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.

I was never aware of the promise that my parents made or...or, I sighed, or I must have done nothing even if

indicating how well my make up has

"Maybe."

I am sure, your husband won't able to take his eyes off of

word gave me a strange sensation in my

could be painful for you." Aunty teased, preventing

is already there but in my heart cause of this

worry, your husband would be a nice man, who will love you so much for sure,

love from the man I never saw, is the only thing I want right now. I rolled my

just

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

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 beautifully with hairpins and flowers. As a child,

phone's screen flashed, showing me a message from Vishal,

not to broke down reading this, the tears were formed in my eyes in the thought that I am going to lie to Vishal and after today, I can never able

blocked his number. "I am

knocked on

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

She asks. We slowly start to walk

the mandapa that was set up outside in the garden amongst the beautiful flowers and butterflies flying around. It

only selected people are 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

sat me in front of the fire pond as I hear

everyone raised from their chairs in his honor, yet, I didn't even tilt my

at him from the corner of my eyes, his biceps were popping out from his golden sherwani that was settling with a red turban on his head, matching perfectly with my clothes,

on me as I quickly averted my sights from him