AARVIK'S POV

What happened to Chiko and her dad all of a sudden? What happened in a night? They were the one who said that they are ready for marriage.

"What happened dear?", my mother asked Chiko looking at her.

"Aunty, the spirit it tried killing me last night stating that she will murder me if I marry Aarvik", Chiko said.

"What nonsense are you speaking?", Dhruv asked her while coming to the hall.

"I think she drank too much yesterday", Rakshan said.

"Will she drink alcohol?", My mother asked looking at me

"Just wine aunty", Chiko said. This girl, she really has no brain. No one in our family touches alcohol, even we three never consumed it ever in our lives.

"Dear, you would have had a bad dream after hearing all the story what my MIL said yesterday", Parvathi aunty said

"No, my daughter's decision is final. You have no idea how she shouted yesterday night. When I entered her room she was just screaming on bed", Vikram uncle said.

"Chiko listen you would have had a bad dream like mom said. Tomorrow is our engagement", I told her.

"No, NOOOOO", She shouted.

"I have an idea Aarvik. Why don't you marry a girl for six months? If she survives then you divorce her and marry my daughter the next day. I don't mind, if she dies then also no problem. You can marry my daughter after that since the curse states only the first DIL of royal family will die", Vikram uncle said.

"This is total bullshit.", I shouted.

"Aarvik this is the only option you have otherwise forget Chaaya", saying this Vikram uncle pulled Chiko with her.

"Dad one second", Chiko said.

"Aarvik I want to live with you forever. Please get married to some girl for six months", Chiko said turning around.

I looked stunned.

My grandmother asked me to come to her room. I went inside her room after few minutes she started the conversation.

"Listen to us. If you want her to live with you happily, then you have to marry some other girl", my grandmother said firmly.

"Just because I want to live happily with the person I love I cannot destroy another person's life", I said firmly.

"But you are the one who said that you don't believe in these stupid curses. Then marry the girl we show you.", my mother said.

"Yes, I still don't believe that stupid curse. But what will happen to the life of the girl after six months. Where will she go after I divorce her?",I asked them.

"First let her survive those six months.", my grand mother said.

"How are you so sure she will not survive? I feel like you all itself will kill her if she survives after six months", I shouted at them.

"Don't you want to live with your love of life. If she survives then we will see.", my mother this time.

"Dad, why don't you say something.", I pulled my dad into this conversation. I am sure he can convince my mother and grandmother.

"Son, listen to them. They are saying for your benefit only. I lost my love because I also spoke the same words what you have said. But I lost her. I love your mom but still she died because of me.", my dad said with tears in his eyes. I know he is still feeling guilty of the death of his first wife. But that was total coincidence. She had cancer which is not known to anyone.

"Dad, you all know why she passed away. If you all would have that before itself maybe you would have saved her or that time you didn't had any kind of facilities due to that she died. I went to store room after you all said about this stupid curse. Your first wife was diagnosed with cancer at that time.", I kept my point.

"Enough. You are going to marry the other girl no matter what. If you want to see your love alive then do it otherwise get ready to see her dead", my grand mother shouted literally at me.

My grandmother left after saying this.

I was sitting alone in the garden. My father came and sat next to me.

"Dad, how can I spoil a girl's life?", I asked him.

"You are not spoiling her life.", my dad said

"Dad I am literally making her life hell for the six months", I told him worriedly.

"She will die within six months", my dad said.

"Dad, please not you again. Don't give me the same story what they said to me", I told him.

"It is true son. Don't repeat the same mistake what I did. Maybe if you don't believe my case, you can ask your uncle. He also lost his love and the worst part is she was three months pregnant when she died", my dad said and left.

Are they saying the truth? Is there really any curse, that actually exist? Or someone is behind this? If someone is behind this then the same events cannot be happening for the past 100 years. I don't know what to believe now.

If there exists a curse, then I will surely perish the imperishable curse and make this family free from it.

AT THE SAME TIME IN AITRI'S PARENTS HOUSE

AITRI'S POV

Viku didn't come. I don't know why but something is wrong. I did all the rituals as said by the priest when the rituals were about to get over, my uncle got sudden heart attack.

We took him to hospital immediately. We all waited for 1 hour almost.

"Are you his family?", the doctor said looking at us

"Yes", my aunty said. "Well we have to do open heart surgery to him immediately within 15 days. It will cost around 10 lakhs with all the medicines, surgery cost and bed cost of the hospital, so arrange it soon.", the doctor said.

"It is all because of you. Just because of you", my aunty said looking at me.

"Aunt..",before I could say anything. "Why don't you sell your parents house? You love your uncle right? He needs money for his surgery now", my aunt said.

"Aunty I can sell the house only after my marriage and that house is all I have as my parent's memory.", I told her with full of tears in my eyes.

"Then get married. You have Jagan both of you get married as soon as possible", my aunt said.

No, never in my life I will do that. For that I will die. He is a bloody rapist who tried to rape me.

"Aunty give me some time", I told her.

"You have time till tomorrow evening. Tell your decision", my aunty said.

When I was going to home I met Aathu and Pradhu.

"Hey Aiyu, we heard that your uncle got admitted in hospital", Pradhu said.

I just nodded.

"Also Viku's engagement got cancelled.", Aathu said.

I was damn shocked. They said everything what Dhruv and Raku said.

I bid them goodbyes. Sleep is not coming to me. How can I sleep when my aunt is asking me to marry bloody rapist? I thought very well. I made my decision. Tomorrow I will tell my decision.

I woke up and got ready. I went straightly where I have to go. Everyone was sitting there.

"Aitri, dear come.", the great queen said.

"Before I come, you want Aarvik to marry someone for six months as his first wife right? I am ready to become his first wife.", I told them.

Everyone's face was perplexed. But I made my decision. It is better to get married to my savior for six months than to get married to the rapist. I don't even mind if I die because of that curse.

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