ARRANGED MARRIAGE 1313 (English version)

Chapter 10

HERE WE GO..........

SHEHNAAZ'S POV:

I woke up. And guess what? Another shitty day of my life starts. Only God knows what life hold up for me today. Or should I say what my parents hold up for me today.

"Shehnaaz! We are going to meet the priest to discuss about your wedding." Mom yelled to tell me.

I went downstairs to have a cup of warm water while mom said

"Sana, start sorting your friends whom you want to invite at your wedding. Don't add your college friends. Don't know what rubbish will they fill in your mind. Okay?"

Great! Just great yesterday only they met their family and now they want to fix dates also. They are not even concerned about what the hell is going in my mind.

As mom and dad closed the door of house, a sound was caused all in our house. Sound of a closing door can be heard very easily by anyone but can anyone hear the door of my dreams being closed. Well who can hear it when my own parents are the one closing it and guarding it so it doesn't get opened.

What will happen now? Will I have to marry that stranger my parents have chosen for me? Should I do this?

Wait a minute!!! Shehnaaz!!! I yelled at myself. What the hell have you become? Is this even you? Are you really that same girl who worked so hard to get into IIM? Are you really that same girl who always wanted to be independent? Who used to chase her dreams like anything? Now you are considering to give up this for your my parent's reputation and feelings? While on the opposite side, they doesn't give a damn about how you feel? They don't care about your thoughts? And you are going to sacrifice all for them?

Oh Goddd!!!! Is there no way to solve this without hurting them as well as my dreams?

The stupid door bell rings interrupting my thoughts.

What the hell! Who is here this early?

I went to open the door.

"What the hell are you doing here this early?"

"I guess you haven't checked the time miss. It is 11:00 am."

"Holy shit! I slept for that long. Anyways what are you doing here?" I asked and started moving upstairs.

"Of course! I am here to meet you."

"What do you want Srishti, no should I say Mrs. Srishti Kapoor. Nooooo better I should say a happy sister of dulah (groom)." I yelled at her climbing upstairs. Yeah! It was Srishti.

"Oh my god! Someone is grumpy in the morning."

"Srishti! Just don't annoy me. If you wanted your brother to marry then why would you choose me even after knowing that I don't want to marry anyone at current stage of my life, huh? Such a great sister you are to your brother. You took the biggest task of finding a life partner for him. I used to think that you are my sister from another mother but sister, you are not even a friend, any genuine person knows how to respect someone's point of view but here, my so called best friend, whom I used to share every single detail of my life, can't even see that I don't want to marry." I yelled and entered my room. She followed me.

"Shehnaaz! listen..."

"Listen seriously? You want me to listen to you?" I said with a sarcastic smirk onto my face.

"You want me to listen to you, When you yourself never even tried to tell me before bringing ur family in this? Have you ever tried to understand what I wished? What I wanted? Wait a minute! Have you ever listened to me carefully?" I yelled at her.

"Okay okay!!! Shehnaaz calm down! will you? What happened? If you didn't like sid, then nobody is forcing you to marry him?" She said trying to calm me down.

"Nobody even told me about his proposal." I said in a very low voice which she definitely heard.

"Wait what? No one told you about his proposal?" She asked being all shocked.

"Ask yourself" I said.

"So you are telling me that uncle and aunty didn't tell you about sid's proposal."

"Don't react like u didn't know about this!" I taunted.

"No! I don't know anything you are talking about, so calm down and talk to me. Stop acting like this." She yelled at me.

"What do you not know? Huh? You don't know that why you didn't even tried to tell me before hand so that I could at least prepare myself? Or you don't know that I don't want to marry?" I asked.

Srishti took a deep breath.

"Shehnaaz! you need to calm down so we can talk. Take a deep breath and listen to me." Srishti said.

"Hmm" was all I could say and took a deep breath.

"Shehnaaz of course, this may sound weird. But ever since I met you, I always had a thought about how good couple you and my brother would make. I always wanted you two to meet and get to know each other and get married. I was just waiting for the right moment for bringing this up."

"But then last week you told me about Aaditya's proposal and you being sad about all that. I felt worried about you. So, I instantly called my parents and told them about you, your education and some minor details and told about my thoughts about you two marriage. My parents agreed immediately."

"Thus, after talking to them I called your parents. I asked them about my brother's proposal for you. They said they would love this proposal but there is already a talk with Aaditya's family. Then I had to do a lot of convincing to make them reject Aaditya. You know they love me. And so baby this how you got rid of that fool."

"Srishti still the problem is same I don't want to marry early..." I said.

"Shehnaaz you know that if you say no to sidharth's proposal, your parents will find you another boy. See sweetheart! I just want you to meet him once or twice. Tell him about your thoughts. Get to know him. And if you don't like him, you are free to tell me. It will be my responsibility to take back the proposal without letting anyone know that you rejected him. Is that okay?" Srishti said.

I nodded. "But..."

She hold my hands and said.

"And I know you don't want to get married because of your career right? So Sweetheart! I am married and doing a job. And my family loves and supports me. I am sure sidharth will support you and I hope my parents will allow to work too."

"Is that true?" I asked.

"Yes Sweetheart! Now will you call me your fake friend?" She taunted.

"Of course not" I said with a smile.

"And let me tell you this, my brother seemed to be very much interested in you. You know, that idiot, literally told my parents that he will marry any girl they choose. But it was me who tried her best to tell him more about you and send your photos to him, which I definitely know he hadn't seen then. But yesterday after seeing you, he himself asked me to tell more about you." She said in teasing tone. I laughed a little.

"Now that is my magic." I said with full attitude. We both giggled at this.

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