ROSID FF: UNDER THE SKY LANTERNS by Archana Vinod

UNDER THE SKY LANTERNS

Upcoming RoSid FF by Archana Vinod

"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person..."

Broken and devastated after being let down by the man of her dreams, Roli could never be the same again, never fall in love again, never feel anything at all ever again!

But when she finds solace in the warmth of her friend and colleague Siddhant, things take a different turn...

An overview:

Roli is excited to be on her new job! Everything looks so great! A designation to be proud of, new office in the heart of the city, good company, great colleagues and a handsome salary... what more could she ask for? Oh yeah... she also has an irritating colleague (in an adorable kind of way)... His name is Siddhant. He turns to be like any other colleague - warm, charming, entertaining...

But most of all, she is excited to be going steady with the man of her dreams - Atul. Contrary to her expectations, things fall apart when the marriage' topic comes in between. She is left shattered when Atul backs off.

Siddhant's heart goes out to his friend Roli. He becomes her shoulder to lean on. A rainbow after the storm! Before he knows it, he makes a shocking discovery - he's falling for her, like crazy!

Will she fall for him too? Will Roli and Sid become RoSid? Will things go their way?

Wow awesome another ff from you archana 😃. Interesting concept so looking forward to it.😛

Originally posted by: justloverosid

Wow awesome another ff from you archana 😃. Interesting concept so looking forward to it.😛

Completely excited for this new one and I going to go crazy to this too...anyway yaar best of luck<33333 let the new story begins...

UNDER THE SKY LANTERNS - PART 1

An original story by Archana Vinod

A residential colony in the heart of Ahmedabad city.

The hot summer morning begins to take its toll on its inhabitants as temperatures soar above 35 degrees C.

However, this does not bother Roli much.

Roli, late 20's, just moved into an apartment in the city a few weeks back with her parents Jamanlal and Meena. And she loves it already! The city is always full of life irrespective of the time of day. They have easy access to everything - bus stops, railway stations, hospitals, schools, shops, malls etc. The city streets teem with vehicles all day and most of all, there are a lot of places to hang around!

Today, Roli is very much excited. She is all dressed up for a job interview! She checks herself out in the mirror one last time before dashing out with her handbag and a neat file.

She hurries to the living room. Her parents are at the dining table already digging into some breakfast.

"Come dear," says Meena, "have a spot of breakfast before you go."

"No Maa," she replies, "I'm late already!"

"Arrey! You must have a bite at least!" says Meena, "never leave home on an empty stomach."

Roli regrets giving in to her mother's compulsion as she almost chokes on her food!

"Calm down!" says her mother.

Roli hastily gulps down a glass of water and begins to rush.

"A bit more," compels Meena.

"No Maa, please," Roli almost panics, "I'm getting late."

"A word of prayer," her mother reminds.

Roli pauses quickly and closes her eyes. Hey Matarani, she prays, help me to get through the interview today.

"Took everything?" asks Meena.

"Haan Maa," she replies.

"CV? Certificates? Etc. etc.?" she reminds one by one.

"Haan Maa! Haan!" Roli snaps.

"Call us when you're done," smiles her father, "all the best!"

"Thank you Papa, I love you, bye!" She plants a quick kiss on her parent's cheeks before dashing out of her apartment and bolting towards the elevator.

She glances around as she waits for the unbelievably slow elevator to trudge its way up the floors. The building is a mess with its poor maintenance. Garbage bags and other litter are strewn here and there carelessly. To top it all off, it also stinks! Roli is disgusted.

The elevator is still at level 3. Three more floors to go!

"Why the hell is this thing taking so long?" she mutters irritably as she impatiently jabs on the call button.

A few minutes later, it finally screeches to a halt on the sixth floor! She darts in and shuts the door.

BOOM! SCREEE... It begins to slide down noisily before stopping at the 5^th floor. Roli is impatient.

A man enters. The lift begins its downward slide again. SCREEE!!!!

BOOM! It stops at the 4^th floor!!! Roli is really annoyed now!!! Hey Matarani, I'm seriously going to be late today!!! She gnashes her teeth as she tries to contain her anger.

Another person enters. It stops at the 1^st floor again!!! God!!! Why can't people use the stairs!!! She doesn't bother to wait around anymore. She just walks out and takes the stairs.

In a few minutes, she's out on the streets. She waves desperately to a couple of autos and taxis passing by. After so much of jumping and waving, she finally gets one.

TECHSEARCH CONSULTANTS - MUCH LATER

Roli waits her turn amongst many others. A while later, she is called in.

She walks in to her interviewer's cabin, shakes hands and smiles warmly.

"Roli Dwivedi?" asks her interviewer, a tall rugged looking guy in his early 30's. "How are you today?"

"Very well sir," she smiles, "thank you."

"Let me introduce myself," he begins as he casually leans back on his chair, "I'm Vikrant Mehta, Director, Techsearch. Are you ready?"

"Yes sir," she replies.

"Call me Vikrant," he smiles.

OUT ON THE STREETS - MUCH LATER

Roli heads home looking all pleased with herself. She rings up her father. "Papa?"

"Haan beta," he replies anxiously, "how did it go?"

"Success!!" she trembles with excitement, "I'm selected!!!"

"Wow! Congratulations!!! Very well done!!!"

"Thank youuu," she shrieks excitedly, "I love youuu! I'm on my way. I'll fill you in with the details once I get home."

"Sure," he replies, "be careful."

MUCH LATER

She finally reaches home sweet home. Whew! What a day!

As she walks into her building, she notices a guy go in to the elevator. Might as well use the lift, she thinks, anyway it's here. I'm busted as it is! Really not in the mood to climb the stairs!

She hurries to the elevator before it shuts up, but the guy notices her coming and holds the door open for her. "Thank you," she smiles warmly.

The guy, quite tall and charming smiles back and look away. He almost fills up the elevator with his huge physique. He is Siddhant Bharadwaj, early 30's.

"Which floor?" he asks.

"Sixth," she replies.

"I'm headed there too," he smiles and presses 6.

BOOM!!! SCREEE...

Siddhant almost falls down. He is startled at the jolt and explosive sound.

Roli, who has been watching him from the corner of her eyes, smothers a laugh.

"What the f"" he stops himself, embarrassed. He almost began to cuss.

The elevator screams painfully as it heaves itself up.

"I think you're new," she smiles, amused.

"Yeah," he replies, "just came in to see a friend."

"Ahhh," she replies, "no wonder!"

"I'm sorry?" he is confused.

"Well," she begins, "if you were a tenant in this building you would have been familiar with this notorious elevator."

"Why?" he asks, curious, "what's so special about it?"

"Oh," she replies, "that is a -"

BBOMOOOM!!!

Without warning, the lift lurches to a grinding halt!

The lights flicker for a moment and then go off!!!

It's pitch dark in there!!!

... TO BE CONTINUED

Superb update Archana👏 Only one request can we have next update soon please just can't wait to know what happens in the elevator 😛

super update. Pls continue it frnd.

Originally posted by: justloverosid

Superb update Archana👏 Only one request can we have next update soon please just can't wait to know what happens in the elevator 😛

So the new one starts and the end...oh go I am so curious<333 rosid in the elevator oh god...super exciting yaar

UNDER THE SKY LANTERNS - PART 2

An original story by Archana Vinod

IN THE ELEVATOR

"Beyyy yaaar!!!!" Roli's voice breaks through the silence. "Not again!!!"

Siddhant is quiet. His chest thumps fiercely. He strains to see, but all what he can see is an endless black!

"I don't know why I got into this stupid lift today!!!" she says angrily. "Ooofff!!!"

Siddhant fumbles around in his pockets and fishes out his mobile phone.

Roli does too. She flashes the light around.

Siddhant directs the screen light towards the control panel of the elevator and presses the alarm' button.

"Don't waste your time," says Roli, "it doesn't work."

But Siddhant continues to jab on the alarm button.

"Oye," she calls him, "heard me? It doesn't work."

But Siddhant doesn't respond. He is frantic at the thought of being trapped in dark elevator. He feels suffocated! He feels trapped! He's desperate for air. But most of all, he's afraid of the dark!!!

With his phone in one hand, he tries to pry the doors of the elevator open. But it's a tough job! He groans as he gives it all what he's got.

Roli just looks at him. What is this guy up to, she thinks with a smirk on her face.

He manages to pull the door open by a couple of inches. She watches on curiously.

Suddenly, his phone slips from his hand!!! "Shit!!!" His arm shoots out for it, but it's too late! The trendy iPhone slips out through the elevator doors all the way down!!!

"DAMN IT!!! OH NO! BLOODY NOOO!!!" He's mad with disbelief!!! His phone's gone!!!

Roli just watches him. She can hear his phone smash to smithereens on the ground floor. He looks like he's about to cry.

He musters all his strength and tries to pull the doors apart, but it SMASHES shut!!!

"OUCH!!! Shiiit!!!" Siddhant pulls off his hand and cradles it in the other. He just got his fingernails jammed to glory!!! He screws his eyes shut and takes a deep breath as he struggles to keep his cries of pain to himself.

Roli still watches on quietly. "Are you okay?" she asks him, as if nothing happened.

But he doesn't respond. Instead, he just swerves around and BANGS his fists on the elevator door.

"Helllooo??" he calls out desperately, "anyone there? Helllooo???"

"Don't waste your breath," she recommends, "no one's going to hear you. No one usually does."

But he goes on at it. "Helllooo!!! Somebody please!!!!"

"Don't expect anyone to turn up for the next one hour," she says coolly.

"What!!??" he can't believe what he just heard. "One hour!!!? What do you mean?"

"Exactly what I said," she replies, "one hour."

"What the hell!!!" he's hopping mad now, "one hour??"

"Minimum," she adds casually, "usually it takes two."

"Bloody hell!!" he yells, "how on earth are we going to stay in here till then?"

"Well," she seems thoughtful and plays a groovy song on her mobile phone, "time pass. Aur kya?"

Siddhant can't believe this girl. "How can you stay so calm?" he asks in disbelief.

"Then what do you want me to do?" she asks as she enjoys the song, "jump up and down?"

"But..." Siddhant's stammers come to an abrupt halt. He can't bear this feeling! The feeling of being trapped in a confined space. The darkness closing in on him...

Roli just ignores him and flicks through her playlist. She begins to groove.

"Can you please turn that thing off?" he demands irritably.

"Oye," she replies, "why are you getting so heated up? Just stay cool!"

He grabs the phone from her and stops the song.

"Hey!!!" she snaps.

"Keep this shit off!" he warns her, "or I'll throw it out!"

"Just try," she challenges him.

"Don't pout at me like that!" he warns her again.

"And what if I do?" she challenges him again.

"Hey Uparwaale!" he gasps, "where on earth are you from?"

"Right here," she winks, "this building. Welcome to my den."

Siddhant just backs up. He can't take it anymore. He can't stand her either! He's sweating like crazy.

Roli watches him curiously. "Tell me one thing," she begins, "you're afraid of the dark, aren't you?"

He looks up at her, stunned and embarrassed at the same time.

An amused smile breaks across her face. "You're scared!" she laughs, "oh my God! You're scared of the dark!!"

Siddhant watches helplessly as she laughs her guts out. "Stop it!" he demands.

"Sorry," she struggles to control her laughter, "don't feel bad. It's just that you look so cute when you're scared."

Siddhant is breathless! He just has no clue what to say!

Suddenly, the speaker in the elevator begins to sputter and crackle. "Anyone there?"

... TO BE CONTINUED