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“In the next three days, you won't be Riddhima but instead Mrs. Riddhima Vansh Raisinghania!” Vansh dropped the bomb on Riddhima.
She looked at him in shock as all the memories of Kabir flooded in her mind. She couldn't marry someone else. She couldn't live her life with someone else. She couldn't be of someone else. She couldn't give herself to someone else.
And out of all the people, the someone else was Vansh Raisinghania! Her love's biggest enemy. She'd choose to die but not marry anyone else.
“I'm not going to marry you! I refuse to marry you!” Riddhima answered gathering courage. How could she marry him when her heart belonged to Kabir?
“I'm not asking you to marry me, Riddhima. I'm informing you that we are getting married,” Vansh said putting his hands in the pocket.
Who was this man? How could he find peace in someone else's sorry? He was a man with a heart of stone.
Riddhima stilled on hearing his words. She wouldn't marry him. She clearly couldn't. Just because she refuses to follow his words, he's hell-bent on marrying her but then, he could also kill her.
“Mrs. Dsouza, take Riddhima to her room, we are getting engaged today,” he ordered and Mrs. Dsouza guided Riddhima, who didn't know what to do.
Vansh had completely planned to trap her here, in this maze called VR mansion.
You'll enter alive but exiting alive is only in Vansh Raisinghania's hands.
“Bhai, I had a question,” Angre said, when Vansh looked at him he continued, “Why are you marrying Riddhima?”
If Angre, being his right hand couldn't understand Vansh Raisinghania then it's going to be tough for anyone else to understand him, either. Maybe it's the first time that your own shadow doesn't know the reason, why you put your foot forward.
Angre didn't know why Vansh had to marry Riddhima when there are other ways of keeping her here.
Vansh looked at Angre, but was lost in his thoughts. Gathering all his thoughts, he left from there without answering Angre's question.
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Entering the secret room, Vansh looked at the statue of his mother. The only woman, whom he adored, loved, cared and cried for.
“I'm sorry Maa, I know you had taught me to respect women and I followed your steps too. I didn't want to force this decision on Riddhima but the moment she said that she's resigning, and I would never get to see her, scared me, Maa. The only thought of not seeing her, scared me, the Vansh Raisinghania. It's so unlike me Maa, but Riddhima is just like you. She stands firm in front of me, she stands firm in front of wrongs. The first time when I had seen her, I had got a sense of peace Maa, and I don't want to lose it. I promise Maa, I would never force my rights on her. I would give her time to adjust and accept me. But I can't lose her, I'm sorry!” Vansh cried in front of his mother.
He wished if there was someone who could wipe his tears like his mother did, but there was no one.
Wiping his tears and carrying a i-dont-give-a-damn face, Vansh left the room. No one would know that he cried. He visited his mom.
No would know that. They wouldn't care to know that, either
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Riddhima looked at the bridal dress, kept on the bed by Mrs. Dsouza. All the ceremonies passed, she was forced in all. Burning her hand for not writing Vansh's name on it, because she had given that right to Kabir, who wasn't even answering her calls or texts.
She couldn't wear this dress. She couldn't wear a dress which didn't have Kabir's name and right on it, perhaps, she would either burn herself or the dress, but not wear it.
But again, she couldn't mess with Vansh.
Vansh Raisinghania.
A murderer.
Who knows what he's planning to do, next.
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Dressed in the bridal dress, she looked at herself in the mirror. This dress was exactly the one which she had planned for, with Kabir.
Everything was the same, except the groom. The most important person for the wedding, was wrong. She didn't want him as her life partner.
Hearing a knock, she opened the door and saw Ishani, “I don't know what Bhai saw in you and is marrying you but I can't disagree his command which is to do your make-up.”
Before Ishani could step in, Riddhima answered, “I'll do it myself, you don't need to worry about it.”
Ishani shrugged her shoulders, “I'm not interested in doing your make-up either, just make sure that you don't look like a witch,” she said and left.
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Finally Riddhima was ready, she did her make-up by herself. But the most important thing was missing.
Her smile.
How could she smile when she's being forced into a relationship which someone she didn't want to.
The door of her room opened in an instant and she looked at the waiter in shock.
“Who are you?” she asked him gathering courage.
Removing the face guard and mask, he showed her, his face.
“Kabir!” Riddhima said and pulled him in, for a hug.
Her head resting on his chest, she waited for herself a calm down as he held her close to himself.
Taking a step back and separating her from himself, Kabir looked at her dress, “Isn't this the same dress which you wanted to wear for our wedding?”
He asked and she nodded.
“Who has so much courage to take away any of your dreams? I wouldn't let you marry Vansh, let's runaway,” Kabir said and held her hand.
That very moment, the door opened, Vansh entered.
Seeing his ‘sweetest friend’ holding the hand of his wife, made his blood boil.
Kabir and Riddhima looked at him in shock as Riddhima's hold on Kabir's hand tightened.
Gritting his teeth, Vansh said, “I don't think Kabir that I invited you for my wedding. You maybe an uninvited guest. But it's okay, I'm really generous to let you attend my wedding,” he pointed at Kabir and Riddhima's join hands, “Only if you leave my sweetheart's hand.”
Riddhima felt disgusted at the mention of Sweetheart while Kabir felt insulted of Vansh's words.
But again, it was new for Kabir.
“What if I don't leave Riddhima's hand?” Kabir asked, with a raise of his brows.
“You'll still attend my wedding, not physically, though,” he added and took a step ahead.
Riddhima looked at Vansh as his expressions scared her.
“Oh, Riddhima, you are scared of me, your husband to be, and being so close to a stranger is strange. Do y'all know each other?” Vansh said.
Riddhima's hold on Kabir's hand loosened as she felt Vansh getting closer to the truth. Taking this as an opportunity, Vansh pulled Riddhima to himself, shocking her.
“Angre!” Vansh yelled and in no moment, Angre was at the door.
Vansh looked at Angre, “How did Kabir enter this mansion inspite of security,” Vansh checked Kabir's outfit, “Did you not check the waiters?”
Angre get his head low, how could he commit a mistake like this?
“Bring him down!” he commanded.
Vansh pulled Riddhima along with him, downstairs.
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Kabir was held on gunpoint by Angre while Vansh held a scared Riddhima. The family members looked confused.
“Vansh, what is this? Why is Kabir here?” Dadi asked and everyone's attention went to Vansh.
“He was helping my bride elope,” Vansh said, gritting his teeth, holding Riddhima firmly.
“Didn't I tell you Bhai, this middle class gold digger will surely betray, today because of her, our family's name would have ashamed,” Ishani took it as an opportunity to criticize Riddhima.
“Don't forget Ishani, that Riddhima is going to be my wife, you have to respect her! It's not an option it's your duty,” Vansh said pulling Riddhima closer to him.
Everyone's eyes went wide after hearing Vansh. He is ready to marry a girl who betrayed him and was running away.
“Angre shoot Kabir! Kabir has betrayed me a number of times and I forgave him but today was the last straw, SHOOT!” Vansh commanded and the gun was shot.
Kabir's white shirt was now red; Riddhima still couldn't believe what happened in the past few seconds. She watched Kabir's lifeless body and she felt her soul fly away as well. Her love had died in front of her eyes.
She was Anupriya crying over Kabir's dead body, surprising everyone in the family.
“How could you do this, Vansh? I raised you up and you killed my son!” Anupriya cried as she kept Kabir's head on her lap and kept patting his cheeks in hopes that he opens his eyes.
“He's your son, Anupriya?” Dadi asked.
Ignoring the old lady's question, Anupriya looked at Vansh in fury, “You killed my son, I wouldn't spare you for it! What if he can't send you to jail, I will!” determination in her eyes.
Riddhima was staring at Anupriya blankly while Vansh still couldn't be in terms. His step-mom knew that her son had a craze of sending him behind bars but didn't say anything.
“His years of hardwork went in vain because of you, and not just you, because of this girl also!” Anupriya pointed at Riddhima and added, “Why the hell did you call Kabir here? Because of you he is dead. He trapped you in his fake love to send you to him so that you could help us and send Vansh away but you, you trapped him in death!” she accused.
Trap.
Fake love.
Were the words ringing in Riddhima's head. Did Kabir never love her? Were all the moments which she spend with him, fake? Were the dreams she built with him, fake? Did he not want her? Did he not feel for her? Was he just using her? Being an orphan, did she not deserve to be loved?
Vansh looked at Riddhima, who had tears in her eyes. He couldn't decipher if they were because Kabir died or because she realised that Kabir never loved her.
Anupriya kept patting Kabir's cheeks and waited for her son to wake up.
Vansh ordered his men to take Anupriya away, he wanted to learn more from her.
He watched as his men took Kabir and Anupriya away. Kabir to be buried and Anupriya under his custody for the time.
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Vansh brought Riddhima to her room and made her sit. She hadn't uttered a word for an hour and that wasn't a good sign. He made her sit and saw her lost in her thoughts.
Being on his knees, he held her hands in his, she looked at him with tearful eyes and he felt a sharp pain in his heart.
“Riddhima...” he called her name, softly and that was all what was needed to make her cry.
“Calm down! Everything's going to be alright!” he said, rubbing her back as he heard her cries low.
“Nobody loves me!” she complained, “It was fine that he didn't love me but why did he use me?”
Vansh could feel her pain. How could he not know the pain of someone who's going through exactly he went? The pain of people not loving you but only being there by your side to use you.
“Why are you marrying me?” she asked, “Are you also using me?”
Vansh was hurt but understanding from there this was coming, he calmed.
“I won't use someone's heart for my motives. I'm a man and I know to respect woman, my mom taught me,” He said and saw Riddhima looking at him, confusingly, she doesn't know that Anupriya is his step-mother, “Anupriya is my step mother!”
She nodded her head. Too much in a day for her to remember.
“You need rest!” he said, his voice with concern.
“And the marriage?” she asked, instead.
Vansh looked at her, “You need rest! We'll think about it, later!”
Riddhima shook her head, “I'll take rest after we get married. And I'm sorry for spying on you.”
“You don't need to be, you're a horrible spy!” he added to change her mood.
She chuckled, “I know but I don't give up!”
“You sure you still want to marry me?” he asked.
“Yes....” she took a pause and added, “Unless you didn't change your decision.”
He chuckled, “I don't change good decisions.”
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Riddhima and Vansh sat besides each other on the pavilion. Riddhima's love for Kabir can't finish in a day, it'll take time. But surely, today, it diminished.
Vansh promised her that he'd give her time to accept everything and she's grateful to him. Along with Vansh's help, she'd surely close Kabir's chaper in her life and it's starting from today and she also got a family to be with.
Vansh, on the other hand, got what he wanted. Someone who could love him, he could share his part of the day, lie his head on someone's lap. He knows she needs time and he would give her that, how much ever she wants.
And finally they were declared as husband and wife, by the priest.
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