"You're looking beautiful Khushi" Her friend gestured with a beaming smile which was devoid on Khushi face.

Khushi gave a dry smile in return "Is it so?"

"Khushi..." Her friend gasped and a lone tear trailed down her cheeks.

"Please run away Khushi. I am begging you. Please..." Khushi friend preeto cried for her. She was the only one who was crying for Khushi fate.

Khushi chortled sarcastically and soon it turned into cry "What about Meera then?"

"We're here na. I'll ask help from our friends or from anyone" preeto said desperately trying to change Khushi mind.

Khushi gave a 'Have you gone nuts?' look following by words left from her mouth dryly "Is it? Did anyone came for me? Did anyone tried to stop this marriage? No one said anything against this marriage. No one supported me. Everyone was like, yeah it's your family matter when your father was willing to marry you with that man then who are we to stop this? Do you think these people will help Meera if I ran away? No way... I can bear any taunt which directed towards me but I can't allow anything to fell on Meera. She has to achieve what I couldn't. She has to live her life like she wished unlike me. She has to.. I have so many dreams for her preeto. If my life was the price to her wishes then I am willing to do that..."

"But how Khushi... For god sake you're just eighteen and he's forty two almost your father age..." Cried preeto.

Again Khushi reaction was a dry smile. What she can do when all she had lived and saw was a dry life? Happiness was just in her name. Happiness willingly come to her only when she was with her little sister Meera.

"Khushi it's time... We need to go to temple" Came her father voice and he entered the room chewing a tobacco.

Preeto hurriedly wiped her tears and helped Khushi to get up.

"Don't ever try to escape Khushi. You know the consequences aren't you?" Her father warned showing Khushi wrist.

Khushi followed his vision. There was a bandage near her wrist where blood strains had dried.

Twisting her lips Khushi followed him. Her life was over. Her dreams are over. The only chance of getting a loving life partner was banned already. She looked at her dress which was the only costly dress she have. It costs thousand rupees. Her mother brought this for her from her savings. Her mother's last gift. If only she was alive... Her daughter life would've been saved.

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