Devakshi FF: The heart wants what it wants Part 5 Updated on Page 8

PART 1

Beep. Beep. Beep. 5.45 AM. The harsh beeping of his alarm woke him up. This was his normal routine. Waking up to the alarm, working out, getting ready and heading off to work. But not before spending some quality time with his beautiful wife. He glanced at the sleeping figure next to him. She looked so peaceful while asleep. Her perfect features were accentuated in the dim morning light. She had a few dark circles under her eyes as she wasnt getting much sleep the past few days thanks to her hectic schedule. But to him, she was flawless. He gave her a soft kiss on the forehead and quitely slipped out of bed.

After getting ready he entered his room again only to see she was still sleeping. He smiled a little and decided not to wake her up. God knows she needed the rest. After yet another peck on the cheek, he closed the door, Wished his mom and sisters good morning and headed out for office. He didnt have time to have breakfast today. he was already late for the meeting. He was on his way to the office when his driver informed him there was an ongoing rally on their usual route and they would have to take a detour to reach office. Dev cursed under his breath. he was already late and now he was delayed by yet another thing, however, he was more worried about passing by the park on this detour. the park where he had had the best and worst moments of his life. As they passed the park he was hit by a wave of nostalgia. He remembered all the long walks he had take with sonakshi, their banter, their icecream trips, stolen glances, everything. but most of all he remembered the bad stuff. The memory of the day he broke her heart.

*Flashback*

He could still see the shocked expression on her face when he told her he had to get married to natasha for the business deal to go through. They werent dating then, but she was hopelessly in love with him and he was oblivious to her feelings. To him she was just a good friend, a friend with whom he was so comfortable that he could share his innermost concerns without fear knowing she wont judge him. But when he told her he was marrying natasha she couldnt hold back her tears. Seeing her cry, he felt something in him break " Miss Bose, Aap ro kyu rahi hai? Pls tell me. I cant see you like this, whats wrong??" Dev asked, panicked. She looked at him with an expression he couldnt fathom. He had never seen such hurt in anyone's eyes before. All he wanted to do was make her feel better. " Are you really that oblivious Mr Dixit? Dont you realize Im in love with you??" she asked angrily.

"What? But you never said anything... You are my best friend miss Bose, sonakshi, I.. "

" Im sorry Mr Dixit, I know that you only think of me as a friend. I was stupid to think that a man like you would ever fall for me." She composed herself.

He was so shocked he couldnt even form a complete sentence. But when he saw those tears in her eyes he knew he would do anything to make them stop. Before he could say anything, she turned and left. He called out to her " Miss Bose, Sonakshi ruko, please, we need to talk about this" She turned, gave him a small smile which he noticed was so difficult for her to do, with the steady stream of tears running down her face. " No Dev, I was caught in a dream, now its time to wake up." she said and hurriedly left before he could say anything to stop he again.

* Present Day*

Honk Honk. The blaring sound of the car brought him back to his senses. He was visibly shaken from the trip down memory lane. he tried to compose himself. tried to tell himself that whatever happened, was for the best. that some things were best left in the past. There was no point in remembering something that didnt matter anymore. He was happily married. But he couldnt shake that heavy feeling from his chest.

On reaching office, he asked tina to make sure noone would disturb him for the next hour. He tried to get Sonakshi's heartbroken face out of his mind but he just couldnt. He wanted to punch himself for ever making her cry. Agreed that she never told him about his feelings, but the fact that someone so close to his heart had felt that kind of agony because of him completely tore him apart. Suddenly, he heard is phone ring. It was his wife. He smiled, and picked up the call," Good morning beautiful" " Dev, why didnt you wake me up before leaving?" "You looked so peaceful while asleep i didnt wanna ruin it. Plus, you need the rest. You have been working too hard lately."

"Look who's talking", said his wife. Dev laughed.

"Anyway, Riya told me there is a rally on your usual route. You must've taken the park route today. Ar you okay?" Dev smiled, it was so typical of his wife, She knew what he was feeling before he could say it out loud. " Im fine, Dont worry."

"Are you sure?" she asked, concerned. " Yes baby. I have you now. I dont need to think of the past anymore."

"Ok" she said, still sounding unsure. " Ok i have to go now. Have an important meeting, You also have a busy day ahead of you. So il call you later ok? I love you" said Dev.

"I love you too" said his wife.

He kept the phone. He had instantly felt better on hearing his wfe's voice. She had that quality about her. to calm him down in a second. But the feeling of guilt wasnt ready to leave him. he called tina on the intercom. " Tina, pata karo Dr Mukherjee iss waqt kahan hai ? Whether the Mukherjees have any plans of coming to India anytime soon"

" Sir phirse? Abhi last week hi toh aapne un se baat ki thi.. "

" Tina jitna bola hai utna karo, please"

"Ok sir"

After a few moments, tina called him. " Sir, Dr Mukherjee abhi bhi US me hi hai and has no plans of coming to India anytime soon"

" Ok Tina, thank you."

*End of Part one*

Thats it, guys. Let me know how is it? Who do you think is the wife? Natasha or Sonakshi? and who is Dr Mukherjee? kahin shaadi ki baad sona ka surname toh change nai ho gaya? keep guessing.. 😆😆 Im sorry if there are any mistakes.

Please give your comments. Thank you.

Love,

Malvika