Chapter -2

I walked downstairs in a confused state of mind and a resolve to not let that rich brat rule over my life.

With the momentum of my steps my dress edges fluttered across the staircase.

I was quite anxious about this unseen happening in my life and was least aware about how to handle this circumstance.

"Let it be, you can handle it. " Taking a deep breath, I did let go of all the stress caused by the stupid human who has entered my life all of a sudden.

Keeping my chin up, and a resolve to not let this meeting be a success, with a resolve to make this stupid rich brat forget this idea of our marriage. I will put him in such a mess and turmoil that even in his dreams he will never think about our marriage.

After listening to the stories about his wealth I am quite sure about his personal

ity. He must be an arrogant, gaudy, emotionless human. For whom money would be everything.

"Can you please start walking a little faster, Where are you lost. " It was Mom's voice, she was gazing at me while grinding her teeth.

As I travelled down stairs to reach the not so mighty living room space, a intrigued personality was already seated at the centre of the sofa. Black coat drapping his body and combined with a black trousers. (Absolutely no colours) . Only part visible in extensive darkness was his face, shining like a bright egg shell. (I know not a good comparison, but how could I even think good about the person who has just caused so much trouble by merely existing.)

His black dull eyes were fixed to the roof.

"Here comes pretty lady. "This was the voice of elderly man sitting beside him. I noticed, he seems like into very old years of his life, Still he encompassed vivid grandeur, smile and warmth in his gestures.

Some kind of purity positivity followed while I looked at him.

I looked back at that man dressed like black goon, his eyes now moved and got fixated at me. Sharp eyes, crooked and blunt eyebrows with a sharp nose, perfectly shaped lips and a chiselled face overall; he certainly is a beauty. He looked nothing less then a Greek mythological character with God like features and deep mystery hidden in those deep eyes.

He did looked handsome and rich, at first glance one can't certainly say if he is a millionaire but yeah don't all rich people dress in complete black dress code. It is a big clue. I giggled inside my head.

Without any idea of how am I going to handle this situation, or get out of this marriage proposal kind of discussion I am stepping in this dirth.

"Here arrives my eldest, loveliest, beautiful doll. " It was my dad. His eyes gleaming after looking at me. It seems as if he has already imagined his grandchildren.

I could not help myself from making a screwed face, which I immediately covered with a fake smile.

"Certainly she looks so humble sweetest and beautiful" These are the words of grey haired person accompanying the millionaire brat. Probably his grandfather.

"Sit down child, I am old. I can go anytime now. I can't wait to see my grandchildren giggling and hopping across the palace. I really want my grandson to get married and have a lot of kids now. I want to see him happy and share life with a kind, noble, humble and beautiful princess lik you. "

I was quite a amazed listening to his grandfather words. How can he say all this? They seem to be dying for this marriage. what must have made them to be here. Aren't there other genuine and kind and humble girls in real in this world.

Lifting up his eyes he gave me a spooky look at first, with a plain face and eyes staring at me.

"Hey, " Standing up he gave me a gentle smile and stood up for a hand shake.

His stern face is altogether more matching to spooled ruthless rich brat image, but as soon as he smiled, he looked innocent and sweet.

"Why is he trying to act nice, as if he doesn't know that I have read a lot of novels about billionaire and millionaires. I knew every nook and corner about them.I was expecting him to look straight into my eyes horrify me with a deadly expression and a smile is the last thing I would have expected.

"She is my daughter Sheril. " My dad said signalling at me and made me sit beside that mysterious human.

"Hey, you are looking very pretty. Purple suits you. " He came closer adjusting his coat while murmured in my ears.

It has been our first ever meet and is he trying to hit on me, that too in front of the whole family.

He is not as innocent as he seems. I thought while trying to fake a smile while poking eyes at him in anger.

"I will kill you, better stay away from me. " I stared at him with no at all affectoin but a gaze which could clearly signal how much I am hating his presence.

" Sheril. child I will directly come to point. I want to get my grandson married. Seeing this unorganized, clueless person get some direction and get settled in life have a wife , small little family, is only what this old man desires now.

I have come here all way to propose this alliance to you and your family. Arjun is a self mad man, he has grown several business from dust. Currently a owner of 100$ million business. Girls are after him, all ladies want to marry him. But, this old man want a loving partner for him. Your father and my son who has been killed a while back were very good friends. It was then he told me about this alliance. I don't know if your father remember Sanjay, my son. "

"Sanjay!! " Grandfather has just said this when my father eyes went a little moist and voice a little choked as he uttered the name again.

"Is he Sanjay's son." My father spoke in a freezed voice. Still stunned and in doubt.

"Uncle how could I recognize you. I am so sorry, but how could Sanjay...you all one day got disappeared form neighborhood, no one knew where,why. I also tried reaching Sanjay multiple times, bit all goes in wain. I was not able to reach him after multiple efforts."

I missed you all ever since then. I got to read stories about Singhaniya clan rising to wealth, but I had no idea these Singhaniya clan belongs to no one else but my dearest friends children."

I have never witnessed dad this lost and emotional, he was at verge of crying. He was emotionally filled uptill brim.

"You mentioned Sanjay is killed. What does that mean? How could that happen? Do you mean to say he is no more with us? " Dad spoke.

"I didn't wanted all this to end this way, I certainly wanted to hear my dearest friend one last time, bid him a heartfelt goodbye. We can't predict what next moment has for us. I feel devastated. " Saying this he broke down in tears.

Man I knew, my father, I have never seen him crying all the while. Even in the hardest of the times I could never imagine him crying.

"Don't cry son, leave all of it. It is all fate. It was deemed to happen. But, today I am here to discuss a very important and happy matter. " Grandfather spoke picking up my and his grandsons hand and keeping them enclosed together.

"I believe let's restore the friendship ties even stronger by turning it into a family relationship. If you Remember Sanjay once promissed about marrying his son to your daughter. I am here to fulfill that promise." Old man spoke in a very sore and emotional voice. 

While I was drowning in anxiety after lsietning to all this talk. This was a bolt form the blue. I have been figuring out all the while ways to get swayed from this unwanted marraige while lsitening to all this discussion this marraige feels more inevitable.

"I would have never thought I would encounter this news in this way, I miss my friend Sanjay." My father spoke with a heavy voice.

"I only wished I would have met him one last time, it would have been so nice if I could have got to listen to this beautiful marraige proposal from him in person. I would have hugged him tightly and what a beautiful day that would have been." He took a deep sigh.

"No worries, I will respect my friends wish. Sitting in heaven he will shower you both child with love and blessings. I can't wait for both of them to get married."Dad made this big announcment without taking a pause. As if it was a very petty matter. My life as if means nothing to him. How can he announce her daugher marriage to anyone without even thinking about it twice, without even knowing the person very well.

Floor beneath my feet seems to slipped away in a second. I got ready to meet this human with only intention to sway him away before anyone could knit dreams of marraige. But little did I got any chance to implement my evil dreams and all of a suddden all of the situation took a very unexpected and wrong turn.

"Me marrying him" world stopped for me for a second. 

"No way" I would never let it happen. My heart throbbed in anxiety.