"Oh, Mrithun baby. You are mine and I'm yours. I will go to any extent to get us as mine."

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I was having a peaceful sleep after a long time but it was clearly disturbed. I felt someone grabbed my bedsheet. With a loud groan, I opened my eyes to see my sister staring at me with a wide eye.

"What the hell is your prob?" I started to yell but my sister cut off with one word which held so much power.

"Mrithun" that one single word has my world revolves around it.

I looked at them with a wide eye. Did something happen to him? Oh my god!

" What happened to him? Is he okay?" I frantically asked them. I needed answers right now.

" yes... I think so...but he's here with his parents in our living room." They said and without another word, I got out of my bed and rushed down the stairs.

When I reached the last step I got slipped but composed myself. When I looked up Mrithun was on his feet rushing towards me.

" What the fuck Shri? Why are you in a rush? What if something happened?" He yelled at me while checking my foot as if he is like a doctor.

I was staring at him, just him. I couldn't even focus on anything apart from him. When his eyes met mine and there goes my world stops in front of him.

Only him.

He sighed at me and picked me up. I slightly winced while placing my foot and this caused him to glare at me.

I looked around, only to be meet our family with a sad smile on their face but then my mom was glaring at me. I was confused? Then only it strikes me that I'm in my nightwear.

I gave an apologetic look to her and she shook her head. I carefully took small steps towards the dining area and stood there. My mom gave me a shawl to cover myself.

I look towards Mrithun's parents and greeted them. God this is worse. I have not even brushed my teeth and I probably look like a zombie.

" Kanna, you look worse than Mrithun. Have you not been taking care of yourself?" Aunty asked me but I gave her a small smile.

" Mano? I think it's time we decide what has to be done. These two are hurting themselves without each other. And before you speak I know what you are thinking. If we split them up it's going to be worse than death. We will lose them right in front of us." Mrithun's father said to dad.

" I know da..but, it's.." Dad started but Mrithun spoke stopping his conversation.

" Can I talk for a minute or so?" He asked for permission. Dad and uncle looked at each other, exchanging glance but finally, Uncle Mohan gave him a moment.

" I apologise for the way I behaved the other day. (scoff) hell, it's the first time I'm apologising for something I don't feel guilty about. But whatever I did and said on that day it's true. Nothing can change about the way I feel for her." He said while placing his hands on his heart.

" This one over there... (Pointed his heart) froze the day when I thought the girl who I loved cheated on me. I was so in love with her that I thought I would spend my life with her. But thank God! He showed me that was not love and got away from her. I'm glad that it happened, Do you know why? Cause your daughter showed me what is love." He said and looked at me.

" Then I got through the fact that she never loved me, Hell never cared for me. My parents and close ones said to me that my ex was not a good person. But I was blinded by her persona. You all probably thought that I took the worst decision of my life because the girl I loved cheated on me. But it's not." He started to say his real reason.

"Mrithun... Don't. You don't have to do it." I pleaded with him. I know he is mentally not yet ready to share his past and I definitely don't want to him do this here.

" No, Babe. I have to do this." He assured me and everyone looked at me with a confused expression.

" I decided to take my life away because she killed an innocent soul. She killed my baby. I thought we made the child out of love but no. She took away the life we created in a snap." His face changed into a hurtful one and my heart clenched at it. He let out a humourless chuckle and faced our parents.

" The fact is that I didn't even know I had a child growing inside her. I overheard that she aborted the child while she was kissing someone." Each word he said was bitter and you could feel the hatred in his voice.

" I regretted to fall for someone who could kill a life. I couldn't bear myself that I was so stupid and was humiliated to even face my own family. I threw them for her and I was nothing to her but a money machine." He said to them.

" I hoped I was dead and hoped no one would have saved me." His eyes held out tears and his mom stood up from her place and hugged her son comforting him.

" How could a women kill her child and she didn't even have the nerve to say that she was pregnant to me." He said to no one in particular.

There were few moments of silence and I was itched to hold and comfort the love of my life. But his mother is holding him in her motherly embrace. He needs it.

" When I woke up from the hospital bed I saw my parents and thought that it was a worse decision. No parents would wish to see their child dead and I could relate to it how they were feeling. My parents supported me and on that day my heart froze. It never beat for anyone. I was a lifeless body with no emotions. I have tried but nothing worked." He said.

" I lost my hope and tried to forget everything but it stayed in here. Then I saw your daughter and the day I saw her my heart started to do flips and raced fast. I couldn't get her out of my mind for a week and tried to forget her." He said while removing himself from his mother and looked at me.

" But then my parents bought me here and there stood my angel. And for the first time in year's I hoped for life. Hoped for love and being myself. It was like fate bought me to her. She holds a mesmerising Aurora around which binds me to her. She was made just for me and I hate myself for not meeting her first. I would have not experienced the dark days in my life." He tried to show his side to my parents.

"You know, I thought that was the worst phase of my life. But the days I couldn't even speak with her was hell and I died inside myself. Your daughter is my light from my darkness. But after that incident on Sunday, you took away her phone and asked her to take leave for a week." He said to my father.

" I don't even want to ask about what has happened here at your house. Cause I know she would have defended me against you which triggered you to take that step." He said to them and everyone including me stared at him in shock. How in the hell does he know I defended him?

" Don't give me that look. I know my girl would have defended me and I'm proud of her. I thought about it from your perspectives and how in the world would a father want to see his daughter kissed by some men." He chuckled at that.

" If I would have been in your place probably he would be in hospital but you didn't and I thank you for that. But have you thought about it from our perspective?" He questioned my father and moved to stand in front of him.

" I love your daughter with all my heart. In this short span, she unfroze my heart and started to pull me away from the darkness. I was going crazy and started to enter my old ways. This time it was worse. If at all not for my friends and her I would have been worse. But the pain I felt was nothing to compare." He explained to dad.

" You have forbidden her from speaking or even texting me and I was going crazy after that Pandit said all those bull shits and I'm not taking it for anything." He came to me.

" I love her with all my heart. I know she cares for me more than that. I am ready to die for her and do anything for her. If you want to prove my love for her. I would do it in an instant." He said all those things to everyone in his clear voice and while I'm here a sobbing mess.

It was like he is confessing his love for me more than proving to my parents. He held my face in his palms and whipped away the tears from my eyes. Suddenly he bent forward and I thought he is going to kiss me but I was wrong.

He took the knife from the fruit bowl and before I could react he slit his palms and blood started to pour out.

" What hell Mrithun?" I yelled at him and frantically removed my shawl to cover his wound but he held my hands and stopping me.

" Mrithun Kanna what are you doing?" Mom and Aunty Mrithun's mom asked at the same time.

But he didn't even pay his attention and kissed my forehead and then moved to stand in front of my dad. He did one thing I didn't expect from him.

He kneeled in front of my dad and everyone stood frozen in their place.

" I'm ready to do whatever I have to do for her. I haven't even... kneeled in front of anyone except her and I'm kneeling in front of you for her. I will take care of her more than you would have and keep her happy, safe and will never let her down. I need her as much as she needs me. Please don't separate us and with your permission, I'm asking the hands of your daughter. Will you give her away to me?" Mrithun asked my dad and there was a pin drop silence.

My dad looked from me to him and finally fixed his gaze on me. I was kneeling in my place pleading with my eyes that I need him. I whispered a small 'please' to my dad.

He moved away from his place. I looked away from him and closed my eyes. Someone lifted me and made me stand.

I opened my eyes and looked at my father. He took my hands in his and pulled me towards Mrithun.

" Son, please stand up," Dad said and Mrithun raised all the while his eyes fixed at dad.

" Shristi is the firstborn daughter in our family and she is my princess. She never cried this much in her whole life like the past week. She has always been sweet and strong. Never she spoke against us but she did those things for you." He said and touched my head.

" I'm sorry for separating you from him. I have realised that if I marry my daughter to someone else other than you they won't love her like you and your love for her has no extent. So don't make regret my decision." Dad said and took my hand placed it in Mrithun's hand.

To say I was happy was an understatement. I was in fucking cloud nine. Mrithun let out a small laugh and pulled me to him.

He hugged me tightly and lifted me off the ground and spun us making me giggle at him with tears flowing out of our eyes.

Finally, he placed me down on to the ground and held my face. He pepper kissed all over my face and then pressed a longing forehead kiss.

He took his bleeding hand and filled my partitions with his blood. I heard everyone gasp at this but I closed my eyes and felt complete. Tears were flowing out of my eyes and so were his.

" You are mine." He said and pulled me to him. He held me tightly as if I'm gonna disappear but I assured him by hugging him back that I'm not going anywhere.

His blood flowed from my forehead to my face making me his wife in front of these people. He marked me as his.

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Authors note

Finally, Shristi's father gave his permission to marry her daughter.

Next what? It's their marriage! Get ready for more excitement.

In India, Filling a girls forehead with a sindoor is big deal. As it represents the girl as a married woman.

And Mrithun here filled her partition with his blood claiming her as his wife.

Well, stay tuned for the next plot. Until then stay safe and happy.

#loveyourself😎

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