Destined

Chapter 9

Samita - What happened beta..?
Please say something.., asked worryingly.

Kaira - What happened aunty ?

Everyone in Meera's home got worried hearing her sobbing voice.

Samita - Meera speak something, where are you ?

Meera wasn't able to gather courage to tell her family that the dream she had seen for them is broken now.
She, who had gone for a job interview is now married to someone within 10 minutes of meeting him.

Kaira - Aunty, please put the phone on speaker.

Samita did so.

Kaira - Hello ? Meera ?
Are you there ? What happened ?
Speak something, Everyone is here getting worried.

Meera - Kaira, I am...

Kaira - You are..what ?

Samita - Beta, please say ..

Meera - Maa, I got married..

Samita - What ?
Meera please, if this is some joke na then it's very bad.

Suhana - Yes didi, please tell us where are you ?
Everyone is very worried here.

Meera - Suhana, I am not joking..
I am married now..

Samita was losing her balance..
Her heartbeat was increasing.

Kaira - Meera, stop it..
Aunty is not feeling well. Please tell us where are you..

Meera - Kaira, I am not lying.
I swear on maa.

Kaira - What ?..

Samita can't control herself anymore.
She was shivering and was going to fall on floor when Suhana holds her.

Suhana - Maa.. Are you okay ?..please be strong..

Kaira - Meera, what are you saying ?
How is this possible ?
Please tell us everything.

Meera - I can't tell you much but for now this is all I want to say that I am married to someone and i will be living in his house from now. So please you all don't worry about me and kaira please take care of maa. I will be coming there soon to meet you all.

Samita - Have you gone crazy ?.. Is this some game or what ?
Meera, it is marriage.
It's not a game. It is a sacred bond between two people.
And how do we stop worrying about you ?
Have you gone mad ?
Where are you ?
To whom are you married ?, asked angrily.

Kaira - Meera, answer us. Aunty is asking something.

Meera - Kaira, it's Shubham Malhotra.

Kaira - What ?

Kaira couldn't believe what she was hearing..

Samita - Who is Shubham Malhotra ?

Suhana - CEO of Malhotra's industry, said in breaking voice.

Samita - What ? What are you all talking ?
Kaira, please tell me. What's all this ?
Where was she gone ?

Kaira - Meera.. you..

Meera - I am swearing on maa kaira. I am not lying. I am married to Shubham Malhotra. Please don't ask me anything further.

Meera disconnected the call saying this.

Samita - Kaira, what was this ?
Please tell me. Kaira, please speak something..

Kaira - Aunty..

Kaira tells whole story to Samita.

Samita - How can she..
She had gone for interview then how..
Where is this Shubham's house..?
Please take me there. I want to meet Meera.

Kaira - Aunty please.. we can't go there right now.. they have very strict security there. They will not allow anyone to enter there at this time..

Samita - What security ?..
I am Meera's mother.. I want to meet her.. please let me go..

Suhana and Kaira stops her..

Suhana - Maa please..

Kaira phone beeps..

There was a message from Meera.

Kaira - Meera's message.

Samita - What ?

Kaira - It is a photo.

It was Shubham and Meera wedding picture which was taken during wedding as a proof.

Samita sees the picture.

Kaira - She has written that she will come to meet us tomorrow. And she has also written to not come there as there is media too if we will go there at this time, media will ask questions to us.

Samita goes to her room crying.

Suhana - I will take care of maa..

Malhotra Mansion

Meera was crying. She was sobbing badly.

Shubham comes out of the bathroom.

Shubham saw her crying.
Her eyes had got swollen from crying.
The kajal in her eyes was wiped along with the tears.
She was frightened.

Shubham - Get a grip of yourself and stop crying.

Meera wipes her tears.

Shubham - See, you can do whatever you want. I am not stopping you from doing anything. You have full freedom.
Never feel like you are caged here.
You can go anywhere, whenever you want.
I am not anyone to give you permission but I am just trying to make you feel that you are not caged.
You can live your life however you want.
No one will stop you.
Everything is same, the only difference is that you are living in someone's else house now.
The place you used to live is changed not you.

Meera looked at him. He has affection in his eyes for her. Pure affection like a guardian have for his younger ones.

Meera nods her head agreeing.

Shubham - Your kajal is flowing along with your tears.

Meera touched her face consciously.

She ran to the mirror.

She looked in the mirror.
Her whole face had kajal everywhere. Her makeup and lipstick everything was smudged.
She was just looking like that 5 year old girl who tried her mother's makeup on herself for the first time.
Anyone can laugh on seeing that cute face of her.

But Shubham had no reaction. He was still serious.

Meera looked at him hesitatingly.

Shubham - It's okay.. you go and change.

Meera - I don't have anything to wear.

Shubham - Oh yes.. I forgot it.
It's okay. You can wear my clothes for tonight. I will bring new ones for you tomorrow.

Meera - What ? Your clothes ?

Shubham - Yes, is there any problem in that ?

Meera - Have you looked at yourself  ? Your size ? They will not fit me.

Shubham - So what ?
Who is going to see you in night ?
Just wear it for tonight. I will buy you the clothes you want tomorrow.

Meera looked at him confusingly.