Arriving Late #AtoZChallenge
She quickly slid her hands into those red bangles whose shade matched exactly with the shade of her almost red saree. Applying some Kohl under her eyes and a perfect shade of red on her lips, she added colors to her beauty. After putting a bindi on her forehead and a little stroke of vermilion completed her look. She continued to admire herself in the mirror for the next ten minutes.Flashes from her wedding day two years ago came back to her. She had looked like pretty much the same at that time. But today will be different, she thought. Today will be finally the day of her dreams and the night of her imagination. Today she will be his and he will be hers, today they will be together, finally.
When he had left for the border just the day next to their wedding, she was left alone. But everything changed for her when the war ended but her husband didn’t return. She was a wife to an unknown husband. Her identity was lost. It was only after six months full of wait, hope, loneliness and despair that she decided to do something with her life. She moved out of her town to a bigger city and found herself a job at a school. Though she had tried to move on but her in-laws never shied away from reminding her of her lost husband, their lost and only son.
Life hasn’t been a bed of roses for her since the day of her marriage but todaythe love would return in her life. Her husband, her lost hope of happiness will now be back. Life would be, what people called, normal.
Similar thoughts continued to rule her mind throughout the morning and then the afternoon. She had called his parents to ask about his favorite cuisines but what she received was only abuse and sarcasm. Trying her best, she prepared all that she could. Way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, she has heard.
While she was still giving her dishes one last finishing touch, the door bell rang. He’s here, with a big smile touching her lips, she ran towards the door. She opened the door as shyness in her eyes soon took over her whole body.
There he was. Standing tall and dark in pale blue shirt and navy blue denim. Here he was.. Key to her happiness or so she thought!
…to be continued
Written for A to Z Challenge 2016
Theme this month: A story A week
Yes, finally he arrived but arrived late and so does happiness in her life. 😀
A – The Art Attack
But was it real happiness knocking her door? Stay tuned for what happens next!
Oh! His arrival has an ominous ring to it! Looking forward to read the next post!
You never know what happens next until you read it tomorrow! 😉
And then? What happened?????
YOu will know it tomorrow! Come back to see what happened!
Ohh now i am curious… Waiting to read more… Loved your narration
Thanks Rajlakshmi 🙂
Loved the start! Waiting to read more… 🙂
Thanks Pixie 🙂
You’ve got me hooked on this one!
Sure, do come back! 🙂
Nibha’s novella 🙂 sounds promising already. can’t wait to see where this is headed.
Thanks a lot Vinay 🙂
Loved this first post for the challenge, and waiting for more 🙂
Thanks Mithila 🙂
The start looks great Nibha.. waiting for more 🙂
Love,
Geets
Thanks Geetika 🙂
Ooo waiting for tomorrow…. What happens next???
You’ll know it soon
Good he is finally back. But guess something is not as it should be. Wonderfully written. Looking forward to know what happened next. Good one Nibha. 🙂
Ooohhh! You are one great story-teller Nibha! Loved the way you took us along! waiting to see what comes next….cheers 🙂
Thank you so much for the boost! 🙂
Love the visual description and the intrigue in the beginning…will be back for more!
Shubhangi @ The Little Princess
Thanks Shubhangi 🙂
What a start to the story, can’t wait to read the next part.
Thanks Inderpreet 🙂
Great start…and I love the use of color in the opening sentences.
Enjoy the challenge!
Writer In Transit
Thank you Michelle 🙂
She thought? What do you mean by she thought? Who was it then??? Curious!!!! Waiting to read the next part. Great start, Nibha!
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and the door opened….. nope! Tomorrow you’ll know! 😉
Hmmmm. I see a twist in the tale. Will have to wait till tomorrow to find out.
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You might be about right! 😉
Awe! Writing a series fiction! Awesome… Nice start.. waiting for the next part. 🙂
Thanks Sheethal 🙂
Gonna keep tracking this one 🙂
My entry for the #AtoZChallenge –
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Sure! 😀
Interesting! Let’s see how this goes 🙂
All the best Nibha!
Thanks a lot! 🙂
Catching up with this post today and I could feel the butterflies in my stomach while reading this…very well written:-)
This is a brilliant and catchy start to the challenge…I would definitely be coming for the next part 🙂
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Fantastic build up. Can’t wait to see who exactly was at the door.
Exciting start to the challenge 🙂
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
waiting to know what happens next!!!
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“Or so she thought”. Sounds like this may not be such a happy ending, after all. Looking forward to the next installment!
Thanks for reading 🙂
Ok – I’m hooked. A little worried for her though…
Read on to know what happens next! 🙂
A little late but I will catch up from today. Good start
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