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CHAPTER 23
(flashback continues)
shaurya : that means you are ready to give birth to this baby without even being married... just think about maya and your family... maya will die if she gets to know that her baby sister is going through so much... think about it once...!!!! think about it ms. chaudhary...
manvi : but jiju that doesnt mean it...
shaurya : manvi its your decision and i am with you...
manvi : thank you jiju... but i cant go home in this condition...
shaurya : i know baby... i wont even ask you to...
manvi : thank u jiju...
shaurya : manvi i have to go out to make some arrangements...
manvi : arrangements for what...???
shaurya : if u want to have this baby, you cant stay here... right...?? so i need to find a place for u to live... samjhi...
manvi : hmm... you are best jiju...
shaurya : i know... ur jiju is world best... manvi...??
manvi : yes jiju...
shaurya : whenever u feel like, i am there for u mannu... you can tell me whatever and whenever u feel like...
manvi : i will tell you jiju... one day i will...
shaurya : i know... till then you relax n i will be back soon...
manvi : come soon jiju...
shaurya went for making arrangements and manvi settled in the room still unable to believe the the turn her life took n that too a sudden turn which broke and shattered everything.
shuarya returned after long three hours and knocked on the door. shaurya knocked again and manvi didnt reply or even open the door. it scared shaurya and he knocked again. but still came no reponse. shaurya got worried thinking of manvi who was already upset and broken ; he called manvi up and she picked it..
manvi : hello...
shaurya : manvi... thank god u are okk...
manvi : when are u gonna return jiju...??
shaurya : i am outside only knocking for soo long...
manvi : oops...
manvi opened the door and smiled at shaurya...
manvi : actually i donno when i slept...
shaurya : its okk... come freshen up and we are leaving...
manvi : leaving...?? for where...??
shaurya : the place where you are gonna live all this time...
manvi : woww... thats quick...
shaurya : you know i am the best...
manvi : yeah yeah...
shaurya took manvi to a house in GK.
manvi : jiju ye ghar kiska...??
shaurya : mere dost ka hai... viren...
manvi : but how am i supposed to live here...
shaurya : manvi he is really a good riend of mine and he is very decent... one of the best lawyers in north india and the bets in chandigarh...
manvi : but i dont even know him...
shaurya : relax... he isnt in delhi right now... you will live in the outhouse from now... i have talked to him and he has done every possible arrangement over here for u...
manvi : thats so nice of him... lets go inside...
shaurya : yeah... lets go...
shaurya took manvi to the outhouse.
manvi : woww... thats so very impressive... this man has a classy taste...
shaurya : ohh please, the interior designer has done this...
manvi : jiju but its always according to the taste of the customer... so clearly that friend of yours... what his name..?? viren.. yes viren... he has a classy taste...
shaurya : already impressed...
manvi : yeah sort of...
shuarya : make yourself comfortable... he wont be here soon... so have fun...
manvi : hmm... jiju i am scared... am i right...??? i mean is my decision right...??
shaurya : i dont know mannu... i dont know... but i know one thing that i am with you...
manvi : thats the thing i need the most right now... someone standing beside me...
shaurya : lets settle down over here and then i have to leave... but dont worry, i will make an excuse and come to you as soon as possible...
manvi : dont tell di anything...
shaurya : trust me i wont...
after two days, shaurya left for chandigarh and manvi was now all alone. she used to think about virat whole day long. she had only one thing on her mind and that was virat... but slowly slowly thinking of virat made manvi hate him evn more. she was unable to believe that her virat said all those things about her and that too in front of his friends. how can he stoop so low and talk like that. she was now ashamed of herself that she loved such a spineless and cheap man. she was feeling disgusting thinking that she had some sort of relationship with him and she is still unable to forget the moments she spent with him. she was beginning to feel like a tissue paper which was being used and thrown away mercilessly. long two weeks passed by, and manvi was feeling suffocated by every passing minute, she was hating the feeling of that life growing inside her because that was a constant reminder of the game virat played with her and the betrayal she got in return of her love. manvi was getting depressed day by day and was in depression. ne day manvi was looking at her in the mirror and combing her hair, when he remembered his words " i love your hair baby, i love playing with them ". manvi threw the comb on the bed and fell on the floor crying and hugged her knees. she cried for a long time which seemed like years but finally she got up and ran to the corner table, opened the drawer and took out a scissor. she couldnt even bear the thought of his fingers running through her hair or he playing with her hair. manvi stood in front of the mirror and looked at her dishevelled state and closed her eyes and took the scissor close to her hair in order to cut them.
she was about to cut her hair when she felt a strong grip on her hand stopping her to take a move ahead. manvi tried to free her hand from that grip but that person was too strong for her. manvi opened her eyes and saw a pair of dark brown deep eyes looking at her.
there was something in those eyes which seemed familiar to her and it somewhat calmed down manvi. manvi diverted her attention form his eyes and looked at his face. but her vision was blurred due to her crying session, she blinked her eyes various times, and then clearly saw the face and the guy who was looking at her as if he could understand her pain and what all she was going through.
shaurya : manvi...??
this brought manvi out of her thoughts and she looked at shaurya who was standing at the doorstep.
manvi : jiju...
manvi then looked at her hand which was held by that guy and the moment he followed her gaze, he left her hand instantly.
shaurya ; manvi... he is my friend viren, its his house and viren she is my one n only sweetest sister in law... she is my mannu... i mean manvi...
viren : hi..
manvi : hi.. and thanks for your timely help...
viren : please dont mention it... its absolutely fine...
shaurya : manvi... ek minute yahan aana...??
manvi : hmm..
shaurya : ye kya halat bna li hai apni... apna nahi toh uss nanhi si jaan ki toh parwaah karo...
manvi instantly hugged shaurya and cried her heart out.
shaurya : shhh... everything will be fine mannu... cmon fix yourself and we all will have coffee together...
manvi : okk..
shaurya : viren...??
viren (was looking at manvi's n maya's picture) : yeah...
shaurya : lets go n sit in the house... manvi will join us...
viren : yeah... u go and i will join you...
shaurya : okk..
shaurya left the outhouse and manvi was moving towards the washroom when viren called her...
viren : excuse me ms. manvi...
manvi : yes...
viren : i dont know what happened with you in life but i dont think whatever u were trying to do was right... kisiko khud ko itna hi dard dena chahie jitna woh bardasht kar paye... had se jyada takleef aur dard insaan ko andar se todh deti hai...
manvi : par jab insaan jeena hi nahi chahta ho... tab...???
viren : zindagi mein ek baar kuch galat ho jaye iska matlab ye nahi hota ke hum jeena chod de... life isnt a bed of roses... or simply a cake walk... life teaches us how to face the worse of situations, then gather ourselves and again stand up to move ahead in life and get more experiences whether good or bad.
manvi : it is very easy to say such things...the pain of losing love, the feeling of getting betrayed can only be understood by the ones who faced it or went through it ever... you wont understand viren...
viren : who said i havent experienced it...?? i too lost my love manvi... i loved her more than anything but see today i am all alone... you know what manvi love, at times, may feel as though we are getting weaker by the minute; yet it is not love that makes you weak, rather it is the fear of losing it... but my personal opinion is that fear and weakness need not be a part of, what we call and carry in our hearts, "love". The net load of love should feed our desire to become stronger and it should help us realize that we are lucky to have discovered such euphoria; therefore, let it circulate in our system and have it be an inspiration, have it be vast, have it diverge to infinity if you can afford to do so...
manvi : you really love her... dont you...??? i mean will you be able to forget her...
viren : yes you are right... i do love her and i dont know whether i would able to forget her or not,,, but i know one thing that i will always cherish her and the moments spent with her all my life...
manvi : you know what you are really sweet... she was damn lucky...
viren : no i was lucky...
manvi smiled at viren thinking how can such a sweet and sincere guy can ever get betrayed in love...
viren : cmon it happens... its part of the game... now lets go fast else haurya will surely mirder me...
manvi : i will join u guys in few minutes...
viren : ok sure... but dnt try that stunt again...
manvi : hehe... okk... thanks v..viren...
viren : your most welcome manvi...
" naa jaane kaise lagta hai aise... "
manvi came back to the present and without looking at the called id picked up the call...
manvi : i know you love me n you are missing me...
virat : i love you manvi...
manvi : v..virat..
virat : i am sorry... i am really sorry...
manvi : why have you called me now...??? remember its all over...
virat : its not yet over... it would never get over... i wouldnt let it end...
manvi : stop wasting your time on something that would never happen... i am getting married in 10 days if u havent noticed...
virat : i know... but who knows whom shall you get married to...??
manvi : excuse me...??
virat : manvi i said all that stuff in anger baby...i can never hate you manvi... main tumse bahut py-
manvi : goodnight virat...
manvi ended the call and this made virat get more angry, furious n determined...