"Puttar !" Navneet exclaimed.

"Ji Beeji" Manpreet responded.

'Tusīṁ usa nāla vi'āha ki'uṁ nahīṁ kara rahē"( Why are you not marrying her ?" Navneet?) Navneet thundered.

"Beeji, I can't marry her" Manpreet spoke out.

"Why?" Navneet asked with a glare.

"I don't like her" Manpreet gave a stare at Ginny.

"Pyaar ho jayega" Navneet added.

"Pyaar ho chuka ab dobara nahi hoga beeji ( Love don't happen twice, Beeji)" Manpreet spoke out to himself.

"Both of you spend time with each" Navneet ordered.

"No not at all" Manpreet disagreed.

"What is the problem? " Navneet frowned.

"This Ginni is the problem, beeji" Manpreet gritted his teeth.

"Sohni kuddi" Navneet tried to convince Manpreet.

"Beeji, he is insulting me from beginning. If he hates me then I should go " Ginny spoke out crying.

"Yes get out of here" Manpreet spoke out with disgust in his eyes .

"Uha ithē rahēgī(She will stay here ) " Navneet added.

"What no!" Manpreet shouted.

"Yes , I am the chief of this house , obey me or leave this house" Navneet threatened.

"I won't marry her" Manpreet declared.

"Why!" Navneet knitted her brows angrily.

"Because he is having an affair" Ginny added taking fake hiccups.

"Ki!" Navneet exclaimed .

"Yes, he is hiding a lot from you" Ginny added oil to the fire.

"Ni Meri Gal Ta Sun(No, please to me)" Manpreet spoke in a pleading tone.

"Mainū jhūṭhē nāla nafarata hai( I hate liers) Navneet thundered.

"Beeji..." Manpreet stuttered.

"Who is the girl?" Saroj asked politely.

"He will marry my choice. If something is hidden then that means it's already incorrect" Navneet added.

"I love her , yes it's a secret but we waited for the right time to arrive " Manpreet spoke out in his subconsicous .

"Beeji give him some time " Saroj asked to compose her mother in law.

"Right time never arrives, both for you get ready for kurmai (engagement)" Navneet ordered and left the verandah.

"Bebe do something" Manpreet spoke out panicked.

"I can't really you now, why did you conceal it?" Saroj spoke with a sigh.

"He lies a lot maybe you don't know your son and his deeds" Ginny spoke out venomously.

"I have birthed him , I know he wouldn't do something without a reason. In 4 days you know my son more than I do?" Saroj spoke out angrily to Ginny.

"Maybe yes . He was in a live in for 4 years and you still don't have a clue" Ginny threw the bomb.

"What!" Saroj exclaimed.

"Shut up Ginny!" Manpreet groaned.

"What is she saying!" Saroj eyes watered.

"Bebe...listen , I am telling you.Don't trust Ginny" Manpreet spoke out swiftly.

"You were living with a woman with a wedlock, tell me yes or no. My swear " Saroj yelled in a low tone wrinkles on her forehead and tears in her eyes showed her dismay.

"Yes...but listen" Manpreet spoke.

Slap!

"You broke my trust Manu" Saroj wept after giving a crisp slap.

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"Don't break our trust Mahi" Naheed spoke out as Mahira sat lost in her thoughts.

"I broke your trust years ago" Mahira thought to herself.

"Manu? Are you sure you want this?" Mahira spoke out with jitters.

"We are grown up adults and we want sex simple" Manpreet spoke out at an acquaintance place.

"But...we aren't married" Mahira spoke out apprehensively.

"It's been an year we are dating. If it bothers you then it's okay maybe I am a time pass for you" Manpreet spoke out furiously.

"No, you are not a fling . Infact I want this more than you do but what if we don't end up together" Mahira stated.

"Shut up...we are meant to be together whatever is happening ,is written in our destinies" Manpreet spoke out protectively .

"Will it hurt ?" Mahira blushed .

"No, it won't" Manpreet winked.

"Mahira? Where are you lost ? I am speaking since an hour and you are not paying attention" Naheed spoke out furiously.

"Ammi , I am unwell .Leave me alone"Mahira replied.

"Stop making excuses" Naheed responded.

"I don't want to marry Ayaan" Mahira spoke out.

"Your father has given tongue to this proposal. Clearly he is a wealthy man with everything a girl desires for ...this are wedding jitters. You will be okay .Sleep tomorrow is your engagement" Naheed spoke out and left.

"Manu...help me tomorrow is my engagement" Mahira wrote crying.

"I won't go against my beeji" came a quick reply shattering Mahira's heart.

"What ! Manu what are you saying?" Mahira texted .

The text showed a single tick and remained undelivered.

"Fuck ! He blocked me" Mahira threw her mobile against the wall.

Tears wobbled out from her eyes and she overturned the mattress.

"Baji! What happened?" exclaimed Mahira's younger cousin.

Mahira's body trembled in anger ,her eyes red and her hair scattered around like a nest .

"Mahira ?" Naheed rushed .

"Baji? Baji" the teen girl spoke horrified as Mahira fainted.

"We need to admit her , she has high fever" the doctor examined.

"Give her medicines and whatever is required will come here" Ayaan spoke out sharply.

"But we need to take her to the hospital" Naheed spoke worriedly.

"These doctors do such diagnosis to make money and hospital is already a sick place, I don't want my bride to lie in a hospital bed" Ayaan spoke out.

"Yes,he is right" Shamshed agreed.

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A high dose of injection made her arm hurt as she opened her eyes.

"Ammi?" Mahira spoke in whisper.

"Yes...my jaan(life), I am here" Naheed.

"Since her fever is subsided . Ammi we should not delay engagement. I have made all the arrangements don't worry . Get Mahira ready" Ayaan spoke out.

"What?" Mahira spoke out as her mind still remained groggy.

A floor-length Anarkali suit in soft colors like white and powder blue with lots of flair and heavy embroidery made from stones, crystals, and zardozi
made Mahira feel uneasy.

"I specially ordered this for Mahi from Lucknow " Ayaan boasted.

It looks expensive, Mahira's neighborhood aunties whispered.

Naheed handed a basket of fruits and dry fruits to his Ayaan's mother.

Ayaan's cousin sister opened a box comprising for two matching rings of platinum rings with huge solitaire.

"We just keep rings and don't exchange them specifically" Naheed explained.

"I have bought with affection and customs are meant for our happiness, let me see how it adorns my Mahi " Ayaan insisted.

Mahira's heart broke more .

"Only Manu could call me my Mahi ...why did he betray me like this?" Mahira thought as Ayaan quickly placed the ring.

Everyone congratulated each other as Mahira tossed the ring in his hand with shivering fingers.

"You are mine" Ayaan whispered in Mahira's ear numbing her senses.

She sat like Statue as celebrations continued. Unable to comphrend anything around her . The ring appeared like a shackle in her finger.

Her heart wept though her eyes went dry. The turmoil of heart break and Betrayal churned her gut.