AFTER A WEEK

Swara is sitting in front of mirror in red langha.she opened her tightly bound bun then heavy set around neck,she was removing her earrings when room's door gets opened and sanskar entered inside with one white envelop in his hand.he goes toward swara but stopped seeing her reflection in mirror.her complete focus was on removing bangles.sanskar was mesmerized to see her,plain black hair were reaching to her waist,beautiful red earrings were twinkling around her face.her face was little wet,showing that she has just washed her face. there was not a single mark of makeup on her face but still her face was glowing.

she kept earrings on dressing table and unintentionally looks in mirror and gets surprised seeing sanskar standing at her back,dumb folded.she gets up and turns around.sanskar clears his throat and forward the envelop.

"sign this contract..."sanskar said in composed tone.swara walks forward and takes contract from him.she slides her hand inside and takes out paper and opens it and start reading the conditions.

1_ THERE WILL SLEEP IN ONE ROOM BUT THERE WILL BE NO PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES.(it was sanskar's condition but swara changed it a bit)

2_ THEY WILL NOT INTERFERE IN EACH OTHERS PERSONAL LIFE.

3_ MARRIAGE AND CONTRACT WILL FINISH ON ITS TIME.

4_ THIS MARRIAGE IS A CONTACT THIS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN SANSKAR MAHESWARI,SWARA BOSE AND SHARMISHTA BOSE.

5_ SWARA BOSE CAN GO ANYWHERE IN LAST WEEK OF EVERY MONTH AND SANSKAR MEHSWARI CAN'T STOP HER UNLESS SHE DON'T HARM HIM AND HIS COMPANY.(swara's condition)

6_ SANSKAR MAHESWARI WILL NOT FORCE SWARA BOSE TO DO ANYTHING WHICH SHE DON'T WANT TO DO.(swara's condition)

7_ IF IN ANY CASE CONTRACT IS FINISHED THEN DEAL BETWEEN MAHESWARI ENTERPRISES AND BOSE ENTERPRISES WILL ALSO FINISH AND BOTH COMPANIES WILL PAY THE DAMAGES.

Swara looks around to find something so that she can sign.sanskar silently takes out a beautiful black pen from inside of his coat and gives her.swara looks at him,they share a short eye lock.she takes pen from him and sit on chair and sign on it.sanskar looks at her hand,her white hand were covered with beautiful hina's designs and bangles around her wrist were making light melodious sound as she moves her hand.sanskar felt like he is seeing most beautiful hands of world.swara gets up again gives contract and pen to sanskar.he takes them from here and comes out from room,controlling his strange feelings for her.swara again sits to remove bangles but was thinking about him.how is she going to spend three years with him.

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MORNING

Swara's sleep gets disturb because of continuous knock on door.she gets up,sits on bed and looks at door.she removes cover from her,steps down and opens the door.khan was standing on door with annoyed face.

'where is sanskar?.."khan asked in straight forward tone.

'i don't know..."swara shrugged her shoulders.khan sighed heavily and walks toward right side.swara saw him entering in a room which looked like study.she goes back,takes out her clothes and goes for shower.after taking a warm shower,she comes out and almost strikes with sanskar but maintains very small distance between them.both looks at each other.

"sorry!..'she muttered in low voice,moved to side and start leaving from room.sanskar takes a glimpse of her wet hair before she vanished behind door.

KITCHEN

swara was preparing coffee for herself when she heard a surprised sound of a girl.

"mr.maheswari you are going office today?..."

"why is breakfast not ready till now?"insread of sanskar, khan asked in annoyed tone.

"i didn't know that you will go office today also...just give me five minutes i will prepare it."girl said in confused tone.

"don't...i will do in office and i am throwing a party today so do all preparations."sanskar said and left.khan also goes after him.girl comes inside the kitchen,blabbering continuously and gets surprised seeing swara there.

"good morning mrs.maheswari...."girl greeted her.swara looks at her and greeted her back with smile.

"why are you doing work? if you will do my work then mr.maheswari will throw me out ."girl said,getting worried.

"are you chef?..."swara asked and poured water in cup and started  mixing it again.

"i am sorry i didn't introduce myself...i am Emma,caretaker of the house,my work is to prepare breakfast only  and monitor the work of other servants and arrange parties just like i am going to arrange today.now you will ask why only breakfast then it is because your husband do lunch in office and he prepare dinner himself therefore just breakfast"Emma blabbered continuously.swara chuckled at her talkative nature.

"where are other servants?..."swara asked as she sit on chair which was placed around small dining table in kitchen.

"they will come at their time actually mr.maheswari don't like presence of servants 24 hours therefore they come,do their work and leave."she gives her full details.swara nodded her head.

"what will you eat in breakfast?..."emma asked while opening the cabinet.

"i am not hungry right now...."swara said while taking sip of her coffee.

"oh okay!...inform me when you are hungry."she said with smile.swara gets up and goes toward her room,letting emma do her work without disturbance.

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Night

Swara and sanskar both were getting ready in same room.sanskar was standing in front of mirror,correcting her blazer and swara was sitting on bed and wearing black sandels.she gets up and unintentionally stands beside sanskar and start correcting her saree.sanskar looks at her,she was  wearing royal blue saree with black blouse.sansakr himswlf was wearing dark blue shirt and black blazer.

Swara feels his intense stare at her and looks at him.both share a long intense eye lock which gets broken with knock on door.both looks at door together.it gets open and khan enters inside.

"guests are waiting.."he said obediently.

"we are coming..."sanskar said in plain voice.khan nodded and left.

"let's go..."sanskar said to swara and both comes out.when they reached near the stairs,everyone in the hall looked at them and focus of the light was also made on them.

sanskar holds swara's hand softly and both comes down and people started congratulating them with flowers.Swara'a mother(sharmishta) came toward them and hugged swara with smile.she hugged her back.

"you are looking beautiful..."she said and breaks hug.swara smiled.

"my son in law is also looking handsome..."shomi said with smirk in meaningful way.

"i wish i could have said the same for you..."sanskar said with smile and goes toward a group of businessman.swara felt little but jerks it.shomi's smirk vanished but then she maintains her face expressions and takes swara to make her meet with her friends.they were talking when sanskar's friend takes mike and asks the newly married couple to come on stage and dance.sanskar shakes his at this nonsense but smiles as light focused on him,he goes toward swara takes her hand heads toward dance floor.other couples also goes toward dance floor and music starts.

Swara keeps hand on his broad shoulder and other hand was in his big hands.sanakar keeps his hand on her waist and both dance slowly.swara was looking very uncomfortab.she was looking every where than his face.he twirls her twice and pulls her close to his chest and slides his hand around her bare waist.swara took sharp breath at his touch.he moves forward as he hugged her,swara moves her hand from his shoulder to back.

"do you want to give a breaking news to media that sanskar maheswari's wife was looking unhappy on second day of her marriage?"sanskar  whispered in her ear.

"No...why will i do this?"swara asked confusingly.

"then you need to change your face expressions..."

"sorry!..."swara muttered,understanding his meaning.sanskar smiled at her innocence.they were still in hugging position and dancing slowly.swara tried to calm her heart,she closed her eyes there was so much warmth in his hug.she felt like this only when her father hugs her.sanskar inhaled the smell which was emitting from her and smiled.

"jasmine..."he thought.after sometime music finished and hall gets lighted.newly married couple were still dancing.swara opened her eyes after hearing the clapping sound,sanakar also realized it and both pulls apart and leaves the dance floor together.

TO BE CONTINUED.........