Chapter 32

Chapter 32

Mumbai…

In two days Radha got a call from a guy.

"I found the lady, she lives in Bhopal, with her daughter." He says. Meanwhile Radha comes to Yash's room only to find it empty. She finds his phone lying on the study table. Her fingers were shaking as she stared at Suraj number.

"Hello Yash" Suraj's voice made her more nervous but she knew that it's the time to correct her past mistakes.

"Can you meet me?" Her voice surprised him because he was expecting Yash to speak.

"Hmm" He agreed without asking anything, he can feel from her voice that something is serious.

Meanwhile Suraj reached her house and found Yash and Radha in the living room.

"She lives in bhopal." Radha said without taking a name. He somehow knew about whom she was saying.

"We need to go there." She told him. Yash also gets that she is talking about Suraj's former secretary.

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Next day was their flight to Bhopal, Radha was nervously twisting her saree pallu. Yash noticed it but chose to give this chance to his father to calm her, he dragged their bag inside the airport. Suraj held Radha's hand and pulled her with him.

Their flight landed in Bhopal and a car came to receive them. Suraj's bodyguards covered them. Radha looked at the 4 tall guys, she was wondering why there was so much security for Suraj.

"Bauji is now a politician." Yash answered seeing her confusion. She looked at him then her gaze shifted to Suraj who seemed comfortable under the security of those guys as if he was used to it by now. Suraj wanted to take Yash and Radha to Scindia mansion but Yash suggested turning the car toward the farmhouse.

Radha was all the more surprised as Yash showed her a room to rest. By how he ordered servants it's clear that it's not the first time that he is here.

Meanwhile laying in his bed Yash stared at Aarti's number. He wants to call her and tell that he is here but he is not sure if he will get time to meet her now.

"The circumstances are such that I can't even tell her that I'm so near her." He put the phone to the side and closed his eyes sadly.

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In the evening they left the farmhouse. Yash was surprised as their car stopped in front of Aarti's house. Before he speaks anything Radha walks ahead and rings the doorbell. Gayatri opens the door. She didn't recognise Radha but soon her eyes fell on Suraj.

"Sir" She murmurs because she didn't imagine he would come looking for her someday.

"Aap" She looked at Radha now realised that she is his wife. She automatically moved back and welcomed them. Yash did not understand what they're doing at her home. Gayatri finally notices Yash and assumes that he is here with his parents to ask Aarti's hand.

"Beta come here, see who comes to meet you" Gayatri happily yelled for Aarti.

"Kon hai maa?" Aarti came out of the kitchen and saw Yash and Radha with Suraj. She was happy to see her soon to be parents in law together for the first time.

"Aarti, beta" Radha and Suraj speak at the same time, stunned to see her here. She glanced at Yash thinking that they finally sort out their differences. Yash was not understanding from where to start, how to clear both sides of misunderstanding. By looking at Aarti and Gayatri happy faces he gets what they're assuming. Aarti came forward and touched Radha and Suraj's feet. Unknowingly Suraj Radha's hands touched her head to bless her. They glanced at each other then moved away awkwardly. Aarti smiled and asked them to take a seat.

"Main aapke liye paani leke aati hoon" Gayatri turned to go to the kitchen but Radha stopped her.

"Ruko Gayatri" She came near her. Gayatri turned toward her.

"I don't know where to start…" Radha took a deep breath before looking at her.

"We are not here to talk about Yash and Aarti rishta.'' She clarified. Aarti looked at her mother then her gaze shifted to Yash in confusion.

"I know I can't undo my past mistakes." Radha pauses for a moment.

"Suraj told me everything about you." She shocked Gayatri.

"I want you to forgive me, free me from this guilt." She folded her hands.

"Yeh aap kya keh rahi hain" Gayatri comes forward and holds her hands to stop her asking forgiveness.

"I know I'm being selfish but I can't live with the guilt of destroying your life." Radha looked at her in remorse.

"There is no fault of yours, it was my destiny." Gayatri never blame anyone for her miserable life, because it was solely her own fooly. She remembers the time when Suraj got divorce. She no longer wants to bother the already ruined man with her problems.

"It was me who gave him another chance to ruin my life. One day Ali took me to meet his family and that was the beginning of hell of life that was awaiting of me" Gayatri remembered her boyfriend took her to his house. His mother convinces her that her son is not a bad guy, he pretended to be Arjun because he was madly in love with her.

"Days passed and Ali and his family started to brainwash me to leave my job. Under one year Aarti was born, they named her Zeenat. She was 4 years old when I found out that Ali already has a wife." She remembers how he beat her when she confronted him, and her little Aarti was crying standing in the corner scared.

"His mother asked me to compromise and that the day i realised they're all filth and i can no longer bear their tortures and decide to run from that house. I even changed my identity back to Gayatri and my daughter's name to Aarti as one time they came searching for us like sheitans hungry for bl*od." Everyone was shocked including Aarti, she was just a child to even understand what her mother went through, she just remembered some unpleasant memories of that family which now felt like nightmares to her.

"I'm sorry that I couldn't help you when you needed it the most." Suraj break the silence. Aarti hugged Gayatri who was in tears right now. Radha was numb to realise that her assumptions ruined somebody's life this way. Yash supported Radha understanding her state of mind.

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Next day Yash was on his way to meet Aarti but he spotted her in the market.

"Aarti" He parked his car. She avoids his eyes as he comes near. He held her hand when she walked ahead looking for a taxi.

"Did something change in our relationship after yesterday?" He questioned getting upset over her different behaviour.

"Nothing is like this Y..ash" She hesitated to even take his name now.

"Then why can't you take my name like you used to?" He asked.

"Maybe you won't like to be called by me now" She looked at him with her moist eyes.

"Why?" He came near her and held her arms. She can't find any difference in his touch even today, even after knowing that she hides the truth from him, her identity, and she doesn't belong to his faith. A tear rolled down her eyes. He wiped that gently.

"Lets go" He pulled her out and drove them to Scindia mansion, actually the outhouse.

"Take this" He gave her a glass of water. She drank that without looking around, knowing it's his mansion, the same house she was dreaming of someday being her home too. He asked her to sit. She sat on couch looking at her lap.

"Aarti" Yash felt hurt as she is behaving like a stranger to him right now. He bent on knees in front of her and took her hands into his hold.

"Yes I accept I was upset that you hid the truth from me but after thinking a lot i realised that you don't have a fault nor your mother." Yash accepted that he felt hurt learning truth.

"You're not angry with me?" Her eyes were moist because she can live without him but not with his hatred.

"No baby, not at all." He cupped her face.

"I thought you will hate me now" Aarti looked down at her lap as her tears fell.

"How could you even think something like this?" He cleared her face dearly.

"Sorry" Her voice cracked. He pulled her into his arms. She holds him tightly as if she fears somebody will take him away from her.

"I love you, never think of something like this ever again." He rubbed her back as she began to sob, remembering how she cried the whole night with the thought that maybe now their relationship will break. They will never meet again. Why would he want to see her face after she betrayed him.

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Meanwhile Yash comes to drop Aarti to her house.

"Yash.'' Gayatri was surprised to see him, because she thought he would not like to have any relation with them after they hide such a big thing from him.

"Won't you welcome me?" He smiled. She snapped out of her thoughts and welcomed him, getting happy that he is not angry with them.

"Main pani leke aati hun" Aarti left for the kitchen as Yash sat in the living room with Gayatri.

"Maa what is this, aapne khana nahi khaya abtak" Aarti sees food untouched and returns to the living room.

"Main kha lungi beta abhi Yash aaye hain na toh baat karlu main" Gayatri told her and smiled weakly at Yash who was smiling to see Aarti caring for her mother.

"Woh kahin bhaage nahi ja rahe, aap unse 5 minutes baad bhi baat kar sakti hai, hai na Yash" Aarti told her and also asked Yash if he had any problem. He nods quickly.

"Of course aunty, health comes first, you have your food" Yash agreed with Aarti.

"But beta aap beithe ho aur main khana khaun achha nahi lagega" Gayatri showed hesitation.

"Oh then I'll be standing outside so you can have food, call me when you finish" He suggested. Gayatri was shocked and Aarti giggled. She glared at Aarti.

"Nahi beta main hi apne room mein chali jati hoon" Gayatri told.

"Jaisa aap theek samjhe" Yash nods.

"Jaiye maa" Aarti asked her, seeing her still Awkward.

"Hey Ram yeh ladki hai ya afat" Gayatri glared at her.

"Aunty you don't worry, soon I'll take this afat to my home, hamesha ke liye" Yash glanced at Aarti.

Aarti got shy and leave to the kitchen making an excuse. Gayatri was happy that Yash loved her daughter so much. Yash came to the kitchen as Gayatri left for her room with her food.

"Ek baar meri dulhan ban gayi na yeh saari shyness bhula dunga tumhari" Yash warned Aarti lovingly, hugging her from behind who was keeping glasses in the sink.

"Yeh aap…" She was a little startled as his strong chest hit against her back.

"Koi sharam nahi rahegi humare beech" Yash drew her hair to the side and kissed her nape.

"Maa is in another room" She moaned leaning on his shoulder.

"Mujhe pata hai" His hand smoothed over her tummy then moved upward which raised her heartbeat.

"I'm eagerly waiting for that day when we don't have to worry about others being present in same house" He softly kneaded her breas** over her kurti. she arched her back, losing herself to his touch.

"When we don't have to feel like we are doing anything sinful" He bared her shoulder only to nibble her silk like skin.

"Yash" Aarti moaned softly, lifting her hand only to grace his cheek.

"When we don't have to suppress your voice" He grabbed her closer.

"Stop it" She begged him even though her actions were clearly betraying her own words. Her fingers wandered in his thick hair when she felt him hard behind her.

"When we don't have to torture ourselves by holding back," He whispered into her ear and gently bite her earlobe.

"Please bas kijiye" Aarti turned around and threw her arms around his neck and embrace him hard.

"Relex" Yash could feel her heart beating madly and her body warming with need. He rubs her back to calm her but she is clinging to him more, grinding her body with his.

"Don't do this" He also hugged her passionately out of want. Aarti pulled away slowly when she calmed down.

"I have to leave" Yash made her sit on a chair.

"Take care" She cupped his cheek.

"Tum bhi apna dhyan rakhna" Yash gave a last peck on her forehead before he left. Later Aarti made some excuse to Gayatri that he got an important call from his office.

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Precap: AarYa engagement.