Chapter 1

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Benaam Rishta
Chapter 1

Mahek's one month in khanna mansion was coming to an end and shaurya was still the same. No transformation at all. "You failed Mahek! You failed!" Her inner being mocked her. Tears rolled down her cheeks. "No use trying anymore..all my energy my efforts to show him the mirror went in vain...Before he taunts me for not succeeding in my mission I should just leave." Blabbering to herself she grabbed her suitcase and started packing. There was a knock on the door and karuna ma entered. "Beta,tu Kahi jaa rahi hai?" She asked with a confused look on her face. "Ji ma..my one month has come to an end and I should be leaving." Karuna ma smiled. "No need,just turn the tv on." Mahek gave her a questionable look. "What happened ma? Is everything ok?" Karuna herself turned the tv on. "Tu khud hii dekhle." Maheks eyes widened when she saw shaurya on the news channel. Shaurya was in the middle of a press conference with the media. Maheks head spun when she saw sharma family standing in the very first row. "What is going on ma? What is he up to now?" Mahek asked anxiously. Karuna helped her to sit on the bed. "Relax..He's asking for forgiveness from your family,he realized whatever he did to you and your family was wrong hence he's apologizing to them in front of the media." Karuna said while caressing her cheeks. "Shaurya badal Gaya hai Mahek..aakhir tune usey badal hii diya...you didn't fail beta..you have accomplished your mission." Karuna kissed her forehead. "Abh Kahi jaane ki zarurat nai,unpack your bags I'll just come." Karuna left closing the door behind her. Mahek sat there in a dazed state not able to think or to say anything. Then shaurya's voice reached her ears and she looked at the screen with a jolt. "Mahek,if you are watching this...I love you so much! I loved you then,I love you now...I'm sorry for the pain and the suffering I put you through,my words and actions have pierced your tender heart like a barbed spear..I'm so sorry Mahek...please forgive me...I'm coming home to tell you the reason why I left you at the alter and why I faked my hatred towards you...please give me one more chance to explain everything...I'm coming home mahek." Lone tear escaped the corners of his eyes as he spoke. Mahek embraced herself and cried her heart out. Then suddenly she screamed! "I don't trust you anymore shaurya khanna! Tume badalne ki koshish mein main khud hii badal gayee! Pyaar shabd main kab ka bhool chuki Hun...Abh koi fayda nai Main pathar ban chuki Hun pathar!" With tears running down her cheeks She threw the remote control at the tv screen...smashing it to the floor!

Meanwhile,shaurya had stopped on the way to get some flowers for Mahek. He wanted to make this day special for her as he'll be confessing his everlasting love for her once again. "I don't know how you'll react when I'll tell you the truth why I abandoned you at the alter." Said shaurya as he got in the car and drove towards khanna house. Composing himself and putting on his signature smile he got out of the car. Grabbing the flower bouquet he headed towards the main entrance. As he was stepping inside the house he saw frightened awara gesturing towards the tv and blabbering something to ma. "Ma'am believe me..it's the same bus Mahek Bhaabi was on..." Awaara sobbed. "Yeh nai ho sakta!" Karuna ma collapsed on the sofa. "Mom!!" Shaurya ran towards her. "What happened mom? Are you ok?" He asked while hugging her to his chest. Feebly she gestured towards the tv. "Mahek was on that bus shaurya..." she cried on his chest. Flower bouquet fell from his hand and he felt the floor slipping away from under his feet when he saw the view on the tv. The headline read,massive collision on highway abc,five dead and 30 injured. "Sir,Bhaabi was on that bus...main ne usey issi bus mein jaate dekha..." Awara cried again. A sharp ache pierced his chest as the thought of losing her invaded his mind. "This can't be happening.." Guilt flooded him,guilt for abandoning her,guilt for treating her like nothing. Guilt needled him from everywhere. Tears pooled in his eyes. He got up. "Awara,look after mom...I'll be back." He strode towards the door. "Shaurya kaha ja raha hai beta?" Mom asked feebly. "I'm going to find Mahek and bring her home." Saying that he left towards his car.

A sudden fear began to creep over him as he reached the scene of the incident. A piercing pain stabbed his heart as he searched her amongst the injured. "Mahek!!" He howled her name several times as he searched for her. "You can't leave me yaar.. please come back!" He cried. He asked the authorities over there if they have any clue about Mahek but they didn't have any idea where Mahek was. "The injured passengers are here and the dead bodies over there,you can go have a look." A police officer told him. "My Mahek is not dead you hear me!!!!" His sultry voice echoed in the air as he grabbed the collar of the police officer and shook him in anger. "Mr Khanna,I can charge you right now for raising a hand on a police officer." . Shaurya released him and took a deep breath in and out to calm his anger down. Hours went by but shaurya couldn't find Mahek. Tired and exhausted from searching her he fell on his knees and screamed,"Mahek!!!!!!!"

Months went by,still no sign of Mahek. Her body was never recovered. Everyone lost hope except shaurya. His life was void and empty without her. "Beta,I can't see you like this...maan Kiyu nai lete she's not coming back...it's about time you moved on." Karuna ma told him one day. "No ma! She's out there somewhere and I have faith She will come back one day! She can't just leave me like this...she didn't give me a chance even to tell her the truth of my life...she has to come back." Replied shaurya. He dialled a number on his cell phone. "It's me,any news on her?" "No sir not yet,but we are trying our best." Someone replied from other side. "Kuch bhi karo,hire more search parties and do whatever but find her!" Shaurya threw the phone away and fell on the bed holding his head in frustration. He had hired undercover cops,investigators,search parties to look for Mahek but nothing was working. Letting out a deep breath he slid his hand under his pillow and pulled out a photo. He ran his fingers on the photo as tears formed in his eyes. "Kaha ho Tum Mahek...wapas aajao na...I promise I'll make everything right bass Ek baar aajao...please!" Bringing the photo to his lips he kissed it several times and hugged it to his chest. Lone tear escaped the corners of his eyes as he closed them.

Time flew like sand in an hourglass. Six months went by. Shaurya was visiting the sharma's as usual when his cell phone rang. He quickly picked it up. "Sir Mahek ka pata chalgaya hai!" Someone said from the other side. "What? ...I knew it!" Shaurya's face lit up at once. "Where's she? How's she?" He bombarded the guy with so many questions. Finally Getting the address of her residence and other info he hung up. Beautiful smile was playing on his lips. He felt like he's the only happiest human being on planet earth at that moment . "I knew you were out there somewhere ...Mujhey pata hai Tum mujhey akele chor kar Kahi nai jaa sakti...I'm coming for you Mahek!" He broke the news to the sharma's. "Chachi!!! We found Mahek!" He scooped her up in his arms and went in circles in sheer delight. Tears of joy were shed in that house. All were excited to see Mahek after so many months. Kanta chachi's tears were not stopping. Shaurya wiped her tears away and embraced her. "No more tears chachi,you have cried enough." Shaurya tried to cheer up everyone. "Beta,humey Mahek ke paas le chalo abhi." Pleaded chachi. "Alright we'll all go." Said shaurya.

That day the sharma's,karuna ma and shaurya left for the town just outside of Delhi to bring Mahek back home. "Beta,if Mahek is alive then why didn't she contact us or any of her family members?" Asked karuna ma. "I don't know ma,all I know is that she's living with an elderly couple and working in their restaurant,I hope everything's ok with her." Replied shaurya while speeding up the car. After driving for hours they arrived to the place where Mahek was living. Everyone hurried out of the car and before anyone could know it,shaurya was already standing by the door ringing the door bell. A butler opened the door. "I would like to see the owner of the house please." Said shaurya. Nervous excitement was running in his tummy to see Mahek. Soon they were all sitting in the hall with the owner and his wife. Shaurya was bombarding them with questions on Mahek. "Dekhye...we found her in a river near the abc highway.. she was badly injured and unconscious at the time so we took her to the city hospital ...doctors operated on her and she went into coma...and when she woke up she had lost her memory...she couldn't remember anything from her past life." Kanta chachi sucked in a shaky breath. All were shocked to hear this news. "This is not true! I don't believe this!" Shaurya's mind rejected the information the owner provided. A sudden chill swept through Shaurya, as if a cold wind cut through him. "She couldn't even recall her name...luckily we had found her ID card that's how we came to know her name." The owners wife added. "Why didn't you guys inform the police then?" shaurya snapped. "You see We don't have a daughter of our own so we thought to keep her." Replied the wife. Fuming with anger,shaurya stormed out of the house. "Kaha hai meri bacchi?" Asked kanta chachi. "She's in her room...I'll go call her." The owners wife left to get Mahek.

Few minutes later Mahek met with sharma family and karuna. Everyone introduced themselves. She was disoriented and couldn't recognize anyone. Chachi approached with her arms outstretched and pulled Mahek close for a hug. "I'm sorry mujhey Kuch yaad nahi." Mahek gave them a sullen look as tears swam in her eyes. "Yaad aajayga bacchey...apne family ke saath rahegi tu jaldhi theek hojaaygi dekhna." Chaachi said while caressing her head and kissing her forehead. Karuna broke down and wept silently. Chacha's were standing there suppressing their tears. Nehal whispered something in Mohit's ears and both ran outside looking for shaurya. Outside in the dark,shaurya was kicking his car in anger and frustration. "Why Bhagwan why? Why did you do this to us? Saza dena hii thi toh mujhey deta? Why did you punish her when I was the one who committed the crime?" Cried shaurya. "How much more we both have to endure? Give her pain and suffering to me and heal her Bhagwan ..I can't see her like this..it hurts me badly..." Mohit and nehal were watching him from a distance as he cried and pleaded with God above. The two musketeers came up with a plan. Clearing their throats they approached shaurya. "Tell me I have lost her ..now and forever..." asked shaurya,his voice was brittle. "No Jiju! Don't say that please!" Nehal and mohit tried to calm him down with assuring words. "Your love story can start anew and afresh.." Mohit didn't let nehal finish her monologue. "And when you Meet her,meet her as if you are meeting her for the first time...Kya yaar Jiju do we have to tell you everything? Ladki patana,love romance Sab bhool gay Kya?" Mohit grimaced. Finally a Smile crept on shaurya's lips. "Seems like you two have a plan." Asked shaurya. "Not really ...we just gave you a hint,the rest you know aur Haan...Di is coming home with us...don't talk to her today...meet her I don't know when and where but when you two finally meet don't say hi I'm shaurya khanna your half wedded husband warna woh bhaag jaaygi samjhe na?" Nehal warned him. "Ok meri ma! Now can I just have a glimpse of her? I wanna see her really bad." Insisted shaurya. At that instant karuna ma and the sharma clan came out with maheks luggage in their hands. Shaurya's eyes were searching for his love but she wasn't in sight. "Nehal,go get your Di,we'll be waiting in the car." Said chachi. "Ji...Jiju,aap ko Di ko ghoorna hai na? Then hide behind that tree and then ghooro...but be careful she shouldn't see you." Winking at shaurya she went inside to get Mahek. Shaking his head in disbelief,Shaurya took a deep breath in and out and went behind the tree.

After few minutes,Nehal came out followed by Mahek. Shaurya's heart almost stopped. She went past the tree and he couldn't take his eyes off her. In red/ green anarkali,Perfect skin, dark lashes that framed spectacular eyes,she looked stunning! Her lips were just like he remembered. Full and pink, and capable of blowing his mind. Shaurya's heart missed a beat or two. He watched her walk away from where he stood and felt the pounding of his heart vibrating throughout his entire body. His throat went dry and he gulped to moisten it. "I swear to heaven, there was never a girl more beautiful than you are Mahek!" His eyes never left her; he followed her, moving slowly, cautiously, a strange light playing in his eyes. Suddenly the wind blew and her dupatta flew,Mahek was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't notice. She kept on walking towards the car. Shaurya grabbed her dupatta and brought it to his face and inhaled her scent. Her scent thickened the space around him. He was totally lost in her perfume and thoughts when nehal snapped her fingers in front of his eyes. His trance broke. "Ghoorna hogaya ho toh chaley? Di is already in the car with taai and them,me and mohit will be coming with you." Said nehal. "Han chalo I'm coming." Shaurya let out a deep breath and headed towards his car with her dupatta tied around his hand.

Precap: shaurya and Mahek meet as strangers.

Guys,this story of mine is full of love and romance and if you love romance then you are at the right place. Please hit the like button and leave your valuable comments. Happy reading,love you all!
Cheers,
Sanjh
[NOCOPY]
Chapter 2 page 6,chapter 3 page 11,chapter 4 page 17,chapter 5 page 28,chapter 6 page 36,chapter 7 page 44,chapter 8page 56,chapter 9 page 70,chapter 10 page 80,chapter 11 page 87,chapter 12 page 96,chapter 13A page 111,chapter 13B page 121,chapter 14 page 132,(this thread is completed,link for thread # 2 is below)

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