SHREYA'S POV
"Yaar, I am nervous" Shreya said while roaming in her room and on a call with her bestfriend
"Come one, why do you have to be nervous. Just be your real self and not be the sanskari ladki in the daily Tv soaps. And you are gonna rock it, babe" siya encouraged her who just hummed in response
"Aree, why so much fikar yaar. Tujhe bas jaisi hai waise hi rehna hai and they will love you. I know and tu Aaj bahut pyaari lag rhi hai" siya said
"Okay" Shreya sighed and nodded her head before looking at herself in the mirror. She was looking like an angel in a red anarkali with her hairs left open, ears claded with little jhumkas and face with minimum makeup, little eyeliner and a lip tint.
A knock interrupted her thoughts, she looked back and saw her dadu was standing at the door. She bid siya bye and walked towards her dadu who was looking at her with teary eyes.
"Kya hua dadu??" She asked and held his hands before making him sit on the bed and kneeled infront of him.
"Kuch nahi, bss ab lag raha hai ki tujhe apne se karna hi padega. Teri shaadi ho jayegi aur phir tu apne naye Ghar chali jayegi, kitni jaldi badi hogyi meri beti." He said and caressed her cheek who smiled at him.
"Duniye ke kisi bhi kone me chali jau mein rahungi aapki beti hi" she whispered and hugged him.
"Aur mujhe apne aap se dur karna impossible hai" she giggled and broke the hug.
"Haan" he nodded and stood up "chal ab, woh log aagye" he said and they both walked towards the door
"Rukk" he stopped and shreya looked at him confused, he walked towards her dressing drawer and fetched a kajal pencil before walking towards her, who was now looking at him a small smile. He walked infront her and applied a little kajal behind her ear.
"Kisi ki Nazar na Lage meri bachhi ko" he whispered and kept the pencil on the table beside the door before walking out of the room.
They reached the stairs and she held her dadu's hand a little tightly when she saw that how many people were there. They reached downstairs and he made her sit beside a woman who was of a same age as her dadu wearing an expensive saari with diamond Jwellery. She looked at Shreya with a smile, Shreya joined her hands and greeted her and others who were sitting beside her.
She kept a hand on Shreya's chin and held gently before looking at her face, Shreya closed her eyes in nervousness.
"Badi pyaari bachhi hai, Krishna" she said in her old but sweet voice before gently caressing her cheek.
Shreya opened her eyes and smiled shyly at her before elooking at her hands. She couldn't bring her to calm herself when so many people were looking at her. She felt a hand on her shoulder and she turned towards the person only to find a woman, of same age as her mother. Looking at her with a gentle smile. Her face contained a different glow and eyes were shining from happiness. The look which Shreya never found in her mother's face.
"Viraaj is lucky that he will get you as his partner" she said and patted her cheek, she smiled and murmured a thankyou to her.
"Mumma, she is soo pretty" a voice came just infront of her. Shreya looked straight and saw a young girl around the age of 18 looking at her with a big smile, wearing a pretty jumpsuit. She looked around but didn't found the person with whom she will get married.
"Can I call you Bhabhi??" Another voice came from beside the young girl, and Shreya saw another girl around the age of 26 wearing a pretty dress and looking like a doll.
"Yeahh" shreya hesitated before nodding her head at the girls request. The girl squealed and hugged the young girl beside her. Everyone laughed at their silliness.
"I am Ruhanika, bhabhi " the girl said "and she is Ruhi, our sabse chhotu behen" she said referring to the young girl who waved at her and Shreya giggled lightly before waving back.
Then Ruhanika introduced Shreya to everyone. Neel was not there because of his health checkup and viraaj couldn't come because of his important meeting and because he doesn't want to come. He can't accept that his life is going to change and he don't want to get distracted from his path.
"Shall we have lunch??" Netra said and walked towards the dinning room with everyone behind her.
Shreya stood up and before she could step ahead two hands wrapped around her hands from either side. She looked at the owner of the hand and found Ruhanika and Ruhi on her either. They both were looking at her with a wide grin. Shreya couldn't help but giggle and then, she always loved children and always wanted to have a little sibling but couldn't because of her past.
"Bhabhi, we will have the best Bonding" Ruhi said and they three walked towards the dinning table with Both the girls sharing their excitement with Shreya and she who just smiled and enjoyed their presence.
After lunch Viraaj's family left saying that they were waiting for her answer.
"You better say yes" Netra warned her and walked towards her room with Ayush on her trail.
Krishna patted her head before walking towards his room and Shreya sighed, sat on the sofa before closing her eyes and recalling all the moments that happened lately.
When she saved Neel, she never thought that he will be the only best friend of her grandfather and will get married into that family. But as it was, she liked his family because the love they gave her was admirable. It was not fake or show off, it was genuine and Shreya could feel it in their eyes. Their smiles, their blessings were all true. So she now.wamts to be the part of a family who will love her but she was scared because she doesn't know how Viraaj is. But she thinks that she will be happy when she will be married into that house. She hoped that the love which no one could give her will be provided by her husband. Maybe he will love her and respect her, maybe she will also be someone's priority for the first time. She don't want to hope but still she was keeping it, and praying to God, to don't break her hope. Her last Hope.
While she knew his family was loving and caring, she couldn't help being a little nervous about the man who would soon be her husband. She wondered what he was like, and whether or not they would get along. Despite her concerns, she tried to remain positive, telling herself that once they married, she would undoubtedly find happiness within that household...
After few days, Viraaj's family said yess and decided to ask their family priest for an auspicious day for the wedding, and it turned out that after one week their is a muhurat and that's come only once in five years and it will be very auspicious to get them married. So they all decided that tomorrow will be the engagement ceremony with only family and after a week a grand wedding.
So, whole Roy villa has set to get all the preparations done for tomorrow as per Krishna's order, he doesn't want any mistake in the wedding of his only granddaughter.
Meanwhile, in her room Shreya was nervous and scared because tomorrow will be the day she will meet Viraaj for the first time and that to on their engagement. She called siya and asked her to come tomorrow, she wants her only bestfriend to be present with her but siya couldn't come because of her work. But she promised that she will be present at her wedding.
Now, Shreya is upset, nervous and scared at the same time. Hoping that everything should be fine with no problem and her soon to be husband, wouldn't turn out to be a man she doesn't want.
She hoped for everything to go smoothly, without any problems. She couldn't help but worry about what kind of person Viraaj would be, and whether or not he would turn out to be the man she hoped for. These thoughts swirled through her mind like a whirlwind, causing her stomach to twist into knots. She wished desperately for someone to ease her worries, but for now, she was alone and the night was long...
Meanwhile, Viraaj was feeling uneasy, tossing and turning in his bed. Although he had tried to convince himself that this marriage was purely a formality, and he was doing it for the sake of his family and his dear grandfather, he couldn't shake off the feeling that he was being deceptive. He couldn't bear the thought of hurting his future wife by keeping her in the dark about the truth.
That's why he had avoided meeting her up until now, but tomorrow, on their engagement day, he knew he had to come infornt of her and tell her the truth. Maybe she would understand and still choose to marry him, but who would even want to marry him in the end? But the decision will be her's. This decision might end the story before it even began. Sleep eloped him as these thoughts raced through his mind, leaving him with a gnawing feeling of unease and uncertainty....