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.

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 life today either gladly or

well my make up has been executed. Since Mom is busy preparing for the wedding she

"Maybe."

husband won't able to take his eyes off of you." Sanaya, my cousin

that word gave me a strange

careful first night could be painful

could I tell them that the pain is already there but in my heart cause of

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

the man I never saw, is the only thing I want

just nervous, "

we are here with you." She tried to give me

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

screen flashed, showing me a message from Vishal, 'Waiting for your

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

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

mom knocked on the door, "Siya,

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

the aisle, "You remember, right?" She asks. We slowly start to walk as I replied, "Yes, Mom, If I feel

the mandapa that was set up outside in the garden amongst the

from my husband's side, I guess, except for Vishal I had no one to call a friend and a few minutes

me in front of the fire pond as I

chairs in his honor, yet, I didn't even tilt my head to

popping out from his golden sherwani that was settling with a red turban

on me as I quickly averted my sights from him to the pandit Ji who was in front