THE PRINCE'S BRIDE

chapter-9

Sanvi asked "to fir.....tum kise chunoge?(so....who will you choose?)"

Tanush replied intensely"meri nazro me sirf ek he ladki hai....(in my eyes, there is only one.)"

And then suddenly he sat on his one knee, extended his hand and asked "kya aap mere sath chlegi mohtarma? (may I have this dance,madam?)"

And Evey eye in the hall shifted to them and sanvi started blushing and replied"sure, it would be my pleasure"

Just then chandrika interrupted "tanush! Tum yha ho (tanush, there you are at last)"

She added further rolling her eyes.
"tumhe is ladki ka wait krne ki zarurat nhi thi entry krne ke liye. Har koi janta hai ki tum apne pehle dandiya raas ke liye mujhe he chunoge.(you didn't need to wait for this straggler to make an entrance.everyone knows your first dance is reserved for me.)"

Tanush replied in a frustated voice"darasal, chandrika, mene abhi abhi sanvi ko apne pehle dandiya raas ke liye amantrit Kiya hai (actually, chandrika, I've just asked sanvi to my first dance )"

Chandrika gave a disgusting look to sanvi"kya? Oh please! Mujhe to sandeh hai ki ise dandiya stick ko ghumana bhi aata hoga ya nhi (what?! please, i doubt it even knows how to twirl a dandiya stick)"

Chandrika rolled her eyes and insulted further" shyd ise to us gane ka intezar krna pdega jis pr ise thik se dandiya khelna aata ho (perhaps it should wait for a song it knows how to dance to?)"

Tanush replied "Chandrika, me tumhe pele he bol chuka hu ki mene sanvi ko pehle se he bol diya hai (chandrika, I've already told you my first dance has been offered to sanvi.)" and rests his hand to sanvi's waist as he pulls sanvi closer to his chest possesivly.

"Kya ye, ye chahti bhi hai? Ye thdi si ghbarayi hui bhi lg rhi hai....shyd ise thdi der bhar bethna chaiye aaram se (does she even want it?she looks a little pale.... perhaps she should sit this one out.)" Chandrika replied.

Sanvi turned towards tanush and replied"nhi, me taiyar hu tanush, chlo chle (let's dance, tanush )"

Tanush nodded and chandrika went from there irritatedly.

The light got dim and the song "Radha ne shyam mali jashe" starts to play.

Tanush leads her into the middle of the dance floor and spins her into an elegant dance position.

Sanvi whispered in a low voice "tanush....mene pehle kbhi dandiya raas nhi kiya hai....(tanush....I've never really done Dandiya raas before...)"

Tanush holds her waist and replies"chinta mt kro, me hu na me lead krunga, tum bs mere foot steps follow kro (don't worry, I'll lead, just follow my feet.)"

And sanvi started doing as tanush said "aise? (Like this?)"

Tanush complimented "perfect, tum abhi se he Princess Jesi lg rhi ho (perfect you look like a princess already )"

Both of them stand facing each other and hold their dandiya sticks. Tanush steps forward with his right foot and sanvi steps forward with her left foot and both of them strike their dandiya together. And both of them smile looking at each other. Sanvi rotates clockwise and tanush rotates counterclockwise while keeping their Dandiyas moving. And spin around each other.Tanush holds her right hand and both of them move together. They locked their eyes and swayed together with the beats. And then at last spin together with each other while rotating their Dandiyas.

Sanvi gazes around the hall and notices that everyone is looking at her. For a moment, she almost can't believe this is all real.

Just then Sanvi's gazes shifts to chandrika who was staring at them frustrately. So, she whispered. "mene abhi chandrika ko dekha.....vo khush nhi hai hame aise sath dance krte hue dekh ke (I just saw chandrika.... she's not looking happy about us dancing together.)"