INDEX 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…
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Hamesha ~ A heartbeat away : Chapter 23
Posted on August 28, 2015INDEX Chapter 23 It was promising to be one of those mornings where silver tufts of clouds peppered an azure sky. The leaves on the trees bristled in the gentle breeze. Dew drops clinging softly tot the blooming plush petals. Om prakash and Mohan had been delegated the work of draping satin curtains around the madap. Then the fabric would be pulled closer together and tied to the orante columns with crocheted lace ropes in the darkest shades of lilac.…
Hamesha ~ A heartbeat away : Chapter 21
Posted on August 14, 2015INDEX Chapter 21 Arnav Singh Raizada strode towards his di’s room. In his mind he had painfully relived Anjali’s blank stare and listless words uncountable times since the denouement of Shyam Manohar Jha. He paused in front of her door. Right in front of the door Akash and Payal were sitting cross legged on the floor with anxious expressions on their faces. They looked young. Then again, they were young. Though ASR himself was most probably only a few years…
Hamesha ~ A heartbeat away : Chapter 20
Posted on August 6, 2015INDEX Chapter 20 At the exact instant that Arnav Singh Raizada read Shyam’s message on Khushi Kumari Gupta’s phone and felt the earth slide from under his feet, Khushi was reading her name on a wedding card with a tremulous smile. “ee dekho manno hum shadi ka carad ooha dur vides se banwai laye hai“. (see here manno I have got the wedding card made from far off states) An astute benevolent man was near his displeased, bearing the weight…
Hamesha ~ A heartbeat away : Chapter 16
Posted on June 25, 2015INDEX Chapter 16 The rain continued to pour down heavily, fogging the glass. Inside the SUV, in the little ambient light that shone, Khushi Kumari Gupta stared in shock at Arnav Singh Raizada. “shaadi? Marry now? Arnavji we can’t marry now. Nobody else is here…” “Shut up Khushi”. His face was inches away from hers. Breath still hot and unsteady from the heady kiss they had shared. In a languorous movement he moved back straightening himself. “I did not say..…
Hamesha ~ A heatrbeat away : Chapter 15
Posted on June 18, 2015INDEX Chapter 15 “wo.. wo Shyamji the.. unhone di ko dhoka diya..humein dhoka diya.. Shyamji bahut bure insaan hai Arnavji..” (it was Shyamji.. he bretrayed di.. he betrayed me.. he is a very bad man Arnavji) Silver strands of moonlight streamed on the dark rippling water in the shallow rectangular pool. Tiny fairy lights blinked to the rhythm of two heartbeats. A sweet fragrance of roses suffused into the chilly night. In a haze Khushi Kumari Gupta’s voice reached Arnav…
Hamesha ~ A heartbeat Away : Chapter 14
Posted on June 11, 2015INDEX Chapter 14 The Shantivan hall had a sprawling uncluttered feel to it, filled with echoes of laughter and chatter since morning. The lofty tasteful teak furniture had been moved against the walls to make space for the freshly starched sheet that covered the mattresses. The walls were covered with bright yellow and orange marigold garlands; Anjali had insisted that the decoration be traditional. Arnav Singh Raizada and Akash Singh Raizada were getting married to two sisters, Khushi Kumari Gupta and…