A promise: That changed my life

Siya

"Now, it's time for makeup," My mom's sister Reshma aunty says, showing the bag filled with makeup products.

"No, aunty, you know na, I hate the heaviness and taste of makeup a lot."

"I am not telling you to eat them, also you have to look like a fairy today, it's your wedding."

"So what? Ain't I am looking fairy enough already?!" I argued.

"No, you are not, "

"Aunty-" She interjected me.

"If you love your aunty you will use them."

I sighed defeated, "FINE."

It's been a couple of weeks since I am preparing myself for this day, I never knew that I am not able to choose the man whom I want to marry, no one cares for my opinion, thanks to my sister, she runs away because she is a girl and I stuck here at her place because I am a girl the difference of thin line between us is she only thought about herself and I thought about my parents.

'By taking her place.' My parents responded.

'No, Mom, how can I-' they cut me off, by joining their hands together in the plea.

'We beg you, Siya, your sister has already given us enough trouble by running away, she has forgotten the promise but we haven't and it's very important for our family and its reputation or we won't able to live, happily ever again.' Dad cried.

I ran towards them, 'Dad, if it's that important, I will do as you say.' My dad isn't a person who cries for nothing but if he is doing then I am sure it's a big thing and nothing comes first to me than their happiness. And this my responsibility.

my parents made or...or, I sighed, or I must have done nothing even if I knew already especially like Adah. That blind promise is going to decide my rest of the

through the mirror, indicating how well my make up has been executed. Since Mom

"Maybe."

to take his eyes off of you." Sanaya, my cousin

a strange sensation in my

night could be painful for you." Aunty teased, preventing her naughty

pain is already there but in my heart cause of this so-called

husband would be a nice man, who will love you so much for sure, just be happy," Sanaya said, reading

man I never saw, is the only thing I want

I am happy just nervous, " I

you." She tried to give me confidence as I gave her a 'thank you'

my hands around my soft yet heavily embroidered lehenga, I examined myself in the mirror, these gold jewelry are matching perfectly with the look, I am holding, that was sent to me by my laws. I am indeed looking like a royal princess as my hair combed

a message from Vishal, 'Waiting for your

broke down reading this, the tears were formed in my eyes in the thought

"I am sorry," I mumbled, looking down at the phone in my

mom knocked on the door,

the back bottom but not much just till it won't come between my walking, a photographer was making the film of me, which grew the anxiety more in my body, I sighed in relief when I descended the

standing at the end of the stairs, waiting for me to take me to the aisle, "You remember, right?" She asks. We

Jodhpuri castle-hotel behind, she leads me to the mandapa that was set up outside in the garden amongst the beautiful flowers and butterflies flying around. It surely is one of the most expensive big fat ritual weddings

invited to this wedding means only family members and a few friends that too from my husband's side, I guess, except for Vishal I had no

as I hear the announcement of him coming, "Kunwar sa Karan Suryavanshi, is

sense everyone raised from their chairs in his honor, yet,

out from his golden sherwani that was settling

my sights from him to the pandit Ji who was