Okay, so this is the last part...i generally write as I feel like...i think while I m writing....so hopefully this turned out well...i m myself a little skeptical. I m damn pissed that Brinda Adi thought it's okay to spike Priya's drink to calm her down...are they these juvenile...anyway...so before the actual episode pisses me off more (it might not also. My expectations are generally very low when it comes to ITV ) , I thought of completing the story......
Here goes nothing........thoda zyada lengthy ho gaya I think.. Bear with me....
“ Trust me Priya, nothing is late! Main aisa hone nahi dunga, I need some time bas, itna to haaq Hain na mera? Tumse maang ne ka” Ram pleaded…
He was holding her hand and even when she tried to remove it, he kept on holding.. As if it was the last straw he was clinging on to.. He was afraid, if he let go of her hands, she might just vanish from his life.. And Ram can’t afford that… for the first time in his life, he will be selfish… . He wants Priya for himself and not for others, not because akki Wants it, or Akki Shivi marriage depends on it.. Not because Meera ma will be disappointed, but because He loves Priya and loves her so, that he can’t live without her..
Ram might have told Nandini “ Jee lunga, meri to adaat hai…” He might be able to survive without Priya's love but without her Saath, he won’t survive another day.. So he won’t let go of that hand even while walking towards their room, let people stare as much as they want. He just doesn’t care… .
Nandini called out “ Ram, kya hua, saab thik hain na? Can you come here, mujhe kuch bolna hain tumse… woh…”
For the first time, Ram cut her in middle sentence “not now Mom, I will get back to you in sometime. Mujhe Apni biwi se zaruri baat karni hai…”
Everyone at the dinning table was shell shocked…
Shubham was about to say irritably “Bhai”, when Nandini held her hand to stop him and replied with a tight smile “Sure Ram, jesa tum chaho”, wondering how can things go so wrong in two days time for ram to ignore her like this…
Ram didn’t stop to listen anymore, but he felt Priya’s resistance go down a little.. She was shocked that Ram is prioritising Priya over what Nandini Mom had to say? Is it weird that he understands everything what Priya is feeling when he is not even looking at her…
After entering the room, Ram finally released her hand to close the door, taking couple seconds more to brace himself, he turned towards Priya…
Her expression had finally changed from the ‘normal' expression which she was trying to put on.
He understood that Priya is not going to ask him anything, so it was his turn..
“Priya, I know you know about Vedika, let me explain “
“Kyun Mr Kapoor? Aap kyun explain karenge, meri hi galti hai ki maine bola tha ki mujhe janne ki zarurat nahi… so there is nothing to explain”
“Tum mujhse naraz ho, main samajh sakta hu…”
Priya yet again cut him “Kis haq se? Hamari to deal hui thi na?”
Ram had enough… he can take her anger but not her indifference… “Meri Biwi hone ke haq se, aur tum jitna bhi deny karlo, I know tum naraaz ho aur tumhe pura haq hai… I did hide the truth from you…”
It was so difficult for Priya to continuously tell herself not to be angry, not to be disappointed, not to feel pain… and Mr Kapoor's effort to explain the situation was not helping the act she was trying to put on.. She can’t let him see how vulnerable she is.. How much his ex revelation has hurt her… then he will know that she couldn’t keep her side of the deal…
“It’s okay Mr Kapoor! You don’t have to tell me anything.. Vedika is important to you and I know that.. I have seen that… shayad us din aapne jo mujhse jhooth bola tha ki aap office main hai.. Us din bhi aap Vedika ke liye hi jhooth bole the”
Ram didn’t know how to reply to this… “ Priya main darr gaya tha…”
“Kis baat ka darr Mr Kapoor, aapne pyar kiya hai.. Isiliye apne jo bhi kiya woh kiya…”
Ram was dumbfounded. Priya knows that he loves her?
“ Pyar hai, isiliye to darr hai na Priya”
Priya was now sure that he wanted to go back to Vedika because he accepted it himself, he still loved her.. What else is there to say… “Aap dariye aap… Akki Shivina ke shaadi main koi problem nahi ayegi.. Main akki ko samjhau gi..”
Ram was getting more confused by the minute, why will he be worried about akki shivina right now?
Priya continued as if her life depended on it and she needed to tell him before she breaks down in front of him… she can’t do that.. She can’t afford to…
“Aap mere taraf se azaad hai.. Vedika ko aap ki zarurat Hain aur main itni bhi important nahi hu jo aap mere liye aapki khusi ka gala ghote…”
“But mujhe Tumhari Zarurat hai…”
Priya smiled a sad smile “main rahugi aapke life main as a friend.. Aapka aadhura pyar pure karne ka waqt aa gaya hai.. Aap Vedika ke paas… . “she chocked..
Ram finally deciphered what she meant by pyar karte hain na and what inference she drew from it…
“Priya, main darr gaya tha, kyunki mujhe Tumse pyaar Hain… aur maine socha ki tum yeh sach sunke kahi mujhe chod ke chale na jao… jese ki abhi kar rahi ho… mujhe apne aap se durr karke.. Ha yeh sach Hain ki Vedika meri past hai, aur main usse pyar karta tha…… aur maine hi tumko shaadi se pehele ka deal bola tha… jo tumne bakhubi nibhaya hai..
But I failed.. I couldn’t keep love out.. Maine deal break kiya.. Kyunki tum ho hi esi.. Main tumare narazgi se bahut darta hu, but kyunki main tumse pyar karta hu…tumhe khone ka darr mujhe zyada hai.. For the first time, I don’t want to think about anyone else, I want to think about me, you, about us.. U might not love me yet, but main abhi ke liye dost bannke hi khush hu.. Aur mujhe laga ki vedika ke baade main bolunga to yeh equation kharab na ho jaye.. I know stupid excuses hai.. But I wanted to keep you and us to myself… I wanted you to see me as a Man, the reliable man, unlike the men from your past…”
“Mujhe yeh humdardi nahi chahiye Mr Kapoor… main Kal bhi akeli thi, aaj bhi hu.. Aur main strong hu, aap mere liye jhooth matt boliye” saying so she turned her back to hide her tears.. Stupid tear duct.. Can’t even hold it together. She won’t believe that he loves her… kya hain akkhir mujh main.. Mr Sood thik hi to kehete hain..
He slowly approached her from the back, turned her and asked her to sit on the bed… he then crouched in front of her and looked upto her eyes… he saw hope, finally… she does feel something for him..
“Priya, I know I did wrong by hiding the truth, but don’t punish me this way.. Nazar rehena hain reh lo, jitna sunana hain suna lo, main jee lunga, but mujhse dur mat jao.. I love you and I only love you.. And I am not expecting an answer from you right now.. Mujhe pata hai, maine galti ki hai.. Isiliye mujhe trust karne main thoda time lagega.. But bas mere saath raho…tum strong ho, main nahi.. Main akela jee nahi pauga... "
He held her hand again and this time she didn’t flinch… ..
It wasn’t late after all. … … he did manage to open a window of hope… .
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Love Shalini