In the Evening:
Kripa was ready to greet her would- be mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law. She was being a little apprehensive because she did not know how they would react to her marriage to Prithvi. Little did she know that Angad had already told his Mom and Dadi.
"Ding…Dong" someone pressed the doorbell. Anjali went ahead to open the door while Kripa was inside pouring the tea in the cups.
Angad's Dadi and Mom walked in with Angad and the Driver, who was holding the luggage.
As they settled on the sofa, Kripa walked out with tea. Already impressed by her beauty and the things told about her from Angad and Anjali, Dadi said, "Idher aoo Beti". Kripa slowly walked up to Dadi and touched her feet. Dadi blessed her "Jeeti Raho Beti" and Naina did the same and told Kripa to sit down.
Both Naina and Dadi complemented her beauty:
"Bauth Khoobsurat ho beti…Naina manaa padega Angad ki pasand ko"
"Haan Maa ji voh to hai"
They continued talking, and Kripa realized that she was worrying for no reason since Angad had already told them. Naina was talking about planning their wedding but Angad intervend, "Mom I think it will be better if we have a simple court marriage instead of a grad one." Naina looked at Kripa who also agreed. But Naina said, "Ok beta lekin Shaadi ke baad tum sab vapis ghar aa jaouge"
"Thik hai mom" agreed Angad.
So all was set as soon as Kripa's parents will come, Angad and Kripa will have a simple court marriage. Everything was going fine until Kripa got a text message:
Tumhe kya laga ki tum khushi se apni zindagi betayogi aur mein kuch nahi karunga? Tum galat thi abhi to sirf shuruat hai abhi bahut kuch hona baaki hai. By the way bahut pyar hai na Mehek se…yeh to dekh lo ki vo room main hai…
Kripa ran up the stairs to check on Mehek, who was playing with her toys. Kripa picked her up and hugged her.
"Zzz…Zzz" Kripa's phone vibrated again.
Another text:
Daar gayi? Ab iss daar ko apni zindagi bana lo…aur socho ki yeh mazaak sach ho gaya toh…
These messages were scaring Kripa. She thought if she should tell Angad but decided not to. She said to herself, "Hum ab yaha nahi rahenege to Prithvi kuch nahin kar payega…Angad bhi aise pareshan hoyega...I'll just have to be more careful for few more days."
Kripa later called her parents to tell them about her marriage with Angad, she wanted them to be present with her. Unfortunately, her mom said that they cannot come but their ashiwaard is with her. Her mom said that she wasn't feeling well these days and won't be able to go on a journey. Kripa said, "Mom kya hua hai aapko? Hum shaadi postpone kar lete hai". Gayatri replied, " Nahin beta tum kar lo shaadi hum baad mein milne aa jayege". The fact was that Prithvi had played another dirty trick and filed a case on the Kripa's family. Her parents did not want her to know because Kripa had already sacrificed so much for them and did not want to cause her more trouble.
At night:
After dinner, Kripa was in her room looking at Angad's picture. She thought she was so lucky, if Angad wasn't there she might still be with Prithvi getting hurt every day. He loved her and she loved him, she thought. She said, "Ab tum hi mere sab kuch ho Angad…meri sansoun mein, meri dhadkan mein sirf tum ho…tumne mere liye itna kuch kiya…I love you."
In Angad's room:
Angad was also thinking about Kripa: Kripa ab sab kuch thik ho jaayega…tumhe itni khusiyan dunga ki tum saare dukh bhul jaouge…kabhi bhi tumh akela nahi chodunga…I love you.
Both slowly fell asleep.
"Nahi..chod do mujh prithvi chodo…mujhe Angad ke pass jaane do." Kripa yelled. "Chodo mujhe Prithvi..Chodo."
Kripa yelled, begged, cried but Prithvi's cold heart did not melt. He took Kripa with him.
"Aaaa" Kripa woke up. It was just a dream…a dream…ek sapna" Kripa said to herself. But Kripa couldn't help it she was scared what if this dream come true. She started crying and shaking. "No aisa nahin ho sakta.."
She got up from the bed and went to Angad's room. And sat next to his bed on the floor. She look at him, "Mujhe daar lag raha hai Angad…apni kismat se…"
She finally fell asleep, sitting on the floor and holding Angad's hand.
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