Swasan OS: Time

OS: TIME

Time is a miracle. There is nothing quite like it. Time endures, time heals, time helps. There can be times in our life which makes us feel as if we couldn't be any happier. I had a time like that. I was on my way to the temple with Ragini on my wedding day. That moment everything was perfect. I had a big loving family. I had my mom and baba who loved me to the core. I had my sweet sister who was my best friend. I was getting married to the man of my dreams. For once in my life, everything seemed perfect. Too bad perfect things don't last.
That was one of the best of times, followed closely by the worst. The worst time of my life, when everyone I trusted betrayed me. I had felt more despair than I had thought possible. But as it is said, hard times reveal true friends. I had such a friend. I had him to always depend on. The fleeting feeling of despair I felt when I recalled Ragini's betrayal was replaced by a warm one when my thoughts turned to him. My friend. My protector. My husband.
"Swara!"
I was interrupted from my trip back in time by none other than Sanskar himself. I turned around to smile at him.
"You are home early." I said pleasently surprised, reaching out for his jacket. He smiled back and suddenly everything felt brighter. I loved his smile. Although I loved every inch of him it was his smile that attracted me the most. His otherwise serious facade would slip away for a moment when he smiled, and the young carefree soul he once was would emerge. He began smiling a lot more after I became his wife. It was a fact I took utmost pride in. I made him happy, God knows for what reason. But I am never the one to complain. I just hoped that he would look at me the same way for the rest of our lives.
"It's our anniversary today." He repiled to my question.
I frowned at him puzzled by his answer.
"No, it's not" I replied, a little put out that he forgot.
'Yes, it is." He said, not loosing his grin. Now I was really annoyed. Sanskar was not someone who forgot or mixed up dates and it actually hurt me a quite bit that he did. That too for our anniversary. Our first anniversary for that matter.
"Sanskar!" I pouted. "I can't believe you forgot our anniversary." I said frowning.
"And he remembers the release date of Deepika's next movie." I grumbled. Deepika Padukone was a sensitive subject for us. I insanely envied how much my husband admired her and Sanskar continued to do exactly that, just to see my jealous side. So what if I was not tall, we looked perfect together. End of discussion.
"No Swara." He chuckled. "I can't believe that 'you' forgot our anniversary." He said, his tone tone filled with mirth. He was messing with me, I knew it and I was totally pissed off.
"I perfectly remember Sanskar. Our wedding anniversary is the day after tomorrow." I snapped at him expecting a full fledged argument, but for some reason he started smiling again his eyes brimming with mischief.
"Really?" He asked, his eyebrows raised. Seeing my face, he added as an afterthought.
"Is the great Swara Maheswari puzzled?"
I narrowed my eyes, giving him my 'dangerous stare'. It always worked on him. Another fact I was proud of. I could get him to do things he normally wouldn't be caught dead doing. Sanskar really loved me you see. He loved me in every sense of the word. And I knew this. In every corner of my mind, in every cell of my body, I knew that he loved me.
He held up his hands as if in surrender. "Not the death stare Swara. You know I can't stand it."
"And it never fails to work" I smirked."Now Sanskar, stop making puzzles and tell me what did you mean earlier." I told him not breaking my stare. " Well Mrs. Maheswari, the day you mentioned is the day you and the rest of the world consider as our wedding anniversary." He smiled."Me, on the other hand had been seeing you as my wife the moment I filled your forehead with sindoor. I knew right from that moment that this was it. There would be no going back for me. You would be my first and only wife. I would have let you go later, had you wished. But in my mind, I was committed to you then and there."
I stared at him, dumbstruck. I could feel my heart dancing in joy and felt my eyes fill with happy tears. "Sanskar.." I began, but placed his forefinger on my lips.
"Sshh.. Let me finish Swara. I had given you my life that moment, right when my fingers filled with sindoor touched your forehead. Believe it or not Swara, but that moment we were joined for life. Atleast that's what I believe. So technically, our wedding anniversary is today right."
I was still at a loss for words. So I just nodded, giving him a watery smile. I often wondered how the very fate which cruelly snatched a whole new life from me, could be so generous as to give me him. I wondered how I got so lucky. I silently thanked whoever it was who had written his name in my stars.
He seemed content, watching me smile. I threw my hand around him and rested my cheek against his heart, listening to his rising heartbeats. His hands, as if tuned, wrapped around me. I knew that if I died then and there, I would have died as the happiest person on earth.
"So how are we going to celebrate our anniversary." I asked, without making any moves. "Just like this." I heard him whisper."It feels good to have you all to myself. I won't have that previlage the day after. I don't really care about the celebrations, and I know you care even less. I just want this to be the both of us, just us spending time with eachother in our room. Nothing more."
I sighed against him. "I like your way of celebration. And just so you know, I have everything I need right here." I said closing my eyes, a faint, content smile on my lips.
He was different. In the one year we spent together, I had spent most of my time trying to figure him out. I learned a lot about him. I had seen different shades of him. I had seen him being strong for me as I cried my eyes out on our suhaag raat. I had seen the resolve in his eyes when he protected me from the evils planned by my sister. I had seen his triumph when we finally exposed Ragini infront of our shocked relatives. I had seen him falling apart by the thought of me leaving him. And I had seen the absolute, pure and unadultered joy radiating from him when I said that I'm here to stay, that despite my efforts I couldn't stop myself from falling in love with him. Yes, I had seen a lot of him. But I knew that there was so much more. It thrilled me every time I found out a new layer to him. He made me happy without even trying.
It seemed a long time ago that Ragini's truth had come out. Everyone was literally on my feet begging for forgiveness. I don't really remember much of what happened because everything seemed like a big blur. Plus, I was busy trying to convince Sanskar that I did truly love him and was not just feeling greatful for his help. What followed soon after was a fairytale. I wasn't even aware that it was possible to feel this happy. Sanskar and I pretty much spent the whole time together discovering eachother. And right now, standing there, listening to his heartbeats, I felt it was worth it. All that I went through, Ragini's betrayal, baba's distrust, our forced marriage. Everything was worth this, this man holding me in his hands as if I am the most precious thing in the world. It was worth it, and I would happily go through all of that again if it meant that I could be with him. I hugged him tighter.
"Happy anniversary Sanskar. You are the best husband in the world."
I felt him hold me tighter. "Happy anniversary Swara. You are the best person in the world." He whispered back.
I felt my smile grow wider.

It was truly the best of times.

So this is it. 😳
Sorry for all the typos and mistakes you must have noticed. This is just something my over excited, swasan infected brain produced at 1 am.
Having said this, I hope you enjoyed this os. And I really wish Swara realizes how lucky she is to get Sanskar in her life, atleast after she completes her 'mission'. 😊

I have to make special mention of the below two lines as they made me mush!

Thank you so much. 😳

Hello to you too😳

And thank you so much for the review. I needed to write something like this today too. 😆

I am just so tired of all the drugs, kidnap, blackamailing, falling of bridges etc etc..

I had to atleast imagine a happy in love Swara and Sanskar. 😳

IKR?! Drama overdose at the moment! What's the link to your other OS- would love to read! 😳 I so wanted to write today too but still not recovered from my 4 am finish after writing my previous one the day before 😆 so in the mood to read some awesome ones!

Here is the link, but I think you had already read it. I had read your comment and had replied too.😳

http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4476244

And I would love to read your OS too 😳

What else to do at 3 in the morning 😆

And dont even get me started on the illogical drama 😕

If we didn't have the wedding going on, I would have pulled out my hairs in frustartion.😆😆

beautiful and

meant to be.

thats it.

great.

Thank you 😳