INDEX Chapter 26 Red.. Not crimson like jiji’s.. Not maroon like mamiji’s.. Red like devi maiyyas chunari.. Like the richness of rubies glittering under a blazing sun.. Like that very same sun when it starts to set after a scorching day.. Carmine like blood that flows in our veins.. throbbing of life.. Like the color of sindoor that was heaped onto the silver plate by her side.. Khushi Kumari Gupta saw her lehenga in the mirror. The golden threads, beads,…
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Hamesha ~ A heartbeat away : Chapter 24
Posted on September 5, 2015INDEX Chapter 24 “di main aapko kabhi kuch nahi hone dunga“.. He promised di nothing bad would happen. One hand held the steering wheel steady and the other ran through his hair. (I won’t let anything bad ever happen to you) The white SUV coruscated against the blazing sun. The occupants inside had not said anything out loud since they had sat inside. The horn blared, jarring, insistent, as the car cut sharply to the left. The driver was quite…
Hamesha ~ A heartbeat away : Chapter 22
Posted on August 19, 2015INDEX Chapter 22 In her dream Khushi Kumari Gupta was busy eating from a plate full of crispy bright orange jiebis and a high heap of steaming hot crunchy samosas. Her brows furrowed. Vaguely she registered herself dreaming. Her last meal in Gupta house before her marriage, and even in her own dream she could not eat in peace! Buaji was shouting at her from far away. “Uff bauji humein shanti se khane do na“, she grumbled and decided to…
Hamesha ~ A heartbeat away : Chapter 19
Posted on July 23, 2015INDEX Chapter 19 Khushi Kumari Gupta stared at her reflection and frowned. She was wearing a pale yellow chiffon saree with embroidered orange roses all along the edges. What was the point of flowers if they couldn’t be seen! She had unsuccessfully been trying to pin up her aanchal so that the flowers showed. With an exasperated sigh she looked at the reflection of Arnav Singh Raizada. He was wearing a navy blue and white horizontal stripped v-neck sweater. Actually,…
Chapter 3 Khushi got startled when the vehicle stopped suddenly. ‘What happened Arnavji? Why did you hit the brakes? Did anything come in front?’ asked Khushi and tried to stretch her neck to get a better view of the road in front of the SUV. ‘No Khushi, there is nothing there. But, you tell me, what did you just say?’ ‘What? What did I say? … Only that I wanted to go home and take rest … What’s wrong in…
Hamesha ~ A heartbeat away : Chapter 12
Posted on May 29, 2015INDEX Chapter 12 “Di dhyan se… Jeejaji watch it.. Di aap thik hai?” Simultaneously multiple things had transpired. Hopeful of finding Khushi Kumari Gupta on the rooftop, Arnav Singh Raizada had walked up only to see Anjali bending over the railing a little too precariously. Shyam had been bending towards her, but didn’t seem to be steering her away. So ASR had yelled out cautioning his di. Anjali whirled around with a smile , and Shyam had to try hard…