Chapter 3

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Overwhelmed by your responses on the previous chapters. Not entirely satisfied with the flow of this one, but I tried. Haven’t proof read, so please ignore the mistakes.

Chapter 3

——————————-At Pandya Store—————

Shiva closes his eyes and clenches his jaw while all the muscles in his body tense up. He sees the supplies track standing in front of Pandya Store and starts furiously marching towards it.

He climbes on the back of the truck and picks up the megaphone attached to it and starts to make an announcement 

"Suno suno saare Somnath wasiyon meri baat acche se sun lo aur gaant baandlo, aap log aaj kal meri biwi Raavi ke baare bohut hi anshan baatein bol rahe ho, toh main aap log se kuch clear karna chahta hoon, Raavi ko ghar se nikalna meri sabse badi galti thi, mujhe aisa nahi karna chahiye tha, Raavi ki iss mein koi galti nahi hai, usse saaf dil waali koi aur hai hi nahi, maine uss pe bharosa nahi kiya, aur iss baat ka mujhe zindagi bhar afsos rahega, aur agar aap log baatein hi banani ho toh mere baare mein banaye, kyun ki iss rishte ke tootne ki wajah main hoon, Raavi nahi. Iss liye aap mujhe doshi teheraanyein. Agar kisi ne bhi Raavi ke baare mein do chaar bekaar ki baatein kari toh mujhse bura koi nahi hoga" threatening and glaring at all the people gathered around to here him. 

"Show khatam ho chuka hai aap sab log jaa sakte hai" said Shiva and the crowd dispersed and went back to minding their own business. 

——————————-At College—————

Raavi has finished all her classes today and is leaving when she hears someone call her. As she turns, she finds Krish waving at her and walking towards her.

"Raavi bhabhi, kaise ho? Classes kaise jaa rahe? casually asked Krish, as if nothing’s changed.

Raavi’s smile turns into a serious expression as soon as she hears Krish say "Bhabhi"

"Krish, ab main teri Bhabhi nahi rahi, iss liye aaj se mujhe Bhabhi mat bol" said Raavi with a steely gaze.

"Aap itna serious kyun ho rahe ho, main toh bas aap ko yeh bolne aaya tha, ki ghar saath mein chalte hai, main aapko drop kar doonga" said Krish meekly. 

"Iski koi zaroorat nahi hai aur tujhe kaise pata ki main college aayi?" said Raavi with questioning look.

"Woh…woh… haan Kirti hai naa, uss ne aapko college mein dekha aur mujhse kahan, toh main aapko dhoondte chala aaya" said Krish nervously.

"Main khud chali jaaongi Krish, waise bhi mujhe kisi ki help ki koi zaroorat nahi hai" said Raavi nonchalantly.

Krish gets a flashback and remembers what Shiva told him before he left the house today,

"Tu usse sahi salamat ghar drop karega, aur haan bhale hi mera aur Raavi ka rishta toota hai, iska matlab yeh nahi hai ki tera bhi toot gaya, tu Raavi se normally behave karna, samjha?, warna dekh main tera kya haal karta hoon"

"Zaroorat toh hai, agar Shiva ko pata chal gaya ki maine aapko drop nahi kiya, toh woh toh mujhe kue mein ulta latka dega" mutters Krish worried about his upcoming fate.

"Kya badbad kiye jaa raha hai" said Raavi looking at him confused.

"Aapka toh Shiva ke saath rishta khatam ho gaya tha na, mujhse thodi, aap Shiva ke wajah se mujh se kyun apna rishta tod rahe ho, aap ne toh kahan tha main sabse cute hoon aur aapka favourite bhi" said Krish making a very innocent childlike pout.

This brought an instant smile on her face and she gave in saying "Nautanki karna koi tujhse seekha, acha theek hai, chal chalti hoon tere saath, dramebaaz"

———————-Hardik Bhai’s house————-

On reaching there, Raavi decides that she doesn’t want to kill time on her own and think about all the things that transpired in the last few days, so deciding to cheer herself up, she calls Krish inside to have some pakoras with her.

She makes Pakoras and Chai for them and they sit to eat while chatting away about their classes and professors and what all happened today. Krish animately explaining to her about a prank they tried to pull on a professor in class.

Raavi (in mind) : "Finally aisa lag raha hai ki main Pandya Niwas aur Shiva ke alawa bhi kuch soch sakti hoon. Mujhe toh laga tha Shiva ke saath rishta tootne ke baad, sab log mujhe bechaari ki nazar se dekhenge, thank god at least koi toh mujhse normally baat kar raha hai"

Her happiness was short lived as there was a sudden knock on the door. Krish goes to open the door only to find all the members of PN and Hardik Bhai (except Shiva).

"Raavi kaisi hai tu, yeh kya haal banaye rakha hai apna" wiping off some of the Besan from her forehead to which she replied "woh actually dhara di maine pakode banaye the, par aap sab log yahan"

Dev responded saying "Hum sab tujhe ghar wapas leke jaane aaye hai Raavi"

"Haan, Raavi, chal bohut ho gaya ab, ghar chal" added Rishita.

Dhara walked to her, putting her palms on Raavi’s shoulders explaining "Mujhe pata hai mere bacche ne tere saath theek nahi, par iska matlab yeh nahi hai ki tu humein bhi saza de"

Raavi shrugged off Dhara’s palms and took a step back saying "Sorry Dhara Di, main aapki baat nahi maan sakti, iss baar nahi, pichle baar phir bhi sab kuch bhulaake, aap ke liye ghar wapas aayi thi main, par iss baar, main aapne liye, apne aatma samman ke liye, khadi hona chahti hoon"

Dhara tries again saying "Raavi, main samajh sakti hoon, tere dil ko bohut thes paunchi hai, par aise ghar wapas naa aane se kuch solve toh nahi hoga na"

Raavi snapped saying "Solve? Kya solve karna chahti hai aap? Humara talaak ho chuka hai Dhara di, ab mera uss ghar se koi vaastha nahi, ek hi dor thi jo humein baandh ke rakhi thi, woh bhi toot chuki hai, ab main wapas nahi aaungi" and crossed both her arms and looked away adamantly.

Hardik pitched in Raavi’s support saying "Behena, Raavi ko agar uss ghar meinwapas nahi jaana toh woh nahi jaayegi, main iss decision mein uske saath hoon" putting an arm around Raavi’s shoulder and giving her a reassuring nod. Raavi looked at him thankfully that at least someone understands her stand.

Dhara countered saying "Par Bhai, aap—" only to be cut off by Hardik saying "Agar Gaumbi ne tere saath aisa kiya hota toh main tujhe bhi uss ghar mein wapas jaane nahi deta, aur Raavi bhi mere liye tere jaisi hai, toh aur koi uske saath khada ho na ho, main usko support karoonga"

Dhara gave in saying "Theek hai Bhai" and turned to her saying "Agar tune faisla kar hi liya hai, toh main iske aage kuch aur nahi bolungi, par ek baat yaad rakh, tera Shiva ke saath rishta khatam hua hoga, humaare saath nahi, tera jab bhi mann karega tu hum sab se milne aa sakti hai" hugging Raavi and patting her back.

Raavi doesn’t say much to that, suddenly Gaumbi gets a ping on his phone about a video being circulated in Somnath. He opens to play it and sees Shiva making an announcement in front of PS.

Everyone gathers around to hear and see what’s going on and they hear Shiva say "Raavi ki iss mein koi galti nahi hai, usse saaf dil waali koi aur hai hi nahi, maine uss pe bharosa nahi kiya, aur iss baat ka mujhe zindagi bhar afsos rahega————"

Raavi is stunned to hear Shiva say all this publicly and whatever he said to her in the morning flashes in her mind "main humesha tere saath doonga".

Dev says "Shiva ne sab ke saamne sab kuch clear kar diya, chalo accha hai, at least usse uski galti ka toh ehsaas ho raha hai"

Rishita in an attempt to salvage the situation says "Haan Raavi, ummeed rakho, Shiva sab kuch theek kar dega"

Raavi angrily says "Ummeed hum unlogon se karte hai, jinse humaara koi rishta ho, and mere aur Shiva ke beech ab koi rishta nahi raha, toh tum mujhse yeh expect naa hi karo toh accha hai, main apni life ko khud sudhaar sakti hoon, mujhe kisi ke sahare ki zaroorat nahi hai, main khud hi sab kuch theek kar doongi" and just as Rishita is trying to explain her point, there’s a sudden creak from the door and we see Maami and Anita entering the house.

To be continued….

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What will Maami say? What will be Raavi’s reactions to them?

Do appreciate your feedback and criticism. Let me know what are your thoughts on Shiva’s announcement and Raavi’s stand for herself.