Roshni
"They're definitely here!" Isha squealed and I suddenly became very nervous. It would be the first time seeing him.
Will I be able to do this? What if I'm not his type or worst his family comes to dislike me when they see me?. – these questions invaded my mind.
Vid must have sense my nervousness, she came closer to me and placed a hand on my shoulder. "Don't be nervous, Rosh, everything will be fine" she assured.
"Thanks Vid." I appreciated, placing my hand on hers which was still my shoulder.
Minutes later, the house help came to my room and inform me that the guests have arrived and mom wanted me to come down quickly.
I can do this.
I can do this.
I can do this.
I chanted repeatedly in an attempt to calm my nervousness and muster some confidence.
Are you really sure you can do this or you're just convincing yourself you can when you obviously can't? My subconscious questioned.
"Come on, Rosh, let's get moving." Vid said pulling me out from my trance.
I took a deep breath.
You can do this, you're excited to meet my future husband. – I reminded myself as we stood up and made our way downstairs.
While my friends and I were approaching, I saw a middle aged man and a woman sitting beside him – the same woman who was introduced last week as Rajveer's mum.
They must be Raj's parents – I gathered.
My gaze darted to a very fair skinned, handsome young man sitting on our couch. His hair was neatly styled and his lips were slightly pouted and pink in colour. Beside him, was a girl of about my age with a scrunched up face.
Is he Raj?
He definitely is, I can tell by his dressing.
He is so handsome and.......
"Rosh, come on, let's go. You can stare at him all you want after everything has been finalized." Vid said.
I didn't even realized I stopped walking. I quickly averted my gaze to the floor and blushed at what she just said.
All the guests had arrived and all eyes were on me when I finally approached them. I felt like falling down on my face. I wished the floor would just open and engulf me. I was shaking with nervousness.
"Don't be nervous, bestie." Vid whispered into my ear.
"Thanks Vid, for the support." I smiled. I didn't know what I would do without her.
"We are best friends for a reason." she smiled back.
I finally looked up and my eyes met with the person I assumed to be Rajveer. I wanted to keep looking at him to memorize his face, his handsome face, but he looked away immediately.
I wonder why he did that! Could he be disappointed in the way I look? I asked myself.
You need to stop feeling insecure about your looks. You're perfect just the way you're. – a voice in my mind whispered.
After everyone was done with greetings and all, the engagement ceremony started. We exchanged rings awkwardly, then the elders advised we spend some time together and get to know more of each other.
He looked disgusted by the idea, but I didn't put any meaning to the expression he had on. I guessed it was just me thinking that.
We excused ourselves, then walked out to the garden, but none of us said a word to each other, I decided to break the deafening silence in the atmosphere. Maybe he was shy to do so – I gathered. Before I could talk, he cleared his throat and to my surprise, he started speaking.
"Roshni, I guess that's your name?" He asked with a blank expression
"Yes." I replied, shyly.
"I'm sorry for what I am about to tell you right now, I just don't want you having misconceptions about this marriage." He cleared his throat once more.
"What do you mean?" I asked, puzzled.
"I don't fancy beating about the bush, so I will go straight to the point. I don't like you and I want to get married to you either. I agreed to do this only because my mum requested that of me and I couldn't say no." He stated, emotionlessly.
I thought I was told he agreed to the marriage and was also happy for it. What suddenly changed?
"What are you trying to say?" I asked, trying to get things straight.
"You shouldn't have any expectation from me or from this marriage because I'm sure it won't last." he said, shattering my heart into pieces.
I was so excited about this day, I didn't expect my husband to be saying all he did to me today. "If you don't want this marriage, then why did you allow the engagement take place." I asked with furrowed brows.
"As I said before, because my mom is very important to me and I couldn't say no to her wishes." he answered
"Why are you just telling me all these now? You could have looked for me and—"
"Would you have cancel everything?" He asked, cutting me off.
"Yes, I would, but now it's too late, how will I be able to tell my parents I don't want to get married to you after the engagement has already been done?" I questioned.
"I'm not forcing or asking you to cancel anything. If you wish to, you can. I'm just telling you how I feel about you and this marriage of a thing." he said, heartlessly.
My feelings didn't matter to him and now it was too late. I had already began to fall in love with him even before I saw him.
"Excuse me." he said and within a blink of an eyes, he was gone.
I sat down on a nearby bench and tears started falling from my eyes subconsciously.
I was told he was excited, then how comes he doesn't like me even a bit!
I just can't tell my parent I don't want to get married anymore, they would be disappointed and hurt, I will have to put their feelings above mine and just go ahead and get married to Raj regardless of what he said.I will be stuck to a man who doesn't love me. Love? Scratch that. A man who doesn't even like me a bit.____________________________________
Rajveer After the engagement, we went back home and I went straight to my bedroom and lay down on my bed thinking about everything that happened earlier.I shouldn't have told Roshni all those, but she deserves to know. I shouldn't be feeling guilty, it's for her own good. I hope she cancels this marriage, I really hope she does. I haven't even got the chance to get into a serious relationship and here I am now, engaged to a girl who I don't even know a thing about. This is so perfect!I really hoped she'd decide not to get married anymore, the wedding was in three weeks. She was the only one who could save two lives from being ruined now."Raj," I heard Sam calling as she barged into my room without knocking on the door. I remained silent. I was sure she only came to provoke me more by talking about the engagement and how much she hated my so-called fiancée."I don't like that girl at all, she's so ugly." As I expected, Sam started complaining about how plain she was."Girl? Whic
RajveerI woke up with a sinking feeling in my stomach, dreading what lay ahead. The day I had been dreading for weeks had finally arrived, and I couldn't escape it any longer. It was my worst nightmare come true. As I got out of bed, I tried to shake off the overwhelming sense of anxiety that had settled over me. I knew I had to face the day Headon, no matter how much I wanted to run away and hide. Taking a deep breath, I reminded myself that I was stronger than the anxiety that had taken over my body. A knock on the door broke me out of my trance. "Raj." mum sauntered into my room "I'm so proud of you son."she said."Thanks." I replied tersely. For getting me married to Roshni. "When Roshni comes into this house as your wife, I want you to treat her well and love her, she's a kind person at heart." she remarked."Alright mum, I will try my best in treating her well." I paused "but I can't promise you, I would be able to love her." I finished, truthfully. I didn't want her to hav
RajveerWe finally arrived home to celebration still going on at our own home. I was very exhausted and decided to just go up to my room and sleep. I didn't have the energy to participate in any more wedding rituals."You two must be tired, go to your room and rest. Show Roshni to your room." mum appeared from nowhere and said."Goodnight Mum" I said and started walking towards my room."Goodnight." I heard Roshni said as she trailed behind me.I opened the door to my room and was surprised to see the decorations that were made in my room. The bed was also decorated with flowers. "Come in" I beckoned to Roshni, who was still standing outside the room like a lost puppy. "You can sleep on the bed, I will take the cushion." I took a pillow from the bed.As I closed my eyes, I couldn't help but think about the events of the day. It had been a rollercoaster of emotions for me, from nonchalance to nervousness to exhaustion."I'm sorry." she suddenly apologized, making me open my eyes. I won
RajveerYou were too harsh on her, did she really deserve the way you treated her? My conscience asked. yes, she deserves all that she got for agreeing to married me another part of me answered. I decided to go to Yash's house to get away from seeing Roshni for a while."Hey! Raj, what are you doing here so early in the morning? Yash asked immediately he opened the door and I came in view. He was acting like he didn't want me in his house "did your wife throw you out of your house?" He asked, stupidly.I narrowed my eyes at him. "No.""There must be a problem, you've never visited me this early before. Now, tell me, what's wrong?" he asked worriedly."Won't you even allow me in, before you start interrogating me on what's wrong?" I asked, irritatedly"Oh! I'm sorry about that, I just got carried away seeing you here so early. Come in." he smiled sheepishly, I went in, followed by him. "now tell me, what's wrong?" He asked again"Nothing. I just came over here to relax, I can't do that
RoshniI took a look at the time – it was 2:37pm. I was still bored and decided to call my friend, Vid. I missed her so much as well and all I wanted was to just call her and tell her everything that was troubling me, but I knew better than to do that, I didn't want her to worry about me. I dialed her number two times but she didn't pick up. I guessed she was not close to her phone. I was very bored and there was nothing fun I could do. Nobody to talk to at all, but I was wrong when someone knocked at my door twice before coming in. Raj's mom"Mom." I called and beckoned her in smiling. She came in and sat on the couch. I was nervous to speak to her because I wasn't used to her and I know for a fact that she's stern. I had not done anything wrong to her, so she had no reason to be strict with me, but come to think of it, I didn't do anything to Sam as well and she hated me already. I wouldn't be surprise if Raj's mum would also follow her children's lead. "How are you doing dear?" Sh
Rajveer "Hello, mum." I said immediately received her call. What was wrong now?"Where are you son?" She asked, angrily. By her tone alone, I could tell there was a problem."I...am at—" I didn't get to finish my statement because I was interrupted by her. She had a habit of doing that whenever she was mad."Come back home, I have something to discuss with you." she stated. I hoped Roshni had not complained about me, because if she did, I knew mum would be very disappointed at me and it might affect her health."But mum..." I trailed off "I am busy right now. Is there a problem?" I asked. I hoped not because I couldn't deal with an angry mum."Just come home and see me first." she said and hung up before I could comprehend.When I got home, I went straight to mum's room. I met her seated on her bed patiently waiting for me."Where were you?" She asked without looking up at me. She was mad, I could tell."I was at work." I lied. I knew better than to tell her the truth."But that was
RajveerAs they drew nearer, I could feel a mix of curiosity and apprehension building within me. Their footsteps were deliberate, each one echoing in the silence that surrounded us. The air seemed to grow heavier, as if the weight of their presence was pressing down on me.As they closed the distance between us, I could sense a palpable tension in the air. It was as if the world had momentarily frozen, and all that remained was the anticipation of their arrival. My heart raced, and my mind raced with questions. What was he doing with my wife? Who was he? "Hey!" the strange man extended his hand for a handshake and I reluctantly shook hands with him."See you in school tomorrow." he said to Roshni. Didn't mum warn her about this? I didn't care about what she did, all I cared about was her disrespecting my mother. She got into the car and I drove off before Roshni could give the man a reply."That was Nick. We have been friends ever since we were kids." she introduced. Did I ask her
RoshniI went straight to the balcony after Raj asked me to leave the room. I felt really sad that we didn't go on a date because Raj didn't want to, but a part of me was thankful to have got the chance to spend almost the whole day together, even though it wasn't an actual date.I felt grateful for the opportunity to spend quality time with Raj, even if it wasn't in a romantic context. We had shared genuine moments, and those were worth cherishing. Perhaps this experience was a stepping stone towards something more, or maybe it was simply a lesson in appreciating the present moment.With a renewed sense of gratitude, I let go of the disappointment and embraced the memories we had created. The day may not have turned out as I had hoped, but it was still a day well spent. And who knows what the future holds?Memory of how Raj asked for the glass of water suddenly came to me and I smiled remembering the expression he had on. It was really funny. I knew he was thirsty but his ego wouldn'