Intertwined by a Promise

Change of Direction

To every reader,

Whom have waited so patiently happy reading.. Hope you enjoy the update and let me know what you think by comment or pressing the star button..Love to hear what you have to say as always..

Love Ekta
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"When the sparrow is no longer the star but the lightning mockingjay whom ignites to burn within"

A month earlier Sanskaar would have not believed he would have been standing at these crossroads staring into the unfathomable... He knew from the moment he had learnt of the truth from Dida that there was more to him then the story presented... As he often pondered in the endless depths of the night that nobody just appeared out of the shadows for everyone had there story and so did he however bleak that maybe...

Sanskaar could count the endless incomplete ledgers, left flickering in the cushing winds... The countless thorn pages or scribbles that would leave him so flustered to only ultimately scrunch those pages into the bin... Just like the misty night of the week before embarking back on being the person everyone expected him to be... Sanskaar knew he was a loved son, brother and friend but what he didn't know was whom was he?...Throughout his childhood the countless taunts ate into his youth for no medal or academic glory could remove the tag of being unwanted... So with time as he grew and people forgot or claimed they did for like Dida muttered at end of every day  "beta it may be a simple fact of life but as your aware money talks and always will no matter how much we shuffle it beneath a pillow... For it will always carry with it the depth that hides all may it be flawed or not... I hope you understand what I am trying to say?"... In his case this fact held president for it did both remove the tag of having no family or as he always put it the lack of a certified surname with which society would pride and open doors which would otherwise be out of the loop no matter what... So as Sanskaar stood in his hotel suite, staring at the tattered birth certificate all that would come to his mind was maybe he was wanted afterall... For the remains of the ashes, as they washed away in his hands where the proof once more that someone didn't want him to seek what really lay hidden beneath his quest... Therefore the only way forward was to either withdraw or jump and Sanskaar knew exactly the direction he was going to take... It was simple, was it not for he already knew he was going to jump...
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Badhi - Baadi - Kolkata

Back at Badhi the sudden rustling of the landline had broken Dida trance... The old maiden had been happily sipping her green tea on the porch in the early hues of the autumn chills while watching the dawn set in..  However that peaceful rivera was not meant to be as the moment had been shattered and with it only leaving a worried Dida whom had been left startled by the untimely ringing... It is not to say that Dida had not been tempted to let it be, but when it had rung a second time she simply knew it could neither be forgotten or ignored for it would be important for the caller seemed quite persistent... So Dida lay her cup back on the table while she gently swayed away from the porch to make her way back gradually into the drawing room mist mumbling a few silent curses along the way only she knew she could...

Leaving out all the morning pleasantries Dida answered the receiver with utter annoyance... She knew it could only be two possibilities of which one was either her darling Shona or Shomi for they knew she would be up for her early morning yoga session... Therefore not bothering with any of the formal etiquettes or greetings she jumped straight into the conversation...

" Bolo... to what do I owe this pleasure so earlier in the day..."

Startled by the lack of conversation Sanskaar whom had been apprehensive to make the call to begin with could sense that Dida had been annoyed by the untimely call... He knew she would be up for it had been her routine for years to walk the grounds after she completed her meditation session.... Wanting to ensure he didn't miss her that morning Sanskaar placed the call for he knew she would soon be heading out for the day... As most of Dida mornings would be spent carry out her other hobbies or social engagement which had been expedited by the neighbouring ladies... From what he recalled these expeditions could last for either mere minutes or hours if nothing constructive had been planned beforehand...