Preview – Chapter (1)

Reverie or Reality?

Stars were scattered on the surface like infinite glittering moments. Each moment was special and eternal – woven with beauty, mystic, passion, and pleasure.

Like the waves of the clouds, giving an illusion of the sea.

A scenery that filled the heart with subtle emotions, wanting to burst out like a stream of gratification.

If not heaven then this was a synonym.

A reverie or a reality, difficult to decipher, she let it be.

She wanted to live it. She wanted to explore it.

The feeling that had torn her heart away. The feeling that was both sour and sweet –sinful yet serene.

She wanted to experience it in extreme.

Taking small steps, she moved carefully on the clouds. The brightness of the stars outshone everything else.

They gave a golden hue to her skin and her hair shone blazing red.

Her heartbeat matched with the sound of her anklets and uttered “Cham Cham” as she moved ahead. Each step produced a unique sound that was soothing to the senses.

Her beauty was matchless in the white gown she wore. Like the prettiest bride on earth, she walked with grace and panache, searching for what she had always desired.

The pounding of her heart grew louder. The breathlessness, made her pouty lips open and her cheeks flare. Yet she continued to move ahead.

Her broody, bewitching eyes kept searching. The moments seemed longer than ever, until she came upon him – standing under a cone shaped tree, with a bunch of red roses in hand – looking straight towards her.

Oh, he looked so handsome – that dimpled smile, that brawny jaw and those piercing eyes – who had ripped her sole apart. He was waiting there all for her. Something she had always wished for…He had that look in his eyes – the look of desire, yearning and passion. The look, which meant only for her.

Nothing could stop her now. All the hiccups, the shyness and hesitations were all gone so suddenly. She halted for a second, and then resumed her steps confidently, as she saw him open his arms – asking her to come to him. Wanting to embrace her with all his might.

The rush of feelings was unexplained. The joy was abundant and interminable, which seemed to last forever; as she rushed into his arms and he folded her inside his embrace – crushing her body with a fierce passion that only love could evoke. She could feel his hot breath on her ears and in her silky hair. This moment was her life and she could never ask for anything more. She was afraid to open her eyes as the tears had filled them from within. It was impossible to hold them inside any longer and thus she opened her eyelids slowly, letting the droplets roll over her cheeks.

He lifted his masculine finger, and gently wiped them, caressing each cheeks with a rose. The caress ran a shiver done her spine because he held her close enough to blur her vision.

And that’s when the magic spread further, as he whispered in her ear, the three enchanting words,

“I love you Sharmeen”