SARAKSHI'S POV-
Anxious? Curious? Confused?
Yeah every sort of emotion is building inside me as I wait for uncle sitting in the park. I don't know what he'll say, what I'm supposed to do, what his son will think of me as?
I'm sure uncle must have convinced his son for this marriage.May be not!
I know I'm way too young to get married but I can't bear this anymore, I have suffered a lot, I guess I too deserve some happiness in my life.
I'll try not to be a burden to them,I'll live just like now I'm living,by myself.
But what if he says no? Then? Again that same old life?No.Even the thought of it is making me shiver.
I hope he says yes! He'll be like uncle i guess, like obviously vo unka beta hai toh hoga hi unki tarah
(He is his son so he must be like him)
"Where are you lost kid?" upon hearing his voice I came out of my thoughts
"Oh! Uncle Namaste, when did you came?" I said giving him a big smile
"When you were busy daydreaming" he said sitting beside me
"How are you uncle?" I asked
"Really happy" Uncle replied
"anything special?" I asked being confused
"Yes"
"What?" I was really curious
"I'm happy kyon ki ye pyari bachi meri bahu ban ne vali hai"
(I'm happy because this lovely girl is going to become my daughter-in-law)
"Oh ye bat h- wait!? What?" His words finally registered in my brain
(Oh this is it-)
"Yes bache, my son is ready, and you're going to be my daughter-in-law" Uncle said patting my head
"He is ready? I'm really getting married?" I said in a low voice
"what happened beta, you don't want to get married?" Uncle asked looking at me
"No.. No it's not like that, I just didn't expected him to say yes, I don't know why" I said
"He is ready, more like I convinced him, but don't worry beta he said yes himself, he is ready to give another chance" Uncle said assuring me
I just gave him a smile. I'm going to get married for real. Why do I feel so pressurized now?
"I'll talk to your parents then, I think right now I should go and talk" Uncle said
"As you wish uncle, but what if they'll not agree? Then?" I asked
"No they'll not disagree, even if they do, I don't care, you're not going to live with them anymore." Uncle said
"Thank you so much uncle" I said feeling overwhelmed
"No bache, you're like my daughter, I have to do this, in fact I should say sorry to you, I was not able to do anything for you all this year's, you were suffering alone, but not anymore" Uncle said side hugging me
"No you don't have to feel sorry, you're the best uncle" I said hugging him back
"what about the notice that they issued to you to stay away from me" I asked remembering about the restraining order they give to uncle
"It was valid till you were 18" Uncle replied
"Oh, so when will you come to talk?" I asked
"I'll pick you after 2:00 PM from your apartment and then we'll go together" Uncle said looking at me
"No uncle, I'll be there only, you don't have to pick me. I told you they don't let me live peacefully, yesterday they took me back to their home, I'm like a maid for them" I replied looking down
" How can they do this? Your mother too? Shame on her. And it's not their house, it was your dad's, yours. How can your mother stoop so low?Apni beti ke sath aisa kaise kar sakti hai" Uncle said furiously
(How can she do this to her own daughter)
"Maa? Unhone kabhi mujhe apni beti mana hi nahi, because I'm Adopted. Khoon ka rishta nahi tha lekin, sirf papa hi mujhe apni khud ki beti ki tarah rakhte the"I said with tears in my eyes
(Mother? She never considered me as her own daughter, because I'm Adopted. There was no blood relation , but only dad treated me like his own daughter.)
"Yes beta he loved you so much. He never thought of you as an adopted kid, you were HIS daughter." Uncle said patting my back
I nodded my head wiping my tears.
"beta you said they never treated you right, what does that mean? How they treated you"
Uncle said with a worried expression.
"Let it be uncle, I don't want to recall it" I said giving me a soft smile
"okay beta but You can tell me anything from now on" Uncle said
"Yes uncle" I said smiling
"okay then I'll meet you at your house" Uncle said getting up
"Yes!! I'll be waiting" I said dramatically
Uncle laughed and gave me a light peck on forehead before leaving.
✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ:✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ:
AUTHOR'S POV-
Rajiv was standing in front of his friend's house, thinking how he would have reacted about this marriage when he was here.
He was feeling very angry, thinking about how they treated Sarakshi. He didn't want to go inside but was doing it for sarakshi.
He pressed the doorbell and waited for someone to open the door. After sometime the door opened, and it was Sarakshi who opened the door.
"Uncle hiii" She said cheerfully
"Hello beta" He replied
"Who's there Sarakshi" the deep voice of his step farther echoed and she stiffened in her place
"Ra.. Rajiv uncle" She said stuttering
"What are you doing here Mr. Singh" Her step father said grinning and her mother joined too "oh! Come inside first, let's sit and talk"
Everybody settled down.
"Okay so I came here for a reason, I'll directly come to the point,
my son Rashvik and Sarakshi are getting married, they both have said yes, as you guys are her parents , so I came to inform you about it"
"Sanjay wanted this marriage to happen and now the time has come. The date and everything you can decide" Rajiv said
" But your son is already married, right?" Her mother asked
"Yes he was married and has a one year old son, but he got divorced" Rajiv replied
"But how can we give our daughter to you, you didn't even asked us, you're announcing her marriage to us" Manish said
Sarakshi was listening to everything from the kitchen, she was feeling very angry listening to her step father's words.
"Our daughter? Huh! Why is he acting like this" Sarakshi whispered
"Both of them are ready to get married, and I think you should also not have a problem with this. I came to tell you , discuss whatever you want to now"
Rajiv said calmly
" Sarakshi is very young right now to get married, you can fix this marriage with my daughter Ritu, she will be perfect for your son, I'll call her,you can talk to her" Manish said
" No, I don't want to know about your daughter, and as I said, she is ready to get married, so why do you have a problem? She is an adult now and she took this decision."
Sarakshi was in tears, she was feeling happy that finally someone is with her.
"Okay then what we can say, we're ready for this marriage" Manish said
"But-"
"No Anuradha, it's her decision, let's not say anything"
Sarakshi's mother was about to say something but manish cut her off
"Okay then it's final, further you guys can decide the dates and all whenever you want"
Rajiv said
"We'll let you know" Manish said
"okay, I'll leave then, but before that can I talk to Sarakshi for few minutes" Rajiv said
"Sarakshi" Manish screamed
Sarakshi came out of the kitchen and hugged her uncle giving him a big smile.
Her parents were watching every action of hers.
"Beta I'll send you Rashvik's number and then you guys can meet whenever you are free okay?" Rajiv said
"Yes uncle, and thank you" She whispered so that her parents can't hear
"See you later beta, take care" Rajiv said
"You too uncle, bye" Sarakshi replied
As soon as Rajiv left, Sarakshi knew what was waiting for her.
"Explain" Manish said folding his hands
Sarakshi looked down feeling scared
"I SAID EXPLAIN WHAT IS HAPPENING, DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND, HOW THE FUCK YOU MET HIM?" Manish screamed making her flinch
"Ye.. Yesterday aft... after college."
Sarakshi said sobbing
"We.. We talked about da... dad and ab... . About this ma... marria-" Slap
"SHUT UP"
.
.
.
.
.
.
To be continued.....
༶•┈┈⛧┈♛♛┈⛧┈┈•༶
Write a comment ...