Tangled In Your Web (COMPLETE)

Prologue - Chapter 22

Prologue

Renuka Shekhawat was going to her best friend Anju Agarwal's naming ceremony for her newborn baby. She was carrying her son of six months Randhir, in her arms. He was sleeping soundly, unaware of what was happening or where he was going.

Renuka was late because she had gotten into a really bad argument with her husband Harsh. She had been trying hard to convince him to attend the naming ceremony, but he had been fighting with her a lot and claimed he had no interest in her or her friends.

Upon arrival, she noticed that all of the guests and the priest were already there.

"Ah Renuka!" Anju exclaimed, and Renuka forced a smile upon seeing her best friend. "We were waiting for you! Come sit here, beside me."

She had been crying in the car and her heart was hurting after that argument with her husband which only ended badly, but she couldn't ruin a happy atmosphere like this with her negative thoughts.

Renuka walked in holding her son who was still asleep and she took her seat next to Anju who was holding her sleeping daughter in her arms.

"Kishore and I want you to name her," Anju said with a smile, handing her daughter to Kishore. "I know none of us are related by blood, but you and Kishore have been friends for so long, we consider you our sister."

"Me?" Renuka exclaimed with a gasp, and then smiled, feeling touched that there were people who considered her their own. "Okay."

The priest started the rituals and when it came time for Renuka to decide the name, she was told to whisper it in the baby's ear.

"Randhir, what do you think we should name her?" Renuka whispered to her son whose eyes were now open.

"Ssss aaaannnaaakk ta!" Randhir exclaimed and everyone in the hall started laughing.

Anju pulled Randhir's cheeks and Renuka with a smile, knew what she would name the girl. Anju took Randhir from Renuka and Kishore handed his daughter to her.

Holding Anju's daughter in her arms, Renuka whispered into the girl's ear, "Sanyukta."

Then she looked up at the crowd and announced, "Sanyukta."

"Gaaga," Randhir voiced in Anju's arms, as if he were stating his approval and everyone started to laugh again.

"Sanyukta is a beautiful name," Anju commented. "Thank you Renuka."

"It seems like this boy has connected her to him by indirectly deciding her name," the priest commented.

"Thank you Randhir," Anju then said with a smile, pulling on Randhir's cheeks again.

Randhir then reached over and grabbed Sanyukta's hand causing everyone to giggle.

"I think he likes her," Renuka said, grinning.

Sanyukta opened her eyes and smiled.

"I think she likes him too," Anju laughed.

Nobody was aware at this time, that Randhir and Sanyukta were not just connected by birth, but connected by fate. What seemed like a coincidence and childish antics, were actually a scheme by destiny. As they grew older, destiny would pull them apart, only to throw them towards each other with such force, that they would have no choice but to crash into each other. Together, they would learn about a beautiful phenomenon that was known as love, while being tangled in this intricate web woven by destiny.

1

Randhir was only four years old when he was playing with Sanyukta in the park. Sanyukta's mom was sitting on the bench with his mom. He did not know much about what was happening at home, but he was happy he was here now, because he was scared at home. His father would beat him and yell at his mom. At home his mom was always crying.