"Vivha sampan hua" the priest announced them as a couple. He stood up and help her to stand up. Fresh tears roll down from her eyes, he look at her and forward the handkerchief, she take it and wipe her tears.

"Sidharth beta hume maaf karna" her father Mr.Akash Saxena fold his hand infront of him.

Sidharth hold his hands "aap maafi mat mangiye uncle aapki galti nahi thi" he said while controlling his anger.

"Sidharth chalo car ready hai" his mother said.

"Bhabhi khana" Sarla said while looking down.

"Aapki beti ne jo aaj bezzati karwai hai na usse hi hamara pet bhar gaya hai" Sanjana said angrily.

They all look down.

"Chaliye ab hum chalte hai" Mahesh ji said and left from there.

One by one everyone left from there, Sidharth told Shehnaaz to follow him, she turn and look at her parents.

"Shehnaaz dhyan rakhna apna" her mother said and patted her head.

She nodded but didn't look at them.

"Beta please iska dhyaan rakhna" Akash ji said to Sidharth, he nodded and left from there. Shehnaaz left with him without meeting her parents.

Sidharth open the gate for her and told her to sat inside while he himself attend a call, she huffed and closed her eyes it's a tiring day for her, she was crying continuously from half an hour her eyes turn red due to crying still she control herself maybe it was written in her fate, she thought how her life change in past two hours.

Flashback :

Sunshine apartment, Gurgao.

"Shehnaaz breakfast is ready" her bestfriend cum flat partner shout from the kitchen.

"Coming" Shehnaaz shout from inside the room, she was packing her clothes.

She went outside and sat on the dining table where her bestfriend Meeti was waiting for her.

"Kya banaya aaj?" She asked her.

"Butter chicken".

"Subha subha?" She asked with weird expressions.

Meeti rolled her eyes and said "haan to ye koi puchne ki baat hai obviously poha banaya hai".

"No not again" Shehnaaz shout with horrified expressions.

"Are eat na is baar acha hai pakka"

"Mujhe marna nahi hai" she take a bread and start applying butter.

"Taste to kar it's so good" Meeti eat a spoon full of poha.

Shehnaaz glare her and taste it after taking god name, "hmm it's actually good archana aunty ne acha banaya hai"

Meeti look at her with open mouth "tujhe kese pata?"

"Smartness huh" she flip her hairs and smirks.

"Chal ab jaldi nahi to boss smartness dikha kar nikal dega" she pick up her bag and went outside with her after breakfast.

"Acha wese saari packing ho gai?"

"Haan almost" she said without having interest in this topic.

Meeti chuckle "tujhe ghar jaana pasand nahi na"

"Ghar" she chuckle sadly "mera ghar ye hai jisme me reh rahi hu"

"I know still teri behen ki shadi hai na"

Shehnaaz rolled her eyes "haan isliye majburan jaana padhega"

Meeti giggle "soch filmo jese shreya bhaag jaaye aur teri shadi ho jaye to"

"Pagal wagal hai kya" Shehnaaz said getting irritate.

"Are soch na kitna filmy hoga shreya bhaag jaaye aur tere ghar wale tujhe shreya ki jagha shadi karne bole haaye aese to main teri shadi miss kar dungi" she said dramatically.

Shehnaaz hit her with her bag "bakwas kam Kara kar".

Like this they both reached their work place, Shehnaaz complete her work when she received a call from Shreya.

She sigh and received her call "what?"

"Tum aa rahi ho na meri shadi me?"

"Ha kiu?"

"Actually main puch rahi thi tumhare liye dresses kharid lu".

Shehnaaz got surprised by her behaviour "mere liye, suddenly itna pyaar kese"

"Kya hai na mere kuch friends foreign se aa rahe hai to main nahi chahati tum kuch cheap pehen kar meri shadi me aao that's why" she smirks.

"Shreya jab dimaag nahi hota na to use nahi kiya karte aur main shadi me aa rahi hu just because of mumma and papa otherwise i have no interest in your wedding, aur main waha tumhare so called friends ko impress karne nahi aa rahi hu" she said angrily.

"Oh just because of mumma papa but what if i say ki unhone ki yahi karne kaha hai than"

"What?" She whispered, she know her parents love shreya more than her but she never thought they said something like this.

"Yah dad is a reputed businessman ab tum unke clients ke saamne aese aaogi to kesa lagega".

Shehnaaz control her tears "keh dena apne parents se waha unki reputation ka khayal rakhne nahi aa rahi hu aur agar itni hi reputation pyaari hai to main nahi aaungi bcoz tum ho na us baat ka khayal rakhne ke liye" she said and cut the call.

"What happened?" Meeti asked her looking at her condition.

"Nothing wahi sab jo bachpan se hota aa raha hai" She said while looking down.

"Don't worry yaar aa ja tujhe mast chai pilati hu chai andar jaate hi tension bahar hogi" she hold her hand and drag her.

After two days Shehnaaz left for her home halfheartedly. She only went to attend the wedding, she reached her home but again nobody cares for her, her parents are busy with shreya.

From past 11 years she was leaving far away from her home from her parents because her parents love Shreya more than her that's why she leave alone far away from them.

Somehow she cut her time and goes ready for her sister wedding, she wear a light weighted pastel color lehenga and directly went to the venue ignoring her parents. She ignore everyone in the venue because she is a big time introvert

This was the time for varmala, sarla told her to go and take shreya here, she rolled her eyes because she know her sister tantrums. Still and go to take her down, she open the door of her room and found Shreya's wedding lehenga on the bed, she frown and call her parents.

"Kya hua?" Sarla asked her while enter inside the room.

"Shreya nahi hai yaha"

"What aese kese nahi hai main dekh kar gai thi usko" she herself went and check the washroom and room but Shreya was not there.

"Nahi hai Shreya" Akash asked Sarla, she shook her head and sat down on the floor.

"Uncle ji bhabhi kaha hai" rudra asked while entering the room, he saw her parents was crying while Shehnaaz was standing without emotions.

"Bhabhi kaha hai?" He again asked.

"Call everyone from your family" Shehnaaz said to him.

One by one everyone enter in the room including Sidharth.

"Kya hua Akash ji Shreya kaha hai?" Alok asked.

"Bhai sahab wo shreya"

"Haan kaha hai Shreya?" Sanjana asked sternly.

"Wo Shreya room me nahi hai" Shehnaaz said to them.

"Aap kon? Aur aapko kese pata" Mahesh ji asked.

"Main Shehnaaz, inki beti" she said in low voice.

"Shreya kaha hai beta?" Rita ji asked her.

"Wo aunty.... Pata... pata nahi" she said and look down she was feeling angry on shreya how can someone leave like this, atleast she should have thought, she was talking about our parents reputation to me, modi ji was right hypocrisy ki bhi seema hoti hai.

"Kya pata nahi matlab?" Sidharth asked loudly.

"Sidharth shant beta" Vidya said to him.

"Shant kese ho jaau chachi, shadi hai koi mazak nahi"  he said angrily.

"Beta hume thoda waqt do hum dekhte hai kya pata shreya kisi kaam se gai ho" Sarla said to them.

"Behenji rehne dijiye dekh liya aapki beti ko izzat ki dhajjiya uda di" Sanjana angrily said to them while glaring Shehnaaz.

"Ye mujhe kiu ghur rahi hai" Shehnaaz mumur to herself.

"Hum cctv check karte hai na" Rudra said.

"Haan Rudra sahi keh raha hai pata to chale ladki apni marzi se bhagi hai ya nahi" Sanjana said.

"Shehnaaz jaao footage lekar aao manager se" Akash said.

"Main kiu?"

"Jaao" he said angrily.

She huffed and went to take the footage after 10 minutes they all are sitting infront of laptop screen. They saw Shreya was running away from back gate and a guy was with her.

"Lo ji ye to boyfriend ke saath bhagi hai" Sanjana said and smirks "maine to kaha tha bhaiya yaha rishta mat karo ab dekh lo".

"Ayush" Sidharth whispered and widened his eyes when he saw one of his friend was the guy with whom Shreya run away.

"Dekha hamari beti ki galti nahi hai zarur damad ji ke dost ne usko bhekaya hai" Sarla said to them.

"Chup karo tum" Akash yelled at her.

Sidharth was feeling betrayed from his to be wife and his friend, both betrayed him on his big day. He sat down on the bed holding his head.

"Dekhiye galti dono taraf se hui hai mujhe lagta hai ab hume iska kuch solution nikalna chahiye warna dono families ki bohot badnami hogi" dadu said to them.

"Papa ji theek keh rahe hai aap log bura na maane to ek baat kahu?" Rita ji said.

"Ha beta bolo na".

"Kiu na hum Sidharth aur Shehnaaz ki shadi kara de".

"Kya" they both stood up and look at eachother.

"Ha beta mujhe lagta hai rita sahi keh rahi hai dekho yahi ek tareeka hai jisse dono families ki reputation bach sakti hai".

"Dad please shadi meri dulhan meri bhaagi wo bhi mere hi friend ke saath isme Shehnaaz ko kiu bich me ghasit rahe hai" Sidharth try to stop them, as he thought this is not right to destroyed her life just because of her sister run away.

"Lekin Sidharth beta-"

"Mom i know aap hurt hai lekin ek baar Shehnaaz ke baare me to sochiye uski to is sab me koi galti nahi na wo yaha apni behen ki shadi attend karne aai thi, we can't do this with her aur baat rahi reputation ki to wo dekha jaayega jo hoga chaliye aap sab" he stood up to go when Shehnaaz mother stop him.

"Sidharth beta rita ji sahi keh rahi hai Shehnaaz ye shadi karegi kiu Shehnaaz?"

Shehnaaz who was silent till now look at everyone in the room who was looking at her with expectations in their eyes, she look towards Sidharth who was facing his back towards her, she look towards Mahesh ji who's head was hang down because of her sister, she closed her eyes and accept her fate.

"Main ready hu" she said in low voice.

Sidharth turn towards her in shock "Shehnaaz please you don't have to do this for us"

She didn't answer him and turn towards dadu, she hold his hands "dadu aapki reputation ko koi khatra nahi hoga i promise".

He smile and keep his hand on her head "thank you beta" he fold his hands infront of her.

"Dadu please aap bade hai mujhse".

"Phir bhi beta main jaanta hu hum selfish ho rahe hai lekin shayad bhagwan ko yahi manzur tha".

"Sidharth chal niche" rita ji said.

He throw the flower vase in anger and went from there.

After few hours they both are tied in marriage bond.

Flashback End :

"Mam ghar aa gaya" she woke up with a jerk hearing a man voice.

She look at her side which is empty means Sidharth didn't come with her, he left her alone with driver?

"Mam aap yaha se andar chali jaiye" he open the gate for her and show her the way to enter the home, she look at the villa infront of her which speak richness.

She take a deep breath and start going towards the gate.

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That is it for today.

Hope you all like it.

Thanks for reading ❤️.