She was sitting in front of the mirror with her beautician, at her
sprawling sea-facing bungalow. Getting costly beauty treatments at the
luxury of her home was a norm for her. She had undergone all the
possible procedures to retain her looks. She always preferred to call
her beautician at her home because going out always resulted in
attracting unwanted attention. Afterall she was the wife of the biggest
super star in India.
He was on an unusual holiday, doing things he loved to do when he got a chance to be at home; playing with his children, reading, watching TV and occasionally writing. But that day he was in a rather pensive mood and just wanted to relax in his bedroom. He went to his room to lie down but ended up watching his wife getting all "dolled up".
He was looking at her reflection from the mirror and was amused. How could he stay with the same woman for all these years. He had got plenty of opportunities to fool around, but he always stayed away from all that. He remembered how he had met her in college. It was anything but love at first sight. Both of them took their time to know each other. Both of them resisted the relationship at first, but eventually ended up together.
They had a lot of fun together, but also had their share of ups and downs. But as they say..........love conquers all. They survived all odds. They were not the "perfect" couple. He was short tempered and job hopping but at the same time a very caring guy. On the other hand, she was an average looking girl with a heart of gold. For him, she was the prettiest girl he had ever met. He made her feel like a princess. She was graceful yet simple. And he loved her for that.
He got his first break after struggling for a couple of years. Both of them were on cloud nine. Then there were more movies and bigger successes. By then, she was settled in her career. Marriage was an obvious extension to this love story.
Their relationship was under wraps in the beginning. But during one of their courtship days when the two of them were out for dinner, the paparazzi caught up with them. They clicked a lot of pictures of the couple. The pictures appeared in a news item the next day which read "A Humble Love Story". It reported how a superstar had fallen for a simple and humble girl.
She was hurt. Something inside her had snapped
Eventually more and more people got to know of their relationship. And the media began to scrutinize her every dress, her shoes, her nails, her every move and panned her for her choices. She was determined to prove them wrong. Determination and a lot of money helped her change. The same people who used to criticize her, had now begun to appreciate her every look. They also termed her the "most beautiful bride" when shegot married. She had won and she never looked back after that. He got more and more famous, she got more and more "beautiful".
The beautician said something and he came back from his thoughts. Somehow he felt her beauty, her innocence had lost under her makeup and designer clothes. He felt the person he loved had stopped existing. He loved her, but it was not the same. Their dreams were fulfilled, but yet something seemed to be missing. He felt like talking to her many times, but he didn't want to hurt her feelings. He did not even remember when was the last time he sat with her and just chatted away, like they used to in the past.
The beautician left after some time. He was still looking at her. She was still sitting in front of the mirror, all scrubbed clean, without any makeup, in a night gown. She was slightly resembling the person he had fallen in love with. He went and stood behind her, kept his hands on her shoulders and looked at her reflection. He brought his head near her ear and whispered "I love you". She was surprised, yet she smiled back and said "I love you too". In that moment, he noticed that her eyes still twinkled the way they had when he had proposed to her. In a moment, all the issues seemed to have solved, all the questions answered and all the doubts cleared.
A new love story had begun......
He was on an unusual holiday, doing things he loved to do when he got a chance to be at home; playing with his children, reading, watching TV and occasionally writing. But that day he was in a rather pensive mood and just wanted to relax in his bedroom. He went to his room to lie down but ended up watching his wife getting all "dolled up".
He was looking at her reflection from the mirror and was amused. How could he stay with the same woman for all these years. He had got plenty of opportunities to fool around, but he always stayed away from all that. He remembered how he had met her in college. It was anything but love at first sight. Both of them took their time to know each other. Both of them resisted the relationship at first, but eventually ended up together.
They had a lot of fun together, but also had their share of ups and downs. But as they say..........love conquers all. They survived all odds. They were not the "perfect" couple. He was short tempered and job hopping but at the same time a very caring guy. On the other hand, she was an average looking girl with a heart of gold. For him, she was the prettiest girl he had ever met. He made her feel like a princess. She was graceful yet simple. And he loved her for that.
He got his first break after struggling for a couple of years. Both of them were on cloud nine. Then there were more movies and bigger successes. By then, she was settled in her career. Marriage was an obvious extension to this love story.
Their relationship was under wraps in the beginning. But during one of their courtship days when the two of them were out for dinner, the paparazzi caught up with them. They clicked a lot of pictures of the couple. The pictures appeared in a news item the next day which read "A Humble Love Story". It reported how a superstar had fallen for a simple and humble girl.
She was hurt. Something inside her had snapped
Eventually more and more people got to know of their relationship. And the media began to scrutinize her every dress, her shoes, her nails, her every move and panned her for her choices. She was determined to prove them wrong. Determination and a lot of money helped her change. The same people who used to criticize her, had now begun to appreciate her every look. They also termed her the "most beautiful bride" when shegot married. She had won and she never looked back after that. He got more and more famous, she got more and more "beautiful".
The beautician said something and he came back from his thoughts. Somehow he felt her beauty, her innocence had lost under her makeup and designer clothes. He felt the person he loved had stopped existing. He loved her, but it was not the same. Their dreams were fulfilled, but yet something seemed to be missing. He felt like talking to her many times, but he didn't want to hurt her feelings. He did not even remember when was the last time he sat with her and just chatted away, like they used to in the past.
The beautician left after some time. He was still looking at her. She was still sitting in front of the mirror, all scrubbed clean, without any makeup, in a night gown. She was slightly resembling the person he had fallen in love with. He went and stood behind her, kept his hands on her shoulders and looked at her reflection. He brought his head near her ear and whispered "I love you". She was surprised, yet she smiled back and said "I love you too". In that moment, he noticed that her eyes still twinkled the way they had when he had proposed to her. In a moment, all the issues seemed to have solved, all the questions answered and all the doubts cleared.
A new love story had begun......
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