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Hi guys, this is my first attempt at writing anything. This is how I have envisioned the truth to be revealed. Please read it and let me know how you find it. :)
Note - I have no intentions of plagiarising anyone's work. This is completely my writing, if anyone thinks that it has been plagiarised, please bring it to my notice and I will pull it down immediately.
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4 months after the separation of Shivay and Anika
Dadi, accompanied by her sons had gone on a pilgrimage to Vaishnodevi to pray for the happiness and peace of the house. So it was just Pinky, Jhanvi and the youngsters in the Oberoi Mansion.
It was late night, OmRu, Gauri and Jhanvi were relaxing in the living room after dinner. Pinky on the other hand was worriedly pacing in front of them, muttering to herself. The others ignored her and continued discussing something in low voices. Suddenly, Pinky interrupted them - "Oh my mata! It is almost 10 now and there is no sign of Shivaay yet. He isn't even picking up his phone. Do you brothers know where he is and when he will be back?" Om replied curtly- "Choti Ma, you know that he will be in the office. Where else does he go nowadays? Don't worry, he will be back any moment now" and went back to continuing his conversation with Rudra and Gauri. Pinky, irritated with the curt reply started her tirade, "You are right. Shivay has changed so much now. He isn't my Shivay anymore. He doesn't even care about the amount of worry he puts me in. Goes early to work without breakfast, comes home very late in the evening. Oh my mata! What do I do with this boy. Even after Anika leaving this house, her cursed presence still lingers around my son. God knows what black magic she cast on my son. I can't believe someone so worthless and a lowlife like her can still influence the atmosphere of my house... " Rudra who could not stand anyone badmouthing his Anika Bhabhi cut her off - "Really Choti Ma? You still think that it's Anika Bhabhi who is responsible for the current atmosphere in the house? Which world do you live in?" Taken aback by his reply, Pinky stuttered for a moment, "Oh my Mata! Wha.. What do you mean by that? Of course, she is the one who has cast her evil shadow on this house. I am stunned at how you guys are still supporting her after everything she did. Don't you remember how much she hurt my Shivay? It is solely because of her that he is in this state. She knew how much Shivay loves his family and yet she had the gall to ask for the division of this house. She even tried to defame Omkara and separate you brothers. Yet you are trying to imply that she wasn't at fault?" To everyone's surprise, it was Om who scoffed at her. "Why the pretense Choti Ma? Everybody sitting here knows the truth. At least spare us of this emotional drama. All of us know that Anika Bhabhi did whatever she did because she was forced to. And we even know who was the person who forced her into all of this. So please, keep this rant of yours ready when Shivay comes. You aren't fooling anyone over here." Before Pinky could say anything to him, they heard a choked whisper from behind them "What!!" Everyone turned towards the door and paled. Shivay had heard every word of theirs.
The ground seemed to have slipped from beneath his feet. "Forced?" He looked at them, shock and disbelief written all over his face. He walked towards all of them in slow steps and faced OmRu. "What do you mean by Anika was forced? And why are you speaking to Mom like this?" OmRu looked at anywhere but him. He turned towards his mom. She wouldn't meet his eyes either. To his confusion, she looked a little scared too. Ignoring the gnawing feeling he had, he questioned OmRu again - "I am asking you guys something. TELL ME!" Rudra was about to blurt out the truth but Om stopped him and faced Shivay. "I'm sorry Shivay. As much as we want you to know the truth, we can't tell you anything. Anika Bhabhi made us swear on her to not say anything to you." Pinky took a deep breath of relief. Shivay started grasping the gravity of the hidden lies. "Swe.. swear on her? Why did she do that? And why did you guys agree to it?" He looked towards his mom, "I WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH". OmRu looked helpless and Pinky was scared at his outburst. "I'll tell you the truth."
It was none other than Jhanvi. Everybody turned to look at her. She continued "OmRu made a promise to Anika. But I made no such promise." Shivay went to her and spoke desperately, "Please tell me Badi Maa. What is so big that my Anika took such a big step and ended up causing immense pain to both of us? Why did you guys let her do that? And what does mom have to do with all of this?" Jhanvi took Shivay's hands in hers and led him to the couch. "Come beta. Sit here. I'll tell you everything." Shivay sat down and Jhanvi sat down beside him. She looked at her sons and daughter-in-law only to receive encouraging nods from them. This was it. The Pandora's box was going to be opened.
She took a deep breath and started, "Anika did whatever she did because she was forced to. She never wanted to be rude to anybody in the house, especially Dadi. She never wanted the division of the family. How could she? when she knew how important your family is to you. And she never wanted to take away OmRu's shares either. In fact, after that drama, when OmRu confronted her about it, she tried to make them believe that that's what she wanted. But she failed. OmRu saw through her lies and forced her to reveal the truth to them." She took a pause to see the reaction on her son's face. Of course, Shivay was her son too. Probably more than he was Pinky's. While Pinky was always busy gloating on how perfect her son was, it was actually her who could understand what was going through his head. Just like how Shivay would always understand the pain his Badi Ma went through because of Tej and Svetlana. While Om took to trying to commit suicide or drugs, it was actually her Shivay who did the damage control and tried to take care of her.
Shivay on the other hand, in spite of listening to every word of his Badi Ma, was in his own thoughts - Of course, Anika would never do that. How could I divorce her so fast without even trying to analyse her behavior? She knew how important his family is to him. Heck, she was the one who got his family to forgive him when he had forced her into their marriage. She had told the O-Bros to never leave each other and always stay together. She had repeatedly told him how much she loved and valued his family, because she never had one. How did I not see through her facade? I claimed to know her well, didn't I? He turned to Jhanvi urgently, "Badi Maa, who was the one who forced her to do that? And why?" Jhanvi hesitated a bit, but still continued, "You will probably not believe me, but please know that whatever I'm saying is the truth. In spite of you being my nephew, you are still my son. I wouldn't lie to you" Looking into his awaiting and anxious eyes, she decided to drop the bomb. "Anika was forced to leave you by no one else, but your mom. It was Pinky who blackmailed Anika to not only just leave the house and your life but to make sure that you were the one who kicked her out"
Shivay snatched his hands from Jhanvi's and looked at her in disbelief. He immediately looked at his mom who looked completely pale and scared. Her truth was finally out. She averted her eyes from her son. There was no way to fix this. All she could do was wait for the aftermath. Shivay looked at the resignation on her face and felt his worst fears coming true. He knew that his mom didn't like Anika, but she hated her to this extent? and blackmail? Yet, he decided to give her the benefit of doubt. He turned to Jhanvi, "Badi Ma, Mom? Of course she wouldn't do it. There must be some grave misunderstanding."
Now it was Gauri who spoke up, "Bade Bhaiya, Mom is telling the truth. In fact, she was the one who helped Ranveer in eloping with Priyanka." She went to him and showed her the CCTV footage of the back lawns of that ill-fated day and also the footage where Pinky was talking to Nayantara and handing her some money.
Shock would be an understatement for what Shivay felt at that moment. He felt betrayed. He remembered how his mother had badmouthed Anika even that day, and instigated by her, he had ended up insulting Anika in front of the family. "But why didn't Anika tell me this? If she has showed me the CCTV footage, I would have had no choice but to believe her. And what is this blackmail that you're talking about?" Now was the moment that everybody dreaded the most. It was time for the final blow. Even Jhanvi was scared of the outcome of this. Taking Shivay's hands in hers again, she squezed them, took a deep breath and started, "That day, when Anika played Daima's video, Anika was lying. Omkara is not illegitimate. He is Tej's and my son. I have giver birth to him. But Daima was not lying." Shivay recollected Daima's words, "Oberoi Sahab's elder son is illegitimate". But if Omkara was not illegitimate, that meant... Understanding dawned to Shivay, and he looked at Jhanvi in horror, his hands slipped from her grip. Crying, she nodded in a yes.
There was not a single dry eye in the room. OmRu were sobbing, clutching each other's hands and Gauri tried to support the both of them. They immediately sat on either sides of Shivay and took his each hand in theirs. However they did not say anything. They waited for him to react in some way. Blood drained from Shivay's face. There was just deafening noise in his head. He could hear only four words - Naam, Khoon, Khandaan, Illegitimate. He felt suffocated. He couldn't breathe. He needed to stop this noise in his head. He had to get out. Abruptly, he got up and dashed out of the house, leaving everyone shocked and worried.
It was raining heavily. He walked on the empty roads, uncaring of any vehicle. His entire life was playing like a reel in front of him.
"I am Shivay Singh Oberoi. The entire world comes to a standstill at just the mention of my name."
"What is your surname? What family do you belong to? Who are your parents?"
"You middle class people are such lowlifes. You can do anything for money. Even sleep with anyone."
"This engagement cannot happen because Dev is illegitimate."
"I am marrying Tia because she is perfect for me. She has Naam, Khoon, Khandaan, Money, everything."
"Even if it is a one day wedding, I cannot get married to any random person. The girl must have a Naam, Khoon and Khandaan."
"Shivay, there are many things beyond Naam, Khoon and Khandaan."
"It is important for me to know the background of my wife. I have to know about her Naam, Khoon and Khandaan."
"What if Anika is illegitimate?"
"For some time, I believed that Naam, Khoon and Khandaan are not important. But I was wrong. Thank you Anika, for teaching me that these things always matter."
Shivay scoffed to himself. His entire life seemed like a big lie to him. It was a very bad joke that fate had played on him. Suddenly, a vehicle's honk brought him out of his trance. He looked up to see his surroundings. Happy home chawl.. Unknowingly, his heart had brought him to the right place. "Anika.." he whispered.
Anika was shocked to hear a knock at her door. Chanda was out of town for a few days to meet her parents and Sahil was on a school trip. "Who could it be at this hour?" She opened the door and all breath left her body. Standing in front of her was the one person she never expected to see at her door again in this lifetime. The sole reason of her sleepless nights, the sole occupant of her dreams, her reason to breathe, her love, her.. "Shivay.." she whispered.
4 months. It had been 4 months since he last saw her. He suddenly felt like a parched man who had just found a river. His eyes couldn't move away from her face. Suddenly, all he could remember was how he had thrown her out of the house, when her heard her choked whisper "Shivay.." and all control snapped. He took a step towards her and hugged her tightly and broke down.
She was taken aback by the force of his hug, but managed to balance them both. He hid his face in the crook of her neck and sobbed uncontrollably. Anika was terrified. He was completely drenched. "Did he walk all the way here? What had happened?" She hugged him back tight and rubbed his back comfortingly with one hand and knotted his hair in the other. Without breaking the hug, she somehow closed the door of the house and brought the both of them inside. "Shiv.. Shivay, what happened? What's wrong?" Her heart ached listening to his heart-wrenching sobs. Suddenly, a sense of foreboding came to her, "Had he found out the truth?" As if on cue, her phone rang. Still rubbing his back, she took her phone out of her denim pocket and held it to her ear. It was Om, "Bhabhi, Shivay knows everything." Disbelief, rage and helplessness coursed through her. "No.." In spite of trying so hard, she couldn't save him. "No Anika, pick yourself up. Come on" Taking a deep breath, she told Om, "He is with me Om. Don't worry. I'll take care of him." Om took a big sigh of relief and informed his worried family about Shivay's whereabouts.
Throwing her phone on the couch, she went back to comforting her husband. Each sob that he took caused a searing pain in her chest. "No, this is not the time to fall weak. He needs me." She let him cry his heart out whispering sweet nothings in his ear and waited for him to let it all out.
After sometime, she heard his sobs turning into small sniffles. Wiping her tears which had flowed down without her knowledge, slowly, still not breaking the hug, she led him to her bed and made him sit there. Just as she turned around, he held her hand. "Where are you going?" She turned back to look at him. He looked so lost. A wave of tenderness crashed on her and she promised herself to protect him from the world. He would not face this alone. She would be by his side no matter how much he would try to push her away. Sitting on her knees in front of him, she smiled and cupped his cheek lovingly. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm right here. Let me just get some clothes for you to change. Hmm?" He nodded, unsure. She got up, went to fetch his clothes and returned in a jiffy. It was one of his kurta-pyjama set that she had packed with her along with few of his other shirts before leaving the house. She handed him clothes, however he made no attempt to take them from her. He was just staring somewhere blankly. She sighed and placed the clothes on the bed. She held his hands and made him get up. She started unbuttoning his shirt, while he just kept looking at her. Removing his shirt, she made him wear the white kurta, followed by the pyjama.
Making him sit on the bed again, she quickly went to the kitchen and filled up a plate of Pasta which she had prepared in the evening because she was missing him a lot. Taking a bite in the spoon she forwarded it towards him. He opened his mouth and quietly started eating. Once he was done, she handed over his medicines to him. After the dust allergy incident, she had made sure she knew about all the medicines that he took and kept one set with her all the time.
Overwhelmed by her care, Shivay started, "Anika.. I.." "Sshh.. " she interrupted him, placing a finger on his lips. He didn't need to say anything. She could read his eyes clearly. All his pain, sorrow, torment, apology, even the love in his eyes. Nothing could be hidden from her. They would face this together. She shook her head, "Let's deal with this tomorrow. Okay?" Like an obedient kid, he just nodded. "Hmm." Smiling slightly, she made him lie down on the bed and took his head on her lap. Combing her fingers through his hair, she bent down and kissed his forehead. She moved on to kiss his eyes and cheeks, and urged him to close his eyes, "Sleep sweetheart."
In no time, the exhaustion of the day's events finally took a toll on him and he relaxed into a deep sleep, feeling secure. After a while, noticing his deep breathing she gently lied down next to him and took him in his arms. After 4 months, they both fell into a peaceful sleep in each other's arms. They would fight the world tomorrow. But for now, they would forget everything and rejuvenate themselves. They were finally home.
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Please let me know how you find it. I plan to write one or two more parts after this which would entail all the confrontations. Should I continue? Let me know :)
Part 2 - Page 5
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
