Sanchi and Atharv met in Banaras when they were 17, sharing a memorable month with each other and enjoying the places of Banaras. He was there to calm himself, to receive peace and forgiveness from the almighty for the actions and gestures he unknow...
I stepped inside the Leela Palace but found no one in the garden, the sound of mantras (chants) reached my ears and I figured out that some puja is going on in the centre hall of the palace and maybe everyone is busy there that's why the garden and other areas are lonely.
I was also going towards the hall but got an important phone call which I couldn't ignore so instead of taking a left turn for the hall I moved towards the right corridor. The phone call didn't last more than 5 minutes. After sliding my phone inside my pocket I started moving towards the hall, I was midway when I heard some footsteps.
I could have easily ignored that footsteps but along with it came the sounds of anklets which brought back old memories and didn't let my attention to move from it . The sound getting clear per second actually proved that the person was running. With small steps I started moving towards that melody and I was going to take the turn but before I could I collided with something. It thought it was the wall but then realised it was not at as rough or hard.
As soon as I realise it was someone and not something, to prevent from falling I hold the person's waist and thankfully that person didn't fall down.
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The face got covered with her white dupatta (scarf) so I slowly removed that and the view was breathtaking. My breath got stuck and my mind went blank. The time seemed to pause for some brief seconds. She looked ethereal. Long, black eyelashes, silver earrings,blossom pink shade of lips and that small bindi just enhanced her beauty. Her eyes were closed after realising that she didn't fall down she slowly opened her eyes. That big doe eyes with dark brown pair of orbs, they had something magnetic. I could not look away from her eyes as if her eyes had a silent conversation with my eyes and hindered them to look anywhere other than her, claiming them as their own while mine silently obeyed them but my mind seem to realise our position and carefully I made her stand. She quickly stood up and ran towards the hall's corridor.
And I just stared at her retreating figure until it got out of my sight . I just had one word in my Mind 'Austerely beautiful '. Urrg.... I am getting mad , I am really getting mad. I have met a lot of beautiful girls but never felt this feeling. It's strange, very strange. The most strange part is that in one day I am experiencing this feeling twice and that too for 2 different persons. How is it even possible? First that voice,that name and then this girl and her anklets... I should not feel this way, I should not. I only belong to one person and only she has the right over me. I took some deep breaths, massaged my chest from my right hand and then traced the bracelet tied around my wrist to calm my guilt, fault and unsettling emotion.
I tried to shrug the thoughts and moved towards the hall but couldn't completely shrug it out.
