Heartless

I peeped in to get a glimpse of her dressed in bridal attire. Her hands and feet had the deepest red color. She looked beautiful more than anyone could at the moment. I said "Hi" to her with a smile.
*Flash back*
"Mesh, You are getting engaged?" I blushed hearing those words. It was the most awaited hour of my life. “Saira, I hope nobody gets to know about our contact. Please pray for the same." I said to her in a serious tone. "What contact?" She asked confused. "I mean, me and he are… It isn’t arrange marriage you know." "Throw that thought out of your mind, nobody will ever know okay?" I felt fear; I was scared as well as excited.
*Present*
She did not even look at my direction. Replying to my greetings was out of the question. My mom called out my name from outside the room. "You saw the bride right? Leave for home now, everyone’s staring." I couldn't joke like the past. If it was the old me I would have replied, “Of course I know they are looking at me. Why wouldn’t they? A beautiful face is meant for admiration and that of your daughter tops the list.” Things were a lot changed.
I saw Saira and the groom facing each other, getting ready to place the rings. It wasn’t considered to be a good sign for an unlucky woman to be present at an auspicious occasion. I walked out of the house to the garden outside, wishing my man standing next to me.
I heard somebody screaming my name and the voice got closer with each repetition. I saw Saira coming from a distance. I walked towards her; something was definitely wrong. She raised her hand to slap me, but I caught it at the nick of the time. "What's wrong Saira?" I asked her. "You played a game with me? You ruined my life and now you are pretending to not know anything?" I was confused. I couldn’t understand what she was saying, when her to-be-fiancé interrupted "Saira, how can I marry the one who broke her best friend’s marriage? How can I be sure that this girl is fit to be my partner?" He said to her and further continued facing me "I am sorry."
*Flash back*
"Just few moments mesh, let the ring go in your ring finger, nobody is going to separate you" I said to myself as I sat on the couch. I watched him as he sat by my side facing me. We had each other’s ring ready to get along with the ceremony. I gave my hand in his, "So now boy friend and girl friend are turning into husband and wife!" My hand slipped from his hearing those words. I turned my face where Saira stood. "What did you just say?" My dad asked her. I started freezing with tears twinkling in my eyes asking her to take her words back. "Don't you know uncle? Your daughter had an affair with your future son-in-law" She said with a heartless heart. I gulped my saliva as I saw Razaan. What has she done? My best friend, she is my best friend, how could she do this to me? What was my mistake? Several questions ran through my mind at once. My dad grabbed me by my shoulder making me stand straight facing him.
 I kept quiet. I had to bear whatever it was to happen. No matter what my dad does to me, I will be strong and will endure all the hurt. He raised his hand and slapped me so hard that my head banged to the nearest wall. My head and ear started to bleed. Razaan caught me, as I fell helpless on the ground. I couldn't face him. I released myself from him and asked him to leave right away. I didn't want him to see me struggle more. He asked me to come with him, he talked to my parents but nothing was going to change. I saw him weeping and his throat getting sore. I caught his hand and said "Everything is fine okay, trust me and leave now, else it will be worse.” His parents took him away. It was the last time I saw him. After that I was grounded.
*Present*
"If somebody does bad to you, it's better to correct it with good and not with bad again" I said to him and started walking. I felt pity for her but as usual I didn't want to cut the talk. I just turned back and said "Thanks" to him and "Karma" to Saira.

Write Up: -me$hal-

Editing: StyZie

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