Always,Only You--(fiction) THREAD 1 - Page 21

magical, superb, awesome, great. in fact I'm speechless. a really nice update. thumbs up and thanks a bunch for the PM.

Originally posted by: RA17

Thanks fr your PM and update 😊😊

beautifully you have written thr part i wonder what is next👏👏👏

Originally posted by: pankhudi11

loved it . i am scared of yash reaction ..😲. update soon !!

thanks for PM dear

Originally posted by: J12L85

Wonderful update dear, and just enough details to let the mind wonder:) Wonder what's cooking in Yash's mind and why the 360 turn on Aarti... eagerly awaiting the next update and thank you for the PM, its much appreciated:)

Originally posted by: Surish

Originally posted by: sweetone

magical, superb, awesome, great. in fact I'm speechless. a really nice update. thumbs up and thanks a bunch for the PM.

Deepti - very nicely written. Each section is getting better than the previous one - fantabulous job lady. I really liked the romance - subtle with the sensuousness and passion coming through without any gory details.

Originally posted by: kdsubs1

Deepti - very nicely written. Each section is getting better than the previous one - fantabulous job lady. I really liked the romance - subtle with the sensuousness and passion coming through without any gory details.

Chapter 7

Aarti could not believe the day would spiral, so out of control. She was hoping this was going to be the beginning of the rest of her happy married life. Little did she expect that the morning sun would bring in such a dramatic turn of events? She had silently accepted Yash's wish to return to Bhopal, not wanting to press in front of the children. He was glaring at her all the time. What could possibly have made him this upset? Was he having regrets? Of course he would be having regrets. I literally forced myself on him, begged him. God ! what have i done. Was he not ready for this? Did i rush him? Does he hate me now?

Thoughts were going round and round in her head, making her go insane.

Ah! poor children. Are they being punished for my mistakes? Their faces have all gone so sombre. I could even see Payal had moist eyes. Oh! It is breaking my heart to see the children this disappointed.

I should get things clarified. I must speak to Yashji.

"May i know the reason for this sudden departure? Our trip anyway ends in a couple of days so why this needless rush?" asked Aarti as she came into the bedroom after spending time with the kids and packing their stuff.

"I do not like to explain my decisions, Aartiji. I would like you to just accept them. I hope you can manage that, can't you?"

"But look at the kids they are so disappointed they were so looking forward to the Essel world trip apart from the shopping today. i had also planned on buying specific gifts for each member of the family and..."

Eight years ago

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You can do it Yash. After all you were born for this. You have assisted Bauji in organising countless such shows, events and functions. This will be a piece of cake. So what if it is your first solo event? What could be so difficult or different about it? Same old, same old. Bhopal inter-college cultural festival ' strength of performers 100, expected audience 1000, chief guests the dean of Bhopal University and a visiting MLA. I can do it. Bauji believes i can handle it which means i can. Yes I can.

Yash was nervous and was giving himself a pep talk to calm his nerves. But outwardly he was trying not to show it. He knew his reputation was at stake. Till now he was studying and assisting but with this he was taking a bigger role in the company. He was entering the business fulltime. This was his chance to prove to his father and brother that he was meant for this. That he could not just do the thinking on paper but get it executed at the ground level without any glitches.

"Sir, there is a slight problem. The students are pouring in; the count has far exceeded the initial figure the host college had provided us. The seating arrangements won't be able to meet the demand. And the snacks and soft drinks too will fall short. What do we do Sir ?" said Mohan a trusted SEPL(Scindia Events Pvt Ltd) employee and his fathers right hand man in an agitated voice.

"That is very much unexpected Mr.Mohan but we are prepared for such eventualities, contact our tent and seating provider. I had asked him to be on stand-by in case we require any additional chairs. But if we keep a linear formation the stage will not be visible to the viewer sitting at these chairs right at the back. So an elevated make shift stage would be needed for chairs kept at the back. Something like a movie theater seating yet outdoors. As for the snacks and drinks contact our caterers see if they are willing to provide for the extra within the time that we have.Now hurry. We have less that two hours for the opening ceremony" commanded Yash taking over with an ease that was natural for him.

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Finally all set. Let the program begin. Phew! That was a close call. Had to do a lot of last minute adjustments, need to learn to be more prepared from the next time. But phew! thank god it's done. Now even i can catch up on some of the fun that's on offer.

"Ladies and gentleman, and dear students we welcome you to the 45^th Annual Bhopal Inter College Cultural Festival. As always we will start off with a ode to the lord Almighty by a beautiful dance recital from one of the students. So please welcome with a huge round of applause " Aarti Sharma" " said the MC over the microphone but just then the stage lights went off and there was a huge disappointed cry from the audience.

"Sir we are having a technical glitch it will take a few minutes to fix it but the spot light is on top of stage and we are not able to control it through the remote the signal is getting jammed. Someone will need to manually operate it from there till the system is fixed"said Mohan who had immediately rushed to Yash to report the matter to him.

"Mohan, how come we are using such outdated equipment. I need to review this asap. But for now i will myself climb up and hold that damn spot light. Oh ! great i think the performer is on stage. I can hear her anklets making sound. I'll call you once i am ready; you take care of things here and turn on the music. Is that OK" with that Yash rushed and climbed onto the stairs taking him on top of the stage with was covered by decoration so was not viewable by the audience.

When Yash heard the strands of music play he got his clue and he shifted the focus of the spot light on the girl who was on stage.

I think i still remember how this thing works. OK i need to start from her feet and go up to her face. That will give the audience a dramatic effect.

With that he adjusted the levers and got to work.

Her feet were like the petals of lotus, the anklets she had adorned loving caressed her feet, she was wearing a classical Bharatnatyam outfit. A bright yellow kanjeewaram saree with red border. She was in the namaskara pose, hands folded and head bent. The jewellery she had on was only adding to her beauty. Her waist was so slender, Yash thought he could span it with his one hand, she was beautifully proportioned all over. Her hair was really long. Yash wondered if it was original or fake. He chided himself for having such thoughts. But finally when he shifted the focus to her face, he was lost.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Deepti.. So glad you updated so fast but now I'm confused re..
What's going on with Yash and he knew Aarti 7 years ago😲
Now you've created 100 questions in my mind...
Hopefully the next update will answer my questions and not add to it😆

Loved it..