"Me and my beloved. Far away from the cruel world!" I said stretching my hands out and twirled around going in my own la la land. The cool breeze tickled my skin and I felt so happy and free.
"I hope you find him Swara.." I heard a voice and turned...
"This is so pretty Shoru!" I smiled seeing Dida happily wearing the bangles I bought for her long back at the night fair.
"What is this? Are you going to buy car?" she asked sitting near me and noticing my ipad. There was a picture of car in it.
"I am seeing for Sanskar", I said swiping the pictures. Dida shouted excitedly hearing me and looked at the cars I was seeing.
"Shona Sanskar is continuously calling on my number. At-least let me talk to him", I looked up hearing the helpless voice of Maa. I shook my head in a no, "Let that man think for few days that I hate him". Maa sighed and went inside the kitchen.
I reached Kolkata early morning, I didn't take any calls from Sanskar. As soon as I reached inside the home, I collapsed in Maa's arms as I broke down crying. After few minutes of crying, I poured my heart to Maa and Dida. I told them everything. They didn't say anything and simply let me cry. I got normal after few minutes and asked them to not take Sanskar's calls.
I took my phone after sending many pictures of black car to Angre, I called him and asked, "Which is the best one in this?" I didn't hear anything for few seconds.
"Should I even really search a house for you? It doesn't seem like you hate him, you have sent me so many car pictures since morning", I heard the annoyed voice of Angre.
"Search for a house but don't finalize on anything.." I said.
"So basically pretend?" he asked. "You are so smart!", I said impressed.
"Swara please pick his call. Boss is really.." he started but I interrupted him, "NO! Don't tell me anything about him and don't you dare tell him anything about me", I said stubbornly and heard him sighing.
"Fine", he said. "Don't forget to water the plants, bye!" I said and he muttered a 'bye' as I hung up on the call.
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I missed Sanskar. God, I missed him!
But it felt so good to spend time with Maa and Dida. So many baadi people came to our house to talk to me. My cheeks hurt from smiling at them, weren't they the same people who once waited for an opportunity to insult me with black paint? I never knew I had this much patience!
It was so hard to not open Sanskar's messages and not take his calls. But I have to do this. I am scared he might convince me to be friends with him forever, of-course he cannot convince me I deserve someone better. Like who is better than Sanskar? He is mad! I know what will happen if I come in his words, I will pretend to him that I am okay with friendship but just hope that one day things will change..
I smiled as Maa and Dida excitedly chose a beautiful bengali saree for me. I felt like a doll and they were playing with me as they happily made me get ready for the puja in baadi.
They both literally fought for everything, what earrings I should wear, what bangles I should wear, which maangtika should I wear. But did they even ask me what I like once? No!
I smiled looking at myself once they finally made me get ready. An orange and pink bengali saree, beautiful big earrings and maangtika. "My Shoru looks so pretty!" Dida said excitedly and kept 'Kaala tikka' for me behind my ear and I could only laugh at her excitement.
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