Whenever she met him she was in awe of him. His virility and strength were such that women were ready to fall at his feet.
“Darling do you know where Maya is ?”
“No papa I was at the ballroom for the past two hours checking the arrangements, I didn't meet her after breakfast .”
“Why the questions papa?”
“Beta it’s that”
“Stop hesitating Mr Verma, just tell her the truth,” Vikram spoke up.
Shnaya did not like Vikram’s manner of speaking with her father. He was being very rude but she ignored him and asked her father instead “What truth?”
Vikram replied instead of her father “Your sister Maya has run away two days before the wedding leaving behind a short note that she is not ready to get married to me.”
“But how is this possible? She was quite happy getting married in your family.”
“Well it seems she fooled all of us.”
“Now what do we do papa? All the guests have arrived Do you want me to announce the cancellation of this wedding?”
“No the wedding cannot be cancelled”, exclaimed Vikram.
“There is too much at stake already .The royal families of neighboring kingdoms have arrived .How can I explain that my bride has run away with her lover?”
“What lover?”
“Well didn't you know that your sister was having an affair ?”he asked her.
“What, of course not”
“The wedding cannot be cancelled and this is final.”
“But without the bride how can a wedding take place?”
“But we do have a bride.”
“Where and how?”
“My dear, Shnaya it will have to be you”Vikram exclaimed.
“Me, What , how is it possible ?”
“Well are you not a girl and don't you belong to Verma family ?”
“I am notsaying that .It's just impossible .We don’t live in the medieval times that we should do something so drastic. There has to be an alternative solution.”
“No it’s not drastic. It’s the perfect solution .”
“Shnaya you take your time to decide no one will force you,” Ajay, her brother spoke up.
“Well we will leave both of you alone to discuss”, saying this her father and step mom left the room.
“Shnaya whatever you decide I will support you ,”saying this her brother also left the room.
Now Shnaya and Vikram were alone in the same room.