Chapter-9

Kriti POV

"There is an alliance came for you." She said to me while I was looking at her with wide eyes.

I started typing on my phone and show it to her.

"Mom I'm only 21 and how can I marry, I'm still a learner Mumma." I showed it to her and she sighed.

"Dear I'm not forcing you, but you know I also married at your age, but I'm just saying, just meet that boy and then decision will be yours, okay." She said to me while I don't know what to say or do.

It's not like that I never want to do marriage, I still prefer arrange marriage because I know my parents have lot more experience about this so I trust them in this matter.

I think I should have give it a try and let's see who will be the boy.

I nodded at her and she hugged me and kissed my forehead.

"They will come today at evening, so get prepared." She said and I nodded.

"And yeah Preeti will help you." I nodded and she went inside the kitchen.

In the evening,

Preeti was now helping me to get ready and while my heart was not at ease.

"Feeling nervous." She said and I nodded feeling my hands sweaty.

"Don't be nervous and besides that you are now a bold and strong girl, not a weak and fragile girl as you were before, it's about your life okay, don't be, just stay confident." She said and I felt some confidence and relief inside me.

I went downstairs and saw everyone was looking, to say I was surprised that would be an understatement but I was fully shocked to see that women whom I saved, Aarav and Aarush there.

She smiled at me and stood up, "you are looking beautiful." She said and made me sit beside her.

After some chattings as they already know about me, they said which I was fearing the most.

To let me talk with Aarush alone, to be honest, Aarush never talked with me, I some times didn't get vibes from him, some times I saw disgust feeling in his eyes, and this much information is enough for me to scared from him.

We went in the garden, but he didn't speak anything, neither I start some thing.

After one or two minutes he cleared his throat and I looked at him, he was looking lost.

"As we already know about each other so it will be a waste of time to do introductions again of each other." He said and I nodded understanding because it's true.

"I know you are mute and this would be very tough for you to do any work." He said while I typed something in phone and it showed it to him.

"Not much, but some times difficulties came but we can only able to win when we are confident enough, so it was difficulty for me initially but eventually it's easy now." I showed it to him and after reading it he nodded.

"Well I can say, you are brave enough." He said with a smile.

But I felt this smile rather forced or fake, may be it was my assumptions.

"So what are you hobbies?" I showed it to him.

"Well, nothing much, I just like reading and travelling a lot, what about you?" He said.

"Mine are dancing, reading and also painting and designing." I write and he nodded.

But from his face he was looking irritated with me, don't know why, and feeling my gaze on him he looked at my direction and smiled, I also reciprocate it.

"So, now let's go, everyone must be waiting." He said and I nodded.

When we reached there, everyone was looking at us hoping for an answer.

I nodded my head, and everyone got happy. Because I felt like I should try because some how I'm feeling like Aarush is a good guy.

Now it was Aarush turn, "well, I need some time can I tell you all tomorrow." He said and everyone nodded after understanding.

"Ahh.. I forgot can we do this marriage early like just in a week." She said and everyone eyes got widen.

"But isn't it too early." Papa asked.

"I know, it's too early but Aarush have to leave for America so thought before he leaves we should get them married so that kriti can also live with him and it will give them time to get to know each other properly." I was shocked and looked at my parents and brother.

They were unable to say anything and were hesitant to say yes.

"I know it must be difficult but try to understand from our point of view because I already concern it from the priest and he said the after the week the auspicious time is too good and if they didn't marry then the auspicious time will come only after 1 year and I think that would be too late." She said and everyone nodded because it would really too late, but I don't think so. 

I want them to denied it and we are ready to do this marriage after 1 year. 

''But we are ready to do this marriage after one year we don't have any problem in it.'' My father said, ahh I love you papa, although he never talk with me but I always feel his care and love towards me, however sometimes he was really hard to know his cold self, but it's okay. 

''I know, but my point of view is that Aarush will be gone to America as he lives there and I don't know when we will again get time to free himself from work so I don't think that would be work out.'' She said. 

Aarush was looking irritated with his mother, I wonder why, while Aarav was lost. What is happenings with these brother and why she was hella bound to marry me this early. 

''Ok, we are ready.'' Dadu said and I was looking at him with a wide eyes but he just smiled at me reassuringly, that it will be fine. 

''Perfect, then we will come tomorrow with our answers and if it is a yes then we would do roka tomorrow only.'' She said and took her leave and everyone left. 

I glared at everyone while they were looking tensed. 

I quickly typed at my phone, ''Don't you all love me that you want me to married this early, you all don't love me anymore.'' I showed it to them and after reading they all looked at my face which having tears in my eyes. 

Mumma sighed and she held me hand and made me sit beside her, ''Don't you like Aarush dear?'' 

''It's not like that, but isn't it too early, I mean I will leave you all in just one week.'' I showed it to her. 

''it's not like that, one day or another a girl have to leave her house, whether it's in a week or in a month, but if we think from their POV she was helpless, she also want her son settled and he will be gone to America and don't know when he will, so do you want your life waiting for him for year while being engaged with him.'' She said and I nodded as no, because nobody would like that. 

And at last, I gave in and saying yes for this arrangement but in my heart why I'm not liking anything, it's feels like I'm doing injustice to someone. 

I shrugged it off and went to my room to take rest.