CH - 1

SHEHNAAZ'S POV:

In the chilled dawn of winter, the sun is still finding its way to come out between the dark sky. Half-moon is also visible on one side, the birds are keep chirping give people the single to get up and welcome the beautiful morning. I am in love with this beautiful and soothing morning of winter..

Since childhood, it's my dream to make my own house at some hills station....a far from the rush of this metropolitan cities where people don't a have single second for their family. All are just running over making money, ya I know it's important for a living. But one just never Satisfied by what they have... .

I am never able to understand why they want everything in life and run so much behind that...which lead to a loss of what they actually have in life. But maybe they have their own reasons behind this, and here I am again confused between what's right and wrong? I am trying to solve this theory since I was seven..

It's been eighteen years now, I turned to a woman from a child but my life is still the same, alone. But it's not like that when dad was there, ya was ...after his demise on that accident I was broken, or can say I am broken but trying hard to mend all the pieces together and smile.. For my mom who is giving me everything except a mother...

Funny,...right but that's the truth. After dad leaves us, she starts involving in making money and I used to stay alone, play alone, eat alone, sleep alone.... No one is there to check on me, that I was fine or not? But I can't blame her, because she is giving me everything as a good parent does..

Sighing I move towards the kitchen, for making my morning tea. I am badly habitual of that, without tea my day can never be started and I almost have four cups a day. And not that boring black tea, I prefer three spoons of sugar in my masala tea.. I look into the boiling tea and inhale the smell as much as I can...

Pouring it on the cup, I drop the pan on the sink and move towards the garden.. The morning hue looks beautiful on the leaves, leaning my back at the wall, I was sipping the tea when a voice comes from inside, "Sana.." This is it too early? I thought because mom never wakes up so early in the morning. Wow..miracle...

Closing the door I enter inside our living room and saw her coming from the stairs yawning. Suhana Dutta, she is really very beautiful in the morning look also, more than me.. People almost confuse her with my elder sister, which I don't have. I am a single child of my single mother, sometimes I thought she should found someone for her..

My thoughts broke by her sweet voice, "Sana why are you standing still there?" Nodded in no I replies with a smile, "Good morning mom, nothing I was just thinking something." She sits on the couch and says by unlocking her phone, "Will you get me a green tea? And you yourself now start thinking about a little maintaining sana."

Oh no, I have to run before she again starts about controlling weight. I am not a model nor an actress, why hell I need to stop my food for maintaining my figure. And I am not fat nor oversized, it's normal to have some extra curves. Pouring her tea I move to her and says by sitting beside her, "Your tea."

Smiling she looks at me from top to toe and says, "What about your that make-up job?" Ah, I love my field but mom is not at all happy on carrier choice, I want to be a makeup artist. Already done so many bridal makeups, this is what I love and do in my whole alone childhood.

Mom goes to work at morning and return late night, after returning to school I try so many different makeups of her and then one day she buys me a kit so that keep busy on something and not disturb her on work. And my journey starts from there.. But currently, I don't have any proper job, "Actually mom, I am trying to find the right one."

She shook her head in no and says, "Don't need to... There's good news for you, remember by boss the CEO of Kapoor Enterprises.. Ask for your hand yesterday. So just do your best makeup and go to meet him at 1 pm at xyz restaurant." What? I am still sitting in shock in my place, I think my breathing also stops.

Asking my hand, is she talking about my marriage? What? Controlling my shock I ask, "What? Are you talking to meet him for my marriage?" She nodded calmly and says, "Yes sana, you are 25 now don't have any stability in life. So it's your good luck that the CEO is asking for your hand.".

"His full family are the top politicians of the city, you will going to sit like a queen there and high profile makeup artists will do your makeup. See you always say that don't want to be live alone, it is better for you because they have a big family."

"And girl, he is also one of the most eligible bachelors of town. I never brought a bad offer for you. So just get ready yourself for welcoming a new life... I know you are always well behaved so don't need to tell that." She ends and goes from there leaving me in confusion...

I am not confused about saying yes because never going to say no to mom. I never did, she took every big decision of life and till now all proved right. So if this is the time to get married and he is the perfect match then I am ohk. But then what about my dream job? If he will not an arrogant man then I will talk to him...

I do some normal daily courses and get ready by wearing a light Violet kurta with plazoo, keep my hair straight open, apply light makeup and darted towards the restaurant around 11. The traffic in Kolkata is not good all the time and the restaurant is far from my house. The cab drops me outside and now my heart starts beating hell fast..

This is the first time I am being in a kind of date thing. Taking a deep breath I move to the table which is book for me and found a man, I should say a handsome man is waiting for me there in a white shirt and blue pant. I think he comes from the office directly.
As he saw me get up from his seat and says by forwarding my hand, "Hy, I am Kabir."

(Face de diya, it will be to guess now.)

Shaking my head I say, "Shehnaaz." And then he did something which caused my eyes to open widely. He places a kiss on my knuckles and says, "Please sit shehnaaz." Controlling my beating heart I sit and we start talking...
Mom is right he is really a gentleman, not at all arrogant.. he asks I am fine with the marriage or not?

Prefer to eat my favourite dish, we exchange so many good talks,.. He is highly educated than me, and nine years older than me.. 34 he is.. That doesn't matter to me, he said he likes me and I think I too like him... There is nothing to not like about him...

After the meeting,, he drops me home and asks my permission for a cheek kiss if I am ohk. This really new for me, in my whole life I being a little introverted causing don't have many friends. There's only my bestie, Aastha .. Whom I love a lot.. But he just asking for a normal kiss, it's not a big deal sana.

I agreed, he did and bid me bye. I don't know why I am blushing, mom smile at me and says, "See I told you, he is the charming one. Soon you will be the bride of the top politician family of our city. Now at least lose a little weight." Rolling eyes I go from there as fast as I can...

Few weeks go really fast, after the meeting the next day his whole family come and mom is right it's a big one. I love joint family since childhood, finally, I have so many people at home. I will not be alone, his family is also nice but a strict one. Especially his MLA uncle, but it's fine with me..

They decide the marriage date after three weeks as it's the perfect date, we are different casts,... And the wedding is going to happen in their rituals, from which mom don't have any problem neither i... Wedding is important not the rituals. and our is almost everything the same...

In these weeks I talk with Kabir on the phone whenever he is free, about the makeup artist matter he doesn't have any problem but his uncle will never allow it. I also didn't protest much, I getting so much and we always have to something. But I am still happy, are you? My inner voice asks, Yes I am.. Very much happy....

I and Kabir also met five, six times he asks me for a kiss, a real kiss.. i was a little hesitated but let him..before things would go more far, i stopped him because i still need some time..And thank god he didn't react badly.., and respect my decision..

And after so much shopping, preparations finally I am sitting here in front of the mirror getting ready for my biggest day, my wedding... Unfortunately, Aastha can't come because of her case hearing..ya she is a lawyer. My makeup is almost done, today I didn't do it myself...

Kabir's family organized the best and top artist in the town. And they keep doing something for the last three hours, I am feeling sleepy now... I need to meet mom before all this also.. She will be alone from now, the only thought brings tears to my eyes which is wiped off by the lady... Who is doing my makeup....
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Let's see what happens next!!!

This is the first chapter, just enjoy without getting confused.. All will solve soon..
The first chapters will be on pov, so that you can understand them...like a character sketch..