“I will make you mine on our wedding night”
Mili blushed hard, Daniel smiled and continued, “Baby, I want to keep my promise but if you will blush like this, I don’t think I can control myself for long”
Mili turned red in embarrassment. He gently picked her bridal style and walked back to the living room, he made her sit on the sofa.
He sat next to her took her hand in his hands and said, “Mili, I want to know everything about you”
He felt her body again stiffening, he immediately smiled and said assuring her, “Don’t worry; we have our whole life to know each other”
Mili relaxed a little, Daniel didn’t want her to get uncomfortable so he started talking about his college life, his family.
They spent the whole night talking, Mili hardly spoke anything, she was lost in thoughts and Daniel kept on blabbering.
Around 5 am Daniel turned to see her already sleeping.
He smiled, kissed her forehead gently, picked her bridal style and took her to the bed, he covered her with a blanket and left the bedroom.
He walked to the kitchen and cooked some breakfast for her kept it on the island with a note “Please eat properly before leaving house”
“I wanted to stay but I have to plan our grand wedding and tell my parents so I have to leave, I will pick you in the evening be ready by 7 pm we will go out for dinner”
And making sure all the things were intact he left her house.
He was eager to tell Alice about it, he knew she would be very happy.
He drove his car to his parent’s house
Daniel was very excited to share this news with Alice, recently she was asking him to get married and settle like his siblings.
She will be very happy, he reached his parent’s house some time ago, he walked out of the car and the moment he entered the living room he was welcomed by his Dad Alex.
Daniel asked in excitement, “Dad where is Mom, I have to tell her something very important”
Alex said with smiling a little, “She will be here in some time, but I am very happy that you came I was about to call you today”
Daniel frowned and asked, “What happened, old man, what do you wanna talk to me about?”
Alex felt annoyed and said, “Don’t talk nonsense, come here and sit” he patted the sofa next to him.
Daniel frowned because Alex never spoke to him so calmly; he walked and sat next to Alex.
Alex kept his hand on Daniel’s shoulder and started speaking, “I know you love your Mom the most, so you will never go against her decision”
Daniel was not having a good feeling about this, he asked confused, “Dad , please tell me clearly, what are you talking about you?”
“Honey, please don’t play games with my son” came Alice’s cheerful voice from behind.
Daniel turned and smiled at his Mom.
Alice sat on the sofa in front of Daniel and said, “Baby, I have arranged marriage for you”
Daniel lost the color of his face, his throat went dry, he came to share the good news with his parents but things turned upside down.
Daniel tried to speak but Alice continued, “Baby, I know you trust my decision so I have arranged this marriage with my friend’s daughter”
Daniel said, “Mom, what are you talking about? How can you do this? How can you arrange my marriage without talking to me?”
Alex got furious, he stood from his place angrily and said, “See Alice I told you, he will not accept it even though you took the best decision for him”
Alice tried to calm him down and said, “Alex let him speak first, his questions are not wrong, but I know after he knows everything he will definitely not deny to this marriage”
Daniel felt like some had kept a big rock on his chest, he knows he loves his Mom the most in this world and he can never deny her decisions.
He stood from his place and said with a heavy heart, “Mom, Dad no need to fight I will marry the girl Mom had chosen for me”
Alice and Alex both smiled happily, Alice walked to him hugged him, and gave him an envelope picking from the table, “Baby, this is the photo of the girl”
Daniel took the envelope with trembling hands; he forced a smile on Alice trying hard to control his tears.
He again kept the envelope on the table and said to Alice, “Mom, I will freshen up” and without waiting for Alice’s reply he walked to his bedroom.
He entered his bedroom and locked the door, he directly entered the bathroom and stood below the shower removing his clothes.
Unknowingly tears started rolling down his cheeks, for the first time in life he loved a girl but now he cannot be with her for his mother’s happiness.
Yesterday night he was promising her to be with her forever and now he cannot be with her ever.
Maybe this was the punishment for him if he had ever broken any girl’s heart.
He was unable to make out a way to tell Mili about all this, if this was some other girl he wouldn’t have bothered but Mili, he cannot lie, he made up his mind after breakfast he will meet and tell her everything.
The thought of losing her was killing him thousand times, he doesn’t know how he will live without her.
He took a bath for around fifteen minutes and came out. He wore his clothes and went downstairs to have breakfast with his parents.
He went down and heard his parents talking about the marriage plan.
When Alice’s eyes fell on Daniel, she was shocked and hurt seeing his red eyes, she understood he cried.
She wanted to go and hug him but Alex held her and said to Daniel, “Dan, come here and at least see the photo of the girl”
Daniel walked towards them lifelessly, Alice wanted to say something but Alex held her hands stopping her.
Daniel gave a forceful smile and opened the envelope and pulled out the photo.