chapter 2

The bridal room is filled with a heavy, suffocating silence. Tension hangs in the air like a storm waiting to erupt.

Arya( softly ): mom

Mrs. Suryavanshi ( smiling warmly, a bit surprised ): Arya beta, tum yahan kya kar rahe ho?

Arya (nervously fumbling for words): Mom… main… woh… aap…

Mrs. Suryavanshi (lightly scolding): Kya Arya? Sab log dulhan ka intezaar kar rahe hain, aur tum log yahan chhup kar baatein kar rahe ho?

Shanvi (hesitantly, voice trembling): Aa… aunty… main… main…

Mrs. Suryavanshi (gentle tone): Haan beta, kya hua? Sab tumhara intezaar kar rahe hain neeche. Sab kuch toh tayar hai… Tum pareshaan ho?

(She notices the tears in Shanvi’s eyes.)

Mrs. Suryavanshi (concerned noticing Shanvi’s pale face ): Arey… tum toh ro rahi ho? Beta, main samajh sakti hoon… har ladki ko thodi ghabrahat hoti hai apni shaadi se pehle. Par darne ki koi zarurat nahi. Mera beta Shivansh tumhe hamesha khush rakhega… dekhna.

Shanvi (suddenly breaking down, voice shaky ): Aunty… main… main Shivansh se shaadi nahi karna chahti…

Mrs. Suryavanshi (shocked and completely stunned, stepping back ): Kya…?

Shanvi (trying to gather courage, wiping her tears):): Main Arya se pyaar karti hoon… aur main usi se shaadi karna chahti hoon…

(There’s a pin-drop silence. Mrs. Suryavanshi stares at Shanvi, disbelief clouding her eyes. Arya lowers his head, guilt spreading over his face.)

Mrs. Suryavanshi (speechless, almost in a whisper, shattered):): Ye… tum kya keh rahi ho… shanvi..? Tum… Arya se?

(Suddenly, a loud voice echoes from the doorway.)

?????: Kya?!

(Everyone’s head jerks toward the door. Standing there, eyes burning with fury, is Mr. Thakur. His chest heaves with controlled rage. Beside him stands Mr. Suryavanshi, his expression cold and unreadable.)

Mrs suryavanshi(stammering): A.ap...

Mrs Thakur: Aap...

Shanvi: papa...

Vishu: papa...

Nikita: pa-----

Arya: papa..

(Nikita narrows her eyes and crosses her arms, her jaw tight, clearly angry and fed up with Arya’s constant interruptions and the chaos he's brought into their family.)

(Mr. Thakur walks into the room, his shoes echoing ominously on the marble floor. He glares at Shanvi, betrayal evident in his eyes.)

( Mr. Thakur, standing tall, eyes burning with rage and disappointment. )

Mr. Thakur (stern, dangerously calm):

Shanvi… kya yeh sab… sach hai?

Shanvi (voice trembling): P-papa…

main Arya se pyaar karti hoon… main usi se shaadi karna chahti hoon…

Mr. Thakur (furious, voice rising): SHUT UP, SHANVI! Tumhari himmat kaise hui? Apne maa-baap ke bharose ka aise khoon kar diya? Hamari izzat, hamari reputation… sab kuch daav par laga diya tumne!

Arya (stepping forward, defending Shanvi):

Uncle, please… aap..gussa mujh par nikaliye. Galti shanvi ki nhi meri hai. Main samajhta hoon ke yeh waqt nahi tha sab batane ka… lekin hum dono ki feelings sachchi hain.

Mr. Suryavanshi (cold, composed, voice heavy with disappointment): Feelings? Sachchai? Yeh shaadi koi bachon ka khel nahi hai, Arya. Yeh sirf pyaar ka nahi, zimmedari ka faisla hai. Aur tum dono jaante ho tumne kya kiya hai.

Mrs. Suryavanshi (still stunned, voice cracking):

Arya… tumne.. apne.. bhai ke saath… yeh sab…?

(A moment of silence, the air thick with tension. Shanvi breaks down completely, falling to her knees.)

Shanvi (crying, voice filled with despair):

Main bas khush rehna chahti hoon…Arya ke saath.  main..main...Shivansh ki zindagi barbaad nahi karna chahti.....aap..aap log samajhte.. kyun... nhi...?

(She clutches the edge of her lehenga, trying to breathe through her sobs.)

Arya (kneeling beside her, holding her shoulders): Shanvi…

(Everyone watches — some stunned, some angry, some just silent. The two families stand on the edge of chaos, hearts broken, trust shattered.)

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