Author pov 

A girl is sitting on a bed in her bridal lehenga. The room was fully decorated with candles and flowers. 

" Kab aayenge yeh..ab mujhe nind aa rahi hai " the girl said yawning.

(When will he come…I am feeling sleepy now) 

"It would be better to study a little for tomorrow’s exam instead of wasting time by sitting here " A 6 feet tall guy said entering inside the room and directly went to the restroom not waiting for her reply. 

" Lag gayi Lanka Teri toh Tara '' she said to herself and get off from bed. Removed all her heavy jewelry then went to the closet room, took out a kurta set  from the suitcase and changed, removed her makeup. Her eyes fell on her vermilion and memories hit in her mind.

( You are screwed Tara )

Flashback

" Mom he is  my fucking professor, I can't marry him. " Tara tried to make her understand.

" Language Tara, don't forget that you are talking to your mother" Anjana said.

" Ok fine but I am not going to marry him " said Tara.

" You are going to marry him and I am not asking you , I am telling you " Anjana declared.

" Mom, this is not fair, " she said in anger.

" I don't care if this is fair or not but you are going to marry him and that's final " She said and walked outside the room living Tara and Kishor alone.

" Papa " she said with tear filled eyes and his father embraced her. 

" Why does she always do that to me ? Why can't she think about me for once ? " She said with a muffled voice.

" I know your mother is strict but she loves you and believe me Ranvijay is the best match for you " his father said caressing her head. 

" But papa, he is my professor " she said.

" But you know him from childhood " he said gently stroking her hair.

" Yes and that's why I am saying we are completely different from each other. We are not even friends " she said.

" Believe me, sometimes two completely different persons make the best pair and example you can see in our home itself. Look at your mom and me. We are completely different but still love each other. " He said and she broke the hug.

" But what if we become a disaster for each other?" she asked.

" Believe me you both will become best " he said and pecked her forehead.

" Do you trust this old man? " He asked and she nodded.

" Then marry him " he said. She thought for sometime then nodded.

Flashback ends

She shrugged off her thoughts and came out from the closet room. She saw that Ranvijay was checking some copies sitting on the couch. She approached him and sat beside him.

" Ranvijay, which year's copies are you checking? " She asked him but he didn't reply. Her eyes widened when she saw him barely giving passing marks to students. 

" Kal ke exam ki taiyari kar lo  Kam se Kam pass toh ho jaogi waise toh mujhe tumse koi umeed nahi hai meri class ki sabse nalayak student ho tum " he said in his cold voice still focusing on copies. 

(Prepare for tomorrow's exam, at least you will pass, otherwise I have no expectations from you, you are the most useless student of my class)

" Apne aap ko yeh samajhta kya hai sach mein agar mujhe abhi iski jarurat nahi hoti toh Aisa sunati ki zindagi bhar yaad rakhta...per calm down Tara jarurat ke samay mein gadhe ko bhi baap banana padta hai " she said internally and tried to make herself calm. 

" Ranvijay ab toh tum mujhe pass kar doge na...quki ab toh mein tumhari biwi hu aur agar tum mujhe fail kardoge toh tumhari hi badnami hogi " she said.

(Ranvijay, now you will pass me, right...because now I am your wife and if you fail me then you will be defamed)

" why don't you go and study " he said.

" Yrr what kind of a man are you who asks his wife to study on the wedding night " she said annoyingly.

" So what do you want? Should we celebrate our first night?  " He asked her and her eyes widened.

" I ...did.. didn't mean..th..that" She stammered when he leaned closer to her and she leaned back. Now they both were completely lying. He is on top of her. 

He moved close to her face and she closed her eyes due to their proximity. She was waiting for him to kiss her but when she didn't feel his lips on her she opened her eyes and found him dangerously looking at her and she gulped. 

" You can't bear me  " he said and sat straight. She also sat and went towards closet room and came out with a biology book in her hand , settled herself on bed and started studying.

" What does he mean by I can't bear him "? I mean how huge his can that I can't bear him " she thought and looked at him who was checking copies. Then her eyes moved down.

" You bitch stop it, how could you think about it like that , yuck...That too with this grumpy person.. focus on your books otherwise he will fail you in this semester too " She scolded herself in mind.

Ranvijay stretches her hands after checking the last copy. His eyes fell on Tara who fell asleep while studying.

" Iska kuch nahi ho sakta lgta hai iss semester mein bhi fail ho jayegi " he sighed and walked towards her. He took her book and made her lay down on the bed and covered her with a duvet. A hair strand came on her face and he felt an urge to put it behind her ear. 

(Nothing can be done about her, it seems she will fail this semester too) 

 "Should I do it or not but I shouldn't touch her without her acknowledgement" he said but when he saw her face again he couldn't stop himself. He took a pen from the table and tuck that hair strand with the help of that pen.

" Have a good sleep Tara " he said and turned. He collected all the copies and walked towards the study room which was in the room itself. He placed them on the table safely and sat on his arm chair. 

" I don't know how will I manage this marriage thing " 

Flashback

" Papa , how is maa now? " he enquired. Stressful lines were clearly visible on his forehead.

" She is not good " Mr Ram said.

" What are doctors saying? " He asked in tension.

" They were saying that they have to do her heart operation immediately " Mr Ram said and he nodded.

" Can I meet her ? " He asked and Mr Ram hummed. He went inside the ICU room. Suhana passed him a smile when she saw him. He goes and sits beside her. She raised her hands to hug him and he immediately hugged her and hid his face in her neck like a toddler.

" I don't wanna talk to you " he said.

" Well then why did you come here to meet me? " she asked caressing his head.

"How many times have I told you to take care of yourself but you didn't listen to me" he complaint and straighten himself.

" Acha baba sorry " she said with a pout.

" Maa don't pout now you can't convince me by your cute acts " he said.

" Haa thik hai nahi karungi waise bhi ab toh mein kab mar jau pta bhi nahi " she sighed.

(Yes, it's okay, I won't do it. Anyway, I don't even know when I will die.)

" Maa, please don't say that " he said.

" Ok. But you have to fulfill my one wish " she said.

" What ? "

" First promise me " she said, extending her palm.

" Maa, why am I feeling something fishy? " He enquired about being suspicious.

" Karna promise aur apna dimag jyada mat chla " she said and he promised her.

(Promise me and don't use your brain too much.) 

" Marry my friend's daughter Tara " she said with a big wide smile and his jaw dropped.

" Maa she is my student " 

" Achha hai na college mein romance karne ko bhi mil jayega kash meri kismat aisi hoti...par shukr mna Teri maa tujhe aisi kismat de rahi hai " she said.

(It's good, you will get to romance in college too. I wish I had such luck... but be thankful your mother is giving you such luck.)

" Maa we are apples and oranges . We will never work out " he tried to make her understand.

" Jyada  mat soch mera haye Mera Dil baitha Ja raha hai " she said dramatically and placed her hand on her chest.

(Do not worry too much, my heart is sinking.) 

" Maa are you fine ? " He asked in concern.

" Shaadi karle fir ho jaungi thik " she said continuing the drama and started taking heavy breaths.

(Get married and then I'll be fine)

" DOCTOR " 

" Promise me beta " 

" Ok  I promise that I will marry her " 

Flashback ends

Her biology book fell from the table when he grabbed his phone. He bent down to pick it up but his eyes widened when he saw her art. She made a cartoon of him crying and nose was flowing and she was kicking him on his ass.

" What the hell she was doing this instead of preparing for tomorrow's exam"

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