"Amaya and Mantu stood outside the haveli, with Uma and Chiklu following closely behind, a huge smile on their faces. Mantu looked at the person beside him, clad in an elegant red lehenga. It was none other than Amaya. She noticed him looking her and gave him a gentle smile. They both held their hands together as they came inside while Uma and Chiklu hurried inside to do some preparations of the rituals for this newly married couple.
Soon the preparations were over. Chiklu and Uma clapped with delight as Amaya toppled over the kalash filled with rice and stepped in the house with coloured feet. Mantu was all smiles as he watched her.
"Accha Mantu, ab hum chalte hai. Badi Ammi ghar pe akeli hogi..." Uma replied as she stormed out of the house in a hurry. Amaya made an attempt to stop her but poof! She was gone. Mantu just shrugged in response.
"Chalo Amaya, hum tumhe poora ghar dikhaate hai" Chiklu happily replied as he dragged her by the arm.
"Okay, Okay! Aa rahi hu!" Amaya replied as she passed an apologetic look to Mantu who obviously wanted to spend some time alone with her.
After the whole tour was almost finished, Chiklu led Amaya to the room which Mantu and Chiklu occupied. "Amaya, yeh hai humaara aur Mantu bhaiya ka kamra. Tum chahe toh yeh room le sakti ho. Tume Mantu bhaiya ke saath yaha baitho. Hum abhi aate hai." Chiklu said as he ran out of the room.
"Toh finally aapko time mil gaya humaare liye, Ms.-sorry-Mrs. Amaya" Mantu said, as he approached her.
"Mantu, tumhe toh pata hai na, pehle mandir mein itne saare log the aur fir yaha ghar pe..."
"Arre, hum toh mazak kar rahe the. Tum thak gayi hogi. Aao, baitho..." He said as he motioned her to sit on the bed.
Amaya smiled and sat next to Mantu, as he again held her hand, both staring blankly for some time.
"Amaya... humme kuch kehna tha..." Amaya motioned Mantu to continue. "Jab se humne apne Amma-Babuji ko khoya hai, tab se iss haveli ki ek raunak si chali gayi thi... par aaj tumhaare iss haveli mein aane se, tumne iss makaan ko ghar bana diya hai. Thank you Amaya, Thank you. " Mantu said, as got deeply absorbed in his emotions.
"Mantu..." being so moved by his words, she went speechless. She threw her hands on him as she hugged him with all her might.
After a few seconds of bliss, he turned around her pretty face to his direction. Her face was just millimeters away from his when... "
TRINGG!!!
The alarm clock rang as it woke up Mantu from his Amaya-licious' dream. He sat up upright, registering his surroundings. After a few minutes, he realized that it was just a dream, a very beautiful dream.
"Mahadev, agar aisa hi chalta raha fir toh hum bina bhang khaye hi pagal ho jayenge! Kuch toh karo guru!" He thought as he stood to freshen up and shake off the thought creeping in his head.
Indeed, it was a very beautiful Midnight Summer Dream.
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Edited by ..Evanescent.. - 10 years ago