Chap 23 THEIR FIRST HOLI

Time goes on with its speed, but seems to be flying when two people are deeply in love. Vaibhav and Ghazal were two such people who had become best friends and enjoyed each others company so much that they could spend hours without even speaking a word. Their eyes spoke volumes when they looked at each other. Their  smiles reflected their deeply felt love n affection.
      Vaibhav n Ghazal both tried to make each n every occasion  special for each other. He had made special plans to make that year’s Holi  special for her , knowing fully well that she had never played Holi before. Every year her friends had tried to persuade her to play with them but to no avail. She used to lock herself in her room very early in the morning with her books n food and other essentials and came out only after the holi-dhamaal was over. But this year, Vaibhav had different plan to make her Holi very special n memorable too. 
         On the eve of Holika-dehen , he took all their friends in confidence and told them about his plan , to which everyone readily agreed. They made preparations for burning Holi, as they did every year. Ghazal made beautiful rangoli outside her house, where they burned Holi every year. In the evening, Mihir lighted Holi , with  everyone from the neighbourhood coming to worship. Then the festivities began, with everyone dancing on the beats of dhol n enjoying the snacks. Vaibhav greeted everyone with a tilak of gulaal, applying a little gulaal on Ghazal’s cheeks lovingly. She blushed and did the same on his cheeks, wishing him on their first Holi together. After that Vaibhav took leave of all the friends on the pretext of having some work at home, with everyone except Ghazal, sharing a secret smile. The biggest surprise was yet to come.