What happened she asked & I just gave a big smile to her trying to convince her that my eyes were wet due to lack of sleep. In other cases, she would have gone deeper to investigate but the festive occasion made her forget her ritual & we went down together. Celebrations were at full throttle at our Bungalow. Sweets and Snacks, devotional songs playing in the background & it was time for Laxmi Pujan.

A yearly ritual that is extremely important to our family was performed by my Dad. This year however after the Puja Dad announced that henceforth I would be doing the Puja to which I just smiled. My fiance started to feel that something was wrong with me but the magnitude of the occasion was not allowing her to concentrate fully on me. After Laxmi Pujan, it was time for crackers. I like bursting crackers so for some time I enjoyed the company of my Didi’s children & we had fun bursting crackers. 1000 Laar, Rocket, Atom Bomb, Musical Crackers it was enjoyable.

After the program of bursting crackers was over Mom announced that everyone should be in the Lawn for a Dinner. This is when I started feeling a bit down & said to my Mom I will be back for Dinner after having a small nap. Now my Fiance finally came to know that something was wrong with me & I tried to convince her that it was nothing but an exertion & some outside eating that had taken a toll on my body.

I told her to accompany me to my room upstairs & we reached my Room. She was about to leave when I held her hand tightly to which she hesitated for a while. I told her to sit on my Computer Chair. The light blue Lucknowi Chikankari she wore on the occasion of Laxmi Pujan was going well with her pinkish skin.  Her long hair was tied using a pin & the festive glow on her face was simply fascinating.  

This was the first time I started adoring her beauty but that happiness lasted for a few minutes. I told her to go downstairs & enjoy the Laxmi Pujan celebrations assuring her I would be back after a small nap. As soon as she went down I opened my Laptop & went to Facebook Messenger the Online platform where I had my first interaction with Rabia.

Here is Part 1 in case you missed it