Chapter 10
As I fix my earring, I look at myself in the mirror once more. After this I would no longer be just Taara Kaul, I would be someone's to be wife. It was a thought that had never crossed my mind. Sure I had thought of my marriage but never in this way. It was a different kind of feeling but whatever it was, I had to ignore it and go along with everything.
I walk down the stairs with Meethi, nervous. I look around the room and spot my dad. I put on my best smile and head make it to the bottom where Mrityunjay is standing. He smiles and we walk to where his parents are standing.
"Taara, you're looking beautiful," Aunty says, giving me a kiss on my forehead. I smile and look at my Papa. All of this is for him, remember that Taara. "Come on beta. Should we start the ceremony?" Aunty asks. I nod slightly and Aunty leads us to the couch where we both sit. I look down at my feet, not trusting myself to look anywhere else. "Taara, bring your hand forward," Aunty says.
I slowly look up at Mrityunjay and extend my hand towards him hesitantly. He takes my small hand and looks at me as if he was asking me if I was sure. I nod slightly and he takes the ring from his mom and slips it onto my finger. My eyes are glued to that ring. It was the symbol of a new relationship that I had just formed, one that I didn't want to but rather had to.
"Taara, now you put the ring on Mrityunjay," my mom says. I extend my hand to Taara and she takes it hesitantly. I know how nervewracking this was for her. It was the same for me. But we had to make it through, for Taara;s dad. She slips the ring on and everyone claps. I fake a smile, pretending I was happy and Taaraa does the same. I stand up and Aditya comes with his camera, telling me and Taara to smile. Taara stands up next to me and we smile looking at the camera. I try to forget the situation at the moment and think of things the way they were before any of this happened. Taara and I are still friends and nothing can change that.
As I sit in front of my mirror, taking off my jewelry, my eye catches ahold of the ring once again. I look at it closely. It a simple diamond ring, nothing fancy. It was something that I would wear, Mrityunjay knew that. I wasn't big on that fancy stuff. For a second, I just wanted to forget everything that had happened and be friends with Mrityunjay again. Just friends, nothing else. But it just wasn't possible... or was it? I wasn't even sure what was happening in my life anymore. My feelings were all jumbled up and I felt weird. I didn't want to deal with this anymore.
"Taara, I'm staying here tonight. Is that fine?" Meethi asks walking into my room. "Yeah that's fine," I say. "I think you need some girl time Taara, come on, let's do something fun," she says. "Like what?" I ask. "Movie night! Just like the old times, come on," she says. We plop down on my bed and Meethi turns on the TV. This was just what I needed at the moment, a distraction.
The next morning, Aunty comes over to visit me. "Taara, we have decided the date for the marriage," she says. "When is it?" I ask. I couldn't decide if I would be happier if the wedding would be early or later. Either way, I couldn't avoid it. "Beta, it's in three days, and there isn't another one for a good 3 months. I know that it's quick but you know..." she says, leaving her sentence incomplete. I understood where aunty was coming from. 3 days... 3 days and then I would be Mrityunjay's wife.
"Why don't you and Mrityunjay go out?" Aunty says. "No Aunty, I have to take care of Papa," I say. "Beta I'm here, I'll stay with Bhaisaab. You, Mrityunjay, Aditya and Meethi should go out for a bit," she insisted. I agreed even though I didn't want to and went to go tell Meethi. She told Aditya and Mrityunay and we agreed to meet in half an hour. "What are we going to do though? I'm not really in the mood for anything," I say, sitting on the bed. "It's ok Taara, we'll figure something out," she says. "By the way, when are you and Aditya getting married?" I ask. "We'll get married after you and Mrityunjay get married," she says.
There it was again... the topic of our marriage. "Can we not talk about that? I want today to be a somewhat normal day, probably the last one before my marriage," I say. "Ok, now hurry up and get ready, we have to go," she says, pulling me up off of my bed. I groan but get up and get ready.
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