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.

or...or, I sighed, or I must have done nothing even if

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

"Maybe."

won't able to take

gave me a strange sensation

could be painful for you." Aunty

already there but in my heart cause

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

I never saw, is the only thing I want right

I am happy just

can understand, but we are here with you." She tried to give me confidence as I gave her a

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 beautifully with hairpins and flowers. As a child, I always dreamt of something like this, and even though,

a message from Vishal, 'Waiting for your

in my eyes in the thought that I am going to lie to Vishal and after today, I can never

"I am sorry," I mumbled, looking down at the

knocked on the

lifting my lehenga a bit up from the front to prevent falling whereas my aunt and Sanaya lifted from 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

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

nods, as we left the massive Jodhpuri castle-hotel behind, she leads me to the mandapa that was set up outside in the garden amongst

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 one to call a friend and a

pond as I hear the announcement of him coming, "Kunwar

in his honor, yet,

from his golden sherwani that was settling with a red turban on his head, matching perfectly with my clothes, he looks like a typical Rajasthani guy with dark beard and

averted my sights from him to the pandit Ji who was in front of