"Ma'am you can open your eyes now, everything is done" said the makeup artist who was hired by my soon to be mother in law. I looked at my reflection in the mirror and felt beautiful in my wedding lehenga.

Yes you heard it right, today is my wedding with one of the richest man in the world, the future King of Rajasthan Mr.Vikram Singh Rathore. By thinking about him I got goosebumps. He is the first and only crush of mine from my childhood.I was really shocked when Bhai informed me about the marriage proposal. I never thought that someone like him would agree to marry me.

After finishing the touch ups for a last time the wedding artists left, just then someone entered the room without knocking.

"Hmmm...the make up and the costly dress did a good job on you."

My father's wife said with venom.

"Finally you are going to be out of our life, finally I can live my days peacefully without seeing your ominous face"

she continued I just smiled at her words, this is a normal thing to me now as I have been listening to her bad mouthing about me for the past fifteen years.

"I'm really happy that you are leaving my house but I feel pity for the Rathores as their destruction is going to come with you." She said and turned to leave when a sound made her stop.

"Once a bitch always a bitch, will only bark but will not bite" Said my bestfriend Aadhya entering the hall, I smiled as I don't have to endure her taunts anymore.

Aadhya turned towards Mrs.Kapoor with a shit eating grin on her face.

"Oh aunty, you are here, Sorry I didn't see you because my bestie here looks so beautiful that the only thing someone will notice would be her angelic face" Aadhu said with a non-sorry face. I could literally see the smoke coming out of Mrs.Kapoor's ears , she left from there fuming.

Following her my other two bestfriends also entered the room. The three looked at me and screamed together

"SOOOO BEAUTIFUL...SOOOOO ELEGANT...JUST LOOKING LIKE A WOW"

and I laughed at them, and they too laughed at me and we did our group hug.

"Seriously baby, you are looking like a queen, Well you are practically going to be the queen of Rajasthan.I'm damn sure Jiju will not take his eyes off you." Said Aadhya.

And hearing his name I blushed.

"Oh... look at her , blushing and all" Kai said wiggling her eyebrows.

"Look who is saying, you will blush by even the mention of your Abhi " Sabah teased Kai who also turned red by hearing her fiance's name.

"So how are you feeling about getting married to your long-term crush?" Sabah asked.

"I don't know yaar, I'm feeling confused, will they love me? Will I be a good wife? or a good daughter in law? a queen? Will I ruin everything like Mrs.Kapoor said? How can l handle the big responsibilities that come with the title of the Queen ? I don't think I can do this." I said panicking.

Kia held my trembling hands and made me sit on a chair. Aadhya gave me a glass of water, and I immediately gulped it down. Then they three sat infront of me.

Sabah held my hand and said

"now relax, and close your eyes for us and take some deep breaths. "

I immediately closed my eyes, following her instructions.

"Now imagine about the moment when you first met Vikram." and a smile automatically come to my face thinking about how I met Vikram.

Flashback:

15 years ago

I was sitting in my room as today there are some guests coming for lunch. Mrs.Kapoor has  already warned me to not enter the hall or else she will punish me. My stomach again made a sound from being hungry for a long time. I couldn't hold anymore so I slowly made my way to the kitchen downstairs. I made sure that no one will see me or hear me. But god and luck was never in my favour.

"Who is this beautiful girl?" Someone asked and I turned around to look at a man in his mid thirties. He had a warm smile on his face and I smiled in return.

"Who is this, Mr.Kapoor?" The man asked and an awkward silence filled the room.

Nobody responded to the question and Mrs.Kapoor looked at me with a murderous look, I gulped.

" She is my sister " Bhai replied for me and smiled at me.

"Oh I thought you only had a son " the man said and Mr.Kapoor smiled awkwardly at the man.

"Come here beta, we were about to have food" a lady standing beside the man said, she too smiled warmly at me and I returned the smile.

We all settled on the table, the chair beside me was empty. The servent was taking the Bowl on the table when suddenly her hand slipped and the bowl fell from her hand. I closed my eyes expecting the pain which never come.

Instead I heard a crashing sound also someone hissing in pain, I opened my eyes and looked into the charcoal black eyes that captivated me.

"Vicky....are you okay beta?" The lady from earlier asked coming towards the boy who was facing me. I then looked at what she was saying and gasped seeing the curry on his back.

I just looked at him without having any words.

He hurted himself to protect me....

My eyes filled with tears knowing it was the first time someone other than my brother taking an effort to protect me.

That was also the moment my crush started for him.

FLASHBACK ENDS.

I Smiled at the thought and opened my eyes looking at my friends.

"Now tell me Is Vikram worth all the tension and challenges?"

I smiled in response without a doubt.

"Finally you are going to get your happy family" Aadhya said and we again hugged.

God.. I love these three so much.

♡

We four talked for sometime.

Suddenly someone knocked on the door and come inside. It was my brother, he stood at the entrance and stared at me.

"What happened bhai? Am I not looking good?" I asked him adjusting my dupatta.

He slowly come towards me and I noticed that his eyes were filled with unshed tears.

" Tum itne jaldi kyun badi hogayi? " He asked while hugging me. And I too hugged my saviour, my protector, my bestfriend, my Bhai.

"I'm going to miss you bhai." I said controlling my sobes.

Bhai broke the hugg and said wiping my tears.

"I'll miss you too my gudiya, and don't ever think too much to call me if anything happens,okay?" He said and I nodded my head.

"You will always be my safe heaven bahi"

I said again hugging him.

"Now let's go it's time for the shaadi."

He said and my mind again clouded with so many thoughts.

♡

My friends was holding the phoolon ke chaadar over my head and bhai was holding my hands while walking towards the mandap.

The Kudumai song was playing in the background but I could only hear my rapid heartbeats.

I could feel all the eyes on me, but I felt one particular gaze burning a hole in my direction and I guessed who was it but didn't dared to look at him. I kept my eyes down. And soon the walk ended and we reached the mandap.

Bhai kept my hand on someone else's and said

"Mera aankhon ka Tara tumhe de raha hun, please take care of her"

(I'm giving you the apple of my eyes, please take care of her)

And I looked at the person infront of me and our eyes collided.

He looked at me and said " I will  " . I felt like the simple word was not just a word but it's a promise, which made me shiver from inside.

Then we sat on the mandap and the priest started the rituals.

"Now for the gathbandhan, please call the groom's sister" the priest said and I looked at him who stiffened hearing this.

"Kia beta, Vikram don't have a sister, can you please do the gathbandhan?" Pavitra aunty aka my mother in law asked my bestfriend who looked at me and I nodded in response.

She came forward and did the ritual. Then my father did the Kanyadan which was quick that my chest constricted at the thought that my father also don't want me. Then we did the pheras and sat down again.

"Now you can make her wear the nupital chain" the priest said and gave the chain to Vikram. He held it and looked at me and without breaking the eye contact made me wear the nupital chain. His face was close to my face. My heart was beating very fast, I inhaled his manly cologne .

" Now put the sindoor on her forehead " the priest said and gave him the box containing sindoor. Vikram took a pinge from it and brought it near my face. He looked at me like asking for permission. I closed my eyes as he put the sindoor on my forehead and said "Ram.."

I felt a pinge of sindoor falling on my nose.

"Now I pronounce you as man and wife."

The priest said and I looked at my husband smiling.

I'm officially Mrs.Siya Vikram Singh Rathore now.