Virman-Beyond Control (note pg-151) - Page 67

Chapter 22

Manvi has come to the rehab to visit Anu, she somehow managed to convince Virat yesterday, but she didn't know till when she was going to manage, she didn't even know what she was supposed tell her di,

"Mannu, why are you looking so lost?" asked Anu as she touched Manvi's shoulder,

"Did you talk to Rishi bhaiya?" Manvi asked as she noticed Anu's dull reaction,

"Haan, who told you?"

"Di told me… Are you really fine in getting married just like that?"

"I decided to go according to bhai's choice… I don't think that I can fall in love with someone,"

"Then what about the person to whom you are getting married?"

"Manvi… Arranged marriages has a beauty in it… you know what? Jab hum kissi khi patni banker unke saath rahen ge na…. then that closeness, the feeling of being important to someone, the responsibility and specially the emotions you go through will help you fall in love with them… So abhi na sahi… I think I will be able to love him with time,"

"Have you seen him before?"

"Haan… I have conversed with him too… his name is Abhishek Malhotra, achcha hai as far as I know… bhai knows him for years now… So I'm fine… mujhe koi problem nahi hai…"

"Anu… You are sure right… You can tell us if you are not ready… No one is forcing you…" She said worried about Anu taking a decision regarding marriage in such a short span of time,

"Nahi… mujhe koi problem nahi hai Manvi… and bhai ne kaha that there is no hurry… we can keep in touch for some time and then take a decision…"

"Tikh hai… that is better… I just want you to be happy…" Manvi said as she held Anu's hand,

"I know darling… Mein teekh hun… Don't worry," Anu smiled at Manvi,

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"Di… Aap ne Virat koh deka hai kahi…? Meine use subha se nahi deki.. pata nahi kaha chala gaya…" Manvi asked as she entered Jeevika's room,

"Yeh kya ho raha hai is ghar mein… First Virat came searching for you… Now you… Kya hua?"

"Virat was looking for me… when di?"

"As soon as you left to the rehab…"

"Oh no.. Par ab who hai kahan.."

"He must be in the office… ghar pe thodi na hoga…" Jeevika asked as she shook her head, "Why are you searching for him now?"

"Di who kya heina… Anu is getting discharged tomorrow… so we have planned to leave tomorrow itself… teekh hena?"

"Hmm... that's fine… I'll ask Viren ji to do the necessaries,"

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"Virat… I was searching for you… when did you leave to office?" Manvi asked as soon as he answered her call,

"I came to your room you were not there, asked bhabi, she said that you left to visit Anu…"

"Busy ho?"

"Not much… Why?"

"Bas aise hi," Manvi lied as she didn't want to spoil his mood,

"Manvi… I have a meeting in the evening so will get late to come… please aunty ko keh dena ok?"

"Will you get very late?" she asked,

"Not very late… a little… kya hua Manvi?"

"Kuch nahi Virat… You finish your work… Mein tumse baad mein baat karungi…"

"Okay bye…"

"Bye…"

Virat could feel that she was hiding something from him, he knew that he was putting her in a fix by asking her to stay over here, but he didn't want to stay away from her anymore, he just couldn't spend his day without her by his side, he sighed as he concentrated on his PA who was telling him something about the never ending meetings.

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"Manvi have you packed your things?" Jeevika asked as she entered the hall, Manvi, Viren and Vanshika were having a chat,

"Haan di packing toh ho gayi… I didn't have much…"

"Packing kyun?" Asked Virat as soon as he entered the house after office,

Manvi bit her tongue, as she refused to look up… All the other's refused open their mouth as they were waiting for Manvi to say something,

"Hmm… Virat…, Anu is getting discharged tomorrow… so…" Viren stopped as he looked at Manvi again,

"Oh…" Virat shook his head, shocked and hurt with the piece of information, he tried to make an eye contact with Manvi but her bent head made him livid, he moved away saying that he needs to change,

Virat somewhere in the corner knew that he was being unreasonable, he couldn't get angry with her, he knew it was his insecurities which were hurting him not Manvi, but he didn't know how he should get over with it, how was he supposed to make himself understand, how was he supposed to pacify his screaming heart, how was he supposed to hold back his cursed apprehensions, he hated feeling like this… he really hated feeling like this,

Virat turned as he heard a knock on his door, Vanshika smiled at him slightly while she sat next to him on the bed,

"Beta… Kya hua?" she asked as she caressed his head,

Virat shook his head but refused to reply, "You love her… I can see that… She loves you… I can see that too, phir problem kya hai beta?"

Virat kept his head bent, he wanted to share his pain but something in him was not letting him do it,

"Virat… You can tell me…" said Vanshika as she tried to convince him,

"I can't stay away from her… I feel… I feel…," He struggled to find a word to express his feelings,

"Scared… Am I right? You are scared to let her go away…"

Virat squeezed his eyes shut as he refused to look at Vanshika, she smiled timidly as she turned his face towards her,

"You are fearing about losing her, Am I right?" Virat nodded as he looked at Vanshika with his teary eyes,

"Beta, yeh pyar hai na, ek bohot kubsurat cheez hoti hai, isme sab hota hai, kushi, dard, duriyan and kissi khi saath, par tum kal kya hoga iske bare mein soch thei rahogi toh sirf dhar hoga aur kuch nahi, you should have trust, agar kismat nei tum dono koh milaya hai toh tumhe us par yakeen bhi kar na hoga, Don't you trust on Manvi?"

Virat nodded as he kept listening keenly to what Vanshika was saying,

"Good… Virat remember one thing, life is a blend of everything, if you were sad and lonely so far now it's your time to be happy and loved, don't waste this chance by fearing and worrying, khul ke jiyo aur khul keh pyar karo, no one will be able to separate you two…" Vanshika cupped his cheeks as she wiped away the tears,

"Thank you aunty…" he whispered feeling touched,

"You can call me ma too… Hai na tum mera beta?" she asked as she gave a pleading look to Virat,

Virat hugged her tight as he cried hard on her shoulder pouring out his emotions and pain, his yearn for a mother's love, his angst towards his own mother, every single drop of bitterness which was locked inside him flowing out from him in the form of tears, Vanshika consoled him as she kept on patting his back, her heart breaking into pieces by witnessing the pain he was going through but somewhat satisfied with him opening up to her and accepting her.

Virat tried to smile at Vanshika who was looking at him lovingly, her divine love encouraging him to show the child inside him, show the side of him which none has witnessed, his apprehensiveness of showing her the true him flew away as he slid down on the flow closer to her legs and rested his head on her lap, feeling ethereal and surreal to feel a mother's love, an emotion he yearned to feel yet was so alien to,

"Virat, when you love someone and you want their companionship forever… you should let them free, if you try to keep them locked in a fist, nor will you be able to get their love nor will they be able to love you, so let Manvi go, if she is going then it is to come back to you forever, mein hun na… tumhari ma, I promise to bring you two together and that too in a bond which will be their forever…"

"Now… Sleep… Manvi se kal bath kar lena…"

Virat raised his head as he looked at Vanshika, her face adorned with a beautiful smile, he smiled at her as she made him lay down on the bed, his heart so much at peace that he couldn't even utter a single word, he soon slipped in to a serene slumber, his years long prayer to be loved by a mother, to be kissed goodnight by a mother, to be guided by a mother got granted and he was grateful for God.

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"Mannu… aur kitna royagi…?" asked Jeevika as she wiped away Manvi's tears,

Manvi was feeling really bad, she knew that she has hurt Virat… but she didn't have the guts to face him, then how was she supposed to make up for it? This single thought brought fresh tears to her eyes,

"Mannu… listen to me… first try to understand the situation Manvi, Virat khi insecurities tu usski paas reh ne se kam nahi hoga, bal khi it will only increase…"

Manvi shook her head as she hiccupped,

"Think Mannu, think about Virat… think about how he grew up… think about what he has gone through… and think about his nature, he feels insecure because he is scared, he is scared to lose the person he loves, toh tum usse yeh samjao khi you will be there with him always even if you are not closer to him… Mushkil hain, par pyar khabi asan nahi hota…" Jeevika said as she made Manvi look at her,

"Par di… I always hurt him…"

"Nahi Manvi, it's not you who hurt him, its his nature which is hurting aur usse change kar ne kheliye, tum dono koh thoda aur mehnat kar na pade ga, Feeling insecure will never do any good for a relationship remember…"

Manvi quickly wiped her tears away as soon as she saw Vanshika approaching them,

"Manvi… why are you crying beta…?" Asked Vanshika even though she knew the reason,

"Woh… woh kya haina… main umm.." Manvi stammered as Jeevika kept her head bent,

Vanshika laughed at both the sisters as she pulled them towards the sofa,

"Kab tak chupa ne ka irada hai… I know about you and Virat… So jhut bolne ki zarurat nahi hai…"

Manvi bent her head embarrassingly as Jeevika looked at Vanshika shocked,

"Aap ko kaise patha ma?"

"That's not important now… ab yeh batao why are you crying?"

"Woh Virat… he is… umm…"

"Virat is fine… I spoke to him… and he is fast asleep now,"

Manvi smiled instantly,

"Sachchi aunty…?"

"Sach… Ab you also go and sleep… uske saath kal bath karlena… Okay?"

"Thank you so much aunty…" Beamed Manvi as she hugged Vanshika and left to go to sleep,

"Ma… aap woh.. I'm sorry," Jeevika apologized,

"Kyun beta,"

"For hiding all this from you…"

"It's okay… but I want to know… will your parents be okay with this?"

"Patha nahi ma… kabhi kabhi lag tha hai they'll be fine… but kabhi dar bhi lagtha hai…"

"Hmmm… Kuch bhi kar ne se pehle… Mujhe Virat khi dad se bath kar na hoga…"

"Kya woh manege?"

"I really hope he does… Chalo ab yeh sab chodo aur so jao, Viren kaha hain?"

"He is asleep ma… unhe kal jaldi jaa nah hai,"

"Okay beta… Good night"

"Good night ma…"

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Though Vanshika aunty said that Virat was fine and asleep, Manvi couldn't just fall asleep without checking on him, so Manvi slowly pushed the door open as she sneaked into his room silently, the room had a faint light so she somehow managed to reach his bed without any noise, Vanshika aunty was right, he was in a deep sleep while holding onto the pillow next to him tightly, she heaved a sigh of relief, she turned to leave the room but stopped as she stood on her knees right in front of his face, Manvi leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on his forehead, she didn't know why she was in love with him so much that it breaks her into pieces when she sees him in pain, so much that she feels like doing anything and everything he asks her to, but she was happy to be in love with him, very happy and she was thankful to God for giving him to her. She again bent forward as she kissed the tip of his nose and left the room without disturbing his sleep.

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Next day….

Virat was ready to leave for the office, he was feeling really relaxed and light after his talk with Vanshika aunty, she was here in the morning to wake him up too, the thought of Manvi leaving today crossed his mind, he still didn't want her to leave him but he has decided to trust on her, trust on their love and trust on Vanshika aunty, it was difficult very difficult but he will, he at least try to stay calm, he thought as he moved out of the room.

All his resolutions came crashing down to his feet as soon as he saw Manvi walking towards her room, she was looking like an angel, dressed in a beautiful blue suit, her beautiful long hair open and swaying with her every movement, he could feel his heart thumping hard against his chest as he made a tight fist, he didn't want to go to her room, no not now, not when his emotions are so uncontrollable and untamed, he was not going to stay back and wave at her, he was not going to stand still and look at her go away, he was going to office, he kept on repeating the same thing in his mind, he tried hard as he turned to leave but gave up and barged into her room, scaring her with the sudden influx.

Manvi who was combing her hair, dropped the comb on the floor as soon as Virat barged into her room, she stood still as she looked at him through the mirror, his normally quick and impulse movements when he was around her was nowhere to be seen.

Virat wanted to just go to her quickly and hug her tightly as possible, but the way she was looking at him was making his crazy, he couldn't even move an inch as his eyes locked with her, he blinked and closed the door behind him, as he lethargically approached her, he could feel her breath shoot up as soon as he held her hand in his, he softly made both of her arms rest on his shoulder while he moved closer to her,

Manvi could feel every nerve of her body tremble, tremble with the intensity of his gaze, she closed her eyes as soon as she felt his breath on her ears, she for the first time felt scared to be near him, her own reaction to his closeness was scaring her, her own desire to be absorbed by him was scaring her, she inhaled a sharp breath when she felt his lip touching her bear shoulder, 'she had removed her dupatta while she was combing her hair' she remembered as the feminism in her made her shudder by the single thought of being exposed to him, but she didn't have the courage or will to move away from him as always, she is his possession.

Virat wanted to stop, he wanted to stop and move away from her, but he couldn't, he couldn't ignore his desire, he couldn't ignore his longing heart, he held her closer by her waist while he pressed his lips further into her soft and silky skin, he could feel her giving in too, and all his inhibitions flew out of the window as he touched every cell of her neck and shoulder with his lips, kissing them softly.

Manvi slowly moved away from him, her sense dazed as she breathed in hard, Virat's eyes were closed as he kept his head bent, Manvi slowly stood on his foot as she pressed her body against his, he still didn't react and kept his eyes closed, Manvi blushed as she started to place soft and feathery kisses on his face, trying to make him comfortable with the moment they shared few minutes back with her bold action,

Virat smiled at Manvi's effort, she was such a sweetheart… His sweetheart, Virat opened his eyes as he looked at her, their breath mingling as they stood silent for few minutes.

"Virat…"

"Hmm…"

"Promise me that you will take care… last time khi tarah you won't neglect your sleep and health…"

"Hmm…"

"Hmm… nahi… Promise," Manvi uttered as she moved away from him with a frown,

"Promise…" replied Virat as he pulled her closer to him again, but released her as soon as he heard bhabi calling out for Manvi,

Manvi quickly wrapped the dupatta around her neck and ran out of the room, leaving Virat in smiles.

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Take care 🤗

ohk only one word for u...speechless

*bows down*

man how u manage to write so beautifully...each nd every emotions were perfect the virat's insecurities manvi's guilt evrything was just perfect...atlast virat accepted vanshika with whole heart...loved virat breakdown infront of her...again this was amazing