Alright guys, this fan fiction is going to be VERY different from what I've written. I've got an idea for this fan fiction when I was chatting with Shina aka lonely14 last night.
Please let me know whether I should continue or not.
Anam
Index:
Zindagei ka Safar- Jai and Bani
Character Analysis
Jai Walia: He's the richest man in India and very hard to deal with. However, he's a softie. He comes to people's rescue at all times. He's very close to his family. His family consists of his Mausi, his sister Jigayasa who's married to his best friend Aditya. Jigayasa and Aditya have three children. Jai Walia is currently dating his childhood sweetheart Roshni Chopra.
Bani Dixit: She's a very rich girl who lost her parents when she was young. She's the only child and is very close to one of her "brother" Harsh. She was adopted after her parents passed away and is now a part of Malhotra Family. She always felt like she was lonely and moved to Paris and got engaged to a guy name Aakash Sharma.
Harsh: Harsh is a Malhotra and very close to Bani. He's the only one who understands her out of the whole family. He's always stood by her through thick and thin. He's Bani's only support and confident.
Mausi: Jai's mausi who raised him after his parents passed away. Jai can never turn her down for anything and is very close to her.
Jigayasa: She's Jai younger sister. She's married to her childhood sweetheart Aditya who is also Jai's best friend and confident. Jigayasa basically does nothing but waste her time on kitty parties and spending her husband and brother's money. (gee, what else is new? J)
Aditya: Jai's best friend and confident. Jigayasa's husband. He lives with Jai, Mausi, his three kids as well as his mother.
Daadi: Aditya's mother. She's very filmi. Never misses any of her shows
for anything. Loves to pull Jigs leg and is a very good friend of Mausi. (probably her only friend lol!)
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Chapter 1
"I am so sorry my love" the deep male voice apologized. "I will make it up to you tomorrow night I promise. Just a few more of these dull business meetings and it will all be over. Then I can spend all the time in the world with my lovely fiance. We can finish making wedding plans..." She angrily pressed the button on the answering machine cutting off the message in mid sentence.
"How could you Aakash?" She asked out loud. Bani Dixit let out a frustrated sigh as she tossed her Gucci purse on the sofa next to the telephone table. Walking off in the direction of the bathroom, Bani continued to vent her frustrations.
Refusing to deal any longer with the harsh reality she'd been stood up for dinner by her fianc again, she stripped her clothes and climbed into a steaming hot shower. Try as she might, forgetting about her anger and embarrassment was easier said than done. It was bad enough she was left alone for dinner by a man who claimed he loved her, but this was the second time in a row he'd not shown up at this restaurant. She shuddered as she recalled the sympathetic look the waiter gave her when she realized Aakash wouldn't be arriving.
"I'm glad I couldn't talk Harsh into coming to Paris" she said as she poured soap in her hair. "He wouldn't have been too happy with the situation, had he been here." Bani recalled her talks with Harsh over the past few months, ever since she'd met Aakash. She wanted Harsh to meet the one man she believed loved her for her and not her name or money, but Harsh wasn't able to get away. Instead he'd talked her into buying a computer. Harsh explained they could keep in contact all the time through email and Instant Messenger thus, it would be the next best thing to being there.
She was hesitant at first, but finally agreed. It was the best decision she ever made. She and Harsh emailed each other nearly every day and despite the time difference, managed to IM each other often. Harsh was right. In a way, it was almost as if they were living near each other again. Not only did she now have daily contact with her favorite brother, but she'd also made several cyber friends and was enjoying all the internet had to offer.
Images of Aakash's smiling face raced through her mind. "Damn him!" She mumbled as she rinsed the soap from her hair. "How could he do this to me? No, I don't want to think about this anymore." Aakash was the one who would finally be different from all the other men in her life. "He must have a good reason for this. He loves me, I know he does." Bani tried very hard to think positively. "It's business, that's all."
Even with the spray of warm water on her face, Bani could feel the tears begin cascading down her cheeks. She willed them to stop, determined she wouldn't let this get to her anymore. "No, I won't let him get to me like this. I promised myself I wouldn't." Turning the water off, Bani stepped out of the shower and dried off.
Dressed in a pair of sweats feeling somewhat refreshed, Bani walked into her
living room and sat down at the large oak desk in the corner. She pressed a button on the keyboard of her computer and immediately heard the familiar sound of a dial tone followed by beeps and scratches. She waited patiently while she connected herself to the rest of the world via cyberspace. This was her new best friend. A way to lose herself in fantasy, talk openly with people who wouldn't judge her and forget about all the hurt she was feeling.
Bani starred absentmindedly as her computer went though its motions until she finally heard those three words. "You've Got Mail." She clicked on the mailbox icon revealing she had three messages, two from her favorite cyber pal Anisha and a third was from an unknown person who apparently had read one of her message board posts and was responding. Curious as she was to read the message from her apparent fan, she decided to leave it for last. She opened the first of her friend's notes.
Hey Girl,
So how did dinner with Aakash go? I always love hearing about your experiences in those quaint little Parisian cafs. I can't wait to hear all the details. I should be on later tonight and you can tell me then. If not e-mail me and let me know. I'm dying to find out!
Anisha
Bani let out a sigh and clicked on the next message.
Hey Girl,
You'll never believe this, but remember that hunk I told you about that works at my father's newspaper? Well, he asked me out tonight! We're going to that new club that opened up last week. Should be great! I'll check to see if you're on line later tonight and tell you all about it. This time difference is tough sometimes! LOL.
Anisha
"Good for you Anisha" Bani smiled as she read the email. She quickly hit the reply button and responded.
Hi Anisha,
Great news that you're going out with Kapil. I hope he turns out to be as nice as you imagined. Looking forward to hearing all the details. As for me, Aakash was a no show. He had business to attend to.
I'll be surfing for awhile before I turn in, but I really don't expect to hear from you
tonight. :) Going to my favorite place after I finish reading mail.
BDGirl
Having finished her friend's messages, Bani clicked on the greeting from this stranger. She couldn't imagine what she'd posted that would warrant a response by e-mail.
Hi BDGirl,
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed reading your description of Spain on the travel message board. It has always been a dream of mine to visit Spain and after reading your beautiful description, it only makes me want to get there sooner. I'm from a big city and have traveled all over the world but due to work, I've never had the pleasure to visit Paris. So far, the only way I've traveled Paris is by your wonderful posts. I've have traveled the world as you have (I've read other posts by you), but enjoy reading your vivid details of the most exotic places in the world. I mean, I've traveled the world, but only for business. Never for Pleasure. And it's good to see someone is enjoying traveling all over the world.
I'm not sure why I am even sending this message to you, but for some reason I haven't been able to get your words out of my head. Every time I read your post I feel as if I am right there. Thank you for brightening this hometown boy's day. I look forward to your next recollection.
CuddlyJW
P.S. Don't ask about my pen name, it was given to me by my niece and to make her happy, I've kept it.
For some unexplainable reason, a huge grin formed at the corner of her lips as she read this email from a total stranger. It's not as if this were the first time she'd received mail from someone she didn't know, but there was just something about this message that gave her the strangest feeling...
To be continued…
Alright soo...what do you guys think? Should I continue? Please be honest and let me know. All kind of feedback is welcome, negative and positive!
Anam