Morning sun rays has enlighten the whole room..but they were not as bright to light up the dark thoughts of the girl who was sitting on the ground,folding her knees to her stomach and resting her back on the bed side..the thoughts about her future life. Her swollen eyes were screaming at their peak that she has not slept the entire night. How could she sleep when she knew that these peaceful nights won't last for long. She wanted to live each and every moment fully because she knew that the path which she has chosen won't only destroy her physically but mentally also. She was thinking about what destiny has store for her...will she ever be able to win randhir...will she ever be able to turn him into a good human being. Her trance was broken by her mother voice..

anju: sanyu you are still sitting herei...get up baby..only few hours are left to start of your haldi ceremony. (she sat on the bed) and look what you have done with you(she looked at her pale face) sanyu baby what happen why are your eyes are so red...

sanyu: nothing like that mumma..i am absolutely fine..it just that i was not feeling well..now everything will get change..i will now become the daughter in law of shekhawat family.. ( a long tear escape from her eye by just recalling randhir's words).

anju: (by keeping her hand on her head) sanyu... what happened..why are you crying...won't you share it with your mummy?..i am noticing from long time you are not happy..everything is all right ?  you are not eating properly..at this time girls face glow like a moon and see my daughter..you face is looking so dull and pale..

sanyu(by faking a smile ) nothing like that..i am just sad because i have to go now leaving my family behind...how will i live there without you people.. (by keeping her heard in her mother's lap in a chocked voice) mumma i will miss everyone especially you..i can't just live day without you how will i manage in that house ..(and tears made their ways only with the thought that after few days she would no longer be a part of her happily family).

And all the boundaries which were stopping both the mother and daughter from shedding their tears broke away. what is happening here...came a voice and they tilted their head to see the person who was none other than diya..her sister in law.

diya: i have already warned both of you that no one of us will cry till her wedding..if you guys will waste your tears like this only then how will we three ladies will make posses while crying at her farewell.(thus bringing a cheerful smile on the faces of both the ladies)now that's like my ladies..now stop crying and sanyu ..(in a teasing tone) please especially you we don't want randhir ji to complain us that we made his dear sanyu a cry baby and please my stop worrying i can sure you she is doing all her acting here only. she won;'t even remember us after going to her randhir ji house.. what say sanyu(winking).

sanyu:(smiling) bhabhi sometimes you are too much ..now i am going then also you want to pull my leg..(complaining like a kid)mumma just see you daughter in law..she is troubling me and still you are quite

anju: shut both of you. everyone is waiting outside..ceremony is about to start still you girls are not ready ...diya get her ready and bring her down..and sanyu now i don't want to see a single tear in your eyes..i want to bid farewell to my daughter with a smiling face

diya: cum-on sanyu let's get ready because now i can't bear with your mother daughter emotional torture

 .After half an hour, diya bring sanyu and then made her sit between the ladies to start the ceremony. All the ladies one by one came and put haldi on her face, arms and legs and some of her cousins playfully put haldi on her hair and teased her with randhir' name. Sanyu was feeling really happy by seeing her entire family happy.

one lady: finally our sanyu also got coloured in randhi jiname

sanyu(to herself): in my wildest dreams also i have never thought i day like this will also come when my name will be attached to yours. i still remember out first meet who would have thought that we both will end up like this

FLASHBACK

Yoyo: hello freshers!! As today is your first day in college we seniors thought of welcoming you in our special way..its very simple...you all have to come hear one by one and sit on your kneee and then salute us. So ready guys and yea whosever will disobey us that person gets ready to bear the punishment.

All the freshers one by one came and bent in front of the whole gang...as no one had that much courage to raise voice against them as everyone know that they all belong to very rich class and if anyone tries to mess with them ..they will really show them a real hell...but suddenly a sweet yet confidence voice stop them from doing this..they all turned up to find a girl who was dresses in a tight kurti and jeans, her hair were tied in a long ponytail and she was wearing a scarf around her neck...that girl was none other than  SANYUKTA AGARWAL

sanyu: what are you guys doing..how can you just listen to them. If its wrong to do injustice then to bear injustice is also wrong. In this way you are just encouraging them. And you people ( looking at the group) how can you behave likes this with your juniors. Being our seniors its your duty to make us comfortable in this new environment but what are you doing ? You are ragging us. Shame on you!!!

Sahil (one of gang member): oh really!! Now you will teach us that what should we do and what not?,no one has ever dare tk talk us in this tone then how dare you a bloody commoner do this...cum-on let us teach you only first how to talk to your seniors...come hear and kneel down in front of us.

sanyu: I hope you don't have any hearing problem..I said I will not encourage ragging in any way. I will not bend in front of you do what you want. I am not afraid of anyone. You guys just wait and watch i will lodge a complaint against you all. People like you need to be taught a lesson.

She was about to go when a hand stop her by holding her wrist..and said" so you will going to complain against us"..hearing the voice she turned around to back answer but was lost in the chocolate brown eyes of the handsome boy standing in front of her in white shirt and blue denim. She felt like the whole world has stop at the right place. Everything seems to become blur except the boy standing right in front of her eyes. Her trance was broken by snapping sound of his fingers. She looked at him and then around her only to feel embarrass because of her stupidity of losing self control.

boy( smirk): so Ms loser you will going to complain against me and my friends ?

sanyu(in a stammering voice) : yes..you you heard me right I am going to complaint against you people and will ensure that you guys got suspended from this college.

boy: okay then ( folding his arms around his chest) go and complain against us but yea when you report a complaint against us for ragging our juniors don't forget to add on one thing. Just told them that due to your stupidity of raising your head against the  randhir Singh shekhawat he kissed you in front of the whole college.

Before even she could react on his statement..he held her by nape and kissed her forcefully on her lips. The whole college witnessed this scenario with their wide open eyes. Some shut their eyes in embarrassment, some lowered their head and some were hooting on his shameless act. But this does n't last for long as sanyu forcefully push him and slapped him hard on his face turning his cheek into red. For a minute everything becomes quite..people were gawking at them as they knew what problem she had taken on her by slapping THE GREAT RANDHIR SINGH SHEKHAWAT.

randhir: YOU( he screamed)but cut by her

sanyu:( in a loud voice) what do you think of yourself? And how dare you touch me..if you think that I am among those weak girls who keep quite even after bearing every wrong doing then let me correct you Mr Shekhawat I am not like them. I will not let you go easily for playing with my dignity. (pointing finger)

With this she left from their living a fuming randhir behind. He was angry..hell angry..but more than that he was shocked because no one means no one had ever got that courage to talk to him in loud voice but that mere middle class girl had slapped him that too in front of the whole college. That was the beginning of their hateful relationship...which was filled with humiliation, taunts, revenge but in this torture sanyukta was the only one who used to suffer...but still she never set back from answering him back. After some time she was habitual of all this. His taunts and comments in fact him had become her habit, a habit which was slowly and steadily trapping her heart.

FLASHBACK END
Someone has truly said that time waits for no one. If five years back someone had told me that i fell in love with that boy who had humiliated me in front of so many people then I must have chopped that person head.  And look today i am marrying that same arrogant jerk. It feels like my some long lost dream is getting complete today. But there is also a strange kind of fear..fear of my dream becoming a nightmare. But I will not lose my hope. I will fight for my love for my rights.(smiled with her self confidence).with that hope she went inside the washroom to get ready for the next ritual.

Translations

Haldi - a custom of applying a liquid paste of turmeric powder to the to be groom and bride. It is performed before wedding.

Ji - it used suffix used with the names in order to give them respect.