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Siya's POV:

"Siya..Siya get up dear." With so much struggle I opened my eyes and saw Deepa aunty stroking my hair with a warm smile.

"Darling, today is your wedding... Come on get up, we have many rituals piled up." Told her pinching my nose. I saw the clock and realized it was five in the morning. What the hell? Why should I wake up so early?

I cursed under my breath and went inside the restroom. May be, I would have never slept like this if at all my marriage held before that horrible incident...I would have been on cloud nine today. My life always gave me the something unexpected.

I was done brushing my teeth just when I heard a knock, aunty gave me a yellow long cloth and asked me to wrap it around me which I did, then she came inside and started to apply haldi on my face, hands and legs.

"This is a custom in my side, mom's used to apply haldi on her daughter in the very morning of the wedding. This Haldi will make your already glowing skin shine more." My eyes started to water and I hugged her.

"Siya dear, please don't cry. W So what if your mom is not alive, I'm here for you and I always consider you my daughter." She wiped my tears and done the ritual and left me to take bath.

I stood under the hot water. Finally the day has come, I'm gonna handover myself in the hands of someone who ripped my dignity. I didn't give up. I will never, I'm gonna make Arjun regret his decision and divorce me himself. I squeezed my belly and told my baby "Your mommy is not weak baby." I stepped out of the shower and got ready.

I touched my mom's wedding Saree on my bed and felt her. An unknown relief occurred through me washing all my just born fears.

I wore her Saree and it didn't even looked old, It was a simple plain red Saree with rich gold silk border. I stitched my own brocated blouse and matched it with the Saree. I just applied some khol on my eyes and also a little lip gloss and didn't think, I should make over well , I didn't wanna look beautiful for Arjun. I wore my mom's neckless, earings and bangles. I was ready.

It's almost time and my dad entered my room. "You look beautiful chittu, exactly like your mom. She would have been so happy if she's alive today." I found tears in his eyes. He stroked my head and told me "How I'm gonna live without you?"and hugged me. I didn't think about that, God.... How will I leave my dad alone? For a second, I forgot everything and cried hugging him. He may not be a good father but I love him.

"Come on stop crying chittu! It's getting late. We need to go." Told him and wiped my tears.

We drove to Arjun's mansion every passing second is so frustrating. We reached our destination and I got down. His lawn was beautifully arranged with muiticolor flowers and cloths. That was so beautiful.

It's a very small wedding only with few important guests and friends from my side and his side.... there were only his office staffs and board members.

I didn't wanted a big fat wedding, I buried all the dreams of my wedding deep down the earth but God planned it so well that all these arrangements were breathtaking even though it's simple.

Arjun came and stood beside me, soon all the rituals started. I didn't even spared a glance at him. This marriage is a compromise for me. But I could feel his burning gaze on me all the time.

My dad took my hand and gave to Arjun while performing a ritual Kanyadhan. I looked at my hand which is placed over his but didn't glanced at the owner of the hands once. My dad kissed my forehead and I smiled at him.

Soon it was the time to tie the wedding chain, my heart started to beat erotically still I didn't look at him, within seconds he tied the knot. I touched my wedding chain and closed my eyes. I'm no more Siya Ramakrishna, from now... I'm Siya Arjun Khaleja.

These are the most important seconds of my life, everything is changed, my life is completely changed. I'm married and most importantly I'm pregnant.

I raised my gaze and looked at the person in front of me who made me his, moments ago. My world stopped when our eyes met, I didn't know I had the DSLR effect in my eye lenses. My whole vision is blur but the only clear figure I could see was Arjun. My husband. He was beyond happy, with unshed tears. He stepped forward and kissed my forehead. The whole place filled with claps and cheers, crackers cracked and color smoke filled the alignment from entrance till the background of the mandap .

Imagine this..

I turned my head and maintained a comfortable distance with him. Then the media came forward and clicked our pictures. Suddenly Arjun clenched his jaw and fisted his palm. My eyes traveled the direction of his gaze and spotted Surya. Sensing Arjun's mood Surya left the place. But why?

Kavya ran to me, I kneeled and kissed her chubby cheeks. I was about to lift her but Arjun stopped me. "You are pregnant love, don't lift her." He was right. I held her hand and kept her with me all the while.

Lunch was served and our guest started to take their leave one by one. Deepa aunty arranged few games which couples would play after marriage. Arjun was so exited but not me.

"I'm not playing any bullshit game. This marriage is the biggest curse of my life and this is not the way I'm gonna deal it." I glared at Arjun, he looked the ground.

"Siya, control yourself. Now he is your husband learn to pay some respect to him." Whispered yelled Deepa aunty.

"Don't worry aunty ,I know how to deal with my husband." I stressed the husband part making him look at me.

"I should leave Siya." Told my dad dropping bomb in my life, No daddy don't go. I hugged him tight and he consoled me for good four hours it was 6 in the evening, he bid his bye.

"Take care of my daughter." Dad told to Arjun.

"I will. She is my queen." Told Arjun.

Queen....my foot.

I hugged my dad again and cried, he then left me and took his leave. Now I'm all alone with my so called husband, apart from us there were only servents here. Don't he have any relations whom I could also call mine. I sat on the couch placed in the garden my head started to ache.

He sat beside me and started to look at me intensely. It's clearly irritating me. "What?" I barked at him.

"Do you know how beautiful you look today?" He questioned me but I ignored him. However I must admit he look strack smart today. How can this man could look hell handsome in nothing but a white traditional dhoti and shirt?

I stood up and walk towards the entrance of the mansion my legs started to ache, I so badly wanted to lie down before my trademark nausea hit me. Not again.

I was welcomed with a fresh smell of flowers, there was a path made with rose petals and decorated with lights on both the sides leading me inside.

Arjun hugged me from behind and kept his chin on my shoulder. "Here after you can expect beautiful surprises like this my beautiful wife. I'll promise you to give you a happy life ahead." Told him.

I jerked him and walked inside and stopped when I saw a pair of birds in a cute cage. "The speciality of these birds is they'll die without each other. I promise, I'll never leave you alone in our life. If that happened, I will die just like them. " I was planning to put on a hard facade but this man is trying worsely to break it.

I walked further to climb the stairs. My toes slipped and I was about to hit the ground but a strong pair of hands held me safely. I opened my eyes and saw Arjun close to me. I looked into his captivating eyes making my time freeze.

He flashed a million dollar smile and told me " I promise, I'll never let any harm reach you and will protect you and my baby with my life. " he pecked my cheeks and lifted me bridal style. God! I'm trying hard but I tumble then and there, this man fake immense love for me. But I don't trust him.

I struggled in his hold,then he put me down after climbing the stairs.

I was about to leave but he held my hand and tucked me to his chest. " I promise, I will always love you even though you hate me wife, just like these flowers. You stepped on them, crushed them, but they never stopped making your path beautiful and purify your nostrils with there heavenly smell. Hurt me how much ever you want but don't expect I'll hate you one day. It will never happen. " he told looking into my eyes.

"My love is true wife, trust me. " told him.

" I know, I was a fool Arjun but can't be fooled all the way again. I can never trust you." I told him glaring.

"I'm confidant enough to win your trust back love." Told him touching my cheek, I slapped his hand and went inside his room. Sorry... Our room.

It was so beautifully decorated with flowers and scented candles. I was mesmarized a moment but composed myself. Sitting on the soft mattress, I relaxed myself and then went inside the restroom.

After washing my face, I came out and found the room empty, but saw a tray of food placed on the table along with my vitamin supplements.

There was, Nan, Paneer Butter Masala, Cheese balls, Fish finger, Akbari Chicken, Mutter Mushroom Pulav and Gulab Jamun. I removed my jewllary and started to dig in, the delicious food, after finishing my meal, I took my tablets.

My eyes grew heavy, resting my head on the pillow,
I welcomed my beauty sleep.

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Arjun's pov :

I don't want anything else in this world. My Siya walked into my deserted life like a beautiful cloud, poured happiness and peace as rain, chasing all the negativity from me.

Today, I married her and consider today as my soulful rebirth. I married my love and have my baby on the way. Hereafter I'm gonna live for them. For my wife and baby. Finally, I got a family and I'll never hurt them no matter what.

My wife is a serene beauty, she stepped into the mandap today and made me fall in love with her all over again. How can someone look so beautiful in that simple saree and less makeup? She's a flawless beauty.

Havok created in my whole body the moment she looked into my eyes after I tied the wedding chain. It was as if pricing my soul. Everything was perfect except that betrayer... Who invited him? But thank God he left the place. My veins popped the moment Siya started to cry. She'll miss her dad definitely, I have to do something.

I tried my best to make her trust me, speaking my heart. In addition to that made some promises for life and I'll stand by it. I love my wife after all.

I know, she will hesitate to eat and be comfortable in front of me, she was already tired. So I kept the food tray, her medicines on the table and watched her from outside the room, through the cracked door. Soon she finished it and slept.

I went inside our room and after looking at my wife, for hours, I removed my shirt and settled me beside her. An urge to hold her in my arms itched me. I carefully pulled her to me and rested her head on my chest.

I looked at the priceless diamond leaning and sleeping on me. After many struggles, many disappointments, many wars... I got this gem. I touched the wedding chain on her neck and confirmed it. Siya is married to me for real. Now I have the right to call her my wife.

I kissed her forehead and drooped myself into a peaceful slumber for the first time in my life.

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