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Hope you all enjoy Suhana's POV in this chapter.

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"Oh my god!! Oh my god!!" My girls were squealing as I came out of my room after 5 hours of getting tortured with those makeup and dressing up.

The day which decides my death.

Engagement. Duh.

"What?? Engagement?? Get married already" Anki started jumping here and there.

The outfit was indeed beautiful, but I would have enjoyed more if it was an engagement of my choice.

How can I stop this?

I am all ready, and he makes me wear a ring and boom! We are engaged, which means giving them all fake hope of commitment and togetherness.

Who are we cheating in this? My parents? His parents?

Ourselves. That idiot is fooling himself and now that I have joined him, I am fooling myself as well.

"Girl, what are you even thinking?" Aisha patted my shoulder.

"Come on just smile Suha" Anki pulled my cheeks.

"I seriously don't know what I am doing! I shouldn't be doing this. It feels like being stuck because of that Narcissistic idiot " I was feeling nothing but helpless.

What should I do now?

"Okay tell me something Suha. You agreed to help in Vikram's drama when you knew him as nothing but a stranger. But now that you know he is related to Rohit, why didn't you stop this? I mean why care about him just tell his parents that you are in no way related to him straightaway" Anki put her hands up in the air.

"How can I do that?? And it would be---"

I don't have a reason at all?

"Look at you, you are fooling yourself thinking that you are stuck here because of Vikram. But the real reason is you, you don't want to give this up. Believe me or not, somewhere deep inside you, something is stopping you and only you know the reason for that. So tell me what is stopping you from stepping back from this act?"

"I--Uh--I don't know. I am hell scared to proceed with this marriage but at the same time I don't know how to back off!" I wailed.

I am stuck!! Stuck so badly that I am unable to get out of the pit, that I have created for myself.

"Listen, just go with the flow suhu, and at the right time you will know whether to proceed with this marriage and start a new life or say no and step back. It's just that your heart needs some time to accept the truth you have locked inside!" Aisha caressing my hair.

Okay, why are these girls behaving as if I am getting married to my ex?

"Like duh, I just said I don't know how to back off from this marriage. Even now I don't want this marriage to happen!!" I raised my eyebrows.

"Yeah whatever helps you sleep tonight sweety" Anki smirked.

"Suha, are you ready?" Mom screamed from the stairs as she gushed into the room.

"Oh my God, You look so beautiful " Tears started to brim in her eyes.

"It's just my engagement today and not my marriage !" I shook my head.

"Let me first do this " Mom removed some kohl from her eyes and placed a dot behind my neck, casting off the evil eye.

Oh yeah as if people are going to cast an evil eye on me.

"And this outfit really suits you very well and also this Pastel Green colour looks good on you. I am so happy today " Mumma jumped and squealed.

It's very rare watching our mom's jump and squeal in excitement.

And yeah I was wearing just a simple Pastel Green Lehenga.

Why do these Malhotra people buy such super-duper and of course too expensive Lehengas?

For what? Just for me to wear. At Least this one thing is happening according to my liking.

"Okay We will wait downstairs, come soon suha " Mom said and moved downstairs with some trays we had to take to the engagement venue.

They informed us that the engagement would take place in one of their 5 star hotels.

Yeah 'One of theirs'.

"Listen Suha, no matter what, don't get tensed there" Aisha and Anki were giving their daily dose of advice and I nodded like nothing but a kid.

"But how can I stay calm and not tensed after all that is happening?" I whisper-yelled.

"Diii, please don't be tensed" Megha rushed into my room like a tornado.

She was looking so beautiful in a baby pink lehenga with beautiful gold embroidery.

"Uhh--why?"

Wait did she hear something?

"I know you must be really tensed about Vikram bhai, but don't worry"

"Don't worry about what?" I shrieked.

"Well she asked you not to be tense" Aisha interrupted.

"Come on Aisha, she can't help, she cares for him a lotttt" Anki as usual started her work.

"Tell me Megha. What about Vikram?"

"He was supposed to return by today morning. It's almost 6pm now and he hasn't arrived yet."

"What?? Woww"

Oh God. Can someone help me shut this mouth of mine?

"Why are you acting so weirdly today di?" Megha asked, confused.

"Ohh it's nothing. She goes a little crazy whenever Vikram is mentioned. Otherwise nothing serious" Aisha and Anki hified.

"Well, don't worry, I am damn sure he would be here soon and---yeah by the way di, this is for you" Megha extended a small bag.

"What's this?" I was Astonished.

My sister. My very own sister who knows nothing but only to fight with me is gifting me something today??

Someone please capture this precious moment.

"Well don't know this was in the living room with your name in the tag, so I thought of giving this to you. Must be Rohit's mom I guess. Anyways, we have to leave for the venue."

Did someone capture this moment? If yes, then please delete the picture.

How can I even expect something like that from Megha?

"Stupid, open that first" Aisha and Anki was already trying to pull the small bag from me.

"Wait you duffers" Chuckling, I saw the small tag stuck on the bag saying "For Suha"

Inside the box was another not-so-small but a medium sized box, with another open tag stuck.

"V? V for Vikram??" Anki started jumping already.

"Come on open it Suhaaa" Aisha screamed into my ears"

My heart was thumping so loudly that anyone around 1 km radius could hear.

"Open fast, what are you dreaming??"

With great effort, I opened the box and was shaken.

"Oh my God!!"

"Suhaa!! My goodness!! He loves you damn it!!!"

"Yeah looks like he wasn't faking at all. Oh my God!!! Suha I am so happy for you" Anki and Aisha were busy sharing conversations, while my eyes were glued to the Diamond watch lying in front of me.

"He said you are gold, and so he gifted diamonds. Awww" Aisha and Anki said together.

"Girls come on. Did you hear what Megha said? He hasn't returned from Moscow and how can he gift me this? Use your brains"

"Ohh come on just accept it already. You have received this, which means that he has returned." Anki sighed.

"Suhaa" Mom called from downstairs.

Time to go---to hell.

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"I don't wanna wear this" I tried to pull my hand back as Aisha was trying hard to hold, while Anki was making me wear the Diamond Watch.

"Shut up and wear this. What if he sees that you didn't wear the watch?" The girls gave some dry lectures on the topic, as if they have 100 boyfriends.

"We have arrived" Dad exclaimed as I was awestruck on seeing the lights outside the hotel venue.

Vikram's mom and dad were waiting outside for us to invite us inside.

They are so good!!! But still I don't belong to their family.

As I got down from the car, Varsha aunty came to us and helped us adjust the weird outfits which were making it difficult for me to walk.

"Suhana I am so sorry!!" Varsha aunty held my hands.

"What happened aunty?"

What would she possibly say??

You look ugly in this dress? Well, I don't care.

You need to walk properly?? That's difficult.

You have to get married today itself???

Huh--Hope she doesn't say something like that just the way written in wattpad and cheesy novels.

"Vikram hasn't returned yet!"

"What??"

"Yeah, I don't know what to do now." She was tense.

Woohoo.

Lucky you suha. Thank god he is stuck in Moscow.

I started dancing in all kinds of Hip hop and Tango steps in my head

"Huh--it's okay aunty, let Megha and Rohit's engagement take place today. We will get engaged after some months or even years. Let him return slowly" I faked a sad face.

"Haha, I was just teasing you, he has arrived long back. And you are ready to wait for him. Aww!" She pulled my cheeks.

Duh, what can I do to shut this mouth of mine?

"Yeah Suha loves Vikram so much" Anki awed as I stomped on her foot.

"Ouch" she whispered.

"Can't agree more. Megha you look no less than an angel. Well come let's go inside. Actually, I have planned for a small engagement today. I don't want many people here" Varsha aunty was saying something as we were stepping inside.

Wait did she say small arrangements??

Erase that, she was lying damn it.

The entire banquet hall was filled with at least 500 people with yellow lights almost everywhere.

Almost everyone present there were dressed so well. Rich people ahem.

With another half an hour roaming around the sweet sections on seeing the menu and getting teased for eating sweets in my own engagement.

Like, so what? No matter what, if you see a sweet in front of you, just gobble it.

Mom and Varsha aunty were plotting something for a long time and were giggling at me. God only knows what.

But the devil himself was missing.

"Suhana" Mom and Aunty called together.

"What happened?" I walked slowly carrying the 100 kg Lehenga.

Yeah it was too heavy, especially for someone like me, I would even drown inside.

"Suhana can you please give this to Vikram?" Varsha aunty asked.

"I will ask Aisha to give a--"

"No, it's okay you yourself give it and come. Use the lift, he is on the first floor. In the last suite."

Well looks like they both are trying to play cupid.

"No I will use the stairs!" I grimaced and collected the small box from her hand and moved towards the stairs.

"World's most difficult task!!! To climb the stairs with my phone in one hand, gift in another and no extra hands to carry your damn lehenga." I was cursing to myself.

Only if I could use the lift. But thanks to whatever that happened the other day.

Reaching the first floor was like completing a Guinness record.

I moved to the end of the floor and on reaching the suite, I rang the bell.

The door opened swiftly only to see a handsome cute boy!!

"Hottie cutie." I tautologized.

"Thank you bhabhi" Rohit's cheeks reddened.

"And you look drop dead gorgeous and yeah make sure bhai doesn't faint after seeing you, I am going downstairs " Rohit teased and moved towards the lift.

I entered the suite and moved towards the room inside. The suite was too comfy that I suddenly wanted to lie on the bed and sleep for hours.

But see where fate has brought me. I was about to call him when I saw his phone lying on the bed--UNLOCKED.

Haha, time to be some stalker.

I grabbed the phone and jumped on the bed.

First--let me check his Instagram profile lol

Okay let me note the id first and then move to the gallery.

I swear, I won't invade his privacy, just a few photos and videos won't matter.

Lol this guy doesn't even take selfies, does he. Lmao some photos of some statistical data of god knows what and some selfies of--Some girl--and--him.

Okay okay, I won't watch further. Let him have some fun inside the gallery with that girl. I clicked back furiously as I stumbled upon some video.

Okay time to clo---

What the????

This video---He took---?? What???

He took a video of me lying inside the lift like a homeless and ---what???

Oh my god!

Let me first delete this video. Geez. What if someone sees this. Ugh.

Let me send it to me first. Might be of some proof later.

I sent it to myself, deleted the damn video on his phone , placed the box aunty gave on the bed and ran out of the suite as fast as I could.

I am the runaway engagement bride!!!!!!

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Yayy!! I completed one year as a writer!!

Hope you all enjoyed this chapter!!

To check out what SUHANA was wearing check out the description box!

Sorry for the late update, my semesters are about to start. My updates will be super fast from December.

Till then lets follow "Slow and steady wins the race"

Happy day to you all,

Dazzling_nightingale ❤