C5 Chapter 5 Engaged to the Prosecutor.

Izna's Perspective.

I look towards my reflection in the full length mirror. I was dressed in a beautiful silver colored traditional dress with a matching necklace and earrings studded with emerald stones. I have minimal makeup on my face while my hairs were left open turning into beautiful curls at the end.

I just wanted to snatch away all the beauty and jewels when the frustration started taking a toll on me. I never wanted a marriage but I just don't know why Daddy is so adamant on his place to marry his daughter to that person. I tried my level best and did every other thing to stop this engagement, but all went in vain. Fifteen days back his Grandma came with the proposal and I tried to tell daddy to say a No but he never listened.

I entered into daddy's room and found him sitting on the armchair near the fireplace busy reading a book.

'Daddy I want to talk to you.' I said and he turned towards me with a smile.

'Come here my child.' He said with affection and signaled me to come near.

'Daddy I don't want this marriage, Please.' I said sitting down on the rug near him and place my head on his lap.

'Look dear I know this is a very emotional phase for every girl, no girl wants to leave her home, her parents to settle in a new one but this is the law of nature. Parents have to marry off their daughters and I think it's the ideal time for you to get married.' He said stroking my hairs gently.

'I know you are missing your mother, even I'm missing her. She left us too early.' Dad said with a sad broken voice while a tear slipped from my eye.

'Daddy please try to understand, I don't want to leave you alone. You are my everything.' I tilt my head upwards and looked towards him.

'I am not going anywhere, you can come to meet me everyday.' He said and I made a face.

'Daddy why are you so adamant on marrying me off to someone.' I asked with a puppy face.

'Izna, my daughter look I don't know for how long will I be able to live. So I want to hand you over in safe hands before having a sleep for, forever.' He said while I look towards him in shock.

'Daddy why are you talking like that? Do you even have any idea of the hurt and pain your words are causing to me?' I questioned with teary eyes.

Things never went the way I wanted them. I thought after the discussion with Daddy. All of my excuses and explanations went into the gutter.

I was so frustrated when I came up with an idea after thinking for seven long days and decided to try my luck again. I called on his landline and look towards the wall clock which was striking midnight. The call was received after several rings and I heard a male voice from the other side.

'Hello.' It was his voice, my heart did a happy dance after realizing it.

'Mr.Rahil Khanna?' I asked for the confirmation.

'Yes, It's Rahil speaking. May I know who are you?' He demanded in a husky voice.

'It's me, Izna.' I replied back walking back and forth in the balcony.

'Ohhhh, so It's my would be bride.' He said in a dramatic yet husky tone.

'I'm not your would be bride.' I replied sternly while he chuckled from the other side annoying the hell out of me.

'Oh is it so, but Grandma told me that the proposal is accepted by your Father.' He said and I'm sure he was smirking on the other side.

'My father have accepted it not me. Listen, I want to tell you very clearly that I don't won't to marry you or any other person in this world.' I told him curtly.

'Okay, than why didn't you said a "No" at that time.' He asked while I stroke my hairs in frustration.

'I wanted to but I just don't know why Daddy is so adamant to marry me off. Just do me a favor please, just refuse to marry me.' I pleaded in a sugarcoated tone to convince him.

'And why would I do that?' He asked me with sarcasm dripping from his tone.

'Because I'm telling you to do so.' I replied in a pleading tone hiding the rising anger.

'Well to be honest why should I listen to you? We don't have any such relation. Hm?' Wow sarcasm at it's height! He asked making fun of my situation.

'You! I don't want to marry you.' I said angrily and he started laughing on the other side.

'Go and tell this to your Father.' He said sarcastically.

'And you do me a favor, just go to hell.' I replied and cancelled the call.

After trying my luck to in convincing Rahil to refuse to marry me, I again decided to talk to daddy. That time I was determined on my place to make him break this relation.

'Daddy how can you just marry me off to Rahil. Do you even know that he lived in New York during the most sensitive year of one's life.' I said making a bad face.

'I'm sure that he would have lots of girlfriends and was indulge into every other bad habit.' I told the reason and my insides danced happily.

'My dear that's the main reason why I chose him for you.I mean after spending his Boyhood in such an advance place, he was raised up so well that he knew and respect all the customs and values. I'm proud of him.' Daddy said imaging Rahil in front of him while my mouth hung low.

'What the hell?' I mumbled silently.

The chain of my thoughts were broken by Raima's chirpy voice and I turned towards her. I tell you she is the most happiest person in the entire universe right now. I even asked her to help me but she refused plainly saying that It's best for me to marry him.

'Izna just look at you dear, you are looking extremely beautiful.' She said with a beautiful smile.

'You are looking no less.' I praised her too.

'Thank you but you know what something is going to happen today.' She told my while I was puzzled.

'What?' I asked with confusion written all over my face.

'Rahil will deny to make you wear a ring today.' She said while I was more than happy. Can my fate be this merciful?

'Instead of it, he'll marry you.' She said and all the happiness which surrounded me a moment ago went into the gutter.

'Seriously!' I rolled my eyes in disbelief.

'My dear sister will be a bride.' She sang a song to tease me while I look towards her and faked a smile.

I went downstairs with Raima and some other girls and my eyes landed on our beautiful hall decorated with beautiful flowers and lights with a great hustle and bustle of peoples. I look towards the stage and saw him sitting on the couch with Reyansh. He was smiling at something. The girls took me near the stage and his eyes met mine raising my heartbeat. Raima made me sit beside him and started praising our pair. Rahil's Grandm came towards me and kissed me on the for head lovingly. After praising me she too went down the stage leaving us alone.

'Hey, don't tell me that you are forced into this?' He whispered to me in his husky voice looking towards everyone with a smile.

'What if I say, yes I am?' I too questioned when he looked into my eyes and I faked a smile.

'I told you to go and tell your father everything, than why are you here?' He said looking towards me with a smirk.

'Even I told you to go to hell than why are you here?' I questioned in the same way smirking at him.

'Actually you see I have to commit sins to go there, but I've never done something bad that's why the angels didn't allowed me to go there.' He said masking innocent expressions on his face while I was at loss of words.

'Hahahah very funny.' I said being frustrated while he chuckled.

'Is it? Well I knew that I have a very good sense of humor.' He said annoying the hell out of me.

'Self-praise is no recommendation.' I said sarcastically.

'It's not self-praising.' He replied with a wink and I stopped myself from saying anything further as the elders came up on the stage.

'I think we should make them exchange the rings.' Daddy said to Rahil's Grandma and they come towards us.

Grandma went towards him and handed him a small black box with a beautiful platinum ring studded with a colored diamond. He took the ring out of it and held my hand. The moment he held it, I got jitters. He slipped the ring in my ring finger and there was a huge round of applause. Daddy than gave a ring to me and the same procedure followed. One after one guests came to congratulate us.

'Izna Mallick, welcome to my world.' He said as soon as we were left alone. I stared in his eyes, and the thing I saw in those deep brown eyes sent chills up my spine. So I'm finally engaged to Mr.Prosecutor!

✳ The underlined conversations and incidents are highlited as the character's flashback.