Part IV
Seeing Ishani sigh in relief, he continued, "because I will. Meine aaj tak tumhari har galti maaf ki aur tumne kya kiya, mujhse meri hi khushiyan cheen na chahti thi. Sari expectations mujhse kyun, Ishani? Itna sab hone ke baad bhi you didn't change, tum aaj bhi utni hi selfish ho, apne alawa tumhe kisi aur ki nahi padhi...na apne pati ki, na bhai ki na iss parivar ki. I spent my entire life in protecting this family, fulfilling all the wishes of every member and this is what I get in return. Apni nafrat mein tum itni andhi ho gayi ki tumhe meri khushiyan bhi nazar nahi ayi. My only chance of happiness. How could you, Ishani?"
Vansh stepped forward towards Ishani with tears in his eyes, "How dare you try and hurt my wife and my baby. I wasn't ready for this child, but that didn't mean you had the right to hurt my child. My child, Ishani, mera aur Riddhima ka bacha (Raising his hand to slap her but stopped) Janti ho Ishani meri bad kismati kya hai ki tum meri behen ho. Tumse acha toh Kabir hai, atleast Riddhima se pyar karta hai isliye usse jude har cheez ki ifazat kari, uske bache ki bhi. Jo kaam mujhe karna chahiye tha woh Kabir ne kiya. Agar kisiki tum jaisi behen ho toh usse dushman ki kya zarurat, Ishani. Jab ghar mein hi saanp paala ho toh bahar walo ko kya dosh dena."
Soon the police came and arrested Ishani & Aryan/Chachi (for the attacks on Riddhima) after Kabir showed them all the proofs (he collected over time).
Ishani kept on screaming, pleading and begging her family to save her but no one had the strength to do so, not after knowing what all she did.
Everyone had only one question in their mind – weren't they equally responsible? Didn't they always take RiAnsh for granted, specially Riddhima, she did so much for the family. And Vansh, all his life he was their protector, he did everything for them but what did he get in return – betrayal from his own family. His family wanted to take away his only source of solace, his Riddhima. They never realized he led this dangerous life not because he chose it for himself, but because he was expected to follow the footsteps of his father – it was never his choice, but rather a responsibility that was forced down his throat by his own family. The same family that cared two hoots about him and his life, the same family that would never think about him, the family that would only expect him to sacrifice all his happiness for their own selfish reasons. Was it worth it? Guess they will never know.
Today, the Rai Sinhgania family fell apart just like the house of cards....it crumbled to an extent that there was no going back.
RiAnsh's Room
Riddhima was packing her bags when Vansh entered. The fear of losing her clearly evident in his eyes. Vansh simply cannot imagine his life without her- her love, her touch. She was not just his wife but the reason of his existence, the reason he was breathing, the only reason he was alive. He didn't even realize when she became so important for him, for his existence that he was ready to leave everything behind – even his family. She is strong enough to live without him but he will die without her and he doesn't want to die....he wants to live.
For the first time in life he wants to live, live for himself, for his wife, for his child, for their love. But will her Bappa grant him his happiness? Does he deserve it? Maybe not, but he is Vansh Rai Singhania. He will not give up, not when it's about his life. He cannot go back in time and change their journey, but he can start over for a better future.
"Sometimes the bad things that happen in life puts us directly in the path to best things that will ever happen to us"
"Riddhima yeh tum kya kari ho? (Seeing her unresponsive) Please tum abhi rest karo, tumhe iss condition mein stress nahi lena chahiye"
Not getting any response from her, Vansh gently pulled her to himself and said, "Please, Sweetheart. Ek baar meri baat sunlo"
Riddhima pulled herself out of his hold, "Only if you were man enough to say the truth before, man enough to accept that you didn't want my child. A little too late, don't you think Mr. Vansh Rai Singhania"
Vansh left her and strode towards the window to control his emotions, "Mein 13 saal ka tha jab Dad ki death hui, unke business partner ne unhe kuch paiso ke liye dhoka diya because of which a mafia deal went wrong. In his world, there was no scope for betrayals. It only meant one thing – Death. And that is what he got, he was murdered – brutally murdered. Before dying, he asked me to protect the family like he did. From a 13 year old teenager, I was forced to transform into a man, who had to protect his family at any cost. Ishani se jab woh accident hua, mere dimag mein bas wahi promise tha jo meine apne Dad se kiya tha, that I had to protect them all...so I took the blame. I couldn't let anyone point fingers at my sister or at my family. Kya karta mein, Riddhima? This is all I know, this is all I have ever done – protected them, shielded them from the world, hid their mistakes just to fulfil the promise I made to my father. I never wanted this life for myself. Janti ho, Riddhima, I always wanted to be a lawyer but dekho na aaj khud law se bhagta phirta hoon. Mere pas koi aur option hi nahi tha. Chachu was never strong enough to handle the business aur Dadi tut chuki thi apne bete ko kho kar. Iss duniya mein agar ek baar koi ghus jaye toh uska nikalna bahut mushkil hota hai, Riddhima. We didn't have the means to get out of this world, na paisa tha, na power.....I had no option. Aur shayad yahi dar mujhe mere ane wale kal ke liye hai. It's true I didn't this child, but that didn't mean I gave anybody the right to hurt you or our baby. I had my own reasons of not wanting a child"
Taking a deep breath he continued, "I didn't....I didn't want this child because (turning towards Riddhima to see her in tears, he went near her and hugged her tight) mein nahi chahta meri wajeh se mere bache ko koi target kare. I don't want my child to go through what I went through. Meri wajeh se agar kabhi hamare bache ko ya tumhe kuch ho gaya toh mein apne aap ko kabhi maaf nahi kar paunga, Riddhima. Jeete jee mar jaunga. Itna strong nahi hoon mein, nahi kho sakhta tum dono mein se kisi ko. Himmat nahi hai mujhmein."
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Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
CID
