Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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=Life - As I've seen it =
confused within the rigid walls of my house. :
Finally, my mother found a quick fix for my , marriage. The dates were fixed soon after. There was a simple reason for this quick marriage. Both sets of parents were trying to solve their children's troubles. I had no right to question the whole thing. I was to quietly agree to the marriage. Under such a tense and awkward situation, I was welcomed into my in-law's residence.
The reason behind the groom's insistence on the marriage became apparent after the first night; my husband told me that he was not interested in marrying me. So even though we were married, we would not live or be husband and wife. His parents had forced him to marry me to fulfill their wishes. He already liked another girl and he was determined to marry her. Where would i go for justice? I was speechless. I had to follow the marching orders of my new lord. There was nothing like bravery left in me anymore. Again, I was a victim of circumstances. My husband then told me how | should help him. He had his plans made out, and in fact, with my help, it was going to be easy for him. Everything started happening per our plan. His only trouble was that the girl's parents also did not agree on their marriage, so we had to abduct my husband's true love. We planned the event in stages. We left his home in Mumbai under the false pretense of a Honeymoon. The second day, my husband went to meet his girlfriend at a predetermined place. He waited, and waited, and
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