KK:Bharti, your life is about to change.Tumhari zindagi mein koi aisa aane waala hain jo tumhari har mushkile door kardega..Jo tumse bohat zyaada pyaar karega aur tumhari har dard ko mitaadega..Tumhe bhi pyaar ho jaayegi Bharti..Par jab tumhe yeh ehsaas ho jaayegi tab tak toh shayad thodi dher ho sakti hai...
Bharti:Yeah right..jab main khud pyaar par vishwaas nahin karti, tum yeh sab keh rahi ho...Are you crazy,KK?
KK:Jo bhi kehna hai kaho..Lekin pyaar se koi ab tak nahin bacha hai aur shayad nahin bachega...(smiled widely)..Take care...(leaves another bottle of Vodka in her hand & disappears)
Bharti:KK??KK..kaha gayab ho gaya...
Another bartender went to Bharti and told her to leave instantly for it's 4 am and they are closing. Bharti was staggering to her way outside. She sat on the pavement and continued drinking. Meanwhile armaan was trying to find Rheo Pub and after some time he found Rheo Pub but it was closed and he wondered where Bharti had gone to. He was about to leave but he heard a familiar voice. It was Bharti, who was talking to herself.Armaan went closer to Bharti and he was taken aback to see her face so pale and her hair so dishevelled. Armaan could practically smell the alcohol and looked to realize that there was a bottle of Russian vodka in her hand which was emptied. He took the bottle from her hand and threw it away to the other side of the road.
Bharti:Heyy my bottle...Now who are you??
Armaan:Bharti chalo ghar chalte hain...
Bharti:Great...everyone knows my name tonight..First that KK, then Armaan, of course he knows me..ab tum...
Armaan:Come on, you're totally drunk..I'll bring you home..
Bharti:You know where I stay?
Armaan:Of course I do..I'm Armaan..
Bharti:Yeah you're right..As if I don't recognize who Armaan is...
Armaan:Apparently Bharti
Bharti:You're not Armaan
Armaan was starting to feel slightly irritated.
Armaan:Are you going to come or not Bharti??
Bharti:I'm so not going to come with you..I don't even know you..You can go off aur waise bhi who's stopping you??
Armaan felt even more irritated and turned to go but stopped for he had come to fetch Bharti home and he felt even more terrible to see Bharti in such a state and decided to sit beside her at the pavement.
Bharti:Kyun??Tum toh jaane waale the..Everyone's got to leave me and go but why aren't you going??
Armaan:Kya matlab?
Bharti:Arre yaar matlab kyun dhundh rahi ho??Is duniya mein na..main bohat akeli hoon..Bohat zyaada akeli hoon...
Armaan:Tumse kisne kaha??Tumhe toh bohat saare dost hain aur phir bhi keh rahi hon ki tum akeli ho??Doesn't make any sense...
Bharti:Dost hona alag baat hai koi apna hona alag baat hai..Dost toh apne apne jagah par hai and I love all of them dearly par koi apna toh nahin hain na..Aur jo apna tha unhone toh mujhe kabhi pyaar hi nahin diya..Kya zyaada maagaa tha maine??Bas thodi si pyaar par upaarwaale ko toh yeh bhi manzoor nahin hai...
Armaan felt very much terrible for Bharti.He realized that she was talking about her parents who hadn't cared for or loved her since young.
Bharti:You know something??Kyun main zyaada parties par jaati hoon,doston ke saath aur beech mein rehti hoon...Meri zindagi ko bhoolne ke liye..Meri har parishaaniyon ko bhoolne ke liye..Apne aap ko bhoolne ke liye..Main sach much tang aa chuki hoon problems se..Har ek din nayi musibaten...Seriously aaj kal main yeh bhi sochne lagi hoon ke mujhe suicide attempt kar leni chahiye par phir main sochne lagti hoon Payal ke baare mein..Meri aur doston ke baare mein...Kaash main exist hi nahin karti...
Armaan:Tum itne negative kaise ho sakti ho??
Bharti:Haalat kabhi kabhi mujhe aise banaa deti hain..Har waqt toh main khush nahin reh sakti...PAr ek baat hai..Ek baat ke liye main uparwaale se khush hoon..Unhone mujhe Mom se milaayi, Armaan se bhi...Both of them are really very very sweet....
Armaan felt a surge of excitement within himself when she praised him and he simply smiled at her.
Bharti:And you know what??Main bohat matlabi hoon.I asked Armaan to marry me for a year..He agreed for he wanted to take a sweet revenge but when he knew the truth, he was totally disheartened; i must really be a burden on him...I'm selfish for I wanted to get away from the marriage alliances...Har ek rishta ek matlab se bann thi hai..Dosti,pyaar,etc...In my teenage years, I used to think that there will be someone, a soulmate created by God just for me..Someone who'll come and take all the grief form my life to a faraway land and jsut love me unconditionally and accept me jsut the way I am...Par main bhi na itni bewakoof hoon...
Armaan:Aise kun kehte ho??
Bharti:Kyunki soulmates bohat superficial hote hain...And they don't even exist in real life...Koi kisi se itna pyaar kyun karega??Aur mujh jaisi ladki se toh har gheez nahin..You know I crave for love but the irony is that I don't believe in love in the first place..Aur meri zindagi khaali thi aur hamesha rahegi..Life really sucks!!
Armaan wiped the tears from Bharti's face in an instant and told her to get up and he'll bring her home. Armaan helped bharti to sit on his bike and he rode back home.While riding back, he couldn't help but wonder what made Bharti drink so much when she was so happy at men's Universe. He was glad that at least he was getting to know Bharti a little more than what she usually showed on the outside. He wondered how Sudha might react to seeing Bharti in such a state. Armaan gently parked his bike and as he stood up, Bharti fell on his seat and Armaan held her head in the nick of time and her hair fell in front of her a little, covering her eyes and face partially. Armaan went closer to her face and gently took her hair and placed it behind.Armaan's eyes automatically got welled up just by thinking about Bharti and what she had told him in her drunken state.Armaan just wished that God would remove all the grief from her life for all he wants to see is her radiant,glowing face back again.He realized just how much vulnerable Bharti is from within and tonight,she opened herself up to him without him asking her to and he has so much more to learn about Bharti.Armaan caressed her cheek gently and carried her and tried to get her to stand up. As he did so, he placed Bharti's arm on him and walked her inside. Just then, Sudha opened the door and Armaan almost got scared for a second.
Armaan:Maa.aap abhi tak nahin soyi??
Sudha just glared at him and just then she smelled something she abhorred.It was alcohol.
Armaan:Mom sorry both of us got drunk a lil...Sorry!!!
Sudha just watched him and Armaan walked as if he was drunk and brought Bharti inside and quickly locked the door.Armaan heaved a deep sigh of relief and quickly made Bharti lie down.Armaan was fidgeting and he saw Bharti's eyes moving and gently opening.Armaan turned to go but Bharti held his hand and she got up.
Armaan:Hey Bharti just sleep...
Bharti:Armaan...I can't sleep with my slippers on...If you don't mind...
Armaan:What?
Bharti:Don't mind...Can you help me take my slippers off my feet??
Armaan:Bharti...you almost killed me today...Maa was supposed to fry me...Goodness...
Bharti:But she didn't na??(smiled weakly)
Armaan:Uffo Bharti..chup!!!Chup!!
Bharti:(placed a finger on her lips) ok chup chup!!Armaan...(in an intoxicated tone) you know something???
Armaan:(turned to go but Bharti held her hand)Kya???
Bharti:Tum bohat sweet ho....Aur bohat zyaada cute bhi ho...(pulled his cheeks with both of her hands)
Armaan widened his eyes in shock. He was surprised at Bharti's gesture and the fact that he allowed her to pull his cheek.Armaan took her hand from his face and he was about to go but Bharti pulled him to sit down.
Bharti:Will you promise me something Armaan??
Armaan:What Bharti??
Bharti:Promise me that you'll never ever leave me...
Armaan:What??
Bharti:Armaan please...
Armaan:Ok ok I promise you..(looked intently into her eyes) I'll never ever leave your side even if you want me to...Happy???
Bharti smiled and fell on her back and fell asleep.Armaan wondered what even made him promise Bharti. It was just three months since they got married and they are only going to be together for another 9 more months and after that they are no longer going to be bound by any ties and he had to promise Bharti that he will never leave her.Armaan looked at Bharti and smiled and switched off the lights and he gently opened the door to go to the kitchen.
Armaan was getting himself a glass of warm water and just then Sudha came behind him,startling him.
Armaan:Maa...
Sudha:Kya??Maa se bhi joot bolne lage ho??
Armaan:Joot??Kaisa joot??
Sudha:Yehi ki tum pee kar aaye the..
Armaan:Oops..Maa I didn't want you to scold Bharti..that's why....
Sudha:Gosh Armu....Tum bhi na..Why would I want to scold her??
Armaan:Because she drank Vodka..
Sudha:What???
Armaan:Dekha..maine kya kaha tha???Please Maa....Please usse dhaathna matt..mere liye...
Sudha:Ok fine I won't...but kya hua tha???
Armaan:Actually I'm not sure either..Come, I'll tell you what happened at MU...
Armaan narrated whatever that happened at MU in a surge of excitement and Sudha was noticing Armaan's expressions and how they fluctuated from great levels of happiness when he was talking about Men's Universe and Bharti agreeing to help Jiya to bouts of depression when he saw Bharti in such a drunken state.
Armaan:Maa you are not saying anything...
Sudha:Yea...Ek baat boloo??
Armaan:Bolo Maa...
Sudha:Are you in love with Bharti??
Armaan:Kya??Nahin toh...
Sudha:Well just a question, that's all...
Armaan:Maa..
Sudha:Waise you remind me of your dad..He too used to do this...Save me from getting scolded and instead he gets scolded but he simply looked at me and smiles...
Armaan smiled at Sudha and hugged her.
Sudha:I think she's facing a problem but I want you to do something for me...
Armaan:Kya Maa??
Sudha:You must have noticed that she drinks...Well do you understand why she does so???
Armaan:To forget all her worries and herself too...
Sudha:Exactly..how did you know that??
Armaan:She was telling me in her drunken state...
Sudha:Well I will love you to actually show her some other ways to forget her problems in some other ways other than drinking and you will have to show her that drinking won't solve her problem but rather complicate it and make it worse....She doesn't have anyone to stop her or guide her but I want you to take the first step...
Armaan:Par Maa...
Sudha:Will you do this??You are very important for her Armu...Didn't you notice how she helped your best friend???
Armaan:She did that for Jiya..not for me...
Sudha:Well I don't think that's the case to me...Anyways think about it...And you're saying you and Bharti are just friends??
Armaan:Yeah..only friends..
Sudha:Kaise pati patni ka rishta hai yeh??Pehli baar aise sunn aur dekh rahi hoon....
Armaan:Maa....
Sudha:What Maa...
Armaan:Aapko meri promise yaad hai na??
Sudha:Kaunsi??
Armaan:Maa....
Sudha:I won't chide or scold her,ok??
Armaan:Thanks Maa...You're the best!!!!Oh my...it's already 4:45 am..I better get some rest..I'll see you in the morning,k??
Sudha:Good night....
Armaan had slept on the sofa on Sudha's lap while watching TV.Sudha woke up earlier and got ready and woke Armaan up as well since Jiya called to inform him to reach MU earlier than the usual time for they had to go to the publishing house to get everything printed,according to Amarjeet's order.Armaan woke up promptly and wondered if Amarjeet has already seen the cover page and called Raj up.
Raj:Kaun hai??
Armaan:Hey dude..Armaan here....Jiya called..
Raj:Yea she just called me as well to reach MU early...
Armaan:Has Amarjeet seen the cover page??
Raj:I don't think so...From the happy,cheery voice..I don't think so...
Armaan:This girl will land us in trouble..hurry to MU,k??
Raj:Yeah yeah...coming!!!Chal meet you at MU
Armaan:Kz..
Armaan went inside his room to see how Bharti was doing.She was still sleeping soundly.Armaan smiled at her and wished her Good morning but it fell on deaf ears since she was sleeping deeply. Armaan went to get changed and got ready to go to Men's Universe.Armaan kissed Sudha's forehead and turned to go.
Meanwhile Bhaskar was still in his bed while Payal just left without even saying a word to him..
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