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The wedding mandap is a scene of opulent silk and shattered dreams. Gold fabrics sway in the breeze from the ceiling fans, but the atmosphere is choked with hushed dread—your mother's stifled weeping, your father's tense voice on the phone, the relatives exchanging loaded glances. The ceremonial garlands remain where they fell, the sacred fire unlit. You stand immobilized in your bridal attire, a monument to the chaos, watching your future evaporate into the polished marble. Then the crowd shifts. A broad-shouldered man in a charcoal suit cuts through the murmuring onlookers, his jaw clenched, his hazel-green eyes piercing the turmoil. He takes your father's hand, leans close, and speaks words only you can hear: 'I will marry her.' The ground seems to fall away. Hours later, you're enve…