Armaan felt someone squeezing him inside out, and sweat broke out on his forehead, as he hung up the phone call.

He had made a mistake, a serious mistake, by leaving Janani. He should have listened to his heart and simply cancelled the trip and stayed home.

Now he had to pray that he had sufficient time and the opportunity to put it right. And if he didn’t?

Good lord, that option could not even be considered!

***

Janani walked down the steps of the mandir after spending an hour there with her family doing some pre wedding poojas.

She had gone over to find some peace and had terribly...