Chapter 2 Almost

Nandini Arora's POV

Being a fashion designer was not easy that too if you were a junior then it's a nightmare. After days of searching, I finally found the fabric that my senior wanted. I needed to rush back to my office but what I saw after getting out of the mall made my blood boil.

That loser knocked down my scooter. It wasn't the first time something like that happened. The scratches on my baby were the proofs. I started shouting on top of my lungs, cursing that good for nothing rich boy and he, like all others losers drove away like nothing happened.

I realized it was a hard fall when I saw big chunk of colors falling apart from my baby. I was so mad that I wished, I had a gun. I got rid of my violent thoughts because I had to go back to my office. I worked in a fashion house of a designer. They were hiring few junior designers and I was accepted there along with others.

I was not satisfied because I was a fashion designer but I was doing everything except for that. I was a newbie and I needed to learn but it's been more than one year. My other colleagues joined other companies as a designer but I failed to get into anywhere. That was the reason why it became unbearable to be there but I had no choice.

After my office hour finishes, I went back to my home feeling really tired. I saw my parents whispering something and it made me roll my eyes. Like any typical Indian parents, they were trying to get me married. They would have find a groom for me exactly like they wanted but after the huge loss my father's company faced few years ago, I was sure that I was not getting married because no body wanted to be in touch with broke people.

I saw my parents pinching each other when we sat to eat dinner. They did it when they want to tell me something. The one who gave up first would tell me whatever they wanted to say. Mom hissed when dad pinched her arm hard. She glared at my father, rubbing her arms.

"Umm.. Nandini, we needed to talk to you." Mom said with a forcefully stretched smile.

"Really? Did Dad get any big project? You look too happy." I said with a big fake grin that I could manage. It was a sour topic and I was being an evil but I couldn't help it.

"I am going to get one, actually." Dad interrupted our fake smile competition.

"For real?" I was very shocked.

"Yes, our life is going to turn well now." Mom said and that time with a genuine smile.

"Our life was good before too, mom. I even don't hate our current situation. We are in a decent area with a decent apartment. I am only frustrated about my job." I said with a bitter tone. I knew our family value talks would start and my mother did not disappoint.

"We are Arora family, Nandini. The way we are leaving is a shame on Arora's name. We need to bring back our family name in it's position. That's why, we think that it's better for you to get married."

"It is the only way, Nandini. You will get married into a good family and we will get our everything back." Dad completed.

"Woah.. What? From where did my marriage come into it? And who is going to marry me? You people are talking like everything is fixed." I shook my head and tried to focus on my left over food.

"Well, it is almost fixed." Mom, smiled at me. Internally panicking about my reaction. It was really hard for me to believe and I was at a loss of words.

"Almost WHAT????"

Manik Mehrotra's POV

"You promised them, what?" I asked my mother still not believing what I heard her saying. My mother was a sharp business woman and there was no way she could do what she was saying that she had done.

"I know you heard me well. I fixed your wedding with Nandini, Rajib Arora's daughter. I even promised them to bring back their old glory."

"How can you promise them something like that? It's my wedding, mom. You saw so many girls from very wealthy family but you chose that Rajib Arora's daughter. That Arora lost everything because of a very stupid investment. You chose his daughter! What were you thinking?" I was still shook.

"I chose her because unlike others she knows the importance of money and won't encourage any unnecessary luxury things. That girl is beautiful, intelligent and probably submissive as well. Exactly like what I want my daughter in law to be." Nayona knew her son would not agree but he needed to get married soon. Business associates always gave him hard time by not taking him seriously thinking he was an unmarried bluff.

"I can't do it, mom. I am not ready to share my life." Nayona rolled her eyes. "When your father was twenty nine, we conceived you and you are not even ready to get married? You don't have any girlfriend nor anyone whom you like, so what's the problem?"

"I can't just marry someone whom I don't know and I am sure, I don't even remember her face." I tried to dodge but mom was determined.

"Meet her, tomorrow. I will let her parents know about it." She said and I knew that she was not leaving it.

Murat Yilmaz's POV

I wanted to go to my house as soon as I landed in Turkey but I heard that my grandma, the only family I have had been hospitalized since morning. I rushed towards the hospital as soon as I got the news.

My Grandma was very delicate as she aged a lot. I lost my parents in a accident and since then I was raised by my grandparents. Grandpa left us two years ago and grandma was not very strong willed after that. Her weak heart made things worse for her.

I was directed towards her cabin by her personal nurse who stayed with her 24/7. I saw my grandmother, Azize Yilmaz was sitting on the bed, leaning on the cushion.

"Grandma! What happened to you?" I was really worried for her.

"I just felt some pain in my chest and that nurse brought me here. It wasn't anything serious." She said glaring at the nurse. The nurse left when Murat signaled her to go out.

"Well, we can't say if it was serious or not. We can't take any risk with you." I took her hand in mine.

"I wanted to tell you something, Murat."

"I will listen to everything after you become fine."

"No! I can't wait that long. Your grandfather did very bad things for business. He was heartless and ruthless. His actions caused many problems in many people's life." I couldn't understand what she was trying to say.

"It's normal in business, grandma."

"Yeah but a family still bear the burn. The whole family was victim and suffered the most. I don't think your grandpa would be in peace in his afterlife because of that family. So, I want to fix it before I leave this world." Grandma smiled softly.

I held her hand more tightly. "You are not going anywhere. We have planty of times to fix their family."

"We can't fix their family. We can't bring back their dead parents. But we can include them in our family." I understood what grandma was hinting. There must be a girl in 'They' and my grandma want me to marry her.

Before she could say more, there was a knock on the door. A young doctor came through the door smiling at my grandmother.

"How are you feeling now?" Dr. Aslan was written on her coat. I saw the change on my grandma's face. Her eyes were twinkling and she stared at her in awe.

"By God's grace, you are so beautiful!" The doctor clearly didn't expect it and laughed awkwardly.

"Thank you but you need to tell me how are you feeling." My grandma sighed.

"I am feeling much better since I saw you for the first time. God bless you, dear."

I frowned when I realized my grandma's behavior. That doctor was one of them and my grandmother wanted me to marry her.