Monday morning, I woke up with mr. cuddles. Day was going on normally as I went to school and i started taking the classes but I was just kept thinking of Rohan.
I reached home and started doing some exercising and went for a jog, as I still needed to be in shape even after a goddess had given me this body I still liked to be in shape and be healthy.
Still no text message from Rohan.
A really very disappointed me went to sleep that night
Next morning as I went to door and opened the door I saw a large bouquet of roses. As I picked it up and went in I saw the little note on it. As expected it was from Rohan it said,"thanks for the magical night Avni. I am sorry I couldn’t call you yesterday I got really busy and didn’t feel that just a phone call apology would do it. We will talk later. "
The phone rang and it was Rohan, we talked for about half an hour and decided to go out for the evening again. This time he wanted to go to a proper restaurant for dinner. I agreed and said that I couldn’t wait to go out with him. As I hung up the phone I almost skipped my way to Priya to help me find a dress to wear to my second date.
Naturally Priya totally didn’t even take my choice into consideration and went on to find a sexy dress. This time it was western dress.
It was a red evening dress which again it was backless one. It had a slit in the middle which went dip and showed of my cleavage. And put my hair in a high ponytail.
Next for my makeup it was a little heavy as it was going i for an evening date and I had my smoky eyeshadow which looked really sexy.
Priya told me that I looked good and just had to take a pic.
We took several pics of us.
We heard Rohan knock the door we decided to do the same routine as last time but this time mum was home and she opened the door before Priya . Mum called out to me as Priya reached downstairs and all three of them sat in the living room talking.
I went downstairs in the red sparkly high heels which I loved to wear nowadays which I would never admit to others.
I didn’t think that Rohan’s could look more shocked than he looked before. But this time I too was the one who wanted to see him and have his magical lips on my mine hehe.
Apart from that I saw that even though mum had a smile on her face her eyes told a different story. I made a mental note to come back and ask her what was wrong.
Rohan too was wearing a fancy black suit which fit his in-shape body perfectly. He looked good enough to eat (I didn’t know I could have such feelings about a man).
We got ready to leave. just like before Rohan was totally a gentleman as he opened car’s door for me.
We talked about different topics from our lives as we drove towards the fancy restaurant in the next town over which wasn’t that far.
I really was starting to love to talk to him not matter what topic.
There was a valet who opened that the door his face had the exact expression that Rohan had earlier in the night. He just kept looking at me nut then he controlled himself and helped me get out of the car.
Rohan gave me his arm as we went in the restaurant. As we went in, all the eyes turned towards. Everyone was looking at me men and women men had lust in their eyes and women seemed envious.
As we were shown our table which Rohan had booked it was near the window which had a beautiful view of outside.
Apparently, our meal was fixed as the master chef came to greet us and explained about the dishes we were going to have the drinks that would be served with it.
We had a great time all through the dinner not only were the dishes delicious, we also talked a lot and loved every minute of it.
As we were done with the meal and got ready to leave Rohan suggested that there was a river close to the restaurant and asked would I like to take a short walk there. I loved the idea and left to go.
As we walked near the river bank. I realised that I was wearing a fairly open dress and felt really cold. I put my hand around myself as we walked. Rohan saw this and immediately took of his coat to wrap around me. I really loved his sweet gesture.
We started to talk again. Rohan went a little serious and asked,” Avni…I know we have known each other for a very little time………but I have really started to like you. I really find you really sweet and funny, and would really love to know you more and stay with you. “
“Avni would you be my girlfriend”. Rohan held my hands softly as he looked into my eyes.
I looked into his eyes as I thought about what Rohan wanted. As we stood near the river bank. I too realised that I too really liked Rohan even though I had just agreed to go with him on the first night just as a favour but I had so much fun and genuinely wanted to be with Rohan now.
“Oh Rohan I would love to be your girlfriend “, I said.
” But I think I need to tell you something before”. As I went on to explain to him about all the things that had happened to me and the reason why the village had decided to do it.
Rohan looked at me as he looked at me as if he didn’t believe what I was saying but then he thought for some time and decided to trust me.
“look Avni I don’t know if you are actually telling the truth but I do trust you and your past doesn’t concern me, I love the person that you are.”
As he produced a necklace with a little heart pendent. He asked to put it on me.
I turned around and moved my pony out of the way as he put the necklace on and clipped it behind me. I turned to look at him, we held our hands and leaned in to kiss each other and kiss we did. It felt just as magical as it was I think it was even more magical and felt like fireworks went on in my mind.
“just because we are sharing secrets with each other, I have got a secret too …..….I can’t watch horror movies….i am really scared of scary movies.”
I really laughed out loud on his cute little secret which were different from all the different things that we talked in the restaurant as he tried to change the heavy topic we just went through. I guess that was the quality that made me fall in love with him.
We decided that it was late and as it was a working day tomorrow we need to end this night early even though none of us wanted to leave each other.
The good bye was hard but still we gave each other a goodbye kiss and I went inside.
Mother was sitting in the the armchair in the living room as I went in and got up and asked me to sit next to her as she wanted to talk.
Mother did not seem pleased with me growing near to Rohan.
Avni I love the fact that you are adjusting to your life so well and also seemed to have found your love but I am really sorry to say this but your marriage has already been arranged with the sarpanch’s son. This was arranged even before you were transformed into Avni. Remember that this whole thing was done just to solve our problem of women in our village.
This came as a really big shock to me cause I didn’t know about this I did remember that all of this was just done to solve the women’s problem in our village but I didn’t know that I would be forced into a marriage. I was really scared and couldn’t form any thoughts in my mind right now as my poor mind processed what mother had just given to me.
I knew I had to do something about this and decided to do something about it.
I went to Priya and told her the whole story and asked for help. She thought about it for some time and said that don’t worry about it and give her sometime and she would be back after sometime.
Sleep didn’t come easily that night to me as I kept thinking about Rohan and also, I kept thinking that I wasn’t going to be able to leave him no matter what.
I thought about leaving the village and going away with Rohan forever.
I just wished that Priya could come up with a better solution.
As I slept uncomfortably.
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After the next few days mother decided to introduce me to the sarpanch’s son.
Although I really didn’t want to meet him mother took me no matter what.
While I just wanted to wear something normal my mother made wear the red sari which had a white flowery border and had a white sleeveless blouse. I also kept my hair loose and wore a bunch of bangles.
We went to this small restaurant in the village itself. Mother told me that his name was Ajay who stayed in the village most of the year but went abroad for some months to work as he is an architect.
Ajay was already there when we reached the restaurant and, also got up to greet us which was nice and I realised and that atleast he was a good person.
All though was alone he said that his mother would we soon joining us. Until then we just chatted about normal things as I told him about my job as a teacher and how much I loved it.
He too said that it was important to love what you do and explained how much he liked his own job of an architect.
I asked him how he got into his profession as an architect.
He seemed delighted to hear me ask that question as we went on and on about how he loved to sketch and paint and how he loved to make portrait of landscape wherever he went.
I giggled as I saw him tell his story so passionately. I really liked his enthusiasm very much.
His mother arrived as he went on with his story. We greeted her and we sat down to have a lunch. I noticed that his mother was a bit bossy but I guess it comes with being a sarpanch of a village.
But still she was a good personality to talk to and had interesting things to say.
As we were almost finished with the lunch. Both our mothers were talking about something and suggested that Ajay and I go out to know each other more properly.
As we went out of the restaurant, Ajay asked if I wanted to see his paintings. I too thought it was a good idea and decided it would be awesome to see his paintings that he so passionately explained.
We took his car to his house. He took me to his room and the room was decidedly spacy and there was a side of the room that was fully dedicated to his paintings. I saw the walls which were adorned with paintings.
One of the paintings that I saw was of the landscape of a place near the village. It so good, it resembled the place so perfectly. There were also other paintings that looked so realistic and good that it felt like I could keep looking at them for hours.
I complemented Ajay on his work as he moved with me as we went through all the paintings.
As I admired his artwork Ajay sat back on his bed. Then I noticed a canvas which was covered. I was intrigued and went to un cover the painiting.
What I saw was the most beautiful image of woman. The image was of a woman in a red sari with ornaments which are usually worn by village women. The woman carried a pot on her waist with one hand around it and the other hand on her waist.
Although the painting was an unfinished but it was still so beautiful. I saw that the face was not finished. I asked Ajay about it and he replied that,” well I have never ever made a painting of woman and have no inspiration on who to model her face after. And I guess I have found someone who fits her image perfectly” as he looked at me with puppy eyes.
“oh Ajay I would be flattered if you decide to give her my face “, as I blushed and looked away.
Even though I knew why our mothers had sent us alone, and I was still sure that I only loved Rohan, I still couldn’t deny that I was having great time with Ajay and only wished that after all this was over I could still remain friends with Ajay.
I just hoped that Priya came up with a solution faster.
Soon it was time for me to go home and Ajay took me to my house telling me that my mother would have taken the car to home already.
As we got near my house area things got a little serious as Ajay asked
“Avni I had a really good time with you”, said Ajay.
“ I too enjoyed your company very much”, I said as I sensed that Ajay was going to ask me something as was not ready for.
“Avni I know that we are already supposed to be married together, but I really just wanted to say that in the short period that I have known you, I have really come to like you and would love to spend all my life with you. And…...and I am sure that you would find something in me that you too like.”
“I understand that you don’t have to answer me right now and we can meet anytime you want.”
“Thanks for understanding this Ajay”, I said as I got down from his car and started to walk towards my house.
Nor Priya nor I could come up with a solution for this solution. As the day came to an end.
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I was miserable the whole day and couldn’t concentrate on teaching and think everyone noticed that too. Some of the teachers even asked if something was wrong.
But I just said that I was ok and went home with my thoughts raining a million miles.
Priya was standing right outside the house. I went to her and she said that although she hadn’t come up with a definite plan but bought someone who could do something about it.
We took the car to the old temple where the priestess Zara lived.
It had been months when I had gone to this temple that fateful day. I too hoped Zara could help me with this.
As we went in the temple I thought as we had gone inside a filmy temple with the priestess sitting in the middle and fog like stuff all around her and the walls had candles on it. The whole place looked so pious.
We went near her. She looked so peaceful as she sat with her eyes closed while meditating. We decided to wait for some time before we disturbed her.
As we thought what we would say and ask for help, Zara opened her eyes and saw us sitting there.
Zara called us over without getting up. as we went to her I had this uncanny feeling that Zara knew why we were there.
But we still told her the whole problem and she smiled while the whole time that I told her the story.
She sat there for some time and collected her thoughts and then said that she had a solution but she first wants me to think about who I really want to be with cause, I was not the only one whose was supposed to be married to some guy in the village.
Zara said that after we were all transformed we decided the who was going to be married to whom. And cause Rohan permanently lives in Delhi he was excluded from the match making. Also, Ajay was coupled with me, and now if I was to decide not to marry him it would be unfair to a nice person.
Also, zara decided to test Rohan and my love by a simple test.
Zara said that if our love was true Rohan would still love me not my body and changed me back to my male body.
I was still in my old female clothes in the red sari I looked so odd and more than that I felt like I was in the wrong body.
Priya got emotional and hugged me really tight.
Now zara came to me and said…I have turned you into Mayur for a limited time and after 12 hours you will be turned into Avni again so u have every limited time. You have to convince Rohan that you are Avni and this is how you will stay from now. You can’t tell him about our pact.
If he is still in love with you I will grant your wish of marrying him. But if you fail you will have to marry Ajay.
Priya and I and left the temple and decided that first I needed a change of clothes cause if I went to Rohan in these clothes there was no way he will believe us.
We went to clothes shop first and Priya alone went in and bought a pair of jeans and shirt which I changed into a restroom. I decided to wear the panties instead of the underwear Priya had bought as wearing these men’s clothes really felt awkward.
One thing that hadn’t realised was that even though I was in my old body now I was still quite petite looking. But now wasn’t the time for body analysis.
We called Rohan to a garden near our house.
It was already evening and we didn’t have a lot of time. and we still hadn’t figured out a way that were going to tell Rohan who I am and we also we had no idea how Rohan was going to react.
Sitting in the park bench was so hard I was so nervous as Priya sat next to me and tried to calm me down.
Rohan arrived there quickly, he too looked very nervous cause it wasn’t me who had called him but Priya and she asked him to come quick to the garden as it was an emergency.
“What’s the problem Priya , I came here as soon as could? Were’s Avni, is everything? “asked Rohan.
We stood up and seeing Rohan’s face made me even more nervous and I started shaking.
Priya still held my hand
I looked at Rohan took a big sigh and started,” I am here Rohan.”
Rohan looked at me and then at Priya ,” is this some kind of joke Priya what’s going on” with a bit of an anger in his voice.
I knew this was not going to be easy. But I continued,” don’t you remember Rohan I did tell you that I once used to be a guy and you just shrugged it off. But now I am back and I don’t think I Avni is coming back”, I gave it a pause for a few seconds and then,” I still very much love you Rohan”
Now Rohan looked really angry,” this is not a joke Priya and you whoever you are” looking at me,” I didn’t come here for some stupid joke did I?”
“She is really serious Rohan that’s Avni…I mean that’s mayur who got turned into Avni.”
Avni: ok I have an idea, ask me anything Rohan that only Avni would know and no one would.
Rohan: if this is a joke, which I think is very bad one if it is. But would
Avni have already told you something like this?
Avni: I told him that the night that he gifted me the necklace, the night that I told him about my secret he too shared his secret fear of horror movies.
He didn’t seem convinced so I just told him about all the things that we talked at the dinner.
I think the realisation really hit him and his face really went white for a sec, “A….Av…..Avni…….! that’s really you.. omg its really you…...so you weren’t lying..”
I don’t know what to say,” I guess the only thing that I could say is that I still Avni no matter which body you are in and am ready to accept you no matter what”
Hearing that I couldn’t control myself as I went into hug Rohan as tight as I could. As we hugged there was a blue smoke that emerged near us.
Zara appeared near us,” I have heard what I needed to hear Avni and I think Rohan is the right person for you and even your goddess wants you to be with him… I grant you your wish and I hope you two both have a happy and fulfilling life. And this this marriage also brakes the norm that has been going on in our village of same caste marriage. Which also opens so many opportunities now.”
Zara disappeared as she had appeared, in a blue smoke. And as she disappeared I started to transform back into Avni.
As the transformation was complete Rohan went in for a kiss again and I too kissed him with a need. We must have kissed for minutes which felt like hours.
And then we heard a little cough……it was a Priya and she looked a little uncomfortable. I giggled a little and went in to hug her too cause with her there was no way I would have made it through and really couldn’t thank her enough.
It was weeks later now and we had decided to get married as soon as we could that day and today was that day. We had called all our loved ones to this marriage. And I also called Ajay to the marriage and I was glad that he showed up. also, his charm was so great that every girl was swooning over him. And the one girl that was really stumped by him was my dear old sister.
And to make things even more exciting Ajay once came to me to ask if my sister was single and how he would love to have Priya help him complete his incomplete portrait. I think I knew who was going to get together very soon and they did make a very cute couple.
All the other ceremonies had been completed and only thing that now remained were the main marriage ceremony.
I have loved every single ceremony and also loved one thing I never thought I would ever enjoy in my old life, the dresses. Oh, I loved to wear every single dress that I had picked.
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| this was the lehenga i wore in the wedding |
These are some of the dresses that I wore in the marriage.
As we took the 7 fares and the Rohan put the Mangal sutra around my neck. We were bound in the bond of marriage and I couldn’t wait to live the rest of my life with the man that I loved very much.
As the function wound down and the night arrived. The big night arrived and I could have been more excited. Sitting on that lavishly decorated honeymoon suite bed I thought of all the things that we were going to do.
I think it’s time for me to say good bye to you for now as Rohan is about to come in the room and I don’t think I will have time to have my thoughts collected (if you get what I mean).
Good bye…………….
