SHREYA'S POV
Dead, this was what I felt when my son to be husband came and made my life and havoc. During our engagement ceremony I thought maybe this marriage can work as a hope for me for finding love but after it he proved me wrong.
When I first saw him I was speechless, the most gorgeous man I had ever seen with a pair of most beautiful eyes. His blue eyes were different from all of his family except his mother. Masculine personality with a face that voids any expression. He has that type of personality that was enough to make anyone weak in their knees. And with a voice so deep and throaty, complimenting his personality. His flawless face was perfect in every sense, perfect jaw line, pink lips that can make any girl envious of them. His toned skin made him look more like an Indian guy.
When he told me that he can't love me and it was a sort of marriage of convenience. I was shocked and couldn't feel any emotions in me, I didn't know what was truth or lie at that point. But I knew one thing that, the only hope I had was now broken and with it he broke the last piece of me I was hiding from the world and never let them know.
I stood there dumbfounded and felt my eyes moisturing, I could stand someone who doesn't care about me see my tears so I turned around.
He asked that if I wanted to continue this marriage and I don't thaen it's not problem but if I want then it's also not a problem but do I really want this marriage?? The answer is no but I was doing it for my Dadu's happiness. His family made me feel loved and respected in just few days and the love I received from them was so much compared to my own. If I don't do this marriage then with dadu I will break all of his family members heart and that was something I would do to someone who loves me more than my own family. If he can't love me or be like a friend to me then I don't think it will be problem when I will have his family there with me. They will be with me and I can spend my entire life with them without my husband's love. So I agreed and left from there to avoid further conversation.
After dinner both the families were sitting in the living room where both the girls were singing and elders talking with each other. I was settled on a chair beside my stairs and was looking at them, they requested me to join them but I politely declined saying I was tired.
After sometime I felt someone standing beside me, I looked at the person who turned out to be Abhimanyu, Viraaj's best friend. He was a man who's auro was mysterious and dark. It was like he never smiles or show any emotion. Viraaj atleast show some when he is with his family but this guy, he was like a stone wall. The only expression I saw on his face was a smirk. He was a little taller than viraaj and with an intimidating personality. If Viraaj's personality could make someone feel weak in the knees, Abhimanyu's was even more menacing, and his mere presence left people feeling terrified. His glare and his bestfriend's glare, my soon to be husband's were like same, if they could kill someone with their glare then that person would have been dead by it.
I felt him looking at me so I turned my eyes away from him and looked straight.
"What do you do, Shreya?? Can I call you with your name??" He asked in his deep voice,
"You can call me with my name" I said without looking at me. He nodded.
"I am an aerospace engineer" I looked at my lap then at him
He again nodded and looked straight. He don't look like a person to talk with some stranger and I am a stranger to him whome he met just few hours back. His relationship with Viraaj's family was so real that no one could tell that he was a bestfriend of their son. Shivanya aunty loves him like his own son and all the family members were so happy when he came for the ceremony.
I sighed and stood up from there to go back to my room but his voice stopped me.
"Viraaj is a good man" he looked straight, I turned around and looked at him.
"But he has his reasons to say what he said to you" he said and looked at me
I stood there in silence, not knowing what to say about the fiancee of mine who just told me that this marriage is a marriage of convenience.
"I knew what he would said to you but don't take him wrong." He looked in the direction of his bestfriend who was talking on the phone with a frown on his face.
"I know him more than anyone and I knew he will regret his words soon" his words were so confident.
"And what if he won't??" I asked after a brief pause.
"He will" he said.
"I don't think so that this will happen after what your bestfriend told me" I shrugged
"He can be a absolute dickhead but is not really like this in real life" his words were somehow making me believe him but I now better.
We stood there in silence not saying anything.
"Do you have a brother??" He asked
I shook my head but felt my mind swirling around only one thought after his question.
"Do you??" I asked trying to distract myself.
"Real, No. But they are like my brothers and they, my sisters" he said and nodded his head dtowadds Viraaj's sibling. No doubt on that one because his siblings line Abhimanyu just like they love viraaj.
This time a genuine smile appeared on my face when he mentioned them
"They are total sweethearts" I said and waved my hand towards girls when they waved their hand towards me.
"Ruhi is so cute, Ruhanika is just like double copy of Vihaan, naughty but sweet and Avi just like a teacher trying to calm his chaotice class" I said with a giggle
I looked at Abhimanyu and thought of something.
"Can I call you Bhai??" I asked, I had always wanted an elder brother and after seeing him I felt strangely safe in his presence.
His expressions were unchanged but I think he was taken back with my question. He looked at me without saying anything, his face was making me regret my question.
"Ohh, n.. nevermind i-"
" You can" he interrupted me and walked away from there. I sighed and walked towards everyone.
.......
"What happened yaar??? Atleast tell me na??" Siya asked for the fifth time this question.
After everyone left I locked myself in my room not in the mood to talk with anyone. Thought to take a nap so that my mind can get refresh but that also didn't happened and I slept overtime. Dikkat hi dikkat hai life mein.
Then I called siya to refresh my mood and this girl here instantly got to know that something is wrong and was asking continuously.
"I will tell you in person" I sighed
"Then come tomorrow to airport for picking me up" she said and for some moments I was processing what she said
"Whattt???" I screamed when I processed what she said.
"Gosh!!!! Care for my ear woman" she said and I know she has to move her phone from her ear at my loud voice.
"What do you said??" I asked
"I said care-"
" Before that"
"I am coming tomorrow so you better be present there to pick me up" she said
"You are not joking right" I said and controlled my emotions because has not seen this woman since 2 years.
"You want to talk in person so I am coming" she shrugged and I squealed.
After then we both talked a little bit before disconnecting the call. My happiness was limitless after listening that she was coming back.
Thinking about this I don't know when sleep consumed me.
......
I got ready next morning a little early because of the excitement of meeting Siya. Me and dadu were settled on the couch and I was telling her that siya is coming he also became excited for meeting her.
But I stopped talking Mr and Mrs. Roy entered in the hall and settled infront of us. Suddenly a thought came in my mind and I turned towards Dadu
"Dadu??" I called out, nervous to tell him my thoughts. He hummed and looked at me.
"I have a request" I said and tucked some strands behind my ears in nervousness and got even more conscious when I felt another people's focus on us.
"Say it" he said
"Can you do my Kanya-daan ??? I really want you to do that for me. Please " I requested and grabbed his hands. I only want him to do that because he was the only one for me and the only father figure I got after my so called father failed to fulfill his responsibility.
Dadu looked at my nervous state and smiled, which somewhat relieved me.
"Of course I wil-"
"No" dadu was interrupted by Mr. Roy, who stood up from the couch with angry expression.
"Why??" I asked and stood infront of him.
"It is my right and you are my daughter. I won't lose my rights and what will others think" I chuckled, he cares for others and not for his own blood.
"No you won't" I said after my chuckle subsided
"What??" He asked
"No, you won't lose anything or any right... because you never had them. You can't lose something you never had, Mr. Roy" I said and smiled at him, turned around to leave from there and go to airport.
But before I could take another step towards the entrance a grip on my hand stopped me. I turned around and saw Mrs. Roy standing there, glaring at me while gripping my hand.
"Leave me" I said and tried to remove my hand from her grip but she only tightened it and her nails were digging in my hand which was hurting me.
"You ungrateful brat!!! How can you talk to your father like this" she said angrily.
"Leave her" I heard Dadu saying in a stern voice
"He is not my father, he is only your husband and-" I stopped talking when my eyes fell on the entrance, where stood Abhimanyu with a basket in his hand and eyes glaring and fixed on one particular thing, and that was her grip on my hand.
Following my gaze Mrs. Roy also looked and freezed.
" Aap??" She asked and smiled at him but her grip didn't even loosen up a bit and it was now started to hurt me.
Abhi must have noticed my expression before keeping the basket beside the door on the table and started at Mrs. Roy.
"With due respect ma'am, it will be better for you to leave her hand right now and wish that I don't find a single mark on her hand otherwise it will be not good for you" he stated in his cold icy voice which even made me shiver with fear but my Stubborn so called mother didn't realised it and choose to argue with him
"She is my daughter, I will do whatever I want with her" She said, I winced when she mentioned me her daughter. Atleast someone should not lie this much. Narak mein bhi jagah nahi milegi.
"I don't want someone like you touching my sister" he stated firmly and walked towards us. My heart warmed when he called me his sister.
"By count of three your hand should be off her" he said and before he could start the counting she released my hand and walked some steps backward with fear casting her face.
"Ruhi is waiting for you in the car" He looked at me and gestured to me to go outside.
I walked out but stopped and looked back only to find him saying something to Mr. and Mrs. Roy. I shook my head and walked outside, I think siya will be welcomed by two more new humans.