I am back with an Update !!! 🤗
I wanted to be sure that before PreRish move towards their future, certain questions about the past had to be sorted out first , some questions and some situations that needed an answer. I hope that you guys enjoy this part too.
Please ignore the errors and mistakes as I have not proof-read it!! ( I doubt I’ll ever proof-read before posting the update!!! 🤣)
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Part 3
Prerna was tossing in her bed, sleep was far away from her. Just one news had changed a lot of things in her life today. She had come to know about her being pregnant with Anurag’s child, she had started to understand Rishabh better after their afternoon conversation, there was a shift in their relationship today. She recalled how he was concerned for her the entire day and how he addressed her as ‘Jaan’ in front of everyone. He had refused to have his food till he made sure that she had eaten something. Without her having to ask him, he had already accepted her child. The developments from the day had taking a toll on her emotionally, she didn’t realise when tears started flowing from her eyes while recalling the events of the day. She tried to be control her sobs as she did not want to disturb Rishabh who was sleeping on the couch.
But Rishabh had already heard her sobs, he immediately woke up and rushed to her, he sat on the bed next to her. Cupping her face with his one hand, he asked her with concern
‘ Prerna what’s wrong ?! Are you hurting ?! Aapko kuch chahiye?! Should I call the doctor?! ‘
His concern for her made Prerna feel more guilty for misunderstanding him all this while. She sat up on the bed and hugged him tightly. Her sobs had become louder now and Rishabh was getting more worried. He kept rubbing her back to calm her down.
‘ Prerna please tell me what’s wrong, I am getting tensed seeing you like this!’
Prerna broke the hug and looked in his eyes ‘Kyun Mr. Bajaj, aap itna care kyun karte hain meri?? Maine hamesha aapko galat samjha hai, aapko itna kuch sunaya hai maine phir bhi aap mere liye itna soch rahe hain,kyun?? Mere bina kahe aap ne mere baache ko apna liya, pura din aap mere liye itna concerned the. Abh bhi aapko meri fikar hai. Kyun??’
She broke down once again, Rishabh understood that it was her guilt that was now intensified because of her hormones. He let out a sigh, at least she wasn’t in any kind of pain that he couldn’t help her deal with. All he had to do was help her to get rid of her guilt. He wiped her tears from her face and caught her hand in his. He made her look at him and when he saw fresh tears in her eyes he nodded his head in ‘no’ asking her to not cry anymore. He looked in her eyes and spoke
‘ Prerna, let me be clear with you about one thing first, jab Maine aapse shaadi ki thi, mera intention sirf aapko Kukki ki mom bana na tha, but I didn’t realise myself ki aap kab mere liye important ho gai. I know it’s weird for me too. Maine meri life main kabhi kisi ke liye koi jagah nahi rakhni chahi. I have always been a ruthless and arrogant man! But it’s different with you. Jab bhi aap ke saath hota hun mera gussa aapne aap kahin gayab ho jata hai. I can’t be angry around you, even if I want to. Have you ever notice ki jab Mr. Basu bhi aapke aas paas hote hain tab bhi main gussa nahi hota. That’s because your presence is enough to calm me down. So I don’t think main kabhi aapse kisi bhi cheez ke liye naraz ho sakta hun. It seems like I am under a spell or something when I am around you, and I don’t know Unn feelings ko kya naam dun.... Talking about you misunderstanding me, galti puri tarah se aapki bhi nahi hai Prerna, Maine aapse pehle bhi kaha tha main dusaron ko mere bare main utna hi batata hun jitna main unhe apne aap ko jane dena chahta hun, I think that’s where the problem is. I was not clear with you about many things since the very beginning. But you have to keep in mind my situation too, when I realised that aap Mr. Basu se shadi karne wali hain, mere Mann main dar baith gaya ki agar aapki shadi ho gai toh Shayaad jo ummeed thi mere Mann main ki main Kukki ke life main khushi leke aa paunga vo umeed mujh se cheen jati issliye I reacted the only way I knew. That was to force you to get married to me and I knew it was a calculated risk because aap Mr. Basu ke liye kuch bhi karne ko taiyaar thi. I think issi wajah se aap mujh pe trust nahi kar pai jab mujhe Mr. Basu ke accident ke liye accuse kiya gaya tab. You already had this perception that I would do anything to destroy him, again that’s not your fault. Jitna aap mujhe apne tarah se jan pai aur jin halaton main hum mile yeh sab uske wajah se tha.
Lastly, rahi aapke baache ko aapna lene ki baat, Prerna, aapne bhi toh meri beti ko apanaya hai, mujh se zyada meri beti aapse pyaar karti hai, mujh se zyada aapko uski fikar hai aur usse aapki. Ek pal ke liye vo aapko na dekhe toh baichain ho jati hai. Itna sab hone ke baad bhi aapko Kukki ki fikar hai, aap uske liye khud se zyada sochti hain. Aur yeh sab aap sacche dil se karti hain, agar aap meri beti ko apna bana sakti hain toh kya main aapke bacche ke liye vo nahi kar sakta?? Zaroori nahi hota na Prerna ki har rishta khoon se hi jude? Kuch rishte dil se judte hain, jaise aapka aur Kukki ka, And I am glad ki vo rishta juda because uss ek rishte ne mujhe aaj kai sare rishte diye hain Prerna. I found a partner like you because my daughter choose you to be her mother. ‘
Rishabh took a breath and looked at Prerna, he felt like he had finished giving a speech to someone. He felt nervous too, about Prerna’s reactions to his words. Indirectly he had tried to convey her that he had started liking her and he didn’t want her to be just Kukki’s mom anymore, he wanted her to be his life partner too.
Prerna was trying hard to control her emotions, she felt more guilty now, she knew that what he was expecting from her was going to be difficult and she doubted that she could be his life partner while still having some feelings for Anurag. What pained her the most was the way she had treated him was completely unfair and wrong. Her love for Anurag seemed to have blinded her because she could not understand Rishabh’s intentions behind the actions he did, all she saw him was like a man who had tried to destroy the person she loved but the reality was completely opposite. Rishabh was someone who cared for his loved ones more than he did for himself. Now if she would consider the circumstances in which they got married his fear might be justified, what if she would have said no to marrying him even after knowing about Kukki ? That was the fear that had forced him to blackmail her into marrying him. He knew that Anurag was as important to Prerna as Kukki was to him, so she would do anything to protect Anurag. Her tears had started flowing again ! They were tears of regret!! She regretted the way she treated him since day one! The way she spoke to him and how she never completely trusted his words. She covered her face with her hands and started crying louder this time.
Rishabh was feeling helpless right now, he didn’t know what to do. He had tried to help her get rid of the guilt but he ended up doing the complete opposite. He mentally cursed himself for being an idiot and confessing his feelings to her right now. He now hesitated to even hold her hand.
‘Prerna... Prerna .... ‘ he called her out but she wouldn’t look up ‘....listen to me, look at me...’
Finally, she looked up at him and he gave her a small smile.
‘Prerna I didn’t say all this to intensify your guilt, I wanted you to get rid of it. See, we have decided that from today we’re going to give this relation a fresh start right? We decided to only think about our present and our future. So please just stop feeling guilty for whatever happened between us in the past. And that’s not a request, it’s an order!! Because I can’t see you cry like this!’
He spoke and shifted closer to her, he engulfed her in a hug, she hugged him back and tried to stop her self from crying. But when she still continued crying Rishabh tried to calm himself saying that it would be better if he let her cry out for once and for all. He just kept on soothing her hair.
A few minutes later when Prerna felt better she broke the hug and looked at him, as much as Rishabh was feeling bad for her seeing her cry, the way she looked right now bought a smile on his face. Because of so much of crying, Prerna’s nose had become red and that made her look cute. Rishabh chuckled and used cuff of his robe to wipe her nose and tears. Prerna sniffed and felt embarrassed for having behaved like this.
‘You know aap ke saath reh ke na main bohut bolne laga hun. Aapke constant badbadane ki adaat mujhe bhi lag gai hai! ‘ He said as if he was complaining. Prerna frowned at him
‘Aapka matlab kya hai main pura din bak bak karti rehti hun?’
Rishabh nodded, Prerna was shocked but she noticed how he was trying to hide his smile. She understood he was trying to tease her and cheer her up. She narrowed her eyes at him and then showed him her tongue, that made Rishabh smile. Finally, he her crying had stopped.
‘Ok, now go to sleep!! ‘ he said to her and got up the bed but before he could leave, Prerna caught his hand and stopped him
‘Aap bed pe so sakte hain...’ she said quietly, he looked at her confused.
‘Prerna, it’s okay! I am fine on the couch. And you need to be comfortable, main... ‘
‘ Maine kaha na aap bed pe so jaye. Aapne hi abhi bola na ki hum aaj se apne rishte ki nai shuruaat karni hai, toh yeh bhi ussi ka ek step hai !’ She said firmly.
Rishabh hesitated for another minute or so and then walked to the couch to grab his pillow. He placed it on the right side of the bed and slipped into the covers next to her. He looked at Prerna and tried to convince himself that it was real. She had actually decided to give their relationship a chance. He kept smiling at her when Prerna caught him..
‘Aap itne muskura kyun rahe hain?!’
‘ Nothing, bas masi ki baat yaad aa rahi hai, ki kis tarah se aage jake aapke mood swings aur zyada difficult honge handle karne ke liye...’ Rishabh said in a teasing tone.
‘Okay, first, I am not someone who throws tantrums Toh mere mood swings utne bhi drastic nahi honge and second aapko toh experience hoga na, Kukki ke time bhi aapne usski mom ke mood swings jhele hi honge...’
As soon as Prerna said that Rishabh’s happy mood had become sour, Prerna felt him become stiff next to her. She tentatively placed her hand on his shoulder to get his attention! He took a deep breath and then answered her unasked question
‘I didn’t know that Menka was pregnant with Kukki.. it was actually a one month fling. She met me during a conference in abroad, she was there with her father. At that time I was just some rookie starting up my business but her father was already a rich business tycoon. After that we didn’t meet for months and neither did we contact and then one day, She visited me at my place with Kukki wrapped in a small blanket. Her father had refused to raise my daughter. He didn’t think that I was worthy enough to be the father to his daughters child. It had been a year since I had started my business but it was still not that successful. Menka had somehow convinced him to let her deliver the baby safely. She said that during her pregnancy she wasn’t allowed to contact anyone or meet anyone. It was only after given birth to Kukki that she had come out of her house. They left for Manhattan the same night and I never spoke to her again! But I will always be thankful to her for giving my Kukki to me because she bought her destiny with her. My business had become an over night success. My life had changed for the better, I had become a different person all together and at the end of the day it is because of Kukki that you and I are here, right??’
Prerna felt like a dagger being stabbed into her heart and being twisted again and again with every word he said. She couldn’t even imagine what her husband and Kukki must have gone through. But she knew that he was right, meeting Kukki was the best thing that had happened to her. She was the only reason why Prerna would smile even after a stressful day at Basu Badi, her innocent smile and those tiny hugs from her would immediately cheer Prerna up! She looked at Rishabh who still looked lost in his thoughts. she squeezed his arm lightly, that made him look at her
‘Koi nahi, iss baar vo sare experiences hum sab saath main karenge’ she took his hand in hers and placed it on her tummy
‘Lekin hum aapko promise karte hain ki hum aapko tang nahi karenge...hum aapko bohut bohut tang karenge...’ she said and started giggling. Rishabh too couldn’t help but laugh with her.
‘Aap tension mat liye Mrs.. Bajaj, Mera chotu mujhe bilkul tang nahi karega.... vo abhi se apne dad ke team main hai..’ he winked at her ‘... lekin filhal mere chotu ko neend aa rahi hai... toh chotu ki Mamma, please sleep!!’
He said sternly, gradually sleep engulfed the both of them and they drifted into deep slumber.
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The next morning Prerna woke up with a little later than usual. She realised that Rishabh was not in the room and even the washroom door was open that means he wasn’t there either. She then checked the time and realised it was already 9:30 in the morning, she had overslept today. She hurriedly freshened up and went downstairs, everyone was already seated on the table but she was surprised to see Kukki sitting on Rishabh’s lap having her breakfast and just like yesterday even today Rishabh was wearing his causal clothes.
‘Good morning Prerna!!’ Rishabh said cheerful and fed Kukki her breakfast, Prerna walked towards them a little confused
‘Good morning, Kukki Abhi tak school kyun nahi gai??’ She asked
‘Mrs Bajaj aaj bank holiday. Kukki ke school ki aur Mere office ki bhi chutti !!’ Rishabh replied with a smile, Prerna just Hummed in response and went towards her seat. But before she could sit, Kukki got off from Rishabh’s lap and went to Prerna, she hugged her tightly and placed a kiss on her tummy, wishing her a good morning, making Rishabh and Prerna smile.
Rishabh too got up and pulled a chair for Prerna, once he made her sit comfortably on the chair, he sat back in his place with Kukki on his lap. He asked Chandu to get some fruits and fresh juice for Prerna.
‘Kya baat hai Rishabh, Tum toh bada dhyaan rakh rahe ho apni biwi ka?!’ Masi said in a teasing tone, making Prerna blush while Tanvi looked at her mom angrily.
Rishabh smiled at replied ‘ Masi abh kya kare Mrs. Bajaj ko sab ka dhyaan rakhne ki adadat hai sivaye khud ke, toh maine decide kiya hai ki abh se unka dhyaan main khud rakhunga!’ He looked at Prerna who gave him a big smile! Masi too smiled at him and they all soon finished their breakfast.
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It was after a few hours when Prerna came back to the kitchen, she was glad that Rishabh was busy in his study because he didn’t even let her get down from the bed let alone leave the room in his presence, it was only when he excused himself to make a call regarding a deal and headed to the study when Prerna got to come to kitchen to curb her craving for something sweet. She was looking for some chocolates in the fridge when She heard her mother’s voice. She went to the living area and saw that her whole family was there. She was very happy to see them, she rushed to them and hugged them all one by one, but Shivani was still behaving odd with her !
‘Aap sab yahan kaise?’ She asked them
‘Vo Mr. Bajaj ne hume yahan bulaya tha..’ Suman replied to Prerna and as if right on cue Rishabh came there too. He greeted everyone and asked them to sit while he ordered Chandu to get some refreshments for them. Rishab and Prerna sat next to each other. Once they were all settled Rishabh started to speak
‘I know aap sab soch rahe honge ki aapko aise suddenly maine yahan kyun bulaya. Vo actually, mujhe aap ko kuch batana tha... ek news aap sabke saath share karni thi... dekhiye main janta hun aap sab mere aur Prerna ke shadi se khush nahi hain and I know ki aapki narazagi jayaz hai.. but uss waqt circumstances hi aise the. Agar main jald se jald Prerna se shadi nahi karta toh unki shadi kisi aur se ho jati aur meri beti ke wajah se main aisa nahi hone de sakta tha. Prerna se Maine shadi karne ka faisla sirf Kukki ke wajah se liya tha aur jaldabazi bhi usi wajah se ki thi but iss thode hi time main Prerna meri life ka ek important part ban chuki hai. Main janta hun ki aap sab abhi bhi mujhe pasand nahi karte and I am okay with that but main aapse request karunga ki aap please At least Prerna ko maaf kar dijiye kyunki filhal unhe aapke pyaar aur care ki bohut zaroorat hai!!’
He took Prerna’s hand in his and continued ‘Jo news main aapke saath share Karna chahta tha vo yeh hai ki... Prerna Maa bane wali hai...’
He paused for a minute to read their expressions
‘So main aapse request karunga ki aap please aise waqt main unse apni narazagi mat jatiye. I am totally fine if you don’t want to accept me but Prerna maaf kar dijiye aur humare bache ko accept kar lijiye!!’
He looked at them expectantly and so did Prerna. She was surprised that Rishabh had called them here just to share this news, she herself wanted to share this news with them but was scared about their reactions. She looked at her mother who had tears in her eyes. Slowly, Veena walked towards Prerna, both Rishabh and Prerna stood at their places too.
Veena hugged Prerna and congratulated her daughter
‘Hum tumse naraz hain iska matlab yeh nahi ki tumhari khushi main shamil nahi honge. Bhagwan tumhe aur tumhare bache ko acchi sehat de’
Soon everyone was congratulating her, except Shivani. Meanwhile, Veena took Rishabh a little aside with her
‘Mr. Bajaj, Hum Yeh nahi kahenge ki aapse hum naraz nahi hai. Main bhi ek maa hun, janti hun ki maa baap ke liye unke baachon ki khushi se badkar kuch nahi hai. Aapne apni beti ke liye Prerna se shadi ki hai aur main janti hun ki Prerna uska bohut ache se khayal rakhti hogi aur usse bohut pyaar bhi deti hogi. Lekin abh usse khud ko ussi pyaar aur dekh-bhal ki zaroorat hai...aur main ummeed karti hun aap meri beti ka khayal rakh payenge.. ‘
Rishabh smiled at her and replied ‘jaisa maine abhi kaha Aapki beti mere liye bahut important hai.. main unka pura khayal rakhunga aap chinta mat kijiye... lekin unhe mere khayal ke saath saath aapke pyaar ki bhi zaroorat hai. Iss waqt Prerna ko unke parivaar se jitna pyaar milega vo utna hi khush rehngi...’
Veena gave him a slight smile and they walked back to the main area. Prerna was happy spending time with her family, she had to excuse herself to wake Kukki from her nap, she went towards her room when Shivani followed her. She caught Prerna on her way to speak with her
‘Wow di, mana padega aapko... mujhe nahi pata tha ki Anurag ke liye aapka pyaar itna kamzor hai ki itni jaldi aa apne life main move on kar logi. Pata hai mujhe lagta tha ki shayad aapke aur Bajaj ke shadi ke peeche koi aisa reason hai jo hum nahi jante kyunki aap Anurag ko chodke kisi aur se pyaar nahi kar sakti. Mujhe laga tha ki aapki yeh shadi ka koi toh raaz hai, lekin abh lag raha hai ki apne toh khushi se Mr. Bajaj ke saath shadi ki thi warna itne jaldi aap unke dusre baache ki maa nahi banti!!’
Prerna could not believe, her own sister was accusing her of cheating on Anurag. She was questioning her love for him and calling her out!! If someone from the Basu family would have put the same allegations maybe Prerna wouldn’t have felt this bad but here, it was her own sister, with whom she had grown up and who knew Prerna better than others was putting such allegations on her
‘Shivi Yeh tu kya bol raha hai? Tujhe khud samajh aa raha hai?’
‘Sab ache se samjh gai hun Di, aapne na Shayaad kabhi Anurag se pyaar hi nahi kiya tha... tabhi toh itni asani se aage badh gai aap apne life main. Anurag ko bhi iss baat ka yakeen tha ki aap usse chahte ho aur uske paas laute aaoge. Aap dono ke pyaar ki taqat sabit karne ke liye ussne apni jaan pe tak khel liya aur aap... kisi aur ke baache ki maa bane ja rahi hain!!’
Prerna looked at her in disgust. She couldn’t believe she was hearing all this from her sister. Shivani didn’t even know the truth of her pregnancy, the child was biologically Anurag’s, the same man her sister was accusing her for cheating on, after listening to her words Prerna didn’t even want to tell Shivani the truth
‘Shivi please... tu already Mr. Bajaj ke bare main bohut kuch keh chuki hai aur main hamesha chup rahi thi. Lekin abh tujhe main mere hone wale baache ke bare main kuch nahi bolne dungi!! Mr. Bajaj se Maine shadi mere marzi se ki thi aur yeh main bohut bar keh chuki hun, aur rahi baat Anurag ke pyaar ki, toh abh mujhe nahi lagta ki vo mujhse pyaar karta bhi hai, kyunki agar vo mujhse pyaar karta toh vo sabit karne ke liye aisa kuch nahi karta jisse mujhe bhi chot pohunche. Tu bhi janti hai usse uss halat main dekh ke mujhpe kya biti thi!! Lekin soch Shivi jab mujhe pata chala ki yeh usne khud kiya tha tab mujhe kya feel hua hoga!! Aur Shivi uss waqt bhi Mr. Bajaj ne mere saath diya!! Unhone mujhe Anurag ke paas rehne diya taki vo theek ho sake! Sab mere bare main na Jane kya kya baatein kar rahe the par unhone har kisi ka samna kiya mere wajah se kyunki main Anurag ko uss haal main akele nahi chod sakti thi!! Shadi ke baad se Unhone mera har pal mera saath diya hai aur kal se mujhe vo kisi princess se kam treat nahi kar rahe Shivi !! Main nahi janti Anurag ke liye abh mere dil main kya hai, lekin main usske liye abh mere Pati aur mere baachon ki khushi dav pe nahi laga sakti!!!’
Prerna didn’t even look at her sister and turned around to leave. Shivani was shocked to see this side of her sister. She was still under the influence of Anurag’s words that Rishabh had married Prerna only to destroy him!!
Once Prerna came in Kukki’s room she locked the door and cried her heart out. Shivani’s words had hurt her! But she knew that now this child was hers and Rishabh’s. She can’t tell otherwise to anyone. She knew that Rishabh would stick to his words and love this child as much as he loves Kukki and he will always be there for them. He cared for them, genuinely, she looked at Kukki and went towards her. She smiled when she saw her innocent daughter sleep so peacefully. She slightly shook her and woke her up. Kukki opened her eyes and smiled at her Mum, Prerna took her down stairs to let her spend sometime with her family.
For the next two hours Kukki enjoyed herself with everyone, even Veena was happy playing with her. She also didn’t fail to notice how Rishabh was taking care of Prerna, he made sure she ate something and didn’t stress herself much. He wouldn’t even let her get up from her place. Looking at them she was assured that Rishabh will take proper care of her daughter, they all seemed to be enjoying this time, But they were oblivious that someone felt a raging anger build up looking at them being so happy. Someone who vowed to make sure that Prerna could never be this happy again, not with Rishabh at least !!
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