Part 7
Since Jai had told everyone his decision, everyone was like on cloud nine. They started the preparations for the wedding and called the priest to get the date finalized. They wanted a date for as soon as possible. The date was finalized for a week after. Everything became crazy. No one had time to talk.
Days were spent in shopping for the outfits and jewellery. Everything had to be perfect after all it was Nishikant's angels wedding. They had a quick engagement in which only family was involved. Nothing big because this wedding wasn't an ordinary wedding. Bani was so sad because as days got closer to her wedding, reality struck her that she was being married to the guy she loved but he did not even know she existed until his parents had forced him. This marriage wasn't a planned wedding but a forced wedding. Oh how she wanted to run away from everything but she couldn't because deep down she had this hope that maybe just maybe things would be alright. Bani hated herself for hoping because she should know; jai would never ever love her. Yes she wasn't as ugly as before but she still wasn't anything compared to Pia.
Jai on the other hand was shocked. He couldn't sleep throughout the night. He couldn't believe it. Was he dreaming or was everything really happening. In a week's time, he would be married to Bani, the girl he thought was not beautiful but today at the airport she looked so different. He still couldn't forget how she looked. She was medium height 5 3" maybe. She was perfectly built, curvy in the right places. She had dark brown hair shoulder length, layered with streaks of maroon colour. The hair were so beautiful that he wanted to put his hand through them... oh hell what was he thinking. He needed to stop thinking like that. Bani was an amazing person but he still had doubts but somewhere deep down, there was hope that everything would work out in between them. Jai fell asleep thinking about Bani especially her eyes that had so much depth, they were so deep.
Finally, it was the day of the Mehndi, everyone was running around doing last minute things. It was a joint party, boys and girls. Jai was sitting right across from where Bani would be seated. Some unknown force kept on making Jai look towards the stairs from where Bani would come down, and for some reason Jai was getting restless but he couldn't explain why...
Suddenly the lights were dimmed and one spotlight was put at the top of the staircase where Bani was standing wearing this: only her hair were lightly curled and the dress was light green ( dress chosen by Piku...Thank You)
Jai could not stop staring at her she looked .......
God he did not even have words to describe how beautiful she looked. He just kept staring at her util he felt someone nudge. He turned to see Sahil grinning.
Sahil: Bani looks amazing right bhai and he winks at Jai
Jai kept staring at Bani throughout the whole party even when he was told to come up and dance, he just wouldn't budge from his position. He noticed a few people whispering in the mehndi girl's ear and she wrote something on Bani's hand. Later he discovered that it was his name. When he was called up to go find his name, for some unknown reason, he was excited as if a kid was just given his favourite toy.
He slowly got up and walked towards Bani, he noticed for some reason she was shaking, was she scared him. He stopped and then it hit him, he couldn't just act normal, poor girl didn't even like him, she was being forced to marry him. God he should not put her in such weird situations. He faked a phone call and left. What he didn't notice was the blush that had occurred in Bani's cheek when she saw jai walking towards but it disappeared as soon as she saw him walk away. What happened? She wanted to run and hide her face never to show it again. Soon the night came to an end and bani was allowed to go upstairs. Tomorrow was going to be a long day, she would be getting married to the man she loved but who would never love her back. Bani walked out into her balcony looking at the moon. Slowly tears started flowing out because she cried for a man who would be hers by name but never emotionally or physically or by heart. She went to bed thinking about how special a girl's wedding is suppose to be but for Bani oh what was she suppose to do. Finally she decides if she married than she would do fulfill every duty as a wife. She fell asleep thinking that.
Jai on the other hand could not get over how amazing Bani looked but then that reminded him of the hurt. He was marrying a woman who was being forced to marry him. Jai thought for so long through the night and finally came to the conclusion that Bani would be given all the space and he would not force anything on her. He fell asleep imagining Bani.
Edited by *Piku* - 17 years ago