AnuPre FF:Game Plan-Part 46 & 47 - Page 5

Originally posted by: BurakZeynep

Thanks what did you think of Mr.Bajaj?

Originally posted by: sosweetsumi

mohini nahin suderagi

uff this suman

loved babja and nivi convo

i am really liking this story

please do continue

bye sumi

Originally posted by: nancy56

Your story has got much more masala and entertainment when compared to the tv one .
I mean you are an amazing storyteller .
And I am loving this , the curiosity is intact and the thrill is high
Loved it completely

~2 months ago~

It had been close to a month since Holi,and Prerna was still with them,with her constant imposition.For an entire month she had been living with them,and Mohini could do nothing about it.But not anymore, Komolika told her that today was Prerna's last day in Basu Bari.After today,she won't even dare face them,let alone stay in Basu Bari.This had relaxed Mohini.She knew and trusted Komolika.All Mohini had to do was follow Komolika's instructions.As per her instructions,she had called for an officer from the Marriage Registrar's Office,to register Anurag and Komolika's marriage.She had assured Mohini that this time,Prerna won't be able to ruin it.Mohini knew why, Komolika had tricked Prerna into signing a document confessing to having bribed both the priests to declare her marriage to Anurag legal and having taken undue advantage of Anurag's kindness and trapped him into this relationship.At first,when Mohini found out about this document she had tried to dissuade Komolika, saying this was too extreme.But, Komolika had convinced her that there was no other option.With Prerna constantly taunting and humiliating them for over a month now, Mohini realized that there really was no other option.Finally,this Prerna will get all her dues!To teach her a lesson, Komolika had decided to call the police and the press to witness her humiliation.She had filed a harrassment and fraud complaint against Prerna,and as she is carted off to jail, the media will report this.Thus, making an example out of Prerna should anyone decide to take advantage of the Basu family ever again.Mohini was in awe of her daughter-in-law.This was a foolproof plan!!The officer was already sitting in the hall.Anurag would come downstairs any moment now.Komolika had requested Mohini to keep their entire plan a secret.She believed, and Mohini completely agreed,that being a chivalrous and caring man,Anurag would never agree to legally punish Prerna for this.And being a girl from a decent family, Komolika wouldn't have done this too had Prerna not forced her hand.Hearing all this, Mohini couldn't have been any prouder of Komolika than that moment.Wakayi,maine ek perfect ladki chuni apne Onu ke liye.Yeh sirf nek Dil nahi balki samajdaar bhi hai,she thought.As Anurag came downstairs,his eyes fell on the officer from the marriage registrar.That's it,Anurag thought sadly,ab iske baad Prerna ke paas aur koi option nahi hoga iss ghar ko chhorne ke alaava.Ab toh Meri Shaadi Komolika se legally ho jaegi.Uske baad Prerna ka sindoor wala argument bhi kisi kaam ka nahi rahega.Usse mujhe chhorkar ab jaana hi parega.As he sat across the officer,he saw Mohini,Nivi and Komolika enter the hall. "I am ready."Anurag said. "Ek second,baby abhi main kisi ka wait kar rahi hoon.".As Prerna and Anupam came downstairs,Anurag said,"Ab to tum ready ho na.".Before she could reply the doorbell rang.An inspector entered with a havaldaar and a lady police officer.Watching her greet,them Anurag was puzzled,"Komolika yeh sab Kya hai?".She replied smiling at him sweetly,"Abhi batati hoon,just wait a sec",she said.Taking out her phone Komolika,called a person and said,"Hello Karan,tumne press walon ko inform Kar Diya na.Main wait kar rahi hoon,kab tak ayenge woh?10 more minutes?Good.".

Curious, Nivedita asked,"Komolika yeh Karan kon hai?Aur apni shaadi ki registration mein tumne police aur Press waalon ko kyu bulaaya?".

Prerna looked shocked,"Kya?! Marriage registration?Tum jaanti ho na Komolika,ke Anurag aur tumhari shaadi illegal hai.Anurag ne sindoor-".

"Yeah!Yeah!Yeah!Anurag ne sindoor tumhe GALTI se pehnaaya to tum uski biwi ho main kuch nahi hu etc,etc", Komolika mocked Prerna while exchanging an amused look with Mohini.Laughing she said,"Tum mein self respect naam ki koi cheez nahi yeh main pehle se jaanti thi par Kya tum kabhi thak nahi jaati baar baar apni pehchaan batate batate?".This shut Prerna up."Anyway,", Komolika continued,"Main tumse baat karke apna time nahi waste karna chahti.As you know mere paas aur bhi important kaam hai.".

Addressing Nivedita she said,"Nivi Di,Karan mere dad ka party worker hai,usne recently humari party join ki hai,bohot hi hoshiyaar ladka hai.Aaj press aur police ko bulaane ka idea bhi usne mujhe Diya tha.And I must say bohot hi smart idea diya hai and frankly yeh yahi deserve karti hai.".

This bothered Anurag a little,"Komolika,please peheliyon baat mat karo.Police aur press ka Prerna ke ghar chhor ne se ya connection hai?".

Impatiently, Komolika replied"I am coming to that,lekin usse pehle Mom,Nivi Di aap log please witnesses ke jaga sign karengi.". Mohini and Nivi smiled at each other and one by one signed the certificate.Smirking at Prerna Komolika said,"Anurag chalo marriage certificate pe sign karo.".Prerna protested,"Anurag!Don't you dare sign the marriage certificate warna-".

"-warna kya karogi", Komolika said marching in front of Prerna.With a mocking smile and a baby like voice,"Police ko bulaaogi?Woh to Maine already bula liya.Domestic violence ka case karogi?Go ahead!".

Nivedita snickered at Komolika's tone,while Mohini looked on with relish.Fearing that Komolika was planning something diabolical,Anurag decided to stop her.Coming in between them he said feigning annoyance,"Offo!Komolika tum bhi kis idiot ke mooh lag rahi ho.Isse toh bas baat karna aata hai.Agar yeh kuch kar sakti toh abhi Tak kar chuki hoti!".He needed Prerna to leave NOW! Whatever Komolika was planning,it could really hurt Prerna and their unborn child.He had to protect them no matter what he had to do! Bracing himself,he held Komolika by her waist and said,"Waise tum sahi keh rahi thi.Iss mein wakayi koi self respect nahi hai.Agar isme self respect hota toh,uss din mere isse itna insult karne ke baad,yeh iss tarah yaha padi nahi hoti.". Prerna's eyes watered,as the most painful memory of her life came back to her.While Komolika beamed as Anurag continued,"Seriously,I can't believe ki pichhle ek mahine hum iss ladki ke wajah se pareshaan the.I mean jab se yeh yaha aayi hai iss ne kiya kya hai?Sirf mere kamre pe hi toh kabza Kiya na?Mere dil mein to abhi bhi tum ho.Iss ne sirf Hume mushkil mein daala lekin yeh kabhi humare rishte ko chhu bhi nahi paayi."Turning towards Mohini and Nivi he said,"Seriously Ma,Nivi Di?Aap logo ne isse bohot zyada sar pe chara liya.Isko kuch zyada hi overestimate kiya aapne.Bada badla badla kar ke aayi thi na yeh.Toh pichle ek mahine mein kya kiya isne?Zero!",he said gesturing with his hand.He continued,"Aur aaj dekho mera ek signature hi kaafi hai isko iss Ghar se bahar phek ne ke liye.Waise Prerna, apni nahi Kam se kam apne ma baba ki izzat rakho.Seriously tumhare baba agar hote toh-".Prerna who had been withholding herself for so long, completely lost it at the mention of her baba.She slapped Anurag.Mohini yelled,"Prerna!!That's it.". Angrily,she addressed Komolika,who was fuming at the slap,"What are you waiting for, Komolika?Isse iski asli jaga tum dikha kyu nahi deti?This bloody servant girl deserves it!". Komolika replied,"You're right,Ma.You know Prerna I thought that I will be kind towards you aur main tumhe apni legal shaadi dekh ne dungi.Inspector!Le jaiye isse!".Before Prerna could protest,Anurag asked,"Ek second,kis jurm mein?".

Mohini replied truimphantly,"Fraud aur harrassment ke jurm mein.Ye dekho.".Mohini took out the document,and showed it to Anurag.As he read it,his blood turned chilly.So this was the plan.Have Prerna arrested and convicted for fraud and harrassment.That's why the press had been called.He had to stop this!!"But Ma-",he was about to speak when Komolika interrupted him.

Agitatedly she said,"Nahi Anurag!Please Hume mat rokna.We need to take a stand!Humne itne dinon se koi step nahi liya iss liye toh baat itni bigad gayi.Yeh(pointing a finger at Prerna) itni zyaada bigad gayi.Mom is right!Isse iski jage dikhaana bohot zaroori hai!".Prerna gave an exhausted sigh and said,"Tum log zara apna drama band karke bataoge ki kya grand plan hai tumhara.".Saying this,she grabbed the document from Anurag and read it.Sweetly smiling, Komolika beamed as Prerna read on.Pointing to where her sign was, in the document,she said,"Waise tumhe apna signature to dikh Raha hai na,Prerna?Apne confession document pe.".After a few moments of silence Prerna said calmly,"Yeh signature mera nahi hai.". Hearing this Mohini,Nivi and Komolika laughed.Komolika replied,"Come on ,Prerna.Ab yeh bhi karna baaki reh gaya.Waise tum to badi sachayi ki moorat banti firti ho,humesha sach ka saath deti ho.At least ab toh jhoot mat bolo.Tum achche se jaanti ho ki yeh tumhara signature hai jo tumne mere saamne sign Kiya tha.". Once again Prerna said,"Yeh Mera sign nahi hai.And I can prove it!".Nivi looked at her in disbelief,"My God!Prerna tum sachme bohot pohochi huyi cheez ho!".

"Ok!Ok!Fine.As a parting gift main tumhe 5 minutes deti hoon yeh prove karne ke liye ki yeh signature tumhara nahi hai.Aur hai please! Koi valid document dena,jo attested ho.You know, iss document ki tarah.". Meekly,Prerna said,"Thank you, Komolika.".As Prerna went upstairs,Anurag was puzzled,"Yeh Kya Kar rahi hai?".While Mohini asked Komolika,"Yeh kyu Kiya tumne, Komolika?Isse aur kyu sar pe charha rahi ho?". Komolika calmed her down,"Relax Ma!Yeh kuch prove nahi kar payegi.Yeh bas bahana dhund rahi hai.".Just then,the Basu's watchman came and announced,"Madam,woh bahar kuch,press ke log aaye hai?". Hearing this, Komolika said,"Unhe garden mein wait karne ke liye kaho.Kaho ki ek bohot badi news Milne wali hai unhe.".As Prerna came downstairs,she was holding a document.Seeing her come down, Komolika stetched her hand out, expecting Prerna to give her the document.But Prerna quietly bypassed her handing the document to the Inspector.As the inspector was going through the document, Prerna said innocently,"Ab aap samaj gaye Inspector Sahab",Prerna said looking at Komolika and Anurag,"Yaha pe kon dagabaaz hai aur kon innocent.Yaha pe dhoka de kon raha tha aur dhoka kiske saath ho raha tha.". Hearing Prerna say all this, Komolika lost her patience,"Inspector Sahab aap dekh Kya rahe hai arrest karye isse!", Komolika ordered.The Inspector lost his cool,"Dekhiye Madam aap mujhe mera kaam mat sikhaiye!Aur rahi baat inhe arrest karne ki toh jab inhone koi crime nahi kia toh main inhe arrest kyu karoon?". This left everyone stunned.Komolika rushed to the inspector showing him the document in her hand,and angrily said,"Koi crime nahi kiya? Excuse me,shaayad aapko padhna nahi aata.",the inspector bristled at this.Addressing him as if speaking to a child,she spoke slowly,"Iss document pe Prerna ne sign kiya mere saamne,confessing ke iss ne mere pati ko fasaya hai.Toh issne apna crime khud admit Kiya to yeh criminal kaise nahi huyi.".The Inspector calmly replied,"Aur iss registered marriage certificate pe Mrs.Prerna Sharma Basu ne sign kiya hai jo yeh prove karta Mr.Anurag Basu Ki Shaadi Ms.Prerna Sharma se huyi thi,aapse pehle.Which means Madam,ki ek toh yeh confession document jhoota hai aur doosra aapki aur Mr.Basu ki yeh Shaadi invalid.(Addressing Anurag)Aur agar Mrs.Prerna chahe to woh abhi ke abhi aapko polygamy ke jurm mein aapke khilaaf complaint Kar sakti hai ,Mr.Basu".

The entire room was silenced in shock.Anurag was genuinely stunned at this.He came and took the marriage certificate from the inspector.The date on the marriage certificate was the day Veena had caught them outside Sharma Niwaas.But what caught his attention the most was his signature on the certificate.For a moment Anurag was speechless.What to say?How to react?He had no idea.His dream of marrying the love of his life and spending the rest of his life with her was a reality in every sense of the word.And yet,with each passing day the honest, compassionate Prerna he loved was fading away.Now all he could see was a gorgeous, enigmatic woman thirsty for his destruction.Recovering his speech,he looked at Komolika,who was glaring at him.He said,"Komolika,maine aise kissi document pe sign nahi kiya,trust me.Agar Kiya hota to main tumse shaadi kaise kar sakta.". Komolika gave him a long hard look.Turning to the inspector she said,"Inspector Sahab,Anurag sach keh raha hai.Iss ne(looking at Prerna)nakli papers banaake mere pati ka signature forge kiya hai.". Prerna spoke up,"Chalo uska bhi faisla abhi kar dete hai.".Taking the marriage certificate from Anurag she turned to the officer from the marriage registrar.She said,"Inhe tumne bulaaya hai.Toh I am sure yeh kaafi qualified honge".

Walking towards the officer,she said,"Sir,Kya aap please iss marriage certificate ko check sakte hai?".

Mohini retorted,"Haan,please dekhiye aur sab ko bataiye ki yeh ladki kitni badi dhokebaaz hai.".The officer quietly took the certificate from Prerna and examined it.After he was done,he addressed the Inspector,"Sir,yeh marriage certificate 100% authentic hai.".The Basu's were shell shocked,while Prerna smiled truimphantly. Confused,Anurag tried to say something,"Par yeh kaise ho sakta hai maine kabhi yeh papers nahi dekhe.Sign to bohot door ki baat hai.".Prerna scoffed at this,"Yeh toh tum kahoge hi,after all tum mujhe dhoka jo de rahe the.". Komolika interrupted,"Nahi!Main aise nahi manungi.Isne zaroor yeh signature forge kiya hai.Inspector Sahab,aap iss certificate ko signature experts ko dikhaiye.I am sure woh iska jhooth pakar lenge.".Prerna smiled at her,"Isko zaroor examine karayega Inspector Sahab lekin," Prerna walked towards the coffee table and picked up, Anurag-Komolika's marriage certificate,"Usse pehle aap Anurag Basu, Mohini Basu, Nivedita Basu aur MISS Komolika CHAUBEY ko please arrest kijiye.".Her request left the entire Basu family in shock.While Mohini, Nivi and Komolika stared at her in disbelief and anger.Anurag couldn't believe the change in her.From a sweet and loving girl ,she had metamorphosed into an angry, vindictive woman who will cross any line to get what she wants.All he wanted to do was protect her,and he is one who needs protection from her schemes.She had actually forged his signature!Nivi spoke up,"Achcha tum hume arrest karwaogi?Kis jurm mein?(scoffing)Lagta hai tum phir se sapna dekh rahi ho.". Smiling sweetly,in a very casual tone,Prerna replied,"Anurag ko polygamy ke jurm me,aapko aur Shashurimaa ko usse iss mein support karne ki jurm mein, Komolika ko fraud ke jurm mein.(Looking at Komolika)Mere signature mein sirf mera first name hai naa ki P.Sharma jaise ki uss document mein tumne signature Kiya.".Realizing that he had to salvage the situation,before someone got really hurt or angry,Anurag walked up to Prerna and said ,"Listen,Prerna tum jaanti ho yeh galat hai.Humare khilaaf court mein tum haar jaogi.Kyuki tum bhi jaanti ho ki maine koi document sign nahi kia.Forensic report yeh prove kar degi ki tumne mera signature forge kia tha.Uske baad fraud aur defamation ke case mein tum jail chali jaogi.Aur yeh Ma ya Komolika nahi main khud karoonga!Iss liye abhi waqt hai sambhal jao.Iss baat ko aage na barhake chup chap tum humare Ghar se chali jaao!Warna tum bohot pachtaogi!",his index finger showing her the door.Seeing his outburst she smiled at him,"Tumhe pata hai Anurag,Jin logo ke paas khone ko kuch nahi hota unhe dar nahi lagta.Agar main jail gayi toh mujhe zyada se zyada kuch saalon ki sazaa hogi.Lekin agar tum log jail gaye,sab se pehle tum logo ki badnaami hogi.Jab press waale tum sab ko hath kadi lagate hue, police van mein baithte huwe dekhenge,toh sabse pehle tum logo ke shares girenge.(turning to Nivi)Waise bhi business loss mein chal Raha hai na,Nivi di? (turning back to Anurag)Uske baad company band ho jayegi kyuki company chalane waale toh jail mein honge.Aur jab company hi nahi rahegi kya bachega tumhare paas?",she asked in a mocking tone.Komolika had had enough she had the Inspector,"Inspector Sahab,aap khare khare kar Kya rahe hai?Aapko dikh ta nahi yeh ladki mujhe aur meri family ko dhamki de rahi hai!Dad sahi kehte hai aap log kissi kaam ke nahi hai!".The inspector bristled at this,"Hum jabse aaye hai aap ki iss rudeness ko tolerate Kar rahe.Agar next time aapne mujse aise baat ki toh main aapko arrest Kar lunga.Aur haan,hum jaise officers apna kaam theek se karte issi liye aap aur aapke Pitaji jaise log raat ko chain se so sakte hai.Iss liye aakri baar keh raha Hoon aapse:Hume apna kaam karne dijiye.Kaun yaha pe dhamki de raha hai aur kon apna bachav kar Raha hai,yeh bhi main achche se dekh sakta hoon.".The Inspector addressed Prerna,"Mrs.Basu main aapse poochhta hoon,Kya aap apne pati aur sasuralwalon ke khilaaf complaint karna chahti hai?".Prerna continued to stare at Anurag,who gave her a pleading look.Finally she answered and hit him where it hurts the most,"Yes, Inspector.Aur haan,sabse pehle hath kadi aap Mohini Basu ko pehnana.". Looking at her steely gaze and mocking smile,for the first time ever,Anurag could feel the hatred coming from Prerna.Everything before this,was anger and hurt.This was Prerna's true feelings for Anurag.Well,you asked for it,Anurag thought sadly. With a sad smile and teary eyes Prerna said calmly,"Well,you asked for it.".He continued to stare at Prerna,lamenting on how his hurt changed her for the worse,until he heard his mother's scream.As the lady constable, approached her,Mohini Basu yelled,"Excuse me!Tumhe pata hai main kaun Hoon?!Onu!!".Anurag walked up to the policeman,and said,"Sir,aap yeh nahi Kar sakte hai.Aap ke paas arrest warrant nahi hai.".The policeman replied,"Mr.Basu aap ek biwi ke hote huwe doosri shaadi karnewaale the.Jo ki illegal hai.Aur aap ne apne iss illegal kaam mein ek policewaale ko witness bana diya.I am sorry,lekin as a government officer it is my duty to report a crime.Baahar poori media khari hai,agar unhe iss baat ki bhanak bhi lag gayi ki andar yeh sab ho raha toh yeh log mujhe bhi nahi chhorenge.Please understand?". Komolika came to him and said,"Anurag don't worry main dad ko phone Kar rahi hoon woh sab theek kar denge". Komolika tried to call him again and again but her father didn't pick up.Watching Mohini and Nivi struggle with the lady constable pained Anurag to no end.Desperate,he went to Prerna.He said angrily,"Prerna!Stop this!Ab baat hadd se aage badh rahi hai-"

Prerna replied coldly,"-baat uss hi din hadd se aage barh chuki thi jis din tumne poore duniya ke saamne Mera mazak udaya tha.Mere character pe sawaal uthaya tha.Ab tum aur tumhare parivaar ki baari hai".Anurag couldn't believe his ears.Why?Why?Why did everything have to go so wrong?He had done everything he could to ensure her and his family's happiness and well-being.He had hurt her so that she would move on and build a happy life for herself.But the opposite happened,he had hurt her so much that she cannot move on from this pain,and is now taking it out on him and his family.He tried again,"Prerna,uss din jo bhi huwa-".But Komolika came in between them and yelled angrily,"Anurag tum yeh Kya Kar rahe ho?Tum iss se maafi-!"

"SHUT UP KOMOLIKA!!",he yelled at her,"Yeh sab jo ho Raha tumhari wajah se ho Raha hai.Agar tum Meri help nahi kar sakti to kam se Kam situation ko aur mat bigaro.".He looked back at Prerna,who addressed Komolika,"Now it's your turn.".Before, Komolika could say another word,the woman constable came and handcuffed Komolika, turning a deaf ear to her protests.Anurag turned around to see Mohini and Nivi standing together handcuffed sending death glares at Prerna,while Anupam tried to talk to the Inspector.Realizing that he had to quickly act to save his family from this humiliation,he turned to Prerna and said frustratedly,"OK,fine you win!I am sorry uss din maine party mein maine tumhare saath badtameezi ki.Uss ke liye main haath jor ke tumse maafi mangta Hoon(folding his hands).Tum chaho toh main jail chala jaata hoon.Lekin please tum Ma aur Nivi Di ko chhor do.Iss me unki Kya galti?Tum mujse badla lene aayi thi,toh tum mujse badla lo na!".Just then a constable came and was about to handcuff him when Prerna came in between them.Seeing this,Anurag looked at Prerna,hopeful."Tum yeh nahi chahte ho na ki tumhari Ma aur Behen jail jaye,log tumhare baare mein tarah tarah ki baatein kare?",Prerna asked him innocently.

"Haan,haan!Haan!please Prerna.",he pleaded.Prerna gave him a dazzling smile,"OK, Inspector Sahab inn sab ke handcuffs khol dijiye mujhe koi complaint nahi karni.". After the lady constable,unlocked Mohini and Nivi's handcuffs,she headed towards Komolika when Prerna stopped her,"Magar meri ek shart hai.". Desperate to not have her change her mind,he agreed immediately,"Haan,Jo tum kaho.". Prerna came close to him,her eyes trained on him and she said,"Baahar media walon ke saamne tum mujhe apni biwi ki hasiyat se introduce karoge abhi issi waqt.".Anurag was stunned to hear this and said in a small voice,"Yeh main nahi Kar sakta. I am sorry.Uske alaava jo chahe maang lo". Feigning surprise,she said,"Ek minute?Tumhe aisa kyu lagta hai ki main tumse pooch rahi hoon aur tumhare paas naa bolne ka option hai?".Behind him, Mohini spoke up,"Onu!Tu aisa kuchh nahi karega.Tera iss ghatiya ladki ko apni biwi maan ne se to achcha hai ki-"

"-ki aap jail chali jaaye", Prerna completed Mohini's sentence for her.Walking towards Mohini,Prerna stopped in front of her and said,"Wakayi Shashurimaa bhalayi ka to zamaana hi nahi raha,aap logo ka itna torture sehne ke baad bhi main aap logo ko musibat se bacha rahi hu,aur aap mujhe hi ghatiya keh rahi hai.Very sad."

Mohini glared at her,"Don't you dare call me Shashurimaa!Ek to Tum khud Hume musibat mein daal ke nikaalti ho,uske baad tum humse expect karti ho ke hum tumhe thank you kahe!(scoffing) Seriously Prerna tum sachme pagal ho chuki ho!"

Smiling sweetly,Prerna shook her head and said,"Nahi Shashurimaa, main bas aapke ke aadarsho pe chal rahi hu."Her sweet expression changed to one of anger,"Aap bhool gayi ke aaj se kuch saat mahine pehle main aur aap yahi khare the.Mere haathon mein woh eviction notice tha,main ro rahi thi aapke saamne,main madad maang rahi thi,aapse.Aur Meri madad aap ne kaise ki?Mujse kaha ki ya to main Naveen Babu se shaadi karu ya main ghar khaali kar doon."Prerna finished her voice low and angry.For a moment, Mohini and Prerna, looked at each other, both of them thinking about that day."Aap ko pata hai Shashurimaa logo ko unke karmo ka phal iss hi janam mein milta hai.Jo aapne pehle mere aur parivaar ke saath kiya wob ab main aap aur aapke parivaar ke saath karoongi!!Mark my words,main aap aur aapke bete ko kahii ka nahi chhorungi!!".Mohini had had enough,she raised her hand to slap Prerna when Anurag stopped her.Surprised,both the women looked at him.With his eyes on Prerna,he gently took her hand and said,"Chalo,Bahar Press waale intezar kar rahe hai humaara.",his voice was calm and patient.Ignoring the collective voices of protests from Mohini, Komolika and Nivedita, Anurag and Prerna quietly walked out of the house. As they were walking to the garden,Anurag quietly said,"I am sorry, Prerna.".

"Tumne Jo kiya uske liye sorry ek bohot chhota shabd hai." came Prerna's clipped response. Grabbing her arm,he stopped her,"I know.Main ma ne jo kia, uske liye tumse maafi mang raha hu.".Prerna was surprised at this.She searched his eyes to detect any deceit but all she could see was sincerity.Prerna replied,"Thanks.Lekin ab mera aur unn ka hisaab barabar hogaya,toh iski zaroorat nahi.".She tried to let go of his grip,but he only held her tighter.She glared at him.Sternly,he added,"I hope you know ke press se milne ke baad,main humare marriage certificate(showing her the document) ko forensic examination ke liye bhejunga.Aur jab results aayenge, tab main tumhare khilaaf fraud ka case karunga.".He gave her a menacing look, trying to make her fall for his threat.But all she did was laugh at him before saying,"Tum mera kuch nahi bigaad sakte kyuki woh signature Wakayi tumhara hai."He was about to protest when she said,"Tumne do hafte pehele hi,unpe sign kiya tha.Tum bhool gaye?Baarish ho rahi thi...Nivi Di bimaar thi...Main kuchh papers laayi thi...".Leaving him there Prerna went ahead.While Anurag's mind ran a mile a minute Of Course!!How could he have forgotten!!Nivi Di had sent some papers with Prerna for him to sign.Normally,he read a document word by word before signing it,but that day he was too distracted by her presence,she had created quite a commotion in the office he had to make her leave.So,trusting his sister he had signed those papers.Now, he realized that,it was all her plan, orchestrated by her with him and his family members as pawns.Prerna had fooled all of them!So much for his thinking her to be naive and easily led.Still processing this revelation,Anurag quietly followed her.As they reached the garden,they were greeted with surprised looks by members of the press.The way they were staring at Prerna ,she knew that they had been expecting Komolika,or even worse,they all heard of,if not witnessed her humiliation at Anurag's hands.She hid her nervousness with a bright smile,and greeted them,"Hello, everyone.Thank you so much for coming on such a short notice.Actually pichle kayi dinon humare baare mein bohot se rumours aur fake news circulate ho rahe hai,jisse hum, especially Meri Shashurimaa,Mrs.Mohini Basu bohot upset hai.Aaj ki press meeting, mere pati(taking his arm) ne iss liye bulaayi hai taki woh sab confusion clear ho sake.".The members of the media looked at Anurag, expectantly.He began,"Ladies and gentlemen,thank you so much for coming here.Maine aaj aap logo ko iss liye bulaaya hai,kyunki main aap sab ko, officially introduce karaana chahta hoon.(looking at Prerna)Yeh Mrs.Prerna Sharma Basu hai Meri biwi.".Prerna could see shocked faces all around her.Just then,one of the journalists asked,"Lekin kuch dino pehle toh aapki shaadi politician Siddhant Chaubey ki beti Komolika se huyi thi,aur woh bhi bohot dhoom-dhaam se to uska Kya hua?." Keeping a composed smile,Prerna waited for Anurag to reply.He said,"Maine apne poori life mein sirf ek hi ladki se pyaar Kiya hai,(his eyes met Prerna's)aur main sirf ussi ko apni patni maanta hoon.Aur uski jaga mere Dil mein ya Meri life mein aur koi nahi le sakta.I love you Prerna."he said ernestly.As she looked into his eyes, for a moment, Prerna's heart melted.However,she checked herself and addressed the press,"I can understand,agar aap log confused hai humare baare mein.Iss liye hum humaara marriage certificate saath laaye hai.Anurag?".He quietly took out the certificate and showed it to them.Prerna spoke up,"I hope iske baad aap logo ko aur koi confusion nahi hoga ki Anurag Basu kiske pati hai.Thank you,have a nice day.".Saying this Prerna walked away, feeling vindicated.As Anurag watched her go,he realized,Mujse bohot badi galti ho gayi Prerna.Mujhe aise tumhara dil nahi todna chahiye tha.Main tumhare Dil mein apne liye pyaar ko maarna chahta tha,lekin maine toh tumhare andar ki saari achchayi hi mita di.Ab main iss ko kaise theek karu?,he thought sadly.

~~~~~~Present~~~~~~

"Honestly,Anu", Mohini began,"Uss din,inspite of myself,mere mann mein Prerna ke liye halki halki respect aane lagi". Anurag replied,"Well,usne hum sabko chauka diya.Uss ne bohot hi smartly and secretly sab kuch plan kiya tha . Maa,uss din mujhe pehli baar realize hua ki mera usse chhorne ka decision kitna galat tha.".Hearing this, Mohini saw her chance,"Aur ab Kya tu wapas wohi galti karega?". Realizing the point his mother was trying to make,he smiled,"Absolutely not."