That stupid wedding was finally over and it was the time for bidaai (bride's send off). Everyone was crying, my parents were crying, my cousins were crying. But my distant relatives were also crying and some of the in-laws were also crying.

"Hello people!!! I'm alive!!" I said to myself, I really wanted to say that aloud but I didn't want any more drama.

"Look at the bride, how insensitive, she isn't even shedding a single tear." I an aunty mutter but just one glare from me was enough to shut them up. These people seemed to have come straight from a hindi serial.

I glanced at that bastard... oh sorry ... my not so dearest husband to see what he was up to. He was just spacing out. Oh God! If the circumstances weren't like that and I wasn't Nishtha Oberoi then I would totally be swooning over him. That jawline... damn! We would make a great couple, same background, same FATE, note the sarcasm.

Everyone hugged me and my brother was the last one to hug me. "I know nothing bad would happen but if he tries to do something then remember, use all your Karate moves without thinking about the circumstances." Nikhil bhai muttered in my ear which made me chuckle.

We then sat in the car and that Paras didn't even open the door for me, what a moron. Chivalry is dead I guess. Not that I always need anyone to open the car door for me because I'm not always wearing this as heavy as a big rock lehenga.

I sat in the car and he didn't even glance at me once. Such an arrogant jerk. I mean, yeah... he must have been forced to marry me too but so was I, technically. It's not like I was dying to marry this Indian Tom Cruise. Okay Nishtha stop with the metaphors and allusions.

The ride was silent. But suddenly his phone rang.

"Yeah Mr. Naik... No no, don't say sorry ... Anyways, it was a tiring wedding... Yeah I'll be there tomorrow." Dude it was your OWN wedding. How rude of him.

We then finally parked the car at the Singhanias' house... sorry... MANSION! Oh my god! I was also rich and all but this was a freaking palace!!! Who lived there... Elizabeth? No but seriously, I prefer small houses that I can manage alone too.

I was having trouble in getting off the car due to that undesirably heavy lehenga and I couldn't even expect or ask for any help from Mr. rude. Then the Singhania cousins came to help me.

I did all the rituals, honestly... I was getting really bored... if I was performing these rituals with some I loved or at least liked, then I would have been as excited as ever, but unfortunately, I was not.

"Time for the ring finding ceremony!!!!" My mother in law exclaimed. What !!!! No !!! I was done for the day man! I needed to sleep and I was in no mood of tolerating our hands touching in that small bowl full of milk. They say that whosoever wins in this ceremony gets to be the leading half of the marriage, and he won he would obviously get wrong ideas.

"Mom please, I'm really tired now and Nitya... Nivedita ..." OMG what a jerk! He didn't even know his so called wife's name! Or probably he did and he was just trying to annoy me. Why was I even thinking so much? Yeah I was an overthinker anyways.

"Nishtha." I said firmly.

"Yeah, Nishtha must be sleepy too." Finally ! That idiot and I were on the same page.

"Offo Guddu! What's the hurry! Just this one ritual!" My sasu maa ( mother in law) added. GUDDU???? OMG !!! LOL!!! ROFL!!! LMAO!!! Who could imagine that this cold Greek God would have a nickname like this. I glanced at him and he looked slightly embarrassed. It was evident that he was good at not showing what he felt on his face. But I was also a good expression reader.

"Chachi (aunty), he wants to skip these rituals because he wants to go to the room. And we all know what happens behind the closed door on a wedding night!" Guddu's cousin fuddu (fucker)... I mean Naman Singhania said and everyone laughed. So cringeworthy! Serious eww.

"Shut up dude, don't mess with bhabhi( sister in law)." Guddu's sibling Ahaan Singhania said after smacking Naman's head. At least someone is sane here.

"But I was messing with Guddu Bhaiya!" Naman said earning a death glare from Paras.

"Come come, finish the ring finding ceremony fast." My mom in law said.

All of us went to the living room and I and Paras were made to sit opposite to each other. In the center , was a bowl full of milk and rose petals.

"There will be three rounds, whosoever finds the ring two times, is likely to be the dominant one in your married life." Ashika said, I guess she was the only grand daughter of Sir Singhania, the one my dad told me about.

We both put our hands in the bowl and I found the ring... but he held my hand . I glared at him and he smirked, before I could protest, he took the ring out. Tricks and all? Just wait and watch now.

"That's like my Guddu!" My mother in law said. All along my father in law and Guddu's grandfather were silent.

"Come on Bhabhi! You have to win this!" Ahaan said.

We put our hands in the bowl again. I found the ring again and he held my hand again, but this time I scratched his palm with my cat-like sharp nails. Hah! Second time in the day ladies and gentleman. I took the ring out and it was my turn to smirk now.

It was the time for the last and deciding round. We both put our hands in the bowl. I found the ring yet again. This time he didn't hold my hand. He started caressing my hand while holding my gaze. My whole body was electrified by that single touch!

"And I won!" Paras declared. Before I could even process what was happening, he had already taken the ring out. I lost ! I never lose! Why did this man have such an effect on me !!!??? Plus I really wanted to shout CHEATER CHEATER COMPULSIVE EATER !

It was the time to go in the room. Finally!!!! I would be able to sleep!!!

As I entered the room, the whole bed was decorated with flower petals and all. I was really irritated, didn't everyone know... that all of this marriage drama was just a literal DRAMA? No feelings were involved.

I started searching for wearable clothes in my bag, but to my surprise, there weren't any. There were just revealing night dresses, camisoles, lingerie and all kind of stuff that I would never ever wear in my entire life.

I knew my family would do that to me, therefore I had hidden some clothes in another bag. How smart of me. I was about to get my clothes from the other bag when I heard someone's voice.

"If you try to kill me in my sleep, remember that I am a black belt in karate too." He said. As much as I would love to do the honors, I would go to jail for that or worse I'd lose my company !

"Too? So you know that I also am a black belt. A while ago you didn't even seem to remember my name." I said with a smirk.

"Cut the crap and listen to me carefully! I have married you only because my parents forced me to! Don't even dare to claim your rights of being my wife or something! Ever!" He said in the most uninterested tone ever.

"Well copy that Mr. , because I have no intentions of considering you my husband. Ever!" I said in the same tone and proceeded to get my clothes from the other bag. None of us spoke a single word after that.