Chapter 60

Damini's POV



" This is absurd... She is not your sister and we want you both to get married as you both are perfect for each other. " Uncle said.

" She might not be my sister dad, but I can't think her as my wife also. We can't even think about such a relationship between us... I feel protective towards her like a brother usually is. I will not take her as my wife under any condition. "

" Samar... This is very stupid of you. You are being rude. " Uncle was very angry.

" This is not stupidity dad... This is reality. We can't get married just because you think that we should. It's a matter of our whole life. It's not some dress that you buy and discard later on if you don't like it. It's our whole life. We have to spend the rest of our life with each other and I can't imagine my life with her as my wife. "

" You are being stubborn Samar. I have promised her parents and I even announced your upcoming wedding to everyone. You can't back out now. If you don't marry her now... I will disown you... I swear, I will never talk to you. " Uncle threatened Samar.

" Uncle.. please.. don't say that. I agree with Samar. I also can't imagine getting married to him. " I said in a firm voice.

" Beta Damini... It happens some times, but you will eventually fall for each other. Trust us... " he tried to make me understand.

" It will never happen, dad.." Samar said confidently.

" How do you know?? We have more experience in life than you. "

" Dad I am in love with someone else," Samar said looking into uncle's eyes. I looked at Samar but he tightened his grip on my hand as if telling me to be quite.

" Samar this is too much... "

" No, dad... It will be too much if we get married to please you. I don't love Damini and I will not marry her. She is literally like my sister.. "

" You are lying... " uncle said glaring at him.

" I am not lying and It would be unfair to Damini if we get married. We will never be happy. My happiness is with someone else dad. I can't ruin our lives. "

" You never said about anyone else earlier... So how come you developed feelings for someone else all of a sudden? "

" Dad that day you announced our engagement without even asking us. You should have asked us first. We would have told you. "

" Why did you not say anything that day?? "

" I like that girl for quite a long time but was not aware of it. When you talked about my marriage with Damini... I realised that I love someone else and I can't live without her. I don't feel any such feelings for Damini so will not marry her or otherwise, none of us would be happy. "

" Samar... I am disappointed with you.. you let me down in front of my friends. "

" I am a sorry uncle and aunty... But you both married for love... Don't you think that we should also marry someone we love and not end up with an unhappy marriage? Do you want to marry your daughter to someone who loves someone else?"

" No beta it is ok we understand very well. Aniruddh please don't pressurise him. It is not right... He is in love with someone. " My dad said to uncle.

" No... I will never talk to him if he denies to marry her. "

" Uncle it is not just Samar who does not want to marry me.... "

" Damini... You just keep quiet...I am talking to them. " Samar said to me.

" No Samar, You said what you wanted to. I have to stand for myself."

" Damini... " Samar raised his eyebrow

" No Samar."

" Mom, dad and uncle, I am in love with someone else too. Samar is like my best friend. He is just trying to take all the blame. In reality, he is trying to protect me. " I said to everyone.

" What ?? But when did that happen?? Who is he? Where did you meet him? How much do you know about him? " My dad asked many questions all of a sudden.

" I know him for very long... I am talking about Sagar."

" Sagar?? Sagar Malhotra?? Sahil's twin? " Uncle asked.

" Yes uncle, I want to marry him. I love him for the last eleven years. I tried to forget about him because some crazy people threatened to kill me and him. I got scared along with my parents and tried to avoid him. I even left India but I could never move on. Mom and dad, you said at that time, that if after I complete my studies, I feel the same way about him, you will let me choose him. "

" But we thought you got over him... You never talked about him and it seemed that you had a break up with him. " Mom said.

" No mom, It was just a stupid misunderstanding. He suffered a lot because if me and that misunderstanding. I would rather die than marrying anyone else." I said.

" Uncle and aunty please at least meet him once...I assure you uncle... You will love him. He is crazy about her. He has loved only one girl in his life."

" love is not everything beta... Other things also matter. " My dad said.

" He is a very good man. Well educated, well settled, cultured, smart, decent, belongs to a very good and reputed family and on top of that he loves Damini like anything." Samar said.

" I don't know beta... We all were so happy that you and Damini would get married and our friendship will strengthen. I approved you for her. I trust you... I know your father and you... You belong to our caste as well. " My dad said.

" Uncle I agree that you think that we are suitable for each other and all the things you just said... But you forgot the most important thing... "

" What is that ?? "

" We don't love each other... If you compel us to marry, it will be a marriage of convenience. We would never be happy. I love someone else.. she loves Sagar. What kind of a marriage it would be. I don't want to spoil many lives, to make three of you happy. "

Uncle, you tell me... Who would you like to get your daughter married to?? Someone who loves your daughter and will do anything and everything to keep her happy... Or ... Someone who loves some other girl and wanted to spend his entire life with her so he would be frustrated and would never be happy himself and would not be able to keep her happy."

" Beta.. listen..." Uncle started saying. But Samar said.

" No dad for once you listen to us. Do you know, Damini was so sad and tensed when you announced our engagement without even asking us. She was madly in love with Sagar, but she was planning to sacrifice her love to save your friendship with her uncle. She thought that if she refuses to marry me.. your friendship with uncle would affect. "

" No... We wanted you to get married to each other but it would not affect our friendship if you don't get married. " Uncle said.

" She respects you a lot dad and she thought that she was under some kind of obligation because you helped her parents in their tough time. You even helped her to get settled in the US. Do you want her to marry me because she is under obligation?? It is a type of forced marriage dad. Do you want a favour from her now in return for the help you gave to her family?"

" Hell no... Stop this instance. I am not that bad... Beta Damini, I am sorry if you thought so... I just liked you so I thought that if you and Samar get married to each other, I will have you in our family forever. "

" That is what I said to her... She was sacrificing her love as she thought she could not say no to you."

" What nonsense?? She is under no obligation... Whatever I did for my friends was not favour... It was my love for them. "

All of a sudden my eyes started pouring tears. Uncle came and hugged me and patted on my back.