Chapter 29 The lovers meeting! Magical realm of Shiv-Shakti

This chapter is hugely emotional...In my mind, I could see how Barun would perfectly portray all emotions along with Shivani supporting...I couldn't wait to update the chapter so I have just made to do pictures of them...please read it like episode update and see in your mind how Barun would emote in these shots.

Advay had driven incessantly with dangerous speed through the whole night. He looked knackered from lack of sleep for continuous three nights. He had not yet called Chandni. He didn't want to disturb her if she had somehow managed to sleep. He couldn't fathom the strength to talk to Naani also. His focus was currently Chandni, just Chandni!

'Should I call her now? But what will I say? I want to see her when I talk to her... I want to be able to reach out to her, hold her...'

His mind pondered on and discarded the thought to use phone to connect...It would have to be his direct meeting her in the privacy of their room... one-to-one, heart-to-heart talk!

He banged hisfoot down on the accelerator, immediately zooming forward...his heart wanting to see Chandni at earliest!

Raizada mansion had lost its beaming happy chatter on the breakfast table. It was only Naani's strict order that had brought Miku and Pooja for breakfast. There was tense silence as Naani and Maasi finished eating and left. Shikha also finished hers and got up to go to college.

"I am going to college."

"Can you not miss today? I mean...we are all waiting and..." Miku hesitated.

"Precisely! All are just waiting! There is no point in my missing college. As such, I have important assignments today. I need to meet my professors. You can wait here, I can go alone."

"No Shikha! I'll come and drop you."

 Miku's tone was firm and terse! After all, he was very much like his brother...never shirking his responsibilities...rather taking his responsibilities too seriously.

Pooja focused on Aadi. He had not eaten a morsel.

"Aadi, please eat."

"No I won't."

"Look Aadi...we are all worried... your sweet CM is gone alone...please don't be stubborn."

"Exactly! Why did sweet CM leave? That too, without telling me? She knows that I will not eat without her."

"Look Aadi..." Pooja cupped his cheeks lovingly, "Sweet CM and CM both will come back soon...they'll take you to places, bring you lots of stuff...but you need to be strong for all that, right?...and if one doesn't eat, one feels faint...you have seen your sweet CM fainting, right?...so if everybody faints, who will welcome CM?"

This trick finally worked as Aadi could not stifle his laugh with the imaginary scene of everybody fainting...he opened his mouth.

Mohan had given Bansi the driving wheel and waited himself in a small motel to take rest to be able to relieve Bansi on return trip. The Sun completed its trip through the skies and was now on the west horizon. Chandni could now see the Shiva idol kept in place by her Dev. She recited in her mind

Dikhate nahi par saath hai mere

Voh bholenath hai mere

(Not seen but he's always with me... He's the innocent God(Shiva) of mine.

It was dark already when Chandni reached the haveli. She darted through the door calling out, "Dev...Dev!"

Mamaji heard her and came rushing out. He couldn't believe his eyes.

"Chandni beta, how come you are here? Have you come alone?"

"Mamaji, where's Dev? Is he in our room?" Chandni was in panic.

"Beta, calm down. Did he not speak with you? He has already left for Mumbai last night itself."

"Whatt??!!!"

Chandni couldn't believe her ears. After coming all the way from Mumbai, her wait for Advay was yet not over. Some inexorable force seemed to have conspired to make sure that the two stay away from each other. Chandni's panic grew.  Whether history would repeat itself bringing total destruction? Without another thought she turned back.

"Chandni beta? Where are you going now? Come in. You are so tired."

"No mamaji.I can't! I have to meet Dev. Bye for now."

Before Mamaji could further protest she flew out. Mamaji ran behind her but only managed to see that there was unknown driver and she in the car as the car sped away.

Hearing the commotion, Meghna came out of her room and inquired with Mamaji.

"Did I hear Jiji's voice? Where is she?"

"Beta, she has left already."

"Whatt? She came all the way here and left without meeting me! How's that possible?... Shikha called me earlier and complained that Jiji has changed. I could not believe her then. But it looks like she has." Meghna was dejected.

Mamaji tried consoling, "Beta, she is in tension... with your Jijaji. She doesn't know whats he's doing..."

Meghna left only half convinced. She couldn't fathom that when, out of love, she had taken the efforts to go to Advay jijaji to clear baby misunderstanding, how could Jiji just forget her totally?

Mamaji saw her walking dejected to her room and looked at the skies.

"Oh God,...You have given me a man's body but a woman's mind...I have never complained to you but please God... I love these girls with a mother's heart...give them their right path to happiness...that's all I am asking."

It was late night when Advay reached home. In urgency to meet Chandni, without bothering to park, he just slammed his breaks and flew out calling, "Chandni!"

Pooja was just going out for a quiet walk in the night. She was shocked to see Advay at the door.

"Bhaiyya, Chandni is with you, right?"

"No Pooja! What are you saying? She should be here at home."

"Bhaiyya shewent to Allahabad to bring you back... Yesterday afternoon itself... By now she must be in Allahabad."

"What the!...This stupid girl...why she left? I was coming home. Let me dial her."

Chandni had forgotten to charge her mobile during the travel.

"Shit!f**king hell! "Advay cursed. Then he called Mamaji.

"Mamaji, Chandni has come there? Please tell her to wait. I'll come and fetch her."

"Beta, she came but left immediately... She did not wait to even have a glass of water...said she wanted to meet you...I am worried about her... she's alone in the car... With just one driver, he must have not slept last night also... Heaven alone knows, how he will manage...hope she remains safe. There shouldn't be any accident in the night."

Advay's heart had stopped at the thought of her alone in the car.

"Pooja, I'll go and check where she is."

"Bhaiyya, you'll go now?" Pooja was taken aback.

"Pooja I just can't sit here idle and she might get into some trouble. I'll have to go."

"Bhaiyya, just give me a minute, only one minute."

Pooja rushed to the kitchen and got a bag with some water, milk and his favorite cup noodles. Advay left immediately.

Naani came from behind.

"Pooja, Chiku had come? Where is he?"Naani was anxious.

"Naani, he left to bring Chandni. He was very worried for her. I just packed some water and noodles for him."

"Why did he have to go?... Have I not been able to manage to teach Chiku the value of patience...why do these children put their lives at risk...my weak heart cannot take this stress now." Naani was appalled.

"Naani, Chandni could get into some problem... He is genuinely out of his mind with worry...what would he do sitting here idle?..."Pooja tried pacifying her.

"Chiku aur Chandni dono manmaani kar rahe hai...And we are getting out of mind with worry here!(Chiku and Chandni are doing their mind's whim)." Naani left in fury.

Aadi came rushing from the bedroom, "Mummy, I saw CM's car from window. He came... is it?"

"Beta, he had come but he left again to fetch maami."

"What's happening? First Maami leaves without telling...now CM left without telling..."He howled loudly in complete tantrum mood.

Pooja was finding it difficult to manage all. She just sighed... Hope Bhabhi and Bhaiyya remained safe.

Chandni was forced to wait interim while Mohan joined back and took over driving from Bansi. It was he who told her, her mobile had not been reachable for him and put it for charging in car charger. Mohan realized Chandni's panic and drove in full speed after feeling refreshed from some rest.

It was only Dev's vigilance that he saw Chandni's car speeding on the other side of the road. He immediately slammed on his breaks taking a sharp left swerve to bring his car to a halt and dialled Chandni.

Chandni's tears hadn't ceased through the entire trip back from Allahabad. She picked his call at the very first ring and broke into fresh sobs, "Dev, where are you?"

"Chandni, stop!" He yelled.  "You have crossed me."

Dev was urgent. He was worried Chandni wouldn't understand him in her state of heavy sobbing. He flew from the car, leaving the door open. Chandni could hear his laboured breathing down the phone. He was running.

She looked up through her tears. "Stop, Mohan kaka, stop!" She yelled so hard, Mohan slammed his foot down on the brake. The car screeched loud while Mohan just managed to bring it to halt on the side. She didn't wait for even for a moment. She threw her phone on the next passenger seat and jumped out.

Through her teary blur, she saw him and felt a jolt of happiness, found herself finally living.

"There he is! My Dev!"  

She threw caution to wind and ran at full pelt towards him neglectful of speeding cars on highway. Her hair flew around her like a halo with her speed of running. She looked angelic but she could as well become an angel with the danger of life..

Advay felt a punch to his guts.

"What is this stupid girl doing?" He was absolutely terrified as he sprinted towards his crazy, hysterical wife.

"Chandni stop!" Advay was freaked out as cars came speeding and Chandni ran across through them.

"Chandni, watch out!" he shrieked.

A speeding car and Chadni exactly in line with it oblivious of the car behind...her whole focus on Dev...Advay couldn't see...he closed his eyes in horrified terror...There was a loud screeching as the car braked hard and swerved a sharp left trying to save Chandni...the man cursed loudly! But Chandni couldn't hear him...She just ran towards her love till their bodies crashed together.

She clung to him, curling her fingers around the collar of his suit jacket, holding him to her... afraid that this moment, this man, would disappear back into the ether if she let go for even one second.

He fought the urge to cling back with her tightly, to tug her tight against his chest and kiss her thoroughly...right now, right here...to prove to her whatever she might have proposed earlier but she belonged to him and he to her.

As Advay sensed her safety, relief flooded through him. He let his breath out, suddenly realizing he had held it till then. Anger rose inside him... Strong, unrelenting arms grabbed her... frustration spilling from his grip on her arm, as he separated her and held tightly...his eyes in blazing fire , mouth foaming with pent-up anger.

"What the hell were you doing? Mar jaati toh?"     (If you were to die?)

The decibel crashed the sound barrier! Yet, Chandni did not jerk! She understood his desperation in his yelling...She just wanted to look at his frame to her hearts content. He looked frazzled and undeniably dangerous with little flickers of fire shooting away from his eyes. A gorgeous anger that made her both cry and smile!

"Haan! Tum nahi milate to mar hi jaati! (Yes! I would die if I didn't see you)...For me, you are life... It's you, only you and nobody else, nothing else! Maine tumhare naam ka dupatta pehna hai!...sirf tumhara" She admitted with an edge of hysteria in her voice.

(I have worn the stroll in your name...only yours*)

She clung back to him and was immediately engulfed by him, every hard muscle pushed up against her as he lifted her and held her tight to his body. 

"Chandni." he panted into her neck. She sobbed relentlessly into his neck as he stood there just holding her... his feet perhaps a little unsteady, but his eyes glazing...glazing with enchantment...when everything was kind of all over...suddenly enchantment had descended...and life danced back into his being!

"Where were you going, leaving me? To London?" She pouted still sounding frantic, even though she felt a million times better for being in his arms.

He clutched her tighter... The softness of her breasts pressed against him once again felt like home... The anger inside him now battling with a more primitive desire to possess, to belong...he could never leave this girl...She was his!

The guy having swerved to save Chandni came pacing towards the duo wanting to swear and curse; but one look at Advay's face and he halted himself. Advay's immediate instinct was to protect and defend Chandni. In his sleek businessman style, he apologized to the man giving him his business card. The man's car had gone beyond rescue. Naturally he was hassled. But Advay's promise to get him a new car made his brows go high in surprise. Of course, He couldn't fathom what he had managed to save for Advay! His entire world! His life!  Without any explanation, Advay just assured him of required transport for now through his own car and walked away.

Advay tried to release Chandni, but she firmed up her already iron hold, refusing to let him put her down. She gripped him tighter. She couldn't get him close enough. He looked at her face and saw brimming love in her eyes. There were faint purple shadows under her eyes. Something dangerously tender shifted in his chest and a protective instinct nearly overwhelmed him with its force.

Silently picking her up in his arms, he crossed the road towards Mohan standing next to car...  Mohan was stupefied by the events in last couple of minutes.

"Mohan open the car." Advay soothed Mohan's nerves through his now calm tone. "You and Bansi take that man to wherever he is going and then proceed home. I'll take Chandni home in this car."

 Slowly, gently he put Chandni in the passenger seat and buckled her up. Suddenly bereft Chandni felt, now that she was no longer in his arms!

After a long time, the car proceeded without breaking speed limits to a fatal level. Both sat tense, silent. Anger having given way to a bracing tension that burned and crackled around them!

Both were listening...listening to the drumming of their hearts...picking the rhythm...somewhere deeply understanding the true meaning of becoming one ... unified like Shiv Shakti... a permanent mark on both their minds.

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Context:

In hindu culture, wearing a cover/especially a stroll (Dupatta/Chunari) in someone's name meaning belonging to that person forever. It's done by women in the name of their spouse and sometimes men tie chunari of devi mata (goddess) on their head as they offer their soul to the Goddess.

In the show, Advay had challenged Chandni that she would wear dupatta of his name...he did it once in private and then again in public to fulfill his challenge. In this way he has marked her for himself.

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Next Chapter getting updated soon... keep reading!

How would Barun enact Advay getting the fright of his life watching Chandni getting in an accident...Simply WOW!

Mamaji is a genuinely noble person...God has been unjust to him but without any complaint he lives his life nobly. Through out he has been supportive of the girls especially his Chandu banno. ...will his girls find their path to happiness or is life cruel never giving what we want.

Naani, Aadi are all furious...Soon everybody will be "Tanaa Tan" in Murli's words.

After a long dreadful separation Adni have finally met and now will be getting into a magical realm.

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