Swara's POV

I was in the car going towards my Sasural. Besides me, there is my new husband whom I just saw today. Everything was messed up in just 1 day, I still couldn't believe how everything changed in my life.

Till morning I thought I was going to marry Laksh Maheswari, he's my friend from college but now he was my devar.

Life is really strange.

I'm Swara Gadoria, daughter of Sharmistha Gadoria. My father Sekhar Gadoria and my mom are childhood lovers but as my mom is Bengali and Shekhar uncle Marwari, they had to broke up. Sekhar married Janvi aunty who died during giving birth to their daughter Ragini. While my mom married Ankush Chatterjee, my real father...who died when I was 2 years old. After that mom had to come back to my dida Sobha Bose because mom's in law aren't keeping her there.

Staying in the same neighborhood again made their love reform. Mom started loving Ragini maybe to make Sekhar uncle happy...I don't know. All I know I started to lose my mother. After then everyone agreed to their marriage. Mom became Ragini's mother more than me. Sekhar uncle's mom, Parvati dadi and dad,  Dharm doesn't like me much but never said anything as mom became very obedient bahu after marriage.

Mom is very happy, and I'm happy for her. But I was sometimes frustrated and angry over my fate. Many times I miss my dad Ankush, mom didn't talk about her because it can make Sekhar uncle feel bad but they can talk about Janvi aunty for Ragini...growing up I was very lonely staying there but never feeling belong. To prove that mom isn't a stepmother, she became my stranger. I couldn't share anything with her because Ragini would always cling to mom for hurting me.

At times I was hurt that I run to Dida to complain, it makes Dida and mom fight which I don't like. Mom was angry saying I wasn't understanding. How can mom expect a 9-year-old girl to be understandable? Ragini is just 1 year younger than me but everyone expects me to be very caring as she's younger.

And Ragini Gadoria, she's something I always wonder and ignore as much as I can. She hates me that's very clear to me but not to anyone as she's a good actor. Whatever o would buy or like she would take it saying she likes. She would say this in front of everyone and mom very sweetly would give her that not ever considering my feelings. Sometimes I wonder if mom ever loves me, I feel I was a burden which she never wanted. Maybe mom was happy my dad died because she just totally forgot him.

I wasn't ever comfortable calling Sekhar uncle dad ever but mom said I should so I did. He was anything my dad, just because he paid my school that doesn't make him my father. After that mostly I got a scholarship so he hadn't even spend money.

I was in college when I meet Laksh Maheswari. He was a very fun-going boy and we became friends. Generally, I was always a silent nerd type girl, I never stay around people. I'm habitual staying in room away from everyone because they simply don't need me. My singing is my peace but Ragini also tried hard to take it. After seeing I was so good at singing, she suddenly developed a love of music but she can't as she's not good or maybe really interested. So she behaves sad and mom asked me to stop singing as it will hurt Ragini. After that day I stop talking to mom like everyone at home, I ignore everyone as they do me. They're a happy family while I was just a guest.

That's first time I didn't hear my mom. I pursue singing ignoring her disappointed look. Laksh said he mostly likes my music and the feeling beneath it. This is ever the first time any boy praises me, befriends me, and says he loves me. So he became special to me. Our love wasn't very typical, it's just simply...being friends from long suddenly before graduation he proposed which I agreed. His family had some problems as we're not rich but Laksh made them agreed and they got ready for our marriage.

I do want to work in music school but Laksh said his family won't agree, maybe after some time of marriage, he would make them understand. I trusted him so much but he didn't trust me.

It was the day of marriage when Ragini said we should go temple for praying for my happy life. I was a nervous wreck thinking about that rich Laksh's family, his parent's strict behavior, his chacha-chachi's little strange behavior to them. Strangely, they're in a joint family. Only Laksh's sister Uttara seems sweet girl, even Laksh's elder brother Adarsh and bhabhi Parineeta seems uninterested in anything happening. He also had another brother Sanskar who never attended any function so I didn't know him by face...okay so being crazy I didn't even notice no one knew I went out with Ragini even when mom said I shouldn't go out on marriage day.

I was a fool to trust ever Ragini, my biggest mistake. Coming into temple she took me to another side when suddenly she started talking nonsense.

"I'm sorry Swara but I love Lakshji. I can't see him with you" I gape at her in shock.

"Aren't you in love with Karan?" I asked back, Karan is my crush who suddenly became Ragini's boyfriend through family doesn't know it. I was always tempted to reveal it but then as always I'm fool well type girl who after everything still tries to help.

"Of course not. And to make Lakshji mine I had to do it" before I can understand anything she pushed me into the river. I was good at swimming but the water is too deep. When finally I manage to came out of the water I was breathless and got faint. When I open my eyes I was in hospital. It was late already. I run out and came back home but Ragini is married to Laksh.

I was blamed that I run away from marriage because I realized the marriage wasn't for me. I tried to tell the truth...mom didn't believe me hurting me over again. Laksh called me names insulting me and to think I was about to spend my life with him. How foolish I am.

"Get out from my home Swara. You're not my daughter from now on. You even not accepting your sin, started blame against Ragini. Go away" she pushed me away but then two hands catch me. I look up to see the most beautiful brown eyes staring at me intensely.

It all happened so suddenly that a strange man takes out sindoor from mandap and fill my maang. Before I could react to anything Laksh and his family did. That's when I know this is the mysterious brother I always heard of but never seen. I had so many questions in my mind about why he did that but I didn't get any chance to ask.

And just like that, he married me with all rituals and I became Swara Sanskar Maheswari.
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