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Nivedita's POV

After I woke up, we took a bath and I wore petticoat and blouse in the bathroom, but I cannot wear saree in bathroom.

I had bought the saree in the hope that I will be able to wear it in the bathroom, but it was impossible.

I opened the door to see that nobody was in the hall.

This never happened with me before as I had bathroom in my room itself.

I had to call mom and ask everybody to come out of the bedroom, so that I could get ready in the bedroom.

Again, I opened the door and peeked outside but found nobody there.

Suddenly, I heard a sound.

'Mom,' I called hoping that it was mom.

'What?' I heard Naveen's voice and closed my eyes in embarrassment.

Shit! How should I talk with him about this?

'What happened? Is there any problem?' he asked, and I could sense the worry in his eyes which made me smile.

'Uh... I have to wear saree. Can you ask everybody to wait in the hall so that I could go in the bedroom and wear a saree? Please!'

'Wait! I will go and close the door of the bathroom. You can wear saree in the hall,' he said and I heard the sound of door locking and opened the bathroom and came out.

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I went to drink water in the kitchen, and he followed me.

'I am sorry that I don't have another bathroom in the bedroom.'

'Don't worry, I will get used to it,' I said.

'You don't have to get used to anything. I will try to give you everything which your dad gave you as you deserve the best,' he said and left the place.

But, he does not know that my dad has never understood me just by looking at me and gave me medicine. My dad never protected me from the cold. My dad never ate lauki ka kofta just for me, even though he hates it. I don't want him to become like my dad. I want him to be himself.

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'Okay then, we will leave. I will call you once we talk with our astrologer,' dad said and sat in the car.

'Bye,' I bid everyone goodbye, and aunty hugged me tightly.

'I can't wait to make you my daughter in law,' she said, and I broke our hug, and touched the feet of aunty and uncle.

After seeing me, Naveen also touched feet of my parents, and it made me happy.

I sat in the car and once again bid everyone goodbye and looked at Naveen to see him staring at me.

I gave him a small smile and he smiled back as dad started the car.

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'You are okay with it? I told them and they are very happy about it,' mom said as she came and sat beside me.

'I am okay with whatever dad decides,' I said but inside, I was happy that I don't have to wait much as in a week we will be engaged.

'I can't believe, my baby will get married. I was so worried that you will get married or not after your engagement broke but finally, Naveen accepted you even after knowing the truth.'

I was also surprised that he said yes to me, without even asking me any question but I am glad that he did it.

'But, how will you live there? There is nothing and he is not even ready to take the dowry. We both have saved so much cash and jewelery for our only daughter. We will give you the jewelries but what will we do with the cash? We would have bought everything for your house, but he refused to take anything.'

'And, that's why he made a place in my heart mom. Don't worry, we will manage,' I said.

'From now only we are saying 'we'. You really liked him a lot, right?' she asked, and I nodded my head.

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'Nivedita, your would be mother-in-law has called you,' mom said and I ran downstairs to receive it.

I should have asked dad to put landline in my room also. Then I would have picked the call quickly.

'Hello, aunty. Namaste. How are you?' I asked.

'Namaste, beta. I am fine. You are happy with the decision of getting engaged after two days, right? she asked which made me realize that only two days are left for my engagement.

'Aunty, I am okay with it.'

'I wanted to ask you something. That's why I called you,' she said.

'Yes, aunty?'

'So, according to the ritual saree of engagement will come from our side. So, what colour do you like?' she asked me.

'You can buy me anything, aunty. I will accept it gladly.'

'But still tell me, what is your favourite clour?' she insisted.

'Uh... what is his favourite colour?'

'Whose?' I could hear the teasing in her voice.

'Your son's,' I replied softly.

'He loves yellow colour.' she replied.

I don't like yellow that much but if he likes yellow colour, then I will wear it for him.

'If he likes yellow colour then you can buy me a saree of yellow colour.'

'Are you sure?' she asked.

'Yes, aunty. And, you don't have to buy something costly. I will wear anything you bring out of love,' I told her.

'That's why I like you,' she said making me smile.

'By the way, what is your favourite colour?' she asked.

'Red,' I replied.

'Okay. I can't wait to see you in two days.' she said excitedly and after talking for some time we cut the call.

After cutting the call, I looked around. The whole room was getting decorated, and I was feeling a weird feeling in my heart.

I was happy, but I was not happy too as I would be leaving this house.

I know, my dad is strict, but he is still my dad, and I had never left my mom.

I have to leave my parents and live with a stranger.

Even though I know him, but still, I don't know anything about him. In the few moments, I had spent with him and his family, I just know that he is a nice person.

'What were they saying?' mom asked me.

'Aunty wanted to buy sarree for the engagement and that's why she was asking my favourite colour,' I told her.

'You told her that red is her favourite colour?' she asked.

'No. I told him to buy saree of his favourite colour,' I told her and she started laughing.

'And what is his favourite colour?' she asked.

'Yellow,' I replied.

'What? You hate yellow colour. You never buy anything of yellow colour and you will wear yellow at your engagement? You really like him, huh?' she asked and again started laughing.

'Mom, stop teasing me,' I whined.

'Anyways, I want to tell you something. Let's sit on the sofa,' she said as we sat on the sofa.

'Yes, mom?'

'Yu know what happens on the first night of marriage, right?' I asked.

My friend, Suman, told me that she was very tired after their first night, but before I could ask the reason her husband called her and she cut the phone.

'You know what happens, right? You talked with your friends about it, right? I mean, Suman and Sanjeevani are married, so I thought you had all that talk among the three of you,' she said.

Sanjeevani? When I went to her house warming party last week, there were some purple bruises around her neck and when I asked about it, she laughed and said that her husband didn't let her sleep whole night making me confuse.

'Nivedita? Where are you lost? You know how babies are born, right?' she asked.

Yes, husband and wife kiss and then babies are born like they show in the films. But, what is the connection between kissing and bruises on neck? What is the connection between kissing and sleeping late? Do they kiss whole night?

Oh my god! I have to kiss Naveen to make babies. No! It is so wierd. I am feeling awkward while thinking about that.

'Can you bring me a cup of tea?' Dad called mom.

'We will talk later,' she said and left.

But, how many times should I have to kiss him to have a baby with him.

God! I can't do that. I don't want to get married. I can't kiss him. It's so odd.

Why do I have to kiss him to have babies? Why can't we just go to the doctor and tell them that we want to have babies and they arrange it.

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I hope you are enjoying their journey.

In the 90's, there were no internet or any access, so, before marriage, other than friends or mom or any other female member, nobody was there to tell each other anything.

She is in for a whole ride, when she finds out about all that🙈🙈

She is really a princess, right? Having her own room with washroom. This is common now, but in the 90's it was not so common,

And, he will do everything for her to remain a princess, but in that process, many things happened as we read in 'Insecure love.'

How will he react, when he will find out her engaggement got broken and her dad lied to her?

How will she react when she finds out her dad betrayed her trust?

Chapters will be short, but updates will be regular this week.

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