Hola Amigos! Hope everyone’s safe and sound. Currently that seems the most basic.
Now coming to this story, firstly let me clear out that I hadn’t abandoned this story neither did I have any such plans.In fact I had a bunch of ideas to go ahead with this one – each with a different flavor to it. However, for me the title is one of the first things that a reader comes across and thus, holds a lot of weightage. Thus, I wanted to lock down on the title first before I start with the story. Who knew it would be so draining. Selecting a title for this one has definitely been a struggle. But I surely couldn’t have sat idly for any longer or else I might lose interest in writing the story itself. Hence, I compromised with the title that I thought was the most fitting among the bunch of titles I had drilled my brain for. I am not satisfied with it though.
Secondly, the update schedule. I generally find it easier to work with when I know my deadlines and schedules. Hence, this would be update as per the below schedule.
Update Schedule: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
That is three times a week. In case of any change of plans, I will ensure that the total number of count for the week is not impacted.
Of course, the word count would be somewhere around 500-1000 words. Not much for a reader, I know but I want to keep a consistent pace with this one. Hope you all understand.
Now, just in case, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask. :)
By the way, @Nikki_love, thanks for the title suggestions.
Woah! This indeed got lengthier than I expected. My pravachan and not the update ;)
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Chapter One : Woh Pehli Nazar
No matter how prepared one was, the on-site scene was always overwhelming. No wonder, marriage was known to be bittersweet. Abir was no different. He had calmed his mind after endless pep-talks to attend the wedding functions. However, witnessing the chaotic scene, he wanted nothing more than to turn around and run in the opposite direction. After all,he could already sense himself being served on a platter in front of those hungry wolves, who were on a hunt either for themselves or for their daughters.He swore those middle-aged women inside could be quite annoying once they had their eyes set on someone. Whether with good intentions or bad, they could be quite handful to tackle. And that surely wasn't Abir's area of expertise.
While he was still contemplating on his options and evaluating the idea to step in, he heard the customized ringtone set deliberately for a specific person. Though he was in a foul mood to answer the call, he couldn’t tolerate the weird glances he attracted for the ringtone. Of course, not everyone was willing to set a ringtone that was nothing but creepy. As if the call was directly been put through from the depths of Tartarus. Well the caller was no less than the one who ruled it. His Cousin, Nisha.
Also, who could ignore a call from hell. As soon as he tapped onto his bluetooth devise to answer the call, he heard an anxious voice, "Where the hell are you? Weren't you supposed to be here an hour ago? Why haven't you reached? You dare not think to bail out on me. I won't spare you if-" the tone got threatening by the end but before Nisha could say any further, Abir rolled his eyes and said, "I am already downstairs."
He marched into the beautifully decorated villa,steeling himself for the danger ahead. He continued to speak while mindlessly navigating through the crowd and making his way towards his cousin. But who knew there will be an unforeseen accident - a minor one though.
Abir wasn't paying attention while the other party had a couple of boxes in hand, unable to navigate its way though. This resulted in having the other party nearly tripping off. However, Abir was agile enough to instantly shoot his hand out for help. Who knew that he wouldn't get the chance to? He wasn't disappointed though, not yet. But he let out a sigh of relief. Though such accidents were usual occurrence in such events, he still didn't want to be the cause of it. Surprisingly, amidst all of it, the box placed at the top toppled and revealed one third of the girl's face. Her black hair was let loose to dance on the tunes of the breezy wind while her eyes were clear.
The sight of big rounded eyes hidden behind the frames with astonishment evident in them collided with Abir's. Soon, she recovered and the eyes returned to their normal size. She politely thanked him.
Even before he could respond, he heard his cousin scream into his ears through the bluetooth headset, "Abir, what is taking you so long?" He couldn't help but squeeze his eyes shut.
The girl looked at him and clearly saw that he was preoccupied. Thus, she didn't linger around and left, anyways they both didn't know each other. And by the time he opened his eyes, he could only get a glimpse of her retreating back.
She walked out of the door and headed straight towards the car. One of the middle-aged women, who knew her, called her out, "Mishti."
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Hope the opening was upto the mark. I would love to know your thoughts.
As per the update schedule, even though, I didn't have to upload any chapter today, I still wanted to kick start today itself. However, there will be another chapter tomorrow as well.
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