Part 9

Suddenly, Simar breaks the hug.

Prem: What happened all of a sudden?

Simar: I don't deny that I love you the same way, but I got my father & sister after many years. I don't want to lose them again. Preeta is older than me, and she has reached marriageable age. Either she should marry you or move on with someone else. I can't marry you until Preeta moves on with another nice guy.

Prem: I have a guy for her. He is none other than my cousin, Karan. I need your help to unite them. I told her about Karan, but she didn't say anything. She only asked me to leave her alone. But Karan loves Preeta very profoundly.

Simar: In that case, we must find out her opinion about Karan. There is only one way. Let's continue with our breakup drama & convince Preeta to date Karan.

Prem: That's a good idea.

Meanwhile, Preeta gets upset, seeing that Sujal's tiffin box is untouched. She asked the servant, "Why is Dad returning the food like that?"

The servant said, "He eats food in his old house.

Sujal saw Simar wearing the shalwar suit purchased by. 

Sujal: You look different with this dress.

Simar smiled.

Sujal: I've brought something for you to eat.

He removed the Pizza and gave it to Sinar.

Simar:  Let's eat together as I prepare rice and dal for you.

Sujal: That is great. Have you prepared it, or did you hire a cook?

Simar: I've prepared it by looking at the YouTube video on my phone 

She tastes the food and finds it good to eat.

Simar served the food to Sujal.

Sujal: I would like to feed you.

Simar: Then you must also have Pizza for a change.

Sujal: Done.

Both feed food to each other.

Prem entered the house. He said, '" I am sorry if I barged between you guys."

Prem: Am I right, uncle?

Sujal: Yes, you are right. 

Preeta came to that house and saw the bonding between Simar and Sujal.

Sujal sees Preeta.

Sujal: Why are you standing outside? Please come.

Preeta leaves, but Sujal comes after her. She stopped.

Preeta: Now I understand why you returned the food that I made. I felt that someone was taking me away from you.

Sujal:  it is your false idea.

Preeta:  Then why are you showering so much love on Simar?

Sujal: She is my younger daughter and your younger sister.

Meanwhile, Prem and Simar plan to get Preeta's opinion about Karan.

Both start the drama.

Prem: Why don't you understand that fact won't change even if you go to America?

Simar: I yearned for my father and sister all these years and finally got them. I don't want to hurt them.

Prem: You don't know how much I love you.

Simar: I am not destined to get anyone's love as I have the tag of a crazy, immature, and spoilt brat. Preeta is the girl for you.

Preeta overheard the conversation and said, "You are not immature, as I know you are sacrificing your love for me, which is problematic. It needs a lot of guts to do that. A woman can give everything she has but can't give away or share her man with anyone. But you are doing what others don't do.

Preeta extends her arms. Simar comes in her arms. Both hug each other.

Simar: What will you do without Prem?

Preeta: Prem always loved you. He was, is, and will remain yours.

Simar: Well, if I say we can live together even after marriage, wouldn't you consider moving on?

Preeta: How is it possible? I can't be a third wheel between you and Prem. 

Simar: What do you feel about Karan?

Preeta: Karan is a great guy. Anyone would be fortunate to have him.

Simar: You are that lucky person. Karan loves you a lot and wants to marry you.

Preeta: I accepted that Prem never loved me the way I did. But I need some time to think about Karan.

Simar: Everyone wants you to move on in your life.

Prem: Yes, Simar is right. I also told your dad about my brother and his feelings for you. He has no objection.

Sujal: I was moved when Karan took care of you in the hospital without expecting anything from you. I saw love in his eyes for you, and that's genuine. I gave you everything you wanted but couldn't do that concerning your life partner. If you wish to remain unmarried, I've no problem with that, but I request that you meet Karan at least once.

Preeta: Yes, you are right. I've been selfish and haven't realized how much everyone cares for me. I will do that even if you are slightly happy with meeting Karan.

Everyone is happy. Prem and Simar gave a fi to each other.

Prem: Congratulations, our plan is successful.

Meanwhile, the phone rings at Mohini's place.

Mohini picks up the call and is shocked to get the call from the college.

The principal said, "Simar's registration number is 216, and she was supposed to come. But she hasn't come.

Mohini: She had come to the airport, and I thought she reached your college.

Principal: She hasn't come. That's why I called you. Please tell her to go to our college immediately.

The call disconnects.

Kashish: What happened? Is Simar all right in America?

Mohini: Simar would have been fine had she reached America.

Kashish: I didn't get you.

Mohini: But I got it.

She calls up the police and says, "Prem kidnapped my granddaughter, Simar."

The cops come to Luthra House, arrest Prem, and put him inside the lockup without heeding to his family members.

Mohini and Kashish go to the police station.

Kashish: Couldn't the entire police force get information from a guy about my daughter?

Inspector: We are trying our best.

Mihir learns from Karan and Tulsi about Prem's arrest and goes to the police station.

Mihir: May I know the reason for arresting my son?

Inspector: You don't know what your son did?

Mohini: How will he know that? Tell him why did you arrest him.

Inspector: We arrested Prem for abducting Kashish's daughter.

Mihir: Fine, my advocate is on the way. Then I will see how long you will keep him inside the lockup. I know the law very well.

Inspector: If you know the law, you would also know that kidnapping a minor is a crime. He will be inside the lockup till they get their child.

Sujal comes to the police station. He said, "I learned about Prem's arrest from Karan. Simar is with me."

Mohini and Kashish are shocked.

Inspector: Do you know what you are talking about? You could get arrested for this statement.

Sujal: Fine, if it is a crime to keep my daughter with me, then I am a criminal. Please arrest and handcuff me.

Inspector: Simar, is your daughter?

Sujal nods.

He asked Kashish, "Why don't you say something?"

Mohini: Yes, he is Simar's father, but we brought her up. Simar can't stay with him without our permission.

Inspector: Sorry, only parents can talk about their children.

He then tells the cops to release Prem.

The inspector gave the paper to Mihir to sign. The latter signs it.

Sujal: Inspector, framing a guy in a false allegation, beating and threatening him is a crime for which I can file a case on Mohini Madam as it is her habit of trapping innocent people.

Sujal, Mihir, and Prem leave.

Kashish: Inspector, I want to meet Simar. I want to know whether she went by her will or he kept her forcefully.

Mohini and Kashish follow them to that spot.

Kashish went to Simar and said, "What you did wasn't good. Why did you lie that you will go to America?"

Simar: Yes, I lied to you, but my lie didn't harm anyone. You have hidden the real-life truth from me, though it was my right to know about my father.

Kashish: We can talk about these things later, but now get ready and come home with me.

Simar: Mom, I won't move from here.

Kashish: Simar.

Simar: I enjoy staying here. I got a new life here.

Kashish: And what about my life? I don't have anyone in my life besides you.

Simar: Mom, please don't mistake me. I love you.

Kashish: It is easy to say I love you, but equally challenging to keep that word. Please come home.

Simar: Mom, please, I join my hands before you.

Kashish: You have changed so much within a few days! You've always got what you wanted with your stubbornness, and today, you are joining your hands before me.

Simar: To date, you have always fulfilled my demands. I request you ...

Kashish interrupts.

Kashish: You are big enough to decide about your life; my happiness lies in yours. But I will think that my upbringing lacked something.

Preeta overheard the conversation.

Kashish leaves and comes downstairs.

Mohini: Where is Simar? Didn't she come with you?

Kashish: Mom, she won't come.

Mohini and Kashish were about to leave.

Sujal: Kashish, I will fix Simar's marriage within a few days. Please come and give your blessings. I can't take away this right from you.

Preeta comes down to speak to Kashish but is shocked to see Kashish and Mohini getting into the car and going home.

Preeta took the car and followed them.

Suddenly, Preeta's phone rings. She sees Karan's phone and receives it.

Karan: I heard that you are ready to meet me today evening.

Preeta: You heard it right. I will meet you at 5:30 pm. See you in the evening.

They disconnect the call.

Preeta reached Mohini's house and saw that Kashish was restless.

Kashish sees Preeta but is unable to recognize her.

Kashish: Who are you? I've never seen you here before.

Preeta: I saw you at our old place and heard the conversation between you and Simar. I immediately recognized that you are my birth mother.

Kashish: I guess you are Preeta.

Preeta: I thought that you forgot my name. You are only concerned about Simar and don't want to lose her, but you never bothered when Dad took me with him. You didn't even bother to find Dad and keep in touch with him.

Kashish: You are right, but I never forgot you, but I forgot myself. Despite being married for 18 years, I lived like a widow. I would have died after losing you, but Simar's birth kept me alive.

Preeta: I also missed you a lot. Whenever I saw an excellent bonding between mother and child, I asked Dad where my mom was.

Kashish: Whenever I saw your clothes and toys, I worried about your state and where you are. But you had gone far by then.

Preeta: I wasn't far. It was you and Dad who were far from each other. We sisters were lost in the distance between you and our father.

Kashish: Preeta, my child.

Preeta: You call us a child separately. But when Simar got her father, she lost her mother. Why don't you resolve the differences with Dad and be with us?

Kashish: Now, it's too late for that.

Preeta leaves. Kashish calls Preeta but doesn't get a response.

Sujal went to Luthra House.

Mihir: Welcome Sujal.

Sujal: We are still friends regardless of what happened. The thing which I'm going to reveal to you could shock you. Simar is my daughter, just like Preeta. Kashish is my wife. Mohini is my mother-in-law, and Moloy is my father-in-law.

Tulsi: We were under the impression that Preeta is your only daughter.

Sujal: I didn't know that Simar is my daughter till it was revealed to me. Moloy opened my eyes. I've come to ask for Prem's hand for my younger daughter. I can also see that Karan loves my eldest daughter. So we can convert our friendship into a relationship.

Mihir: Prem told me that he loves Simar, but we were obsessed with Preeta and told him she is a crazy, immature, and spoilt brat of Kashish.

Sujal: Simar is outspoken, but she is very good at heart. She does understand the pain of others. That's why she sacrificed her love for everyone's benefit, which not everyone can do.

Mihir + Tulsi: We misjudged Simar. Please forgive us.

Sujal: It is not Simar's fault; her family environment differed. It was also my fault that I was not with my wife when she needed me the most. It was natural for you to think like that, and it's not your fault.

Mihir: I don't know whether I must tell you this, but Karan loves your eldest daughter and wants to spend his life with her. He hasn't told us anything, but we could figure it out. We intend to get him married to Preeta.

Sujal: I, too, have Karan in mind for Preeta, and I spoke to her about it. Preeta is ready to meet Karan.

Mihir: Karan told me that he's going to meet Preeta. Hope everything goes fine between them.

Karan and Preeta meet in the coffee shop.

Preeta: I wonder if you happened to like me; why didn't you tell me directly?

Karan: I wanted to confess my love to you, but I kept quiet when I learned that you love Karan. On Valentine's Day, I saw you taking the flower from Prem and saw you happy, but I knew that he loved Simar. I could sense that either one of you could suffer a heartbreak. I also didn't know how you would take it after that incident.

Preeta: It was my mistake to think that Prem loved me and was lost in that. Prem told me you love me; I wondered why you didn't. When you stood by me in the hospital, you still had a chance to tell me. Yes, I would have taken time to say yes, but I would have considered you later.

Karan: I have also been shy to propose to a girl. I could talk to you only because of the families and your initiative. Otherwise, I couldn't have come out with that. One thing is sure: I love you. I will always be by your side and give you all happiness. If your answer is yes, we can decide immediately and marry simultaneously with Prem and Simar at the same venue. That is the plan of our elders.

Preeta: I thought a lot about it when Simar, Prem, and Dad told me about you. You are a good person, and anyone wants to marry you someday. If this relationship brings even a slight happiness to all of us, I am ready to marry you. I tried loving Prem, unsure whether he loved me, but now I'm sure you love me. I will say the same thing to my family.

Karan: You made me very happy with that decision. Call me whenever you want to meet me.

Karan and Preeta went home.

At Luthra House, Karan said, "Preeta accepted my proposal."

Mihir + Tulsi: That's excellent news.

Meanwhile, Sujal, Prem, and Simar asked, "How was your meeting with Karan?"

Preeta: It was good. I like Karan, and I've no problem going ahead with this relationship.

Sujal: Are you sure? If you aren't sure, you can take as much time as you want.

Preeta starts thinking about Karan.

Karan goes inside his room and starts thinking about Preeta.

Prem went to Karan. He asked, "Why are you so dull even after Preeta agreed to marry you?"

Karan: She said she likes me as a person, but she didn't say she loves me.

Prem: Give her some time. She will start liking you.

Preeta recollects her memories with Karan and decides to meet him again.

Karan's phone rings. He finds Preeta's call.

Karan: Yes, tell me.

Preeta: Can we meet again tomorrow?

Karan: Sure, why not?

The next day, Karan and Preeta meet at the park.

Karan gave her the red rose and said, "Preeta, I love you."

Preeta smiles.

Karan: Do you love me?

Preeta: I thought a lot about you all night. I could experience true love only from you. I love you a lot.

Karan becomes happy. They went home.

Preeta went to Sujal and said, "I love Karan, and I want to go ahead with him."

Sujal: That's great. I will marry my daughters on the same day and at the venue.

Sujal went to Kashish's place and gave them an invitation card.

Mohini starts making faces.

Sujal went to Kashish and said, "Our girls are getting married the same day. Please do come and bless them."

Kashish smiles.

Sujal: Your smiles are lovely. Can we have a word?

Kashish nods.

Sujal and Kashish went to the bedroom. Sujal closed the door.

Meanwhile, Moloy hears the music and passes by her room. Mohini saw him and asked, "Where are you going?"

Moloy: Tomorrow is the marriage of our granddaughters.

Mohini: Are you alright?

Moloy: I am always okay. It's only because of you people I've been closing my eyes. But no more, otherwise there will be a complete darkness.

Mohini: Your crazy granddaughter is tarnishing our image, and your son-like son-in-law is encouraging them to tarnish our dignity.

Moloy: Social Status, Dignity, and Reputation indeed! These three things of yours have destroyed the lives of the entire family. Your so-called status has destroyed all relationships here. What kind of life are people living here? This husband of yours is not allowed to call you by your name. Your married daughter is living like a widow because of you. You have not permitted your granddaughter to call you a granny. You are that misfortunate woman who couldn't be a wife despite having a husband. You couldn't be a mother despite having a child. You couldn't be a grandmother despite having grandchildren. Have you ever realized the incompleteness of your life? If you don't change your attitude, you will die with incompleteness. To complete your life, come out of status consciousness and accept all relationships with open arms. Otherwise, you will die with incompleteness. I haven't told you this before, but I am telling you this now.

He leaves.

Mohini gets ashamed of her behavior and fills her partition with a vermillion, wearing a saree.

In the bedroom

Sujal: I need to speak to you. I closed the door so we could get some privacy.

Kashish: Even I wanted to talk to you.

Sujal: You took 18 long years to come to my house.

Kashish: True, even for you, it took the same time to come here, starting from 7th November.

Sujal: You haven't changed. Your attitude is the same.

Kashish: You used to like me for this attitude.

Sujal: Your talks are taking me to our past.

Kashish: You are so scared of your past that you don't want to face it.

Sujal: You are also responsible for It to some extent. I always waited for you at every step, and you would call me and come to me, but you didn't.

Kashish: You have given us a place to wait in our love life. I have married you with all the rituals. You had every right to hold my hand and take me.

Sujal: I'm not among those men who use the rituals to possess you.

Kashish: I am not talking about possession. I am talking about losing.

Sujal: I am talking about gaining.

He takes out the red cloth. Kashish smiles.

Sujal: I'm back.

Sujal and Kashish came forward and hugged each other.

Kashish: Never leave me again.

Sujal: We met after a long time. If I leave you, I will die with incompleteness and loneliness.

The next day

Prem and Simar sit together in a mandap, while Karan and Preeta sit in another.

Both couples get married with all the rituals.

The couples seek blessings from elders and do Graha Pravesh in Luthra House.

Everyone lives happily ever after.

THE END

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