chapter 17

Yoooooo! Welcome back guysssss!!I can't believe Kajal did that, that BITCH,I walked past the corridor and I saw Kajal standing there peacefullyI went straight to herHow dare you do that to my mom?! I almost raised my hand to slap herAha, relax hon-I only spiked the drink the worse is still left there's still time till the marriage, and if it doesn't stop you know who's next!Your baby brother she laughed offYou!! I screamedCalm down and start thinking about how to stop this wedding if this wedding happens you know very well what's going to happenSaying this she walked off leaving me there all angry and confused about what to doAfter this incident, the engagement party was definitely canceled and the only thing left was to go back homeI took my phone and decided to call David to drop me back homeI was so frustrated, angry, and confused I didn't know what to do?! I couldn't even risk telling it to someoneDavid was observing me keenly and finally burst the silenceMa'am is everything ok? David askedYes, David, I am not feeling well so...It happens ma'am I'm sure it's stress, drink plenty of water ma'amSure David thank you ...I put on some music on my phone and started listening to it, no wonder music always works the best for me, no matter how much ever I am stressed it helps me a lot....We reached my home and I went into my bedroom as soon as I could, dad and Adi were going to stay with mom in the hotelI opened my bedroom door and slammed it after me, I threw my phone on the bed and started to take off my lehenga to change into another pair of clothes, I removed all the jewelry I was wearing and untied my hairI was now wearing a crop top and shortsI sat on my bed and held my forehead in my arms, soon there were fresh hot tears flowing down my cheeksI didn't know what to do whether to save my family or to marry Arjun, if it were any other human being in this situation they would definitely choose their family over this but I loved him all my life and I dreamed of this momentWhen now it's finally happening in my life, god wants to snatch it away, why me? Why do I have to suffer all the time? Can't I just keep both things for onceWell right now I couldn't think of anything else apart from my family and I was even ready to sacrifice my love for itBut the fact of losing him gave me anxiety, it became hard to breathe each time, his touch, his kisses, his voice I was crazy for him, I wanted him so badly yet I didn't want to accept it, I realized it so late that I love him so much, more than anything on this earth!I confess today Arjun Chaturvedi - I love you more than anything in this world and I always willI was crying so badly and suddenly the door of my room openedPrincess?? Arjun stepped inSeeing Arjun I quickly got out of bed and hugged him tightlyWhat are you doing here? I asked himI came to see if you were ok? Since you were all aloneI'm good you can go! I said still hugging himThen who was crying like a baby till now and who's hug-... before he could finish his sentence I kissed himAnd he kissed backHe tasted like fine wine, both of us lost balance and fell on the bed besideHe kissed me back this time with an even stronger force, he held my hands in his and pushed them against the bed....The sunlight fell upon me disturbing my sleepI was sleeping on Arjun's chest and our clothes were scattered on the floor, he wrapped me in his arms in a protective mannerLast night was definitely something that I never imaginedBut the thoughts still lingered in my brainI slowly tried removing his hands around me but he tightened his grip and said Few more mins in his sleepy voiceAhmm I whisperedI woke up first and put on my clothesArjun went and made some coffee while I brushedCoffee! Arjun came inside with a tray and two cups of coffeeThank you I said with a smileBoth of us sat on our chairs and sipped our beveragesHow do you feel now? Arjun askedI feel better I repliedWe should have got married first lol Arjun saidI smiled offWhat happened you seem off.Hmm nothingTell me what is it?Well, the marriage...Arjun's face slowly started to turn cold, his facial muscles started to tightenI looked at him nervously, I closed my eyes and took a deep breathI can't marry you Arjun I said looking down at the marble floorAnd why is that?You know very well why! Kajal likes you and you have been in a relationship with her for 8...So is my past a problem? He said raising his eyebrowsNo, no! I said hurriedlyThen what is it? He asked me coldly looking straight at meJust let me speak once I saidGo on, he said sipping his coffeeI can't do this Arjun this will hurt Kajal, she is my friend I can't betray her, I'm sorry! and by this time his knuckles had turned whiteKajal, Kajal, Kajal do you even know what she did? He said standing up angrily, That day when you were going alone that night and all those men were planned by Kajal, your mom yesterday her drink was spiked by Kajal, do you even know why I threw Kajal out of the office? It was because of you! She tried to harm you!I was shocked on listening to everything he said, he knew everything but still kept quiet!Don't you see I love you, Ria! Not Kajal all those 8yrs with her were torture, those 3 days with you in Maldives I never enjoyed with her like that, she was always manipulative, I always wanted to end it but couldn't, and you were the hope! You gave me the courage to break up with her! And now you are pushing me away! What do you even want Ria?! I swear I can no longer stay away from youI was crying by now listening to Arjun and realizing how much I hurt himTell me today Ria what is it? What is stopping you? Finish it today, if you still want me to marry Kajal! I will he said forming a fistI hugged him, and he hugged backI love you, Arjun, I loved you ever since I first met you!I know Ria he said patting my headKajal.. she threatened me not to marry you I said hiccuping in betweenShe said she will kill my family and anyone whom I told this about, I said crying that is why I never told you or anyone I said looking up at himI know everything Ria, don't worry! Let this marriage finish and I will take legal action against her he said calming me downHe kissed my forehead and hugged me back againGet ready, I'm going to take you to visit Aunty, she is better now and will come back todayHmm I whispered....We both sat back in the car and David drove us to the hotel, I was resting my head on Arjun's shoulder and wrapped my hands around his armsI wasn't worried about Kajal anymore since Arjun knew everything and he would soon take action against herAfter a 20min ride, we finally reached the hotel and I got down, Arjun put one of his hands in his pockets and held my hand tight with his other handBoth of us walked towards the lift and waited until we reached the floorMom, dad, and Adi were having their breakfast and mom was looking better than yesterdayI went towards her and hugged her happilyAnd she patted my cheekI'm completely fine Riyu don't worry! I'm made of steel she said making everyone in the room laughI laughed a little too with my moist eyesWhat happened to your neck Ria? Dad askedMy neck..? What happened I said looking puzzled and that is when I saw Arjun chucklingOh, Fuck! Last night! Shit I whispered to myself and covered up the areaI guess it's a bug dad! I said trying to smileCareful Ria, these days bug bites are too harmful Arjun said smiling offUhh! I'm gonna kill him sooonnnnnOfc! I said smiling backThey finished eating their breakfast and all of us headed to Arjun's house to discuss a few important things about our upcoming marriageArjun looked serious and busy thinking about something which I guess would have been about what to do with Kajal?!There was nothing to hide anymore and Arjun knew the truth we just had to figure out to keep everyone safe because this marriage was going to happen by any means, we loved each other and we weren't going to give up on each other that easilyThat's it for today! 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