A Modest Living
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Last published Thu, Nov 30, 2017
Ever since her friend, Nadia, got married three years ago, Leni has been dreaming about her own wedding day, and what it could mean for her future. One thing she does know - marriage equals a one-way ticket out of the city slums and into the lavish lifestyle she was always meant to have.
Problem is - she's only 15.
All media was taken from the 'Ending Child Marriage' campaign by UNICEF. For more information, please visit the charity's website: https://www.unicef.org/protection/57929_58008.html
UNICEF reports that 15 million children will be married each year before their 18th birthdays. And this terrible problem is only getting worse. Help spread the word by using the hashtag #EndChildMarriage and gain support from others.
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"Mom, I don't know what the heck I'm doing... I'm going to marry my sister's fiancé," I said, tears streaming down my face. "We can't do anything, beta. It's destiny," Mom said. "But it's about my whole life... it's happening just because of a promise I made. Now I think my whole life is going to be a mess," I said. "Mahi, don't think like that," Mom said. "Now let's go, it's time for our marriage." I looked back, and there he was standing-my sister's fiancé. No, no, no, my would-be husband. COME JOIN THIS EXCITING STORY OF MAHI RAJPOOT X SIDHART SAXENA... Due to some unavoidable circumstances, a girl named MAHI has to marry her sister's fiancé. She has to sacrifice her dreams and adjust to this new world. But how will she do this? How will she adjust? Will she fall in love with her sister's fiancé? Will Sidharth fall in love with Mahi? Read to find out. #1updates #1newbook #1newstory #1readforread #1wattyawards #1hurtfulwords #2trust #2love triangle #3read for read #3wattpadComplete
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THIS BOOK IS UNDER EDITING. THERE ARE MANY HINDI DIALOGUES WITHOUT ENGLISH TRANSLATION. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. :- I'm your DESTINY, NO ONE CAN STOP ME FROM MAKING YOU MINE. :- ah...ahhhh leave m..me ple....please, don't do t..this*crying* A girl dreamed about having a sweet and lovely partner and a dreamy wedding with the one she love but it all shattered when her parents fixed her date with their bestfriends son, the one she was bestfriend with, the one who destroyed her life, the one who took her innocence and now she fear him. She lost all the hopes and accept it thinking it as her fate. But her Life took a turn once again- is it good or bad?? He :- I married you just to save your and your family's reputation. Don't keep your hopes high. This means nothing to me. Her heart shattered once again. But........ He pulled her by her waist, breathed heavily.his eyes boring into her as he touched their foreheads and whispered,"pyaar ho gya haii hame apse, Beauty!... Jaan ban gyi hai ap hamari!!" ( I'm in love with you ms. Beauty!.... You've become my lifeline!!) His tone husky and intense as he took her soft lips in his. Tropes CEO × university student Grumpy × Sunshine Egoistic × softhearted Raped woman Replaced groom "Touch her and die" Type Past dark trauma Suspense and thrill Psycho lover Two souls, two broken hearts brought together by their destined fates. Both being unaware of their first encounter yet something Spark into them. What will happen when destiny will place them together in a marriage no one knew will happen?? I don't own any of the pictures or videos but the storyline is mine and if you find something similar then it is pure coincidence. Copying my work without my permission and you'll be reported immediately. This story is based on pure fiction. It's a Desi indian story.Complete
I'll always remember us | ✔️
growing up and growing apart sometimes people who really love you have to leave you for your own good and it's okay to grow apart holding on to things that hurt isn't a wise choice They broke up in college but now are forced into an arranged marriage Will the sparks fly again or........ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Wrong place, wrong time, wrong people, right man Surrounded with unfortunate events, unfortunate people Those slim waists, slim faces, long hair and long nails Those long legs, large hands, fluffy hair and beaded bracelets They don't belong together last days, best times, red hands and playing fights Social priorities, diwali parties, arm wrestling and life stories That's the closure I needed Searching the crows, you stand tall, stand out Walking out of that building with hurt hands and burnt minds scholar badge, scholar board, Council badges and red coats brown pants,white shirts, black shoes and red ties Sprawling crowds, yellow buses, red rickshaws and black cycles ice cream man, Mother Dairy, white vans and red lights Saw you walking on the footpath with rolled up sleeves with few friends I wouldn't wish I would be there I couldn't wish I could be there Could you be specific who do you like? Blinding lights, goodbyes, Friday promises and exam time White walls, black boards, blue desks and A/C nobs Sweet memories scattered in my head Teardrops all over my bed These are the things I'll never forget And that's the price I paid cover credit: pinterestComplete
𝐌𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐀 : 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞|𝟏𝟖+ (Series #01)
𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐀𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐢 𝐱 𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐯 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 ⋆⭒˚.⋆𝑩𝑶𝑶𝑲 𝑰: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 ⋆⭒˚.⋆ "We are getting married in a week." He stated. I looked at him with my tear filled eyes. He took my both hands in his , slowly caressing them as his gaze met mine. I wondered how he could be so calm in such a situation. "You don't have to marry me. I don't want to be a burden on someone." , I muttered as I slowly averted my gaze from him. " I need you in my life, Miraya. And to answer your question, you will never be a burden on me. NEVER."I quickly looked at him. And to be by his side for this past one hour felt like he was healing something inside me. Something he has never broken. His words seemed odd. And still they were enough to assure me to trust him with my life. "Why?" "I need an heir for my family and your child needs a father. No one will know about this except us. Okay?" ☆ ★ ✮ ★ ☆ Miraya Agnihotri married her bestfriend's only cousin brother, the billionaire Raghav Singhania, to provide a father to her unborn child, and an heir to his family. She had struggled all her student life to fund her education and find jobs to make ends meet for her family, only to never get the love she deserved from them. Her boy-friend promised her their forever future to her and marry her one day but he died in a car accident before she could announce her pregnancy news to him. Will she ever be able to forget her boyfriend and love Raghav more than only as the father to her child? Is this just a marriage-of-convenience or a promise of forever love? Did Raghav really marry her out of pity or was she his chosen bride?
NEVER WANTED BUT NEEDED
"You're going to get married this month." My father said. I nodded and he left. I knew it. I knew it the day I turned 21 that this news is coming soon. I knew that my all dreams will be shattered. I was just a burden on my family as I'm a girl. Now that burden is going away and everyone is happy. I wanted to study but now I'll be tied to a man whom I doesn't even know. I don't even knows who he is. ------------------------------------------------- "She would've been very happy after knowing that I'm going to marry her. After all I'm one of the best doctors of India and owner of AP healthcare limited. I'm every girl's dream. But my dream........ I wanted a girl who was educated and independent, not like her. She's just a greedy, illiterate girl whom my family is forcing on me." I never wanted this marriage. I just laid my eyes on a girl for first time and my family thought I likes her. I'm so fed up of everything. That girl is the reason behind my life being shattered. I wanted to enjoy my life but now I'll be tied to an illiterate girl. ------------------------------------------------------- They both never wanted this marriage. They were forced and just want to get away from this to fulfill their dreams. Will they be able to fulfill their dreams? Or they'll be left tied in this namesake marriage?
ISHQ SIRF TUMSE (On Hold)
"I'm scared to lose you. I'm scared that without you I can't survive now. I need you with me." He whispered looking in my eyes, his eyes brimming with unshed tears. 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱/𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝐴𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑦𝑎 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑔ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎 28 𝑦/𝑜 CEO of Singhania & Co. 𝐴𝑣𝑛𝑖 𝑀𝑎𝑙ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑟𝑎 25 𝑦/𝑜 Architect in her father's company, Malhotra Industries. Grumpy x Sunshine Ambivert x Introvert Bad Past x His Healer 🖤 x ❤️ Join this journey to know how they ended up marrying each other and unfold their love for each other and their past. 𝑯𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿 : 𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑡 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡. *𝙽𝚘𝚝 𝙴𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍* *𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝒉𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑎 𝑠𝒉𝑜𝑡. 𝐼'𝑙𝑙 𝑢𝑝𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑.* 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 : 29/12/2024 ********** Top Ranks - #5 - arrangetolove #16 - ishq #19 - indianlovestory #34 - cutelove #42 - attraction #48 - desiromance #51 - contract #54 - hindi #63 - childhood #73 - indianromance #134 - wattpadindia #174 - desi #182 - business #205 - crush #215 - arrangemariage #223 - depression #264 - ceo #287 - loveatfirstsight #372 - billionaire #400 - marriage #514 - school #564 - india
𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬
𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐞𝐞𝐝 and 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧 were betrothed to each other as children, it seemed like a fairytale. But life had other plans. Years apart, with no contact, Misha believed the promise was broken, and Sufiyan became nothing but a mere someone, once she was supposed to marry. Now, on the eve of her wedding to someone else, Sufiyan returns-bringing with him the truth of their past, a love she never expected, and a destiny she thought was lost. ────୨ৎ──── "I can't see you marrying someone else, Misha. You've always been mine, remember? From the moment I knew we were betrothed, my heart knew its owner. You'll be marrying me, not someone else." Misha crossed her arms, raising an eyebrow. "Bold of you to show up after all these years and think you can just crash my wedding and claim me. It's too late, Sufiyan-you've lost me." 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬. Tropes: Arranged marriage Childhood betrothal Forced proximity Opposites attract Destined loveComplete
Not Her
"I don't want to become a mother." This line is a taboo for women in some parts of the world, and so was for Khusi Mukherjee. At the age of 25, independent and single, she wanted to live her life according to her rules. But everything changed when she met Bhaskar Goswami, a potential groom selected by her mother. They met, talked, liked each other and got married. Sounds like happily ever after, isn't it? But no, there's a small twist to it. Khusi never wanted to bear a child, and that's what made her a pariah in Indian society. Will Khusi be able to endure the pressure of her decision? Will she keep her head high and stick to her beliefs, or bend to the social norms? What will happen when Bhaskar comes home one day, with an absurd proposition and a revelation, that could change Khusi's life all together? She has to face the biggest challenge of her life, her husband's child. What new surprises and people awaits her, and would it be for good or will it shatter her forever? 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙠 1 in #social norms on 1st March, 2021 1 in #opennovellacontest2021 on 12th Feb, 2022Complete
"Mom, I don't know what the heck I'm doing... I'm going to marry my sister's fiancé," I said, tears streaming down my face. "We can't do anything, beta. It's destiny," Mom said. "But it's about my whole life... it's happening just because of a promise I made. Now I think my whole life is going to be a mess," I said. "Mahi, don't think like that," Mom said. "Now let's go, it's time for our marriage." I looked back, and there he was standing-my sister's fiancé. No, no, no, my would-be husband. COME JOIN THIS EXCITING STORY OF MAHI RAJPOOT X SIDHART SAXENA... Due to some unavoidable circumstances, a girl named MAHI has to marry her sister's fiancé. She has to sacrifice her dreams and adjust to this new world. But how will she do this? How will she adjust? Will she fall in love with her sister's fiancé? Will Sidharth fall in love with Mahi? Read to find out. #1updates #1newbook #1newstory #1readforread #1wattyawards #1hurtfulwords #2trust #2love triangle #3read for read #3wattpad
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