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PART 7:
Shortly after Kuljeet and Rishab were thrown out of the house and the guests departed....Preet narrated the story of how he and Ash had swapped places with Meher and Harmon......that as Harmon had to go somewhere urgently..Meher had urged them to get married so that at least Veera's marriage could still go ahead....
"Meher kaha hai...Preet?" Harmon asked...anxious to go to her....apprehensive to how she would behave towards him.....but he knew she would forgive him...she was in love with him...and now he understood his feelings...he was dying to tell her how much he was in love with her..."Bhaiya...aap bji...? Woh to apne kamre mein ho gayi na...aur kaha...?"
"Mein abhi aaya babuji...mein Meher se..."
He turned and hurried towards her room.....
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Tears fell slowly from Meher's eyes......she had to be strong she told herself.....she knew this was the right decision.....It would be hard but she would survive...she huddled further into her shawl trying to draw comfort and warmth....she was alone now.....she didn't know where her destiny lay...where fate would take her...but she had full faith in her gods.....her only fear at present was where she was going to spend the night.....it was already growing dark.....and fear of the unfamiliar streets was beginning to seep in....she wandered further and further,,,,,
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Harmon approached Meher's bedroom door.....he was eager to see her...but there was a strange fear developing within him....he felt nervous.....he knocked on the door and enetered..."Meher...? Meher?"
He looked around him...the room was empty.....then he saw it...the slip of paper addressed to him.....he walked towards...dread filling him...he already knew what it would say....he just didn't want to believe it....he picked it up...unfolded it and read....
"Harmon Ji...aaj aap se baathein karke maine humare bahre mein....humare is rishte ke bahre mein bohoth socha...mujhe laga ke shayath aap sach mein mujse shaadi....lekin jab yeh pata chala ke aap Maya se milne gaye aur uske papa ne aap ko ek shart dhi hai...to mujhe ehsaas hua ke aap ka saath meri kismet mein nahin hai...mein janti hoon ke aap ko yeh lag raha hai ke aap sach mein mujse shaadi karna jate...lekin yeh to sirf aap ke feelings hai kyunke aap is waqt Maya se naraaz hai lekin jab yeh naraazagi door hoi gi to phir aap apne yeh faisle pe parshtayange....Aur aaj is parivaar ko aap ki zaroorat hai...aap ko is waqt sabse zayada yeh soch na hai ke is ghar ko kaise bachaya ja sagta hai....isi liye mein jaati hoon ke aap Maya ke saath shaadi......uske papa ki sharth man le jiye.....Mein janti hoon ke aap ne babuji ko vaada dia hai ke aap aur mein ek ho jayenge...aur aaj Veera ki shaadi ke liye Nihaal bhaiya ne bhi yeh sharth lagayi hai.....issi liye mein aaj yaha se bohoth door jaa rahi hoon...aap Veera ke bahre mein phicker mat ki jiye....meine Preet ko samjadaya hai ke use Ash ke saath shaadi karle ne chaiye aur woh bhi jab humari shadi ka muharat ho ga.....aur aap babuji se koi bhi bahana bandhi jiye jise mein unki nazaaron mein se ghir jaon aur woh aap ka aur Maya ka rishta kabul kar le.....mein aaj aap se aahkhri bahr keh rahi hoon ke mein aap se bohoth pyar karti hoon, aur zindagi bar mein karti rahongi.....mein aap ko thank you kehna jaati hoon ke aap ne mujhe yeh sakihya ke pyar kya hota hai...ke dosti aur vishvas kya hote hai...mein jaa to rahi hoon lekin mera dil hamesha yaha aap ke pas ho ga....mujhe maaph kar dhi jiye ke meine apni deal tohdhi hai...aur aap se pyar kar behti hoon......mein bhagwan se yeh mangu gi ke aap aur Maya hamesha khush raho aur aap ke sare sapnay poore ho........aapki hamesha ke liye....Meher"
Anger was welling up in Harmon...how dare she tell him how he feels....he knows that he is in love with her....how dare she sacrifice for him.....put her down in babuji's eyes?....never...he could never...would never....he had to go....has to find her.....where have you gone Meher.....kaha chaligi tum mujhe yaha chor ke....
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Heer was smiling to herself as she walked into her bedroom....."Prem...aaj tumara sapna poora ho gaya...aaj Veera ki shaadi ho chuki hai....aur aaj Preet ne bhi Ash ko apna liya hai.....Mein janti hoon ke aap Harmon on Meher ke bare mein soch rahe hai...lekin aap phicker mat kariye....thodi dher mein un dono ki shaadi bhi...."
"Nahi Heer....." Prem's spirit spoke to her..
"Kya?" Heer asked, shocked
"waha tumare liye Meher ne ek chiti..."
Heer saw a letter addressed to her....she hurried forwards to read it.....what could have happened....she looked up at Prem...but he just nodded to her to read it...
"Di...Mujhe maaph kar di jiye ke aaj pehli baar mein aap se bina bathay bina milke is ghar ko chod ke jaa rahi hoon....mein Harmon Ji ke saath shaadi nahin kar sagti.....hum dono ek dhuje se pyar nahin karte aur yeh gahlat ho ga....Harmon Ji to kisi aur ki amaanat hai aur agar aaj yeh shaadi ho gaye to teen zindagiye barbahd ho jayengi....Aap ko meir kasam hai....ke aap mujhe Babuji ke nazaaron mein se ghira dhi jiye aur Babuji ko manayi ke woh Harmonji aur unke pyar ko apna li jiye.....mein ab is jhute rishte ko nahin nibah pa sagti....please aap Harmon ji ki khushiyon se unko mila dhi jiye....mein aap ka ashirwad meri saath lekin jaa rahi hoon....aap ki Meher"
Meher yeh kaise.....?...Heer thought to herself....aur Harmon...? She looked questioningly towards Prem again......
"Heer.....tum un dono ko gahlat samaj rahi ho...woh to ek dhuje se bohoth pyar karte hai....tumhe abhi isi waqt Harmon ke pas jana chaya....isi waqt Meher ko dhund na chaiye.....woh to ek doosre ke liye ek dhuje ki kurbaani dher rahe hai...." He then vanished....leaving Heer alone to contemplate what had happened and what to do....
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