TEASER
He put his arm around her as they sat on the swing.
It was a night for lovers. The midnight blue of the night studded with diamond stars looked like an artists' canvas. The soft breeze brought with it the smell of the hundreds of roses that his mother had planted there.
Among all of their colors the white, pink, reds, she saw the one he had tried to give her once, the yellow rose with the pink tips. The one he thought she had not accepted from him.
Was this the reason he was so reluctant to give her a rose?
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For a moment all he wanted to do was crawl into bed with her. He caressed her cheek's softness with his hand. "Maan...", she mumbled in her sleep.
The question from last night was answered as he stroked her cheek again "mera maahi...". Leaving a soft peck on her lips he walked away.
It was much later when he checked in for his flight that he plugged in the word into his phone to find its meaning. His face curved into a beaming smile.
Maahi is a Punjabi name meaning sweetheart or beloved.
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They came to a pin drop silence when Dev dropped his glass on the floor. His face had turned ashen as the TV reporter announced again.
"We are repeating the news again. The Jetaways flight 7008 from Chennai to Delhi is missing from radar soon after takeoff. We have no indication of whether this is a terrorist plot or some device malfunction. Please stay tuned to this channel as more details come in ..."
"Daadima!" he screamed watching her collapse with her hand on her heart. ".. Geet call Dr. Siddarth. Hurry up. Nakul get some water".
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So the teaser, teasing enough?
Updates in the new year... I will be away.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you. Thanks for being so loving and supporting.
Love always,
Avi
Edited by dqno1 - 11 years ago
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