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Ayaan pov...

Everyone is roaming around the mansion. Today is the engagement of my little sister with that waste Fellow. I don't even understand why she even choose him.

I came downstairs to see arrangements. Nishant and revanth are taking care of everything. I don't there language so, I am just watching by sitting there.

So far the stay here is nice. Vizag is port city and tourist place for their beaches and floating bridge in RK beach. So, it's will be profit for opening hotels here my thoughts are disrupted by susheela calling us for breakfast.

Today for the first time I am going to eat the breakfast as it is idly. I like it. All are quietly eating. It is not usual for them as they always talk something , laughing by pulling others leg. Whatever may be the reason I like the silence.

Finally after few minutes Jayanth's mother asked him "will ..... she come" her voice seems she cries of he denies.

But who is she?? Yeah I get it. Ananya. Today is her brother's engagement But she didn't came which is unusual.

"Her mobile is unreachable" Jayanth replied while looking at his plate.

Abhiraj uncle sighed "still she doing the same thing. Shutting off from us. I can't even protect my daughter" his voice layed with pain of his daughter loss.

After no one talked. Arya is eating silently as she is not interested in eating. The breakfast continued in gloomy environment. My parents didn't mention about anything seeing their distress.

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Author's pov...

Everyone is smiling brightly and feeling elated for jayanth. But deep down verma family is craving for presence one person Ananya.

Human heart always expects something even If the chance of that particular is 0.001 percent. Like wise they all are wishs for her.

Besides Rajvanshi family is chirpy and happy. They all hoping for the the better future of their princess.

Ayaan is happy for her sister. He knows she will be happy with him. And the verma family is treating her like their daughter. But still he is dejected because after few days she is becoming daughter-in-law of verma's. She doesn't stay in their mansion.she is princess for them. But today she goes some other place to stay forever.

"Di, if you stays here forever then with whom I will share my chocolate , secrets and all" Athrava asked Arya.

Even though Arya stayed in Canada for her studies. Athava is closest to her. They talk for hours in phone call and share multiple secrets due to similar age group. Atharva is one year younger than Arya.

"Oh monkey don't stop her from getting married. Atleast now the palace feels peace." Vihaan said to his younger brother Athrava.

"Bhai, look this donkey is insulting me" Arya complains while sulking to her elder brother Ayaan who is watching the siblings banter with emotionless face.

"Vihaan, do you want to have a sleepless night" Ayaan asked vihaan in deep voice referring to the work.

After that everyone stayed silent.

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Soon it's time for engagement. Both jayanth and Arya are present on stage for exchange of rings.

Very few relatives are present there for security purposes. Engagement is taking place on terrace. From there anyone can see entrance of the house.

Soon priest asked to exchange thambulam.

( Thambulam:- it's a telugu word. It means it's sacred offering. A plate contains of beetle leaves, Areca nuts, saree for bride if it's from groom's side. Or else it contains dhoti and plane white shirt from bride's side)

Before they could exchange a girl of age in her early twenties barged on terrace and shouted "jayanth Verma how can you do this with me?. Here your engagement is taking place and you always says I love you more than anything in the world".

Hearing this, all guests turned their heads towards the source of voice.

Rajvanshi's are in shock. Because they don't know about the girl and claming their princess's finance loves her more than anything in the world.

Vihaan and Atharva is staring at verma's family as they would kill them if it is true.

There is not even a change in expression on Ayaan's face. Same stoic expression. But he staring at the girl as he wanted to remember every single feature of her face.

But expressions of verma family is complete opposite to Rajvanshi.

Verma family. They are completely bewildered by her presence . Staring at her without uttering a word.

Jayanth immediately came to her and taken into a bone crashing hug. "Oyy, I can't breathe. You idiot." Hearing this from girl he released from his embrace but didn't let her go.

Seeing this Rajvanshi family members are even more shocked.

Arya also made her to the girl and hugged her saying "I thought you won't come". Unknown girl quickly added "How can I? It's my brother and love of his life's marriage."

Hearing brother from her lips Rajvanshi's breathed in relief. Still one person is completely lost in checking her out and he is none other than Ayaan Rajvanshi.

But still there are many questions in arya's family members.

Susheela's eyes are glistening with tears. Why not?? Because after 19 months they are having glimpse of her daughter.

And yes she is Ananya verma.All verma family came to her.

Susheela quickly came to her daughter and kissed her forehead. She is continuously crying. Seeing this unknown girl or Ananya added "Mumma why are crying like I am dead" she joked.

Anuradha- Jayanth's mother glared at her and said " dare you to say that again. We all are suffering from one already. Is life a joke from you"

Ananya pouted "I just joked badi maa. Why are turning into 90's mother."

Seeing all this Rajvanshi's understood that she is Ananya verma for whom they are waiting all these days.

"Ok, now come or else time for engagement slips and my brother has to wait" Ananya said with enthusiasm and all made their to engagement stage.

Soon the ritual completed. Even all the guests went away after their dinner. Now it's only family members.

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Ayaan's pov...

Currently we all are having our dinner. But my full attention is settled on the girl before me. Ananya verma.

The moment she entered into the place. I know she is his sister. The picture of her is not done any justice to her beauty. Her honey brown eyes in which I wanted to see myself. Open black hair till her hip. Her plump lips. Moon light on her brown skin she looks ethereal like a goddess.

But her honey brown eyes seems very familiar to me. Just like I have seen them before. They are hiding many secrets which I wanted unravel myself. The familiarity in her eyes which I am witnessing something which disturbs me more.

I am looking at her from very second she came but she don't even spared a glance towards me. It's makes me more irrated.

I am not an attention seeking person in my entire life. I don't want anyone to recognize me. But I want her attention only her. Now I decided I should maintain my distance with her or else things will become very complicated.

After completing our dinner we made our way to garden.

Susheela aunty is introducing Ananya to our family members. She bent down to take blessings from elders. My mother smiling at her brightly. I know she likes her.

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Ananya's pov...

We all are present in garden. I know from the time I entered he is staring at me. Ayaan Rajvanshi. But I can't made eye contact with him. It's causes destruction to my world.

Mumma introduced everyone to me. They are sweet unlike his. I know he is Mafia king but I think my family members don't about it because they are behaving so normal.

Nishanth anna(brother in telugu) and my baby brother made me sit in between and started their question session.

My mother asked "where is Meera? She didn't came with you." I replied " mumma she came but in-between there is sudden meeting and she has to attend it. You know na her hectic schedule."

"Then when will she come" my mother asked frowning. I know they treat her same as me. "By tomorrow morning " I replied to her.

We all having different conversation. I love my bhabhi's family rey. They are so sweet, humble.

Finally I question I expected from the beginning came now "Di, but why you made entry like that. I really thought Jayanth jiju cheated on my sister with you" with amusement flickering on Atharva's face.

Vihaan bhaiya also agreed to it. "Ha, why?? " with excitement asked me.

"It's just I wanted to surprise them. It turned out like this" I replied matching their excitement.

And the talk going on with different topics. Suddenly bhabhi's grandmother Kalyani dadi asked "beta why didn't you come early?"

It's the question I don't want to answer. The smile and enthusiasm I have on my face might have completely faded away.

I just wanted to go away here, hide inside my room and cry out till my heart satisfies on my bed with covering myself fully with blanket.

That's what I did. I excused myself saying "I have some work mumma. I am going yo my room." I left the place immediately and made my way towards my room.

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Ayaan's pov...

As soon as she heard this question her face became blank. she stilled in her place. There is no emotion just blank expression. She left the place immediately.

Even her family is not saying anything. No one tried to stop her. They let her go. What happened suddenly she laughing and having conversation with all before 5 mins.

Anuradha aunty started crying seeing her going away from here. She turned towards Jagan uncle-her husband "will she again go away from us. It's more than a year still she is there only. I already lost one daughter I don't want to lose another." Aunty complained to Jagan uncle crying hysterically.

Susheela aunty also silently crying.

Hearing all this I am shocked. Shock is the small word. They have another but where is she. No one mentioned about her.

I carefully checked every detail about verma's family. But I didn't have any detail regarding their unknown daughter. But what happened to her. What meant by they lost.

My mother tried to console them. After sometime my dadu asked "Jagan, you have another daugter."

Jagan uncle didn't answer anything for few seconds. Later said something which I didn't expected at all "I had a daughter."

"What it mean?." I asked quickly my voice layed with shock. They stated quietly. Seeing this my dad added "It's okay if you don't want to share."

"It's not like that uncle. It's just we tired to forget about that one incident in our lives." Nishant answered.

"I had another sister. Her name is Ganga. She is youngest of all so she mostly stays with Ananya and revanth. During her 19th birthday she went out to party with her friends. She even asked Ananya and revanth to join them but they denied saying enjoy with your friends." Nishant stopped saying there. He voice filled with vulnerability.

"she murdered by someone. And we can't even get justice for her." Jayanth completed.

What??

"After this incident my daughter- Ananya completely shifted to bangalore. Because she still feels it's her fault. She might have gone to the party. Then may be she maybe alive. No call. No msg. Nothing. After 19 months she came today for this marriage" Abhiraj uncle said. Vulnerable, sadness, hollowness is what I am seeing on his face right now.

No one speak anything after this.

Arya is consoling jayanth. I think she know all this.

Everyone retired to their rooms.

I stayed there for sometime. My mind replaying very word they said. But the thing which angering me is I didn't even get any information related to her and accident. It's like she didn't even exist never before.

Even Ananya information also not available. Ahhh.

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