"Rashi! Sakshi! Ready ho jaao. Aane wale honge sab."
(Get ready. They must be arriving.)
Came Shweta's loud voice. The Singhanias were coming for dinner.
"Ready hai hum mumma."
(We are ready mumma.)
They replied at the same time. Shweta came in all restless. Keeping everything at place. *Typical mothers*
"Sakshi ye kya pehna hai? Sab log aa rhe hai itna halka dress pehna hai. Achha nhi lgta. Go change."
(What are you wearing? Everyone is coming and this dress is so simple. It doesn't look good. Go change.)
"Kya mumma. Sahi toh hai. Aur waise bhi sab di ke liye aa rhe hai."
(What mumma. Its fine. And anyway they are coming for di.)
Sakshi whined. Not wanting to wear anything heavy but one glare from Shweta and she quickly rushed into her wardrobe to search for a suitable dress.
She came out wearing a yellow suit with a matching skirt and dupatta.
"Ye thik hai?"
(Is this fine?)
"Haan ye achha lag rha hai."
(Yes this looks good.)
Just then she heard the cook calling for help and rushed out to help him. Rashi and Sakshi shook their heads at their mother. She was such a neatness freak and wanted everything to happen perfectly and on time. Not even a minute here or there.
Rashi too went out to help her while Sakshi started to get ready. She had to change her jewellery according to the dress.
"Aivayi change kraya. As if koi mujhe dekhne aa rha hai."
(She made me change like that only. As if someone is going to see me.)
She mumbled while wearing her earrings.
This is Sakshi Bansal for you. She is a simple and sweet girl. Who doesn't like to get ready or meet people. She is very introvert and likes her own company. It is very rare that she lets anybody in.
She still remembers the day she heard her parents talking to each other when they thought that she was not around and listening.
She heard her parents talking that her parents knew before her birth that it was a girl and after Rashi they wanted a boy. Afraid that the society would not let her daughter live Shweta suggested an abortion but Rajesh and his parents strictly denied saying that no matter girl or boy they would never abort.
But the deed was done. Sakshi had heard this. She was hurt and heartbroken. She thought that she was unwanted. The 11 year old child thought that no one loved her really and everyone favoured her elder sister because she was unwanted.
She had spent 7 years hating her sister and fighting her mother because she thought that they didn't love her. She failed to see their immense love for her.
One day when she along with Rashi and Pranati were sitting together talking about random things, pouring their hearts out to each other, Sakshi finally felt her emotions take a toll on her and she broke down in tears.
Pranati had consoled her saying that they could never justify Shweta's act but she also couldn't deny that she had always loved Sakshi more than Rashi. Sakshi also realised that and finally everything started to fall in place for both the sisters.
Due to her hate for Rashi she had made a lot of wrong decisions. One of them being her ex-boyfriend Piyush. She knew that he was a major playboy but she had always had a huge crush on him. And when Rashi left the school Piyush found out about her feelings and decided to play her and she being the naive and competitive sister she was accepted his proposal.
Later when she got to know his reality she cursed herself for not listening to her sister and promised herself not to do that ever again. Clearly Rashi was a better judge of character than her. She had mentally promised herself that she would never get engaged in any relationship without getting Rashi's approval.
Shweta could not conceive after Sakshi. Maybe it was God's way to punish her for even thinking about such a heinous act. But then she had repented all those years cursing herself. She had given so much love and care to Sakshi and apologized to God millions of times.
But in was their tradition that the girls of the family cannot pierce their ears unless they have a brother and so they had to adopt a child. The process was lengthy and time consuming that they had almost lost hope.
That's when Dhruv came as a blessing in their lives.
She broke out of her thoughts when she heard noises outside telling her that the guests had arrived. Looking at herself in the mirror one last time she went out.
The whole Singhania family was present there. Everyone greeted each other and after the greeting the elder sat down to talk while she stood in a corner looking at everyone with a smile.
"Hello."
She looked beside her and saw Adarsh smiling at her. She smiled back.
"Hii."
"Aap yaha kyu khadi hai? Sabse alag."
(Why are you standing here? Away from everyone.)
"Aise hi."
(Just because.)
She shrugged her shoulders. He looked at her with curiosity.
"By the way i am Adarsh. Vaibhav's younger brother."
He said and put his hand forward for a handshake. She took his hand and they shook hands.
"I know and i am Sakshi."
"Aapko kaise pta ki mai kaun hu? I mean we have never met before."
(How do you know who i am?)
"Di ne mujhe aapki puri family ki picture dikha kr introduce kia tha."
(Di introduced everyone while showing their pictures.)
She said smiling. He nodded his head.
"Aap bhabhi ki?"
(You are bhabhi's?)
"Chhoti behen."
(Younger sister.)
"Bhabhi ki chhoti behen hai pta tha par itni khubsurat hai ye nhi pta tha."
(Bhabhi has a younger sister that i knew but she is so beautiful that i didn't know.)
He said in a flirty tone. She looked at him gobsmacked.
"Huh!"
"Just kidding."
He chuckled and said.
"Matlab mai khubsurat nhi hu."
(Means i am not beautiful.)
She asked playfully. It was his turn to be gobsmacked.
"I- nhi- i-"
"Just kidding."
She chuckled and mimicked his words from before. He too joined her and both of them again laughed looking at each other.
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