Journey of love is destined. Traveler is fortunate to be destined to travel this indefinable universal emotion. Maturing sun wears a winter coat, Scent of flower stretches in the air before blooming. Feeling may bring you the life of fairy-tale and also make you taste the bitter reality. When you fall in love with a stone-heart, will love extend to his heart? Can a barrier of confusion, hostility, unconventional feelings knockdown the strongest emotion? Will destiny play a cruel game with a breaking soul and broken soul?
Arjun fell back on his chair with running blood from arms and head, hurting wounds, paining back and broken heart. He pushed his destined companion, Sakshi far from his life. After Roshini's death he became a breathing body with no life leaving him with no relations. He is abandoned by his best friend of life, Sameer. He waited for death invitation every moment. He shoved all the relations he has with a growing fright of losing them.
Sakshi came into his life like a cool breeze blowing through every part of heart. She is love invitation for rest of his life sent by god. She loved his every emotion. She cried with him, bare his anger, waited for his one glance and a slight smile. She tried to fill his life with happiness. But, it happened again. He is becoming isolated; she is leaving him because of his stupidity. Does he alienated himself from love or Love alienated him?
He opened his shuttered eyes as tears flowed down. He caressed her name printed in golden color on the red wedding card. Reading Sakshi weds Sathvik' panged his heart. He tried to be indifferent to her. But unknowingly he surrendered his heart to her. He shut his eyes remembering her and recent events which changed their life.
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One day she took leave of five days but never came back. Arjun got disturbed with her absence. He couldn't concentrate on his work. Every corner of ETF made him feel her presence in her absence. He cursed himself for missing her as he thought it as betraying his beloved dead wife.
After 20 days a post reached ETF office. It's a wedding card shocking everyone with printed name Sakshi weds Sathvik'. Marriage is after 10 days on valentines day. Arjun enraged. How can she marry someone else? How can she do this? Why is she doing this? Is this another prank of her to irritate him? Questions punched his heart and brain. He knocked his feelings down thinking about Roshini. He cannot be disloyal to her.
His heart is crushing every minute in pain. These emotions are stabbing him. His impulsive nature grew. He is not able to think anything and he is not even ready to think. For running away from Sakshi's feelings he locked himself in Roshini's memories. He stopped attending ETF works. Aisha, Liza, Shree, Chotu were worried for him. Sameer couldn't see his friend like that and wanted to help him but his ego became hindrance for help.
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"Today is her marriage in Mumbai" He sat in his room thinking not to think about her. But her thoughts occupied permanent place in his heart.
He went and opened the cupboard which is closed from years. It contains all the things related to Roshini. He didn't open till now after her death. He opened it with heavy heart. All things fell down as it is stuffed with her things. He started picking up everything and placed it safely. He opened desk and started taking out her diaries. A letter fell down from those diaries. He picked it up carefully and unfolded the letter.
"Arjun, mein ne yeh letter meri diaries mein chupa rakha hai taaki tumhe na mile. Matlab abhi nahi but baad mein. Tum yeh letter pad rahi ho matlab mein baghwaan ke pass ja chuki hoon. Tujhe pata hai Arjun hum humesha saath rahenge iska gurantee nahi. Mein tumhe jaanti hoon Arjun, tum mere bina nahi jee paoge issi liye yeh letter pehle se likh rahi hoon. Mein nahi chahti hoon ki tum meri saath tumko bhi kho jao. Mere baad tum kud ke liye saathi doondogi jo tumse mujhse bhi zyada pyaar karti hai. Mujhe ek promise do ki, agar aisi saathi tujhe milegi toh tum usse kabhi nahi jaane dogi. Promise...!!!"
Tears flowed down as he hugged letter, "Mein tumhe jaane nahi doonga Sakshi..."
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She sat still in bridal with lonely tears flowing down her eyes. She wiped those tears of no hope. She couldn't control herself as she burst out in tears. She remembered those few moment of life which trembled her life.
She travelled to Pune on her brother, Karan and sister-in-law, Simran's invitation. To her distress, her marriage got fixed with Sathvik their family friend. She tried to defend but before she could say something, she is acknowledged by Simran about her dead parents promise to get her married to Sathvik. She cannot break that promise. He heart broke down. Love towards her family tied her tongue and hands. Karan asked her approval for marriage, she blindly shook her head in yes. That minute she broke her heart into million minute pieces. Her love of life is going away forever.
She cried her heart in that lonely room looking her fate in the reflecting mirror, "Mein tumhari bina nahi je paungi Arjun..."
Aisha and Liza came to her to know the reason for sudden happening. But her reply is none.
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Arjun came there to stop her marriage and express his love in-front of whole world. He started searching in that busy marriage hall. He decided to take guidance for bride's room. He asked nearby person and stepped in that way. Before he could enter he felt a griped and forceful pull from back. He is the same person from whom he got the guidance. There tood few more people behind him with Bride-Groom.
"Arjun Suryakanth Rawte, tum yaha kya kar rahe ho?" Sathvik questioned flaunting his attitude.
"Sathvik...??!! Sathvik mujhe Sakshi se milna hai. Woh iss shaadi se kush nahi phir bhi karna chahti hai" Arjun explained wrapping sentence in speed words.
Sathvik laughed out and acknowledged him with all the information he have. He knew that Sakshi loves him but he cannot cost stopping marriage for them. As Sakshi is from rich family and they are in losses, her brother Karan can compensate it. He wanted to use Sakshi as cheque to en-cash. Arjun raged and held her collar. This made them step into a fight. Arjun got dragged by five of them forcefully from back steps to back lawn. Arjun got bruised, but didn't leave chance to kick person trying to use Sakshi. Sakshi witnessed this from balcony and came down running.
"Arjun...!!!" Hearing his name his hand stopped in midair before punching Sathvik.
She questioned him with welled up tears, "Tum yaha kya kar rahe ho Arjun?"
"Mere saath chalo Sakshi. Tum yeh shaadi nahi kar sakti. Mein tumhare bina nahi jee paunga." Arjun said in broken with ray of hope from her heart.
"Bahot daer ho gayi hai Arjun, abb mein tumhare satah waapass nahi aa sakti hoon" Sakshi dismissed his love invitation with flowing tears.
"Kyun?"
"Because I Love my Parents, I Love my Bhai and Bhabi. Unlogon ki promise meri promise hai, mein woh thodna nahi chahti hoon. Please chali jao Arjun"
Arjun stepped front to speak his words out but interrupted by her word, "Ek promise karo Arjun, tum yeh shaadi nahi rakhogi aur yaha se chale jaoge."
"Par"
"Roshini jip e promise" This word from Sakshi shattered his dreams and so her's.
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Arjun held his breathe and got up from chair. He went and stood near window looking up in the sky praying from his heart in mind, "Mere pehli dua hai aapko. Iss dua mein apna zindagi aur apna pyaar waapass mangna chahta hoon, mein apni Sakshi ko dua mein maangna chahta hoon" Arjun pressed his eyes.
"Arjun...!!!!" His eyes flew up hearing his name from a familiar voice. He turned back to see his prayers accepted. Sakshi stood there in bridal wear with happy tears and a smile on her face. They ran to each other and stood facing with a smile. They wrapped themselves in each other's arms.
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Sakshi came back facing emotional turmoil. Tears are drying but pain is weeping her heart. She closed her eyes trying to accept her darkest reality. She opened her lashes hearing his brother saying not to live in dark. Karan came to know whatever happened in lawn from Simran who witnessed from balcony. She came to take Sakshi down, but came to know real truth of her life. Sakshi hugged her brother and cried out. Karan sensed his wrenching heart for not understanding his sensitive sister.
"Mein tumhara bhai hoon. Tum jis cheez mein kushi hai, wahi hoga. Kyun ki jitna Pyar tum humse karte ho, utna hi Pyar hum tumse bhi karte hai" Karan smiled. Simran clicked her eyes.
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They smiled thanking there lovely fortune. No words define their happiness. They broke hug and looked into one another's eyes. He cupped her face and kissed on her forehead with a promise of being with her till death keeping her safe in his protective arms. Room ringed with claps by their friends. They hugged them and wished them for their lovely and bright future. Karan and Simran met Arjun and gave sweet gesture to new couple of love.
Sameer stood at the end of the room feeling happy for her friend. He smiled and turned to leave when he felt hand on his shoulder.
"Thank you Sam." Arjun wished his best friend thank you for giving him new life of love and also returning his friend back.
"Kis liye?" Sameer puzzled.
"Mein tumhara hand-writing jaanta hoon Sam. Letter Roshini ne nahi, tumne likha hai. Mujhe pata hai, agar Roshini likhi hoti toh yahi likhti thi" Arjun smiled.
Sameer couldn't see his friend depressed. He found this way out to bring old Arjun back with new life. Even friendship has Love in it. They hugged reuniting their friendship.
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"Bolo Arjun, woh lafz tere mooh se sunn kar mein apni zindagi ko ek naya arth dena chahti hoon" Sakshi said as Arjun move towards her. He held her by shoulders and pulled near to him. She felt his breathe on her face. Her heart thumped reflected same by Arjun's heart.
"I love you." Arjun expressed his feeling on Valentine 's Day. She smiled and thanked god for making her dream a beautiful fairy reality and not a tale. "Abb tumhari baari..." Arjun waited to hear those magical words from her.
She neared his ear turning crimson red, "Nahi bolungi..." She tried to escape, Arjun pulled her back. She hit on his chest, "Mein tumhe mujhse door kabhi jane nahi doonga..." Arjun spelled every word in intense tone.
She hugged him and he hugged her back, "I Love You Arjun"
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