And he showed the photo to Aaryan and Divya. They both gasped looking at him. What a game it has been!
"Ayaan!" They whispered at the same time.
"I ruined it Aaryan." Divya cried understanding the truth. She took his phone and dialled to her friend and her answer completely shattered her hopes for the nth time and this time they can't be rebuilt again.
"Mana, what's happening there?" Divya asked her friend Manasa.
"Divya? Where the hell did you go? You know how much your family had to listen because of your absence in your own wedding." Manasa spat everything that she got to say!
"Mana, I know, I put my whole family reputation on stake. But trust I had no choice. Tell me, what's happening there?"
"What do you mean by what's happening here? The wedding is bound to happen and your family found a substitute bride." Manasa replied which made her realise the blunder she committed.
"Substitute bride? Who is that?" Divya whispered in a trance. Did she just ruin three lives?
"That's your-" Her words were cut off in the middle and the phone call was hung up. Divya dialled to her number again but it switched off.
"Aaryan, I ruined everything. Ayaan is marrying someone." She cried while Professor Khan was confused seeing all that.
"Ayaan is marrying someone?" He questioned them and Aaryan motioned his head from top to bottom slowly.
"Thank you for you cooperation sir, now we will take our leave." Divya grimaced at her fate. He was infront of her all the time and she didn't know.
Professor smiled at them and didn't question probably understanding their complicated situation. Divya and Aaryan practically ran out of the university.
"Aaryan, book the ticket and I need to fly India as soon as possible." Divya said packing her clothes.
"Already on it, Divu. The next flight to India is ok tomorrow morning 7 and we would reach to your home probably at night 9." Here comes the calculative Aaryan again.
"Ah!" Divya groaned in frustration. This was not how she wanted to do anything.
"Call down Divi, hopefully nothing awful happens."
Divya nodded and held her head.
There in India
The newly wed couple were taking the blessings of the elders.
Dev and Saritha didn't know that they would bid farewell to their daughter this soon. But it happened. When Roshini was about to kneel down in front of them, Dev pulled into in a hug.
"Roshu, you will always have my blessings." He hugged her to his heart and Saritha adored them.
"Ayaan, though it's a marriage that never expected. I hope that you will fill my daughter's life with happiness and joy. I'm not saying that, her life should be filled only with them, but in the time of hardships, your support should be her biggest happiness." Dev told to Ayaan and Ayaan didn't know what to say but Gautham barged in.
"If she cries because of you, then remember that her brother is a doctor. And a doctor can never be a doctor until he kills a patient." Gautham warned Ayaan making some chuckle and some glare at his words.
Ayaan just nodded his head as acceptance. Neither he was interested in this marriage nor was afraid of his warning. It takes a huge effort to scare him!
"Okay now, we can go on with the post wedding rituals." Kaushalya said.
As usual, like in many movies, here also a large bowl is placed which was filled with milk, rose petals, currency coins to confuse the couple. The couple sat opposite to each other.
Kaushalya showed the ring to everyone and dropped it into the bowl. Though the sides were cheering their respective person, the couple was least interested in doing the ritual.
Both of them were randomly tracing the bowl to act in front of the family. Roshini touched something and she knew what that was!
Like wise, the couple just got the rings randomly with fake smiling at the family. Roshini picked it two times and the third time, she just pushed the ring towards his direction.
"Hari, we shall the procedure now." Harikrishna nodded and signed to his daughters-in-law.
Saritha and Sujatha signed Roshini to follow them. Trio reached the pooja room and told Roshini to lit the deepam.
Then all were gathered outside the house. Roshini threw the rice grains which her mother and aunt grabbed by the end of their sarees.
She didn't speak anything except for the mantras. Her last words were her acceptance for the proposal and from then she became like a living corpse. Ayaan was interested in the decorations rather comforting her.
Amal being Amal quickly found his father and threw his hands at him. Thara tried her best to pacify him but Amal was stubborn like his father.
"Pinni, give him." Ayaan took him into his arms who immediately pacified and buried his head into his neck for a sleep.
Roshini maintained unwavering silent throughout the journey. Neither she cried like other brides nor disturbed him.
They reached his home in an hour and Amal was peacefully having his sleep. Dhanya came to take Amal from him but Ayaan know his son very well. So he signed her to help Roshini.
"Vadina, let me help you." Dhanya ushered Roshini with a contagious smile.
Kaushalya was standing at the door waiting for the couple. She smiled at them and did the procedure.
"Roshini, now step into the home with your right leg." Kaushalya told her the rituals.
It was late at night when the rituals were finished.
"Dhanya, take Roshini to your room." A kid need to be told by her mother twice.
"Vadina, I'll show the room come." Roshini walked following her. It was a typical room indicating that the owner is a girl. A purple pink theme with the BTS posters filling a wall.
"I love BTS and Ayaan Anna always makes fun of that. From now onwards I'll complain to you and I'll see how he will tease me."
Roshini smiled bitterly, her husband didn't even try to talk to her and his sister had high expectations on them.
"Dhanya, can I change?"
"Oh yes Vadina, that room is the closest. You wait here I'll bring your clothes."
Roshini understood that her luggage was shifted to her husband's room and nodded.
She removed the veil, the jewellery which was kind of heavy for her, removed the pins from her braided hair which were in two digit number count.
Dhanya came into the room with the clothes and handed them to her. Roshini sighed in relief after changing her clothes. It's not easy to carry a bridal saree for a day!
Sleep hit her as soon as she hit the bed.
"Give me my clothes!" She yelled at him and all she heard was his laugh in return.
"Come out and take them." He replied after controlling his laugh.
"I know what will happen then. Give them rn!" She warned and heard the footsteps.
He knocked on the door and she slightly peaked out opening the door. She was about to take her clothes, he clutched her hand and pinned her onto the door.
"Now what will you do?" His voice was deep and husky which shivered her.
"How did you think that I will leave you that easy!"
There in London
As it was an international flight, the customers were required to check an hour or more before the mentioned time.
Divya and Aaryan reached the Heathrow Airport and were waiting for the flight.
"Aaryan, I'm worried. I just ruined three lives. I shouldn't have left the home." Divya was again blaming herself for the unexpected event.
"Divi, it's not your mistake." Aaryan was consoling her when her phone rang.
"Mana, what took this much time?" Divya yelled at her friend not caring about the surroundings.
"Oi Madam, I came to your home to see your wedding but the whole situation got a 180° turn. It wasn't easy you know. Your grandfather bowed down his head for your doing. But the groom's mother was adamant on getting her son married to someone. So they thought for the replacement of you." Divya cried more listening to her friend.
"Okay, I'm helpless about that. Tell me who did Ayaan marry?"
"Your grandfather called off the wedding but the groom's grandmother and mother were adamant to conduct the wedding and suggested to give their another daughter for him."
"Another daughter?"
"Yes, another daughter that means your sister. Roshini akka was so dull and lost throughout the wedding. I felt like she forced to accept the wedding." Manasa finished her unsaid words of the morning phone call.
"Aaryan, Ayaan got married to Roshini Akka." Divya whispered the truth.
There Roshini woke up with a jerk and found herself in a new room. It took her sometime to realise the surroundings but right now her priority was her medications.
She ran out of the room and found a servant.
"Where is Ayaan's room?" The servant was shocked to see her in that condition and guided her to his room.
"This is the room." He pointed to the door and left for his work.
Roshini knocked on the door but found it unlocked. She twisted the knod and opened the door without any noise. Nightmares wasn't new for her but this time it didn't feel like a nightmare.
It was like a dream, a reliving memory.
Can Divya rectify her blunder?
What's about the dream that Roshini saw? Was it real or just happened inside her head?
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