So welcome back! To my second story. I hope you enjoy it. Any suggestions are welcome but please dont be harsh.

Enjoy Reading :)
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Vaish POV:

"All the world is a stage,
All men and women are merely players..."

So here I am playing my part in this world or in other words blessing the world with my presence. You see the world will be so boring without me. I am the light of this world. The sunshine of any place.

People around me are so dull. I mean all my best friends are doctors. Certified nerds! All they do is bury their boring faces in even more boring books. Like really? Their idea of entertainment is sitting in a cozy coffee shop and discuss their cases! See how boring they are? Don't you think that they are blessed because of my presence in their lives?

Well I am the Vaishali Khanna. One and only daughter of my parents Mr. Vishal and Mrs. Smita Khanna. I unfortunately also have a younger brother Samay whose sole purpose is to make my life living hell. Being the generous good soul I am, I return his favour with interest.

Currently I am on my mission no 911 or 913. #missionwakingupsleepyhead.
I am slowly approaching towards my target's bed and now I am going to dump this buckets full of chilled water on him and blah...mission will be accomplished .One...two...three...

"Wake up idiot!" I said shouting and start laughing. Only to my surprise I heard echo. I mean there are two voices in the room. One mine and other sounds like my... my brother's.

"Sammy boy!" I say and turn to see him behind me with a bucket full of water and then it happened. That blasted water came faster than speed of light, giving no time to my reflexes and I was all wet. My younger college going brother just drenched me and started laughing like maniacs. Thats not it, he took my pictures and now he is going to blackmail me with it.

"Next time try something new Daddy's princess!" He said smirking.

Damn! I just lost a point to him. Now I have to be more careful and plan a good stategy otherwise our opponent team might win this.

The opponent team is already one point of us. I need to tell our captain.

Where are you, Captain?
Found him.

"Captain, I just loss a point to opponent team! I am sorry!" I said, feeling disappointed. I can never let him down. Like never.

"Princess you need not to be sorry. I already failed their captain's attempt. So now we are equal and together we will win!" He cheered me up and I jumped in his arms.

By now you would have known that I am Daddy's princess. He is my everything. My superhero. My ideal. My inspiration. A rock on which I can rely in any situation. He trusts me like no one can do and thats why I cant afford to fail him.

When I was born doctors said that I cant walk but my Dad didnt listen to them. He was with me, days passed on but he didnt give up and was with me everytime I wobbled. Then the miracle happened and I walked, when I was 2 years old. Late then every normal kid but as they say better late then never.

I love my mom too but I am a bit partial towards my dad. Mom knows that as my brother is partial towards her. So they are one team and me and dad are the other.

Our whole house knows about the game. All the helpers, watchmen and kitchen staff know it too well. So its normal for them though outsiders find it difficult to find four grown ups still playing games on Sunday mornings. Well, who cares? Its my family and I love them. Others can go to hell!

Enough of this introduction thing. I have a team to beat. Time to plan our next strategy.

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We won. As always. Actually not always sometimes we let the other team win just to boost their confidence but we are the champions. Its almost lunch time so I am getting ready as mom has planned some special lunch.

She is being surprisingly happy today. Too happy for me to digest. Like after we won our game instead of blaming us about cheating like she always do; she just looked at me with teary eyes. At first I thought she was crying about losing which I found very odd. She whines but not this much. But her next words really confused me.

"My baby girl! Growing all big and smart. How did the time pass so soon? Just yesterday you were so small in my arms with your nose coming out and your diapers wet! Look at you now. Grown up lady! My sweet girl. I am so proud of you and I love you so much!" She said and started

Now I know my mom watches lots of dramas but this was really getting out of the line. When your mom says things like this out of nowhere and you are above twenty five then it means only one thing in India; a talk about marriage is coming.

And so I am prepared. I am ready to give all my reasons and arguments. Infact I am thinking about getting a legal document ready about my terms and conditions. Conditions which no one can fullfill and so no marriage for me.

Don't get me wrong. I am not one of those idiots who are worried about commitment. Neither am I afraid of word marriage. It's the most beautiful realation between two people. A bond based on love, trust and respect.

But along with marriage comes responsibilities, something about which I am not ready. In India it's a common mentality that a girl has to give up her career after marriage which is the main problem with me. I can never give up my career for any one. I might learn to balance my professional and personal life at some point of time but I can't choose between them. That's not even a choice.

Secondly, before marrying a person I want to know him at personal level. I want to know his good and bad habits. I want him to accept me as who I am just like I will accept him. Sounds romantic? May be. But its practical for me.

Arranged marriages are great. But in a way, we are supposed to behave in a  definite manner with the person we are meeting. Like you are dressed in your best clothes, talk to him softly and not to be rude to him. More then us it's our parents talking to each other. There are some boundaries which can't be crossed and I am not the one who can be bounded.

And so I am not ready to marry anyone right now. Not someone whom my parents selected. So no marriage for me and no one not even my dad can change this decision.

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"So princess your mom and I want to talk to you about something important." My dad said after we finished our lunch and were waiting for our my mom to bring her special dessert.

"I am listening dad." I said and smiled.
I know what you guys are about to talk but sorry fellas it's not happening.

"Here is the chocolate moose especially for our princess!" My mom announced and now I'm sure where its heading and so I crossed my legs and steadied my posture to prepare myself for the great discussion that is coming ahead.

"Thanks mom. I love you." I said and she smiled which made her look more beautiful than she already is. She really is my mom. Our beauty has no match. I though and smirked remembering how I got my title of most beautiful businesses woman of our time. Ofcourse I am the best because I work hard for it.

Coming back to the present my mom served me a generous amount which I am definitely gonna enjoy. She thinks she can bribe me like this.

Not happening.

Dad was about to say something but he was disturbed by Sammy boy. "Mom that's unfair. You gave her such a big piece. I got the smaller one." Samay whined like a baby he is.

Dad shot him a glare for disturbing him.

"Oh my baby! There is another piece for you in kitchen. Take it in afternoon when you fill hungry but right now let your sister eat it. Who knows for how long she will eat with us?" She said and he smiled like an idiot.

"Surprise you say it mom. Its not like I'm going somewhere. You can always cook for me and we eat together at least a meal every day. So what's the meaning of your words." I said and put another piece of that delicious moose in my mouth. Yummy. Its heavenly. My mom sure knows how to cook and flatter me.

Sadly I am smarter.

Now Dad shot mom another glare. He knows that I know that they are up to something. It's fun. Whole family trying to keep something secret from you but you are so smart to know what they are hiding. God! I am born smart.

"Princess! You are right. You can always eat your mom's dishes. No one can stop you." He said and I smiled at him gratefully.

"Actually we wanted to talk to you about something important. We are proud of you as parents. Really. You have established your name in business world and you are really doing your best to carry my legacy forward. Infact you are so dedicated that sometimes we get worried about you. You are not paying any attention to yourself or your personal life. We want you to be settled in both your personal and professional lifes." Dad said and paused to look at my face which was pretty much neutral upto this point.

"Before you say anything Dad, I would like to clear it for once and all that I don't want to get married right now." I said.

"Give me the reasons." Dad asked in no nonsense tone, which means no playing around and coming directly to the point. He can scare anyone with this tone, even I feel intimidated.

"Which should not be about you leaving your career after marriage. We will never choose a man like that for you after knowing how much you love your work." Mom added.

Okay. One point down. But still I don't want an arranged marriage for myself. How do I tell my parents that I want a love marriage when I don't even have a boyfriend at present. They know that I don't even have time for serious relationship and they will go any length for me to meet the boy they chose.

Think something Vaish. Think. Use your smart brain and think some brilliant idea.

Found it.

"Actually mom dad I want to start my own business. Till now I have been using dad's name and continuing his legacy but for once I want to establish myself without any help from Dad and for that I need time. I can't get married and let that come in my way. Sorry Dad if it hurts you but this is what I really want." I said and part of it was true. I have been thinking about it for about two months now.

I want to stand on my own and even though I am doing well now but still Dad is sheltering me. I want to grow up and fight my own battles which can only be done if I start my own business. My degree in architecture will help me.

"Princess, you always made us proud and I know you will in future too. If that's what you want then we are okay with that. Concentrate on your work now. No need to feel any pressure from our side." Dad said.

"I am proud of you Vaishali." Mom said and when she uses my full name then she is serious. I hugged them both and my brother too join us in the family hug.

So that's the end of the marriage topic for me and a new beginning for my work. I hope it all goes well.

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So guys how's it? My nerves are on edges because I am writing after long time. I feel that may be I have become out of my element and there can be some mistakes. So please excuse me.

As for my readers from previous book, this chapter is one year before the last chapter of my other book "Destined To Be Together'. So there is some time for the Vegas stuff. It's about her life before that.

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And finally one important thing, it feels good to be back! Thanks for your wait and beautiful comments that motivated me.