Bela's POV:

It was the D-Day!!!

Anu Di was dressing me up...

'Bela are you sure dear ...you can still backoff ' she said..

Anu Di was my cousin .. I think after Ishu Di...it's only Anu Di whom I consider to understand me....

Ofcourse my own sister Brinda Di loved me like a baby always but ever since the Vikrant incident happened although she never questioned, insulted or ignored me...she kind of distanced me from her...

I looked at Anu Di and said...
'Dont worry Di... wherever I go...I will be in a better place than this house... Mahirji may not love me...he may ignore me too...but atleast I won't see this hate in his eyes that my heart is tired of taking from my dear ones...

So let's see let's try a different option... Huh... I know this marriage won't work but atleast I will be on my own. And dad wants me to marry him. He fears his 'shameless daughter' may never get married due to the Mount Abu incident that happened with Vikrant. He still thinks I ....' my voice started breaking...

Just then

Shaan Jiju came into my room and gave me an envelope...

I looked at Shan Jiju...

He said...' Bela...you are like my sister... I and Anu will go back to London tomorrow night. And we know you are marrying Mahir only for your dad's sake and knowing the person Atul uncle is he will wash off his hands soon. And Mahir
.. I can't trust him...he loved Brinda but is suddenly marrying you....

See! It's not like I'm judging him.

But I just can't trust him that easily and we know how talented and hardworking you are Bela. So this is some cash that you can use to fill your 2nd year MBA fee and some basic expenses and don't ever shy to call me up anytime ok? I or Anu will add cash'

My eyes welled up seeing the atm card. I quickly got up and hugged Shaan Jiju...

'Jiju...I love you... I am blessed to have a brother in you...but I don't want it Jiju...I have got a part time job and for my fee I have got scholarship and remaining fee I have my tini mini savings... But for the first time someone thought so much for me 😢 thank you jiju... thank you Di'

I was pulled into group hug. But Shaan jiju was hellbent to make me keep the card. He said keep it..

'You may need it anytime... Just keep it '

I denied but Anu Di forced me. I finally nodded.

***

I was all decked up in a flowers, heavy bridal lehenga and jewellery...

While I heard a lot of noise outside the room...

I heard dad's voice...mom crying...

I was worried...

I ran outside and noticed a lady and a man insulting mom dad.

Dad was standing silently and mom was crying non stop.

I was shocked...

I could see Sumitra aunty keeping hand on her mouth and standing in a shock.

While Yuvi and his father Abhay uncle and mother Asha aunty was trying to calm the couple yelling at my parents.

The minute they saw me they came rushing...

'Look at this shameless girl... how she's dressed up as a bride...

I will never let our Mahir to marry a characterless girl like her...

My Andy's soul will never rest in peace and Sumitra you never enquired once about this girl's past... Such a shameful event... These kind of girls are unfit to get married...'

I was shocked...my eyes started shooting fire and shedding tears 😡😡😡😢😢😢

'ENOUGH!!!' I heard a voice coming from behind me...

The man walked past me...

'Not a word against my future wife!'

I was shocked...

I lifted my face and saw it was

Mahir ji....

He was really angry...

'I know whom I'm marrying and what I am doing!!! Get that!

I don't want anyone to interfere in my life and tell me what I'm supposed to do!

I know what Bela is...

It maybe just a few days that I know her but in these days I can for sure tell Bela is a good human being!

And she won't do anything wrong to hurt anyone's sentiments... then doing something to hurt her family's sentiments is impossible!!!'

I was shocked.... 🥺

The man came saying...
'Mahir I am your bade papa... I'm in your dad's position...this girl was caught with a man in a hotel... that man openly announced that they were having a one night stand... she was only 18!... Imagine if she was that characterless then with how many men'

'Bade papa!!!' Mahir ji screamed such that I flinched at once...

'You are here because I respect you! But if you forget your boundary I will have to forget our relationship!

I know what Bela is!

I don't need to listen from anyone... anything! Someone says something and you believe it??? That maybe your way of living! Mahir believes what he sees!

I have seen Bela and I know what she is!

If a girl agrees to marry a man just to respect her family's respect then it proves how selfless she is!

And above all why do each one of you judge only girls?

I have had so many one night stands... For that I am a man!!! That's cool!

When same goes to a girl if she is even caught in a room she becomes characterless!

Wooow such double standards !!!

Listen everyone!!! Marrying Bela is my choice and whoever has issues with it can leave this wedding hall right now!

I don't take shit from people against my wife! I don't care about others I trust her'

He announced!!

'My wife' ringed in my ears...

My heart skipped multiple beats hearing it!

He trusts me 🥺

That one line I craved that hear it from my family all these years...😢

This man who is practically a stranger turning my husband in next 30 mins probably !!! He announced it to the world...

I wanted to hug him tightly right now 😢

I saw his uncle and aunt and a few relatives leaving... But his mom, yuvi and his parents applauded Mahir ji...

Yuvi hugged him tightly.

My dad held Mahirji's hands...

'Thank you Beta... I will always be grateful'

'Uncle please...for what? Bela is not at fault here...just because anyone speaks anything I ... This is rubbish... You guys just get ready for marriage' he announced and went back to his room...

While leaving he passed one glare to me...

I looked into his coffee brown eyes..

He smiled...

Not a monster always... but mysterious 🙃

***

Priest asked Mahir ji to tie the nuptial chain against my neck...

We finished our 7 vows accross holy fire...

Just when Mahirji bent to tie the Mangalsutra (nuptial chain) against my neck...

I felt a tug in my neck feeling his arms touching my neck...

His breath fanned my cheeks while he was hooking them...

But slowly he whispered in my ears...

'With this I promise to destroy your sister Brinda's life! Unfortunately you will have to be sacrificed too! But then take it!!! It's your fate! Your sister played with me I'll now play with her using you!'

Hooking the chain tightly he announced!!!

'Welcome to hell

Mrs Bela Mahir Sehgal!'

I looked at him in shock and he smirked!