Chapter Thirty : The Night
Ruhani
*Night Before Wedding*
I opened the door which lead
to the staircase. I kept glancing behind continuously keeping a look for anyone
following me while closing the door behind me. Luckily there was no one, but I
had been having a feeling about someone watching me. Hence I decided to be
cautious keeping an eye around glancing back and forth to check if really there
had been anyone.
I reached the first floor and
opened the door. I once again glanced back carefully while closing the door of
the staircase behind me. There were a lot of guests and relatives coming in and
out from her room. I guess the event wasn't over yet. I hid behind the wall so
that I don’t catch anyone’s attention. After a few minutes, I saw Tanya coming
out of the room.
I called her but I suppose my
voice was suppressed by the music. I just hid behind the wall and sat on the
floor. I opened my eyes, shaking my head as it was aching badly. It took me a
while to realise that I had been sleeping for the past hour. Standing up and
still taking cover behind the wall, I glanced back towards the lobby.
The lights were dimmed and
there were lights coming out only from a few set of rooms. Tanya's room also
had the lights on which meant that she’s up yet. I tip-toed towards the room
and knocked the door as it was locked from inside.
As Tanya opened the door, I
just covered her mouth with my palm before she could shout my name in
excitement. She seemed to be excited to see me but honestly I wasn't even tinge
happy. I gestured her to keep quiet by placing finger on my lips. She nodded
and I removed my hand back from her mouth.
She gestured me to come
inside and closed the door behind. Before I could speak anything she just
jumped and pulled me into hug, squeezing the breath out of me. She jumped and smiled
like as if a kid had finally received the thing she wanted from long period.
"You can't imagine how
happy I am to see you here." She smiled as she dragged me to the bed.
"See this, isn’t it
beautiful?" She said showing me her mehndi
design that was from her finger-tips to her elbow.
"I was missing you so
damn badly you can't imagine how happy I'm to see you." She said holding
my hands and hugging me again.
"Wait! let me show you
something." She said standing up from the bed and took out a jewellery box
from the drawer.
"See, this I will be
wearing for the main event tomorrow. How's it?" She held the necklace near
her neck showing me asking how it’d look on her.
"And this is the thing
that I'll be wearing tomorrow. Did you like it?" She placed a red and
white lehenga in my lap which had a beautiful and intricate design of shining
stones all over it.
"Will it look good on
me?" She said continuing to show the things that had been prepared for the
main wedding tomorrow. I mentally craved to be Rehan’s bride. But the happiness
was somewhere lost from my face. But it’s
me who should be the bride. A thought struck my mind making me aware about
what I was here for.
"By the way, you said
you had missed the flight and won't be able get any till tomorrow right? So how
come you're here now?" she asked me crossing her arms.
"Ohh! wait no need for
explanations please, I got it. You wanted to give me a surprise right? I knew
it. How could I be so dumb and think my bestie won't be in 'my' wedding."
She continued before I could answer.
"Now as you're here,
It'll be more fun now. Let me tell Rehan that you're here." She said as
she started to look for her phone.
"Wait! Don't tell anyone
yet." I said as she opened her phone to text Rehan.
"And why I
shouldn't?" She said giving me a suspicious look.
"Okay, no need to tell.
I understand you want it to be a surprise for Rehan as well Right? Great it'll
be really good to see that look on his face." She said as she placed the
phone back to charging.
"No" That was all I
could say before she started with her rapid fire again.
"Why?... Ruhani, why I
am feeling that I need to know something and you being here isn't a
surprise."
"No! For god damn sake
NO!" I said as I failed to keep my emotions enclosed within.
"No, I am not here for
your wedding or any sort of surprise. DO YOU GET IT?!" I couldn't help but
to shout a little as she wasn't letting me a chance to speak. All I wanted was
to make her understand that I should be the bride and not her.
"What's wrong with you
Ruhani?" She said as she was scared at my sudden outrage.
"Now just sit here and
listen to me carefully. I need to tell you something." I said holding her
by shoulders and made her to sit on bed.
"I am not here to
surprise anyone. I am here for the wedding.” I took a deep breath and
continued, “ You know how much I love Rehan right?" I stared in her eyes.
"Yes, I do." The
expressions on her face changed.
"Then how can you marry
someone I love?" I asked her taking her hand in mine.
"Listen Ruhani, I had
told you before and am repeating it again. It wasn’t my decision. It was just
said to me and you know I can't refuse Dad as it was the only thing he had
asked me during my whole life. Can't I give him a chance to choose a groom for
me?" She said as she tried to console me.
"Yes, you can. But Why
Rehan? Why not someone else?" I asked dropping her hand.
"I understand your
concern but this is something that wasn't my choice."
"You could have decided
then and Tanya you can now as well." I brushed my hand at the lehenga that was in my lap.
"Ruhani are you blaming
me? Like seriously how can you think so low of me? You think I am doing this
purposely?" She snapped putting the
jewellery back in their boxes.
"Yes" I muttered in
a low voice.
"What?! I can't believe
this. Really you think that I am doing this purposely? From when did you
started thinking so low about your best friends Ruhani?" She said standing
up crossing her arms throwing a look of disgust and annoyance towards me.
"You don't need to act.
I know you're doing this purposely." I replied in a stern voice.
"Now this is getting too
much Ruhani. You are back after this long time and all you're doing is spoiling
my mood before my wedding. Wow! Great! What are real best friend do I have
here." She said gesturing towards me moving her hands up and down as if
she were presenting me to someone.
I just didn't reply and kept thinking about Rehan, My wishes, My dreams and My desire.
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