part 7
Meher ran outside. This was all to much for her- her father;s illness, her mother;s anger, her one sided love- she couldnt make sense of it all. She felt a hand on her shoulder- it was preet. "I know what you are think meher, but I have a plan. Tum humesha se Canada dekhna chati thi na?"
"Haan, likin..." meher started
"Chup! Pehle meri baat tho suno. Hum dono yeh shaadi kar leyenge aur phir hum Canada move ho jayenge. Wahan, hum dono annulment leyenge aur kisi ko pata bhi nahi chalega. It will be like we were never married. Jab bauji thik ho jayenge, tub hum poori paarivar ko bataynge.
"Tum pagal hogaye ho. Aur pir ek divorced ladki se kaun shaadi karne mangega?"
"Isiliye hum jaake pretend ki shaadi karlenge. Hum kahenge ke hum ne, mandir mein shaadi kar li kyun ke hume badi shaadi nahi chahti thi. Toh pir log ko bhi nahi pata chalegi." preet said proud of himself for his plan.
"Preet, this will never work." meher said shaking her head
"Do you have any better ideas?" preet said raising his eyebrows.
"Thik hai. Lets go get the saaman for the fake wedding." meher said reluctantly.
Preet and meher set out to get wedding clothes, a fake marriage certificate, sindoor, mangalsutra, vermaalas for the wedding. As they reached the mandir to get the vermaalas and sindoor, gayathri and lalit spotted them ( they were purchasing items for Prem-Heer's wedding).
"Chalo, preet! Hume certificate be banana hoga. Jaldi karo varna kisi ko pata chal jayega ke hum kiya kar rahe hai. " meher said rushing preet. Lalit and gayathri exchanged looks.
"Rukh jao!" Lalit barked so that the entire vicinity fell silent. Preet and meher's faces drained color as they turned to see gayathri and lalit. "Hum jaante hai ke tum dono kya kar rahe ho." lalit said.
Gayathri inched closer to preet-meher. and put one hand on the cheek of both. "Tum dono chupke shaadi karne vaale the thake tum dono prem aur heer ka din na karab karo hain na?" gayathti said with a tear in her eye.
meher looked at preet. Preet avided her gaze- he knew this had led to no good. He nodded slowly. Meher looked at him in disbelief.
"Hum dono tumhari shaadi abhi karvaenge." lalit said patting preet. Meher started to say soething but preet held her wrist. They took the couple to get ready.
As gayathri adorned meher in red, she said"Main jaanti hoon ke tum teji ko kush karne ke liye is shaadi kar rahi ho. likin beta, tumhari papa ki bimari ki waje tum nahi ho aur teji ye jaanti hai. balke, tum ne to apni papa ka itna saath diya. Aur preet tumhe bohut khush rakhega. Waise tum Preet se bohut pyaar karti ho na?" gayathri said smiling.
Meher wanted to tell her everything right then but then she thought of her father. She couldn't do this to him, and maybe just maybe preet would start loving her after marriage.
Preet on the other hand was at a loss. What was he doing? He didnt love meher and he had yet to live his life. He didnt want to be married and he had to find a way to fix this.
Lallit and gayathri brought Meher and preet to the mandir. they decided to surprise the rest of the family. Everything was a blur to them. The pheres, the sindoor all of it passed by before they knew it. They were married.
I know this part is shorter but I wanted to end it right here. I think there will be two more parts in flashback and then we will resume in media res! Enjoyyy! And This part is especially for SID! She always updates on time and is so sweet to me even when i break promises. Thanks for everything SID! I love you! 🤗
Edited by tadashi - 15 years ago