THIRD PERSONAL'S POV
Soon, the lift stopped on first floor and the door dinged open, they walked out and and then began walking straight. All this while, Jenny had been drinking her surroundings with great interest. Even during such an odd timing of the day, the hotel was bustling with activity. Some people were checking in while some were moving out. The staff was groomed well in sarees and kurtas. Is someone would cross them, they would smile tenderly like she knew them all.
She wanted to know more about the place and hence out of sheer curiosity which no longer could be contained, she asked, "Where are we? This place is beauti- .... umm good." She said, still not willing to show her admiration for something associated directly or indirectly with the devil.
To this, the girl replied with a smile,"We are in the one of the seven-star hotels of Dhanu bhaiya. This is the Anjali Bhavan. This the leading hotel in the country, and comes in top 5 list in the world. You know, Anjali was the name of-" but she was interrupted by the older lady,"Enough Shyama, we are almost there."
To this the girl went silent, embarrassed of taking it so far. Soon, they reached the end of the corridor, and Jennifer froze on seeing the sight before her.
The three of them were standing at the foot of a fleet of stairs which descended down in front of an open door. The stairs were covered with rose petals. The railings had blue and white roses arranged in a bundle, with a small yellow lighted bulb in the middle. The lady whispered, " From here, you lead madam."
Jennifer's heart began to race in her chest. She clutched the sides of her dupatta in front of her face, but despite of being nervous, she took a step.
Now is the time to face him, to prove that I am not a quivering damsel in distress! I am wounded, injured emotionally but not chained to this beast. And I shall prove my point, whatever it may take!
thought while
present in there. All of them were engaged in their talks. This area had the seating arrangements for the invited people, drinks at one side, number of counters of
inside, all the pairs of eyes snapped to her, watching her from head to toe, assessing her beauty, her way of carrying herself. The hall gradually got covered with the theatrical fog, giving a feeling of walking through the white, cotton clouds. The lights dimed and except of the chandeliers, no more lights were on. Then suddenly, all the paintings filled walls began shining because of the golden-coloured rice lights illuminated. The lights would illuminate and turn off
was left mesmerized. Her eyes fluttered and widened as if wanting to capture every bit of the beautiful sight around her. She kept walking and the people on her way, on their own made way for her by stepping aside. She didn't realize when she had crossed the hall
the flowers present in the foyer was replaced with the piquant smell of camphor lingering in the garden air. She moved towards the courtyard. As she
boring his brown eyes into her black ones. The devil was wearing a cream-colored rajputi sherwani(type of Indian wear) with a heavily embroidered achkan(a type of clothing wrapped by men during a wedding)on his left shoulder.
eyes were doing such things to her which she could not even imagine
with an unparalleled fervour. While Jennifer was returning the gaze with an equal
We have to
She moved to the mandap with heavy steps, praying to the Lord, to either engulf her within the ground or strike lightning on her captor but
bride and the groom were present in the mandap, the priests began the
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The priests were performing the ceremony in a very pensive mood. Every now and then, panicked gasps were leaving Jennifer's mouth.
underworld, but surely most of them were corrupt. While some were bureaucrats,