AKDHA VERSION: MARRIAGE-A SACRED BOND OR A COMPROMISE

Part 1

Tired, langyid is what she felt whe she woke up. Her whole house was decorated just like a bride. Yes, it was her wedding. The only daughter of one of the biggest enterpreneur was getting married. Every relative and guest wants to see her blushing, happy whenever they teased her.... but in their own excitement they didn't saw the forlorn look in her eyes

1 month ago (9 August 2018, 5 pm)

Jodha's family stood in their living room. Jodha was crying continuously, whereas Bharmal was standing there hurt and angry asking for an answer from his beloved daughter, who was most loved among his three children. Everyone says daughters are most close to their fathers, it was true in their case too. Being the only daughter Bharmal loved his daughter like anything, his morning start with ginger tea prepared by his daughter and ends after talking with his daughter even-if it is for a while.

"What is this Jodha?" asked enraged Bharmal showing her the cards she has received from Jalal showing his love towards her. The cards which were once the reason of her happiness now turned the reason for her misery.

She didn't wanted to hide about Jalal and relationship but was scared of their reactions. Scared they won't love her any more, scared they won't agree and get her married to someone else
Her mother was crying continuously while her sister-in-laws were trying to console her mother, her brothers stood their shocked with the turn of events

"Papa, I... I love him, he..."

"Bas!!, I don't want to listen anything now, we gave you everything you desired, everything you ever asked for, but you did this to us? I didn't expected this from you out of everything Jodha. Your wedding will be fixed with the groom I select for you, and you will get married as soon as possible. And yaa don't thinl of trying something foolish, it will be my last day on earth as my pride matters to me the most even more than my own life.

Everyone standing their gasped as they didn't expected Bharmal to talk like this, he was very practical man. Guess this situation brought the new side out of him

The anger of her father told that it was not a lame warning, her father can surely do this

If she loved Jalal like anything, she loved her family no less

'I won't do anything papa, I won't!',tears skipped her eyes as she assured her father, 'till this wedding, then even you won't be able to stop me from dying before someone else touch me, thought Jodha.'

Present day

Her alliance was fixed within a week, it was relief when she didn't had to meey grooms family as her father fixed the alliance when he went meet them for the first time. No one showed her picture of groom, not that she was interested
The tears in her eyes have dried. Her mother do talk to her, she feels her mother has turned distant towards her. Her father too see her now and then but never talks to her. Her brothers are always busy making preparations for her wedding, they smile at her whenever they see her but their smile never reached their eyes. Her whole world has turned upside-down. She wanted to contact Jalal but her mobile was snatched by her father.

'Look Jodha didi, your mehandi has turned dark brown, jiju will love you the most!!' that was when Jodha looked at her hands. She was always fond of applying heena on her hands, but the heena which held great importance in every girls' life was just a pattern of flower and leaves for her. She tried to act of feeling shy but dint knew whether she succeeded or not but the content smile on her cousin's face told her that they were sarisfied.

"Okay girls, its time for Jodha to get ready and you get ready too as I know that you will take more time than the bride to get ready" said her eldest bhabhi with teasing smile while entering the room, which was enough for teens to run to their rooms