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"Tumne Shekhar ganguly ke bete Anurag Ganguly ko pane ke liye kiya ye sab!"
"Tune mujhe maar daala Taani!"
Anurag felt the callous words crashing into his frozen heart, as he sauntered through the empty pathway. It's been a month since he had last seen Taani ' her vivid eyes, mischievous smile, open hair'.. Bloody thirty days! He had never felt the pain he was having then - not even when Nupur abandoned him. The feeling he had eight years back, the very day when his baba had grabbed his hand and dragged him out of his labuni maa's house. Meenu ma'am is utterly right; those people who give us their hand in our good and bad times are always our angels. We should never hurt them. But I did. I hurt my angel. My Taani!
Taani's love for me ' for which she was ready to sacrifice her everything, for which she mortgaged her house, for which she was ready to get back the love of her love, her love ' which is what you call selfless love'''''
Anurag looked at the sky enveloped by the blanket of darkness, with stars twinkling down at him and the moon glaring for hurting Taani. He shuddered. He hated the hours of darkness. It was a night when baba had alienated him from his family. It was a night when he had yelled at Taani for using him, as he called it. He hoped that this night would change all his thoughts, when he would go down on his knees and feed her kulfis. He just hoped that she would not be furious. No! She can't be. Not his Taani. Taani could never be angry. Will she?
Anurag's heart pounded faster as he was approaching the familiar house ' the house, where he and Taani used to run around, the house where labuni maa had fed him hundreds of rasgullas'.Suddenly as if to reciprocate, it thundered, followed by large droplets of rain thrashing down on him. Thank god! At last, one good sign! Rain ' which he and Taani had always fantasized. He gathered up his courage to face labuni maa, Taposh daa and above all, Taani, and pounded on the door. But to his disappointment, nobody replied. Just as he was about to go, a neighbor said, "Beta, they all have gone to the hospital!"
"Hospital? But why?" Anurag asked, flabbergasted.
"The girl had an accident'.." the lady said. He didn't have to hear for more. He sprinted through the highway. While he was walking, his mind was full of questions ' how the hell didn't he know about it? Taani was in the hospital and he never knew. Subodh is right ' I am just a wealthy father's spoilt son. He got weird stares from the people walking around. But he didn't care at all. All he cared for then was just Taani, who needs him right now.
He ran and stopped to a halt in front of the city hospital's gigantic gate. Immediately, he found out Taani's room number and rushed towards it. To his luck, Labuni maa and Taposh daa had gone to take food for Taani. Quietly, he slipped inside the room, where she was sleeping peacefully with stitches all around her hands and face. He didn't want to wake her up, but God wanted to, because a plate fell down due to his carelessness. Slowly, she opened her eyes and found her Prince Charming in front of her. She was never happier in her whole life than she was now.
"Onu?" she breathed, as she was trying her best to get up.
"Don't exert yourself Taani'." he said, and laid her back down.
"So'..got the contract, right?" she asked.
"Hmm''but'..how did you end up here?" he asked. He was extremely happy that she wasn't angry, but unhappy about her condition.
"I was coming back after you won the contract. I was so'..happy'..that I didn't see the car coming towards me''and'..I got hit. That's it'." She said, as if it wasn't a big thing. "But'.it isn't a big deal. Just five or six stitches here and there'."
"I am sorry, Taani'.." he said, touching her hand carefully.
"You don't have to be. It was me who was careless'.." she said, not meeting his eyes.
"Not for that, Taani. For hurting you like hell''..forgive me''.I mistook you''.." he explained all that Subodh uncovered to him.
"No Onu''" she was about to interrupt when he said, "Taani, tell me that you forgave me'."
"Fine, I forgive you''..Happy?"
"Well'''so if you did''.can I say something?"
"What?" she asked, curiosity twinkling in her eyes.
"I love you'''" he said. He could see the tears forming in her eyes.
"You don't have to get into a forced relationship just because I mortgaged my house for you'.."
"No Taani, I am telling from my heart'..I love you''"
"I love you too Onu''" And they fell into each other's arms'''.
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