Ch1:
''Astha beta,ruk jao. Aisi halat mein mat jao.Main Shlok se baat karta hoon,'' a worried Niranjan asked Astha to stop.
''Nahi Baba... Aaj mujhe mat rokiye... Mujhe yeh ghar bohut pehle hi chhorke chale jana chahiye thha. Shlok ko toh mera chehra dekhna bhi gavara nahi.Toh,mera yahaan rukhna bhi koi maayne nahi rakhta,'' Astha,as tears were continuosly falling from her eyes,pleaded to her father-in-law.
''Astha Sunbai,tu kahin bhi nahi jayegi.Shlok ko aaj samjhana hi parega,ki,Astha uski kya lagti hai,'' a furious Anjali told Niranjan.
''Aai,rukh jaiye.Mere liye na sahi,par,aapke hone wale potey ya poti keliye.Main aapse haath jorhti hu.Shlok ke paas mat jaiye.Woh aur bhi bharak jayega.Aapko mere honewale bacche ki kasam,Aai,'' a heart-broken Astha,slumped down on the floor,while she was crying loudly.
Everyone present there were shocked out of their wits.
Yes,they were happy,in a sense,that,Astha is going to become a Mother,but,realising the fact,that,Shlok has hurt his wife and the daughter-in-law of this house,they quickly came back to their anger mode.
''Mujhe maaf kardena,beta.Itni aas karke tumhe Agnihotri khandan ki bahu banake leke aaya thha.Iss aas ko leke ki tumhara saccha pyaar ekdin Shlok ko badal dega,par,ab lagta hai ki Shlok badalne walo mein se nahi hai.I am sorry,Astha,'' Niranjan folded his hands and apologised from Astha.
Astha,immediately grabbed his hands and shook her head vigorously in a NO.
Anjali(in a furious tone):Shlok ne aaj bohut bari galti ki hai.Aapko toh Shlok ke upar bohut garv thha.Bohut khub kam kia hai aapke bete ne.Garv karne wali kaam kiya hai,apni biwi ke saath aise bure se pesh aane ki.
Astha got up and went towards Anjali and Niranjan.
Astha opened her Mangalsutra and the Green Bangles and handed it over to her Aai Saas.
''Jab Shlok ke life mein hum dono ki shaadi ki koi value nahi hai,toh,in sab ko pehenke main insab pavitra cheezo ka apaman nahi karna chahti hu.Aai,isse aapke paas sambhal ke rakhiyega.Main chalti hu,Aai.Chalti hu,Baba.'', a teary-eyed Astha said.
She took her luggage on one hand.As she stepped towards the door,she turned back and waved at them.As she was going away,all the memories came before her eyes.It all flashed as if a movie was going on.The Grihapravesh,Their first night,etc.
Fresh hot tears trickled down her cheeks.And,she went away.
She thought, ''Kash,Shlok,tum mujhe roklete''.
Precap: Shlok gets the biggest shock of his Life.