SHIVANSH × AADHYA

There , shivansh went to solo trip for exploring and discovering himself in the lushy green jungles ..

He want to go to waterfalls to see the serene beauty of monsoon... And there he saw a girl in half saree doing dance in rain like peacock...

He took his canon cam and started capturing the serene beauty infront of him... The rain droplets dripping and like a feathered peacock she danced living her soul ....

He hide there behind tree trunk , capturing her ... But in next moment a shell is blown echoing the loud sound....!

And the girl stopped traditional dancing and saw her surroundings in fear striken tensed face....

There a mahant with 4 followers came to jungle in his palaqin and saw them...

Shivansh is captured by them and took him to the 5 mahants of village and temple....

Every villager came to sabha to see what happened ...

The girl is captured and kept in temple premises...and the girl is none other than Aadhya...

Aadhya's mom came running to sabha before temple with teary face knowing about the news..

" As per our village customs and traditions , A unmarried girl is not allowed to perform our traditional dance infront of man ... But , today one of our temple mahant saw our village girl AADHYA performing dance infront of a man who doesn't belong to tribe - our village ... " - a announcer came and announced in village sabha...

Aadhya's mom lakshmi cried listening to the announcement and feared about the punishment given by mahants...

"What the fuck ??? She didn't perform any dance infront of me... I just see her dancing in rain and took some pics ... Thats it "- Shivansh said in loud angry irritating tone...

" But it's against our tribe customs and traditions... A unmarried girl shouldn't perform dance infront of men ... "- one of the villager said ..

"If any unmarried girl performs dance , then punishment is given by mahants " - another villager said.

" So , we - 5 mahants of temple decided ... aadhya - daughter of Lakshmi can become a DEVDAASI and live rest of her life in presence of God worshipping him - cutting off her ties with all except with God and live her rest of life in service of God behind temple walls " - one of mahant announced the judgment ..

And lakshmi started crying listening to their words and at her daughter fate...

" Or else , She can get married to the man - infront of whom she performed our traditional dance ... And can devotee her rest of life in the service of her husband " - Another mahant said their judgement ...

Shivansh irritated and anger at mahant's judgement and started badmouth them in English ...

" I'll keep you behind the bars... SP is my friend ... I'll make you serve the jail sentence " - he said showing his index finger...

After a good discussions , lakshmi saw shivansh joining her hands with sad teary face.... Shivansh saw a mother's agony and felt helpless...

"I'm not going to marry her.... I didn't even know her .. your customs - your rules - my foot...I don't even care "- he said and started walking back from village sabha...

"As the man rejected to marry , our tribe girl is going to serve the God rest of her life - becoming a devdaasi ... And have to live behind temple walls ... This is mahant's verdict and it's FI--- " - Mahnatb about to say ..

But his words FINAL is got cut by shivansh... " STOP.... Stop this non sense... " - he said knowing very well how a girl's life turns as hell if she become devdaasi and how some cruel mahants use their body for their desires.... Closing his eyes , with sharp tone - he said

" I'm ready to marry her... I'm ready to become husband to her " - shivansh said with no option left to him...

"Then in 2 hours we are performing their marriage infront of our tribe god ... ALL HAIL RUDRASHIVA ..."- all the villagers chanted god's name after listening mahant's verdict...

Lakshmi came to shivansh joining her hands with a sigh of relief ...

" Thankyou...son... Thanks for saving my daughter's life... You don't even know what her life will be after becoming a devdaasi ... "- lakshmi said with teary puffed eyes and shivansh already irritated with old age customs and traditions, just gave a nod and temple priests took him to get him ready for marriage...

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Not even once , shivansh saw his bride...he only saw her from distance while dancing and now he's regretting everything...

Her head is covered with red phallu and she's adorned like a bride in red saree with red bangles and anklets ...

He sat in temple and priests started chanting mantras and when aadhya - his bride came and sat beside him , he didn't even glanced at her...

He filled her partion with sindoor and tied nupital chain in her neck ....

" Groom has to put toe rings on bride toes and has to press his toe on her toes " - one of the priest said ..

Shivansh rolled his eyes at their age old traditions and in next minute , bent to keep toe rings on toes of his bride Aadhya...

Her feet covered with alta - red colour ... And anklets adorned her ankles...

He pressed his feet on her toes and he felt her shuddering ...

"Now , This bride and groom is spelled as WIFE - HUSBAND ... , (ARYANI - ARYA )..and they have to obey the responsibility for next 7 lives ..."- priest said and gave blessings with throwing turmeric coated rice....

And they went to boundary of village where village deity is present...

Lakshmi cried seeing her daughter due her sendoff ...

Aadhya hugged her mother in pain and sudden marriage... " Maaa.... I don't want to go anywhere ... I don't want to leave you - our village ... Please maaa... " - aadhya cried her heart out hugging her mother ...

"No aadhu...now you have your ARYA( husband ) ... Devote your life in his service and be a good wife on your husband's house...but never ever forget your roots ... And remember the promise you gave to your deceased father - STUDY WELL aadhu ... " - laksmi said taking out her phallu and kept it on her head...

" Let me see my gudiya ( doll ) ... "- lakshmi cupped aadhya's face and pressed a kiss on her cheeks...

" I've kept some money as your dowry and some of my saved jewels ...give it to my son - in- law ." - lakshmi said hugging her...

"Maa...nooo...please keep the money for your medical bills and for your daily expenses " - aadhya murmured but lakshmi didn't listein to her words...

" I'll make a call to uncle when I reach City maa " - aadhya said with teary face and heard honking sound of car ...

"Go... Your husband is calling ... Obey all your responsibilities and obey your husband "- lakshmi said and send off her daughter to city with shivansh....

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During the journey to city in jungle roads , aadhya never glanced her husband ... Not even a single time as her phallu covered her head during marriage and before she never seen shivansh ...

Her snobs are evident in car and he tightly gripped steering ...

"Will you stop your cries ?"- he asked in angry loud tone making her shudder at his words ...

She kept her palms on her mouth to control her sobs....

And in the middle of journey , he parked the car aside in road - middle of jungle...

He took a deep breath before starting the conversation and turned to her ...

He saw her head still covered in red phallu and with irritated face , he took the phallu off her head ...

She slowly lifted her head and slowly lifting her eyelids she saw her ARYA( husband ) for first time....

He saw her red puffy teary eyes and kohl filled almond eyes with a nose pin and small ear rings on her ear lobe.... And big jhumka on her ears ...

"Look at me ... "- he said and she lifted her eyelids seeing him..

" I just married you to save you from becoming a devdaasi... Don't ever keep hope on this relationship.... I'm not any fucking what's that word ?? - AA arya... I'm not any fucking aarya to you..." - shivansh said in grumpy irritated tone making aadhya understand the situation...

" After we go to city , I'll leave you in any PG... You choose your path ... And we will get seperate ... And this marriage - it's just bullshit.... No one knows our marriage happened except that bloody hill people.... You have a great career and life ahead .... " - he said and she started crying feeling alone ....

He saw her face and opened his mouth to say something ..

" Or else if you want me to drop you in your Village , I'll drop you and you can live with your mom " - he said giving her options...

" NO ..No .. our - our village heads won't accept .. and after marriage a girl can't live in her maternal house... " - she stammered with tears continuously brimming in her eyes...

" And my mom thinks I'll live happy after marriage... I can't make her sad ... " - she said ...

He got irritated at her words ...

" Get off my car " - he said in angry tone...

She didn't move and saw him in stillness..

"Get off my car , you bloody village girl " - he yelled at her making her shudder...

He came out of the car and opening her door he grabbed her arm and pulled her out of car and thrown her old suitcase on road...

" Leave me now... I'm suffocating when you're around me... Choose your way yourself ... Don't follow me " - he said in anger tone and went to his seat , and drove his car , leaving his newly wed bride in road in middle of jungle....

"Please....don't leave me... I don't know anything .... Pleaseee "- she started tapping her palms on his car's closed window pleading him and her bangles clinked in that jungle ...

He drove his car leaving her behind and she sat near tree with fear stricken face and teary eyes feeling feared alone and lonely in this wild jungle....

"I never made any mistake.... I just danced near waterfall seeing monsoon rains ... What's my mistake in it god ??? "- she asked God in teary , sobs...

"I don't know he's watching me when I'm performing the traditional dance... What's my mistake in this god... Why you always want to punish me ?? Is there any hallow in my prayers to you ?? " - she cried her heart out , having no thoughts about what she has to do further...

A small village girl - who never stepped out of her village and did her matriculation and +2 from village school... And it's like blackhole to her ...

She sat near tree , hugging her old suitcase and cried at her fate and at her husband who left her just after 2 hours of their marriage ...