Rays of sunlight filtered through the window, giving it a soft illuminating view . A girl sat on a stool , her hair in a messy bun , forehead creased in concentration and hands working on the canvas . She was Meera shekhawat, a simple kind girl making her ways through the hardships of life .
For the world, she was perfect -good looks , kind character, intelligence and grace embedded in herself. But no one knew the cracks her shattered heart bears , the burden she carried.
Giving some final strokes to the painting, Meera got up and cleaned her pallete and brushes and left the room . She then headed to her room to start her morning routine.
Dressed in a white chikankari kurti and wide legs pants , Meera descended the stairs. Her father sat at the dining table engrossed in the newspaper. She back bugged her father ,
Meera- Good morning dad !
Mr Shekhawat - Good morning Meeru . Aaj itni der kaise ho gyi uthne me ?
Meera - Wo thoda late soyi thi dad isliye . Mumma kaha hai ? Or wo bandar kaha hai?
Rudra - Agar mai bandar toh aap bandariya di !!
Saying this rudra plopped on the dining table and wiggled his eyebrows mischievously.
Meera- Aur tu chuchandar !!
Rudra - Aap chipkali !
Pulling each other legs , Meera and rudra started bickering. Mrs shekhawat entered the room balancing dishes in her hands .
Mrs shekhawat - Bas bhi karo ab tumlog . Itne bade ho kar v bacho ki tarah jb dekho th ladte rehte ho .
Rudra- Maa , di ne shuru kiya .
Meera- Nhi maa , isne shuruaat ki .
Pointing fingers to each other , they again started bickering.
"Shhh!! Chup ek dam . Koi kuch nhi bolega . Chup ho kar nashta karo dono " Mrs shekhawat scolded the duo . While Mr Shekhawat not paying attention to all these chaos , was busy in drinking his tea.
After sometime,
Mrs shekhawat nudged Mr Shekhawat, silently urging him to talk to Meera .
Mr Shekhawat - Meera , bache hum dono ko aapse kuch baat karni thi .
Meera - Haa dad boliye . Kya baat karni hai.
Mrs shekhawat - Meera , tum janti ho na Mrs, Awasthi ko , meri friend. Unki relative ka ek beta hai , usi ka rishta aaya h tumhare liye.
Meera - Par mom- dad aap jante hai na mujhe abhi shaadi nhi karni . Abhi Mai bilkul taiyar nhi hu shaadi ke liye .
Mr Shekhawat - Hum jante hai beta . Lekin kab tk tum apne past ke karan apne present aur future ko kharab krti rahogi . Ek n ek din toh move krna padta h n bache.
Meera- Mai move on kar chuki ho dad. Mujhe ab usse koi fark nhi padta .
Mrs shekhawat - We know beta . Lekin ek baat batao , kab tk tum aise rahogi. Life partner bhut important hota h beta life me . Jb aapke paas ek achha life partner hota h n toh jindagi bhut aasan ho jati hai bache.
Mr Shekhawat - Aur waise v hum tumhe kal hi shaadi krne ko thodi keh rahe hai . Hum bas ye keh rahe h ki shaadi ke bare me socho . Abhi toh bs proposal aaya hai , phle family se milo , phir ladke se baat Karo aur agar ladka tumhe pasand aaye toh humlog aage sochenge.
Mr Shekhawat - Haa bache . Koi pressure nhi h shaadi ke liye . Aap jaisa bolegi waisa hi hoga.
Meera's forehead creased in dilemma , seeing this Rudra decided to lighten her mood.
Rudra - Bandariya se kaun hi shaadi karega maa . Ladka toh di ko dekh kar hi bhag jayega .
Meera gasped in irritation , her hard glare fixed on Rudra.
Meera - Tu hoga bandar . Mere chinta mat kar . Tu apna soch , tujh jaise chimpanzee se kaun hi shaadi karega .
Mr and Mrs shekhawat shook their heads upon the behaviour of these two grown up kids .
Mr Shekhawat - Rudra , mere gudiya ko tang mat kar.
Rudra - Aapki gudiya dad?!! Mujhe toh kbhi itne pyar se apna gudda nhi bulaya aapne .
The whole family cracked into fits of laughter hearing rudra whining. The breakfast passed like this in chatting and bickering. But somewhere an uneasiness coiled in Meera's heart .
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A man sat comfortably on the back seat , his aura -calm yet powerful . His focus solely on the tablet on his hands , going through some important files . The man was none other than - Yuvraj Singh Ranawat , owner of one of the leading tech companies of the business world.
The car halted, and avyansh stepped out of the car . His gaze swept over the building while people strengthen their backs as if predicting their boss's arrival.
Without wasting time , he entered the building and strode to his work place. The whole place took a deep breath as if they dodged a bullet. Yuvraj ' s single glance was enough to people lose their calm and look upon their past choices. A single mistake and all what remains is regret.
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The whole day passed in a blur, back to back meetings, presentations and nerve wrecking workload. Getting into his car , Yuvraj headed to his home . City lights blurred past him and the city bathed in soft glow of street lights.
Walking into the house , Yuvraj saw his parents sitting into the living room . His steps slowed down as he took in the surroundings. His mother sat on the couch in his father's arms watching a movie while his father sat beside her playing gently with her hair.
Listening to the footsteps, Yuvraj 's parents gaze fell upon their son . His strides composed yet the exhaustion lingered. Mrs Ranawat stood from the couch and moved towards her son . Yuvraj seeing his mother coming towards him , stopped in his tracks , his coat hung loosely in his arms .
Mrs Ranawat caressed her son's cheek , her gesture affectionate. While Yuvraj leaned into his mother's touch as if for a moment forgetting his tiredness.
Mrs Ranawat- Chal tu fresh ho ja . Mai khana lagati hu .
Yuvraj - Thik hai maa .
Uttering these, he headed towards his room . Mr and Mrs Ranawat stood silently seeing their son going towards his room .
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Yuvraj sat at the dining table, chewing his food silently. And his parents sat across him , contemplating how to talk to him. He sensing their dilemma, decided to ask,
Yuvraj- Kya baat hai mom - dad ? Aapko mujhse kuch kehna hai?
Mrs Ranawat- Ha beta woh ---( gulps her saliva )
Mr Ranawat- Yuvraj, hame lgta h ab tumhe shaadi kar leni chahiye. Tum 29 ke ho gye ho , successful ho , achha kar rahe ho apni life me . Toh ab tumhe shaadi kar leni chahiye.
Mrs Ranawat - Ha beta . Mai bhi chahti hu ki tumhe tumhara life partner mil jaye . Kb tak aise akele rahoge beta .
Yuvraj- Mai akela kaha hu mumma. Aap log ho na mere sath . Aur mujhe abhi shaadi nhi karni . Mai 29 ka hua hu 39 ka nhi .
Mrs Ranawat- Hum jante hai bache . Lekin Life partner bhi jaruri hoti hai n. Aur humne tumhare liye ek ladki dekh rakhi hai . Hume toh wo bhut pasand aayi hu.
Yuvraj- But maa---
Cutting off Yuvraj ,mrs shekhawat strictly said ,
Mrs Ranawat- Mai kuch nhi sunugi . Humlog 3 din baad ladki dekhne Jaa rhe hai . Aur tumhe v chalna hai sath me . Aur Mai kuch nhi sunna chahti.
Knowing his mom , Yuvraj agrees to meet the girl. He knew once his mom has decided something, noone could go against her.
Yuvraj- Thik hai maa. Lekin sirf 2 ghante . Mujhe office v Jana hai uske baad.
Agreeing to visit the girl's family after 3 days, Mr and Mrs Ranawat and Yuvraj retired to their rooms .One side where Mr ans Mrs Ranawat were content that atleast their son is ready to take a step ahead, they slept.
On the other hand , he couldn't help but remain awake. His mind restless and thoughts wandered. He knew he had to marry one day but the idea of seeing a girl now for marriage seems to unsettle him . He believed in the idea of marriage after all his parents successful married life acts as proof for it .
But he doesn't plan to fall in love , according to him , respect, loyalty, commitment and concern are enough to last a marriage .Pushing the dilemma aside, he decided to work and take off his mind off the whole marriage thing.
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