3 # The wedding

Third Person POV 

"Yes, you are right. I'm 18 now. But I don't have any documents to give you, for registration of marriage." Aradhya tries to avoid her wedding with him.

"Ravi"

A boy, 25 years old, entered the hospital room. He called someone, "Please come."

Aradhya looks at the door, she is shocked, she exclaimed, "Uttara." 

"Aari..... " Uttara rushed to her. She called her sometimes by nickname 'Aari'.

"Are you okay? What happened to you?" She is worried about Aradhya. She hugged her bestie. Aradhya cried hard hugging her. 

Samarth leaves them alone and goes outside with Ravi.

"This man did something wrong to you," Uttara asked again.

first time in her life, she tells lies to Uttara, "Nothing, Uttara, He saved me from the accident." Aradhya replied.

"Why do you need all the important things from home? This Ravi asked me to bring your important things from your home. Why?" Uttara asked.

"He offered me a new job, I want to study and he will allow me to study with a job." She lied again.

Uttara shows her bag and gave her. She asked, "Why you leave it your home?" and Uttara hangs a gold chain with a big heart-shaped pendant in Aradhya's neck.

"Just... " Aradhya nods head and cried hugging the pendant. She hides the pendent in her clothes. Here are some clothes in this bag.

Ravi knocks on the door. They both entered, " You may go now." Ravi said to Uttara. She doesn't want to leave her alone, but Aradhya forcefully sends her.

Samarth and Ravi entered with an advocate. Aradhya's eyes became wide. She is hell angry at Samarth. How can he force me into this marriage? She decides something and said, " May I talk with you, Mr Goenka? Alone?"

He looked and the Other two left the room. He sits on the stool, beside her.

"Mr Goenka, why do you want to marry me?" She stammered.

"My family is forcing me to marry. I don't want to do so, so I'm marrying you." He rolls his eyes.

"But why me?? marry the girl, chosen by your family." She asked back.

"I don't want to marry any girl, I'm in love with a girl, can't marry anyone, understand." He barks.

"So marry her, why me?" she asked but her hands are trembling after seeing Samarth's angry face.

"She is no more... damns it." He threw the glass, which was on the table. 

Aradhya shivered.

"You should once look at my body, you don't know what happened with me last night. I'm not good for you" She cried.

"Listen..." He barked.

"I know what happened with you." He gave her a file.

"These are your reports, based on these reports, we can file a police complaint." He said.

"No,"

"Why? Don't you wish to punish him?" He asked.

"I don't know who did this with me?" She replied and her eyes are drizzling.

"So what,?? police will help to find him. You must file the complaint against him." He tried to convince her but she doesn't agree with him.

"Okay..."

"Now listen carefully. Condition of our wedding..." He continued.

Aradhya is shocked hearing condition but what she can expect from this arrogance... But she saw a different side of this angry man today, who always fights with her without any reason. 

'Aradhya is changed, she is not like that before, she never bears anyone who put the condition in front of her, I did but still she is Calm. It's strange. Maybe last night incident changed her.' Samarth thought himself.

He continued, "You have to pretend yourself as my wife, make sure that my family feels that we are husband-wife. I will never disturb you. You will never disturb me."

"And make sure, nobody will learn that I forced you in this marriage." He said.

"Okay". She agreed.

Ravi and the advocate came inside and the advocate gave documents. They both signed the papers. After signing them her label is changed, She is now Aradhya Samarth Goenka. 

She never thought that her wedding will be so horrible. She was in hospital dress. She was looking there and Ravi came with a dress for her, "Go and take a bath, Get ready, we are leaving for Mumbai within a few minutes," Samarth said while checking his phone. 

She entered the bathroom. She doesn't know, in which hospital she is admitted, but she is confirmed that the hospital is too much luxury. 

She removed her clothes from her body and looked in the mirror, she cried hard looking at herself in the mirror. Her neck is covered with marks. Her nipples are bitten badly. All wounds turned dark red. Her stomach had wounds of biting. The rapist didn't leave a place without biting. She knelt and cried loudly. She lost her virginity. She lost everything. She cursed Samarth, why did he save me? Let me die......

She turned on the shower and had a bath. She thanked Ravi in her thoughts that he brought a dress that has a full neck and long sleeves, so her wounds are easily hidden. She got ready and came out of the bathroom.

Samarth was talking on the phone, "Ha... Di... I married a girl. I'm coming home with her." He hung up the call.

Ravi paid hospital bills and carried her small bag. They sat in the car. Ravi starts driving.

Ravi is the right hand of Samarth. He does everything as per orders given by Samarth.

Aradhya doesn't know whom she married. She only knows Samarth, but this Samarth is the CEO of Goenka International, achieved a place among the richest person in India. She doesn't know his real identity.

At Goenka House...

"Hii, Samarth, where are you?" Sakshi asked him on a call.

"Ha... Di... I married a girl. I'm coming home with her." He hung up the call.

She is hanged hearing him. 

"What happened Sakshi?" Dadi asked.

"Samarth ne shadi Kar li......(Samarth got married. ) Sakshi replied with unconscious minds.

"What?" The book in the hands of Dadi was fallen hearing that.

"Ji... Dadi."

Samaira heard this, and called someone, "Where are you both?"

"At Nasik."

"Samarth bhai got married."

"What?"

"Just shut up. Come back home fast. And give me the report, of what you did yesterday. Idiot both of you, can't do a single work." Samaira yelled on the call.

"Let's prepare for welcoming the new bride," Dadi ordered and thought something, she told Sakshi about this. Sakshi agreed with a huge smile.

After a few hours couple reached the house, Samarth and Aradhya were shocked when they see a decorated house. They entered the gate, the huge mansion, Aradhya had never seen a huge house like Rajmahal.

Sakshi welcomes them, but she is shocked when she sees Aradhya. A small girl, really small in front of Samarth, she is like a small doll. But so much beautiful, white like snow. She came out of thoughts and send her to the outhouse with a beautician.

"Di, what's this?" Samarth irritated.

"Without Varmala, without Mangalsutra, without my blessing, your wedding can't be complete. Get ready for the wedding." Dadi ordered with fake anger and pointed him to the decorated porch, for their wedding.

He stepped up to his room, Sakshi holds his hand, " Samarth, she looks younger than you, why did you marry her? I know that you don't love her, then why?"

"Nothing.. di.. she is a nice girl, that's why I choose her," Samarth replied.

"Okay, If you don't want to share. But please never make her cry, she is pure and innocent. By the way, how is she injured? I saw wounds and bandages on her forehead and cheeks." Sakshi asked.

"Nothing, ... Di.. she met with an accident," Samarth replied.

"Okay, so get ready, without rituals, an Indian wedding is incomplete. Dadi wishes to see you marry. I will help her. Come fast." Sakshi told Samarth and went to the outhouse, where the beautician was already waiting for them. She brought a lot of wedding dresses, but for Aradhya, all this doesn't matter, she was shocked because she never thought that Samarth is a millionaire. Now she is afraid of him, till they fight only, he never used his money power and influence. She is not understand, what is going on in her own life. 

Sakshi enters her room and introduces herself and asked, "Hello, I'm Sakshi, Samarth's elder sister. What is your name?"

"Aradhya Kashyap, means after our registered wedding, Aradhya Goenka." She replied and realized the bitter truth of her life.

"Registered marriage is only Paper wedding. We have planned your wedding in Indian style. Let's choose a dress for you." Sakshi said and showed her so many dresses. She chooses a dress that has full sleeves that covered the full neck. Sakshi was confused by her selection. But doesn't say anything to her. 

Aradhya got ready after some time. Aradhya and Samarth are sitting in front of "Pavitra Agni Kund". Panditji is enchanting the Mantras. There are only family members are present. 

Dadi looks worried because she couldn't understand why Samarth is marrying this girl, he has so many wedding proposals. On but another side she is happy for him because he was denying marriage. Finally, he got married. Wedding rituals are completed. Samarth fills her "Mang" (the place her forehead and hairs partition.) with Sindoor. She closed her eyes.

Samarth and Aradhya stand in front of the door, Sakshi gives them blessings and welcome. She asked Aradhya, "Bhabhi, please kick this "Copper Kalash" which is filled with Rice." Aradhya kicked the Kalash and enters the house. 

Sakshi gave her dish and asked, "Now sink your both hands in this Kumkum and make a mark on the wall." Aradhya did as per her instructions. 

Then the newlywed couples took blessings from Dadi and Sakshi. Samaira also congratulates them. 

At that time a boy and girl entered the house. The boy exclaimed with wide eyes, "You?" 

Samarth gave him a killing glare and he shuts his mouth. Aradhya is not able to understand the sudden changes in her life, she didn't notice anyone. she became a doll, who works as per order.

Sakshi introduces, "Bhabhi, She is Samaira, He is Sameer, Both are our cousins. she is Anaya. Anaya is Samaira and Samarth's friend.

Aradhya smiled at them but doesn't notice them. Sakshi took her to her room, which means Samarth's room. During these rituals it was already night, Sakshi told her that she will send their dinner in their room.

Aradhya just nods, Sakshi helps her to seat on the bed.

Aradhya doesn't know where is her bag. She wants to change her clothes, she knows that she doesn't have any good clothes in comparison to the girls who are here. She was in her thoughts, so she doesn't know when Samarth entered the room, he changed his clothes and came to her, "You can change your clothes."

She said nervously, "I don't have any clothes, I don't know where is my small bag, I have only one or two pairs of clothes in that bag."

"No worry, go to the closet, I have ordered my secretary for your clothes," Samarth said. 

She enters the closet and finds a lot of dresses, all are just like her dresses, which she wears daily. The difference is only that those dresses were not costly, and these dresses are branded. She noticed that all dresses are full neck designs and have long sleeves. She thought that this Mr Arrogant is not so bad, he has ordered clothes as I need now. The closet is filled with so many sarees and Indian & western dresses. She chooses a pair of long trousers and a T-shirt. She washed her makeup and changed the dress, removing her jewellery, which is given by Sakshi.

She came out and observed the bedroom, a huge bed is decorated for their first night. A big sofa, stylish chair, table etc. Samarth is working on his laptop on the sofa.

She saw a plate filled with food. He doesn't look at her and told, " Eat this food and go to sleep on the bed."

She looked at the decorated bed and shivered. A big heart made with rose petals and Everywhere decorations with flowers. 

She took a plate and sat on the chair. She is eating and asking, "What about your dinner?"

"I don't want," Samarth replied rudely. She didn't finish the food, because it's in large quantity. Now she realizes that the food is on the plate for both of them. She understands that this is the reason, he didn't eat food.

She was tired and her body is painting. She takes her pills, which are in the small and thin carry bag, which Samarth gave her.

She slept on the bed, Samarth is still working.

Her eyes are drizzling, she cursed her destiny and thought, "Just in one night, my whole life is changed, Maa -Papa, bhai... everyone lost. She is missing them. 

Soon she drifted into a sleep.......

Precap: A Nightmare