The next day

The day of the marriage

At Menon's residence

Everyone was getting ready to move to the convention hall as the muhuratham was till 11 am.

Sonia had left earlier around 5 am with Rekha as she had to do her makeup and hair.

Mr. and Mrs. Menon went after half an hour as they had to attend to all the guest who would start arriving in the hall.

Sameer was talking with someone as he seated himself in the car alongwith Latha to move to the hall.

At the Nair Residence

Vinay was getting ready in his room, when his father entered his room. His father told him to seat himself on the bed and started talking

"Child, I know I have not been the best father to you, but I have tried to make everyone in the family happy and tried to provide them with all the necessity in my reach."

Vinay was looking at him saddened as he never thought that his father carried so much burden.

"I know I have not given you the best in education or been able to fulfil your each and every needs. But I have tried to keep you safe from all the dangers that would threaten your life. In this process, maybe I have kept you away from your family, but it was for your own good. I didn't want you to know the hardship that this family faced. You were very precious to burden such responsibilities!"

Vinay's eyes watered at his words. He shaked his head with guilt as his father continued.

"But now, over these few months you have shown me that you have changed and become the man that I wanted you to be for a long time. A person who is responsible, caring and understanding. A caring son, a responsible brother and now you have to become a responsible husband,"

Vinay looked at him shaking his eyes trying to understand his father's words.

"Sonia is a very delicate girl. I have seen that child grow right in front of my eyes. She has been pampered and given everything before she even wished for it. She is the apple of her father's eyes. The sunshine of her family. So, you should be careful to not hurt her or make her uncomfortable in any manner. She should get the same amount of love and care from you as she has been receiving from her family," Mr. Nair looked for a response from Vinay.

Vinay clutched his father's hands in his and spoke

"I am your son, dad. If you have sacrificed so much for the family. For their happiness, their safety, their wellbeing. Do you think I would not do the same for her, my wife?"

Vinay looked down and huffed saying

"I love her, dad. From the first time I saw her my love has only grown. I may not be able to give her the same amount of love that her family gives. But I will give her the world just to make her smile. I promise you, dad."

Mr. Nair was satisfied with Vinay's words and patted his shoulders.

At the Convention Hall

In the dressing room

Sonia was doing the final touches to her hair and makeup while Rekha was trying to pack her bags, as the bride and groom were planned to go to Maldives for their honeymoon.

"Reh, are the bags packed? The groom party had arrived. We can start with the bridal dress immediately." Mrs. Pillai approached the besties.

Rekha nodded her head smilingly looking at Sonia with a serious look.

Sonia looked at her from the mirror and nodded her head in assurance. 

At the convention hall entrance, the groom was welcomed by the Sameer by washing his foot and escorting him to the mandapa on the stage. 

Before seating on the groom's seat, Vinay gave the bridal dress – Kasavu saree to Mrs. Menon which would be worn by Sonia.

In the dressing room, Sonia was alone with Rekha as Rekha had told the other ladies, for privacy of the bride to wear her bridal attire.

Sonia was trying Ronny's number for the past hour, but to her luck it was moving to voicemail. She was getting frustrated at this.

Rekha was keeping a watch at the door, so that she can alarm Sonia in case of any intrusion.

Knock! Knock!

"Rekha, get Sonia ready fast, the time for the muhuratham is closing in!" Reena shouted from outside the room.

Rekha looked at Sonia in panic to which she nodded.

"Yes, Chech we are getting ready. Don't worry!" Rekha shouted from the room in response. She looked at her bestie saying

"Nia, you have to get ready now, or they will suspect!"

"But Rekha, Ronny is not picking the call! What happened to him?! He is never like this!" Sonia was panicking.

"Don't worry, Nia. Maybe he is driving to the hall, so he might not be able to take your call. Anyway, Mr. Yashhuu will not be in the mandapa when you arrive there as per the plan, remember?" Rekha consoled her to which Sonia agreed to get ready.

At the mandapa

Vinay got a call from his assistant, so he had to take this call as he was sounding urgent. Excusing himself, he got up from his seat and went outside the mandapa area to take the call.

Mrs. Pillai signalled Mrs. Nair at Vinay's behaviour. Before she could stop him, he had already left the area.

The nadaswaram started playing announcing the arrival of the bride. A group of girls carried diyas and some floral arrangements in a decorated plate to escort the bride to the mandapa who was accompanied by the ladies of the family on her either side. 

Rekha signalled Sonia to look up to which she did to see the vacant seat of the groom. She was relieved as everything was working according to the plan.

Mrs. Menon was confused seeing the empty seat of the groom and signalled Mrs. Nair who just told her that Vinay had to attend an important call.

Everyone was upset at his behaviour, but they had to wait for him to move forward with the marriage customs.

For 10 minutes, Vinay was absent from his place. Vinod went to look for him, as the muhuratham time was running out.

Sonia looked at Rekha and was feeling somewhat peaceful as she could finally be married to Ronny. But at the same time, she was getting worried as Ronny did not respond to any of her missed calls.

Suddenly she heard the nadaswaram playing which confused her, as it was not in the plan.

As per the plan, Vinay was supposed to abscond from the mandapa for 15-20 minutes. Wherein by the end of the time, Ronny would arrive to save the scene and agree to marry her creating a drama.

At an empty dark room, some men were keeping watch on a man brutally tied to a chair.

The man was half conscious as the men had beaten him black and blue from the past few hours.

The man slowly looked up asking for water, to which he was suddenly splashed with ice cold water on his face.

He started shivering with the sudden contact of the ice water.

He started whimpering as the water was piercing through his wounds making it more painful.

However, the men didn't stop at this. They took a whipping rope and started beating him again making him scream at the top of his lungs.

They tortured him for another 10 – 15 minutes after that he collapsed completely.

Rocky came forward to him matching his face level and whispered.

"Don't ever play a double game with our boss! He never leaves any betrayers and even if does, we, his men would rip their skin out! Got that, you....!"

Rocky ordered the men to keep him locked till further orders from the boss.

He went outside to make a call to his boss informing about the current scenario to get an assurance from him.

At the convention hall

At the beat the nadaswaram, everyone looked at the start of the mandapa and were relieved to finally see the person they were all waiting for.

Sonia looked at the person striding towards her and accompanying the groom's seat. He looked at her and smiled lovingly.

She gave a horrified look to Rekha who was standing behind her, who was equally puzzled.

The high priest began the holy rituals to bind the bride and groom in holy matrimony. 

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