A Star-Crossed Love Story

Shalini didn't have to put much effort to be part of the Oberoi family. Her smile and big heart were enough to make them accept her as part of the family. The family didn't forget or replace Prakash's first wife, Maya with someone else after Shalini married Prakash. They loved Maya equally as they loved Shalini but they couldn't still understand why Maya and Prakash's relationship soured. Shalini was never the reason for their relationship to turn sour. Their relationship was already broken before Shalini arrived in Prakash's life. Prakash and Maya's love story was a fairytale one but like most broken couples, they never accepted the flaws of each other. They put their egos before each other. They never cleared their misunderstandings and their differences drifted them apart. This affected Shiv more who only saw Prakash's fault and was blinded by his mother's love. When she died, he never forgave his dad or accepted Shalini as his mother. When Prakas...

**** 5 Years Later ***  18 May 2023 London It seemed like a beautiful dream. The sun was setting down. The sky was pinkish orange colour. A cool breeze blew momentarily while the birds chirped goodbye songs to their friends as they flew back home. Her eyes twinkled and her skin glowed like the sun as she smiled at him. He was lost in the moment. He had found peace in her company. He didn't want this moment to pass. He wanted to hold it forever. He walked closer towards him and he felt sparks flying between them. He closed his eyes briefly and at last realized it was indeed a beautiful dream that had ended.  He stretched his arms to brush off the sleep. He tried to open his eyes to stare at his large bedroom. It was dark. The automatic curtain opener app was timed to open the curtains at 7am and there were still a few minutes for the clock to strike 7. He started towards the right side of his bed where his white girlfriend, Tina Shields was sleeping soundly. Suddenly he came ba...