Chapter 11:
@Auditorium,
Arj: hey... swa: hi.... arj: did u prepared...
Swa: I think so... if they ask me to do any stunt/dance performance... I'll do it but seminar...
arj: dnt wry... I know, u can do it... swara smiles nervously nodding her head... Arjun assures swara by holding her hand...
Seminar started... swara stand nervous infront of stage... Arjun signs all the best... she nods...
"close ur eyes for sec, imagine the person you feel most comfortable" Swara remembers sanskar words and closes her eyes, her handsome smiling face flashed in her mind...
"Mrs.Swara Sanskar Maheshwari" his words echoed in her ears which makes her smile...
Swa: haan... Mrs.Sanskar Maheswari u can... she tells herself....
She starts her seminar and did it well... all appreciate her making her feel happy...
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@canteen,
Swara and Arjun friends are as usual busy with their chats...
Kav: today u gv nose cut to our HOD... Karthi: ha ha ha... u r right... he didn't open his mouth after that...
arj: ha ha ha... leave it guys if he knows we are gossiping about him then again he will gv seminar to ammu...
Swa:Huh... I'm not at all afraid of any seminar...😏
arj: Oh really, we saw that... swa: haan..haan...
kav: ok guys leave about that...
Arj: ammu tomo u r free na... Swa: 24 hrs I'm free... why..?
Arj: Tomo Janmashtami na my mom arranged for pooja, she asked me to invite all my friends... so guys tomo u all are coming to my home ok...
Swa: what tomo is Janmashtami... arj: haan...
Raj: swara you know his mom is the best cook in this world... mainly her Gulab jamoon... hmmm... yummy...😋
all chuckles looking at Raj reaction... but swara lost in thought of her last year Janmashtami...
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Badi was fully decorated for Janmashtami celebration... swaragini planned to do play for kids... swara decided to play the role of Krishna and Ragini is Radha... sanskar is not at all interesting in all this but he is very much interested in teasing swara as Lil Krishna...
Swa: if I'm Lil Krishna then my didi is Lil Radha, hmm...😏
Sans: ha ha ha... but radha looks taller than Krishna ...
Swa: Didi see him... Rags: Sanskar pls...
Sans: ha ha ha... Ragini what I'm saying is true ... didi ka bachcha is Lil Krishna...
Swa: you're not interested in all this na then zip ur mouth...
Sans: it's my mouth, I'll do anything u don't need to say...
Swa: but you're talking about me...
Sans: so you accepted that you're Lil Krishna...
both started the word war... Rags tries to stop them but they both are not ready to listen anything... In their fight they pushes her... Rags falls and let out a scream... after listening to her voice they both stop and runs to her... she got hurt in her legs...Swara starts to cry seeing her didi...
Swa: Didi is it paining... Rags: no no shona, I'm alright u dont wry... she wipes Ragini tears...
Sans: ragini who ask u to come between us...haan...
Swa: it's all bz of u only... Sans: oye its bz of u only, if u dint argue with me it won't happen na...
Swa: but u only started... Sans:but i didnt asked u to argue with me... huh...
They both again started their nok-jhok...
"Not again"Ragini shouts holding her head...
Swasan looks at Ragini and bcm silent...
Sans: Ragini come u tk some rest...
Swa: haan didi he is right...
Rags: then wat abt play... Ragini face fell...
Swa: it's ok didi, now u tk rest, will do it in nxt yr...
"it seems to be God doesn't want ur Lil Krishna play" sanskar chuckles... swara bcm upset hearing him...
Rags: sanskar pls, why you always making her upset...
Sans: arre what I did, (dramatically) nowadays I not even allowed to open my mouth in this badi...
Rags: uff, stop ur acting...
sanskar: both sister always wants to shut me that's why today God shuts ur drama... he he he...
Swaragini looks him angrily... Sanskar realizes he made them angry...
"will do one thing, instead of Ragini I'll do Radha role, what u both says" he said smiling sheepishly...
Rag-San laughs imagining sanskar as Radha, but swara face glows with his idea... he said this to change the sis's mood but swara tk it serious...
Swa: wow handsome its nice idea I'm ur Krishna and u r my Radha... ha ha ha.. lol...
Sans: what..? Swa: arre u only told, come ll do ur makeup... she drags him...
Sans: I said simply... Swa: so what ur idea is nice...
Sans: no I can't...
he refused her...Swara being a stubborn starts to cry like kid by sitting on floor making him and Ragini accept... Ragini gives him a pleading eye... finally, sanskar nods ok to sisters without any other option...*
'That was the happiest pooja ever happened...' she sighs...
'so what, this year I made this one as most memorable than previous year...' she thought...
Kavi: Hello madam, wr r u lost... see ur mobile was ringing so long... kavi broke her trance... swara nods nothing and took her mobile...
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@dining table,
Swara and kaki arranging dinner... sanskar joins them, he asks swara about her seminar... she tells about her seminar to him proudly... sanskar congrat her... she smiles and both starts to starts about random thing... she get excited when topic comes to Janmashtami...
Swara: sanskar shall we celebrate Janmashtami...
kaki: haan.. beta, shona is right... it's ur first festive after marriage...
Swara: haan kaki I don't think about that... thanks for remembering...
Sanskar refused them by saying 'he is not interested in all this'... swara and kaki, starts to insist him... he sighs and says 'ok'... kaki and swara exchange smile...
Swa: sanskar... she called him hesitantly... Sans: now what...
Swa: wo... shall I invite dadi and papa... she bows, he sighs...
Sans: swara, if u want then invite them, no need to ask permission from me... they are your papa and dadi from before our marriage... Did I ever stops u from meeting them... swara nods in no...
Swa: still r u angry..?? sanskar: I'm just upset swara...
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Sanskar looks at Lord Krishna idol in his room...
Sans: that day I really dint know which made me agree to do Radha role... its ur tears or ur didi pleading eyes...
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Sanskar sitting in front of mirror by cursing himself for his idea... swaragini are doing makeup for him... Dadi and Shekar were astonished to see the sight, who just entered inside...
Dadi: arre what u both doing...?
Swa: paroo I'm going to make ur boyfriend as Girlfriend... swara chuckles at her statement... sanskar embarrassingly looks...
Dadi: kya...
Swara says what happened... Shekar laughs... Dadi scolds swaragini and Shekar...
Dadi: beta utho, u dint need to do this for this pagal ladki...
Shek: ma dint call my princesses as pagal...
Dadi: ofcourse they're, see what they did...
Sheka: Oh ma its ur boy friend idea... hain na princesses... swaragini nods inmocently...
Sans (thinks): I bcm entertainer to this whole family... Swa: ofc u r entertainer...
Sanskaar gives 'how u know' look ...
Rag: it's clearly written on ur face... swaragini chuckles...
Dadi: Ugh, enough... shona u want to do play na... swara: haan...
Dadi: then, Sanskar beta will do Krishna role and u play as radha... swara agreed for dadi...
Sanskar gvs heavy sigh of relief... Sans: Paroo Darling I love you... he hugs and kisses dadi cheek...
Sans: don't know what this sister do, if ur not with me... I'm lucky to get you... he dramatically wipes his tear...
all laughs... Finally, sanskar play Krishna role and swara did Radha role... may be God want them to be play as Krishna and Radha *
A drop of tear escapes from Sanskar eye remembering those moments... Thank dadi if she doesn't come at right time what might happen... he smiles...
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Arjun enters home late night by humming...
Ram: lo finally ur son arrived... after seeing Ram he silently goes to his room...
Suj: ji why always u taunting him...
Ram: bz I want him to behave, already I had a lost... I dint want to repeat the same mistake... by saying this he leaves... Sujatha prays everything to get fine as before... Arjun comes and side hugs her...
arj: don't wry mom everything will be fine soon...
suj: someone looking happy today...
arj: oh mom I forget to say I invite all my friends to our home...
suj: u invited swara right... arj: haan... Sujata smiles...
suj: I really want to see that girl... arj: don't wry tomo she will come definitely... suj: hmm, now u go and fresh up... both smiles...
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Next day,
Swara is too happy, it's her first pooja with her handsome... Swara asks sanskar to return home early... with help of kaki and dadi, she did all the preparation... When sanskar comes home, he is totally surprised to see his home... he knew today pooja in their home but he didn't expect this... In his 28yrs first time, he saw so many guests in his home and it was beautifully decorated... some children's are playing in sideways...
He heard bhajans sound and saw Lil footprints in rice flour from outside which is indicating arrival of Lord Krishna... he just follows those steps its leads to his in-house temple... Dadi and Shekar also present there... after his marriage its the first time he is meeting them... he feels lil hard but he goes towards them and gets blessing... they hesitantly blessed him... everything bcm normal with his lil act...
his eyes searches for swara... it notices familiar figure covering her head in pallu...
'Swara' someone calls her... she turns her head with her million dollar smile... sanskar is awestruck to see his kiddo... she is looking gorgeous... he never saw her like this before...
'See sanskar beta also came, we should start aarthi' she says...
This was the first-time swara is wearing saree, she feels shy to face sanskar... she lowers her gaze... she doesn't know why but she feels too shy to face him... she wants to know how she is looking, from him... she needs his opinion... While sanskar can't tk his eye from her... she is in his favorite navy blue saree with matching bindi and jhumkas... she adores her neck only with Mangalasutra in his name... everything in her is just perfect... she looks too beautiful... but something is still missing, he keenly watches her... and silently goes towards swara... but he didn't say anything and moves towards God idol... all looks on... he took a pinch of sindoor and filled her maang...
'Perfect' he murmured, which is audible to swara... swara remembers how he comes to wipes his sindoor, now he feels she looks perfect with those sindoor... she smiled ear to ear... dadi and shekar feel happy with his act while swara blushes...
she is taking his breath away with her look... he feels too suffocating with his feeling... first time he feels her as a pretty woman from his little girl...
They both swings the cradle of lil Krishna together...
'this year u both swing, Krishna idol nxt year ur kids cradle.. .' a lady says... all chuckles while swasan feel embarrassed...
After pooja, Dadi comes to Sanskar...
Dadi: beta we are sorry for... sanskar(interrupts): Dadi what all happened happens we can't change... leave all this...
Shekar folds his hand infront of sanskar...
Shekar: I know beta I don't need to say, but if she did any mistake pls don't be angry on her ... she is a kid...
Sanskar holds his hand,Sans: Papa she is not only ur daughter and also my wife... dnt wry...
Dadi: she is an immature girl...
Sans: ugh... parooo darling plss... enough of ur both melodrama... already I told she is my wife dnt wry... ok... now smile...
Dadi smiles and hits him playfully... swara witnesses this and feels happy...
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All guest are gone, swara is walking here and there in her room alone... first time she wore saree but Sanskar doesn't say anything about that... she curses dadi bz she only made her wear saree... she looks at mirror "don't I look good... Maybe" she pouts...
Sanskar knocks swara room door.... swara turns... Swa: when u started to ask permission...
Sanskaar (smiles): busy..? swa: hmm, no...
Sans: wo swara.. swa: hmm... sans: Thanks... swara looks on...
He holds her hand... sans: you know this is first tym I celebrated something in our home... every function I used to go and stay at my friends home... you know very well so many times I stayed in badi also... everyday whenever I return home I feel it's just the place where I'm staying but today I felt it has a home... my sweet home, something special... it's all bz of u... my dad always used to say even a hut will bcm palace if a women present there... today I realized meaning for those words... Thanks for giving soul to our home...
Swara: sanskar u says it's our home then y u r saying thanks... she make face..
Sans: fr coming in my life... both smiles...
Swa: sanskar sorry... sanskar gives her question look...
swa: wo, dadi asked me to wear saree. I dint hv saree na so without ur permission I tk this from ur wardrobe... I'm sorry... she held her ear...
Sans: swara this s my mom saree my dad kept safe all this saree to his bahu... so it's all urs... got it... she nods.... He stands to leave...
Swa thinks: now also he didn't say anything...
Sanskaar turns towards her, Sans: swara... Swa: haan...
Sans: umm... umm... (he gives sigh) saree suits you... u look beautiful in saree... swara blushes... sanskar leaves from there with his million dollar smile...
To be continued...
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