Hey guys. This is my first ever OS. Especially dedicated to some really special people who encouraged (more like threatened 😉) me to write this. So Ranjana, Anny, Alissa, Soumya, Anushka, this one's for you my babies 🤗
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What should I do? What should I do? Should I go to the party? Or should I stay here locked up in my room? No no Manyata, bad idea. If I stay here than that Jay will surely take advantage of that and start falling all over Uday. That girl can hardly ever control her hormones when it comes to Uday.Can't really blame her though. He is quite irresistible after all. Omg Manyata what the hell are you saying? I am talking like that desperate Jaykamini. Ughh I hate her. Why does she always want what's mine? Well technically Uday is not mine…yet. But I am going to sort out all the differences between us tonight. Come on Manyata, you can do this!!
Manyata walked towards her closet to find something appropriate to wear for Uday's party. Since all the bimbos in the party would be wearing handkerchief's for dresses, she thought she should wear something different, something that would stand out and instantly lock Uday's attention only and only on her. While she was rummaging through her dresses, her eyes caught something that she had almost forgotten over the past couple of months. She put forward her hand and took out a beautiful pink and bottle green Anarkali dress. The very first dress that Uday gifted her. She instantly went in the world of flashbacks and paused her memories at the day Uday had given it to her. How Uday had helped her into becoming and looking like the Princess she was always meant to be. How she instantly fell in love with this dress when he first showed it to her. How he was present with her through her entire makeover, supporting and encouraging her. How he helped her dress up. How he teased her of spoiling her lipstick through a kiss if she argued with him. Kiss. Manyata's cheeks immediately turned to a shade of pink when she recalled that particular incident and a small smile creeped on her lips. Snap out of it Manyata. Seriously what is wrong with me today? I'm thinking about Uday kissing me, and I am actually smiling? Ignoring all other thoughts, Manyata took the dress and went to the bathroom to change. She couldn't waste more time. The party seemed to have already started. She could hear the loud thumping music from up above her room. "Looks like the party is in full swing" , thought Manyata and her nervousness reached a whole new level after that due to which she started having second thoughts about her plan. "Am I doing the right thing? Should I really go to this party? What if I end up making a fool of myself? No no. I can't risk anymore time. I need to apologize to Uday and win his love and trust back as soon as possible. Before that Jay gets her hands on him. Screw this. I will go" . She came out of the bathroom wearing that dress which had somehow become her favorite now. Wearing that dress made her feel like she's carrying a part of Uday along with her and she felt at peace with that thought. She stood infront of her mirror trying to figure out what to do next. Holding a hair brush, she neatly untangled all the strands of her hair and blow dried them. When she was satisfied, she stopped, and carefully tied them in a neat bun supported by a beautiful diamond hair clip. After that she applied light make up, put on a pair of earrings, that too given by Uday, and gave herself a last look in the mirror before leaving.
"Interesting" , came a voice from behind. She turned around and to her surprise, it was Vijay at the door.
"Vijay Bhai app?" , asked Manyata surprised, but extremely happy at the same time.
"Haan hum. Kyun kissi aur ko expect ker rahi thi kia?" replied Vijay.
"Nahin Vijay Bhai. Aaj kal to main kissi ko bhi expect nahin kerti. Koi mujhse baat kerna to door, meri taraf dekhta bhi nahin hai" , Manyata replied in a sad tone.
Vijay felt bad for his bhai after hearing that. He too had been harsh on her lately and distanced himself from her, but only to make her realize the worth of what she lost due to her foolish Runaway Bride act. She needed to realize what damage her actions caused. But right now, he couldn't see her that way. She was trying her best to win back the family's and Uday's trust. So he thought that if not help, he should atleast support her in what she's doing.
"Manyata. Hum jantay hain. Pichlay kuch din tumhain bahut kuch sehna para hai. Laikin ab waqt agaya hai apni ghaltion ko sudharnay ka. I won't help you this time Manyata, because you need to fight this battle alone. But I will always support my bhai" , said Vijay.
Manyata had tears welling up in her eyes and she immediately hugged Vijay.
"Thank you Vijay Bhai" , she said, in a muffled voice.
"You're always welcome Manyata Bhai" , replied Vijay, returning the hug.
"Come on now let's move. Party main jana hai ya phir yahin kharay rehna hai" , Vijay reminded her.
"No Vijay Bhai this time I won't just stand and let things go on the way they are. This time I'll fight for what's mine. It's time for some damage control" , replied Manyata, and the determination in her voice did not go unnoticed by Vijay. He smiled thinking that the Yuvraani in Manyata is finally coming in action.
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The music and noise was getting louder and louder. From the foot of the staircase, Manyata could see a huge group of girls clustered around something. No guesses on what, or rather who it is. Uday was looking dashing in that black waistcoat and trousers with a white shirt buttoned in a way that revealed his beautifully sculptured chest in the most tempting way that every girl's eye was on him. Every girl desired him. He was literally ever girls dream.
"How could I have been so stupid to let a guy like that walk away from me" , asked Manyata to herself.
Plucking up courage, she stepped foot on the first stair and a spotlight immediately hit her face.
"This was not part of the plan" , Manyata thought confused. But she had no time for thinking. She descended down the staircase with great poise and grace that only a true Princess could manage and all attention was immediately diverted on her. But her attention and eyes were only for one person. And she could see those deep brown eyes staring right back into hers.
Manyata could feel her cheeks burning. There was always something about the way he looked at her that left a weird sort of a current in her whole body. It felt like he could see right through her. His gaze was making her conscious of her appearance with the way he was scanning her from top to bottom. When she finally reached the last step, she breathed a sigh of relief, but frowned when she saw Uday's attention going back to those bimbos who were literally falling all over him.
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"I look like an idiot standing here all by myself" , said Manyata disappointed after a few moments.
"You are an idiot my dear. That's a fact" , came a voice that Manyata immediately recognized.
She turned around with an I'm-not-interested-in-this-crap look plastered on her face. "What do you want Jay?"
"Nothing. I've already got what I wanted. Uday!" , replied Jay with her usual annoying smirk.
"Don't be so sure about that Jay. You are my little sister, and being your older sister it's my duty to tell you to not dream of things that belong to others because no matter what you do, you can never have them" , Manyata replied calmly.
"Oh really. And since when did Uday become yours?" , said Jay. Sarcasm clearly evident in her voice.
"He was always mine to begin with. And what's mine will stay mine. Always and forever" . And with that Manyata left, leaving behind a majorly pissed off Jaynandini.
Manyata was glad that she was finally away from Jay. So she immediately got to work and started looking for Uday. She didn't really have a proper plan of any sort regarding what she's supposed to do to win back Uday's love. All she knew was that she desperately wanted to see him, to talk to him, to apologize to him and ask for forgiveness and that's all she cared about, but he was no where in sight. Just when she was about to go outside in the garden to look for him, she heard a voice that she had been dying to hear and her heart skipped a beat.
"Good evening ladies…and ladies" , said Uday with a gorgeous smirk plastered on his face, winking at the crowd of girls infront of him. Manyata suddenly felt a pang in her heart. She didn't like the way Uday was looking at those girls. And she definitely didn't like the way those girls were looking at him with their hungry eyes, all ready to jump on him and eat him up anytime.
"I hope you are all enjoying the party. And if not then no worries. Because Yuvraaj Udayveer Singh can never let beautiful girls like all of you get so easily bored in his presence" , announced Uday with an I'm-sexy-and-I-know-it look on his face. Manyata understood what he was hinting at. And so did the rest of the girls because there was an instant chorus of deep sighs coming from the crowd clustered around him.
The lights went off and then the spotlight hit Uday.
"Music" , he yelled to the DJ.
As soon as the music started playing, all the girls ran to him and started dancing around him. Uday obviously was enjoying all the attention he was getting and returned the gesture with equal enthusiasm, by grabbing their waists, their hips, touching them and enjoying them touching him. Even though he looked sexy as hell dancing like that, Manyata still couldn't enjoy it because that was not the way she wanted to see Uday. She needed a plan B. Uday was obviously going to ignore her, so she has to make herself noticed.But how? She went and stood near the bar thinking of ways to make herself noticed by Uday who was busy getting passed from one girl to another to another and so on. Just then she saw the bartender serving drinks and ordered one for herself. The bartender hesitated but Manyata being the stubborn girl that she is ordered him to give her one saying that she is Yuvraani Manyata and not to mess with her ,so he reluctantly passed her the glass. She downed it in one go and felt her insides burning. The drink worked it's magic, she got the courage that she needed without losing her senses since it was just one drink, and headed towards where Uday was being treated like a chocolate cake that everyone wanted a piece of. Uday was shocked to see her on the dance floor. There was a shine in her eyes, a shine he had never seen before. She came near him, grabbed his collar and literally pulled him towards her, such that their chests collided.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" , asked Manyata annoyed.
"I could ask you the same thing" , replied Uday looking away.
"Look at me" , pleaded Manyata. Uday ignored her and kept on looking in the other direction whereas Manyata was still holding on to his collar. From the far end of the dance floor, Jay was looking at them, burning with rage and showing expressions of disgust. She had planned on seducing Uday to go near him but her plans were obviously getting butchered, all thanks to Manyata.
"Please", begged Manyata. Uday couldn't ignore her pleadings any longer as the pain in her voice was stabbing his heart brutally. He finally turned to face her and both of them got lost in each other's eyes, ignoring the world around them. Uday's hands unconsciously rose and held onto Manyata's waist, pulling her closer. It seemed like the temperature in the hall had turned to a 100 degrees suddenly. The DJ seemed to have sensed the change in the atmosphere too and he changed the tune and played a soft music in the background that perfectly fit the romantic moment that Uday and Manyata were sharing. They unknowingly started moving along the rhythm of the music. Manyata snaked her arms around his neck and Uday made his grip tighter around Manyata's waist, pulling her in closer. So close, that their breaths were merged into one and their noses were almost touching. They continued staring into each other's eyes and swaying to the music but all their attention was fixed only on each other. Finally Manyata spoke up.
"Why are you doing this to me Uday?"
"What am I doing Manyata?"
"Don't act like you don't know what I am talking about"
"I am not acting, I don't know what you're talking about. And neither do I have any interest in finding out" , with that said, Uday pushed her away from him and left the dance floor leaving a hurt Manyata behind. She was trying to overcome the shock of what just happened a moment ago when another shock was all ready to hit her hard in the face. Uday came, but not alone, this time accompanied with Jay who had a victory smile plastered on her face. Tears started to well up in Manyata's eyes and she left the dance floor before she could breakdown and people could see the weaker side of her, which she didn't want. Giving one last look at Uday who was busy dancing in Jay's arms, she left the hall and went outside in the garden to breath some fresh air. But mostly to get away from the party. She felt suffocated in there. As soon as she reached the far end of the garden, she let her emotions take over and broke down into tears, clutching her stomach and sitting on the grass.
"Kyun bhagwanji kyun? Kyun ho raha hai meray sath aisa? Kyun main itni bari gadhi hoon.Kyun main apni shaadi chorr ker chali gai uss Akash ko alvida kehnay kay liye kay wapis aa kar Uday ne he mujhe alvida keh dia? Kyun maine Uday kay pyaar ko baar baar thukraya? Kyun aaj main uske liye itni parai hogai kay who aik baar murr kay bhi mujhe nahin dekh raha? Kyun maine use itna dard dia jisne use iss tak badal dia kay ab who mujse nafrat kernay lag gaya hai? Kyun?"
"Hum tumse nafrat nahin kertay Manyata" , came a voice that instantly brought a glow on Manyata's face. She turned around and saw Uday standing 10 feet away from her. She got up, mustering all the strength that she could and ran towards him and embraced him with all her might.
"I'm sorry Uday. I am so sorry. I never meant to hurt or betray you I swear" , sobbed Manyata in his chest.
"I know I am asking for a lot but please forgive me. Please. Just one last time. I promise I will never break your trust ever again. Please Uday please" , she continued sobbing. Since Uday was just standing there and not hugging her back, Manyata let go off him and looked into his eyes that were forming tears now. A pang of guilt hit straight at her heart. She knew Uday was too broken to say anything to her right now so she lifted her hand and touched his cheek and continued.
"Trust me Uday. I only went to Akash to say a final goodbye. I know it was stupid of me to have done that on my wedding day, but there was nothing else that I could do. I had to end the chapter of Akash from my life once and for all so that I could start a new one with you. I couldn't have moved on to my future unless I hadn't locked away my past. I had every intention to marry you that day Uday, and I still do. Please trust me" , she pleaded.
"Why Manyata? Why should I trust you now. You left no stone unturned to break my trust and heart into a million pieces. Why do you care about it now?" , replied Uday. The hurt and pain was clearly evident in his voice and eyes.
"I do care Uday, I care a lot, because…" , Manyata hesitated.
"Because?" , Uday urged her on.
Manyata took his hand in hers and closed her eyes taking a deep breath. When she finally opened them, she spoke up.
"Because I can't see you hurting yourself. Because I can't see you drowning in pain and misery. Because seeing you hurt pains me, it's like as if someone is stabbing my heart. Because I can't see you punishing yourself for something that I did. Because I cannot tolerate another girl touching you or coming closer to you. Because I have every right to care about you. And because I think I'm falling in love with you"
That last part of her speech caught Uday off guard, He stared at her with his mouth slightly hanging open. He couldn't believe that Manyata finally said what he had been wanting to hear since ages. The confession that his heart was dying to witness. His heart felt at peace with those words coming out from her mouth and his pain lessened. When he finally overcame the shock, he tried to speak.
"W-w-what?" , stammered Uday.
"Because I love you" , Manyata repeated confidently. The honesty was clearly visible in her eyes and words and it didn't go unnoticed by Uday. But he wasn't ready to give up just yet. His ego got the better of him.
"You're bluffing" , Uday replied. He knew she was saying the truth, but it was too good to be true. He feared that it all might just be a dream. Yes, Yuvraaj Udayveer Singh feared something for the first time in his life. He feared he'd lose her again.
"Look in my eyes and tell me if I am" , retorted Manyata taking a few steps forward and coming closer to him.
"Why should I believe you"
"Because I know you still love me"
"How can you be so sure?"
"I can see it in your eyes. They tell me everything"
"Are my eyes telling you what I am about to do next?"
"Huh?", replied a confused Manyata. But before she could process the meaning behind what he just said, Uday grabbed her by the waist in a swift movement pulling her closer to him and in a matter of seconds crushed his lips with hers. This time it was Manyata's turn to get caught off guard. By the time she could recover from the shock, Uday broke the kiss but he was still holding her pretty close to himself. Their chests were sticking to each other like glue. Neither of the beings dared to move. Uday could feel Manyata's heartbeat that had increased immensely and he gave her a triumphant smirk knowing that his kiss had left exactly the kind of effect that he had expected on her.
"U-u-uday. Yeh tumne kya kia?" , asked a bewildered Manyata.
"Kia kiya? Samajh nahin aai to dobara ker kay dikhaoon?" flirted Uday, leaning in with a wink. Manyata's eyes widened in shock. She playfully hit him on the chest.
"Halkat, vede, khasma nu khanay. Tu baaz nahin ayega na?" , said Manyata, blushing crimson red. Her eyes fixed on the ground beneath them as she was too shy to look at him. She feared that this time she might just lose control too.
"Haye, hum to taras gaye thay tumharay moo say yeh sunnay kay liye Princess" , replied Uday, lifting her chin up making her look at him. Manyata felt herself drowning in those deep brown oceans of his eyes.
"Aur main taras gai thi tumharay moo se dobara Princess sunnay kay liye" , a lone tear escaped her eyes but Uday caught it on his finger tips. He traced a line with his finger from her temple down her chin sending shivers through Manyata's entire body.
"I love you Princess. Always have, always will" , said Uday in a husky voice. Manyata saw the seriousness in his eyes and knew that he meant it. She couldn't control herself anymore. She didn't want to. She wanted to live the moment to it's fullest and never let go. She wanted to get carried away because it seemed like the right thing to do. It was Uday after all, he had every right on her. She leaned in closer and Uday sensing her move automatically closed his eyes. When Manyata's soft lips finally touched his hard ones, the feeling was sensational for him. And for Manyata, it was like experiencing heaven itself. She snaked her arms around his neck deepening the kiss and he returned it with full enthusiasm running his hands all over her body. Manyata was the first to break the kiss as she was running out of breath and Uday didn't seem to like that she just cut short their beautiful moment. Then she realized that they had been out here too long.
"Uday, I think we should go back to the party. Your guests must be waiting for you. Aise acha nahin lagta na. Hum kabse yahan bahir hain" , said Manyata a bit concerned.
"Screw the party" , replied Uday pulling her back in for a kiss. Manyata kept on giggling between their lips because of what he just said, but finally gave in once again. It was the best that they both had felt in ages and they didn't want the night to end. Uday and Manyata ditched the party and left in Uday's car to have some privacy and to be away from the crowd of the party. He stopped the car at the beach where they first met on Manyata's insistence since she wanted him to propose to her there. Uday gave in since he knew how stubborn his Princess was. The night passed peacefully. They lay on the beach in each other's embrace and drifted to sleep. No worries for anything at all. It was just Uday, Manyata at their own little world at that moment.
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