Shot # 25
Assuming his lovely wife to be still sleeping, he decided to get themselves freshen up in his son's new washroom ....... coming out of the room almost drenched in water, both father-son were giggling about their discovery of magical supply of water ..... not to mention the fun they had while playing the 'splashing water' game .... one of those things that he always wanted to do with his kid .......
Today he actually got to experience the real pleasure of being involved in his son's daily activities .... only God knew how he wanted to be a part of his life ever since he got to know about Pratham ....... how he wanted to help him in changing the diapers ..... give him a ride on his back ...... teach him his first step holding his tiny fingers ....... save him from mommy's motherly scolds .... as well as making the best team together in teasing or irritating the lady of their lives ...... so many things he wanted to do that he himself missed from his father ........ correction ....... not missed ...... the word is 'crave' ....... yes ..... he craved for his father's love which he never got ...... that's why always wanted to fulfill those beautiful moments with his own kids ....... never wanted his kid to crave for his father's love even for a single moment ....... but here, destiny had already snatched the first 20 months from him ....... 20 months means 600 days, means 21.6 millions of seconds ........ he already missed every single moment of those 21.6 millions of seconds .......
Surprised at the sight of the duo, Mrs. Bregenza admirably shook her head ...... for the first time got to witness 'the child' in Prem ...... and honestly, she was glad ....... for the first time she felt him 'living a life' ..... his own life ...... completely lost by the fondness of father-son, she couldn't hear him calling her ....... taking his son's tiny hand in his, Prem made it wave in front of her eyes, trying to bring her back to the world .....
Coming out her thoughts, she replied, " yes .... Mr. Prem!!! ....." ....... smiling at the old lady, he joked, "..gosh!! .... you seemed lost ...... dreaming about my handsome little hunk??.."...... laughing at the sudden warm interaction, she answered, ".....hmmm I must say, you are a good mind reader...." ...ruffling Pratham's partially wet hair to remove the remaining droplets of water, he continued with the game, ".. ahhh!!! ... so I was right!!! ...... Good Morning my son's new girl-friend .... " ...... for the first time enjoying the morning conversation with him, she greeted back, "...a very Good Morning to my new father-in-law ....." then stealing a glance of the little man, who was busy observing the damped ducky, she complained, ".... but seems like someone is not paying attention to me ....... that hurts ...." making the father break into a quick laugh ....... after pretending to be upset at being ignored, she got back to her caring mode, "...anyway where are you guys coming from??? ... swimming?? ..." .......Prem smiled at the lady, "... nope ...not yet ..... we were freshening up a bit ..." lightly pinching the lower lip of Pratham, he informed ....... 'as if in stead of freshening up, both had taken a half shower' she thought, before inviting the due to join the breakfast table .......
'what the ....??' standing stunned across the large pine mirror dressing table, she thought when her eyes fell on the figures at the door ...... 'didn't i just leave them in that room??? ...... how come they are half soaked in water???' ...... finishing her task of putting the vermillion in between her parted hair, Heer took Pratham in her arms, ignoring his intense contact ........ or rather, trying to control her heart that she felt was about to slipped off at the sight of him ....... as if she felt her heart skipping a beat when those shiny droplets of water from his silky hair were making their sweet ways through his sharp nose, some even made it straight to his curved lips ....... no wonder why billions of girls go crazy over him ........
There she is ....... looking all ravishing, even without taking a shower ....... quietly observing her putting the vermillion, as if a pure mermaid had a last minute touch of her beauty ....... her slender figure under the vibrant skin against the satin maroon saari was a precise definition of perfectness ...... those trembling lips, innocent eyes were the synonyms of purity ...... too engrossed in his little paradise, he didn't even realise when the little one was taken away by her.......
The sudden buzz of his phone brought him back from his thought as he looked at the phone ..... all pissed and ready to slaughter the person for interrupting him ....... picking up the phone, he looked at the caller id when his lips curved up to a smile.... "... Good Morning madam!!! ..... what a timing yaar ..... damn you!! .... " Prem answered the call, giggling..... "... Oyee!!! ...... phone rakhdoo kya??!!.." Ashlesha teased from the line ......" no no no no!!! just kidding yaar ...... so where are you now?? ....... you are supposed to be here remember??!!! ...." changing his tone, he inquired ....... "... yeah I know ...... but ..... ehem ...... you see we don't want to interrupt the newly married couple...." she teased again........ "...not bad!! .... thanks for being considerate .... ok jokes apart ....... seriously when are you gonna come ??!! ...... and how is everyone doing there??...." Prem gently asked...... ".... everyone is doing fine ....... mom and dad are so excited to meet Heer and Pratham ...... but Dad had to leave for Delhi with Preet for some project, so now me and mom are preparing for the grant party that's gonna be held tomorrow evening, at your place ...." leaving Prem shocked at the sudden news .......
".....whoaaa.......bu" shutting him up, she continued, "....shut up and here talk to mom....." passing the phone over to Mrs. Gupta, Ashlesha giggled before putting a fresh piece of apple in her mouth........ "...Hello, Prem?? " she asked in her motherly voice..... "..Namastey Auntie ...." he gently greeted the sweet lady ..... smiling on the phone she continued, "... Namastey beta ..... and congratulations ...... how is everyone doing there???...." ...... ".... fine!! ..... and thanks ...." he too smiled ....... "....Auntie aap Ash ko samjha...." this time she cut him in, ".... wait!!! ..... first of all we didn't get to attend your wedding ...... secondly, you are not even letting us be a part of this happiness??!! ..... not fair!!" she complained, hoping to change his mind ....... "..it's not like that Auntie .... I don't want to trouble you ...." ..... not liking the words, she explained, "....listen beta ......we have always considered you as our son, then won't you let these parents to be a part of your happiness?? ....." ...... touched by her words, he kept silent ....... sensing his helplessness, she continued, " ...... and how can a mother take trouble for her son???....." ..... feeling bad he kindly apologized, ".... I am sorry auntie, I didn't mean that way ......."
To lighten the situation, she changed her tone, ".... apology accepted, now if I hear any 'ifs' or 'buts', I will come there and tear your ears apart, did you hear that boy??!!" ...... embarrassed, he obeyed, "..... yes mommy!! ..." ...... laughed at his cute answer, she replied, ".... that's like my boy ....... ok now lemme talk to Heer ....."
Looking back to see his lovely wife already changed his son to a fresh looking young man, he smiled while holding the phone before her, ".... Heer!!! ..... Preet's mom wants to talk to you ......." ....... noticing the fear in her eyes, he smiled, almost gesturing her to let the fear go away ....... holding the phone to her ear, she quietly greeted the stranger, "... Namastey Auntie ...." ........ perfect ..... that's the first word came across her mind when she heard her soft voice ..... as if the mother immediately sensed her son was in the safe hands now ...... heaving a big sigh of relief, she knew her son had chosen the best one for him ...... even though Prem has always kept himself away from them but she always found herself being fond of him ...... she never tried to show it to him as Mrs. Gupta wanted to give Prem his own space ....... but somewhere she and her husband were always worried about this boy and his future .....
"...... Namastey beta ....." she gently greeted back ....... "....how is the little man doing??...." unable to stop herself, she inquired ....... "...he is fine....", Heer answered with a smile..... "....now listen to me carefully ....... tomorrow evening is gonna be your wedding reception .... and before you start reacting like Prem, let me tell you that there is nothing to worry about ..... everything is done, only the decoration is left, which will be done tomorrow after Ashlesha and I come to your place ....... ok??", sweetly briefing the whole plan Mrs. Gupta confessed, "... I have so many things to share ...... can't wait to meet you dear ..... will see you tomorrow then ...... take care of yourself, the little one and ..... Prem....." ..... the last word came in such a way that she felt pain in the old lady's voice ....... 'what is she missing here?'
Mid afternoon
After taking a long shower, he decided to check his mailbox ...... then after a while he looked up from the laptop screen to see his son wrapped in a towel, bitting the yellow ducky ....... looking adorable yet cool ...... but mommy was looking extremely hot ...... part of her body is already damped in water ...... the droplets from her silky strands were making him nuts ....... urging him to remove those sensational water particles away from her face .......
Leaving Pratham on the bed, she got the baby lotion from the dressing table ....... massaging his soft chubby body with the lotion, Heer dressed him in a grey T-shirt and black full-pant ....... noticing her son's tired eyes, she gently kept her baby's head on her chest, decided to put him into sleep before leaving to take her shower ......
Being unaware of the consequence of his such little act, the poor helpless thing pulled down the upper part of her saari as he tiredly grabbed the upper border with his cute fingers to rub his sleepy eyes ...... causing his mommy to be aware of such circumstance, she quickly fixed her saari ....... his presence being the reason behind her awkwardness ........ despite being his wife and the mother of his child, she still feels uneasy of his proximity ........
Staring at the most beautiful sight of the mother-son ....... he kept on staring at her, sensing the love that she feels for him through their son ...... she won't just admit it ....... as her lovely ego will crush down into pieces ....... smiling to himself at his own thought, he observed her placing a sleeping Pratham beside him, almost at the centre of the bed ....... then picking up a baby pink and white shade silk saari, Heer left for the shower .......
Busy in drying her hair with the towel, she missed the sight of him, who found himself breathless ....... looking like an angel in that color combination, he forgot the task of fastening the upper few buttons of his white shirt ........ after receiving the call from Veera, he decided to show his face to his emplyees after almost a week ...... then he had to break the news of his wedding too ....... in a way, he could also invite his co-workers for their wedding reception ....... without waiting for her consent, he lazily pulled himself out of the bed to get ready ....... more than half way through his task, he turned back to see her coming out of the washroom, brushing off the long wet strands from her back to front, she was drying her hair with the towel ......
Too busy in her task, she failed to notice the person in front of her, when she bumped into him only to be held by his strong arms around her waist ....... unable to balance herself at the sudden collide, she quickly grabbed the half open side of his shirt as the towel slipped off from her hand ...... bringing her close to him, making sure no distance was left between them, Prem smiled before looking down at her flushed cheeks, "..... oopss!!! ...... I thought I am the 'only' careless species living on this earth ....... but now what??! ..... welcome to my world love ........ " ....... feeling embarrassed for being careless, she already kept her gaze down ....... avoiding meeting his intense gaze that was piercing through her veins, Heer tried to release herself from his passionate cage.......
"Excuse me ma'am ....... not so fast ...." he alerted her before tightening his grip...... ".... don't you think I deserve something???.." smirking at his lady love, he gently informed ...... mistaking his words, she softly uttered in her lower gaze, "..... sorry!! ...." ...... all over falling in love with her this quiet, shy nature, he continued teasing her, "..... o-k-a-y!!! that was for your carelessness ....... now what about the treat for saving you from falling??..." .... instantly looking up at him, she blankly stared at him ....... unable to control himself, he left a quick peck on her cute nose before explaining his point, "..... see!! you are still holding onto me ...." he gestured towards her hand that was holding his shirt ....... immediately loosening her grip, she again tried to get away from him ...... "... too late honey!!! ..... so don't waste your energy ..." he stated ....
Finding herself hard to breathe as he kept on pulling her more closer ........ on top of that she couldn't even push him away due to his half bare chest ...... '..sh*t ... sh*t ... sh*t .... damn you Prem..' she thought, cursing her fate for putting her into such situation ...... balling up her fingers, she tried to push his arms away from her both sides ....... but to her dismay, she failed ......." ..what did I just say?? ..... don't .... waste .... your .... energy dear.." he again reminded before hitting the main intention, "....if you want to get released, you have to say only three words to me ....." he sweetly offered her the condition ......' oh please not again!!! ....... another condition??!!!....' she closed her eyes, frowning ...... "..now what do I have to say??..."......without delaying, he whispered, " I love you " ........ before screaming she controlled her pitch, as she looked over her son, checking whether she woke him up or not ....... taking a sigh of relief, she looked back at him before whispering, "..what??.."
Sweetly smiling at his love, he nodded his head in affirmative ...... stealing a glance of her son, she softly stated, "... are you dreaming or what?? .... what made you think that I would say those words to you??" ....... "why?? are they too long for you??? ...... then here, for your convenience, lemme make it shorter ...... just say, 'love you'... " ....... keeping her tone low, she cleared herself, ".... listen mister!!! ...." ....before she could continue, he heaved a long sigh, "... yess ma'am .... I am all yours!!! .... say whatever you have to say ....." .....before he could interrupt her again, she answered, ".... nothing on this earth can make me say those words to you ...." ......cutting her in, he reminded, ".... don't say that hon ....... remember you said that before our marriage, and now see! where you have landed up??? ....... right into my arms ....... and you are very well aware of my nature ...... that I always get my ways ... " winking at her, he waited for the answer ......
"That was a compelling order ........ not anymore!!! ...... and if you thi--" she stopped when she felt one of her back strings being loosened..... "..w-h-a-t are you doing??" she mumbled ..... still keeping that smirk on his face, he confessed, "..... just getting my way ....... you don't have time to think honey ..... so just admit that you love me .... say 'love you' ..... simple ... " finishing the last word, he untied another string ....... preparing herself to be covered properly, Heer clutches onto her saari over her left shoulder ....... "... stop-it-Prem ..." she warned him ....... "nope!! ..... nothing is gonna work except those two words ...... say it orrr " as he was about to touch the last string, she immediately blurted out, ".. no wait ....." .... taking a pause while gulping in her anger, she closed her eyes before whispering, "...love you...."
Smiling at her pure beauty, he gently pulled herself for an embrace ....... looking down over her right shoulder, he tied back all the strings before leaving a soft peck on her shoulder ........ as soon as he loosened his grip, without looking at him, unknowingly blushing, she quickly left the room, leaving behind a victorious Prem running fingers through his hair when his lips curved up to a wide smile .......
At night
Standing at the corner of the bed, folding her saaries while at the same time keeping her eyes on Pratham, who was waiting for his friend, "... shona .... go to sleep naa ....." the mother tried to pacify her son as he refused to go to sleep ....... the little one wanted to see whether his buddy really sleeps with him or he just pops up from nowhere just like in the morning he got to find him lying down beside him, where Pratham didn't see him in the room last night ...... he threw his hands in the air in excitement as soon as his eyes found him at the door ....... placing the coat on the bed, Prem sat down across his son, " ....what's up man?! ..... why aren't you asleep??" .......
'Hey!! ..... no fair ..... I had been awaken only for you ..... and here you too started?? ....... I ain't sleeping ..... mommy!!' upset with his friend, poor Pratham complained to his mommy, "...hmmm-aahhh..." ..... aware of her son's language, she answered as his little attempt of calling her took her heart right away ".... yes maa ....." ...... surprised at the incident, Prem complained, "...hey!!! how come he never called me papa??....." .... without waiting for an answer, he got down to his mission as he took off his shoes before kneeling down on the bed like a child ..... ".. ok .... never mind, I will teach him myself ...." loosening his tie and unbuttoning the upper part of the shirt, Prem bent down to his son's eye level .......
"...say baba ...... BA .. BA ...." ....observing the perplexed expression on his son's face, he decided to change the phrase, ".... ok forget it ....... say dadda ....." ..... noticing the content look on his face, he encouraged, ".... yess ..... yes ..... say Da ......" .... holding his chubby hands down as they were kept touching Prem's lips, almost disturbing his teaching sessions, he continued with the lesson, ".... arre baap ..... say Da ..." waiting for a response when Pratham gave up, ".... Daa-b...." ....... hearing the last syllable, he messed up his own phrase when Prem blurted out, ".... Ba ......" ...... following his instructor, little one pronounced, ".... Ba ...." ...making Prem repeat his son's achievement with a perplexed look, " whoa?? .... daabba??? ...... do I look like a daabba to you?! ...... Heer!!! ..... did you hear that???!!" almost complaining to his wife, Prem whined......
Covering her giggle with her fingers, she justified her son after keeping his coat in the closet, ".... stop confusing him ....... you screwed him with both the words so he just modified them ...." ..... leaving the two men in each other's company, she left the place to ask Mrs. Bregenza to set the dinner for him .....
Before she could inform him about the dinner, Heer quietly stood at the door, finding herself admire the scene in front of her ...... it was difficult for her to differentiate between the two ...... who was looking more adorable?? ...... lying on his left side, still in formal attires, slightly bending the right knee on top of the left one, while resting his head on his left arm, Prem already dozed off on the bed ........ leaning against his masculine chest, the chubby figure too followed his father ...... resting his tiny head on daddy's left wrist, while putting the right thumb in his mouth, Pratham had also fallen into a deep sleep ....... not having the heart to disturb any of the men, she quietly placed the blanket on top of them and a pillow right behind Prem's head for his comfortness ....... leaving a soft peck on her son's head she took the place beside Pratham before stealing a quick glance of 'him' ......
Shot # 26
Changing herself into a satin pale violet red saari after a warm bath, she gradually headed towards the main hall when the steady humming sounds had hit her ears ....... surprised to see Ash supervising the volunteers, who were decorating the mansion ........ a smile had passed over her lips when she noticed her guests ....... with a smile she took Pratham in her arms from Mrs. Bregenza on her way ....... "..Namastey Auntie...." she greeted the smart looking lady, flashing a warm smile .......
As soon as her eyes fell on the sight of the young lady carrying a baby boy in her arms, Mrs. Gupta was amazed by the nature of her new daughter-in-law, as she quietly admired her with a smile ....... a perfect example of a desired daughter-in-law ...... although, she was already a proud mother of an adorable baby boy, the freshness of her smooth skin and the glow on her face were reflecting the image of a new bride ...... but her nature was something commendable, the innocent eyes were enough to express the purity of her soul ....... more than perfect ....
Satisfied with her examination, Mrs. Gupta greeted back, "....Namastey Beta...." before quickly yet gently stopped Heer from bending down to touch her feet ....... then placing a soft kiss on her cheek, she continued ".... do I need to greet him with a kiss too??? ....." slightly pulling the little man's cheek, the lady innocently asked, before snuggling him into her arms ....... ".... haww mom!!! don't do this to papa ..... he will be heart-broken ...." after handing over the charge of supervision to one of the lead volutenteers, Ash decided to join the family ...... ".... so lemme do the honor for you ...." unable to control herself, Ash left a long kiss on his chubby cheek ....... "..there .... I did it for yo u..." grinning at her mother-in-law, she notified ...... laughing at her daughter-in-law's act, she appreciated her concerns before nuzzling her nose against Pratham's tiny cute nose, "..... aww thanks hon ......" ....
'what's going on here??? ........ who are they??? ....... hey!!! how come they get to play with those cool lights and flowers and not me ..... no fair!!!' observing the decorators for quite a long time, the little man thought ...... after being transferred to the arms of his mommy, a disappointed Pratham nestled his head on mommy's shoulder while his forehead was rested against the curve of mommy's neck ...... but after being in the arms of this new fresh face, his mood automatically swung back to the playful mode as soon as his eyes fell on the stone glasses hanger necklace around Mrs. Gupta's neck.......
"Hey Prem!!" called out Preet to inform him about the new project that they had recently won ....... kindly excusing himself from the lady circles, Prem headed towards Preet, when the other ladies decided to move into the master bedroom for their chatting session ......
".... Thank you auntie ...." Ash enthusiastically thanked Mrs. Bregenza as she placed some boxes on the bed ....... "... welcome hon ...... I have baked chocolate chip cookies for you ..... do you want them now??.." the caretaker lady sweetly informed her ...... "..... yes yes yes please ...." Ash almost jumped off her seat, as this was the perfect solution of her immediate cravings at that very moment ........ ".... I will just get it for you ...." laughing at the young would-be mother's excitement, she replied...... ".... awww you are the best auntie ....... I love you ....." like a child Ash confessed before passing Pratham the extra-fine velboa caterpillar .......
Touched by the motherly care of Mrs. Bregenza towards her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Gupta smiled ....... as she turned towards a perplex looking Heer, who was blankly staring at the boxes ........ then picking up the largest one amongst them, she passed it over to Heer with a broad smile, "..... here this one is for you....." ........ kindly accepting the package from her, Heer tried to inquire, "....but why are....." inturrupting the young lady, Mrs. Gupta clearly instructed, "...... shushh!!! ....... this is for my daughter-in-law ....... so keep quiet like a good girl ok.." ...... she couldn't help but smiled at the motherly scold that she just received for the first time in her life ....... ".... that's like a good girl ....... and I want you to wear them for today's function ......" she again commanded before grabbing the other boxes ........
Then smiling at Heer, Mrs. Gupta admitted, "...... aannndddd ....... all of these belong to this very young man, who by the way had not even bothered to look at me ..... and I am already offended ...." crossing her arms like a child, the elderly woman pretended to be upset with her new 'boy'-friend, who was busy playing with his Ash auntie....... " ..... awww it's okay mom ...... don't worry, once he gets to know about all these 'bribes' you got for him to get his attention, he would instantly fall in love with you ...... " winking at her friend, Ash joked, causing all the ladies to share a good laugh.......
In her laugh, she gently placed her hand on Heer's ....... then controlling the mixed emotions, Mrs. Gupta finally confessed, "...Thanks beta....." .... instantly took Heer by a surprise, while Ash kept her gaze down with a half smile as she knew what her mother like mother-in-law was talking about......" ...for what auntie??..." asked a confused Heer........" .....for taking the decision of coming back to him ....... I heard everything from Ashlesha ...... I know you were bound to take that decision ...... but however it was, I am glad that you took this step......" ..... noticing her quietness, she continued after heaving a deep sigh, ".... one more thing dear, Prem never meant to hurt you ....... he always wanted your happiness ...... we all wanted to see you as a family ....... trust me Heer, Prem never meant to hurt your feelings but you were not ready to listen to anyone ...... and I don't blame you for that ...... I can totally understand what you might have gone through ....... perhaps that's why you may not been able to think straight hon ...... please don't misundersand Prem ....."
Touched by the motherly concerns, she smiled back, assuring the older lady to be relaxed, when she heard a familiar voice at the door.... "...Heer!!!..." ... instantly turning back to see the visitor at the doorstep, Heer couldn't control her emotions when she felt a warm drop of tear streamed down her cheek .......
Noticing the girl at the middle of the decorated hall room, Prem walked over to her with a smile...... "..... you got the file?? ...." he asked ....... handing him a blue file, Veera waited for his signature while trying to steal a glance of her boss's new bride ....... understanding her curiosity, Prem controlled his giggle before questionning her, ".... looking for someone Ms. Kapoor?? ...." ..... coming back to her sense, she stammered, ".... huh!! ..... yes sir!?! .... I mean no sir!! ..... sh*t .... opss .... sorry sir!! ....." keeping her gaze down, she bit her lower lip, already feeling like an idiot ......
Keeping his eyes on the file, he finally laughed, "..... it's ok!! ...... she must be in the bedroom with Ash and Gupta auntie ....... you can go and meet her ..... she will be happy to meet you....." ... '... awesome!! .... good going Veera ....... you are a loser!!! ....' , she thought, feeling even more miserable as if she just got caught red-handed by her boss ........'
"...no no!!.... it's ok sir ..... ma'am must be busy ..... I will meet her in the evening....." she justified her restlessness ...... understanding her point of views, he again offered her, this time like a family member, "....... it's ok Veera ...... you can meet her .....", turning his head towards the stairs, he directed with the pen, ".... you go straight up, first take a left turn, keep walking and you will see an aquarium, then take a right turn ....." after explaining the direction, he turned back to her with a smile before dismissing her, ".... ok then!! see ya in the evening ...." handing back the file, Prem quickly left the place to answer his cell-phone .....
"...this is not her boss!!!...." she thought ....... holding the file like a life savior she followed the direction while still lost in her thoughts ...... she felt like a family ...... she had worked in 2 well-reputated companies before joining this one, and also attended such functions, BUT ........ never did she feel like a family ...... may be because she was treated like an employee only ....... she found her eyes filling up, four years after losing her family, she again got to experience such affection .......
Following the voices of some ladies, she made her way to the room when she froze on the spot ....... as if the sky had chosen her head as the best landing spot ...... she couldn't do any calculation of her observation as the brain also decided to deceive her ....... shocked-surprised-confused-happy, in all those mixed emotions, the only word that came out of her mouth was, "...Heer!!..." as the tears finally made it over her cheeks .....
Shot #27
In her subconsciousness, she dropped the file from her hand before running into the arms of her long-lost friend, whom she considered her only family after her parents' death ...... tightly holding onto each other, both friends quietly broke down into sobs, while on the other hand, Ash and her mother-in-law quietly observed the bond shared between the friends ......
Pulling back Veera smiled through her tears, ".... I am so happy for you ...." finally expressing her joy, she placed a soft kiss on Heer's left cheek after wiping off the tears from her face ...... realising the presence of two viewers, she quickly wiped off her own tears, feeling embarrassed for being caught by the situation ...... "... sorry ...." she kindly apologized to the respective women ....... sympathizing the girl's current condition, Mrs. Gupta smiled back to make her feel comfortable, ".... it's ok dear ..... we can totally understand ...."
wait!! ..... here comes another shock of her life when her eyes fell on the baby, who was strangely staring at her ...... '.. Oh --- my --- goodness!! ...... xerox copy of Prem sir!! ....... hold on ..... didn't they just get married day before yesterday?? ....... then how co-m-e ....... jesus christ, so that's why he was haunting for her address?? ....... but if Heer loved him then why did she hide it from me ....... some of the puzzles are missing ....... ' all confused Veera turned back to notice her friend's lower gaze and she didn't have the heart to question her...... ' .... it's ok hon ..... as long as you are happy, I don't give a sh*t to your past relationship with him .....' she thought ...... then sitting on the bed she opened her arms before the cute figure ...... getting the chance to touch her long noisy earrings, little Pratham enthusiastically jumped into the arms of the new face .......
Late afternoon
'..... woow this doesn't feel as much uncomfortable as it seemed ...... am I done now Mom?? .... ' watching himself being dressed up in a tuxedo onesie with matching pants for quite a long time, Pratham desperately threw his arms in the air, making his mommy to giggle at her poor son when both heard the washroom door opened ......
Coming out in his 'all in black' suit, Prem was fastening the already knotted tie, making sure it looks perfect ..... being in his late 20's, this man still got to hold that charms and boyish look even in his stubble ......... while wearing the wrist watch he turned around to see his little boy is all ready to rock the party but was not impressed with the mommy, "... ma'am when are you gonna get ready?? ...... after the party gets over?? ....... if you are planning for that then lemme remind you that this is 'our' wedding reception ....... so could you kindly make it fast??" he teasingly requested her ....... biting her lower lip, still keeping her gaze down at her son, she replied, ".... sorry!! .... just give me 20 minutes ..... I will be done by then.."
Making himself comfortable beside his handsome, adorable son, Prem decided to keep the act going while pretending to be helping Pratham with his tiny black shoes, ".... ok then, we will wait here!!...." ...making a face, she decided to take all her stuffs to the changing room as she thought Prem would leave the room with Pratham so that she could get ready here without carrying the stuffs to the changing room ...... but no! .... he had to stay here to get into her nerves ....... noticing her carrying packages in her hands from the corner of the bed, he inquired, ".... what are you doing?? ...." ....still occupied in her task, "....taking all my stuffs to get ready, since you have decided to stay here with your son...." pissed by his stupid question, she sarcastically answered ......
Sensing her irritation, he continued teasing her in a serious tone when he noticed her leaving for the changing room, ".... hey wait!!! ....", his sudden high pitch jolted her to death as Heer dropped everything from her hand back on the bed ....... instantly turning back to notice him smiling, he innocently offered, " ..... you can change here .... Pratham won't look at you......I promise!!..." ..... very well aware of his trick, she rolled her eyes as she knew it would be useless to open her mouth ..... loving her cute irritating face he further offered, "..... also if you need any help, I am always at your service hon ....." winking at her, Prem flashed his cute smile with twinkling eyes ......
Stunned by his wild imagination, crossing her arms against her chest, she threw a killing look at him with an raised eyebrow..... ' ..... don't make me kill you Mr. Prem...' she thought ....... finally breaking into a laugh, he picked Pratham up in his arms before confessing, ".... fineeeee!! ... relax!! ..... we are leaving ...... lets go buddy ....... mommy is angry ....." ....... getting up from the bed, the father decided to give a last touch to his son's look, while continuing with his words, "..... by the way have I ever mentioned that You Look Hot when you are Angry???.." ...... trying her best to sound calm she confessed, "..... well in that case, I must be looking smexy cause I am FURIOUS...." ....... only he knew how he controlled himself ...... how he wanted to have an instant taste of those smexy lips ..... enjoying her every word, he notified before leaving the place, "..... ahh!! .. don't gimme that look hon ...... it's irresistable ..... since you know that I can't resist any irresistable fact, especially when it concerns you, therefore, I suggest, you shouldn't take that risk when Pratham is around ....... you know what I mean, right??" ........
Finally being successful in carrying the heavy designer saari on her slender figure, Heer decided to do her hair ....... fed up of maintaining multi-tasks, she simply let her long silky strands open when she heard a knock on the door ....... holding the maang tika in her hand, she opened the door to see Veera waiting for her, looking simply beautiful in a pale greenish saari ...... leaving the door open Heer went back to her position to finish up her work ........ entering the room, Veera complimented, "..... God Bless Mr. Perfect Jerk ...... woh bechara aaj kaam se geya ......." whistling at the precise example of pure beauty before her, Veera giggled to receive a killing look from her friend in return ....... ".... hey!! ..... don't gimme that look ..... you named him that?? remember?? ..... " .... pretending to be sensitive, she further added, ".... well that's a different case IF you think, only you have the rights to call him that then I take my words back ......" she grinned...
"..... done?? ..... now will you be kind enough to help me with this tika?? ....." Heer sweetly asked, not have the time to get into these discussions ....... " .... sure darling!!! ....." Veera laughed before placing the tika in between the bride's parted hair, then taking up small patch of hair from the left side she covered the strand of pearls of the tika by clipping it ........ the uneven parting of the hair simply complimented her beauty ....... "... done ..... anything else??? ..." Veera asked ..... " ....nope!! ... I can handle the rest ...... thanks ...." smiling at her friend, Heer replied ........" .... great ..... now you get ready, I am gonna go see what Ash ma'am is doing ......" smiling back Veera quickly left the place.......
".... Prem!!! .... where is Heer?? ....." asked Mrs. Gupta ...... "..... she is getting ready, will be here any moment....." he confirmed....... "..... go and get her ..... she may feel awkward coming all alone ......" she reasoned, feeling worried about the girl ........ smiling at the kind lady, Prem gently obeyed her instruction, ".... jee auntie!! ... could you please -----?? ...." ...before he could request, Mrs. Gupta already took Pratham into her arms ......
Stepping into the room, the sight of her had taken him to his own paradise ...... as if the time had stopped along with his steps ....... a fresh breeze had just passed over both of them as soon as their eyes met ...... as she was about to put on the earrings, holding the push back closure in the right hand close to her right ear while the left one inserted the large white gold diamond in the appropriate place, she turned around to see the visitor at the doorstep when a slight breeze tended to blow the silky locks away from her face ...... looking absolutely stunning in that exclusive laser georgette saari with heavy patch, shiny silver stones and sequins work all over the fabric ....... the off-white and pink contrasts had a perfect interaction with her smooth creamy complexion ......
All of a sudden, her entire body started to shiver, as if his intense gaze had blocked her entire blood circulation ........ quickly turning her back to him, she tried to fasten the earring with the push back closure in order to divert her attention from all those mixed emotions building up in her heart when she felt his warm breathe against her left shoulder close to her neck .......
Leaving a soft kiss on the curve of her neck, he easily took over the task ....... finishing up the work, he gently placed both his arms around her waist while resting his chin on her shoulder after pressing another soft kiss on her right ear-lobe, ".... hey gorgeous!! ..... see that's what I meant by considering me for your assistance ......" whispering in her ear, Prem looked at her through the mirror ...... lowering her gaze, she felt her cheeks burning after hearing his proposal ...... in her attempt to get out of his hold, Heer quietly answered, "..... yeah right ...... in your dreams ......" ...... "..... really??!! ..... then I must be dreaming right now ...... " his husky voice was driving her crazy .... the fresh aroma from her body had urged him to explore her smooth skin as he hid his face in the curve of her neck .......
Unable to control him, she again tried to release herself before her heart decides to surrender herself to his passion, ".... you are s-u---" ..... "... smexy ...... I know ...." came out of his impassioned yet determined voice, tightening his grip Prem manipulated her words in his own way as he pressed another kiss on the curve of her neck ....... as if again head over heel fell in love with her ........ before he could show her the degree of his crazy love, he loosened the grip when they heard a knock on the door ....... quickly fixing herself, making sure she was looking appropriate, Heer softly inquired, ".... yes?! ....", while he just wanted to shoot the person behind the door ........ peeking into the room, Ash informed before leaving the place, "..... if the love-birds are done, then can you two please make it to the hall??? ....... for heaven's sake, it's NOT MY reception ....." ....... turning back he forwarded his hand to her like a gentle man with a smile ........ his sincere smile had convinced her to place her hand on his, when both quietly left the room .......
Shot #28
Announcing the two as a couple had left many employees in utter shock ........ generally people get to hear rumors about boss and employee, and in most cases this type of relationship had been in unstable state by defintion ........ however, this man had proved himself a real human being for committing himself in such a pure relationship with his employee ....... another image of 'true love' .......
Some were still in awestruck state, while some were feeling proud of him .......s ome considered the bride to be lucky even ....... some just admired the couple whom they believed were complimenting each other ........ after being introduced to their 11th months baby boy, at first some elders did feel the whole part inappreciative but then his step of taking the responsibilities of a father and a husband had convinced them to give their opinions a second thought .....
".... Oh boy!! ..... what's all this??? ......" noticing his son's frowning yet cute face in Veera's arms, Prem couldn't help but questioned Ash while giggling and pointing out the matte rose/copper glaze/raisin/rosewood/salmon/clay marks all over on Pratham's face ...... ".... he was greeted by my friends ...." innocently battling her eyelashes, Ashlesha confessed before placing another mark of her lips on the cute little face ..... sympathizing with her son's little irritated condition, Heer smiled at Pratham, hoping to change his mood ..... then using her facial tissue, she gently removed the lipstick marks from her son's face .......
'... hey yo!! ...... dabba ... badda ........ daba ..... blah --- whatever it is ...... give me a break!!! ..... why are you asking her??? ....... I am the one, who had to suffer through that weird experience ....... I swear they were about to choke me man!!... ' ..... not at all impressed by his buddy's inquiries, poor Pratham thought while his face was being cleaned by his mommy .......
Giggling at his son's cute annoyed face, Prem continued, ".... wholly ..... see what they did to my poor son... ?!?! ... almost made a poster on his face....." ..... " ..... awww I know but what could those poor girls do??? ..... they were helpless naa ..... first they couldn't resist this cute one ..... " lightly pinching her nephew's tiny pinky lips, ash revealed, "... on top of that, you broke their hearts by marrying this sweet girl ....... since you have found a beautiful wife for yourself, they thought you wouldn't give them any damn ....... as a result, all those kisses that were meant for you got transferred to this adorable one ....... awww this poor one had to be tolerant twice for everyone ....." ...... "... thanks buddy ..... but don't worry!! next time I will be there to recieve my portions of the greetings .... I promise ...." the father gently made a quick promise to his son ...... when stealing a glance of her, the husband got to recieve a 'killing' look from his wife ......
"... ahha !! it's always nice to see someone being possessive about me ....." wrapping his hand around her waist, he quietly expressed, making sure only she gets to hear the comment ...... oh please!!! ...... not in the crowd ...... her mouth silently blurted out those words, "..... don't-push-it..." ...... loving her challenge, he was about to take the next step when Preet called him back ....... "..... will get back at ya hon ...." whispering at her ear, Prem kindly excused the ladies to join Preet .......
Observing many relationships around her, she had this sudden urge to ask about her when Heer quietly proceeded with a curiosity, "..... Ash, if you don't mind then can I ask you something??...", she instantly grabbed Veera's attention as well ...... smiling at the lady, Ashlesha approved, "... sure!!! ...." ...... yet with hesitancy, she asked, "..... I haven't gotten to meet your parents yet ....." ....... all of a sudden her colored changed, then quickly composing herself, Ash smiled, ".... it's been 5 years since they passed away in a plane crash ....." ......feeling bad for the girl, placing her hand on Ash's, Heer kindly apologized, ".... I am sorry!!! ...", while Veera just uttered the last word, ".... sorry!!! ...." ...... touched by their warm gestures of concerns, Ash confessed, "..... it's ok yaar .... I've overcome it .... besides my in-laws always treat me like their own daughter ....." ..... lightening the situation, she further revealed, "..... and Preet as their son-in-law ......." causing both Heer and Veera break into a quick laugh ......
"that's why Prem is little possessive about me ....... he takes 'extra' care of me ...... in a way pampers me a lot you see ...... always strictly warns Preet to look after me ..... always keeps on instructing him .... 'Preet do this for her ..... do that for her ....... I will kill you if you make her cry ... blah blah blah '..... and Preet always makes fun of him for being overprotective about me ....." she mimicked while giggling....... "that's so sweet ", Veera expressed with an admiration towards her boss ........
"aww I know ..... and look at him now ....... the most careless casanova of the town, who doesn't even know how to tie a tie, is now a top most business tycoon ......" Ash declared with admiration ........ observing Heer's raised brows, Ashlesha laughed, "... Oh God!!! ..... this lady needs to have a overview of her husband's funniest incident in life ever.." ..... still giggling she continued, "...ok, it was the very first day of his office when he had to dress-up appropiately right?! ..... but this guy had no clue, how to dress up formally ...... actually, he was always in his casual attire and whatever!! ....... so what happened was that he put himself into a black suit ..... without tucking in the shirt, coat hanging over his shoulder and the funniest part was the tie ....... you know what he did with it?? ....." ...... controlling her laughter, she finally blurted out..... " ... he looped it around his neck ... " this time all three ladies craked up .....
'..... hahahha ...... payback time .......see?! now it's my turn to laugh at you, just like you did at my horrible condition ........ they are making fun of you ..... la la la la ....... don't know what they are talking about but who cares man??!!! ..... as long as they make fun of you, I am happy ...... muhahaha ..' , although he didn't have any clue of the main topic, yet the little one giggled with the ladies ..... feeling proud of participating in their conversation ........
".... seriously, can you imagine?? ...... the great PJ had a tie looped around his neck ....... oh oh wait!!! ...... his face was also worth watching ...... coming out of his room with hands on his hips, frowning like a child, he almost screamed out, 'why the hell do I have to wear this piece of sh*t??'.... " Ashlesha described ........ "... awww poor him!!!..." Veera sympathized, while she happened to steal a glance of him with a smile ........ ".... I know ..... I felt so sorry for the poor baby ...... ever since that day, I had been tying his tie ....... now it's her tension.." pointing at Heer, Ash notified before grinning...... "...matlab??..." she softly asked ....... before Ash could answer, Veera figured out, ".... oh my God!!! ..... he still doesn't know how to tie it??? ...." ...... nodding her head in a negative manner while giggling, Ash confirmed ....... causing her to blush at the info ......
'... Okay!!! first of all, I am not blind ....... secondly, Ash! you are so dead for making fun of me ...... and finally, why is she blushing??' even though he was standing in a group, pretending to be involved in their discussion ....... however, his eyes were always following her every step ...... stealing glances of the three ladies, he immediately figured out that Ash was narrating a tale, which definitely had something to do with him ....... knowing her nature, he knew it's useless to even think of getting the tale out of her ..... so his next target became his lovely wife, Heer ...... he knew Heer won't be able to hide it from him ....... and even if she tries, then he had his own ways!! ....... thinking of his own scheme, he had a secret smirk, which was not missed by her .....
".... Excuse me young ladies ...... Heer beta!!! ..... can I take Pratham with me?? ...... he had got some new fans who are being extremely impatient to meet him...." broadly smiling at the young beautiful lady, Mrs. Gupta sweetly requested ...... breaking into a smile, Heer let the lady take her son, who just came into her arms from his Veera mausi's arms...... "..... yeh loh!!! ..... issey kehte hai 'famous' ...... Maam, I tell you, from now on we should book our names on the top of his appointment lists ......" Veera suggested Ashlesha, surprised at the fan following of the little creature ...... resting her left elbow on her shoulder, presenting herself as a leader of the gang, Ashlesha agreed, ".. point yaar!! ...... akhir beta kiska hai??? ......"
".... Oh sh*t!!! ....." Ashlesha hid her face behind Veera...... ".... I am so dead!!! ...." she confessed...... "... what happened?? ...." asked the girls..... "...Prem looked at us ....... I bet he figured it out that we were laughing at him .... yeh banda aab chup nahin baith ne wale .... he will keep bugging either of us until he gets to know about what we were talking about ..... crap ....." ..... giggling at Ashlesha, Veera confirmed, "..... relax Maam, don't worry ..... we two are on the safe border ..... but I pity this lady...." winking at Heer, Veera giggled ........ suddenly litting up the tubelight, Ashlesha proved, "... arrey haan!! .... why am I panicking?? ..... aur waise bhi, nowadays Prem doesn't even recognise me ...... all he can see is his lovely wife ..... good luck honey!!...." passing a flying kiss in her direction, she teased the poor lady ...... "...thanks for the great arrangement...." she quietly answered as she knew that Prem had got another reason to get back at her ...... enjoying their entertaining discussion, Heer decided to trash the crumbled facial tissue from her hand .......
".... Hey Heer!! please don't tell Prem that I told you about the whole 'tie' incident ..... otherwise he's gonna kill me ....." Ash requested before sharing a giggle with Veera ...... smiling at the ladies, Heer excused herself .......
Shot #29
In her way to meet Pratham after gently handing the tissue to a waitress, Heer stepped on to the left-lower border of her saari, unfortunately dispositioning the whole configuration of the attire ....... looking around, making sure she was not being the centre of the attention, Heer slightly made her way to a corner, before she could untangle the strand of sequins from her pencil heel, when she felt a strong arm around her lower back ........ forgetting about everything, she instantly turned to her right to notice his smiling face ...... ".... so did you have a good laugh Mrs. Prem???....." ........ '...gosh!!! ..... he has got more than two eyes?!?!.... ' she thought ....... suddenly Ash's tale had struck her mind ..... unable to control herself, she finally smiled, openly expressing the reason behind that smile ......
Not appeciating the secret smile of his wife, by his left arm he brought her closer against him while hiding the right hand into his pocket, "...would care to share the tale???...." he whispered in her ear ........ the smile gradually vanished from her lips when she felt herself being pulled ...... taking glances of her surroundings to make sure no one gets to capture them in such position, she quietly requested, right hand resting on his shoulder from front to push him back while the left one trying to untangle the saari from her heel, ".... .there is nothing like that ..... so let me go please!!! ..... " finally accomplished in her task Heer gently tried to push him back so that she could go upstair to fix the disproportional saari ....... but to her bad luck, the man was in no mood to let her go when he demanded, "..... not till you disclose the tale... " .......
Cursing herself for not being able to control her smile, Heer decided to think of a way to get out of the situation, as she knew he would not let her go that easily ....... quickly looking up at him, she grabbed his attention to her eyes, when she pretended to look at his back ..... " .... Gupta auntie!! .... " she uttered in a hurry tone, causing him to remove his hand from her waist and instantly turned back ........ not noticing the mentioned lady, he again turned back to his wife to notice an empty spot .......
All this time, a smile was playing in her lips ...... standing in front of the large mirror in their bedroom, she brushed off all her long open silky strands over her right shoulder, before unpinning the safety-pin from her left shoulder to fix the saari ....... after plaining the border around the left side of her waist, she put the end back over her left shoulder ........ holding the upper border with her left hand, Heer was about to grab the safety-pin with her right hand when she heard the door closed ....... turning around to see Prem had already locked the door behind him ....... slipping both hands into his pockets while leaning back against the door, he demanded "..... now blurt it out ......" .... biting her lower lip to control the laughter, she pretended, ".... w-h-a-t?? ...." ...... shaking his head in disbelief, "...you very well know what I am talking about .... don't you??..." ....... not able to meet his eyes, stealing glances at everywhere but him, she continued, ".... n-o!! ..... I ..... d-o-n'-t ...."
Controlling his impatience, he looked up at her with a smirk making her aware of his intention ....... "do you think, you can get out of this room without fulfilling my demand??" he took a step forward causing her to take a step back ......." ... honey you know that I won't let you take a step outta this room until you tell me about it ....... then why is the delay?? .." Prem stated ....
Before she could get away from the situation, he grabbed her right wrist with his left hand, stopping her on the spot ........ lightly twisting the hand to her back, he pulled Heer backwards as she felt her back against him ........ all of a sudden, feeling helpless against his passion when she closed her eyes, hoping to reduce the rate of her heartbeats ....... her left hand clutched onto the border of her saari over her left shoulder as it was still un-pinned, ---thanks to him for not giving her a chance to pin it---, when she felt his right arm coming around her front to get a hold onto her left hand as well ....... losing himself in the jasmine fragnance of her skin, Prem placed a soft kiss on her left shoulder, making her shiver in his ardent love .......
Her crystallic figure was perfectly coordinated in his love-nest, her deep warm breathes against his right arm were driving him crazy as he forgot about the mission ...... he forgot about everything that exists around him ....... all he could think of is his love ....... his crazy-passionate-uncontrollable-intense love ...... his eyes could only see her ...... his ears could only hear her quiet-soothing musical tone ....... his heart could only feel her heartbeats ...... his breathes could only touch her smooth complexion ....... at this very moment, nothing-existed-in-his-world-EXCEPT.....HER........
Keeping both her hands under his control, he leaned in closer to leave another delicate kiss on her left shoulder ...... making the journey of sweet kisses all the way up, he placed another mark of his love right on her earlobe ....... completely taken by his sudden desire of her, Prem gently turned her around by his right hand while still capturing the left one in the same position ....... he couldn't help but smiled when noticed her closed eyes ....... openly admiring her innocent face, he delicately brought her more closer to explore her ....... then tracing his right hand from her left hand to all the way up her shoulder, at the end, it rested around her neck as he held up her face by the flashy part of palm ....
Nothing but his true love ...... that's all she wanted ...... his every single touch was so generous to her that she felt compelled to be loved by him ...... she wanted to be engrossed in his love forever ....... even if it was a dream of her being in his true-love-land, then she would never love to wake up from it ....... she kept her eyes closed even after being turned around by him ........ left hand holding the border over her shoulder while right hand was still under his custody, Heer opened her eyes only to look down when she noticed her face less than a centimeter away from his ........
Those trembling luscious parted lips were driving him crazy to have an instant taste of them ........ before his overpowering emotions decide to take over the situation to a different angle, Prem leaned down to give a warm touch of his love ....... a heavenly ride in the impassioned love-land ...... knees falling weak before his intensity of love, she clutched onto him with her left hand as it totally forgot about its duty as a result, the laser georgette fabric dropped over her elbow ...... capturing the moment in his respective field of love, Prem gently held her up, pulling her closer with his left hand around her waist while caressing her face with the right base of his thumb, attempting to keep the moment memorable in his love-dictionary... even without her response to his passionate love .......
He didn't need her approval to express his-feelings ... his-emotions ... his-eternal-love for her ....... he knew his love was true ....... so no needed to 'make' her believe it ....... as a true husband, he wanted to give her all the respective rights of a wife, keep her happy .... and give her the love that she deserves as a wife ..... BUT .... he also didn't want to cross the boundary level of his love, without her consent .....
Completely absorbed in his love-session, Prem missed to hear the sudden indistinct voices from outside until she made an attempt to gently push him away ....... hopefully was successful in bringing him to his senses ....... unable to meet his eyes, she pulled up the fabric back over her shoulder and somehow managed to grab the safety-pin before quickly rushing in to the washroom ...... still at his spot, he couldn't think about what just happened ....... for a second, he felt as if he was in a dream ...... a desirable dream ....... for the first time, he felt an unknown emotion that he never experienced ....... it was beyond love ........ he didn't know, why he was feeling that way or what he was actually feeling but whatever it was ........ it felt so right, so powerful, so natural ........ perhaps because it was the 'first kiss' after their marriage .......
The first step on the stair made him froze at the spot when his eyes caught 'the person' surrounded by a crowd ....... fists clenched, trying to control the anger ....... without bothering to greet the person, he made it straight towards Preet ........ "... what the f*** is he doing here?? ..." came out from his outraged voice, ready to slaughter the person whoever had got the gut to invite this species at his home ....... throwing a fist at the adjacent table, Prem was about to head towards the centre of the crowd when he felt Preet's hand on his upper abdomen, as he stopped him ....... ".... relax man!! .... not now please!! ..... you can talk to him alone .... it's a party ...... control!!! ....... it's between you two, don't give other people a chance to point at you ........ and by pointing at you, Heer and Pratham will be associated as well ....... I am sure, you don't want that to happen ...... so please just wait till it's over ..... please yaar!!! ...." Preet calmly attempted to pacify Prem and thankfully it worked, as he patiently waited for the party to be finished, when his eyes fell on her confused face ........
Smiling at the poor girl, Ash and Veera quietly made their ways towards Heer, ".... kahan thi?? ..." Veera asked ....... ".... had to fix the saari ...." smiling back at the young lady, Heer answered when her eyes still looking at the crowded area ........ "... what's going on there?? ..." she expressed her curiosity ....... keeping the smile on her lips, Ash quietly replied, ".... Mr. Mittal had arrived from Canada .... so other top industrialists got to meet him after such a long time ....." ....... ".... ohhh!! ..." convinced Heer diverted her attention to the pleats of her saari to straighten them, when the following sentence froze her hand to do its' job... "..... he is Prem's father ....." Ash confessed in a lower tone ..... all of a sudden, feeling her vocal cord to be damaged, Veera uttered in confusion, "... but-how .... come?? .... you-just--said ...... .he-is-Mr. Mittal ..... and-Prem-sir-carries-a-different ..... surname ..." ......... "... Juneja is Prem's mother's surname ..." Ashlesha clarified ......
Even though they always considered him a part of their family, but at this point they didn't want to interfere in their family matter as they never had any close interaction with Mr. Mittal ....... although they felt guilty for leaving Prem and Heer alone in this situation, but they also found themselves helpless in terms of not being able to support him in persons but their moral supports will be always with the couple no matter what ........
Everyone has left but this person had no shame left in him ....... being an uninvited shameless guest, he was enjoying the brand whiskey at the bar ...... observing the man at the bar of his living room for a long time, unable to stand the sight of him any further Prem finally broke the ice, ".... what do you want?? ....." ...... ".... relax son!! ...." the man chilled ........ "... don't you dare call me that .... you son of a bi-- ....... " he controlled his tongue from slipping out ...... .pretending to be unheard the words from the kid, Mr. Mittal offered a drink, ".... here ...... have a drink, that will boost up your energy ..... then we can have a cool discussion ....." making him hold the glass in his right hand, the strong old man took a seat across from his son ....... .holding the glass with his right hand, he slipped his left hand inside the pocket ...... so badly wanted to burn the whole world that existed around the man in front of him .......
Taking a sip from his drink, he took a long glance inside the large furnished living room, ".... hmmm, not bad ...... congrats for the great achievements in life at such an young age ...... even after kicking the surname of your father out of your name, you have established yourself at a remarkable extent ....... well done ...." ..... observing his rigid expression, he took another sip from the wine glass before continuing, "..... well you can forget about your father bu- ...." ..... cutting him off in his nonsense Prem informed, ".... for me, my father was dead the day he got involved in an illegimate relationship with his secratory ..... the man who is standing right in front of me is none other than the killer of my mother ......"
"... Oh really??!!! ...... I thought it was YOU who gave her the package to have a look ...... despite knowing that she was a heart patient, you still showed her the photos and when she couldn't bear the truth, she left the world ......... so what does this conclude?? ....... This concludes that YOU are the killer of your own mother ...... YOU KILLED YOUR MOTHER WITH YOUR OWN HANDS!!! ......." satisfied in his mission of getting back at his own blood, he smirked before leaving the place, when his eyes fell on the young lady looking terrified .......
After placing Pratham in sleep on his safe crib, she quietly headed to the living room, hoping to meet her father-in-law, when her ears got to catch the last sentence of her husband ....... She couldn't believe her ears as she stood there like a rigid sculpture ....... her entire body became cold when Heer got to hear the answers from her father-in-law ....... suddenly she felt a sharp scratch in her heart as soon as her eyes got to witness the result of Mr. Mittal's accusation .......
That was left to hear?? ...... the accusation of killing his mother??? ...... after fighting with life to become enough establish so that one day he could stand against his mother's culprit and that's what he gets to hear in return?? ...... why the hell did he bother to even think of living after his mother left him all alone??? ....... yes!! ... it was him who gave her the package, which contained the proofs of her so called beloved husband's betrayal ...... but if he had known that he would have to lose his mother forever then he would have never even dared to show her the package ...... ' .. I'm sorry momma!!..' , in his deep attempt of apologizing to his mother, he didn't even realize that the glass had become the victim of his misery ...... one little crack sound and the blood got the freedom from his veins ....... as if they felt disgusted to be a part of that body, which was accused to be the killer of a mother ....... feeling suffocated in standing at the same spot, he rushed to his room when sensed her presence in his way ......
Her heart went out at the miserable sight of him ...... leaning against the bed, he was sitting on the floor with right knee slightly bent to support his right elbow .... half inned shirt, unbuttoned sleeves were covering the wounded palm and fingers that were holding a photo frame .... hair, all messed up, almost covering eyebrows .... finally his red-wet-somber face ....... as if the tears have taken a vow to not to stop from flowing down ....... unable to control herself, she silently sat down across him, still searching for the appropriate words to console him ......... before she could open her mouth, she found herself gently stroking his messed up hair as he just placed his head on her lap, hiding his face in her abdomen while holding the picture close to his heart, he finally broke down into sobs, ".. I didn't kill her Heer ..... I didn't kill momma ...." ...... the tears streamed down her face when 'she witnessed a little child, who was helpless to grow up' ........
Shot # 30
For the first time she found herself helpless in his case ....... she didn't know what to do at this very moment ...... should she ask his 'so called' father about the accusation that he threw at his own son? ....... or she should control the blood that was running down his hand ...... or she should control herself, who still couldn't digest the fact that 'a son was accused for killing his own mother' ....... or she should just kick everything out of her mind and ...... love him ........ love him till he forgets about every single pain that he had been through since his childhood ....... become his angel just like he came as one when she was in need ......
Somehow managed to get the right hand out that was clutching onto the photo frame, she gently wrapped the end of her saari around the cut, atleast control the blood before covering the wound with clean dressing ....... after that she let him cry for some time ....... letting him pour out all the pains that he imprisoned in his poor heart, while she gently kept running her fingers through his hair ........
Her eyes opened when she felt the back of her right palm hit the floor ....... cursing herself for dozing off during her duty, and that was to take care of him ..... not noticing him anywhere in the room, she looked at the wall clock to read the time, 4:17am ....... quickly checking on her son, she stood at the door of her bedroom hoping to get a glance of him but instead Mrs. Bregenza showed up, holding a little box ...... "..... he is on the terrace ....." she quietly informed Heer ....... concerned about the poor lady, she inquired, ".... you didn't leave?? ..." ..... " how can a mother get a peaceful sleep when her son is in pain?? ..... please go to him ...... he needs you ...... don't worry about Pratham ... " the helpless old lady reassured as she controlled her tears ....... offering the little aid kit, Mrs. Bregenza quietly suggested, "..... here take it ..... "
Her heart ached again at the sight of him ....... sitting on the verrado steel futon swing, he was looking at the stars with a penitent expression on his face ..... as if searching for his mother to beg for her forgiveness ....... without a word Heer took the place to his right, then gently picking up his right hand, she started to clean the blood before wrapping the wound with bandage, when she felt his warm moist cheek against her skin ....... resting his head on her shoulder, he quietly let out the pain that was almost killing him .......
".... I was nearly eight ....... exactly don't remember what I was doing, but after receiving the parcel from the postman, I ---- did ---- open ---- it ...... and ---- saw a glimpse of him with a lady ....... I thought it might be for him since it had his photos in there ..... it didn't mention any name so I handed it over to momma ....." ...... didn't know what to say further, he kept quiet for a while before continuing, ".. after that I didn't see her ever again ...... Mrs. Bregenza often used to tell me that she went to visit her family ...." .... taking a pause before pointing at the stars, he finished, "... way ... up there ..... but she never came back ..... never ever!! ..." ....... still keeping herself occupied in her task, she quietly listened to his short haunted past .....
Next Morning
In order to give himself a break, he decided to join Preet for the result of their tender ...... it was one of the biggest opportunities for him to take his success to his dream level ....... 45 more minutes to go ....... not caring about his surrounding, sitting on the leather chair, he was waiting for Preet in the large conference room, when he felt a tap on his shoulder ...... turning around to see the smiley face of his friend...... '... sh*t ...' the first thing came across his mind, as soon as Preet noticed the red-gloomy face of his dear friend ....... before sitting on the chair, Preet excused himself ".... lemme grab a black coffee for you ... " ...... he attempted to assure, ".... no ... it's-- .." ....... not letting him finish, Preet gently dismissed Prem before leaving the place, "..... you are not alright .... ok!! ...... I'll be right back ....." ......
Speaking with one of his colleagues, his eyes suddenly got to catch a familiar face on the other end of the 26 feet conference table ...... for the first time in his life, he found himself speechless ..... he found himself being constrained to closely observe the face, to note the 'hidden' pain in those eyes ..... he was aware of his solemn mood but not this painful state ....... all of sudden feeling uneasy at his own behaviour, Mr. Umesh Mittal excused himself to leave for some fresh air .......
Loosening the tie from his neck, he pushed himself on the chair inside a little coffee shop, glad since the place was not crowdy at all ....... lazily massaging forehead, he made an effort to bring his real attitude back in himself as this new feeling of restlessness was not adjusting with his personality ..... as if his heart and the feeling within it were having a tiff between themselves ...... and he was unable to control any of them ..... now the question was, why he was feeling this way?? ...... he never cared about his son nor any other relationships in his life, then all of a sudden after 27 years, why he was feeling that he had committed an unforgivable sin?? ..... why he was unable to deal with this feeling?? .... why the sight of his face keep flashing in front of him, as if his heart wrenched seeing him in such state ....... "..may I??..." he looked up to see Mr. Gupta standing at the opposite side of the table, holding two cups of coffee .....
Neither did he miss his son's best friend's mental state nor did he miss the reaction of Mr. Mittal at observing Prem ...... since his son, Preet was there to take care of Prem, he thought it was high time that someone gives Mr. Mittal a lecture not on business ethics but on relationship ethics ........ if it wasn't for Prem, then Mr. Gupta himself wouldn't bother to waste his time talking to some useless species on earth ....... but noticing Prem's face, he couldn't control himself as he never differentiated between Preet and Prem ....... catching him leaving the room, he thought it to be a perfect opportunity to give a piece of his mind when he too decided to leave the room to follow after him ....... observing his steps towards the coffee shop, Mr. Gupta decided to grab two cups of coffee for themselves, hoping that the morning caffeines could do some good to his empty brain .......
Noticing the familiar face, holding two cups with a smile on his face, he gave him the permission to accompany him ....... ".... thank you ...." expressing his gratitute, Mr. Gupta gently settled himself opposite from the man before slightly passing one of the cups towards his company ........ "... Are you alright?? ..." he inquired ..... finding it awkward to meet his eyes, Mr. Mittal grabbed the coffee from the table ....... "... yeah!! .... thanks ...." pointing at the refreshment, he replied ...... smiling to himself he further inquired, "... How was your meeting with Prem last night?? ..." ...... surprised at his sudden interest in his personal life, Mr. Mittal glared at him before taking a sip from the cup ....... "... sorry if you think of it as very unappropriate of me to butt in to your family matter ..... but as far as Prem is concerned, I can't help it ...... I've been always considering him as my son ever since he became a part of Preet's life ......" ..... taking a pause to take another taste of the moring caffeines, he continued, ".... I am a father too ......" ..... there it is ...... finally found the missing piece of the puzzle ....... '... Father ...' ....
Shot #31
"... just like a mother, a father too can never see his kids in pain ..." he stated in a soft tone ...... ".... I know you are feeling bad for Prem ....." ... noticing the look from his audience, Mr. Gupta justified, ".... oh c'mon!! ..... a two months infant can read your face at this moment ...." ...... "... then why are you keeping yourself away from him??? ..... If you feel, you did injustice to Prem for keeping him away from your love then get the guts to fix it, damn it ...." he tried to persuade Mr. Mittal ..... "..... that boy had been through a lot since childhood .... if you realise your mistake, then please go to Prem and admit that you care for him ....... that you do love him too ..... don't make yourself a worse example in the definition of a father ...... " finishing his words, Mr. Gupta left him alone as he thought the dose to be enough for today ......
' .... it was too late to reverse it now ..... didn't he already prove himself one last night??? ...... ' Mr. Mittal thought at his advice, but he couldn't find any answer for it as he himself was not sure about what he really wanted ...... or felt ..... all of a sudden feeling miserable at the confrontation between his heart and mind, he turned back when his eyes caught the image of the father-son outside of the main conference room .......
Holding a cup of hot black coffee Preet headed towards the conference room when his eyes fell on his father, "... Hey dad!!! ..... where do you think you are going??.." noticing Mr. Gupta walking towards the Coffee shop Preet asked, very well aware of his father's intention ..... caught by his son, the poor man mumbled for the right words, "... umm, to-the-conference ...." ....... raising an eyebrow the son informed with a smile, ".... Oh really!!! .... but the conference room is behind you and as far as I can see, you were heading towards the Coffee shop, planning to buy some chocolate timbits .... right??!! ..." ....... ".... trust me they are sugar-free ... and they are good for my health ......" the clever father tried to convince ....... ".... really??!! ..... since when??!! ...." Preet demanded to know ....... unable to find a suitable answer for the question, Mr. Gupta tried to ignore the discussion as he was being so desperate to taste the morning fresh doughnut balls, " .... Oh just forget it yaar ..... just look at those lovely, tasty and tiny timbits ......." ......
"... That's why I am telling you, at least have mercy on them ....... lets go from here ......" slipping his hand into his father's arm, Preet almost dragged him out the coffee shop, giggling ....... ".... Oh man!!! you are such a spoiler .... " he too laughed, then like an obedient child Mr. Gupta unwillingly followed his son ..... turning back to the shop, giving a last look to his favorite sweets, the old man tried again, ".... see!!, they are looking at me .... lemme grab some for you then ...." ... shaking his head in disbelief, Preet cut in, ".... they are blind dad ... and I don't accept bribe .... let's gooo!!! ...." unable to keep up with his childish father, Preet literally dragged him into the conference room both laughing ......
He found himself smiling at the scene ....... the bond those two share ...... a strange bond in fact, mixed of love, friendship and fun ....... his gaze dropped on the floor thinking of the 'only' bond he shares with his son, the bond of 'hatred' ...... as he realised, he had to repent for his deeds ......
Late Afternoon
After feeling satisfied with the milk, little Pratham snuck out of the part of mommy's saari, that was used to cover him during his feed ....... while busy in covering herself properly, brightly smiling at Heer, he carefully rolled over on the bed from mommy's lap, not letting her make him burp ...... finding the scope he started crawling closer to the end of the bed to get off to practice his daily exercise as he had been expert in taking atleast 7-8 steps without any support ....... ".. Prathaam, wait!!! ..." she quickly grabbed his right leg ....... then gently pulling him back to her, she picked him up on her right shoulder ...... after finishing up with the burp, she tenderly lied him down ....... before he could escape again, Heer captured him under her as she almost lied on him, making sure of maintaining her weigh on his chubby body .... ".... aap hamesha momma ko tang karte ho ...." pretending to be upset, she complained while covering both his little hands into hers ...... sensing the upset tone he called her "... hmm-mah ...." instantly making her forget about everything as she just admired the apple of her eyes .......
Unable to put up with the 'fake' anger, she simply smiled at her son before nuzzling her nose with his cute one ...... after placing a soft kiss on his tiny adorable lips then another one on his cute dimple on the chin, the mother replied, "... yesh!! .. maa ....." ...... giggling at the sudden tickle, little Pratham got the hold of his mommy's lower lip, only to feel a couple of pecks on his chubby fingers .......
Slipping her both hands under his back, she rolled over to grab the 3.5 by 5 silver leaves photo frame ....... bending both her knees to support her son's back, Heer comfortably positioned Pratham on her tummy ...... turning her attention back to the man in the frame, her lips slightly curved up to a small smile .... his gentle smile in the image was the reason behind her smile ........
'.... what is it?? ...... lemme see!!! ...' he couldn't take the suspense anymore as he held the upper border of the frame and pulled it down to steal a glimpse of the reason of his mommy's smile ...... '.... oh!! .... it's my favorite buddy .... what do you call him again?? ....' busy in refreshing his memory, the son unknowingly spoke up his mind, '.... pae .. pe .... pep ...' ........ observing the cute-frowned face of her son, as he was facing a hard time pronouncing the name with his tiny sharp lips, Heer couldn't help but giggled ....... cupping his adorable face, she brought him closer to place a kiss on those little cute lips ...... ".... aww my poor love ....... want momma to help you shona???!! ....." noticing his hard effort to get it right, she decided to offer a help to her son .......
At Night
All his tiredness ran away after seeing the beautiful faces of two important people in his life as he placed the black leather targus laptop case on the table ....... but she did notice those exhausted eyes, after getting a sleepless night, why wouldn't he look tired?? ...... she thought of setting the dinner for him before he decides to hit the bed ....... after welcoming Prem with a smile, Heer headed towards downstair, leaving the two men in charge of each other .......
".... Hey big man ..... still up?? ......" brightly smiling at his son, he greeted him while unbuttoning the sleeves before turning to the large closet to get his clothes ....... and the son got all ecstatic seeing his friend in happy mood ....... noticing his back towards him, little Pratham carefully got off the bed without making any noise ....... after successfully taking a couple of steps without any support, the poor one failed to keep the journey steady ....... getting up from the floor, he straightly took four more steps and grabbed him by his leg just in time before making it on the floor again ....... ".... Paa-Paa ...." he greeted back the man ......
After rolling the sleeves up to his elbows, he lazily untucked the grey shirt half way ...... as he was about to grab the navy-blue pair of pyjamas, he felt something soft around his right leg, before he could react, his entire world stopped for a second as soon as those syllables echoed in his ears ....... half-consciously, looking down at the source of the voice, Prem surprisingly smiled at his little son before picking him up in his arms, feeling on top of the world for his son's accomplishment ...... forgetting about everything, he held his dear son close to his heart, when he again heard him attempting those words, "... Paa-Paa ...." but this time, the little one pointed at something on the bed-side table ....... Prem smiled before heading towards the piece that his son was referring to...
Prem picked up the silver frame of his own photo from the side table after comfortably positioning themselves on the bed...... '... Yes, this one!!! ..... mommy taught me that I should refer you as ...' little Pratham acted out the lesson as he traced his tiny fingers over the photo when Prem held the photo before him.... ".... Paa-Paa ...." he repeated ....... understanding the narration of his son, Prem full-heartedly thanked his wife for the wonderful gift .......t oo happy to do anything, Prem placed the photo frame back on its original place before grabbing his son back into his arms ........ placing a kiss on his soft, chubby cheek, he lied down cuddling onto his son ....... as soon as his back felt the softness of the matress, his sleepy eyes took him to a peaceful dream-land .....
'.... Oh boy!!! ..... is that what I get for calling you that??? .....' surprised at the result of his effort, poor Pratham stared at his Paa-Paa ....... the smile on his face didn't let the little one disturb the man as he thought, '.... lucky you, because I was gonna get back at you ...... but never mind, I can always catch you tomorrow as I'm too sleepy to bash you up right now ...... ' grabbing the chest pocket of his shirt, the little son yawned before cuddling himself into his 'Papa's protective arms' .....
Shot #32
She smiled at her beloved son seeing him making a face after being unsuccessful in catching the colorful insect on the orange zinnia flower as the butterfly has just escaped from the grasp ...... the view of 3000 square feet backyard garden from the large balcony of her bedroom was extraordinary ...... a number of different types of garden flowers were smiling at the sunny sky ...... most of them had opened their petals to embrace the morning nature as well as to extend their fresh aromas ...... the layout of the garden magnificently complemented the image of her home ......... indeed a little paradise of love ....
It was 8:30am but seeing his innocent face, she didn't have the heart to wake him up, in stead she decided to have a visit to the backyard garden with her son, who is already awaken, ready to welcome the day ....... the first thing that caught his eyes was the red spotted purple butterfly hovered over the beautiful golden yellow sunflower ....... amused by her son's ecstatic in exploring the beauty of the place, she slowly walked upto the anemone flowers, where another butterfly was taking a rest ...... letting her son enjoy the beautiful view for a while, Heer was about to get the little colorful insect when the butterfly got tranported to a semi-wrinkled hypothenar muscle ....... looking up, she was stunned to witness her visitor .......
Holding up the beautiful species in front of the baby in his mommy's arms, Mr. Mittal smiled at his grandson ....... "... here you go young man ...." he offered ...... ' ... haww!!! I was just pretending man ...... I practically didn't mean to touch it ......' little Pratham thought as he flushed after being offered to hold the butterfly ...... she looked down at her beloved son smiling as Pratham was giggling while resting his head on mommy's shoulder, trying to hide his red face from the stranger .......
The old man laughed at the response from the little baby as he gently brushed off the insect ...... holding her son carefully, she tried to take his blessings when he quickly stopped her from bending ...... ".... bless you ...." he whispered as he patted on her head ..... "... Please come in!! ..." she quietly requested him only to receive a negative response ......
"... I'm sorry!! ..." he made the confession after sitting on the stainless steel silver slatted bench ...... Heer looked down, decided to keep quiet as she didn't know what to say in return .......
Taking a deep breathe he further added, ".... I'm sorry for everything ..... in my attempt of being a successful businessman, I miserably failed to be a successful father ...... haven't really paid any attention to him ...... or loved him ...... I am not worth of being called a father ....... I don't deserve to be called his father ..... he deserves far more better than me ....... always gave him pain ...... not anymore ........ don't want to cause him any more torment because of me ..... I am his culprit and I know I am not worth of his forgiveness as well ..... no son can forgive the killer of his mother ...... " he softly admitted as his eyes dropped on the fresh green grass .......
A moment of silence took place as both didn't know what to say when suddenly Mr. Mittal felt a soft trace on the fleshy part of his right wrist .... turning his attention to the person, he found himself observing his grandson having a close look at the buttons of his sleeve ...... he couldn't help but watch the replica of his son as cute Pratham instantly gave him a ride down to his own memory lane ...... all of a sudden remembering those days when Prem was less than a year old ....... how he too used to interact with him in the exact same way just to grab his father's attention ...... but instead of the buttons, Prem used to grab the pen from his hand ...... then how he used to make him sit on his thigh and enjoyed his son's smile ....... a priceless heart touching smile that was .......
Coming back to the present, Mr. Mittal looked down at Pratham to witness the same smile after 26 years ...... he felt a warm drop of tear rolling down his cheek ....... surprised ...... as he couldn't remember the last time he sheded a tear for someone ....... as if this little angel did the magic ...... as if his charming smile did the magic to turn him back into a human ....... observing this little structure, he realised what he missed in his life for the past 26 years ...... what he did with his family ...... he missed that charming smile on his innocent, adorable face ....... he missed those little hands pulling the buttons of his coat sleeve ...... he missed the soft feelings of those fleshy parts of his tiny palms ...... he missed all those beautiful experiences with his son, Prem ..... for the first time, he realised that, '..he too was a father..' .... now if only he could rewind the whole chapter of his life back to 26 years and fix those broken parts or fill in those blanks ...... if only he could go back to those old times and gulp in those harsh words back into him that he threw at his own son ......
He found himself helpless in front of this tiny creature when he opened his arms to the little man sitting on his mommy's lap before wiping off the tears ..... all of a sudden, wanted to feel his son through Pratham ...... wanted to love him ...... wanted to tell him how bad he himself is as a father .......
'... YESS!!! ..... finally got a chance to touch those funny looking whitish hairs on his face ...... wait!! ... before mommy changes her mind, let me grab him first .....' looking at the open arms of the funny looking guy, the ecstatic Pratham didn't waste a second before jumping into his arms since he got a chance to explore his new discovery ...... " ...uuouhh .... young man!!! ...... these are my natural charms ..... therefore, go easy on them please ...." fixing his french cut beard, the old man requested the little man ........ '... yeah sure ...... whatever ....... who are you kidding dude?? .... they feel more like my doggy's feathers ...' the little one enthusiastically giggled at the thought of his soft brown doggy ...... the grandfather too shared a giggle with his grandson ..... lightly ruffling his silky hair, Mr. Mittal unknowingly shared the past moment, " .... you are two steps ahead than your dad, you know that young man???!!....." he laughed ..... "... your father used to grab the pen from my hand but you are trying to grab my charms eh??!!! ....." he confessed as he lightly pulled Pratham's chubby cheek ...... " .... and you know how I gave him a tit for tat???? ..... like this!!! ...." both the men giggled as Mr. Mittal tickled his grandson's little tummy ......
"...... you still believe you 'NEVER' paid attention to him??? ...... or 'NEVER' cared for him??? ......" she smiled seeing the bond her father-in-law made with her son ....... his smile faded away when he blurted out, a bit confused, "...... I honestly don't know, when I lost the track in life beta ...... but it was too late when I realised that I am out of track ......" he helplessly admitted ..... "..... isn't it better to be late than never??? ..." she asked ..... smiling at the lady, he confessed, "..... in my case ...... it's the same as never ......" ....... sensing the broken tone, she felt bad for the old man as she encouraged, "..... Please talk to him .... paa-paa ....." ....... his heart melted, he didn't know why he felt so good hearing the last word from her mouth ....... now if only he could hear the same from his son ...... as he made a last wish to God before his death ......
"..... I don't have the guts to face him, dear ....." he revealed his weakness, as he got up from the seat before passing Pratham back into her arms ...... leaving a peck on his grandson's head he continued ...... "....... one day I will have to get my punishment ....... then why not now?? ....... I know Prem will never forgive me ...... perhaps this is the deserved punishment for me and I accept it without a word ........" without letting her influence him any further, he gently placed a blessing kiss on her forehead, "... take care ...." he turned back towards his car, leaving behind his daughter-in-law and grandson to helplessly stare after him ......
Noticing Pratham rubbing his eyes due to the burning sun-rays, she turned around to the entrance when her eyes fell on the figure, standing against the slided glass door, both hands in pockets ...... lips had a little smile but eyes were filled with tears of mixed emotions .......
Edited by tania86 - 16 years ago
Indian Mythology
