II.First Love

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"One always returns to one's first loves" - Etienne

Mytri's POV:

"oohhh... you look beautiful and hot in pink sis... Hmm trying to impress someone are we?" Pyar started teasing me looking at me dressed in pink sari.

I'm blushing like a freak hearing her. My Seshi is arriving in anytime soon and I need to do my best to look pretty for him.

When we were young, Seshi used to call me "Pink Baby", He says... I look beautiful and heavenly in pink and all. So, from then on I purchased almost everything in pink. My dresses, shoes, scooty, car, even my toothbrush is pink. My whole room is pink and looks like a princess room.

Pyar: (teasing) Sis... I think you should paint yourself in pink. You are so obsessed with that color and the person who suggested that color for you.

Me: (glaring) I'm not obsessed with Seshi.

Pyar: Oh really?!?! Says the person who is dressed like a pink panther. You always try to dress in pink when your favourite colour is turquoise blue! What about you asking one of your close friends from New York to secretly click pictures of Seshi and send them to you. You even threatened him that you would reveal one of his dirty secrets to his parents. Last year when you went to New York, you threatened one of their security guard...and that poor man...is still sending you hot and handsome pics of Seshi BIL every day!

Me: Well... I just wanted to see him that it.

Pyar: seriously? You miss him every alternate day?

I was about to shot back an answer when she cut me in the middle.

Pyar: No don't!!! I know what level of obsession or love you have. Fine... What about your scrapbook diary?

Oh God!!! She knows about my diary...

Me: W...what diary?

Pyar: Oh come on Mytri sister... I know you have loads of scrapbook diaries from all these years where you stick his picture in each page and write about how your day went, how you missed him, how you felt for him. You write everything... when you are sad or when you are happy. Yet who did not see him personally for 9 years. Hell... you didn't even talk to him more than three times all these years more a minute. Please research and tell me if what you are doing is not obsessed love then what? Sometime I feel like I would become aunt even before you getting married.

She laughed haughtily like she just stated truth which is in fact true. My love for my Seshi is beyond the extent of infinite sky and more than my heart can contain.

I gave my heart to him years back... The thing in my rib cage only spells his name 60 to 100 times in a minute.

Hurry hurry Mytri... your love Seshi will be arriving anytime soon.

I left Pyar to arrive at her own conclusions and I went towards my vanity table to wear ear rings and nose ring.

Pyar: "Go on a couple skydiving with him."

"Spend a night in a jungle alone with him on a tree house."

"Go on a 25th honeymoon trip to Bora-Bora."

"Would like to get a Halloween makeup along with and spend the day like that in our respective work places..."

Oh... Sh... Where did she find my bucket list?

I snatched the stack of papers which consists of my wishes from Pyar's hand. She had a smirk on her face. Damn this girl!!! I was about to reprimand her when...

"Mytri come down... how long are you going to take? Please grace me your presence." I heard my soon to be mother-in-law shouting from downstairs. All the ladies in the house are currently dancing down in the living room with loud music and flashy steps.

Now I need to go down quickly to join them for dance or else I'm getting many taunts and mocks from Poonam aunty. No offence I would give the answer in the same tone to her. We are like best friends. Despite of our age difference and our relationship, I and Poonam aunty bicker a lot.

Hahaha... I missed her bickering the most... obviously after Seshi

Infact all my aunts...Everyone are unique in there on way. Mamma and auties call themselves "Beauty queens" and created a whatsapp group of 4 members for themselves! So funny!

I gave Pyar a look saying that I would deal with her later and went towards living room...

I was running towards the living room when I didn't realize how and when the small circuits wire got cut and lit the curtain nearby with fire which in turn lit my loose end of my sari.

I noticed the fire lit my sari but I was unable to react. It reminded me the same incident when Ridhima aunt died...Same red flames are about to touch my boby...I don't want to die..So I closed my eyes...I want to no I need to see him before I die.... My eyes blurred with tears and the smoke formed by the fire.

I didn't know when but the sari I was wearing is off my body. Someone took off the sari from my body and I was about to loose consciousness completely when a pair of hands I would love to be held-in my life, stopped me from falling and held me tightly as if hugging me with his dear life.

I know it's him so I put my ear on his chest...To see whether the thing in his rib cage spells my name or not...

I lifted up my eyes and saw black orbs looking at me with worry, concern and mostly with fondness... fondness for me. I couldn't understand what is happening around and what the other are yelling at. The only thing I could say to the person I met after 9 years is

"I thought something would happen to me before I could see you" saying that I fainted happily, in the arms of my love, My Seshi.

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Ahhh why is my head hurting like I was run over by a truck...

Hmm... ARGHHH my eyes are feeling heavy and stinging. I could hear people talking beside me in hushed voices but my concentration is solely on the hand which is holding mine. Even in the state of comatose I can recognize that touch, Seshi's touch.

I looked at him with slowly forming waterfall in my eyes. I hugged him tightly and cried like a little girl. I did not cry because of the fire accident or because of trauma but I cried because I was happy to him after all these years in my arms. I am happy that he finally returned to me and to take me with him...

"Oh looks like 'crazy' is awake" Poonam aunty said. She is playfully taunting me but I can see concern in her eyes for me...Aunt Sadhana is already crying.

I glared at Poonam aunty for calling me crazy again. Well... it is the nickname she calls me every time.

Seshi stood up from the stool next to me, pecked my temple and went outside after silently checking my pulse. I was smiling inwardly when my sweet eternal moment was interrupted by none other than poonam aunty taunting me.

Poonam: Awww... can you please control your hormones... your face looks like you've done something dirty.

Hmph... she never leaves the opportunity to tease me. That's why she is fun to hang out with.

Me: yah... Now I understand why your face was red when you and Prem uncle came from watching movie outside. Are you sure you went to a movie theater or somewhere else.

My mom, Gayatri aunty (my MIL) and Sadhana aunty laughed at our conversation. They came towards me and asked me if I was okay to which I nodded. Sadhana aunty prepared my favorite sweet and brought it to me. I love this particular dish she prepares. It is the tastiest dist in the history of her cooking.

Soon all the men rushed to my room and asked about my health and I just asked them not to worry. I wanted to see Seshi again but he was not here. Sujith came to me and gave a polite smile and checked my pulse. He asked all of them to leave the room as it will suffocate me and gave me a medicine which will make me drowsy. Papa kissed my forehead and asked me sleep for a while since it is my engagement tomorrow evening which needs a lot of energy from me.

I closed my eyes to sleep with the thought of being engaged to Seshi tomorrow and living with him happily ever after.

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Seshi's POV:

After having a brief conversation with Aunt Leela who is extremely excited with my arrival asked me about Mytri's condition to which I assured her that she is fine. I volunteered myself out of the room, after giving a last look on My Lady love who is busy bickering with Poonam aunty.

While passing through the hallway, I noticed Shyam and Sujith gawking at the breathtaking beauty of the palace.

I think I should take time and tour them around. They would love to see the secret passages leading to Swimming pool, play room, helicopter pad and my room. When Amit Uncle was renovating the palace, I and Mytri who were still kids then, used to follow him with our tiny foot thinking 'why this palace is so big?' but when we do something extremely funny and good-humored like spraying colors on the walls, lighting crackers in the dining room, using our baby scissors to cut green color papers (dollars) from dad's cupboard and used to hide in one of our rooms (the passages), before our moms caught us. Its good the house is so huge.

I always used to have a pocket full of Mytri's favorite candies to surprise her and she would bring a bottle full of Rasna (a fruit flavored drink), which is my favorite and we used to play in our home for hours.

We came out only when our way is clear, which means dad's car horn, indicating his arrival. When we hear it, we run towards the main gate and he used lift 5 year old Mytri and 9 and half year old me in his arms.

Even when Mom and Leela aunt explains him what we have done, nagging in a very high tone, dad or uncle just sighs and says "Leave it, they are just kids honey!" after seeing Mytri pulling a puppy dog pouting face and me coming forward and saying "It is entirely my fault and Mytri should not be punished for my doings."

Remembering our childhood sweet memories and smiling to myself, I lead both Sujith and Shyam to uncle's study to have a straight talk to dad on my very upcoming marriage!

I knocked the door twice and we entered when I heard "come in". Dad's sitting opposite to Prem uncle, Rana(Arvind) Uncle sat next to dad. Amit uncle (Mytri's Dad) was sitting in the centre chair, like a king, exactly the way magazines portrays him minus his usual smile, for me his most scary look never scares me.

Somehow, I felt something is fishy! No usual half filled wine glasses, no pop corn, no cards or other gambling games.

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"Dad, Is everything fine, why my marriage is announced earlier than expected?" I asked straight forwardly sitting in a chair very next to Sujith and Shyam.

"I gifted an I Phone 7 plus to Mytri last week and retrieved her old phone, when Leela found this on her phone" Amit uncle said to me in a strained tone as if he was trying to control his anger.

I was about to take the phone on the table but stupid shyam took it instead!

Shayam (laughing after seeing messages): Nice phone.

What! She did a shopping of Rs. 5 lakhs in a mall, buying dresses and cosmetics last week....Oh god! I am sure one day she will trespass my mom in shopping. In fact....

"Shut up" I hissed at him and took her phone from his hand...

I wasn't shocked that Mytri did shopping of Rs.5 lacks, in one of her expeditions... It shouldn't be a problem. She loves shopping and I am not going to stop her from doing that even after our marriage! In fact I am not going to stop her from doing anything she likes to.

Shyam's POV:

After receiving multiple glares from everyone, I passed the phone to Seshi...He went to gallery and scrolled down some photos for a while and stopped on a specific one... It's a group photo in a mall with Mytri and her excited friends.

Seshi (Shouted):" He is back!

How can I miss the person who is the shame on the name of human being?

When was he released from jail? He was sentenced for 14 years! And why he is following Mytri?"

"For the very reason, that he knows Mytri is Amit's heart and his most precious jewel. He knows that the only way to hurt Amit the most is to harm Mytri." Dad replied to Seshi in a very serious tone.

"This is the time we need to stay calm and take a right step" Raghu uncle said

"Stay calm?! You are saying that I should stay calm and loose another member in our family. I already lost my sister to the sadist husband of her's! It's not any one's fault but mine. I shouldn't have agreed when my sister said she loves that moron. He tortured her for dowry and she kept mum not telling us and finally he killed her alive, by burning her into ashes. And now he wants to kill Mytri to take revenge on us for putting him in jail? " Amit Uncle said in a very furious tone breaking the anger he was holding.... maybe from a week

All the while Seshi was like in a trance, didn't say anything and maybe when he heard uncle taking out his daughter's name with such fear and distress, that was when he said "I will take her back to New York with me, I will protect her, If he comes there, I will kill him with my bare hands! If I can save people...I can kill a person to save Mytri too!"

"You can always take your wife where ever you want to my boy" Dad said making everyone laugh and then continued "But...mark my words! His death is written in my hands!"

"Well said! Now that you are all with me I feel like my strength doubled! Especially Seshi! I trust him with my life and my daughter, I know he will take care of her" Amit uncle said happily with so much trust on Seshi.

"I think we should call the day, It's already 3 in the morning and the boys need rest after a long day. right Shyam?" Raghu Uncle said cooly...

Me: Yes! Which room in the palace, you are going give me?

A very next to bachelorette's who are attending the wedding? So that I can make new girl friends for myself!

"Sujith and Shyam, you are going to stay in the guest house a few houses away from the palace till the wedding along with seshi, after all its tradition! But you are always welcome here for Lunch and dinner!" Raghu uncle said to me with a very wicked smile which is directed towards Seshi!

Oh... he thinking too much about traditions...Can't he just understand that it wouldn't be comfortable for both me, who is soon-to-be Indian/American boyfriend to many hot girls and Seshi, who is soon to be husband of Ms.Mytri who is dying to propose her directly before wedding!

But don't worry Seshi! You have me...I will help you to propose her!!

Next Day Morning:

Seshi POV:

"Seshi...Seshi...Wake up!" I heard Sujith.

"What?!" why he is doing this? He clearly knows, that no one should disturb me from my sleep, especially when I am in my dreamland with Mytri and already proposed to her and waiting for her reply...And finally I woke up...

Sujith: hmm... Seshi, yesterday Shyam found the secret letters you were writing to Mytri but did not post it right? You also took them away from Shyam and hid them somewhere...

Me: yes... And Shyam even said that he thinks Mytri is like his long lost sister but the fact Is, he never had a sister who is long lost.

Sujith: Shyam took them with him to the palace to show Mytri how much you love her. I tried to convince him but he ran from my grip taking 20 of your love letters. With the speed and excitement he was running I am pretty sure he would have already reached there! I am sorry, with this injured leg of mine...I can't follow him fast enough.

Me: Stupid Shyam!

I immediately reached my mobile and dialed the name which is saved as STUPID in my contact list.

Me: You stupid!

Shyam (Stupid Himself)!: Brother-in-law!

Me: BIL?

Have I called the right number? Only his name is saved as stupid in my contact list!

Me: You stupid! Why are you calling me BIL? You used to call me Bro...right?

Stupid (casually): Ya! I changed my mind

Hope your new mind works fine unlike the old one, for which I used to rate 1 out of 10000....

Stupid (Again): From today, Mytri is my elder sister, in fact my only sister in the entire world. You know, when I was running here in to the palace, in my hoodies, covering my face because of coldness, a security spotted me thinking me as a thief or something. They sent dogs on me, but my elder sister , My elder Sister, Mytri Amit Baratwaj, saved me from them, she also threatened and shouted at security team like how can they do something to an innocent form of human like me?! She told them that they should treat me with the same respect they treat her. She invited me inside and went into kitchen now to bring some of my favorite Chocolate cakes for me. Unlike you, she is so good! So from today onwards, she is my friend, family, my life savior from dogs and my sister and so I promoted you from Bro to Brother-in-law! Any problem?...

Me (After taking along breath and sighing): Yes! The girl and letters both are mine!! And so, only I in the entire world, has the right to give them to her...

Stupid: No! I can do it for you. I want to be Hanuman (From Ramayana Epic )in your love story, by giving this beautiful letters of yours to my sister, Sia (Mytri)....and by the way are you sure you are the one who wrote this letters...I mean they are too romantic for you...

Even...the titles are so touchy...

"FIRST PLAYFULL KISS"

"PLAY-DATE"

"MY HEART FOR YOU"

"CREATING LOVE AND BABY LOVE"

Me: Stop it! You read my letters...?

Stupid: I promise! I didn't read all the 20 letters!

Me: good!

Stupid: I read the content in only 19 ¾ letters...the balance ¼....I must say you should Improve your hand writing! Is it why you choose to become a doctor so that no one should question on your writing skills?

Me (Sighing again): Look! I warn you...Be here in 5 minutes with those letters of mine and without showing them to anyone, otherwise..... !

I blackmailed him with some of his dirty secrets...I know its low but "Desperate times call for desperate measures"!

Stupid (Dryly) : Okay, if you say so but give me 10 more minutes I will have a quick breakfast with my sister and reach there in your father-in-law's golden BMW.

(He ended the call with

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