The Night Before My Wedding
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Alia Khurana is a very successful travel journalist. She loves her job, her freedom, and her independence, but also her family and her friends. But then, her family makes her take a decision that she later on regrets.
Saying yes for marriage to Kabir Rathore.
Now, an arranged marriage is the last thing she wanted. Heck, a MARRIAGE is the last thing she wanted. But being Indian, she obeys her family's, more specifically, her grandparents' wishes.
And one night before her big fat Indian wedding, she panics and wants to call it off.
What will she do? Read on to find out.
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Hey there! I'm CreativeMind and this is a short story which I'd been wanting to write for a long time. The Indian in me has finally shown her colors!
Read on for a good time!
* Rated #129 in SHORT STORY as on June 08, 2017
* Rated #78 in SHORT STORY as on November 11, 2017
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