LOVE IN THE AIR - A DEVAKSHI SS {{COMPLETED}}

PROLOGUE

The wedding hall was reverberating with the sound of the conch shells & Ululation (Ulu Dhwani in Bengali), the vocal sound was made by a group of women to ward of the evil as the Bride was made to sit on a wooden plank (pidi) and was carried off by her uncles. And there he stood with a nervous smile, waiting for his would-be life partner, eager to see her as his sisters were teasing him as they saw him fidget with his kurta, the nervousness on his face was palpable yet he tried to maintain his calm, so lost was he in his own thoughts he did not observe the wedding hall turn silent, the only sound that was heard was of the Ululation. The nudge from his sisters brought him back from his chain of thoughts as he looked towards his sisters with an annoyed face, before he could speak his sisters gestured him to look the other way. As he turned his world stopped for a second, there she was sitting on a wooden plank, being carried by her uncles who were descending the steps. He could see her hands covered with the golden bangles, jhumkas adorning her ears, a necklace with an intricate design covered her neck while a mukut (crown) was placed on her head yet he could not see her face, how could he as she was covering it with the betel leaves which she held in her palms. As she was brought before him he was waiting the moment, the moment when she would lower the betel leaves, the moment when he could see her but that had to wait as the priest instructed her uncles to circumvent her around the groom for seven times (Saat-Paak), he felt as if time had slowed down as her uncles moved her around him, he felt he was out of breathe and when the seven rounds were completed he could breathe again as the priest instructed the bride to lower the betel leaves, as she lowered them he could see her eyes and in an instant was mesmerised, just when she was about to uncover her face completely.......... He woke up with a jerk as he felt a splash of water wetting him while in front of him stood his sisters with empty glasses in their hands laughing uncontrollably as they saw the frustrated face of their brother.

"Riya, Nikki, Ye kya bachpana hai? Subah subah kyun tang kar rahe ho aur koi aise jagata hai kya, mujhe poora geela kar diya" scolded Dev as the laughter of his sisters increased, once they controlled themselves, Riya spoke "Ye kya bhaiya, aapko lag raha hai ki abhi subah hai. Time dekha hai aapne 11 baj gaye aur aap abhi tak uthey nahi aur hum kabse aapko jaga rahe they lekin aap toh neend main smile kar rahe they" while Nikki at the same time added teasingly "Waise bhaiya kiske sapney dekh rahe they app jiski wajah se aap itna smile kar rahe they" As soon as he heard Nikki a small smile appeared on his face but suddenly he got up and spoke hurriedly " Kya 11 baj gaye aur tum log mujhe abhi jaga rahe ho, kitna late ho gaya hai office ke liye aur Riya tu abhi tak ghar pe kya kar rahi hai office jaaney ke bajaaye aur Nikki tu college kyun nahi gayi" as his sisters gawked at him "Bhaiya, kya ho gaya hai aapko, aaj Sunday hai" spoke Riya as Dev facepalmed himself. "Wo, Wo kuch nahi bas kal raat ko der tak kaam kar raha tha aur abhi subah tum dono ne itni acchi tarah jagaya to mere dimag se hi nikal gaya" answered Dev with a stutter, composing himself he continued "Waise tum dono yahan kya kar rahi ho, kuch kaam tha kya". With a fake anger on her face Nikki replied "Kyun kya hum aapsey aise hi milne nahi aa saktey bhaiya, aapko aisa lagata hai ki hum aapke paas tabhi aatey hai jab hume aapse kuch kaam hota hai" and sat down with a thud on his bed, the sadness on his sister's face pricked Dev's heart. He could bear any pain in this world except the sadness of his family, as he was about to speak Riya spoke up "Nikki, Bhaiya ko kyun tang kar rahi hai, bhaiya wo Dadi ne aapko jaganey ko kaha tha. Aapko unka rule pata hai na ki har Sunday hum sab ek saath lunch karenge, toh unhoney humey bheja tha" as Nikki burst out into laughter and pulled his cheeks. Just as he was about to retort both ran away as a smile appeared on his face, he could do anything to maintain the happiness of his family even if it meant he had to endure pain. As he lied down thinking how on earth does he dream so often about a Bengali wedding there was another thought which was clouding his mind. As he gazed at the ceiling and said "Aaj bhi uska chehra dekh nahi paya"

"Sitting on the wooden plank, She could hear her heartbeat as she was being moved around him (Saat-Paak) her would-be life partner by her uncles, her hands which were holding the betel leaves covering her face were jittery. It seemed to her as if gods had decided to slow down the time, as the seven rounds were completed she could hear the priest instructing her to lower her hands holding the betel leaves, as she slowly lowered her hands and lifted her eyelids the first thing she saw were his dark brown eyes and in an instant she was lost in them, as she was about to move her eyes to have a better look at his face......." She could feel someone calling her aloud "Sona, Sona, Miss Sonakshi Bose" and then felt someone hitting her with a pillow and in an instant, she got up "Kya Elena, kyun itna shor macha rahi hai aur mujhe kyun jagaya. Kitna acha sapna dekh rahi thi main" she said dreamily. As she said that Elena's eyes shot up "Kya, aisa kya dekh rehi thi madam, koi hot banda tha kya" she said teasingly. A blush appeared on Sonakshi's face as Elena looked at her in astonishment. "Arey bata na, kaun tha?" Elena enquired. "Kya, kuch bhi bolti hai, aisa kuch nahi tha. Aur mujhe ye bata ki pagalon ki tarah chila ke mujhey kyun jaga rahi thi" said Sonakshi trying to change the topic. "Aur kya karti madam, pichle paanch minute se tujhe awaz de rahi hoon lekin tu hai ki apne sapno main hi khoi hui thi" replied Elena. She continued "Waise main yahan iss liye ayi thi tujhe ye batane ke liye ki time dekha hai, 11 baj gaye aur tu abhi tak so rahi hai. Dida ne niche bulaya hai lunch ke liye, jaldi se tayar hoke aa jaa" said Elena as she moved out of the room. As Sonakshi got up, she looked towards the mirror and a blush appeared on her face as she remembered her dream with only one thought in her mind "Aaj bhi uska chehra dekh nahi payi"

Two Strangers with no connection yet both had similar dreams, was it destiny, was it love or was it just a random dream, the story continues....To know more keep reading "Love in the Air"

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