Reverse Vows || AkshNav ||

Abhinav Sharma and I, we did everything in reverse.

The day he pulled me into his office - our first encounter, mind you - he popped the question. Now, you'd figure a dude like him - a bit chilly, maybe, but undeniably striking and way out of reach - would reserve a marriage proposal for the love of his life, right? You'd think he must be head over heels in love. Wrong. It was yours truly he asked. A total stranger who hadn't even heard of him. A stranger fresh off a recent dumping by her fiancé. You'd imagine I'd burst into laughter, brand him as insane - and maybe a few other choice words - then bolt as fast as my feet could carry me.

Well... I did all of that except for the hasty exit. He managed to talk me into a business deal...uh, I mean marriage, in a matter of minutes, and we officially tied the knot within days. Happiest day of my life, right? A fairy tale. Break out the champagne... Not really. It was the worst day. Abhinav Sharma was nothing like what I had pictured for myself. I blamed him for my lapse in judgment. I blamed those eyes of his, deep hazel, unapologetically locking onto mine, and that perpetual frown I had no clue would captivate me over time.

Shortly after he declared I was the biggest mistake of his life, things took a turn. No, he still wasn't Mr. Chatty, but anyone can put a few words together. His actions spoke volumes to me. Day by day, my heart started charting its own course. One moment he was nobody. The next, he was everything. One moment he was untouchable. The next, he seemed entirely mine. One moment I believed we were in love. The next, it was still just a facade.

After all, I was Akshara, and he was Abhinav Sharma. We were destined to be doomed from the get-go with those names. What else did you expect?