Shattered Hearts (Finale on Pg. 11) - Page 4

I think it's a very difficult thing to realise your mistakes when there is no one around to tell you them. So i understand Shiva's confusion. One moment feeling like what he did was wrong, the next, he's thinking that he did what had to be done. It's human nature to not want the blame on oneself.

And Raavi feels so alone that she wishes for her parents! I truly wish Mama had had more of a presence in her life post wedding, because he was one of the only truly positive people in her life... 😒

Still justifying your actions shiva but let's see how long.I felt so bad for ravi but somewhere felt sorry for shiva.He has been made continuously like this n made to think that being violent in name of his bhabhi is right.He has been trained like that so rigorously that he has lost the sense of Right and wrong along with his brothers.loved it.

The sun rises but the new day feels as heavy as a mountain to Raavi! She is still lying on the floor, numb! She doesn't want to get up, doesn't want hear any sound, doesn't want to see anything, and certainly doesn't want to speak to anyone. Prafulla knocks on the door but Raavi doesn't respond. After a while, the knocking and yelling stops. Raavi feels like the walls of the room are closing in on her and wants to run far away from this place. She gets up and goes to the bathroom, gets ready, and leaves the house without being noticed. She doesn't know where she's going but her feet are moving and she doesn't stop!

Shiva gets out of his cot and stares towards the kitchen door. Until yesterday morning, he was waking up to the sight of Raavi working in the kitchen. But today the kitchen feels just as empty as his heart. He reluctantly gets up and goes to the bathroom to get ready. When he comes out, he instinctively turns towards his room where he and Raavi used to stand in front of the mirror and get ready together. Seeing the door closed now, his heart shuts its doors, too. Just then Dhara comes with a tray full of breakfast and tea and asks him to join with a smile.

She walks to him and hugs him and assures him says, "Mera baccha! Sab theek ho jaaega! Tu fikar matt kar."

Shiva is surprised knowing that Dhara is not mad at him and says, "Bhabhi kal woh .. Raavi .."

Dhara cups his face and says, "Raavi aa jaaegi wapis! Woh humse zyaada din dur nahi reh sakti! Peechali baar bhi toh aa gai thi na woh. Tu chinta matt kar! Aaja, naashta kar le!"

Hearing Dhara reiterate what she had said in his imagination the night before shocks Shiva. Raavi's outburst plays in his ears and his actions at the hospital play in front of his eyes. His mind starts spiraling out of control as he walks out of the house. He doesn't know where he's going but his feet are moving and he doesn't stop.

Raavi reaches the Somnath temple and goes inside. She doesn't go all the way to the alter as she feels like He has abandoned her, too. Instead, she goes towards the steps that face the ocean and sits down. She tries hard to drown out the fight that broke at the hospital between her and Shiva but she fails. Even the thundering waves of the ocean are not enough to silence the noise in her heart. She keeps flashing back to the moment Shiva had become out of control. His violent outburst shook her to the core so much that even now, when she thinks about it, she can feel every vibration. She has known Shiva, his anger, his stubbornness, and his hatred since childhood, she thinks, but he never lost control like the way he did at the hospital. As she contemplates what changed in his life to make him react so violently, she sees an old couple walking at the beach holding hands. The old lady, though in her 70s, is blushing like a newlywed. Raavi looks at them and remembers the time when Shiva wrapped her dupatta around her shoulders; she remembers the time when Shiva pretended to be hurt just to be close to her; she remembers the time when he wiped her tears and lost himself in her eyes; she remember the time he kissed her. She closes her eyes trying to savor the closeness one more time hoping that this is just a nightmare and when she'll open her eyes, her Bhootnaath will be right there holding her close. When she opens her eyes, however, she is all alone. Tears start rolling down her eyes as her heart longs for Shiva.

Shiva continues walking without any direction in mind. He keeps playing the events of the day before on a loop. He thinks about how the day had started. He had imagined Raavi at the store in the morning. He remembers how it felt to be so close to her; he remembers the time when he taught her to ride a bike and how good it felt to sit so close to her, touching the smooth skin of her arms and smelling the wonderful flowery fragrance coming from her hair; he remembers the time when he accidently snatched her dupatta and how shy she felt and the way she shivered when he wrapped the dupatta around her shoulders; he remembers the time when she lost herself in him closing her eyes when he put his hands on her waist and the way she stood so close to him, gently caressing his face and trying to ease the pain in his eyes; he remembers the time he almost lost her at that cliff making him realize how much he loved her; he remembers how soothing it felt to his own heart when he had kissed her. He stops and sits on a rock under a nearby tree and closes his eyes to savor the closeness one more time hoping that when he opens his eyes, she'll be right there by his side. But when he opens his eyes, he is sitting alone on the side of a road longing for his Chipkali.

Raavi is lost in Shiva's thoughts with tears still in her eyes when the old woman comes and sits next to her.

"Yaad aa rahi hai uski?" the old lady asks startling Raavi.

"Kiski?" Raavi asks in return quickly wiping her tears.

The old lady smiles and asks, "Woh hi jo tumhaare dil mein aakar tumhaari aankho se chalak raha hai?"

Raavi gets teary eyed again and looks away trying to hide the pain. The old woman pats her shoulder and asks, "Boyfriend hai ya husband?"

Raavi chuckles at the upfront questioning and replies, "Husband!"

"Jhagda hua hai?" The old woman asks.

Raavi silently nods.

"Bas itani si baat pe itane saare aansu?" the old woman says and chuckles.

Raavi sadly replies, "Itani si baat nahi hai! Iss baar bohot badi baat hai! Pata nahi iss baar sab kaise handle karungi!"

"Tu pyaar karti hai uss se?" the old woman asks.

Raavi looks at her for a second and nods in agreement.

The old woman smiles and says, "Toh bas apne dil ko apna kaam karne de! Woh tujhe haarne nahi dega!"

"Par kaise? Iss baar Shiva ki galati ko mein nazarandaaz nahi kar sakti!" Raavi says angry and sad.

"Usne tujhe dhoka diya?" the old woman asks with concern and adds, "Kisi aur ladki ke saath ..."

"Nahi aunty! Bilkul nahi! Mere Bandar ko dhoka dena nahi aata!" Raavi replies defensively.

The old lady sighs and smiles again and says, "Jis tarah se apne Bandar ki waqaalat kar rahi hai na tu, uss se saaf pata chalta hai ki tere dil ne usse handle karne ka faisla pehle hi kar liya hai!"

Just then her husband returns with some water and sits next to her. The old lady holds her husband's hand lovingly and says, "40 saal ho gaye hamaari shaadi ko! Humne bhi bohot si ladaaiyan ki hai! Tere uncle ne bhi dher saari galtiyaan ki hai aur ek-aadhi galti mujhse bhi hui hogi ..." aunty says teasing uncle and adds, "lekin woh pyaar hi kya jo galtiyaan hone pe saath chod de?"

Seeing Raavi confused, aunty gently caresses her head and says, "Agar tu sach mein apne Bandar se pyaar karti hai na toh usse uski galati ki saza dene se pehle ek baar yeh toh samjha k woh galat kyun hai? Ek baar uski baat sunn, usse samajh, aur usse apni galati sudhaarne ka ek mauka de!"

Raavi looks at aunty and feels like this stranger understands her more than her own family. She can't control herself and hugs aunty. To her relief, anunty hugs her just as tightly as if Raavi is her own and kisses her forehead.

Uncle pats Raavi's head, too, and says, "Rishte mein ladaai zaruri hoti hai beta! Kyun ki insaan ladta bhi toh unhi se hi hai jinse usse pyaar hota hai! Bas har ladaai ke baad ek dusre se baat karna matt bhulna! Ek dusre ko apne mann ki baat bataao aur ek dusre ke mann ki baat suno! Waise bhi, mann ki baat mann mein rakhne se uss pe interest nahi milta!"

Raavi smiles and nods and takes their blessings. The old couple blesses her and leaves giving Raavi a lesson she will carry in her heart forever.

Continued on Pg. 7

Wonderful update! Both reflecting on their good times and bad times and are longing for each other.

Though the older couple gave some sound advice to Raavi and I think it is fair only if both of them to meet in the middle and mend this relationship, It is always looking one sided and Raavi is always the one taking the initiative.

Hoping for Shiva to do something this time.

So dhara turned out exactly as shiva has seen in his dream n it worked as a wake up call,though not sure how long.Want both of them starting to mend their relationship.Ravi's only efforts are not going to work as because of her the their relationship has run this long.But enough is enough Hope ravi understand him but shows him mirror too that his bhabhi is not a devi to be worshipped n never does any fault.

But this time I really want Shiva to make efforts and mend their relationship, he should take the first step. Pls write something related to it

Shiva walks around lost in Raavi's thoughts until his legs start hurting and his head bursts with pain. It's midafternoon when he reaches the Somnath beach. He sits at the shore and listens to the crashing waves that match the thunders in his heart. He closes his eyes and hopes that the sound of the waves will drown out the noise in his head but instead tears flood his eyes and he lets them wash over him. As he ponders over Dhara's words from his imagination and from this morning, he realizes that Dhara and Gautam never truly reprimanded him for any of his misdeeds. They'd get angry for a little while but everything would be forgiven and forgotten very quickly. Suman definitely never put any blame on him no matter what he did. On the other hand, Raavi had been the only person in his life who would be so mad at him and fight with him with all her might every time he stepped out of line. She never minced her words and said it like she saw it especially when it came to him. Does she not love him as much as his family? He thinks!

"Accha? Agar woh tujhe teri galati dikhaaye toh woh tujhse pyaar nahi karti?" Someone said startling Shiva.

Shiva looks around and sees his own self sitting next to him waiting for an answer.

"Kaun si galati? Anita ke saath maine jo kuch bhi kiya woh ussi ke laayak hai! Woh meri bhabhi ke saath itani giri hui harqat karegi aur mein chup bethunga?" Shiva replies angrily.

"Sahi hai! Par Anita giri hui hai toh tu bhi neeche gir gaya? Kya farq hai tujh mein aur uss mein?" Asks his alter ego!

"Jaise ke saath taisa bann na padta hai!" Shiva says stroking his ego.

"Aur Raavi? Tujhe sach mein lagta hai woh bhi apni behen ke jaise giri hui hai? Tu toh bachpan se jaanta hai na usse? Usne aaj tak aisa kaun sa galat kaam kiya hai jo tune itani asaani se maan liya ke woh Anita aur uss Bua ke saath mili hui hai? Itani buri hai kya woh?" His alter ego inquires.

Shiva is shocked hearing this! His mind starts playing every moment he spent with Raavi and sees his Chipkali as honest as she's always been. Memories of the way she loved and respected his family even after everything that happened to her on their wedding day, the way she stood by him when he fought for his mother's bangles, the way she fought for him when he was wrongfully accused of black marketing, the way she left her self-respect behind and came back to look after Dhara even after he humiliated her in front of everyone, the way she consoled him when Dhara lost her baby, her happiness and excitement of becoming a Chachi again when Dhara told them about IVF, the tears she so selflessly shed when Rishita and Dev left the house, and the trouble she ran into because she went to get them back, play in his mind making him realize how selfless and loving and caring she has been towards him and his family. His mind replays the moment she left him, burning the heart shaped card with "I Love You" written on it! Everything around him comes to a complete stop. She wanted to tell him that she loved him and he ruined it; she was going to be his forever but instead she left him for good because of his actions. With this realization comes a heartache so strong that he feels like he'd been stabbed and left to bleed.

Raavi comes back and tries to go directly to her room without seeing anyone but Prafulla comes and stops her. She inquires about Raavi's whereabouts since the morning but Raavi doesn't answer. Just then Anita comes out of her room and hugs Raavi. Raavi feels disgusted by her touch and pushes her away shocking both Prafulla and Anita.

"Raavi .." Anita says.

"Matt lo mera naam apni gandi zubaan se! Sharam nahi aati aapko? Dosti ya rishtedaari ka chhodo, aap ko insaaniyat ka bhi koi lihaaz nahi hai na? Gaumbi aur Dhara di ne aapko apna sabse accha dost maana aur aapne unhi ke saath itani ghatiya harkat ki? Aur uske liye aapne mera istemaal kiya? Kis muh se khadi ho mere saamne?" Raavi says outraged and adds, "Mujhe hamesha se pata tha ke aap insaan acchi nahi hai! Lekin aap iss hadd tak ghatiyaan nikalengi, yeh maine kabhi nahi socha tha!" shocking Anita and Prafulla.

Prafulla intervenes and says, "Dekh Raavi, maana ke Anita ne galat kiya lekin abhi uski haalat toh dekh! Uss junglee saandh ne kya haal ..."

"Khabardaar agar Shiva ke baare mein ek shabd bhi bola toh!" Raavi interjects and says, "Woh jaisa bhi hai aapki iss Anita se toh behtar hi hai! Aapki aur inaki tarah giri hui soch nahi hai uski! Aap dono ki tarah kisko dhokha nahi deta woh; kisi ke bharose ko itani berehmi se nahi todta! Aur agar maine usse arrest karvaaya iska matlab yeh nahi hai k main aapke saath hu! Jo galat hai woh galat hai aur mein galat ka saath kabhi nahi dungi fir chaahe saamne aap ho ya Shiva! Dhara di ho ya yeh!" With that Raavi storms out of there and goes to her room.

Raavi is lying numb on her bed. She hasn't eaten all day and has a really bad headache but all she can think of is Shiva. She can't shake off the image of him being so violent. Shiva was never like this, she thinks. As she wonders what has overcome him, she remembers what that old couple had told her about giving Shiva a chance to explain himself and explain to him why he was wrong before punishing him. She is so mad at him, however, that when her heart says that she should talk to him calmly and find out why he reacted so violently, her mind says that she shouldn't back down this time as he needs to know that his actions have consequences. As she battles with her heart and mind, she notices a movement outside her balcony. She gets out of bed and goes towards the balcony to see what's happening even though she senses a familiar presence. And sure enough, within seconds enters Shiva who had climbed the ladder by the corner of her house and came through the balcony.

As the night fell, Shiva became restless to see Raavi! He hadn't eaten all day and his head was in splits but he couldn't think about anything or anyone except Raavi. He didn't know what he'd say to her or how he'd face her but he needed to see her. Standing in front of her right now, however, he forgets everything. All he knows is that she is his home. He comes closer, drops on his knees, and hugs her around her waist and cries.

Continued on Pg. 8

Great part

Can't wait fir the next update

Amazing update 👏👏,can’t wait for your next update

Loved this part! Because we got to read Shiva's realization and what he had done to almost destroy their relationship. I am glad he has come to meet her in Mami's house. Can't wait to read what's in store in the next part.