Bound by Love -1

 A beautiful day, beachside, there lay a beautiful cabana, a few people surrounding the tent happily, full of smiles. In the center stood a couple, dressed in dazzling gown and suit, glittering like the stars; it seemed like they were in Paradise...

They were holding garlands in their hands. With the crowd's applause, they both put the garlands on each other's necks.

ONE WAS A BOY AND THE OTHER A GIRL. It may seem like your typical love story, BUT it's not.

Let's rewind back in time to see how their life paths got interconnected, but with lots of sinuous turns...

10 years back...

Snehan was the only child of Satya. He was 17, but his manhood had very well blossomed. He was tall, had a deep-pitched voice, and was very well built.

He was just handsome. Many girls had fallen for him, but he rejected them all for just one reason: his mother.

"Snehan, come in, it's shivering outside," said Satya.

"Come on, Mom, you are still pampering me like a child. You know I hate it when you do that."

"What to do? I've only one child, I've got to somehow make the most of it," said Satya sadly.

Snehan knew the sufferings of his mother. His father died when he was just an infant, and no relative came to help because his parents got married without their permission. She worked very hard to raise her only glimpse of hope: 'me.'

"We're now in a very good position, a big house, a good future ahead, all thanks to her."

Things began to change when our new neighbour arrived...

They were a family of three, but their breadwinner worked abroad, so it was only a mother and her daughter. She was the same age as me.

One fine evening, they both came to our house to properly introduce themselves. They both sat on our sofa. I came down from my room to greet them.

The first thing I noticed was that she was beautiful, really captivating. I couldn't control myself but look at her. She was wearing a satin blue salwar with a dupatta around her neck.

As the moms were busy chatting, the girl stood up and walked towards me. My heart was pounding very hard. She asked me to give her a tour of our garden since my mom had told her that it was very big with many types of trees and plants.

We went to the garden. I didn't utter a word on the way, and neither did she.

"I know that you are captivated by me," said the girl.

I was blushing red. I faced down and spoke nothing.

"But you know what, it's not the real me," said the girl sadly.

"Why?" These words unconsciously came out of my mouth.

She replied, "You are me, and I am you."

She looked at the evening stars and uttered the words, "Old to new, change me through."

It looked like the world started spinning around me. She took my hand and said, "For all it's worth, it took a damn thousand years to find you, my love," she said with tears rolling down her cheek. My eyes just shut on their own...

I couldn't open my eyes but instead a vision came upon me, "A Enchanted sanctuary". It was a beautiful garden filled with flowers of all colours.

I stood there in the middle, a opaque heavenly figure walked towards me.

I tried to move but i couldn't. It was as if I was watching a movie through its character POV.

I felt a warm hand reaching out to me, i held his hand. Complex emotions ran through me.

Suddenly he was taken out by many snake like dark hands. I tried to run behind him.

But I too was taken away by those hands. At that moment I saw his eyes glistening with hope, yell at me, "I vow to return to you with unwavering certainty".

I CRIED 

A few hours later...

I slowly woke up to find myself in a room that I didn't know. I slowly took a look around the room; it was very pink and filled with lots of dolls... I certainly knew that it was a girl's room.

Tears were still rolling through the cheeks.

"Mathi, are you awake?" Came a voice from downstairs.

"Mathi?" I looked confused.

I just looked at myself. I felt like I had become somewhat lighter and shorter. I grabbed my chest and noticed that my breasts were enlarged and looked at the mirror.

And Deja vu, it's the girl in the blue salwar!

The door opened, and the neighbour aunty came in and said, "Oh my dear, my daughter has been possessed!" She looked at me, grabbing my newfound breasts.

"Anyway, it looks like you are fine. But silly girl, I was really terrified when the boy carried you in and said you had fainted. I took you home, and the doctor looked at you and said you were fine.

"Ah, look at you, drenched in sweat. Go take a shower and change into something comfortable, like a nighty," said the aunty and left.

I was very confused and didn't know what to do, and suddenly a toy started talking...

"Milady, it's an honor seeing you again," said the big teddy bear.

I was terrified, and just when I was about to shout, the bear transformed into a lady dressed in mediaeval clothes and shut my mouth.

"Milady, I know that you have many convulsing thoughts in your head. Wait, I'll clear them one by one.

"But first, let's dress you up..."

What's the history behind them? WHO ARE THEY? Let's see what the future holds for them...



Author's Note:

Hello everyone,

I'm Manisha Rajendran, the author behind this story. As a first-time writer, I recognise there may be some plot holes and room for improvement in the overall story setting. Your insights and suggestions are invaluable to me as I continue to develop this narrative. Thank you for your support