"Sometimes heart travels faster than a flight. If you follow your heart you might reach your destination within a blink of an eye."

"St.Joseph hospital, New york reported the success of most critical brain haemorrhage surgery of 6-year-old boy. The hospital and patient's family gave the credit to their neurology department especially the newly recruited Young and intelligent Dr.Seshank Gupta. - New York Times"

Seshank/ Seshi's POV:

I just read yesterday's newspaper sitting in an executive class of a commercial flight from New York to Pune. If it is like another normal day I would read the entire article feeling happy as the world is appreciating my work, but not today.

Today I am eagerly waiting to step on my motherland to meet the other half of my soul, after many years. To hug her, kiss her, lift her in my arms, tease her lovingly, love her eternally, fulfill her every wish of a perfect love proposal...I must say I am a bit nervous. Why shouldn't I? I waited hours, months and years for this day. I bet, after 30 minutes she will be in my arms for sure!!

Coming out of my dreamland, giving a last glance to Mytri's childhood photo that I always kept in my wallet, I shifted my gaze to Sujith. I can sense that he is sincerely trying to hide something from me.

At 26, Sujith is gynec and a shy type guy. Other than being a doctor, he is one of the best boxing champions in New York. He was always cursed by girls for being sinfully handsome and breaking girl's hearts just only by ignoring them.

I went near him and started a casual conversation before occupying the seat next to him...

"Sujith you are ok right?!! And how is your leg healing now?" (Sujith met with a small accident last week because of the chimpanzee who is acting sleeping next to him, Shyam.)

He answered with a really low voice "ya!! I am fine. but....but"

"ok spill it out, I know you are trying to hide something from me"

He threw me an apologetic look and opened the envelope or some decorated cover and silently handed it to me. I took it from him and casually asked him "What is it?" while opening the cover.

"Seshi...actually this is your wedding invitation"

My eyes widened by seeing that red color wedding invitation beautifully quoted with mine and Mytri's parent's initials on top of it. I raised my voice "What's this sujith? I clearly remember my mom saying that this is only engagement and wedding will not take place anytime soon!!!"

Sujith shrugs his hands by saying "Seshi, actually your mom emailed me this invite yesterday and requested-scratch-ordered me not to show it to you unless we board the flight"

"Oh God!! Nowadays my mom is scheming very fast- scratch-in record speed" I muttered to myself knowing that now I can't escape my mother's trap.

I eagerly shifted my gaze back to my wedding card once I spot Mytri's name along with mine. My heart skipped a beat just by looking at the name and fluttered with happiness.

"But...wedding date...Wait...what?" My wedding is on next Thursday, that is 5 days from now!!"

"This is ridiculous!!! My engagement is tomorrow!! All this is because of your loose tongue... Stupid!" I shouted at Shyam

"But___" He tried to justify...

"Don't but me you moron!!!"

The crime he did was being a blabbermouth before my mother about my love.

"Whatever I do is for the welfare of the society... You know!!!" said Shyam with a defending tone.

"Welfare of the society... hmph,,, First consider your welfare and complete your pre-training program. You are doing from past one and half year and failed two times for God's sake. Stupid Idiot Stupid Idiot Stupid Idiot" I sighed not able to find exact words to scold him.

"Oh... Why did you stop at stupid, Idiot... curse me further too. Like I'm a hard solid excretion of a buffalo, like I'm an egg rotten for few months in the slums dustbin like I'm a dried squid who is ugly enough to blind a person___" Shyam said.

"Shyam... we are not that creative minded. Please continue" Sujith said, sniffling his laugh.

" Seshi before judging me,Listen to my Point of view once again...." Shyam said again...

Shyam's POV: (a week ago)

"Are you sure you found this photo from his wallet?" Aunt Gayatri questioned me eyeing on the photo which I just took (stolen) from my best friend, Seshi's wallet last night when he rushed to hospital upon an emergency call

Really....I don't want to do it....but she asked me a favour emphasizing the word that I am his favourite Godson and when I didn't succumb to her sweet words, she along with her 2 best friends that is my mom and aunt Sadhana, almost threatened me saying that they will call all my girlfriends to the same spot that too at the same time to meet me....I never thought that she will use her lawyer tone on me....

Last time she used it was when my dad along with his 2 best friends planned a "Bachelor like Party" with lots of wine, smoking along with cricket betting at one of our bungalow outside the city. She insisted me to track their location and I have done it for her......

As a result my dad blocked my allowances for 2 months whereas he himself was suggested by mom (blackmailed by my mom) to cook for our family meet for 3 months i,e on every Sunday ....whereas Raghuveer uncle saved himself by offering Gayatri aunty a tour to London and Paris for a month maybe as a part of their 'n'th honeymoon and on the other side Uncle Arvind was safe and aunt Sadhana was very proud of him as he didn't attend the so-called "Bachelor like Party" but she or anyone else doesn't know that Arvind uncle was there until a few minutes ago and he got an urgent call from office so he left from there half-heartedly........ being loyal best friends my dad and Seshi's dad didn't utter his name...I know he was there, security cameras at the entrance gate can prove it but my dad threatened me, he will cut 6 more month's allowances if I say so and being a business management student I know what to do and what not to do!

Coming to present scenario I gave in and helped her in her so-called "Investigation" to find whether Seshi has any special girl in his life.... At first I didn't believe it...I know Seshi from years, since our father's started Grace but I never saw him dating someone and whenever some hotty proposed him like last week Sumana Garewal, only sister of Mayank Garewal, from one of filthy rich Indian families here ... but Seshi arrogantly rejected her without a second thought....

So I happily started investigation. As a part of investigation, when I was checking his room thoroughly last night ....I found a chubby and cute girl maybe of 7 or 8 years old, photo in his wallet which he forget while he was going to hospital and here I am standing with that evidence but I am sure it is not going to be helpful for her as Seshi is not that fool to keep his girlfriend's childhood photo in his pocket even if he have one....and so I planned to show it to her in our family gathering minus Seshi and Sujith...

My thoughts were cut off when Gayatri aunt's face lit up with smile after observing the photo for seconds and she immediately turned her gaze to uncle who was discussing business with his friends while enjoying their coffee.

She immediately showed that photo to him and said "I told you he likes her!! My motherly instinct already felt it, that they are made for each other!!! But you are the one who tried to convince me by saying that they are childhood buddies and they are just kids and see now what your son is doing? ...He kept Mytri's photo in his wallet, for years. It definitely proves he loves her a lot and he is trying to hide it from us. Trust me Raghu, it's time for us to get them married and wait for grand children's arrival."

Her words shocked me but not any of our parents, they just said "good, yes, fine, great, awesome, wow!" unanimously agreeing to Aunt Gayatri's wishes.

By hearing Ms.Mytri's name everyone face lit with happiness and now I put a little pressure on my very little brain to check whether I know her or not....then I realized that she was one of Aunt Gayatri's relatives daughter from India and last year she came here to represent her dad's company display in "Royal Jewellery Exhibition" held in New York who won 1st prize.

As per my mom, she was not a girl who will settle for less than first and she is the perfect match for rude and arrogant like Seshi.

Mytri even arranged a surprise Anniversary party for Seshi's mom and dad's 29th marriage anniversary that time. I was in Sydney, Australia with Sujith and Seshi who were attending a very important Medical conference at that time and didn't get a chance to meet her.

I was about to butt in when Gayatri aunty and mom started discussing on whom to set as a wedding planner for Seshi and Ms.Mytri Gupta's wedding but Aunt Sadhana happily announced to them that there is no need of wedding planner because she herself is going to plan all the rituals of Seshi's wedding.

What? is it just like that how the weddings are planned? Isn't there a need to check with bride or bridegroom before planning a wedding? Wait for Seshi to come...He will definitely reject this wedding proposal too!!

Raghu uncle told Gayatri aunty to just check with Seshi before planning anything and she just replied with "OH really!! I don't know that...." kind of look to him.

At the same time the hero of today's story, Dr.Seshank Gupta with my other best friend Sujith entered. Seshi was speaking to one another may be discussing a patient.

Once he entered the hall, he was rounded by mom and aunts.

Aunt Gayatri just simply questioned him "Do you love Mytri? Do you want to marry her?"

" Mom! What are you saying? We are just childhood friends" Seshi denied her coolly.

He tried to come out of the circle aunt created and sat next to uncle, maybe hoping a helping hand from him. "Dad, why can't you explain her" and took a sip of the fresh cup of coffee on the coffee table.

"I surely would, son. If she didn't have caught you red-handedly, having our Mytri's photo in your wallet" Uncle said casually.

Seshi choked his drink.

"What? Cat caught your tongue?" Mom said teasingly taking a sip of dad's coffee cup and dad gave her a secret smile... EWW

Can't dad afford to buy another cup of coffee for her...why they always share the same cup?

"Ok! Fine, I love her but please make it easy dad. Let me ask her for date and then let things happen naturally between us."

"Oh! Don't worry about it son, I already spoke to Amit and Leela, They insist the engagement should be in this week" Aunt said to him covering her very exciting smiles...

Seshi: Mom! Engagement?

Raghu Uncle: Come on Seshi! Entire community knows Mytri is our choice for you. If child marriage wasn't illegal in part of the world, your mother, Leela, Amit and me would have taken you both to that seclude part of the world and married when you both were children. Your mom is just only asking for engagement!"

Seshi (sighs in defeat): Ok then Yes! But only engagement and then you will give time for us to spend with another and marry us only when we want to, even if it takes few months for us.

"He said yes? Like really yes?

How can a very first bachelor wicket in our house can be clean bowled?

Did he forget the fact that he should only say yes and follow around a girl like lost puppy after marriage?

Didn't he taught any lesson to himself even after seeing our fathers....Irrespective of being business magnets they are...They all are puppets in their wife's hands! And does he intend to say "I do" or "Yes" and become one like them!!! EWW....

If so I really pity him for his current situation!"

Arvind Uncle: But what about her MBA? Mytri is still in 1st year...she needs a year or more to complete her studies.

Seshi: But she can do it from here also.

Seshi said casually leaving the room, without observing secret smiles exchanging between our mothers.

Back to Seshi's POV:

"I rest my case, your honor! You were the one who unknowingly hinted that Ms.Mytri Baradwaj, can complete her MBA in New york and hearing your views, our very well educated parents preponed your wedding to this week" Shyam said proudly.

"Do you know your wedding guest list consists of 5000 people in and around the world but I was given only a 200 invites, to invite only 200 of my girlfriends! Now how can I choose whom to invite and whom not? " Shyam said winning like a child

Now I am very sure that Shyam is definitely very much involved in my "great Indian wedding" preparations.

He turned to me and then we heard the announcement of flight landing and then I thought I can discuss with him later.

When we cleared our luggage from customs:

"Sujith!! Finally, we are in India and we are going to attend our best friend's wedding" the monkey said proudly.

"yes!!! Thanks to you that I am going to get married next week instead of having a normal date and proposing stuff" I said sarcastically with anger laced in my voice.

Shyam just shrugged and said" oh come on bro.... you are destined to marry her in a week and God has chosen me as a messenger to finish his work. you should thank me instead. It's not my fault, actually, it's our parents who fixed your wedding date and actually they fixed it on coming Wednesday!!"

"what??" I and sujith shouted loudly

"yes!! But next Wednesday is Holi (Indian festival--festival of colors) and they don't want to miss the opportunity to celebrate festival in India because of your wedding and so they postponed it to Thursday"

I really can't believe that my parents are doing this to me? and what about my bride...my Mytri...belonging from an orthodox family from India. I am very sure that her parents didn't ask her whether she is ready for wedding or not, and I swear if she is not ready for wedding right now and if she wants some more time to think then I will be the first groom in the entire world who elope from mandap(aisle) that too along with his bride because sooner or later I'm the one who will marry her.

While I was debating with myself when I noticed that we are already surrounded by security that too " z category".

I can't underestimate Mytri's dad or Prem uncle...Even we boarded a commercial flight just to reach a few hours earlier because of private flight some technical issues in last minute...They got hold of us once we landed here and bounded us with security.

We reached home deadly fast as all the lanes are empty as it is already late night. Once we reached Mytri's home or the palace where I have most of my childhood memories.It is splendidly decorated even from outside we can hear loud music. I turned towards my two idiot friends who are gawking at the palace which depict Indian culture blended with the right amount of modernization.

"Seshi ..... bro .. will you get hold of this beautiful mansion after marrying, if so, then remember all the good deeds I have done to you since our diaper times," Shyam said mesmerized by the beauty of mansion and a large garden with many types and colors of flowers in front of it. Hearing this from Shyam, Sujith greeted him with his fist and I gave a dirty look to t his kid who seems to not grow up despite his age.

We are heading inside the house, when we heard shouting of women "Mytri be careful the loose-end of your sari caught fire" . That's it. I didn't care about anything and went inside. The site made me go insane, seeing my Mytri, panicking and crying unable to do anything about the fire. Mytri has low blood pressure and gets frightened by these things easily. She has become sensitive after encountering one of our aunt's death in fire in front of us.

I rushed there and did the only thing I could think........ I got rid of sari on her and hugged her so tightly not letting her go.

After a couple of minutes she lifted up her head and said "I thought something would happen to me before I could see you" and kept her ear near my heart hugging me tightly maybe hearing my heartbeat which beats only her name, according to me and then she gave me a smiley look with tears in her eyes and fainted in my arms.

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A/N:

Hi lovely Readers...

Here's first chapter of our second book !!

What do you think is happening?

Does Mytri loves Seshi?

Wait and watch!

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