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< 28 > The reward of self control

Abir :)

"Bhai, move it towards the center! " I instructed the worker , there's a few minutes left for Sharanya's entry and I wanted everything to be perfect.. "Bro, 90° angle, " I shouted, he showed me his thumb and adjusted the light.. I made sure the cameras were perfectly fitted and were at an accurate angle the way she wanted her footage to be..

I instructed them to turn off the light as Sharanya gave me a missed call, when she came to the center, I played the song and only the center light was on..

ungli pakad ke tune
chalana sikhaya tha na
dehlij unchi hai ye paar kara de
baba main teri malika
tukda hu tere dil ka
ek baar fir se dahalij par kara de
mud ke na dekho dilbaro dilbaro
mud ke na dekho dilbaro
mud ke na dekho...

She stopped dancing, Arya forwarded the mic to her.. "Dear mummy, papa, " she took a pause taking a deep breath, her voice choking, she's already sobbing.. "Thank you, thank you for everything you have done to make my life easier, thank you for treating me like a princess.. I love you always... " I knew she wanted to say a lot, but her heart was heavy today..

After a pause the song started playing again..

Dor se tooti patang jaisi
Thi ye zindgaani meri
Aaj hoon kal ho mera na ho
Har din thi kahani meri

Ek bandhan naya peeche se ab mujhko bulaaye
Aane waale kal ki kyun fikar mujhko sataa jaaye?

Ek aisi chubhan is lamhe mein hai
Ye lamha kahan tha mera

Again they paused the song and she took the mic, her eyes roamed around and stopped on me, I instantly looked down to hide my eyes. "You must be the happiest person right now, bhai! " She said, I chuckled as tears started dropping from my eyes, "Now no one will fight with you, no one will tease you, no one will snatch your food away, no one will invade your space! " she said, I was still looking down at the glass floor.. All the moments I had spent with my lil sister just came flashing in front of my eyes..

"Even today you are making me cry, I hate you, " she cried holding the tears, I wiped my tears and moved to the center taking her in my embrace.. "I will miss you, a lot! " I whispered, placing a soft kiss on her forehead.. She tried to control her crying, "All these are being recorded, stop crying otherwise you know how you will look in those sangeet videos! " I said, "You won't stop teasing me, right! " She scolded me in between her sobs and hit my chest, "Never! " I muttered and we both shared laughter together..

I moved back giving her space for her next performance, it's dedicated to Mivan. The tears turned into a wide smile as she started dancing, her eyes fixed on Mivan who was smiling at her..

tu hi toh jannat meri
tu hi mera junoon

tu hi toh mannat meri
tu hi roh ka sukoon