First love never dies, but true love can bury it alive.

-Unknown

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Swara Sat their with tears rolling down her eyes. confusion, anxiety, sadness, happiness, enveloped her, not letting her think straight, her brain tells her, she is here for Laksh and should do what she planned to win Laksh, but heart wasn't happy with decision.

-"Why can't I think straight? Why the hell am thinking again and again to do or not for what I am here?" She cried banging her hands on floor, -"Kiss and his confession changed everything, ruined everything, giving me a special feeling which I never felt before." She blames Sanskaar for taking her away from her motive.

On the other had Sanskaar laid on his bed thinking about her, he really loved her but she wasn't ready to untie the fold blinding her eyes, she was still stick to her decision, thinking she loves Laksh, but no he knew her heart, he could see how much he effects her, tears slid down her eyes, his life was really playing a game with him.

Swara calmed herself, and Began to arrange the pieces of puzzle from first till now to get clear to her feelings, she wanted piece and happiness. From childhood till now she had Laksh beside her as a friend, and others always teased them as couple, may be this thing made her think this way.

She was happy and one day gets a news that Laksh is getting married, feeling of loneliness began to occupy her, she felt he will be of someone else and now she won't have himin life beside her when ever she needed, he was always will her and sudden thought of him leaving fogged her brain and heart thinking that this feeling she will be left alone without him, made her think she loves Laksh, and she accepted it, Naming the Loneliness and need as love.

She made plan to break the marriage and met Sanskaar, they shared same motive, hence teamed up to separate kavya and Laksh, in this they came so close to each other, he made her feel like she never did before, they shared good time together, becoming friends and partners in crime, the night at the terras she did ad her heart directed her, got the best sleep ever in his arms.

She smiled remembering how she was lost in his well built physique and how she was exploring his upper torso and he was asking for more, that movement was a steamy one for her, later they fought in cupboard of Kavya's room which eventually led her in his arms, followed by the first kiss, which was a bliss to her wandering soul.

She ran pushing him away, overpowered by multiple emotions flowing together, only she knew how she felt not finding him anywhere, and suddenly a ping of pain circulates from her heart to hand when he introduced Naina as his collage girlfriend.

Swara had a smile playing on her lips, with memories playing at the back of her head. She looked down in her hands, caressing his name on it with other, -"Sanskaar," her voice low shivering, as a current passes through her body, with cool breeze kissing her soft kiss, she smiled faintly as a memory from that night and the day followed came rushing to her senses.

-"Where the hell were you, I am waiting since so long." Swara complains, when Sanskaar finally showed up at terras to discuss the plan, Sanskaar forced a smile, -"Stuck in some work." He replies, -"Ya, I know which work it was, laughing and gossiping with your collage Girlfriend Naina." Swara stretches last words, resting her hands on her hips with a anger filled eyes.

-"Hmm, yeah. She is such a sweet girl, don't know how time flew away." Sanskaar says with a smile, fueling the foreign anger and jealousy in her, -"Yeah, she is so sweet then what I am? How can you make me wait Sanskaar for her." Swara's says out of rage, thinking she was waiting for hours and he made her wait for Naina, like seriously how can he do so, Naina was getting on her Nerves now, whole function she was sticking to him and also he was praising her.

-"Am sorry Swara, I wouldn't have made you wait if you had something else to tell and talk." He says twisting the words, he thought she would understand what her heart wants, but no, she was still on her words, too stubborn to understand her own feelings.

Swara looks away, he had deep meaning buried in simple words, the most amusing thing to him was, why didn't she react to kiss, she didn't even pulled out the topic Neither in a positive or negative way, what was she up to? Let the moment go like that. -"Lets start up." She says, telling him her plan about getting Laksh drunk in holi Parry next day and showcase his character not good as Kavya thinks, by she [Swara] getting a bit close to Laksh and that would be their plan.

Sanskaar looked away, he seriously hated it Now, if he wouldn't had loved her or realise his love for her, he wouldn't had felt that way, her words stabbed his heart as she tells how close she would get to Laksh, but he smiled chocking back a sob.

The night, neither he nor she could sleep, thinking about each other, trying a lot the couldn't push it away, but there was a difference, he accepted his feelings, while she kept fighting with it. If she would have not pushed her heart away, they wouldn't be suffering like this away from eachother and sleep thinking about each other, but they would have been together, in ones arms, sleeping peacefully in each other's embrace, but no her stubbornness made them both suffer.

She got up at 6 however she can't sleep whole night with different types of thoughts in her for him, she even cursed herself saying its wrong to think about him this way, it was just a kiss they shared in moment that ended nothing else, but her heart was quite naughty, imagining them so close doing things with one and other.

She went out in search of person who didn't let her sleep whole night with him all time in her day dreaming, she saw him standing in verandah, talking someone on phone, giggling 'Who must be on other end.' She thinks and there Sanskaar gives her unvoiced question -"Stop it Naina, its nothing like that." 'Early morning talking with that witch' she murmurs to self leaving the place.

The whole day she tried to keep herself away from him, though she failed being found beside him every next minute, after promising self. She even pushed Naina in her jealousy, not knowing why was she doing it, his life wasn't her concern right.

-"you need to make sure, Laksh have this whole glass of Thandai." Says Swara handling a glass filled with Thandai spiked with bhang, Sanskaar just nodded, Swara could see the changes in Sanskaar, he was not cheerful like before, but what happened to him she couldn't figure out.

As per plan Sanskaar accomplished his task only for Swara, though he didn't wanted to do it. He signaled Swara showing a thumb up, Swara smiled, now it was her time to do her part of job, but the scene in front of her eyes made her forget everything, Naina was playing holi with Sanskaar, touching his cheeks sensuously in the name of applying colour, damn she.

Anger flared in her blood resulting in gulping down glass after glass of Thandai which had bhang mixed in it, the part of plan she had to do was a long gone thing now, only she could see, Naina clinging on Sanskaar which she didn't liked, it hurt her so much to see Sanskaar being so freely and happy with the witch, even Laksh closeness with Kavya didn't bother her but seeing Sanskaar with someone else who also happens to he his collage-ex-girlfriend, hurt her to the core, burning her heart till ashes, she was all drunk no more in her senses.

She looked at Laksh who was already drunk and dancing with kavya, looking so Happy, then at Sanskaar who was talking with Naina, with Naina's hand snaked around his hand, Swara's nostrils flared as she walked up to then with heavy step and pulled Sanskaar with her, shocking Naina and Sanskaar both. -"what's this Swara." Sanskaar asked. Swara looked at him with big twinkling eyes, and scrunched her nose -"stay away from her." She says out of her mind in cute angered voiced.

-"What?." Sanskaar asked not able to believe what she just said, was she jealous? His heartbeat raised. -"I said, stay away from this chipkali." Swara says angrily sticking her tongue out in end at Naina. -"Come with me." She pulls sanskaar taking him away from there with her, Sanskaar walked cum dragged behind her still lost in her lala land.

She pulled him on dance floor -"Dance with me." She says, -"Why should I stay away from Naina." Sanskaar asks finally getting back to reality with his still pounding heart, -"Because I don't like." She says cutely with a pout, -"And why you don't like." His heart picking up its pace. She blinked her eyes several times -"I hate it when she clings on you, and get close to you, when you laugh with her." Damn this girl would kill him right there with her innocent drunk confession. -"You should only be with me like you were, not with her. You hate me?." She asks, her lips jutting out in a pout, doing millions of things to his heart making it flutter with happiness. He loved drunk Swara more.

-"No Swara. I don't hate you, I can never, OK come let's enjoy." He says, both forgetting about the plan and everything, enjoying with each other lost. They danced, Sanskaar handled the poor jealous drunk soul very well with great care.

The party got over but her hangover was still on, -"yuhuuuuuu, am so happy Sanskaar, I just want to keep Dancing." She says stretching her arms, swirling around the empty party plot, -"Swara its too late you need to go to bed, now." Sanskaar tries to sound strict but can't help smiling at her cuteness edged with innocence.

-"Sanskaar." She whined when he stopped her, and next movement she hugged him taking him by awe, -"Swara, let's go." He says, and she nodded this time in yes but her legs scrambled, by the neck of movement he caught her before she hits the ground. He sighed scooping her up in his arms, carrying her to her room.

-"you know, you look so cute, and hot too." She says pulling his cheeks while he smiled idiotically carrying her, he put her on bed making sure not to hurt her and pulled the duvet over her, -"Good night Swara, sleep well."he says  and turned to leave, but stopped feeling a tug on his wrist, -"Don't go please." She says when he turns, -"Its night you need to sleep." He says, -"No sleep here." She says pulling him, and next second he was on her losing his balance with a sudden pull, he looked at her beneath him, she pushed him a little on side and snuggled deeper in him pulling the covers over them, with her arm around his chest.

It took seconds for him to realise what has just happened, and he could finally register everything, she was sleeping soundly, cuddling him. He smiled and slept there happily in her arms.

Tears were long gone in her eyes replaced with smile reminiscing everything, she wiped her tears strained cheeks and got up finally understating everything, she headed to her room and took a pen and note book.

Dear dadi,

I feel ashamed of myself, for backstabbing my best friend and planning and plotting to separate him from his Love, just because of a misunderstanding that I love him, I don't know, how when I became selfish, only because I felt I'll be left alone without him, I did the act for which I would never be able to forgive myself.

In all this I used Sanskaar as well for my own benefits, how could I even do that, using others for my selfishness, but in making of all plans and things I got so close to Sanskaar, he made me feel the way I never felt before, he showed me the difference between love, infatuation and Need, When I don't know, how but I fell for him, and kept pushing the feelings away saying myself am here for Laksh, I love Laksh not Sanskaar, but now I really can't lie to self, not anymore, he is really a nice guy but I don't really deserve him, I don't have enough guts to face him after what I did, he will think am a selfish girl, and yes I am, am selfish, I can't face him.

I am leaving this place, going to New York from some days, if I be here I can't withstand seeing in in front if my eyes and I'll not be able to look in his eyes, and seeing Laksh would only make me feel guilty. I'll be back when I fEel ok

Take care

Your Swara

S

he penned down the letter, tears streaming down her eyes, while writing it, she had to leave everything just coz of her one mistake, her love, she never thought she would get her true love this way and would even have to leave him in such a way.

She cried clutching the letter tight to her chest, -"I Love you Sanskaar." Tears rolled down her eyes, -"but see how unlucky I am first I was not understanding my feelings but now when I did, I don't owe courage to face you." She smiled sadly through tears.

She wiped her tears and went out, stepping in her dadi's room she kept the letter near her pillow and kissed on her forehead, -"Take care dadi." She said to her sleeping form, and marched away.

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-"Mam, your passport." Ask the man sitting on counter, Swara handled him her passport, today was her best friend's wedding and she was leaving, all because of her stubbornness and misunderstanding. -"Mam, your passport needs renewal, you can't travel." The Man's words shocks her, -"What, but it is still valid." Swara says going through her passport, -"Sorry mam, but we can't allow you in plane." He says, she was shocked what would she do Now, she moves away.

Thinking deeply what to do next, she comes out, to find a taxi, when she was talking with the driver she heard someone saying, -"Oh hello Mrs Maheshwari, your car is here." She knew who was the owner of this deep beautiful voice, she turned only to find him standing there leaving on a black swift car.

She turned again, talking to the taxi driver, not able to face him, though she had goosebumps. Sanskaar sighed, and next second she knew She was swept away from floor by two strong arms, -"ah, leave me Sanskaar." She says thinking he don't know about her feelings unaware of that dadi has already handled the letter to Sanskaar.

Sanskaar didn't say anything and made her sit in car, locking the door so that she can't escape, -"What's this Sanskaar, leave me." Swara says trying hard to open the door, -"So that you can run again like a coward, leaving me alone?" He pulls her making her face him, -"Sanskaar." She whispered, -"What Sanskaar? You thought I'll never come to know about your feelings and your eloping to accept it?" He says angrily, she stays numb, -"Great Now be silent." He says turning away, She still kept her mouth shut not daring to speak anything, he started the engine to their destination.

He took her in, in her room not letting anyone know what has happened, as soon as she was in, Annapurna engulfed her in a hug, -"How can you do this Swara, leaving me alone." Annapurna cried, Swara hugged her back with tears in her eyes, -"Am sorry dadi, but am drown in guilt." Swara explains, -"So you will run away after creating all mess, making me fall this hard for you and then when it was time to confess for you. You will run away like a Coward, seriously Swara?. Who gave you permission to do this?" He says bursting out, Annapurna knew it was time to leave them alone, she excused herself.

-"Tell me Swara?" He orders, but she kept staring the floor as if it was more interesting than the Greek god standing in front of her, -"Am sorry." She spoke, -"Sorry for what?" He asks with anger filled eyes, -"I had no courage to face you Sanskaar after what all I did." She says in a Choky voice with tears wetting her cheeks, Sanskaar felt bad for her, he cupped her cheeks, placing a peck on her forehead he said -"You should not be guilty anymore Swara, you understood your mistake and are already repenting for it, and courage, you don't need it to face me, your my bold Swara, just face me with your love, than hiding it. I really love you."

Swara's happiness knew no bounds her lips automatically stretched up in a full smile, -"I love you too Sanskaar." Saying this she hugged him tight, he smiled reciprocating it with equal passion.

Finally they spoke their hearts out feeling lighter, he broke the hug handling her a big tray covered with a big red cloth. -"What's this?" She asked confused, -"Assurance that you won't run away again, and this won't let you do that." He winked. She removed the cloth only to see a beautiful wedding dress with all jewellery, -"We are getting married, today." He grins, making Swara blush.

-"Get ready. I can't wait to see my bride." He says pecking her right cheek before leaving, everything was prepared, and no one had any objection with the wedding.

******

Swara was standing near the window gazing at moon, looking entrancing in her wedding attire, she couldn't believe she was married to Sanskaar, she was no more Swara Raheja, but Swara Sanskaar Maheshwari, the feeling itself made her shiver, she had a big smile with natural blush, life is really unpredictable for what she was here and what happened.

She smiled feeling two hands wrapped around her belly, hugging her from back, -"What are you thinking love." Asked Sanskaar placing a peck on her cheek Still hugging her from back. She turned in his arms, he looked so handsome in shervani, -"nothing, just thinking how our lives entangled and changed, like never expected." She says playing with his collar. -"This is, because its life." He says pulling her closer, -"But you know it would be so funny to tell our children our love story, specially our first kiss, which we had in cupboard." He laughed, and Swara joined, suddenly her expressions turned serious gazing down at her pink lips, he looked at her, she smiled closing her eyes in anticipation, and next moment his lips were on hers, kissing her madly, she sucked his lips slowly yet harshly.

He entered in her, exploring her mouth, the slow kiss turned into a passionate one, with both if them falling on bed, the broke when out of breath, they looked at each other and again bursted in laughing.

-"I love you Swara." He says in middle, she hugs him, -"I love you so much." She reciprocated. -"sleep, you must be tired." He says, -"Don't you wanna do anything? Its our first night." She says shocked by his words, he cupped her cheeks and smiled -"I wanna do many things with my wifey, only when she is all ready and comfortable." He tells her, she was really touched by his gesture. -"I thought, you wanted to celebrate it." She says looking down, -"We have whole life for all this, I didn't love you for this, I love your soul, heart and they already belongs to me, and besides I want our first to be a memorable one with both of us having whole in it." He says, it was it for her, she can't ask for a good husband than this, she hugged him, Sanskaar chuckled.

-"Well this will do for now." He says capturing her lips In a promising kiss, before drifting to sleep cuddling each other.

This was not the end but a new beginning of their Love-Married life.

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Done guys, here it completes,

Thanks for reading.

I know heading was a shock but it had to be.

Well I thought to write epilogue 2 for it but not now when I get time, for now its end.

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