and being married to your son, this 33 years of marriage with him, I have tried my level best to do my duties and treat all the kids with equality.

For me, Veera, Chinmayi and Akhila are the same or atleast until today. But after all, I am a mother who has carried Veera and given birth and life to her.

She has met a wonderful person like Eeshwar ji and the family is genuine. How can you throw away everything in one second without even accounting what Veera or us, her parents have to say?-"

"Shakthi, ye thum kyaa bol rahi ho?", questioned Bade Papa, stopping Badi Ma in between all of this.

Veera was so much more clobbered than ever with all her feelings. If you know her, she is not too expressive about how or what she feels and to that one person she actually spoke and had a real conversation about herself and life other than her cousins is Eeshwar ji. Badi Ma has never spoken a word against the decisions taken in this family and now, the tables have turned.

I felt responsible, for wrecking it all.

"Sharma ji, please forgive my son...", whispered Dr. Joshi.

"Let's kindly not do this to our children. What should we do, how do we gain your trust?

I know that Deepak's act is totally unjustifiable but please give us a chance..."

Dadaji cleared his throat. He just listened to everyone talking. Ma, Papa, Dr and Mrs Joshi, Choti Ma and all the others put forth their points trying their level best to convince him to not take such an extreme decision.

My heart still sunk, not even one soul had questioned me what do I really want to do and what does Veera want out of all this.

The heaviness that bombarded in the air made me so giddy that I was so glad that Charan still held me.

I couldn't take it any longer, I had reached my saturation.

" Dadaji, kyaa mein kuch kahoon?", I asked.

"Chinmayi, when elders are talking, haven't we taught you not to interfere?", Ma taunted.

"Ma please, it's her life. You should have let her talk in the first place, and we could have avoided this whole situation!", supported Charan.

Everyone blinked and I mentally thanked Charan and loosened from his grip.

" Ma and Papaji,  I am extremely sorry for not telling the truth. A few months ago when this alliance was made, my world was very small and I had a list of fewer things to achieve in life. I was the pampered child in the family and always had the lens of goodness towards life.

I saw Bhai and Bhabhi, Charan and Megha and now, Veera and Eeshwar ji, falling in love, right in front of me and yet I always wondered how that feeling personally would be for me.

I was not interested in this alliance, I wanted to study and without even my consent, it was all agreed upon, and so, I swallowed all my thoughts and met Deepak for the first time.

But to know that he was not in the same page as me, hurt me even more and I knew that it was time for me to jump back to my previous decision of not even think of being married.

Somehow Deepak wanted to own his actions and we really tried telling all of you, but in due course of planning all of that, I did fall in love with him.

His pranks are extreme, his way of reciprocating his feelings is weird, and he is that one person who has hurt me the most in my entire life, but because it is him, I feel it all worth it.

The pain is worth it only if we are in love. I learnt this by looking at Megha and Charan.

Veera and Eeshwar ji are too perfect for eachother. I cannot stand simply while her dream life is at the verge of being dismantled.

I am extremely sorry for all the troubles that I caused and I am extremely grateful to all my cousins for always having my back.

Charan, we have always had a Tom and Jerry kind a thing between us, but I saw your protective wing and that did make me feel safe, but trust me, I have already given my heart to Deepak.

Joshi uncle and aunty, you have always treated Veera and me like your daughters and I am eternally grateful for that. I am so sorry to what I have put you through. No amount of words can ever express the way I feel about all of this. "

After a pause, I looked at Deepak,
my beautifully handsome, weird and funny man, "Deepak, I love you, from head to toe, for who you are, for the cluelessness you bring into my life, for the pain you inflict, for the jokes you crack, for the details you observe and for the  love you sway in my life.

I am confessing this infront of my family and yours.

But at any cost I shall not do a thing that would be against my grandfather's words.

The ball is in your court, whatever you all decide now,  I shall accept it whole heartedly, this time with no regrets, considering the fact that I actually told everyone about how I feel..."

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