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Chapter 3 Father

On the other side of the palace there is a knock on a private room in the corner of the hallway.

Kalyani ji hum hai Devraj.

Andar ajao.

Devraj step inside the isolated room. The room was painfully silent that you could here the distinct chatter and music of the far away function hall.

Devraj clears his throat. Hm.. ji apne hame yaha kyu bolaya?

Kalyani takes a deep breath and answers. Hame apki beti chahiye.

Ji kya? Devraj was stunned.

Hume Ishani apni badi Bahu ke roop mai chahiye. Randhir aur Ishani ki shaadi wo bhi aaj hi

What are you saying? Randhir aur Ishani? Magar hum ye. ...

30 crore. Kal subha aapke bank account Mai agar aaj ye shadi hui toh.

Devraj's jaw dropped at the amount. 3.... 3... 30 crore?????

Ha 30 crore Kalyani confirms.

Hamari condition hai. Ye baat kisi ko pata nahi chalni chahiye.

Devraj smirks. Hame manjoor hai. Ishani apki hai aaj se.

Kalyani's face hardened with disgust but she keeps her cool. Mahurat 10 pm ka hai.

I will send you the bridal attire. Ishani hi hamari Bahu banegi.

Ji aap jaise aap ki marzi.

Devraj leaves with a content smile.

Kalyani collapsed on the near by chair. Tum ne saj kaha tha Devyani is se bada makkar aur ghatiya aadmi nahi hai jo apni beti ko bejde.

She opens an old locket pendant with two photos. Two younger women making funny faces towards the camera while hugging each other. The other was a family picture of Rudravanshi family.

Devyani hame maaf karna. Ishani ko dhoondne mai der ho gai

I hope you can rest in peace now that Ishani is with my Randhir.

30 saal purna wada aaj pura hua hai .

The door open once again this time it was vikram Rudravanshi the second son of Kalyani.

Maa ye alone kyu kiya?

This is wrong. That child is not an object and where is her consent?

And surely this wasn't only they way to maa.

Vikram hum jante hai tumara kya matlab hai. Aur tum kya soch rahe ho. But this is necessary. Let things play on its own.

Maa hum jante hai ki Kavya nahi bhagi hai...

Bas vikram!. Don't I know what I'm doing. And this was the only way to free Ishani.

Is bare mai baat mat karo. No one should know what the truth is and you will not intervene. Let's go down aaj shaadi hai.

Devraj's steps hurry back down to where Ishani is standing. He drags her out.

Papa kya hua?

Just follow me. He drags her towards the bridal room. Papa why are we here. He doesn't listen to her protest and pulls her inside and closed the door.

Ishani! Maine ek faisla liya hai.

Aaj tum Ye shaadi karogi

Ishani Freezes. Shaadi? Papa kya matlab hai aapka? Konsi shaadi? Mai kyu karo ye shaadi?

Chup. Jina bola na utna karo. Tum aaj Kalyani ke pote se shaadi karogi bas baat khatam. Ye dulhan he kapde pahano out chalo mahurat 10 minute Mai hai.

Nahi papa. Please why are you saying this. It's a prank right? Ishani trembles holding back tears. Aap to mere papa hai. Aap meri shaadi kisi anjaan ladke se kaise kar sakte hai? Please ye mat karo. Papa...

Mar gaya tera baap. Agar tu ne ye shaadi nahi ki toh. Tum meri badi beti ho tumara ye faraz hai.

Papa nahi please badi beti? But I'm your only child? He grabs her by her upper arms. Badi beti ya ek lauti beti ye shaadi tum karogi.

Papa I did everything you asked me for please not this.

Ishani ye shaadi hokar rahegi. Tumari marzi ho ya na ho. Agar mujhe tume ghaseet kar le Jana pade toh bhi manzoor hai.

Chup chap taiyar ho aur neeche chalo

Nahi hum nahi karenge.... Before she could complete her sentance....

SLAP....

Jo kaha hai wo karo warna Mai tumari dadi ki aakhri nishani wo ghar aur unki asthiya sab barbad kardunga.

Nahi aap aisa nahi karsakte. You can't do this. Aap toh mere papa hai nahi aap aisa kaise kar sakte ho?

Please nahi .... Mai aap....

Ishani he stops her... Tum beti nahi tum ek booj ho... Mai tumara baap majburi mai hu. Tum ek dhabba ho bhabba. Ek mahus ladki. You ruined my life. I never wanted a daughter. You are a burden. Nothing more. If you don't agree to this this I will sell you instead.

Ishani just stares at her father her fight slowly disappearing.

Soch lo Ishani ye shaadi ya fir mai tumhe kothe par bech do?

Devraj turns towards the door and leaves. Before leaving he days the final words. 10 minutes Ishani dulhun bano ya fir ek kothe wali. Kyuki aab bas mujhe tum se chutkara chahiye.

The door click shut and Ishani falls to her knees shaking and crying. Nahi....... Nahi....

Kyu mere sath aap kare ho maine kya bhigada hai kisi ka.

Ishani wipes her tears and looks at the deep blood red heavy bridal lehenga and jewellery. She pushes herself off the ground and gets ready mechanically with no emotions except those silent tears that were running down her face.

Exactly 10 minutes later Shreya Rudravanshi enters the room instead of her father...

Ummm... Hi I'm Shreya... You call me shri.. i.. I will be your sister in law... Ishani looks up her eyes red from all the crying.. Shreya awkwardly steps towards her if you don't mind can I fix your makeup and dupatta..

Ishani just nods wiping her face.

After fixing her veil and makeup shreya takes Ishani downstairs towards the mandap.

Her steps heavy with each step her heart was pounding harder and harder.

Shreya helps her sit on the mandap where the groom was already seated

The priest starts the ceremony and rituals. After a few moments the priest hands over the mangalsutra to the groom. Randhir extends his hand and tie it around ishani's neck. Ishani's face was covered with a veil.

His cold hands touch the bare sides of her neck sending a shiver down ishani's spine. While he ties the mangalsutra a drop of ishani's tears fall directly on the back of his hand. The warm tear droplet against his cold hand Randhir clench his fist.

The priest asked him to fill sindoor next. Randhir slowly lifts the veil. As soon as the veil comes off he froze in shock. The memories of there encounter this evening flashes through his mind. His jaw clenched hard nearly popping a vein.

He just stares at ishani's face her eyes closed lips trembling holding in her cry.

Randhir's eyes soften unknowingly his face lines smoothing making him look less intimidating. The sudden claps pulls him out of his daydream.

He stood up. Shreya helps Ishani stand up also..

Dadi walks towards them and give them blessings.

Tum dono hamesha kush raho.

Dadi cups ishani's face through her veil .. beti Ishani ye shaadi ko ek mauka do baccha she hugs her and whispers in her ear. Hame maaf kardo beti.

Ishani subtly nods trying not to cry.

Dadi shaadi ho chuki hai Ghar chalo aab Randhir declared.

Abhi bedai ki rasam bakhi hai. Ruko tum.

Dadi introduced Ishani to everyone. At the night reached its peak finally they concluded the ceremony and Ishani and Randhir get into there car. Ishani refused to meet her father and turns away without a word. She directly gets into the car.

What is dadi hiding?

What will be isha

ni's reaction after seeing who she married?

What was dadi's plan?

Accidental marriage or something else lurking for our Ishani?.

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