Hi guys back with the final update of this SS ,hope it lives up to your expectations.
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" Come to the terrace Sanskar , I need to say something to you" the words echoed in their room and sanskar feared the worst. So it took him longer than usual for his feet to make his way to the terrace. And he knew it wasnt fair for her to be forced to be with him, yet he wanted to beg her to give him another chance.
So when his feet finally reached the destination , his eyes wasnt prepared to witness the decorated terrace or the canopy that was oddly familiar with the one he used while proposing to his wife adorning their home. It was only then his eyes landed on his wife,who stood in the center of the canopy waiting for him . She was dressed in the same dress as well. And she looked very nervous it made him aware that she was anxious.
" I think i have fairly managed to capture the scene without my memory " Swara spoke up as she heard his footstep halting beside her, she was nervous and this wasnt what she wanted to say to him but it felt awkward to start with what she really wanted to say without hearing him speak up.
" How did you manage to do all this in such a short time frame " Sanskar asked prolonging the conversation, few minutes ago he feared his wife was leaving him but it just doesnt make sense for her to decorate the terrace to break his heart and Sanskar was beginning to hope it was not a goodbye as he feared but rather something more that he would want to learn about his wife.
" I have had help , but it was funny to see bade papa trying to decorate with flowers ' Swara answered back with a chuckle making him laugh along side with her and yet he noticed her face held a line of frown and she was still anxious. He didnt want to push her but he wanted her to know she can say anything to him without worrying as well but before he could ask her ,she turned towards him as if gaining courage to finally speak her mind
" I dont have a single memory of you except the cliff incident, i dont even remember this proposal , i had to watch the video and try to recreate it with lot of effort. What i am saying is i am not the person you married , and when you said you loved me . I wondered if it was the memory of me or the person standing before you . " Swara words faltered as she spoke them . All the awhile wondering if it would be easy as her sister said or will her heart get broken.
" I Love You Swara, the person standing before me not because of my memories but because you gave me plenty of reasons to fall in love with you every single day. I love you bit more every single day Swara and while i cherish our memories together . I do love you because in truth you may not have your memory but you still remain the girl i loved. Every aspect of your character remains the same. So dont ever assume my love for you is based on only my memories of you " Sanskar voice shook a bit as he tried to convey the depth of his love for her. Even his heart felt confession couldnt be accepted if Swara didnt trust his words. And he hoped in the day that she got to know him ,she began to trust him as well.
" I Love you too Sanskar, I kept myself from acknowledging that because i thought my love wont be able to match up to yours, not without my memory i thought but yet i still do love you. I hope you would believe me and give us a real chance right now and not wait for the girl you lost when she lost her memories. I might never be able to love you like the way i did back then or maybe i can love you more than the way i did before. We wont know until we start this journey. So Mr Sanskar Maheshwari what do you say"" Swara spoke up as she looked at him with a hint of a hope and then at his silence she let her gaze drop in fear of being rejected.
Slowly he tilted her head back to make her look at him , his silence was killing her. And when she finally found the courage to look at him again, she found his eyes was filled with tears and his face radiated happiness all round. She doesnt need any word of confirmation, when he slowly bent down and captured her lips with his for a passionate kiss where he finally let himself free from all the boundaries he carefully constructed between them to give her space.
She melted into his arms and he held her steady with his strong hands and deepened his kiss till there were almost breathless and had to separate to catch breath. But fate had a twisted way of bringing happiness in abundant measure sometimes because at the moment not only did Sanskar got her Swara back, Swara got her first set of happy memories back .Their first date came back to her memory the moment his lips touched her. All their happy moments ,the helicopter ride, his proposal and so on. Her eyes started to let the tears drop fall as if it cant hold it any longer. Her tears increased Sanskar worry, well how can he not when one started crying just after being kissed.
" Shona what happened ?" Sanskar asked his wife, as he gathered her into his arms and held her till she stopped crying. And between sobs she finally told him ,she was crying because she got her first set of happy memories and it was happy tears. And then she simply lifted herself up to kiss him once again .
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Sanskar held on to his sleeping wife, he was really fortunate to have her in his life. The fact she come to love him twice in a single life time was the most precious gift she could ever give him and when it comes to his Shona she never does anything by half, while Sanskar expected her to take her time to come to terms with her new found feelings, his wife refused to hesitate when it come to hers.
When they both stepped down from the terrace, Sanskar was taken back by the sight of a decorated bedroom, his family had been busy awhile he was kissing his wife. He turned to see his wife if it was her plan but from the shock in her face, he knew she never knew about it .
" Our family was sure that i will say yes to your proposal " Sanskar teased her in a bid to calm her down and yet she saw a flicker of worry in her face .
" Swara, we need not to do anything that you arent ready for , you have my heart and i have yours that more than enough for me now, everything else can wait " Sanskar spoke up gently as he looked into his wife. And turned around to discard the decorations , it did remind him of their first night yet another memory his wife didnt have,if she did she probably wouldnt have been nervous about voicing out her reluctance .
" I am just worried about the rest of the journey.What if i cant love you the way like before. Physical intimacy doesnt scare me Sanskar, but what if you grew to dislike me when i couldnt get my memories back, what if you found my love for your lacking from before , there so many what if my mind is jumbled with all of them " Swara spoke up refusing to look at him and yet feeling the need to tell him the truth.
" Swara,it looks like you dont know about yourself as much as i do, Once you give your heart, there is no one who can love someone like you . And to be in the receiving end of that love is what made me into who i am today. So dont underestimate your love for me ever. Trust in me when i say this no one can love me like you do, and with or without memories we will still be able to live happily together. Because while you dont remember i do your trust in our love and confidence in our marriage . So still you reclaim the trust in your love, i will trust for you as well till you can finally come to believe as i do. Until then we can wait ." Sanskar spoke up as he looked at his wife with tenderness. His heart constricted with pain to realize she was insecure about her love for him but at the same time what he told her was the truth. He trusts her love for him.
" I do trust you Sanskar and there is no one i trust in this world more than you." Swara spoke up as she let go of her fears at his words and choose to believe in their happiness. And deep down she knew she will be always happy with him and she refuse to wait any longer to live her life.
When Sanskar smiled at her words and went back to clearing the decorations , she was frustrated because she didn't know how to tell him she want to be with him when moments ago she asked him to wait .
Her eyes refused to look anywhere but him ,and her husband was occupied with the removal of the decoration ,so she will not feel uncomfortable. She was overwhelmed by the depth of his love. That she didn't want to wait any longer .
" Sanskar ,I will be right back " Swara spoke up as she grabbed her phone and went outside to stand in the balcony .
And when Sanskar phone vibrated with a notification , he glanced at the request for incoming audio file ,he was confused and wondered what his wife wanted to say now and yet pressed the accept button and waited for it to load .
" Leave the decoration on as I don't want to wait " the words echoed in the room and Sanskar had a smile light up his face at the words . Yet he didn't approach his wife but stayed right where he was and waited for her to come inside .
Five minutes later his Shona marched inside and her face was filled with anger that Sanskar realized he pushed her a bit far .
" Did you or did you not listen to the audio file " Swara demanded as she looked at her smiling husband .
" I did " Sanskar answered back. And then laughed when Swara started to hit him with her fists in an fit of anger .
" Do you know how mortifying it is for me to say it and yet here you are making fun of me " Swara burst into tears , and Sanskar face fell at her agony . He didn't want to make her feel bad .
" Shona ,look at me I am sorry . I just wanted you to say it on your own . " Sanskar spoke up , it was such a important step of their lives ,he needed to know she was comfortable with speaking about it .
" I want to be with you " Swara spoke up as she looked at her husband , she realized certain things in life needed to be said in person as she looked at the happiness that radiated in his face .
As he gently leaned into kiss her ,she let herself be lost in his embrace . And she knew they will have their happily ever after even if the odd were against them at times because she trusted him and his words that their love will be more than enough .
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Nita