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.

that I was never aware of the promise that my parents made or...or, I sighed, or I must have done nothing even if I knew already especially like Adah. That blind promise

mirror, indicating how well my make up has been executed. Since Mom is busy preparing for the wedding she hands me to the aunt so she

"Maybe."

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

a strange sensation in

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

there but in my heart cause of this so-called marriage, who knows what life has stored

who will love you so much for sure, just

and love from the man I never saw, is the only

I am happy just

with you." She

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 back

screen flashed, showing me a message

tears were formed in my eyes in the thought that I am going to lie to Vishal and after today, I can never able face him as

his number. "I am sorry," I mumbled, looking down at the

my mom knocked on the door,

front to prevent falling whereas my aunt and Sanaya lifted from the back bottom but not much just till it won't

the end of the stairs, waiting for me to take me to the aisle, "You remember, right?" She asks. We slowly start to walk as I replied, "Yes, Mom, If I feel nervous, I just take a

outside in the garden amongst the beautiful flowers and butterflies flying around.

to this wedding means only family members and a few friends that too from

sat me in front of the fire pond as I hear the announcement of him coming, "Kunwar sa

his honor, yet, I didn't even tilt my

from his golden sherwani that was settling with a

from him to the pandit Ji