and then he fell in love by soha
part 2 https://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=258582&K W=fanfic
part 3 https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/kasauti-zindagi-ki/281778/and-then-he-fell-in-love-part-3
sorry once again for the delay guys...had stuff to do during the week so couldn't update sooner...i did watch today's episode though and obviously, the whole proposal thing was shocking...i don't know what to make of prem after that! i'm not going to include any of the proposal stuff in my fanfic/ not only because i thought it was incredibly idiotic of prem to propose to mukti but also because i think mukti mentally rejected him a long long while ago...what was he thinking seriously?did he actually think she would ever say yes?! sorry, got a little carried away with today's episode...
the above links are for the first three parts...ok so here goes...hope u guys like this part as well...
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mukti woke up, opening her eyes gently to take in the glaring sunlight that was streaming inside the room through the window...she soon realized that she wasn't the only one in the room...infact about six or seven people were there, standing patiently by her bedside, apparently waiting for her to get up....there was prerna, mr basu, sneha, mr bajaj, kuki, tushar and her dad looking at her and smiling...at first she thought she might be dreaming but then prerna came up to her and said, "guess karo aaj kya hai mukti"
"aap sab log yahaan, sir aap bhi? i don't know chooti maa, kya baat hai?"
"ab zyada bannee ki koshish na karo! how can u forget?! none of us did! aaj tumhare birthday hai pagal! many happy returns of the day!" sneha said, handing her a whole bunch of flowers.
"W-what?no way, i totally f-forgot....main kaise bhool gai?" mukti stuttered...
"its ok mukti...tumhare zindagi main aur bhi bohat problems ho rahe the...shayad esi liye tumhe yaad nahin raha" prerna said to her gently
"kya farq parta hai chooti maa...it doesn't matter...aaj bhi mera din har rooz ki tarhan guzre ga...and i'm happy with that...but thanx for the flowers sneha"
"what do u mean ke 'yeh din bhi har rooz ki tarhaan ho ga?' no way mukti...aaj ka din bohat special hai...do u remember ke last year bhi tum ne aaj ke din kuch nahin kiya tha and i didn't say anything? laikin es year hum tumhara birthday celebrate karain ge...whether u like it or not!" sneha replied. "sorry mukti" she added playfully, "hum sab ke saamne tumhari nahin chalne wali! tum aaj enjoy karo gi and that's it!" she took mukti's arm and pulled her out of bed. "now get ready quickly."
"haan beta...aaj humne tumhare liye aik party rakhi hai aur please inkar na karna....tum meri beti jaisi nahin ho...balke tum meri beti ho...aur agar koi baap apni beti ko khush karna chahta hai to yeh sab us ke liye kuch bhi nahin hai" said mr bajaj.
"but sir..." mukti started
"i think we all are absolutely right mukti! ab behus karna chooro aur sneha ki baat maano. get ready. hum tumhe thoori dair baad milte hain."
She smiled. It did seem like she had her family back again...spending time with them was like a dream come true for her...after they all left, she went to get ready....
try as she might, one thing was still troubling her mind...'he hadn't come with the others, woh nahin aaya....' she knew she had to forget him....thats what she kept telling herself over and over again...but everytime she saw him, it seemed as though she wanted to forget everything...But how could she?....she could sense the hurt in his eyes, the mourning in his voice whenever he spoke to her, but she knew she had to be strong, she knew what she had to do....she couldn't afford to trust someone ever again....trust was something she had obliterated from her life a long time ago.............she looked at herself in the mirror, and wiped away some tears that had unknowingly streamed down her face...............
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The Party:
Prem was glad to notice that there weren't that many people at the party. He hadn't felt like going to it anyway. He'll probably just sit in an inconspicous corner and drink beer, he thought. Deep inside, he knew he wanted to see her, but he wasn't going to, not after what had happened between them yesterday. He delayed his arrival as much as he could and by the time he finally reached the party downstairs, the dance had already started. As planned, he took a handful of beers and choose a secluded place and sat down to enjoy himself his own way. He had been wrong, there were plenty of people at the party...
he hadn't realized it but his eyes had been searching continuously, yet unconsciously, for her....he noticed sneha wasn't dancing and was sitting close to prerna, looking around her as if everything she saw was something foreign to her, yet still trying her best to smile because this was her best friend's party....he regretted how he had lied to everyone about how he cared about sneha and how she was the real reason he had supported sharad...it had been all about the money but he hadn't confessed to that, yet......as he saw his sister's melancholy face, he couldn't help but feel disgusted at himself.....he moved his eyes away from her, forcefully.....it was then that he saw mukti, going towards sneha....he couldn't help but stare....
it seemed as though all air had been sucked out of his lungs....she looked breathtakingly beautiful in that red kurta and flowing dupatta....she had her hair open, her soft curls at the end gently caressing her neck and shoulders....her eyes looked incredibly lovely and compassionate as she talked to sneha and her skin glowed under the relentlessly moving lights....had his heart stopped beating? he had never before felt such an attraction...she looked so simple, so pure, there was nothing showy at all, yet he couldn't help but stare at her....it aggravated his senses.....as he gazed intently at her, he suddenly felt like an outsider, someone who should be content with what he can see and feel at the moment, someone who doesn't have a right to go any deeper or get closer.....
he knew she wasn't dancing even though everyone wanted her to have a good time....he wondered whether she ever would again in her life....he remembered how he had danced with her about two months ago, how he had her in his arms when he didn't really want her....they never really spoke when they had danced....she just used to look in his eyes, and he in hers, as though mesmerized by their beauty....he remembered how he had felt completely oblivious to everything and everyone around them once he held her in his arms.....even though he didn't want her then, he still felt her compelling attraction......maybe thats what had unnerved him so much.....he couldn't understand why he felt the way he did......
by now he had had a lot of beers.... he was completely drunk and he knew it....carried away by his thoughts, he didn't know what he was doing anymore.....all he could make out was that he was slowly, and unsteadily staggering towards her.....she had gone to a side, apparently trying to get away the crowd and noise....
she didn't see him at first when he approached her....when she turned around, though, she found him just a few feet away, looking at her intently, his legs barely supporting his swaying figure. He came closer and she took a step back...it all seemed like a dream to him....his vision was blurred....all he could see was her......he held out his hand and in what seemed like an awefully unstable voice said, "dance with me, basanti......a-akhri baar.....o- one last time''
"excuse me," she avoided his gaze and tried to move past him. He grasped her arm forcefully.... she turned to face him. "let go of me prem......right now." he could see her glaring at him but didn't listen.....she was trying to loosen his hold of her, but he held on as tightly as could....all his unrestrained mind could think of was not to let go of her, no matter what.....she became more restless with his stubborness.....a second later, he felt a tight slap on his face.....she had had no choice......too overwhelmed by this, he let go of her.....when his mind freshly registered this rejection, he realized she was nowhere to be seen......she was gone.......
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Late At Night:
she was making her way towards her house.....the party had exhausted her immensely and though she hadn't mentioned it to anyone, she didn't think it was fun at all.....too many people, too much music, all the dancing had just made her sick.....she knew she wasn't ready for this........
......and prem......why was he doing this to her? everytime she saw him come close, she saw herself weakening....it had shredded her heart when she saw him walking towards her.....he was drunk, and in his obliviousness, it was she he had wanted the most.....maybe thats what he had been thinking about, she thought.......her slap had pained her more than him, but she knew he had to understand......their being together just couldn't be....their story was over before it had even started....its better not to dwell on something thats hopeless, she thought......he needed to understand that.....
As she reached the clearing of her house, she noticed a figure looming around the ground near the road.....
.........it was him................
she stopped and just stood there, glued to the spot.....she noticed he wasn't looking her way.........he was looking at the ground and trying to walk himself back to the house at the same time.......he was staggering painfully now and his arms were infront of him, as though trying to clear the blurriness surrounding him.....he took one step at a time, slowly and unsteadily.......he had barely walked a few feet, when his legs collapsed under him and he fell hard on the ground.....
'prem!' she gasped.....he wasn't moving anymore.....
Acting on first instinct, she rushed to his side and turned him on his back.......his eyes were closed and his forehead was bleeding where it had hit the ground........blood was flowing out continuously onto his face and neck........Oh God, she cried out........she hoisted him up in her lap and frantically began to clean the blood with her duputta......she didn't have anything else or anyone else to help nearby........suddenly she saw a girl she had seen at the party pass her and she yelled out to her.....she told her to rush to the house and get help.....they needed to take prem inside the house.......
the girl was taking a long time to get help.......the blood just kept on flowing from his forehead......she was slapping him hard now, trying to wake him up......if someone didn't get here soon, she would have to help him get to the house......
it took a while before he opened his eyes......they seemed out of focus, as though trying to register what he was seeing.....she was the first thing he saw......he could see the tears forming in her eyes, and fear developing on her face.......he sensed that he was lying on the ground and that she was holding him......it somehow made him feel content.....it eased his pain to the extent that he could no longer feel it......the only thing that mattered was her being close to him......she had been looking unblinkingly into his eyes for what seemed like an eternity......her hand was on his forehead, gently caressing his face.....
slowly, he reached out with his arm and touched her glowing face with his fingers......he traced the tears that were clustered on her cheek, gently wiping them away......her eyes were closed now.......it was then that he whispered, half unconsiously, "I love you, basanti''
her eyes snapped open that instant, but his arm had already fallen by his side and he had collapsed into unconsiousness again.....
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this time i included a bit of mukti's perspective as well, hope u guys liked it.....i know its long but then again, some people like to read a longer story.......
plzzz post ur comments.....i always read them and suggest any improvements or any changes that i should be making......i would love to hear ur opinions......
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