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It was the day of the wedding Ishika was sitting in her room all ready. She was nervous as hell. This was a very big step in her life and everything was gonna change after tonight. She was gonna marry a guy whom she barely knew more than she hadn't even seen her husband.

They did wedding shopping with his mom. But this dude went on a business trip before the wedding. She was scared. His disinterest before the wedding gave Ishika a little idea of how her wedding life was gonna be. The love and the care she expects for her husband she would never get. Maybe she doesn't deserve to be loved.

Ishika was lost in thoughts when the door was opened revealing Prachi. "Ishi let's go" Ishika just took a deep breath and slowly walked out of the room with Prachi. Her lehenga was so damn heavy that she had a hard time walking.

Meanwhile:

Abhimanyu was sitting in the mandap finishing the rituals that Pandit ji asked him to. He wore a nice white sherwani with an off-white turban. He looked no less than a king. Before the wedding to avoid meeting Ishika, he went on a business trip. He was least interested in weddings and just doing it for the sake of his father. He would respect his wife, and protect her if necessary but about loving her he was not sure. He didn't trust her at all.

Soon the sound of anklets was heard. Everyone gasps looking at the bride who slowly walks in. She wore a maroon color lehenga with all the jewelers. She was looking breathtaking. Even Siya, who was sure Ishika would look like a pig in that lehenga was wondering how in the world she was looking so breathtaking.

But one person was shocked to see the bride. His mouth curled into an amusing smile. 'it's her'. He remembered a few months ago when he went to a college as a guest speaker.

Abhimanyu was done with the speech and now he was avoiding the media as it was unnecessary attention for him. He was simply taking a tour of the college. It was in the backyard quite abandoned area of college. He could hardly see any students there.

Worst thing that happened was it started raining. He saw a shelter and walked to it. His phone rang and he picked up the phone as it was an important client.

He was having a conversation when his ears caught the sound of anklets. If it was some other time he would have killed the person who tried to disturb his conversation with an important client. But this sound intrigued him. the sound was rhythmic like some one was dancing . He hung up the call and went in the direction of sound. It didn't matter to him that it was raining; he just went.

His breath struck looking at the scene in front of him. He saw a girl who was dancing happily. Maybe she was happy because it was raining. Her hand movements and leg movements were on beat and with every single beat Abhimanyu's heartbeat was also rising.

He couldn't take his eyes off her. It was like that time has stopped, the world has stopped and there's only him and the girl. A small smile crept on his lips. It's hard to see Abhi smiling and this girl did it just like that.

He was busy admiring the girl when his phone rang. Now usually his phone rings. He doesn't mind because it's work but today for the first time in his life was irritated by the sound of his phone. He wanted the sound of anklets to ring his ears. He looked at the caller ID. It was again an important client.

Unwillingly he had to leave the place to pick up the call.

That was the last time and he saw her and now he is seeing her again. That too she is his bride. Now he regrets not meeting her before marriage.

Soon Ishika came and sat beside him. Abhimanyu kept glancing at her while she was looking down. It was not like she didn't want to take a look at him but she was scared. She had seen his pictures and was awestruck seeing her to be husband. She gave him a small glance and quickly looked down because the moment she looked at him Abhi was already looking at her. Their eyes met and there was a tornado in her stomach. And with that she didn't look at him at all. She wanted to keep her heart calm till the end of the wedding.

Soon pandit ji asked abhi to fill vermillion in the middle partition of her hair. she closed her eyes when he did. While applying a little amount of vermillion fell on her nose. Then pandit ji asked him to tie a mangalsutra in her neck. He took the mangalsutra and leaned a little closer to her to tie it around her neck.

Pandit ji announced the successful wedding. Now it was time to take blessings. Abhi got up but Ishika was struggling to get up because of her lehenga. She saw a hand in front of her, it was none other than Abhi's. She slowly held his hands. Her heart was doing summersaults. He helped her get up and both of them went to Abhi's parents to take their blessings. They both touched his mother and father's feets together. "Bless you both" His mother and father spoke together.

Radhika cupped Ishika's cheeks smiling "my beautiful daughter" Hearing her a drop of tear left isihika's eyes. Which didn't sit well with Abhimanyu, why would she cry.. But he didn't say anything. They then went to Ishika's uncle and aunt to take blessings. Though they didn't fulfil any duty as her guardian. They both bend down to touch their feets. Aditi and her husband gave them blessings half heartedly. Though it was common for Ishika, it was new for Abhimanyu and he didn't like it at all.

But it was not the right time and right place to confront them. Then they went to Ishika's brother and bhabhi. They both bend down to touch their feets. Both gave them blessings. Isshika then hugged her bhabhi while letting her tears flow. Prachi too couldn't hold while her own tears were flowing. She then looked at abhimanyu. "Please take care of her" Abhi seeing genuineness in her eyes just nodded a yes assuring her.

After the rest of the rituals were done they were in the car going to Abhimanyu's house. The car ride was silent. None spoke anything. Abhimanyu didn't know how to talk to a girl while Ishika was simply shy to talk to him. both were giving small glances to each other. Soon they reached his house. Abhimanyu got out first and Ishika thought he simply left her 'Welcome to hell' she thought and was about to open the door. Abhimanyu opened the door and took out his hand for her to hold. Ishika held his hand and got out of the car.

They walked in. His mother did some aarti and her gruhapravesh was done. Ananya excitedly walked to Ishika and held her arm "bhabhi let me show you your room" Abhimanyu was having a little chat with his father while Ananya led Ishika to Abhimanyu's room. Aanaya opened the door of his room "come in bhabhi this is bhai's roo- sorry yours and bhai's room" Ishika gasped as soon as she walked in. It was a huge room. Like her old room was just ¼ of his room. Ananya left the room while Ishika was left alone there taking a tour of his room.

She was busy looking at the room when the door opened revealing Abhimanyu with his signature cold look on his face. Ishika was scared as hell his cold look was giving her goosebumps. He simply walked in the room. He looked at Ishika with the intention of saying something but couldn't figure out how to say it. So he simply went to the bathroom to take a shower leaving Ishika all alone in the room.

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