CHAPTER-1 (Edited)

"Love recognizes no barriers, it jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination, full of hope."

"Delete..."

"Delete...."

"don't know how these people still post their add on my mail box even after paying a huge amount to my tech department." Ishika grunted swiping across her mobile.

"don't stress too much, you are getting married today." Ishika mumbled putting her phone away, looking in the mirror in front of her, and calm herself as she feels something weird inside her chest. She put her right hand over her heart, lightly patting it and finally smile wide seeing herself in bridal attire.

She had worn a deep red colour heavy lehnga with very detailed designing, studded with expensive pearls and stones throughout the skirt and blouse. She wore two dupatta's, one red golden dupatta same as her lehnga wore in free style manner around her body and other one which is red in colour is working as a veil.

Her makeup up to the mark, herhands adjourned with beautiful bangles, her heavy jewellery complementing her attiregiving her a royal look.

Ishika's bridal dress

All in all, she looks perfect, queen, that she is. Well, her love towards fashion finally paid off. All these years designing clothes for her clients really made her attire stand out. Although she knows she can buy her bridal attire from other known designers but she doesn't want to do that.

She always had a vision of her wedding lehnga, even if it's a matter of few months she doesn't want to miss it. After all she has a reputation to maintain.

Something strikes her mind, and she again pick her phone and dial the number.

"The person you are trying to reach is either switch off or is not present at this moment." Said the caller automated voice. She sighs and try another number.

Even before second bell will ring the call was disconnected from other side, making her close her eyes in disappointment.

Again. After trying nth time from past four days her best friends didn't accept her call. She knows why they were angry with her, yet she doesn't want to do what they want her to do.

She shook her head, and decided that she will think about everything after the wedding as right now she is already very nervous and don't want to do something stupid.

If two years ago someone has asked me about marriage, I would have laughed on them but see, today I, Ishika Sharma is getting married to the love of my life Rudra Singh. Note the sarcasm.

Ok, I know he is not a bad guy, but........

Argh!!

Don't go there Ishika. We promised we will not talk about this. My mind speaks again, I shook my head and start munching on my chocolate.

I start getting nervous looking at the time, siting in bride's room, in my bridal attire. My whole family and relatives were waiting for the barat (a celebratory wedding procession that escorts the groom, who is traditionally on horseback, to the site of the wedding) and I am nervous as hell. I am freaking out, pacing back forth in the room. I don't know why, but again this weird feeling rose up in my chest. My gut feeling is telling me something bad is going to happen.

Everything is going to be ok Ishika. I am continuously repeating it.

Whatever shit I chant to calm myself, one thing I learned all these years that whatever my gut feeling is telling is true. Still, I tried to feign my gut feeling.

Why the hell barat hasn't come yet? And why no one is here with me to keep my mind occupied from all these weird thoughts. I thought.

After long wait oftwenty minutes my room door open with Rashika, my younger sister, walk insidethe room, looking so tensed.

Rashika's dress

I rose my brows looking at her in suspicion. She was calm, in fact teasing me from morning, even when the makeup artist was getting us ready, she didn't shut her mouth for one second now why is she giving me these looks. And why the hell is her eyes are red.

"What happens Rashi?" I asked calmly breaking her trans.

"I.... sihi..Ishika." she mumbled wiping her tears. I hold her both hands and ask her again.

"Ishika, that.... Rudra.... He... he... he ran away from the marriage; his parents came here and gave us this letter of his. And... and... dad... he. He got a panic attack." She completed giving me the letter which Rudra has left with his family. I took the letter with trembling hand and gulp hard while opening it.

Dear Ishika,

I know when you get this letter, you will never going to forgive me but I want to say that I have given an audition for the movie and I got selected and I have to leave it for today itself, and you know that how big thing this is for me to become an actor. I know I should have told you earlier but I can't able to say it as you are so excited about the wedding. Don't try to reach me because you can't able to find me.

I will be back in a year then we will go to get married.

If you can, please forgive me.

Your love,

Rudra

Re-reading the letter again and again, thinking the words written will change. In hope whatever prank he is trying to play will stop the next second. I tear my gaze from the letter and look at Rashika asking her to tell me it's a lie, but all she did was shook her head.

I crumble the letter in anger, because at this moment all I am feeling is anger, pure anger nothing more nothing less.

Did he really do that??

Did he leave me alone on our wedding day, does he not know what will happen to me because of his one fucking step.

Godddd!!!

Why the hell, I even think of marrying this guy, who don't even know anything.

"What the hell... is he insane or what???" I yell looking at the crumbled paper in my hand.

Don't he know, even though this marriage is a private affair, but still media is standing outside just to take one single photo of the fiasco going over here, so that they can post it.

Don't he know because of his this carelessness, my image will be tarnished, all the relatives and friends, the special clients,, what they will think of me. Leave about me, coz I care less, but what about my family reputation, my parents, and most importantly my dad, he will for sure eat me alive.

Wait dad... God he got an attack because of me, and I'm here reading this crap of a letter.

I ran out of the room with Rashika tailing behind me,

God please, not my dad, take me but leave him. Please.

Soon I reached there, and saw my mom, Mrs Arohi Sharma, standing with Mrs. Ruhi Kapoor, she is very close family friend.

My mom stops me from entering inside the room, she screeches in anger, "see what have your good for nothing boyfriend did to us. Because of him, your dad- " Ruhi aunty stopped my mom in between,

"Arohi, what are you saying, Ishika is not at fault, she also doesn't know about all this, how can you blame your daughter like this. It's no one but Rudra's mistake, who left her in middle. So, stop blaming her, you-" aunty said and my mom, cried hugging me, I didn't react and walk inside the room, leaving them outside, but soon they also walk inside.

My dad, Mr. Ram Sharma, look at me with pale face, I open my mouth to say something, but nothing came out.

Mr. Rahul Kapoor, my dad's best friend smiled at me like always, which make my heart at ease;

"don't worry ram, everything is going to be ok." Rahul uncle said, patting dad's back, who look at him in anger.

"What are you saying Rahul, you know the groom has run away, everyone is waiting outside, and we-" dad tried but soon cough out loud, uncle quickly forward a glass of water to dad,

"Just trust me, I will make everything right, you rest here, and I will find another groom." Rahul uncle said and stood up from his place,

"Groom? What are you saying? Even though I hardly care about her, but still, she is not a charity case." Dad yelled at uncle, yet again breaking my heart. I thought even after all this he will love me, let alone think of me as his daughter, but again he proved me wrong. Before I could speak up for myself, uncle said,

"Oh, shut it ram, I know someone, and I am sure he won't deny my request. You just rest for a while and like a good father hand your daughter to him....... but... Ishika, are you ready for this?....... even though I know him, but still its up to you because in the end its your life." Uncle said holding my hands in his, wiping my tears. I look at dad to see him glaring at me, gulping the inaudible sigh I nodded my head'

"Yes, uncle, I will marry whoever dad ask me to, even if he is a beggar, I don't care, I already have enough money with me that my coming generations doesn't have to do work a day and still they will be living in riches." I spoke with no emotions and for a second, I saw an emotion in my dad's eyes other than anger and hate, but it gone even before I can put a finger on it.

Rahul uncle nodded his head, and turn to everyone and said,

"Abeer (my elder brother), Gautam (Rahul uncle's younger son), and Rashika, go outside and take care of everything. Pretend as if nothing happened.... Whatever happen here, not a single word should be gone out of here and-" uncle continued but I dint hear any word as I turn to go from there when I saw someone I really don't want him to see me in this position.

Our eyes locked, as always cold charcoal black eyes clash with another cold honey brown eyes and it seems nothing is important in this world.

Honey brown.

I stopped my chain of thoughts before thinking anything else and walk out of the room, to my designated room. I gulp down lot of water, and soon throw the bottle harshly in the corner of room, spilling the water all over the place.

That's when my eyes again stumble across the crumbled paper and I pick it up to look at it, I can feel rage filling my veins,

"RUDRAAAAA!!!!!!" I yelled in anger.

I told you Rudra, just wait for few months, just act for few months and everything will be okay, but no you have the guts to cross me, me the Ishika Sharma. Well dude, just pray to God that you never cross my way again, because if you did, God forbid I don't know who will be able to protect you from me.

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