Mine to Love

Maria POV: An Expensive Elegant gown, stunning jewelry and a pair of heels. Everything is ready to make me look gorgeous on my special day. Today is my wedding and I'm feeling confused because I'm going to marry someone, I haven't met before. I've just seen his picture and damn he was looking so handsome. But just being handsome is not enough to marry someone. He is Son of my father's friend and my father is just too much happy for me because according to my dad my soon to be husband will prove the best husband in the world. I hope so...By the way, his name is Sheryaar. I'm in my room with my best friend Riya. She is the only friend I have. She is like my sibling, bodyguard and much more. My life is incomplete without her. I always thought that what I had done to deserve such a good friend. She has made me tried almost all the weird activities. I was a bright student and never used to bunk any of the classes but when I met her, my life changed spectacularly. Most of my time spent outside of the class, in the cafeteria. I used to be a shy girl but she evaporated all of my shyness. She is the true fun in my life. "Hey Mario, your husband is so handsome, If you are not interested then Can I marry him please?" She said teasing me. Her eyes were pleading like a puppy and lips protruding in a cute pout. She is looking dazzling in the red gown. "Oh yeah sure why not, I don't even like him. He looks so Arrogant and conceited. And you know me very well, I hate big headed peoples." l said looking myself in the mirror. "Oh ho So you don't like him. Okay then what's this.?" Riya asked showing the picture of sheryaar which I placed in my book last night. Why she has to go through my things like an investigator. What I had done to deserve such an annoying friend like her... "When I came in your room last night to say goodbye, you were hugging his picture while sleeping and here you are saying that you don't even like him. Seriously..?" Her hands were on hips and her left eyebrow arched. Her button nose high up in the air and she was looking like a strict mother. "I was actually reading the book, I don't even know what his picture is doing in my book. I really don't like him. You know me very well Riya. He is not of my type." I said defending myself. She starred with her strict gaze for about five seconds and then shrugged her shoulders. She just gave up.! "Okay then, I'm going to tell uncle that you don't want to marry sheryaar. Oh my God, Now I can marry him. You are really a best friend." She said excitedly hugging me or suffocating me, I must say. "Nope, My father wants me to marry him and I don't want to disobey my father," I said showing fake seriousness and veiling my annoyance. "Oh, such an obedient child you are. Don't try to hide your feelings babe, I know you love him already. Don't worry, I won't come between you and Mr. Arrogant." She said applying mascara on her already thick eyelashes. "Ma'am they are here" Our maid informed us. "Oh My God, Mario come on sit on the bed. Your father will be here, in any time soon" She said jumping up and down. I sat on the bed and pull my dupatta down to cover my face. The door of my room opened revealing my father and a few other peoples. My father patted me on my head and then kissed my forehead. A voice reached my ears, asking me whether I accept Sheryaar as my husband or not. I was too nervous to say anything and Riya was elbowing me to answer. "Mario, say you accept him or you want me to Say instead of you," she said gritting her teeth. She was pinching my arm. Really.? I'm a bride and deserve some special treatment but nope, you can't expect anything special from your best friends not even at your funeral. The room filled with silence. Awkward silence. Only my heartbeat was a sound my ears catching. I had always thought that it was very easy for brides to just say I accept. But now I lost my voice. Just these two words and I will become Mrs. Sheryaar and He will be able to do whatever he wants with me. I will be dependent on him. What if he doesn't love me, what if he already has a girlfriend. "Mario say something or I swear I'm going to say that I accept him instead of you," Riya said annoyingly. "I accept" I finally said, closing my eyes. Every cell in my body shuddered with an unknown rush of feelings. It felt like a magical spell that I whispered and it brought a change. Invisible yet massive. My Dad kissed my forehead again and left me alone with Riya. She waited for them to leave before attacking me with her suffocating yet affectionate hug. "Oh God, Mario you are now Mrs. Sheryaar. Tell me you still hate him" She said pulling my dupatta up revealing my face. I was feeling like crying but controlled myself because Riya threatened me to Tell everything to Sheryaar whatever I had said about him if I cried And I don't want him to know that I think about him as an Arrogant person. "So tell me cutie, You still hate him." She said wiggling her eyebrows. "Yes, I hate him. He is going to take me away from my family. Why can't he live with us, instead of taking me away." I said feeling like crying. How I'm going to leave my parents and live with a man completely unknown to me. But still, I said, "I accept him." "Really girl you want him to live with you at your parents home. Seriously..?." She said looking at me like I'm a mad woman. "Yes, I don't want to leave my parents and I can neve... "Can I come in, girls?" I was silenced by my Mom's voice. "Yeah, Aunty Please come" Said Riya getting up from the bed. "I'm going to get some food for myself. I feeling hungry." She said leaving me alone with my mom as she sensed that mom wanted to talk with me something. My Mom was looking at me from head to toe and a smile appeared on her face. She sat beside me and kissed my hands. "Maria, my grown up girl." Mom said, scrutinizing me. "Today you are going to start a new life and I want to tell you something," Mom said and I nodded my head indicating her to continue. "From today your life will be no more as usual as it used to be. Now you belong to someone else. Sheryaar is a very kind, loving and well-mannered person. He is your better half now without him you and without you he is incomplete. You have to respect him and make him respect you. You have to obey him, love him So that he would love you back. I know you are our intelligent daughter and you know how to live your wedding life with your husband and My prayers are always with you." Mom said kissing my forehead. Now I can't control my tears anymore. ___________ "God bless you, My girl," My dad said hugging me. Now I was hugging my mom. She prayed for me and I say goodbye to Riya. She was crying. Sheryaar held my hand and helped me to sit in the Car. He sat beside me and driver started the engine and I started crying while sheryaar was still holding my hand. He said that I should not cry otherwise I will ruin my makeup and He doesn't want me to look like a Zombie. Seriously, he doesn't even care about what I'm feeling, he just cares about makeup and my looks. Oh God, how can I live with him? Careless, Arrogant. After some time, the driver stopped the car near a beautiful Manson. I gawked at the view in front of me. It was so beautiful. Though the tears in my eyes were blurring my view I still managed to ogle at the breathtakingly beautiful building. "So you want me to carry you to our room?" Sheryaar asked opening the door. And also blocking the view in front of me. His hands were in his pockets and he was looking at me with a focusing look as I was going to perform something and he is here to watch the show. "Umm No, I can walk," I replied with the same intonation, collecting my heavy dress. "Yeah, I know you can walk but looks like you don't want to." He said watching me with his intensive gaze. He is so annoying. Can I punch him on his sculptured face? "You have to respect him." The words echoed in my mind that my mom had told me and I pushed back the urge of punching him. Really, You were going to punch him. My subconscious asked me raising her eyebrows. Oh Yes, I was about to punch him but my mother's words held me back. Then You should've waited for the same punch too. He can't do that. I'm his wife, after all. Oh, So You can do whatever you want with your husband. Ahhh whatever, Just shut up and let me get off the Car. You shut up first. My subconscious is so annoying. I somehow tried to get off the car but failed miserably and when I was about to kiss the ground, something strong around my waist prevented me to do so. Oh, I'm thankful that he didn't let me fall, though I wasn't expecting anything good from Mr. Arrogant. Maybe he helped you because he didn't want to see you with the broken nose. My subconscious mocked me. "Really, this is what you called Walking." He said mockingly. Before I say anything, I saw a few girls coming, no running in our direction. They approached us and asked sheryaar to give them money otherwise they won't let us go inside. Oh, So they are here to perform the beautiful ritual. Wow, I really love this ritual. I thought that sheryaar will give them a little amount of money in order to tease them and girls will demand some more but no he handover his credit card to a girl and told her to withdraw whatever amount of money she wants. Really, he is no fun. Here I was expecting a good argument over money but he just gave them already. I will never forgive him for ruining my favorite ritual at my own wedding. I'm not going with him. Somebody take me back to my parents. Girls cheered and took my hand and led me inside the mansion. I was welcomed by my In-laws and after other rituals, they took me to my room. I just couldn't believe my eyes. The room was so beautiful. A king-size bed in the middle of the room. Some rose petals were scattered on the bed and the room felt so cozy and comfortable. Walls were painted with white color. Is white even a color.? Glass windows were hidden behind black curtains. A huge chandelier was embellished on the roof in the middle of the room. Dim orange-yellow lights were giving a feel of the dream. Excluding the color of bulb lights, the whole room was filled with black and white. "Sit here Sister in law." A shrill voice brought me back to the earth. "By the way my name is Esha. Sheryaar's younger sister. Well, see you tomorrow morning you just relax. Brother will be here any time soon." She said and winked at me. I just lowered my gaze and blushed that made her laugh. "You looks cute when you blush. Brother is going to fall in love with you surely" She said and left. Oh God, what is going to happen now? I'm feeling nervous. I want to run away from here, from everything, from Him.