Suhasini's POV
Goddamn it ! I can't be late today, I need to get ready quickly. I am wearing an oatmeal- colored evening gown along with brown heels. I can skip anything but not heels, I love them! Despite being 5'7", I still love wearing them. I am thinking to make a side messy bun, my one-shoulder gown will look good with that. After half an hour, I am ready to rock 'n' roll! Damn it's almost 7! I need to go down else mom and dad will have my head on platter.
Vidhya's (Suhasini's mom) POV
Ready, Ved? Vidhya asks her husband from her room moving towards closet.
Yes, jaanam! He says coming out of closet while fastening his watch and giving lovestuck eyes to me.
You still look stunning to me, but where is mega watt smile of my woman? Why you look anxious to me? Ved questions me.
I don't know what to say, how to explain what I am feeling.
Tell me, what happened? Ved again asks, breaking my train of thought.
I feel something is about to happen—something that will change our lives forever., something big and mind you don't think it's good, happy change. I believe something is going to happen which will change our lives from here onwards. I try to explain this to Ved who is listening attentatively.
I am understanding you, but I think you are overworked and overstressed. But don't worry, Dad will love his 75th birthday celebration which you have been planning for a month now. Ved tries to pacify me. Maybe he is right. Maybe I am overthinking. But I still feel something is there.
Let's go! Guests must have started coming in. And don't worry, We are Maheshwari's, we do everything classy and sassy! Ved says while pulling me by my waist and leaving the room.
In the hall.
3rd person POV
The party has begun. Guests are arriving. Ved and Vidhya are welcoming guests.
Raghunandhan( Ved's Dad) and Kalyani(Ved's mom) are chatting around with everyone and meeting everyone.
The Sen family enters with huge bouquet.
Ved and Vidhya welcomed them with huge smiles ang hugs.
"We have been waiting for you." Ved and Vidhya say.
"We are here now beta, where are your father and mother?" Priyamvadha asks while gentling putting a check on Ved's cheek.
"They are inside waiting for you guys, please head in." Vidhya says, while Ved's give her palm a peck. She is like an another mother to him, so was her late husband Binoy Sen.
Binoy and Raghunandan were childhood friends, they have been there for each other for decades. They are almost family, too much to be called friends.
"If Binoy would have been here...He would have been crazy about his childhood friend's birthday. Raghu was too special for him." Priyam says almost on the verge of crying.
"Atleast you are here Priyam, that's enough for me." Raghunandhan says while coming towards them along with Kalyani.
Aritra where's my charmer? kalyani asks his parents Nayani and Naren.
"On his way, running a bit late. You know him maosi maa how he is with work." Nayani says while instructing his husband with her eyes do a follow up asap.
"He will join us, let's head us all inside." Naren says.
Suhasini's POV
May I have your attention everyone? I say from the stage.
We are so grateful that you all have joined us in this birthday celebration for the one and only my dadu Raghunandan Maheshwari. Me and my cousins have prepared a short and sweet skit showing the journey of our head of the family. But there's a twist in it all the lines and songs have been sung by me. Hope you all enjoy it.
We are almost towards the end of our skit dancing on daddu's favourite song. Somebody far away from stage catches my eyes. He is tall 6'1" maybe, great physique, but what catches my attention are his eyes: grey. They are grey, damn it's so rare. His features are so well defined. Khubsurat behadd khushburat. Stupid woman! Focus on your performance, you are on stage but I can't ! Arggghhh!!
Aritra's POV
Damn! I am late extremely late, I was supposed to be there by 7 and I am leaving by 7 pm. Please god save me from the wrath of my parents.
I don't wanted to be late you know, he is very important to me after daddu. But I just couldn't leave that patient after seeing her condition, she needed help asap. Pheww.
I'm Psychologist by the day, and a very passionate one I cannot unsee the pain of someone while knowing I can help...
My phone ringing breaks my chain of thoughts, mom again and soo many messages from dad already. After half an hour or so I reach there, I can hear some music playing, it's not regular bollywood music, it was like some acoustic version of it, very soothing, I don't want it to stop. While checking the phone and looking for my family, I am standing in the exact opposite of the center of the stage, what catches my attention is the dusky girl with almond shaped amber eyes and her a big mega watt smile .
I don't know her! Who is she? One second, I am looking at the notification on my phone next second she is gone! Whoosh! Gyaab?
Never mind, let me meet the star of the evening first.
Daddu , Happy Birthday once again! I say while hugging Raghunandan daddu
Finally you have gotten time to meet me ? Raghu daddu says to me.
"Dadi tell him not to sulk now , I am here".I plead to Kalyani daadi .
"Even I am angry !" Kalyani daddi says while showing mock anger .
Sorry sorry oldies ! I say while holding both my ears with hands .
Oldies? Daadu and daadi says while giving me mock disbelief expression .
We all fell into a laugh and ended up having a group hug .
"Attention everyone! It's time for cake cutting please everyone gather around the stage. Daddu and Daadi please come on the stage. " Dusky (yes we have a nickname people) says while gesturing them to come up.
"Who is she ?" I say
"You forgot her? Suhasini she is" Kalyani daddi says .
"My piece of heart" daddu says
Come let me take you guys there! I say signalling them towards the stage with my eyes.
They
go towards the stage and I help them get on the stage.
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