hey guys, here's part 4. Since i'm writting this SS more in depth as I'm taking a break from my FFs, I've decided to put a little twist. Hope you enjoy reading, do comment and tell me what your opinions are on the SS so far. Feel free to ask any questions if you are confused etc. Also I've renamed the SS to fate as it is shorter and the whole story is based on Manyata's fate.
Part 4-
They slowly dance to the distant car stereo music; the song tera hona lagan hoon was playing. A smile creeps on to her face as she looks deep into his chocolate brown eyes; and he does his signature smirk. They share this eye-lock for a moment, but for them the moment seemed like an eternity. She closes her eyes for that moment; it all seemed like a fairy tale. He still guides her in their dance, still looking at her closed eyes. She slowly opens them, still thinking everything was a dream.
"Pinch me," She says.
"Sorry what?" Uday asks.
"Pinch me," Manyata replies back. He then shrugs and pinches her which results her to jerk back.
"Ouch not that hard," She says annoyed.
"Let me guess. You thought it was all a dream," Uday suggests. Manyata nervously laughs.
"Uday can we please go back home now? I feel really sleepy," She says. He then nods and guides her towards the car. They sit next to each other; Uday's arms around her and Manyata's head on his shoulder. She soon falls asleep but jumps awake everything there's a bump in the road or if the driver takes a sudden stop. Uday then pats her head until she falls back to sleep. They soon reach her house but she still was fast asleep. He doesn't want to wake her up so he then decides to carry her to her bedroom instead. He then takes her shoes off and places her in bed. After tucking her in and placing a light kiss on her cheek, Uday leaves to go back to his house.
They next day, Manyata wakes up really happy. She still thinks everything was a dream, and she dances towards the window and opens it. Then there's a knock on the door and Manyata let's Jay come in.
"Wow jiji, you seem very happy," Jay says, and she notices Manyata's ring.
"Well, I just had a really good dream," Manyata replies back.
"let's see that ring," Jay asks. That's when Manyata realises that she wasn't dreaming and she blushes. She shows it to her little sister; who looks at it with awe.
"Uday gave it to me," Manyata answers Jay's unspoken question. Then Jay takes a moment for everything to sink in.
"You mean he proposed?" She asks, getting excited like a small child. Manyata gives her a smile which confirms Jay's question; yes. "Wow, your getting married to Uday. I mean jiju. Jiji congrats!"
"Jiji?" Komal asks, she had overheard their conversation. She walked closer to her daughters; who were scared.
"Maa, jiji got engaged..." Jay says nervously.
"Again? Don't you remember what happened the last time?" Her mother says angrily.
"Phir maa, it's different this time," Manyata protests.
"No buts. We let you marry that other guy because you really wanted to. I won't let it happen again. I don't want to lose my daughter again," Komal says, shedding a few tears at the memory of Manyata in depression.
"Maa, it really is different this time. This guy in handsome," Jay says and Manyata gives her the "Oh not this again," look.
"Handsome? Will you get happiness because your husband is handsome? Will you get happiness because he is rich? No you wouldn't and I want the two of you to be happy in your married life," their mother tells them.
"Okay then, let's get married to a pauper. Yipee!" Jay sarcastically says.
"no, Jay meant that, we are sure that both of us will be happy wherever you send us," Manyata tells komal. Jay makes an annoyed face and Komal pats her daughters' heads.
"Now that's like my girls," Their mother says before walking away.
"What will you do now jiji?" Jay asks.
"I guess I'll have to tell him about this," Manyata sadly says. She looks at the beautiful ring for a while and then takes if off slowly. "I just wish I had never met Akash in the first place." Then the two sisters share a hug. Her parents didn't approve of love marriage any more; Manyata needed to find another way.
And then the hours passed with her waiting for him to come. Her on the swings, swinging slowly and lightly singing; but her prince had not yet come to visit his princess. Her watching television but not paying attention to it; thinking what she should do. Her eating her food ever so slowly, and she leaves it; hardly even touched. All she would so is replay what had happened in the morning. Thinking. Thinking if only there was a way of making her parents approve.
She started to get a headache from thinking so hard. She excuses herself and goes to her bedroom. There she lies in bed looking at the ceiling. Still looking at the ever-lasting whiteness of the ceiling, she thinks yet of another way. Still looking... Her eyelids started to get heavy, her head burning with fever, she slowly closing her eyes in pain. Slowly entering her dreamland, escaping from reality. Escaping from all the problems she had.
Half an hour passes, and she is still fast asleep. Uday walks into the house and looks around for Manyata.
"Aunty ji, have you seen Manyata?" he asks, after not finding her in the living or the dining.
"I think she went to her room," Komal tells him. Uday nods before heading towards her room. There was an eerie silence when he reached her bedroom. He slowly opens the door, at first not seeing her anywhere. Then he sees her in her bed; sleeping. He approaches her, and bends over to kiss her forehead. That's when he realises that she had a fever, and her lips looked dry. He then nudges her slightly, and she opens her eyes a bit before closing them again.
"Manyata, please wake up Princess," Uday begs, nudging her even more. She then slowly opens her eyes, and he holds her hands. Then she has a flash back...
They were both 13 years of age. Manyata had just entered her teenage years a week ago and Uday turning 14 in two weeks time. She had been kidnapped when she was 4 and she clearly didn't know she was a princess. However, he was 5 and he had remembered the terrible day.
It was Uday who had found her; he was hanging out with his friends when he saw her. That day she and her friends went out on a shopping spree. He has been dared to flirt with the first girl who passed him and that girl happened to be Manyata.
"Hey beautiful," Uday said as she passed him. She knew better than replying back to him; he was just another jerk. Instead she ignored him and started to have a conversation with her best friend.
"Oye Neha, which shop next yaar?" She said to her best friend. Neha just smiled realising what was happening.
"Let's take a break. Anyone up for a milkshake?" She said. Manyata gave her a surprised face.
"Thanks for helping me," She sarcastically whispered back to Neha. Neha winked at her. Uday coughed and then Manyata turned around annoyed.
"Kya?" She said.
"Gorgous don't pull that face. It doesn't look good on you," he replied back. Behind him in the distance she saw all this friends laugh.
"I don't know who you are but please leave me alone," Manyata told him before stalking away. But he followed her and grabbed her by the shoulder. That was when he noticed the scar on her back. Manyata then turns around angry, and Uday looks at her shocked.
"Halkat veda... tum hamari baat nahi samji?" She angrily said to him.
"Princess..." He whispered in shock.
"Can you stop calling me beautiful, gorgeous and princess!?" she exclaimed.
"Tum... tum rajmukharji Manyata..." He stammered...
(end of flashback)
"Princess," She quietly echoes. He gets her to sit up and makes her take some medicine.
"Manyata, are you okay?" he asks worried.
"Uday, I have to tell you something-" she starts to says but then she passes out.
"Manyata," Uday says, trying to get her awake again. "Princess, please wake up," he then goes outside her room and yells for help. After returning back to her room, he puts her feet on to a chair near her bed. This helps Manyata to regain conscious again.
"Uday," she whispers.
"Manyata," He replies back. She holds her hands out and sheds a few tears,
"Maa.." but then she kept having blackouts and she passes away again...
Edited by -Niha- - 13 years ago
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