Chapter 4

Alya was watching Tv when someone knock at the door , she looked at the person and asked :" Yes, who are you ?". The man answered:" Madam, Anisha madam has sent me to give this dress to Viren sir. This is his wedding dress, but I think he is not at home. Can I left the dress here, will you give this to him ". Alya nodded, the man thanked her and left. Alya looked at the dress, tears started forming in her eyes, she thinks in her mind :" Viren, tomorrow you are going to become someone else husband. I know, you are thinking I am doing for money but it's for our better future. Please, don't doubt on my love for you, I love you so much. Hope you understand! ". 

At evening, Alya entered in Viren's house , he was cutting vegetable . She keep the dress on the chair and said :" Give it to me, I will do this ". He looked at her , then said :" No need, I will manage. What are you doing here, I thought you and your parents were busy with your shopping list". Alya ignored his taunt and said pointing toward the sofa:" This is your wedding clothes, Anisha has sent for you". After saying , she was going out when Viren stopped her and said :" Ms Alya Gupta, I want to invite you and your parents for my marriage sorry, second marriage . You know, I have no one except you , so please come ! ".

Alya turned toward him and said with shocked :" No , Viren. I can't come . I mean, how can you expect me to come to your marriage and see you getting married to other woman, please it's so difficult for me". Viren chuckled and said :" What a joke, you are forcing me to marry some other woman, then what's the problem seeing me getting married. After marriage, you are going to stay with us, you have to see me daily sleeping in her room, if you don't have problem with this, then I don't think attending a marriage is a bigger problem".

Alya looked at him with teary eyes and said :" Please Viren, don't make me do this. It's difficult for me to do all this". Viren turned to other side , no matter what he was concerned about her and seeing tears in her eyes made him sad, he took a deep breath and said without looking at her :: I don't care about your feeling , I will marry Anisha only if you and your parents come to my marriage otherwise I will not marry her . Choice is yours !". After saying this, he walked inside his room. 

 Today is Anisha and Viren's marriage, he was getting ready for the marriage. He was looking at himself painfully, he wore the same dress few days ago when he got married to Alya, that time he was happy and hoping for happy future with Alya. But now everything changed , he does not know where this contract marriage will take him. He left everything to God. After getting ready , he comes out and saw Alya and her parents were waiting for him. He smile faintly and said :" Good ! you are coming with me. Let's go to my second marriage ".

Alya looked at him confusingly, she asked with confusion :" Viren, why are you wearing this dress, I mean where is the dress that Anisha has sent it to you". Viren said looking at her :" It's none of your concern ". After saying this, he walked outside where Anisha's driver was waiting for them. 

Viren, Alya and her parents stepped inside the temple, Anisha's driver dropped them to the temple. Anisha's PA walked toward them and said :" Just wait for two minutes , ma'am is coming ". She said these words looking at Viren, he nodded in reply. He was waiting for Anisha, when he heard bangles voice, his gaze turned toward the source and amazed to saw Anisha. She was wearing red color sari, she was not wearing any jewelry except bangles and earring. She was looking simple but beautiful and elegant. 

Alya looked at Viren who was staring Anisha continuously, suddenly insecurity build inside her. She gets scared thinking what if Viren falls for her beauty , her trance broken by Anisha's voice:" I am ready , let's start". 

She was going to walk toward mandap when her gaze falls on Alya who has vermilion in her hairline and nuptial chain in her neck .

She looked at Alya and said :" Ms Alya, I am going to marry Viren and I  don't want any other woman to wear my husband's name marriage symbol. From now onwards, these things belong to me. You can wear them after one year, till then only I have right to wear these things ". 

Alya looked at her painfully, she clutched her nuptial chain and said :" I I can't removed this, I mean, your and Viren marriage is contract , these things does not matter to you, but these things matter to me",

Anisha took a deep breath and said :" It does not matter if I have any values of these things or not, but Viren is mine. I have purchased him, he belongs to me only. I don't like when someone else shows her right on my husband . Now, don;t waste my time and removed them otherwise consequences will be bad ". Alya looked at Viren , but he turned his gaze to other side. Anisha again warned her:" Alya, you don't have to looked at him , he has no right to say anything. Do it fast or you want me to do this ". 

Her mother interrupt her and said in her ear:" Alya, just remove them. Now , you are not his wife, so these things are meaningless . Don't make her angry, what if she refused to marry Viren or let us stay with them. Come on! Remove them , it's a matter of one year only". Tears formed in her eyes, slowly she moved her hand toward her neck and removed her nuptial chain, she remembered their marriage when Viren tied this nuptial chain around her neck. She gave the chain to her mother with a heavy heart and teary eyes.

Viren and Anisha take their place on the mandap ( a place where wedding take place in Indian style ) , Anisha whispered in his ears :" Why did you not wear dress, I have sent to you . What's the need to wear these cheap dress ". Viren chuckled and said :" Madam, I don't want a single penny from you. I am helpless that's why I am marrying you otherwise I will not see your face".

Anisha smile and said :"Not bad husband, you got the tongue !". Viren ignored her words and looked at Alya who was looking at him with teary eyes. They were looking into each other eyes, it was Viren who diverted his gaze hearing priest voice. The priest said :" Now forward your hand", Viren forward his hand, then the preist asked Alina to put her hand on his, she did according to the instruction. After this, the priest asked them to stand for pheras ( During Indian wedding , husband and wife revolve seven times around the holy fire ) . After pheras, they again sit on their places, then priest asked Viren to fill her hairline and tied the nuptial chain around her neck. 

Viren fill Anisha's hairline and tied nuptial chain around her neck. He was performing all the rituals with pure hatred and pain. Finally, they get married. 

The car stopped in front of the big mansion, the mansion is looking like palace with large lawn. The mansion was surrounded by trees and garden. Alya and her parents were looking at the mansion with amazement. Alya's mother said, praising the mansion:" O My God, look at the mansion. It's look like some palace". Alya and her father agrees with her words. 

Viren was going to step inside the house when Anisha holds his hand and said :” We are newly married , we should perform few rituals before entering the house “. Viren looked at her with little shocked , he removed his hand from her grip and said :" No need for this , this marriage is not real . All the rituals were only temporary". 

Alya support him and said  :” Yes, he is right.  It's  not this marriage is real . Second thing , Viren has no one . Even when we got married, nobody performs ritual for me “. 

Alya ‘s mother added  :” Yes, these rituals are for real couple “.

Anisha  calls the servant and asked her to bring the Pooja plate, then she turned toward Alya and her mom :” Aunty , I know only one thing, our marriage is real even for one year . All the rituals are real, and about his family , you don’t need to say this, he has no one . I am her family after all, wife is also family. From now onwards , we are each other family “. Everyone stunned listening to her , Viren  was looking at her with a surprise expression and unknown emotions .

Anisha asked Alya :” Alya , you can perform the ritual for us . I mean , you are his friend ”. Alya was going to refuse but she heard Anisha saying to her PA Kiara:’ Kiara , give me ten thousand rupees , I have to put on Pooja plate “. Listening about money , Alya took the plate and started performing the ritual . She put tika on Viren forehead and then Viren. Anisha kicked  the pot filled with rice and entered inside the house.

Anisha again holds Viren’s hand and said :” Viren, let’s go . I am tired, I need your help to remove these jewelry and pins “. She was interupted by her PA:" Ma'am , there is one ritual left, I mean husband has to carry her wife to their room ". Alya, Viren and her parents were shocked to hear her.

Viren was going to refused when Anisha said :" Kiara leave this ritual, he can't carry me. What if he can't bear my weight and I fell on the ground". Listening to her words, Viren ego hurted. Without saying anything, he picked her in bridal style making everyone shocked including Anisha, she immediatly wrapped her arms around his neck. She said :" What are you doing? Put me down, what if I feel down ". He smile and said :" Don't worry, I will not let you feel down even I wanted to do this ". After saying this, he asked her to show the direction to her room, and walked toward the room. Alya was looking at their retreating back with jealousy. 

Tears started flowing through Alya’s eyes seeing this and imagining  Anisha and Viren together, her mother kept hand on her shoulder and said :” Don’t worry my child  , trust me  ! Everything will be alright. I can see hatred in Viren's eyes for her, he will not touch her or leave you “. Alya calm down little hearing her mother, she nodded and walked toward her room.

On the other hand , Viren and Anisha reached to their room.

The moment they reached the room, he threw her on the mattress, and going to walk away when she holds his hand. Viren angrily jerked her hand and said :” Don’t touch me , I hate you “. He come closer to her and said: “Listen carefully , according to contract I married you, but there is nowhere written on the contract that we have to live like husband and wife . So, Ms Anisha Mathur, I am not going to touch you ever. Mark my words, you have wasted your one crore rupees . You have signed  your life the stupidest deal by marrying me".

Anisha  smile faintly and said :” You don’t need to take stress about my money , I am tired . I am going to change “. Saying this, she walked toward the mirror and started removing her jewelry. She removed her bangles , and started removing her pins . She got irritated with the pins; she started removing the pins roughly and hisses in pains.

Viren  who was watching her silently, walked toward her and said :” What are you doing ? If you don’t like  who told you to put all these pins, “.  Saying this, he started removing her pins. Anisha was looking at him silently, after this he removed her necklace and walked toward the washroom. Anisha looked at his retreating back for sometimes, then she started removing her remaining jewelry.

After sometime, he came out wearing nightwear, till now Anisha has also changed her clothes . Viren  went to the bed and pick up pillow and blanket, and  walked toward the sofa and slept on it.  Anisha sighed  deeply and walked toward the bed and laid on it . She keeps thinking something very deeply until sleep overtook her .

The next morning , Anisha opened her eyes due to continuous ringing of her phone . She groaned in frustration and threw the phone on the floor . Viren who just came out of the washroom shocked to see her action , he come out of his shocked and asked her :” Are you mad , what are you doing ?”.

Anisha gets frustrated , she opened her eyes and said :” Remember , don’t interfere in my life . Don’t forget you are not my real husband but a thing which I purchased from your ex wife. Never question me and stays in your limit “. Saying this, she covered herself from the blanket , while Viren was looking at her sleeping form with pain .