if Wishes were horses Part 30,Page 79,3rd November - Page 8

Originally posted by: sangitasengupta

Hello girls!!! promised to post an update today but am in Kolkata now. Real life beckoned,will be here till 27th. Am not sure if i'll get a chance to post from here. if not will post the next update on 28th Jan. But will try and post on before that if i can.

Love you all for being so inspiring.

Love

Sangita

Part 4

Dialogues are in purple and the thoughts are red and in brackets

The turbulence of SQ 516 exactly mirrored Shaan's state of mind. Still was unable to come to terms with the fact that he has agreed and to go and meet someone his father had immensely liked at the first sight and expected him to echo the same feeling!!!!

Arghhh!!!! Can't believe I'm actually doing this!!! A perfect case of nuts and bananas Shaan !!!! You are s'' for life!!!!

Wait!!! Can't be as bad!!! Well,I can always disapprove of her,can tell Dad that I don't like her'.she's not my type'.

But what if Dad still doesn't get dissuaded and decides to sacrifice me in the name of holy matrimony? Shaan,better churn your grey matter or you are dead meat!!!!

Screeechhh!!!!! Even the landing didn't provide Shaan with any comfort' The flying experience suddenly manifested itself into Shantanu Goenka''.

Goenka household - Shaan's room

The lime green colour on the walls had freshness written all over. The bed defined aristocracy,couch suave'everything smelt of elegance'..

Shaan reflected all of these which made him the cynosure of all eyes''

The first thing he decided once he reached home was to translate his thoughts into words and make Sunil realize that marriage can wait for a few years'..

Hi Beta!!! how was the flight? Madhavi enquired while enveloping his son in the warmest of hug''a luxury that he missed so much in Singapore'.

Missed you Mom!!! Someone's looking ravishing!!!! How do you manage to look like this always?

Awww!!! Save these for tomorrow evening sweetheart'.someone will relish these'.

What do you mean? Shaan tried to sound nonchalant'..

Sunil's requested Mr.Kejriwal to meet at their place tomorrow evening beta'.hope it's alright with you'.

Mom'..I was thinking of discussing with both of you once'.I mean,don't you think all this is happening too soon? I feel I'm not ready yet'..

Let's find that out tomorrow'..now get some sleep(he wasn't sure he would get any'..)

Kejriwal House

Gunju,you look ethereal in this dress'.how do you manage these never ending yards so professionally?

Baaje katha bolish naa!!!(don't talk rubbish)

No,I'm not kidding.you look like a murderess at her fatal best''.what do you call it, Qatilaana adaa''

Just then Dadi Ma entered Gunjan's room and what she saw flooded her heart with emotions'..one of immense joy and pain blended together and all she could manage was a silent prayer''.

Clad in a fuchsia pink lehenga,the blouse a bare back with almost no sleeves, she looked a million bucks. The minimal thread work in electric blue added extra lustre'.

She decided to wear Supriya's diamond teardrops and left her rich brown cascade loose. Her make up was only gloss and kohl which only enhanced her thin lips and dark eyes'.

The Goenkas had arrived and Shaan portrayed an image of utter discomfort'.

Khanak,why on earth aren't you ready yet?'.. She was attired in a flowing orange and pink dress accentuating a lean figure'..

I look absolutely fine and don't waste your breath on futile things. Get,Set,Go!!! The race has just begun'..

The first look at Gunjan and Shaan realized why Sunil's been going bonkers but what held his stare were a pair of hazel brown eyes that looked inside him'.hair tangled in a bun,wheatish complexion,a perfect athletic figure'here was a girl accompanying Gunjan''

Those eyes met his jet black ones and something changed forever'..

Gunjan and Shaan were asked to spend some time in private'Khanak showed them to Gunjan's room. Though not at all comfortable with the idea of her getting married,a look at him assured Khanak that he's the one for her friend''

Shaan,meet Khanak,a slice of me'..

Khanak' Shantanu

Call me Shaan,that's what everybody does'.

I prefer Shantanu'' Shaaan sounds too pompous'.

The jaw dropping expression on Shaan's face was nothing short of a Kodak moment'..inspite of all efforts,Gunjan's embarrassment couldn't hide itself'.

Amongst the two it was decided that the wedding wasn't on the cards before a year'.so a low key engagement was all that would keep the spirits high of both the families till then''

The engagement was an absolute no-frills affair with only the close members of both the families joining in. The ceremony was in the morning followed by a lavish lunch at a 5 star property'.

A persistent Madhavi succeeded in making Shaan opt for Indian attire. An off white silk kurta and Aligarhi churidaar of the same colour with a black stole completed the look'.

For the first time since their last meeting,Gunjan felt choking herself looking at Shaan.( Am I this fortunate'.let me pinch myself)'..

Shaan insisted on a plain platinum band( those men's diamond rings looked so gross'he thought) and Gunjan's was a dainty diamond flower set in the same metal'..

Shaan's roving eyes spotted her in a corner. Dressed in a purple and black halter neck dress,she kept her accessories to only her pumps. Without even a speck of makeup,she managed to look captivating,he thought''