Hmm...she thought this was how she liked to wake up ever morning --
Mayanks arm was wrapped around her small waist protectively. She turned a little and saw a cute smile playing on his lips and moved her hand through his hair and thought about the beautiful dream she had just had which included them and a very special someone who was going to enter their lives in just a few months.She smiled.
Life was not perfect , it could never be perfect but it was as good as it could get......it was so serene,so beautiful,so......well she didnt have enough words to describe it.She had everthing she could ask for a good and steady career, a loving mother-in-law who loved her as her own daughter and filed the gap which her mother had left,a little sister who cared about her more she cared for herself and the world's best brother-in-law who really pampered her and fulfilled her every..lamest and stupidist of the stupid wishes that she had time and again and wonderful friends.....Cj, Akshat,Charu,Kshitij,Dia,Uday bhaiyya,Benji etc etc.But the relationship that she cherished the was that of Mayank's , being a part of his life.Life had changed ad she had lost things and people she didnt want to and had her own set of hardships butit was all worth it,it was all worth it to be a part of this life,the life which was created when she got married to Mayank and entered into new,fruitful relationships.They did fight.......a lot but they did love each other a lot too.He troubled her ,fought with her,gave his work more time and importance than her,forgot too call her,forgot wen he had to take her out,broke his promises, he hardly hardly ever listen to her and her liitle demands and she hated him but he also pampered her,gave her surprises,made her normal day special,spend hours trying to convice her and make her happy after their fight ,make her laugh by doing all kings of stupid things whwn she was depressed ,cooked for her,made their anniversary and birthday's specail and most of all he loved her and these things made her love him uncountable times more than she hated him .He had a heart of gold.
Being pregnant was the world most beautiful thing in the world but it was also very irratating.She was pampered by everyone and she liked being pampered but this was a bit too much.Nupur do this dont do that etc etc but yet she like it...infact she loved the feeling.Sometimes she didnt know whether to laugh or cry out of Happiness.Mayank was ofcourse elated with the view but she couldnt forget his look of disbelief when she had told him .It was priceless,
Life had changed just as it had changed after college........
Flash back..........
3 years after college
Nupur had started working as a editor in a fashion magazine called Glamour.After her father's death all the responsibilty had come upon Nupur.She worked day and night for giving Gunjan the future she deserved,to fulfil all the dreams that her father had seen for his daughters and now Gunjan was the head of supply chain with a software company.Can u beleive it head of supply chain? well maybe not so surprising .....Gunjan did have a lot of talent and brains and guess wat Gunjan and Samrat were getting married and that also in 2 weeks and Nupur was the person incharge.She did not want the entire burden of the marriage to fall upon her dear uncle who had supported them after their fathers death.So the functions were divided Nupur took care of all the pre-marriage function while her uncle took care of the marriage. Gunjan was happy after all this was wat Nupur was working hard for........her only aim was to keep gunjan happy and in the process of achieving this aim Nupur had lost her wishes and dreams someewhere.
Bhushan house
4 p.m
Gunjan:oh god yeh di kaha reh gaye,engagement ceremony ko shuru hone mein bas 2 ghante rahe gaye hain aur yeh di ab tak nahi aye.
Dia:Gunjan atleast tum ready hona start toh karo,nupur aa jayegi,flight late ho gaye hogi
(yes dia had Finally got over Samrat and met Nikhil in the third year of college and fallen in love with him.......ofcourse he was smart,intelligent,goodlooking and good at heart and got along with Gunjan very well ,this was one of the reasons that Dia had become softer towards Gunjan)
Gunjan:par dia engagement ki dress toh di lane wali thi
just then Uday walks in
Uday:aree Gunjan tum abhi tak taiyar nahi hui
Gunjan:Uday bhaiyya di....
Uday:woh toh niche hai
Gunjan:niche???
Uday:haan....chalo dikhata hoon
They go out of the room and look down at the hustle-bustle of the house due to the marriage.a group of ladies sat in the corner singing punjabi songs while a group of girls danced around in the middle and in the middle of the group was Nupur dressed in a yellow saree ,her gair left open curled at the end with minimal jewellery ,the palla of her saree tucked in her waist dancing with joy.
Gunjan and Dia smiled.
Gunjan:yeh di bhi na,aate hi..............(but still that sight made her smile)diii(she sreamed down and waved towards her to come up )
Nupur waved back and quickly got out of the group picked by her bags and ran upstairs.
Gunjan(hugging nupur):kya di itne dair lagade
Nupur:sorry sorry sorry,actually na flight late ho gaye aur phir ghar ayee toh sabne dance karne kinch leya.yeh leh tera lehenga (handing over one bag)kaisa hai?
(as gunjan opened the bag)
Dia:woh!its really pretty
Gunjan:sach mein di bahut sundar hai
Nupur:acha ab jaa aur tayaar ho jaa warna Samrat aa gaya toh tayaar nahi hona daega waisa bhi usko tu seedhi sadhi hi achi lagti hai.
Dia and Nupur smiled while Gujan blushed and went to get ready
Engagement Hall
7 p.m
Samrat walks in to find the engagement hall empty
Samrat: wow dude, lagta hai sab bhul gaye hai ki aaj teri engagement hai aur yeh stupid Benji mujhe apna Best friend bulata hai aur ab tak nahi aaya.
Nupur tapping Samrat on the shoulder
Nupur:hmm...aaj tak suna tha par ajj dekh bhi liya ki pyaar insaan ko paagal bana deta hai , khud sa hi baate kar rahe ho
Samrat turned to see nupur and passed her a smile
Samrat: hey to be sister in law! welcome back (hugging her) Delhi se kab aaye?
Nupur:abhe kuch hi der pehle.
Samrat:wow, nupur u've changed(looking at her from head to toe and holding her saree's palla in his heads)saree and all haan.
nupur:bas bas zyaada bolna ki zarorat nahi hai ,tumhare engagement hai isliye pehni hai
Samrat:but i must say laag bahut hot re hai
Nupur:thank u thank u
benji entering
Benji: sorry dude bahut der ho gaye, woh actually teri engagement ring mil nahi re thi isli
Samrat(giving him a exasperated look):Jha Benji waha trouble.Dude, aaj kay din toh mujhe baksh deta.
Benji:sorry dude(looking at Nupur) hi nupur
Nupur:hi
Samrat:acha dude tune invites toh bhej diya thay na, sabko
Benji:Haan aur sabka confirmation bhi aa gaya hai.Annie,chako,cj,aur (looking at Samrat and winking)
Samrat:aur aur (in teasing manner) aur kaun reh gaya yaar
Samrat and Benji together:Mayank
(Nupur's head turned and she looked confused but didnt say anything and walked away)
Samrat: (grinning) kuch log kabhi nahi badalte
(just then a girl passed by carrying a heavy basket of flowers)
Samrat:hey beautiful,may I help you (the girl passed him a smile and he took the basket from her and followed her)
Benji: (looking after samrat):sach kuch kabhi nahi badalte
8 p.m
The engagement party was in full swing but the bride was yet to come
Samrat: I know ki larkiyan tayyar hone mein time lagate hain par chashmish itna time laga sakti hai yeh mujhe nahi pata tha
Dia:oh come on Sammy its her day aaj time nahi lagegi toh kab lagegi
Samrat: wow I am impressed lagta hai Nikhil ka bahut effect ho raha hai
Nikhil:(joining them) well kya kar sakta hain Nikhil ka charm hi kuch aisa hai
Samrat: who toh hai ,par yeh charm dia par kuch zyaada hi chalta hain
Benji:dude zaara apni nazrain yaha se hata kar peche dekh
Samrat turns and sees Nupur brringing Gunjan
They come and join them
Nikhl:someone is loking very stunning
Samrat:hey dude shez mine,,just mine(and winked at Gunjan)who blushed )
Nupur:oh hoye, meena kumari kaise lal ho rahi hai by god!
Samrat:waisa Nupur tum bhi aisehi blush karne waali ho.
Nupur :huh
Samrat: (beaming)Hey Mayank!
Nupur:turned around taken abackNupurs POV
There he was , walking towards them.He looked the same and was dressed in a black suit.His eyes drifted towards her and she could not meet them, she could feel butterflies in her stomach. She wondered why he had the same effect on her even after so many years of college. Every step that he took towards her made the fluttering worse.oh she so wanted to run!but why?
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he finally reached them and smiled
Mayank:Congrats guys!finally!(handing them a boquet)
Samrat:thanks!
Gunjan:Aunty nahi aae.
Mayank:Nahi she wasnt feeling to well bu i think she make it to the wedding.
He smiled and turned his attention to greet the others and finally his eyes landed on Nupur.
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Mayanks POV
(previously while he was walking towards them)
There he saw the entire excel gang including Nikhil standing in a large group.He started walking toward them and suddenly his eyes fell on nupur.She caught his eye but immediately turned away.She looked beautiful in a white embroidered saree with just bangles and a maang tikka.She had the same innocenes in her face.He quickly brought himself out of his reverie and went to congratulate Samrat and Gunjan.While Congratulating them he could feel her eyes on him.After wishing the others he turned towards her
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Nupur Pov
Mayank turned towards her and said
Mayank:hi nupur
Nupur:hi Mayank
Mayank:kaisi ho
Nupur:achi.tum?
Mayank:main bhi acha hoon
By god Nupur! ye kaisi convo hai.Nupur kuch bhi kar par yaha se bhag aur jaldi warna bahut problem ho jayegi.
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And then she got the perfect excuse.Her three very close friends and colleages had just entered the party.She quickly excused herself and went to greet them.
Nupur:tum logo ne anne main itne dair kyun laga di?(hugging and greeting each of them)
Akshat:ab main kya kar sakta hoon.Charu ko tayyar hona main itna time lagta hain.obvisously looking good takes so much of an effort on her behalf.(he teased)
Charu:just shut up akshat!dont listen to him Nupur i was perfectly ready when they came to pick me up.
Akshat:lier
Charu:oh really!to Piyush sai hi puch late hain
they dragged the third person in their fight.
Piyush:mujhe apni fight main drag mat karo.(turning to nupur)pura raste laad rahe tha
Nupur smiled.These were the people who were closest to wat u call a family she had in Delhi and had flown down with her for the engagement and marriage.Akshat was a photographer in glamour while charu was a model.Piyush was her immediate boss.They were usually together on assignments and so they had developed a close bound of friendship.She also knewthat Akshat and Charu shared something more than just friendshipand sometimes reminded her of herself and Mayank in college.Oh god!she had to stop thinking about him !what was wrong with her?she couldnt!she couldnt!she couldnt!plzzzzzzzzzz nupur she told herself, not again.
Charu:anyways i am not going to waste my time on u.i'll go and wish Samrat and Gunjan.
The other two followed her and she turned around to see him and Nikhil deep in conversation laughing over something.She instintly felt a smile coming up on her face as well .Mayank's eyes turned towards her .She immediately looked away and went towards Samrat and Gunjan who were deep in conversation with Charu and Akshat hearing them bicker while Piyush looked.
she walked towards them.
Nupur:guys!i think we must start the engagement ceremony.
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Engagement Ceremony
Samrat and Gunjan were standing in the middle of the hall while nupur stood next to Gunjan and Benji next to Samrat holding out their rings for them.They exchanged rings and Samrat took the opportunity and kissed her while everyone showered petals and cheered and Gunjan blushed.
Soon after a little bit of masti and halla-golla and bidding eveyone good bye the engagement ceremony came to an end.
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1.00 a.m in the morning
Nupur just came out of the washroom after changing and saw Gunjan deep in thought.
Nupur came and sat next to her
Nupur:kya hua?kaha khoi hui hai aap
Gunjan:di r u sure that Samrat and me make a appropriate couple?
Nupur smiled.
Nupur:u r perfect(she smiled softly)
Gunjan smiled and hugged her sister.her sister was the best she deserved the best and she knew she would get the best.She had done so much for her that she couldnt do as much for in a lifetime.She didnt want to leave her and go.It was not as if they were not staying apart with her being in Delhi and she in Mumbai but she knew that somehow marriafe would drift her apart from her sister.BHUSHAN HOUSE:
Gunjan while hugging nupur felt a tear sliding down.
Gunjan(softly):Thank u di! love u! and hugged her tighter.
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BREAKFAST TABLE:
Gunjan,Nupur,Dia,Uday are having breakfast when samrat enters.
SAMRAT-hey guys!! hey chashmish (sliding in the chair next 2 her)
GUNJAN-tum yahan itni subah subah kya kar rahe ho samrat?
SAMRAT-subah k 9 baj rahe hain aur hum pichle 8 ghanton se alag hai.ek aur ghanta door hota to i.c.u mein bharti karna padta
NUPUR-oyee hoyye!!!!hayee main mar jawan(leaning across the table 2 pull samrats chin)
GUNJAN gave an exasperated look
SAMRAT-neways guys main soch raha tha ki meri aur chashmish ki shaadi se pehle kyun na ek beach party ho jaye goa mein
DIA-wow!!!!sammmy beach party wo bi goa mein.wat funn....
GUNJAN-par samrat beach party......
SAMRAT-chashmish......
UDAY-gunjan plz ab tum kuch mat kehna socha party mein kitna kuch achha achha khaane ko milega
NUPUR-haan gunjan shayad ye aakhri mauka hai jab hum shaadi k functions se pehle kahin ja sakte hain...
SAMRAT-haan to its decided tht we r going.
GUNJAN-theek hai(resigningly while sanu give hi5 2 each odr)
NUPUR-par aa kaun kaun raha hai?
SAMRAT-bas close frnds hi hain.hum log aur benji,cj,nikhil aur ......
NUPUR-aur....
SAMRAT-aur kaun...bas...
NUPUR-bas(wid a disappointed look)
GUNJAN-kyun mayank nai aa raha?
SAMRAT-nai.mayank busy hai.(putting an end 2 d convo)
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GUNUR IN ROOM:
nupur is packing her suitcase throwing all her clothes in it roughly nd murmuring 2 herself
NUPUR(angrily murmuring)-busy hai.prime minister of india hai na jiske bina ye country 2 din bi nai chal sakti hai
just den gunjan enters the room
GUNJAN-kya hua di?itne gusse mein kyun ho?
NUPUR-tu apni packing karle hume jaldi nikalna hai
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Everybody outside standing near the car 2 start dere journey when samrat comes
SAMRAT-ok guys to dia,uday,benji,cj wil go in nikhils car aur main,chashmish,nupur aur mayank ek car mein jaayenge
NUPUR-mayank??????
just den mayank enters
MAYANK-hey guys!!!sorry main thoda late hogaya
SAMRAT-no pbm dude atleast tum aa to gaye(looking pointedly at nupur nd smirking apni9 saari imp meetings cancel karke)
chalo chalo bahut late hogaya hai
samrat is driving nd mayank is sitting in the passenger seat nd gunur r sitting diagonally opposite 2 sayank
SAMRAT adjusts the mirror so tht he can look at gunjan at d back nd winked at her
nd d journey begins....
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