•Chapter-12•

Priya's POV:

Life is a bliss with him. The love he shows, the care he takes towards me is everything. It just feels like the past...

Today is my Mehandi day. Currently iam sitting between all of my cousins. They are teasing me with Abhay's name continuously.

Whenever someone takes his name it's like my cheeks have their own mind to get red immediately. From that day onwards Abhay calls me daily at night. We talk, talk and talk till we both get sleepy.

He doesn't say much.. just listens to my blabbers, laughs when I say something funny. His laugh is something which make me feel like iam loving for that, which keeps me sane, which makes my day.

He not only talks with me we will do video conference too. He will show me angel daily when she is asleep. He shows how she talks in sleep. He does everything I wished in the past. He is everything I wanted in the past.

"Arey Priya you can dream about your fiance later. Concentrate on the Mehandi now. She has been asking you since 5 minutes to where to keep Abhay's name in your hand." Naira my cousin said and laughed making everyone laugh too. I blushed hard and told the designer to keep it where he won't find that soon. She gave me a teasing look and I looked down with shyness.

The designer soon completed the Mehandi design. Its very beautiful.

(Pictures are only for representation)

Soon the chaos started around us with lots of music and dance. Mom, dad and everyone in the family are looking very happy. The spark in their is enough to make me feel alive. They are so happy. But the question is am I happy?

The very next day is haldi. My morning started with Greeshma's scary voice. Who happens to be one of my close cousin.

I was forcefully pulled off from my bed and sent to washroom to get ready for the day.

After that I was asked to perform some Pooja and I did that. Later I got dressed in a yellow color dress with flowers accessories. I clearly told everyone to not do makeup.

(Priya's look👆👆👆)

Soon my mom and all relatives started applying haldi for me. And soon everyone started to apply haldi for each and all.

After sometime they bought water with full of rose petals in some buckets and threw it on me. They did that until my clothes got completely drenched.

Later after that I was asked to take a bath. The haldi made my face look beautiful and radiant. My face has that 'bride-glow' added to that my cousins teasing is making me look like a tomato.

I never knew that I could be happy again. In the past, present and in the future it's only him who makes me happy and content, he is the only one who keeps my anger in control and keeps my sanity at a bay.

This night was the last night i spend here in my home. Iam sitting in my balcony looking the moon who is glowing showing his pride.

My chain of thoughts broke by a ring of my notification. Its a message from Abhay. Since we are prohibited to talk and to see eachother we decided to ping eachother.

Abhay: Hey.

Priya: Hi Abhay. How is your day?

Abhay: it's scary Priya. They attacked me all together. By the time the ritual got completed I became whole of yellow color.😖

Priya: hahah😂😂. The great buissines man Abhay Rathod don't like haldi?

Abhay: No! I don't like it. 😬. By the way Priya do you know why they apply turmeric before wedding?

Priya: umm Abhay as far as I know they apply tumeric so that the bride and groom gets that wedding look on their face. They look radiant and very great on their special day. So...

Abhay: but you don't need that Priya.... You looks beautiful naturally.

He said and the next moment I got call from him. That too face timing.

I lifted the call and covered my blushing cheeks.

"Aww is my baby girl blushing?" He said and laughed hard looking at my face after he said babygirl.

My heart beat increased. Sweat beads are forming on my forehead. My breathing became abnormal as he said babygirl. "Priya what happened?" Abhay's voice broke my thoughts.

I nodded my head no. "Priya. I badly want to confess something since many days." He said.

"What is it Abhay?" I asked him trying to say it in a cool way. "I like you Priya. Like a lot. I want to confess this to you with your favorite dinner, lights and candles with lots of flowers, and wanted to ask you for a dance with a romantic song and end everything with a dessert. But Priya I can't control myself anymore. I want to hold you Priya. I want to have my future with you. I am afraid what will happen to me if I won't confess my feelings for you!" He kept on ranting but my mind went numb. Did he just confessed his like towards me.?

I mean Abhay confessed his like towards me. Again with Abhay's words my chain of thoughts got broken. "Priya. I know this is too early to decide anything. But please Priya. I need your side with me all the time. O don't know whether this is love.or not but I know that I can't live anymore without you." He said with a deep musculine husky voice which brought butterflies in my stomach.

"I-I don't know what to say Abhay. I sure do like you! But..." my voice got trailed off. "It's okay Priya. It's ok if you don't reciprocate the feelings." Abhay said and silence got filled between us.

"So... Ummm tomorrow is going to be a rough night! How about we sleep and talk tomorrow.?" Abhay asked and I nodded.

We both bid good night's to eachother before cutting the call. What has happened to him? Why he is saying that he likes me out of nowhere? I thought and before all the bad thought could enter my mind I decided to sleep...

Abhay said that he likes Priya!

Well that's a huge isn't it?

Ok guys will meet you

Down here is the continuation 🙈.

Author's POV:

Marriage is one life time thing. It's a beautiful journey where the hearts and souls of two individuals meets infront of the holy fire.

At around 4:30 In the morning Priya woke up due to her mother's scolds. She was forced to go to washroom and take a hair bath.

After coming down she wore an orange saree for the Pooja that is to be held before marriage in her home.

Priya is as stunning as ever. The Pooja got started at 8:30 in the morning and ended at 11:00 am.

After the completion of Pooja Priya again got freshen up and all started making her get ready for her big day.

Priya's is excited at the same time her sarrows and anxieties started.to kick in. As Priya wore her saree everyone started doing the makeup. She is elated that she is getting married to him but still she is feeling that something bad is going to happen.

Priya's cousins and all made her get ready. She looked gorgeous in her wedding saree. "Arey you kids! Everything done?" Came Priya's mom to her room. Looking at her daughter who got ready for her big day in life Priya's mom's eyes watered. Her small baby who was in her arms, who used to play with her hair and mangalsutra, who used to pluck her husband's hair when he is asleep or not giving her attention.

Every parent's heart cries at the same time feel elated at this moment in their life where their child gdt married.

"You are looking beautiful Priya ." Said her mom with tears in her eyes. Looking at her mom's cry Priya wanted to yell that she don't want to marry but she didn't say that.

After few crying sessions Priya gave one last look at her room. Everything is packed by her cousins.

After coming down Priya, her mother and father along with a cousin of Priya sat in a car.

The car ride was smooth from the outside but each and everyone who sat in the car have different havocs running through them.

Soon the car reached the wedding destination. Priya was elated. She along with her cousins and mother are sent to the bride's roo.
In just a hour or so she will get married.

"How are you feeling Priya?" Asked Sameera. "I don't know Sam. I just don't know anymore. Am I doing correct by marrying him?" Priya asked. "Time will decide that Priya." Saying this Sameera held Priya's hand and assured her that everything will be okay.

After half and hour Priya was called by tge priest. With her cousins accompyning her. As she us nearing the mandap. Priya can hear her heart beat raise. She suddenly remembered what had Abhay said on the phone yesterday.

Soon she sat beside him and wedding rituals started according to the South Indian coustoms. Everything went in a blur for both of them. One moment Abhay bended to tie thali(mangalsutra or nuptial chain) around Priya's neck along with putting Sindoor on her forehead and the next moment they were doing saptapadi and all other rituals.

Everyone who attended the wedding came and gave blessings. Priya don't know what's happening inside her but from the moment Abhay tied thali around her neck from that moment she is feeling something strange which she haven't felt before.

Soon they ate food together with their cousins teasing. Priya is blushing but Abhay kept a stoic face. Like he don't know her and he haven't even said yesterday no that he liked her.

Priya trued to talk with him few times but every time his reply is short. This made Priya wore more. Soon after they ate most of the relatives were gone by then. Only close frnds and family are there. The time where Priya has to leave her family came and she soon found herself crying in the car with Abhay sitting beside her.

He is not evem consoling her nor have he looked at her. This is so unlike of him.

As soon as they reached airport of Mumbai the Rathod family boarded the plane. Abhay have his own personal plane which is lavish. In the journey too he sat away from everyone and did some work in laptop while she was accompined by Vandana and Naina. After 2hours of journey they reached Delhi and from there their journey for Abhay Rathod's Mansion started.

Priya's POV:

What happened to him? Yesterday he behaved as of Iam his world and now he is behaving as if he doesn't know who Iam.

According the rituals I was welcomed by Naina and my mother-in-law. Me and Abhay together stepped in home. Later we played some games like passing a ball made by flowers, and a game where the ring is thrown in a pot and the bride and groom should find it. Who finds the ring first will be the one having the upper hand in their marriage life. The game is played there times and two times both  ring. The first two games were won by both me and Abhay as we together found the ring and the third game was won by me.

        Later I was sent to a room and Naina and other cousins of Abhay helped me to get ready for our wedding night. In all this chaos Angel slept because of the tierdness. She was the talk of our marriage. Don't know how many people many bad eyes got fixed on her. I should do the thing which mom used to do whenever  we go to a party. She takes salt in her hand and will roam it infront of me for three times. Then throw it in the sink.

       My thoughts got broken when Naina strated keeping red lipstick to my lips. I gasped at my reflection. They made me wear a red colour saree with balouse containing only one string that helds my modesty.

          They made me wear accessories made with flowers. I am literally looking like a godess.

         After all the things they did to me they literally thrown me in a room with a glass of milk in my hands.

              Abhay is not there in the room so I kept the glass on the bed side table. The room is decorated very beautifully with red colour flower petals. In the middle of the bed there is a heart shape made with the red colour flower petals.

          I sat on the bed waiting for my husband. To be honest it all feels like a dream. Iam blushing thinking what's going to happen. I waited for him for one hour he didn't came. In the waiting I didn't even watched the time. And when I looked at it that indicated it's midnight 1:00am.

         That's when the room's door bursted open and there go my husband all glory in his suit. When the hell did he changed his clothes. I thought he was down with his cousins but he went to attend buissines that too on our wedding night .

        I got up from my bed and was about to go to near him but without looking at me he went to the room connected in the room. Maybe our bathroom. I heard the running of water. I stilled at the place where I was foolishly standing for him.

       He came after wearing his daily wear clothes. He isnt even taking a glance at me! I went towards him and grabbed his collar.

        "What the hell is wrong with you?  Yesterday only you nearly proposed me! What happened now? Why are you avoiding me?" I asked him gritting my teeth. Him avoiding me or not acknowledging me reminds me of the past.

      He removed my clutch from his t-shirt and ran his hand on it to make it plain. He again ignored but with a scowl now and turned away from me. I again turned him towards me "what the hell Abhay? Why are you leaving when Iam talking? What the actually hell happened that you stopped talking to me? Are you tierd? Do you want me to massage your head.-" I was cut off by his hands clutching my shoulders in a tight grip. It will sure leave a mark.

         He pushed me to the near by wall and said "you bitch! How many days you want to hide things from me?" He said making my mind go blank.

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