Swara was looking at herself in the mirror. She was looking beautiful in that marwari lehenga, orange and red did suit her complexion, the khandani jewelry that AP presented her went well with her outfit. Ragini who was elated with swara's marriage had applied the perfect makeup for her. She looked angelic. Swara heard the notice of the procession. She went near the window to have a glimpse of her in laws and her to be husband. She couldn't look at him properly with all the people coming in. She turned around dejected and sat on her bed. She looked at her palms that carried a beautiful mehendi design and she started searching for laksh's name in it. She tried a lot but couldnt..
God! Where did the mehendi girl write laksh's name...if I can't find it..how will Laksh? And she blushed thinking about Laksh...
Swara's thoughts- Laksh and I are finally getting married. Laksh my first love...we had been through so much.. I had my doubts on our relationship..I even thought to break up but thank god I didn't..thank god Sanskar stopped me from doing something stupid. Sanskar, my best friend and laksh's cousin. Sanskar always was there for me. Every time I needed his help, always he was there. Even he helped me to make Laksh jealous so that out of jealousy he will come up and propose to me and it worked..Laksh did propose me and today I am all set to be Laksh's wife...she blushed again. But, where is Sanskar? He had said he would be the first to be here..just then her mobile beeped-
Message from sanskar- check your mail...
Swara always wondered why he was so obsessed with e-mail. A message would have been enough. She logged into her id to find a mail from Sanskar. She opened it and it read-
Dearest Swara,
I know messages are easy but emails help you to avoid giving replays and also with email you don't expect much of a reply. So you don't have to reply me and I am not expecting any reply from your side. Let's just keep it simple. I am gonna pen down all that I have to..you can read if you feel like..stop when you want to or just delete it.
Swara was confused by his words and continued reading to find out what was it about-
Swara, you are my best friend. Even before you fell for Laksh you were parent in my life. We have been friends for a decade now and today you are going to get married to my younger brother. Great! God! I love you Swara.. I love you.. I know I shouldn't tell you this...especially not today but I can't help it. I have loved you always and I am deeply, madly in love with you. You were always my girl. My best friend, my partner in dance, pranks, rides. Its been you always. And not to forget we were each other's savior. We have been together through lots in these years but we never fell apart. Never gave up on each other. I thought all of this and "us" is forever but then you fell for Laksh. I don't blame you Swara...I don't...trust me. Even today all I want is your happiness..your smile.
Swara was shocked. A lone tear fell from her eyes as she continued-
I..I don't know what to say. I am such an idiot.. I couldn't tell my best friend that I love her.freeeaaakkk... God! You were right Swara.. I am really bad when it comes to love stories. See..I couldn't tell the girl whom I love so much..who means the world to me, for whom I would lie..do all things that were completely insane..I couldn't tell her, looking in her beautiful dove like eyes that I am in love with her. You are my first love and you will be in my heart always and I am gonna love you forever. I am gonna cherish all the moments I have spent with you- our late night rides, talks, gifts, fights, laughter, fun everything all of it. I don't know if I should say this or not but I will always remember our first kiss in that rain. I am sorry for what happened that day and I am sorry I wrote it here. I know its just a mistake for you but it wasn't for me. Coz I love you Swara..then, now and forever.
Swara wanted to shut it down right then but something in her wanted her to continue-
Swara I won't be here when you become Laksh's wi..I don't want to write it. It hurts me, pierces my heart to know that" you will always be in my heart but not in my life". I can't Swara. I helped to get Laksh..but I can't help myself..I can't do this. I know you hate me for all this but I have loved you always and will forever.
You remember Swara once the promise I made to you on your 16th birthday-
I Sanskar maheshwari..promise Swara Bose, my girlfriend to be the world's best boyfriend. Give her all the happiness, shower her with gifts hugs and kisses of course and keep her smiling always. I will love her beyond always and forever.
Swara's tears didn't stop as she read those lines. She continued reading-
And I will fulfill that promise coz
"Love is a promise and promises are forever."
I will love you coz all I can do is love you. Loving you only that comes easy to me. They say forever and always are the same. But, there's a difference-
Always change. But forever doesn't.
So my promises are forever and so is my love for you. You will forever be my love and forever my always.
Yours( someday) forever
Sanskar
Swara shut her laptop and sat there stunned as she just realized her best friend was in love with her from the very beginning and that there was a forever to continue ...