Abhira- The untainted love.

4. The burning flashbacks

She ran, ran out of the hospital, ran as fast as she can, ran away from him, from his eyes, from his questions.
And as she ran like a maniac, the parallel from flashbacks started taking shape. She stopped finally after reaching her home, but the flashbacks didn't took any halt.
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Flashbacks-

The mandap was all decked up, the guests had arrived on time, the baratis were present, the bride side of family were there, but the shocker was that neither the bride was there nor the bridegroom was there. Both sides of the families were standing bowing down their heads, waiting for any miracle to happen, but none.

"Akshu! I am asking you one last time, where is Aarohi?", Manish Goeanka asked with anger visible in his voice.

"Bade papa just wait for five more minutes, let just Abhimanyu arrive, I'll answer more than the required questions because right now he has the very first right to know everything.", Akshara sniffed while answering.

"Arey! That boy is no where to be seen, answer us Akshara, just tell me where is your sister? Where did you dropped her, when you both promised that you both are going to the parlour.", her bade papa shouted in the response that made her flinch.

"I am here Mr. Goenka.", Abhimanyu spoke from the entrance as he entered in his normal clothes rather than any sherwani set.
"And no need of your undaunted compassion Miss Goeanka, you can answer your family's question before answering mine's. Go ahead, tell them where is your lovely sister", he spoke with sarcasm.

"Now for God's grace Akshara, please speak up.", said the frusted grandfather.

"Bade papa, vo, actually......bade papa, Aaru...I mean I dropped her....", she took a deep breathe and said to herself that now there is no other way,
"Bade papa I dropped Aaru at the Airport, she is in another city to give her examination for admission in the MD course.", she said in one single breathe.

"What? What are you saying? It's her wedding day, and you, you helped her in all this stupidity, and you thought now was the right time to inform us all this and not before.", Manish said in utter shock.

"Well, there is more to add to the picture Mr. Goenka, your youngest daughter is there to grab a seat with fraud, to be precise by paying extra 30 lakhs rupees.", Mahima stated with confidence.

"What?", it was Akshara's turn to be shocked.

"And Mr. Goeanka you were shocked that your elder daughter stood by the younger one in all this stupidity, honestly there is so much more, your one daughter lied and another made sure the truth was covered properly.", Abhimanyu added while holding the picture of the fire incident.
"Anyways, let's get to the point.", he moved towards Akshara.
"So, I have the supreme right to get the answers as you said, then first of all answer me why do you think that today you should really speak up and tell everyone the truth."

"Because, realisation dawned upon me today Abhimanyu, realisation that my sister doesn't love you and is just using you, realisation that this would have been a hell of a horrible marriage, that you deserve so much better Abhimanyu, that you should not marry Aarohi.", for the first time she spoke truthfully and confidently, feeling a mass of weight been lifted off her.

But this free moment was short lived when her head snapped towards the voice of her sister.
"How dare you Akshara? How dare you?", Aarohi screamed entering the venue.
And the very next moment a tight slap landed across Akshara's face.

"How could you do this to me? How could you play all nice and then turn the tables? You really can never let me settle with my happiness.", she helded her by the shoulder vigorously.