SaJan SS ~ Enchanted ~ A fairytale ~ - Page 3

Originally posted by: -Marie-

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Originally posted by: pakpearl

Meeru...

U've made me so happy ,yaar..

And u 've made me.. i haven't read this comment before..n luckily today i thought to check it out ..as i'm gona update these stories in coming weeks..

I've been fed up by complicated n sad stories..

Enchanted is like a fesh breeze..

Same here.. i m fed up too 😆 I want to write some happy fantasy 😉

A sweet,sensitive yet sensible,loving n caring girl.. Gunjan !!!

She is love ! A Gentle Personality..

A doting father...a lonely man whose wife has abandoned him leaving their daughter behind..

Samrat !!!

Much to describe about his character...The story is more from Samrat's pov 😳

Angel,the adorable kid,so loving...has a strong sense of right n wrong... so sympathetic..

She is my fav <3

I m loving this adorable trio...

Thanks api.. i hope you continue to love :)

Gunjan has a soft corner for Angel..

She can also feel the loneliness of Samrat..

She can see how responsible n loving father he is !!!

She is a sensitive soft hearted kind girl...

Samrat has realised about his rude behaviour towards Gunjan...

Yet he poses as if he sought her forgiveness only for Angel 😊

He has also noticed Gunjan's beauty n innocence...😉

Great going,Samrat !!!

Yes Indeed...Samrat not only did realise his behaviour but also he knows She isn't any ordinary girl..not for him..😉

It's not going to be all complex and all simple and elegant..that's all it gonna be.. :)

Gunjan gets to live near Angel..

Wow...

I can't wait...

I will update it sooner now :) 😛Thank you api love you!

Originally posted by: -Marie-

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Originally posted by: HSFA

First of all my sincere apologize for not being able to make it up but finally I did. At last. It's okay stop sounding dramatic 😆

So as you know that I am a very big fan of your writing skills as I keep on mentioning it on and off. Well,it was just fab!! First of all I want to congratulate on your win. Yes it is a win as you have already made us believe Samrat and Gunjan to be like this. What a start,darling!! 👏👏

Seriously...I never wanted it to end and I am desperately waiting for the next update as this story is really unique and to imagine SaJan as this is even more enjoyable. Yes i know you over exaggerates my skills..😆..thank you so much angel <3 you know how much ilove fairytales and this fantasy fairytale is one of my fav and imagining samrat gunjan in it is the best thing.. <3 Thank you <3i will update soon..

Be it little Angel...or the kindhearted Granny you made all the characters alive. 😳 I simply loved the fact that you kept the innocence of Gunjan and Angel alive because that's what these characters are made of...purity. Also Samrat's bitterness is well adapted 😊 to the fact that he is afraid of losing the most precious thing he has...his daughter. Beautifully described!! Yes the beauty of this ff that gunjan angelicia samrat all three characters are about goodness and darkness.it's about how one moment you feel a person in darkness but next moment the same person does extremely good..gunjan ran away from wedding but she was amazingly kind towards everyone..this story is more going to be from samrat's angle .. i will leave the update to have better view about story :)

Also loved how you penned Sam and Angel's relationship. It's just how it should be. I enjoy her antics and the way she is playing the cupid id too good. she is my fav in ff <3 you will love her more <3

Gunjan's self respect is brilliantly shown when she asks Samrat to respect her and not to judge her.Also Granny is a sweet lady. Also he gave her the dress he had brought for his wife which is quite symbolic. And their staring sessions were also the highlight of this update.Yes gunjan's character is going to be really princesssy character... <3 granny is real sweet you will find her more<3 everything happen in this ff is exactly what the characters deserve 😉 and samrat gunjan would stare more often.. 😆

Now just can't wait for more. Update really soon. i will update soon angel

thank you love you loads <3

Love you<3 ❤️

Enchanted Third Chapter

HeartAches and Pains

"Granny, I will come late today.. I have to go to library for some books.."

"Just take care dear.. "

Gunjan smiled at her and nodded. As left the house after bidding goodbye to granny. She was managing her shoulder bag and umbrella. When heard someone calling her..

"Gunjann..."

She turned and got shocked as saw her ex-"fianc", wearing the tux might be the same he was supposed to wear on the wedding, standing at back near his Mercedes. The car her friends had fancied a lot on seeing first time and envied her... sarcastically she thought how much it wasn't meant for her.. And how much it felt useless factor for her then n now too...

"What are you doing here, Michael?"

Gunjan asked him confusingly as he walked near him..

"You walked out from the wedding. I, at least, deserve to know the reason. Can we speak somewhere quietly?"

Gunjan s guilt creep back in her heart which she had tried pushing down in past days.. Even when she knew she was right to... still sometimes the thought of a possibility of any other way to avoid the marriage made her awake in night..

"There is a coffee shop around the corner.. I have half an hour before I have to go for piano classes.."

"Okay fine let's go there.."

After explaining gunjan nodded and turned to walk towards the place when she felt herself stuck at place as felt his hand on her wrist..

"We are not walking towards that place. We will go in my car.."

Even when she felt the urge to free her hand and let him know that he can't decide for her , she pushed her self respect downer. So that she could make peace with her heart which wasn't much approving to live with more burden of guilt on walking out from the marriage...without informing or any explanation..

She just politely freed her wrist and followed Michael. While following, she caught glance of house across the street and found Samrat looking at her direction while getting in the car.. She felt little unease on realising if he had seen the earlier encounter or not? She ignored her thoughts as she sat in the Mercedes. And it got out of the sight the next moment..

"Dad who was that person with gunjan?"

Angelica asked samrat who had just come there and had seen gunjan getting in the car.Samrat looked at his daughter as realized his daughter had developed an interest in "Gunjan"..

"I don't know and it's not our concern Angelicia. People are free to be with any other person.."

"Even when it hurts anyone?"

Samrat got confused as Angelicia he couldn't figure out were the subject of their discussion was still gunjan or not..

"What do you mean Sweetie?"

Samrat asked her lovingly as they got in the car..Angelicia hesitated telling the truth but she knew she can't lie to her dad..she replied him while lowering her gaze..

"mom left us for someone else , eh?"

"Who said that to you?"

Samrat asked her in a serious tone..He was disturbed at the mention of his ex-wife and his daughter's mother. Even when her mother was the worst person he had discovered still he didn't want his daughter to have any bad memories.

"Everyone in town says that.."

"Everyone saying doesn't make it truth..Angelicia.. And the person because of which your mom left is not any other person.. It's your dad. Your mother left because of me.."

Angelicia looked over her dad. And find the traces of agony.. The reason was his remorse of being unable in comforting her daughter in any way ..to keep her away from the pain of being abandoned ...but actually it wasn't possible in any way..

"SO , now you've learn to lie to your daughter , dad ? .. Even if God comes and says that to me I won't believe that.."

Angelicia replied without looking at him. And he found her exiting from the car. He saw her walking on the pedestrian.. His daughter was much brave than he ever could be to face the truth. He thought curtly.. He remembered the day he had arrived at home with the gift for his wife after Angelicia was born. And there he had found her hardly wrapped in blanket. Crying hysterically.. Hungry.. Lonely. Scared.. He couldn't believe a mother could leave her newborn like that. Even animals care for their children more than that.. He could never forgot his daughter's cries echoing in the lonely house.. It took him eight years to sleep a full night since then without suffering from that painful memories of seeing his child treated like a useless garbage..

With small steps at some distance he followed his daughter till she reached her school.. He didn't have that kind of courage to apologize or explain to her.. . To let his daughter know that if it was possible than he had loved her more than a parent could ever love his/her child.. if it was possible than he would have remove magically the hurt feeling from her life only if magic had shown it's existence in their life...only if he could have find a fairy godmother to grant him wish to remove those painful memories from their lives. That her mother abandoned her.. He had always tried to take the blame on himself.. That it was because of him that her mother left. He couldn't be a good husband for her. It was difficult for her to live with him. Being Unemployed and knowing he would never let her take away his daughter she left him and their daughter. But hardly Angelicia had ever believed on this lie. If Samrat had loved her from all his heart and soul, his daughter surely had responded in same way. If he would have for once make her feel otherwise than being loving and caring she would have believe on the lie he had crafted to ease the pain of not being abandoned. He was the only person in her life who meant whole world n life to her. She had learn the difference of good and evil from her dad's explanation of acts of people around them.. she had seen only goodness in her dad and that's why every time samrat had tried to sell the stale story it never worked out.

He turned to walk back but couldn't take a step as felt his daughter hugging his leg. He took a deep breath as tried to conceal his over whelming emotions.. Before kneeing down and hugging her daughter. Caressing her hairs. Letting himself believe on the fact that his most precious daughter would be always there. With him Safe and happy..

"Hey Sweetheart...You know You are My life Na? "

Samrat broke the hug and tired to cheer up his daughter .. Angelicia gave small smile while rubbing her eyes as samrat wiped away her small tears that slipped over her cute cheeks..

"I know.. would you play with doll house tonight with me?"

Samrat smile involuntarily and nodded. As kissed her forehead..

"Anything for you..Bye darling. Have a nice day.."

Angelicia hugged once more before waving good-bye n walking in the school. He watched his daughter lovingly till she disappeared behind the crowd of children.

While walking back, he rubbed his palms together to keep himself warm. He saw coffee and He thanked god deciding to take away coffee to keep himself warm, as it was cold today more than usual.

...

"I'M sorry"

She spoke as soon as they had been alone in that corner of coffee house after placing the order.. She wasn't comfortable at all feeling her ex-fianc gaze all the time..

"Whoa.. Seriously, Sorry? Is that most you can do after insulting my whole family and me?? "

She looked at him and felt more ashamed of herself even when in some corner of her heart she wanted to voice over her true feelings. But after facing her parents and seeing them mistrusting her, she hardly had any expectation from the person who was the main reason of turning the events..

"It's nothing personal Michael."

"It is!! You are my fianc who left me on the altar."

As his voice rises, feeling insecure and embarrassed, she looked around and found gazes on them, which turned away as soon as she had made eye contact with them. Except one person. It completely made her nervous and more conscious.. She didn't want anyone else to think more wrong about her. And all of the people she didn't want him in the crowd of hundred. And the reason was somehow unknown to her.

"Please Michael, I didn't come with you to embarrass me in front of people. You want to know the reason. It is simple. I can't marry a person who isn't honest with me. And it isn't just that I judged you by seeing you with the girl. I can't just marry to someone about whom I'm not sure. Who isn't ready to commit with me. If you were serious for us or all of this between us would have to work out, it would have been not even an issue. But the truth is, it wasn't mean to.. "

She wanted to be angry. But she couldn't do so ... it wasn't just in her. Of all the emotions, anger was one of emotion she had hardly felt . she had felt hurt many times because she expected from others to be nice with her and understand her. But being angry and expressing it wasn't her cup of tea. Instead of blaming him or herself, she blamed it on destiny.. On which she had believed more than true love even.

"What? So you are saying that it wasn't in destiny of us to be together? In which Disney princess movie you are still living Gunjan? You sound crazy than being philosophical."

It wasn't new for her to be questioned back on her "fictional beliefs" But it was okay everyone had their own opinion. She sighed taking a pause before paving her way to exit from the conversation.

"May be I am, Michael... Please I apologize for being a trouble for you and your family. Believe me I didn't want it to be like that. But I didn't have any choice. At least not one I could have figure out. I hope you will be able to forgive me some day.. Take Care"

"Oh PLEASE! Stop being like a pious Chick. And for a lesson Next time don't try running away stating your stupid thoughts."

Gunjan couldn't respond as she heard him shouting at her, gaining attention of every single person, and leaving the coffee place. She didn't feel anything expect being numb.. Nothingness was all she tried to describe to herself. Gathering her broken pride and wrecked courage, she paid the bill and left the coffee house stumbling..

...

"Gunjan Gunjan ... Listen Stop...Gunjan..."

He ran behind her. He couldn't make peace with his heart after hearing the conversation of Gunjan and Michael while waiting for his order. He had tried to avoid but he just couldn't keep himself out of that. He had seen the look over Gunjan's face. He was able to read guilt of making Michael suffer. He had seen her various emotions. He didn't at all feel happy seeing ruthless Michael even when he had somehow approved Michael's anger on being stood up. But shouting at Gunjan and expressing his anger in way insulting Gunjan, in public was something he just couldn't take at all.

Wiping away her tears and taking big steps, she tried to avoid listening samrat's call for her.. She had found him stealing glances at her while she was having that conversation in coffee house. And she knew he had heard almost everything as it was a small place and they had small distance between them. Even when someone would have try ignoring, still it could have been heard. The fear of being misjudged and mistrust again and by him was just a lot to be taken by her at that time.

Despite in all her efforts she really couldn't avoid when he managed to cover the distance and was walking beside her. She was surprised and also wondering at his so much enthusiasm of following her when she knew his displeasure towards her.

"Please I need to be alone right now.."

She hardly could make meaning audible in her shivering and breaking voice.

She looked at him as she found him stopped. While she moved forward, she turned and found him dejected. But more than that she felt him like he lost some hope. Or something he really wanted to do. Unable to figure out, she turned away form him and covered her distance between the church and herself.

...

"Woah Angelicia you learned your lesson very well"

Angelicia smiled at Gunjan as she had praised her and everyone had clapped for her admiring her playing piano.

In all of the sounds of claps, Angelicia tried to hear a different one . It couldn't take more than a minute spotting her dad at the entrance of hall. She was feeling overwhelmed seeing proud in her dad's eyes. All that she wished to see her father proud of her daughter..

"Thank You Mam. Can I go? My dad is here"

Gunjan looked at the direction Angelicia pointed and as angelicia had mentioned..Samrat's smile fainted as gunjan's eyes made contact with his. The morning incident played in front of their eyes.

Angelicia felt fishy as gunjan just nodded after a pause. She turned to dismiss the rest of class too.

Samrat looked at gunjan avoiding looking at him for last time before exiting with Angelicia. Gunjan looked at the door as saw the backs of Samrat and Angelicia . She had been successful in avoiding Samrat. She had no interest to listen to insult of herself for one more time. She didn't have the courage.

"How was your day dad?"

"It was fine and yours?"

Samrat replied her hiding his strange distress on being avoided by Gunjan.

"Dad where is car?"

Angelicia inquired her suspiciously as saw no sign of their car in parking area.

"Oh I thought you would love to walk back to home you had always insisted, nah?

Samrat replied her choosing the best way .The reason was that he wanted to talk to Gunjan and knowing from last encounters how stubborn she could be , he knew she would never take lift from him not at least that night. So he thought may be he would be able to walk along her back. But seeing no sign of her made him disappointed for a moment. Till he saw his daughter jumping in excitement..

"Woah.. You are the best dad.. Check out the fog on the street. It is so cool."

Samrat helplessly laughed at her hug and then jumping. Samrat lifted her bag on his back..while held her hand as moved on pavement before looking last time at back.

"Yea it's cool..but no over excitement... You know it's risky when there is almost no visibility. So Stay with me and hold my hand? Okay?"

Angelicia nodded as listened to him innocently and approved seeing that she almost couldn't see around them except the little visibility of view because of streetlights.

While looking at the shops and pointing out discussing out various things. Both father and daughter enjoyed the walk while being covered completely in layers of clothes and gloves.

"Dad, Look Gunjan isn't looking at the front and the pole ..."

Samrat' s attention diverted across the street as Angelicia mentioned. He saw Gunjan being completely unaware of surrounding lost in her thoughts. He realized that she must had seen them walking and thus preferred the other pavement instead of following them. Seeing her walking like that unaware of approaching the pole in her way.. He felt himself shocked to first figure out way to tell her.. and without any conscious effort. He shouted her name as ran to cover distance between them..

"GUNJJAAANNN..."

As soon as she heard the voice , she felt herself stone at the place and seeing him coming towards her. Made her completely senseless.. She had been thinking about their today's encounters unaware of the coming encounter.. Completely clueless she shockingly looked at samrat as soon as he was near her breathing heavily.

"Samrat. Why.. What happened?"

She asked him while her voice shiver at his glaring eyes.

"Are you crazy? What the hell were you thinking? You would have hit the pole if I wouldn't ..."

Gunjan looked at his pointed direction realized the situation and felt embarrassed.. Shocked. Wondering what made him to almost shout at her.. It wasn't just helping out.. His eyes were conveying something else too. A concern she had seen in the morning outside the coffee house from where he had followed her till church.

"I...I..."

She couldn't speak out Sorry. She was taken back seeing a stranger being kind to her again.

Soon Samrat realized and moved back. He realized he was shouting at her. Because he felt too scared that she would hit herself.. He completely forgot and stepped back while looking at her wondered face.

And just then he heard..

"DADDD! LOOK!!!"

His daughter's voice pulled him out of gunjan's trance.. And he realised he was not on pavement anymore and the lights of approaching car and its sound was increasing with every moment.. Completely emptied of emotions and response. He hardly was able to manage to step back on pavement.. As Gunjan had dragged him towards herself after sensing the situation and responding it more quickly than him..

Thrice got their breaths back after the fast car left the silence behind it again..

Realizing she was still holding his arm and his gaze looking at her scared face. He couldn't really understand the reason of seeing so much concern in her eyes for a stranger. They left each other while angelicia had managed to walk to them.

Samrat gathering his all senses bent on his knees seeing his daughter blue..

"Angel.."

He hardly could manage as Angelicia started crying vocally as put arm around his neck and hugged him.. Samrat cursed the moment he had thought for a walk.. He cursed every moment he had let himself stray from being a father.. His daughter's sobs and fears made him hug his daughter more tightly and lovingly..

"What the hell were you thinking dad? What if something would have happened to you? You don't love me na.. you want to ..."

"Hey hey hey calm down darling.."

Samrat broke hug and felt extremely disturbed seeing his daughter s tears. He wiped them while trying to comfort her.

"I m sorry I m soory I wasn't careful.. I love you my sweetheart.. Please forgive your dad.. it will never happen again.. I won't leave you ever.. I promise you..I love you Angelicia.."

He tried all possible way to comfort her. To make her free from the fear of losing him..

"Don't leave me ever dad.."

"Never sweetheart never. Let's go home"

Samrat lifted her in his arms. As she placed her head on his chest.. While her arms rested around his neck...trying to assure herself her dad was safe. And with him..

Gunjan saw them disappearing in the fog. She forgot about everything except the things.. she had witnessed..

He ran to warn her.. His concern .. his gaze. Like he was scared ..like he didn't want her to get hurt who was stranger till this moment.. Like he wanted more than that.. his eyes had questions..

Feeling almost losing her breath...seeing him in danger.. her hand holding his arm..like she was scared to death.. she was not just afraid of seeing someone hurt. But was scared to lose someone. Someone she was referring a stranger till the moment..

Being spectator of true love. She had always fantasized the concept of love from Disney or fiction. But today she was struck seeing angelicia scared to death of losing one person in her life who meant whole world. And samrat who was just as distressed as a human could have been, being unable to comfort his daughter who was his life.. She realized the presence of her there was just misted in air.. Like she didn't exist at all. Because the father daughter had their own world in which they were living. She realized this was what she wanted for herself.. A world where for a person she could hold that importance like Angelicia and Samrat had for each other. She couldn't find that importance in her own family. Even though they loved her a lot but they had failed her in many terms she was unable to ignore. That's why walking out from the wedding was an easy way for her than staying there because her search for a family for a home for a person who could be just beside her and make her feel important wouldn't have ended by just marrying to a guy who hardly could manage two days for the wedding when they were supposed to accept for rest of life or could avoid getting involved with the bridesmaid of his own bride on the very moment before they were supposed to exchange the vows.

She realized she had gone so much deep in her thoughts that she didn't realize she was near her home.. She looked at the house across the street. And found the lights lightening up the house. She saw Samrat and Angelicia laughing through the window as Samrat managed to play with her dollhouse. She felt a smile making its way to her lips. There was hint of hope.. That she might get to her destination...

...

"Angelicia you must finish your meal before I come back after checking at the door"

Samrat called out in loud voice from kitchen removing the apron on hearing the doorbell.

"Okay Dokei Dad.."

Angelicia replied back from lounge while enjoying watching her favorite cartoon.

Before he could reply back on sensing her non seriousness, he had already opened the door and found someone's hand knocking at his nose..

The duo at the door shockingly looked at each other and their inappropriate encounter..

"Soory.. I mean..Hii. Morning..."

Stepping back she mumbled nervously. He moved away his gaze for a second while looking back and found her wrapped elegantly in a white knee length frock, which had yellow sunflower print.

Seeing him in white t shirt and trousers and having kitchen gloves in his hand still. While his hairs were messy in an adorable way.. and some flour powder on his cheeks. She couldn't help but stare for a while till realized he was staring back at her the same way she was...

"Hello. Morning.."

He replied as found her noting his gaze... Both looked away as felt awkward realizing they were observing each other.

"I...Angelicia didn't come for her piano lesson yesterday. ..Is she alirght?"

She stated reason of her presence as found his inquiring eyes.. Samrat wasn't much surprised.. Almost everyone had come and asked about Angelicia in past hours. He was proud that his daughter's absence didn't go unnoticed. It made him happy to know that people knew that Angelicia existed and they cared..

"We had gone for boating and fishing last day.. That's why she couldn't make up for the school yesterday and piano lesson last evening.."

He didn't know why but he felt happy to share with Gunjan unlike the visitors before her.. to whom he had just mentioned that they were out of town.

"Oh that's nice.. I was j...ust ..Worried.."

Samrat looked at her again as she mentioned while stealing away her gaze from his eyes.. he couldn't resist welcoming her inside..

"Want to meet Angelicia?"

She didn't expect that he would allow her to meet angelicia..But she was surprised as he welcome her inside..

"Yes. Would love to. Thanks.."

Samrat felt strange on seeing her exceptionally happy..

"She is in the lounge.."

Samrat gave her the way. And pointed towards the living room. While he walked back to the kitchen... He found gunjan expressing her happiness on seeing Angelicia who was happy too. He smiled to himself as decided to make coffee for gunjan.

"I'm Soorry Angelicia.."

He heard Gunjan's voice as he was about to step in living room..he stopped behind the wall..

"I know why are you saying sorry Gunjan. But it's not your fault and I should thank you instead. For saving life of my dad.. You don't know what have you done for me.. "

He smiled as his daughter replied to Gunjan..He was so dam proud of his daughter. His daughter was his pride. His happiness. His world. And he felt so lucky to be as much as important for his daughter as his daughter was for him.

"I haven't done anything for you.. Because of me his life got in risk.."

He could hear the remorse and guilt in her voice.. He didn't like the sadness in Gunjan's voice.. He didn't like at all that she blamed herself..

"If that's how it is .. then I should be blamed because I asked dad to save you from that pole.."

Hearing his daughter's voice , he realized she was his daughter ..how could he ever let anyone else win? He walked inside along coffee cups. Both Gunjan and Angelicia looked at each other as like they didn't want Samrat to let know what they were talking ...but it was too late..

"Is the blame game over? Or I can add something? It's none of anyone's fault.. I wasn't careful enough. And I Promise Angel I will be careful for the rest of my life. Because I can't see my baby crying ever again.."

Gunjan smiled as she saw Samrat holding his ears kneeing down in front of his daughter. Apologizing and comforting his daughter lovingly... Angelicia didn't take time as pulled herself lovingly in comfort of her father's arm.

"I love you dad..."

"I love you too sweetie."

Gunjan smiled widely at the affection of father and daughter..

Samrat realized gunjan was staring at them...As soon as he looked at her she looked away.. Angelicia raised her eyebrows as the awkward silence followed for longer than a minute..Samrat showed her eyes.. as offered gunjan the coffee..

"Coffee?"

Gunjan accepted the coffee silently and smiled at Angelicia who was continuously smiling looking at gunjan..

Gunjan was sitting on sofa..while angelicia and samrat were sitting on rug...diverting their attention towards scrabble game on the table in front of them.

"Gunjan would you like to play?"

At angelicia's invitation, Gunjan hesitated. And looked at samrat.. She didn't want herself a trouble for the duo.. And considering all past encounters she wasn't much happy to be one of the reason of their grief .

"No Thank You Angelicia.. I would have to go I have some work to do.. You will come for piano lesson tonight right?"

"Okay ..I will .. and you have to make me learn your favourite music.."

"Yes I will ..Thank You For the coffee. Bye Take care.."

Gunjan responded back the Good bye hug of Angelicia... and looking for a moment at Samrat she moved out..Samrat pointing angelicia to finish her left over meal. Followed gunjan to the door.

"Wait."

She heard him..and nervously she turned...found him closing the door ..and completing distance between them bit..She tried to be ready to be blamed for something she would have done.. In past days she was now used of being blamed and being void of any chance of explaining herself in return..

"Why did you avoid Angelicia?"

His question stunned her little. She wasn't expecting that she will get chance of explaining..

"I'm not avoiding her. I'm just doing what you said me to do.. To Stay away from your daughter.. I didn't intend to cause any trouble. Not in the coffee house. Or the other night.. or not even on our first meeting.. but still I'm Sorry.. I'm her teacher and all that I would be.. Thank You Mr.Shergill.."

He couldn't reply at all. He felt his heart drowned under even heavier burden of guilt on hearing her and leaving. She didn't give him the chance to explain. Like the way he hadn't given her in past encounters..

... ...

Gunjan was about to leave for her home from library when she spotted Michael outside standing near his Mercedes. Gunjan got confused whether he was there for her or was waiting for someone else. Ignoring everything ,she decided to walk on her way to home.

"Gunjan .. "

She gritted her teeth bit as heard his voice from behind.. She stopped and took a deep breath before turning. She looked at him ready to hear blames.

"I am Sorry."

"What?"

Gunjan got shocked hearing "Sorry" from him. She didn't expect that from him.

"Yes. I'm Sorry.. I was just so angry. But that's not... I'm Sorry Gunjan. Could you please forgive me..??"

Gunjan was taken back..as Michael apologized holding her hand.. She felt speechless. She was unable to figure out she should trust him enough to apologize sincerely or not..

"It's okay.."

She replied softly. As took her hands back slowly .. She looked at Michael who smiled bit .. She smiled back confusingly..

"Coffee? I Promise We won't talk about what ever is done. "

"But.."

"Please give me one more chance and hear me out Gunjan ? Please .."

Gunjan couldn't figure out at all what was she doing what she wished to do.. She just followed the lead of Michael silently..

...

"I'm Sorry Gunjan..I truly Am.. I was just... So.. much stressed. You left...I just got fed up of listening to your family. And my family.. It was my fault. The marriage was just so sudden.. I snapped and did blunders to avoid the marriage.. I'm sorry it wasn't your fault of walking out on me.. I deserved that.. I'm ashamed of what i have done..but i'm here asking for one more chance..and not this time in our parents way.. I have decided to stay here till I Could at least redeem myself.. I am just here to request to please give me second chance.. Start Fresh..Friends?"

Gunjan bit her lips as she recalled in the night what he said..

She was .. confused.. speechless..surprised.. unable to figure out..

Stressed..she got up from her bed..and moved towards the window.

She watched across the street..and couldn't ignore the smiling duo through the window. She smiled..and felt peaceful indeed watching them playing PS in lounge and teasing each other as usual. How much calm and happy life they had ..Gunjan thought.. she envied them helplessly..and returned to her bed.. she had decided to try that second chance..

...

"Angelicia, did we get everything darling?"

Samrat asked her as he was about to go towards cashier..

They were in "Mall of the town" to shop for the Christmas and New Year gifts for everyone. And party they had called out.

"Yes and no.."

"Explain Smarty-pants??"

Samrat showed her eyes as his daughter tried to smooth her way before telling him the real thing..

"We got everything for the home.. we got gifts for granny(neighbor), Liam n Lora(Angelicia's best friends),Ishita Aunt(Samrat's colleague) and for others.."

Angelicia counted on her fingers cutely making samrat smile for a moment..

"So then why you said no Angelicia?"

He asked her as looked down at her..

"You forgot to get a gift for Gunjan."

"Are we inviting her, Angelicia?"

Samrat inquired her confusingly. And Angelicia glared at him back..

"Why shouldn't we?"

"Because she is a stranger?"

"Her name is Gunjan D'Souza. She is my piano teacher. Granny address Gunjan as her daughter.. And you apologized to her for your rudeness. You warned her before she could have hit her head. She saved your life.. but You hurt her again. So no she isn't a stranger because she share history with you and me now. That's what you told me while telling how to distinct between stranger and known people."

Angelicia started speaking non-stop making his dad clench his jaw in realizing he did annoy his daughter completely.. by differentiating gunjan from others. He couldn't himself understand why her presence in their life was bothering him... even when she could have only minimal effect on their lives. But it was the truth he had seen angelicia smiling in past weeks more than she ever had. And it was because of gunjan.. Because of piano lessons taught by Gunjan.

In Past one month, Samrat and Gunjan had only avoided each other.. He was too much guilty and also at the same time hurt. On being misunderstood by her.. She had too much weight of hurting people that every act now seemed like she would get someone into trouble now only.. But finding each other looking at one other wasn't missed by both of them...

"Okay Fine..Miss Angelicia Shergill You Won.. So what do you want to get for your Piano Teacher?"

"And your enemy."

Angelicia sarcastically replied back as heard his sarcasm..

"She isn't my enemy Angelicia.. I don't hate her or dislike her.. I just... Well what we are getting for her..?"

Samrat frowned bit.. he as tried to explain ..got more confused ..on the equation between him and Gunjan. So he just brushed away with new discussion..Angelicia looked over the various gifts around them..

"Um.. Teddy Bear?"

"Barbie doll?"

Both looked at each other after suggesting.. And their eyes widened thinking about their first thoughts. And then they looked away.. Clenching their jaws. To stop their laughs.. But they couldn't do so..and both daughter father hysterically laughed as looked at each other..

"Dad she isn't a kid like me."

"Certainly not from her looks.. But considering her actions I doubt.."

Samrat commented while they looked over the various stacks of picture albums and frames..

"Dad you find everyone childish. OH God!! You are so boring and old.."

Angelicia teased his dad while suppressing her lips to stop from smiling..

"Oh really I'm boring and old because your piano teacher talks about childish fairy tales which are lies and I tell you the realities which are true??"

Angelicia sighed as found his dad again in same arguing mode which she always had to encounter..

"The fairytales gives hope.. Hope for happiness. And the possibility of hoping for happiness is the greatest thing that makes you seek for it..."

Angelicia and Samrat stopped and their eyebrows kind of stood up as heard The voice from back. Both looked at each other and turned. And found gunjan there..

"Sorry..I just explained why fairy tales aren't that bad.."

As Gunjan apologized on being stared by both of them... Angelicia hit her elbow in his leg. To wake him up from the shock..

"i..I..didn't..mean..that..way..."

Samrat fabled with the words. And angelicia sighed as once again his father had messed up with Gunjan..

"You don't have to lie.."

Before Any three of them could continue contradicting each other..They heard granny's voice..who seeing angelicia and samrat smiled widely..

"Gunjan I got...Hey Samrat Angelicia.. My Favorite Children... "

Samrat and Angelica smiled widely back..as hugged granny one by one..

"How are you granny? Dad called you to ask you want to come Mall with us or not but you didn't pick.."

Angelicia stated.. as they got free from the formal greetings..

"Oh My Sweet Lord! If I knew my granddaughter would have ask me.. I would have even ignore my daughter's offer of taking me out for shopping.."

Gunjan gave a confusing smile as Samrat and Angelicia looked at Gunjan as granny mentioned her as her daughter..

"It's okay.. I get it.. You daughter is more gorgeous nah ..thats why you ignored your granddaughter. And son.."

As angelicia stated while sighed sadly.. The rest of three couldn't help but smile at her adorableness..

"That's right.. Granny you are in real trouble. Your Sam and Angel aren't going to speak to you.."

Samrat joined his daughter in play making gunjan smile more. While granny waited to know the full game of father n daughter knowing them very well..

"Unless you bring our favorite granny's cupcakes tomorrow night for Christmas Party.."

"Of Course My Princess.. How could I miss my sweetheart's joy on seeing those cupcakes?"

Granny lovingly replied angelicia while caressed her hairs..Angelicia feeling loved quickly hugged granny in return..

"Thank You Granny I love you.."

"I love you too my princess.."

Angelicia smiled as granny kissed her forehead..

"Gunjan you have to come to the party too.. Will you?"

"I'm soory Angelicia.. Michael asked me out for dinner tomorrow night. I'm Soory.. "

"You Both could stop by for while.. "

Angelicia looked at his dad who offered. She was bit surprised...as moment before he wasn't even interested in buying gift for her. And now..

"I will try.."

Gunjan tried to smile nervously. She felt uneasy at his gaze..

"Cool Granny we will make everyone play musical chair last time and gunjan could play piano instead of you this time so you could be in game.."

"That would be fantastic.. I can't wait to beat you Angelicia on your game..Gunjan you have to come.. You know Angelicia wins every year on this game.. and I couldn't because they all make me play piano when I want to play game.."

Samrat smiled affectionately at angelicia and granny.. It was like a tradition of having Christmas party at Samrat's place and everyone in town used to come over.. Angelicia used to make everyone play Musical Chair and to make her happy everyone used to let her win the game.. Watching his daughter celebrating her wish by sharing the box of chocolates with everyone used to make him feel more proud of his daughter. And the life he made up for her surrounded by people who cared and loved Angelicia because of her not for any sympathy..

"Are you finished shopping or left something ?"

Samrat asked as looked at gunjan who stopped smiling realizing his stare on her face..

"We're almost done with shopping.."

She replied slowly.. Moving away her gaze ...to avoid any eye contact..

"Then let's move out "

Samrat and Gunjan moved their trollies towards the cashier counters. Where there was crowd..Samrat's turn came early than Gunjan's turn who were standing in parallel one..Samrat asked her to exchange their trollies. Which made gunjan confused. Till she found out that it was his turn next and he was more willing to wait more for his bill allowing her to be free first..

Gunjan smiled at him as conveyed thank you in return of his gesture and he smiled back.. Angelicia didn't miss the chance of seeing his dad returning the favor of smiling. And she was aware of the fact that it was the genuine smile unlike any encounter before with gunjan he had preferred..

As the four walked towards both cars in parking area.. there was a smile played across the four..

Gunjan was smiling because his genuine gesture was neither big nor small. It was just sweet. In past month she had avoided samrat because she didn't want to get hurt again..or hurt him again.. and today it felt like they both could manage to be around each other without hurting one another.

Samrat was smiling because she smiled.. Which he wanted to see.. which he couldn't find earlier... as he got caught red handed by her again insulting the fairy tales. He didn't hate or like really disliking the fairy tales. He just was more practical.. May be because he was aware of emotions which both gunjan and angelicia hadn't experienced and he wished they didn't have to ever..

Angelicia was smiling as the hope of seeing her piano teacher and Samrat friends and hanging out together was a happy omen. Since Gunjan shared her love for pianos, fairytales and in many terms were different from many people she had ever met. She really wanted her dad to get along with someone who was kind of special for her...

Granny was smiling.. Seeing the thrice smiling.. the three people who were kind of special than any other person .. she wanted simply them to be happy in their lives..

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