RAGHVI FF: A PHOENIX ( CHAP 30 PAGE 87 - 10/05/2022) - Page 57

Originally posted by: SONIA441

That was a good script Sama.

You utilised Aastha's influential nature from the movie perfectly so that Pallavi gets an entry to her room (very similar to how Pallavi listened to Keerthi in the show when she was having doubts).

Aastha had really done a good number on Shiva. He made sure he did what she wanted in the Diary & became what she would be proud of in the movie.

Raghav & Pallavi's talks about Babies & Pallavi also going with the flow explaining him ki batana hota Hai. Sab apne aap Nahi hota was funn😆

Thanks for the Tag❤️

Thank you Sonia.

Aastha is highly influential and we both know that 😃

CHAPTER 25 : EASY ON ME

"Tum aaj bhi mera wife hai Pallavi. Hamara divorce nahin hua." Raghav finally admitted the truth.

"What?" Pallavi turned around facing him in shock. The last few months moving like flashbacks infront of her eyes. She looked at Raghav and in that one second, she knew he wasnt lying and it took her back to the time she made her decision.

3 Months ago,

"Raghav ! Raghav!" Pallavi walked inside the RR mansion in anger shouting out his name when Amma came running in the hall accompanied by Kirti and Sunny.

"Amma Raghav kahan hai?" she asked as soon as she spotted Amma.

"Woh toh apna study main kaam kar raha par tum itna pareshaan kayko lag raha hai? Sab theek hai na?" Amma asked being concerned cause since the last few days all her kids have experienced is pain, immense amount of pain. It all started when two weeks back there was a new update in Mandaar's case and the police got a hint of a guy who looked like Mandaar to be working at a hospital. Pallavi being the person who had been handling the case from the family was way too tensed but Raghav kept assuring her that things would be fine and they would have been until that guy was actually found out to be Mandaar. Hence, Mandaar got back home and due to some legal formalities, Pallavi had to go back to her previous in-laws aka The Deshmukhs.

Amma's line of thoughts were broken when she heard Pallavi shout again for her son.

'Pallavi hua kya hai tum kuch toh batao?" Amma asked her again.

"Amma aap-" Pallavi started to speak only to be interrupted by Raghav's voice who stood at the top of the stairs with Farhad by his side.

"Kya hai Pallavi? Tum itna kayko chilla raha hai?" he asked in a non-chalant way which in return boiled her blood more.

"Tumhari himmat kaise hui Raghav mujhe divorce papers bhejne ki!" she screamed , her tears threatening to fall yet her eyes holding fury.

"Taki tum usko sign kar sake." Raghav replied getting down the stairs.

"Main mazaak ke mood main nahin hoon Raghav." she marched towards him.

"Toh main bhi mazaak nahin kar raha hai Pallavi." Raghav slipped a hand inside his pocket.

"Raghav yeh kya ho raha hai? Yeh Pallavi kinn divorce papers ka baat kar raha hai." Amma looked at Raghav with a questioning gaze.

"Inka Amma. Yeh divorce papers jo aapke bete ne mujhe bhijwaye hai. Jinme likha hai ki aapka beta mujhse talaaq lena chahta hai kyunki hum dono compatible nahin hai. Pati patni ka koi rishta nahin hai hamare beech." Pallavi replied throwing away the said papers at him which scrambled on the floor.

"Han toh isme galat kya hai. Waisa bhi tum aur main ek dusre se dur hi toh rehna chahte the. Yeh shaadi ek deal tha, mereko mera family milne ke liye aur tumko tumhara bhai jab woh dono kaam ho gaya hai toh bina wajah iss deal ka shaadi main rehne ka koi point nahin hai. Aur ab toh tumhara real pati bhi aa gaya hai toh tumko sign krne se problem nahin hone chahiye." Raghav spoke in a calm voice which angered her more.

"Raghav Rao. Bass. Bahut bana liya tumne iss rishte ka mazaak. Deal thi na yeh toh theek hai kardete hai khatam." Pallavi pulled him closer as she grabbed his collar. Looking deep into his eyes, she never saw him flinch at her words and hence she knew it was all over. Pushing him back she grabbed the papers from the floor, pulled out the pen from his coat pocket and signed over her name.

"Yeh lo ho gaya khatam." she replied stuffing the papers back into his hand and walking out of the house probably for the very last time now.

Present time

"Tum jhooth bol rahe ho. Tumne khud papers diye the aur maine tumhaare saamne unhe sign kra tha." Pallavi spoke extremely confused of the situation.

"Jaanta hai main." Raghav moved closer to her, "lekin maine woh papers kabhi court main submit nahin krwaya ulta main unko khud phaadkar jala diya tha. Main realise kar chuka tha Pallavi ki main tumse bahut pyaar karta hai. Nahin reh sakta tha tumhaare bina. Main tumko batana chahta tha ki hamara divorce nahin hua lekin woh Mandaar ka sara drama main sahi time hi nahin mila." he held her hand but she shrugged it away.

"Ek aur jhooth. Agar tum mujhse pyaar karte the toh divorce papers diye hi kyun the. Kyun jaane diya tha mujhe uss insaan ke paas jo sahi tha hi nahin. Mujhse kaha ki Mandaar hi mera asli pati hai toh main uske paas chali jaun. zara bhi takleef nahin hui tumhe Raghav." Pallavi let her tears fall.

"Takleef hua tha Pallavi. bahut hua tha lekin main kya karta main Aai ko promise diya tha. Woh pehla baar merese kuch manga tha woh bhi tumhara liye. Main unko kaise mana kardeta." Raghav took a step closer while Pallavi stumbled back mumbling one word, "Aai".

3 Months back

Raghav was excited to see Pallavi at the restaurant. Farhad had told him that Amrutha gave him a message this morning, Pallavi wanted to meet him today to discuss something very important. He could care less about the reason and more of the fact that after 3 days of her leaving the house due to the Mandaar commotion, he would be seeing her face, smelling her fragrance. These 3 days have felt like 3 years to him and it had actually made his realise how important she was to him, that he was finally ready to confess his feelings to her.

The restaurant wasn't hell packed, all thanks to the Raghav Rao charm since he had booked a seperate portion for them to have a peaceful lunch at. His heart beating faster at every second.

"Raghav" he turned to the voice only to be disappointed when his gaze met Aai's.

"Aai? Pallavi theek hai na?" he asked in confusion.

"Ho ho Pallavi bilkul theek hai." aai replied.

"Amrutha ne kaha tha ki-"

"Maine hi Amrutha ko bola tha tumhe yahan bulaane ke liye. Mujhe tumse kuch baat karni thi. Pallavi ke baare main." Aai replied as they both got seated.

"Han kahiye na."

"Raghav tum meri Pallavi ko azaad kardo." Aai spoke not knowing the impact of her words that would do this man.
"Matlab?Main kuch samjha nahin."Raghav asked.

"Azaad krdo usse apne aur uske iss rishte se. Raghav tum bhi jaante ho ki Mandaar ke wapas aane ke baad sab kuch badal sa gaya. Hamare pariwar main khushiyan laut aai hai. Lekin Mandaar ki khushi Pallavi main hai. Raghav tum aur Pallavi iss rishte main ek saude ke wajah se hai. Main yeh nahin keh rahi ki Pallavi aur tumhara rishta galat hai par maine Pallu ko dekha hai ki woh apne ghar aakar kitni khush hai aur uski iss khushi ki wajah se Mandaar khush hai. Uski tabyat main sudhaar aa raha hai isliye main tumse yahan vinnati karne aai hoon ki azaad kardo meri Pallu ko. Wapas lautne do usse uske pariwar ke paas. Ab toh tumhe bhi tumhara pariwar mil gaya hai yahi toh tumhe chahiye tha." Aai folded her hands infront of him begging him to consider her words while all Raghav could do was sit back there in shock.

A few hours later

Raghav kept pacing in his den , Aai's words still ringing in his mind. He had taken the enitre night to think about the density of this situation and according to him Aai wasn't wrong. Was she?

It was tru that this was just a deal wedding and since the time Pallavi had met him, all she had gotten is pain and tears. He took her family away from her using false accusations on the characters while she mended his family with him as soon as she stepped foot inside his house. How was this fair? He loved her but he loved her and hence letting her go was painful but keeping her binded to himself when her true happiness lied with her family and that man who was supposed to be her actual husband was even harsher.

"Anna" Farhad stood at the door.

"Papers ho gaye?" Raghav asked him turning around not ready to show his tears to anyone.

"Anna mat kariye aisa. Aap aur bhabhi ek dusre ke liye hi bane hain toh matt jaane diiye unhe." Farhad tried to reason.

"Main faisal le chuka hai Farhad aur tujhe bhi yeh order hai ki tu kisiko kuch nahin batayega." Raghav faced him.

"Lekin Anna-" Farhad tried to speak only to be interrupted by the loud voice of his bhabhi.

"Raghav!Raghav!" they could hear her scream from the hall.

"Anna." Farhad's voice turned soft while all Raghav did was nod as he grabbed his coat and walked out ready for his act.

Present time

"Main kaise Aai ko mana karta Saree ka Dukaan . Tum hi batao. " Raghav revealed the truth to her.

Pallavi took her time to register it as she sat down on the sidewalk. A few minutes into the silence and she finally looked up wiping her tears.

"Chalo ghar jaana h late ho rha hai." she got up to leave when Raghav pulled her back by her elbow.

"Pallavi?" he gave her a puzzled look.

"Mujhe jaane do Raghav." she struggled to detach herself from him.

"Tum ab bhi kuch nahin bologe?" Raghav asked.

"Kya bolun Raghav?" she detached herself from him, "Yahi ki wow thank you tumne mujhe a[ni biwi hone ki darja diya. Ya suhagan bankar khadi ho jaun tumhaare saamne. Main jitni baar sochti hoon ki main shayad tumhe samajhne ki koshish kar sakti hoon tum harr baar mujhe galat prove krte ho. Maine kuch din pehle hi tumse kaha tha na ki thak chuki hoon logon ko apni zindagi ke faisle lete dekhkr toh ab tumne phirse kyun." she replied moving back a little.

"Aaj sach main lag raha hai ki tum main aur baba main koi farq hi nahin hai. Unhone mujhe ghar se nikala lekin apne bete ke liye , apne liye wapas le aaye. sab bhool gaye. Aur tumne bhi mann kara toh Aai ki baaton main aakar mujhe divorce papers de diye aur jab laga ki 'main pallavi ke bina nahin reh sakta hoon' toh papers phaad diye. Arey ek baar mujhse toh puchlete Mr Rao ki main kya chahti hoon. Mere liye hamara rishta kitna mayne rakhta hai. Tumhaare saath rehna chahti hoon ya Mandaar ke paas jana chahti hoon. Bass ek baar tum puchlete na Raghav to shayad hum aaj yahan nhin hote. Aur ab mere paas tumhe kehne ke liye kuch aur nahin hai." she spoke with sincerity and left riding in an auto leaving a stunned Raghav behind.

Raghav drove back home, her words coming back to haunt him. She was right. If only he had asked her things would have been different since the veyr beginning. If he had asked her about Kirti's photos, she wouldn't have been humiliated by him and thrown out of her house. If only he had asked her if she wanted to be with Mandaar or hi,, she wouldn't have had to leave Hyderabad. What have he done?

As he entered the house, it felt oddly silent to him when he met Maya in the verandah.

"Sab kahan hai?" he asked

"Sab toh chale gaye." Maya replied

"Kahan?"

"Hyderabad. Taai ghar aai aur boli ki unhe shaam ko nahin abhi jana hai isliye woh log jaldi nikal gaye." Maya answered leaving the house.

Pallavi took a deep breath as soon as they steppes on the land of Hyderabad city. 3 months of running away from it and the people residing here, she was yet back again to the same place. But this time it was different, she was here for 2 reasons. First to make her new family rpoud of her achivements and secondly to get a few answers from the people that had wronged her because this time she wasn't the same person they knew.

Originally posted by: unicornwriter

I am glad it did and i am soo sorry to keep you waiting for so long

Nothing like that

This update made me fall for Pallavi a bit more...most of the time she used to be like how others wanted from her, but I am so glad to read that she is taking proper stand for herself and deciding what is right for her

thank y for the tag, loving Pallavi she will confront her so called family. 😎

Raghav was so wrong to be manipulated by Aai. She is very selfish not once she asked Pallavi what she wants. But she is a mother.

Bold Pallavi don't keep us waiting for the next chapter.

Missing Raghvi, stories here are a blessing.

Do keep writing. ❤️

I love the confrontation part here❤️

And can't wait for Pallavi to ask fro answers from Aai - cos she did really wrong - first in the show by not telling her Mandar's reality & 2nd by asking Raghav directly to relieve her instead of asking Pallavi what she wanted.

Upar Upar se Aai bankar kuch nahi hota😕

Loved it. Thank you.

Waiting for the next chapter eagerly 😊

A whole freakin monthhh....

I know I know i deserve chhittar but before that here goes the next part

CHAP 26 : BATTLE FROM WITHIN

Not much of a talker and interactor on stories but this chapter is going to be a little long. Also i recommend you to listen to the playlist songs for better feels.

7:00 PM, HYDERABAD

"Bappa majhi mulagi khupa sundar diste." (My daughter looks so beautiful) Aaji exclaimed putting a kala teeka behind Pallavi's ear as she addressed her in the dressing room.

"Aaji tu bhi na." Pallavi got up hugging Aaji. She indeed looked beautiful today, even to herself. Both the ladies adored their duo in the mirror. Pallavi wore a white anarkali suit with golden and maroon work on it while Aaji wore the saree that Azoba had gifted her before he died.

"Tu theek hai na Pallu?" Aaji asked her and Pallavi sighed. This is the millionth time she's been asking this question since Pallavi told the truth to their entire Pallavi.

Once she was back from the hospital after leaving a dejected Raghav behind, she had decided to stop hiding behind the bush and finally face the issue for one last time. And she had done exactly that, she had told her new family the truth of her life beginning from her birht to Raghav being here. All this while Shiva stood like her shield holding her hand like a true best friend while Aaji had a fury burning inside her eyes. Pallavi had to actually make each one of them promise to not do a thing and let her fight this battle. All she needed from them was a support and immense amout of love she's been deprived of her entire life and thankfully they had all agreed.

"Ho aaji main theek hoon. Tu kitni baar wahi sawaal puchegi." Pallavi side hugged her.

"Jab tak mere dil ko tasalli nahin ho jaati ki tu sach main theek hai. Uss sheher main jisne tujhe bahut takleef di hai." Aaji stroked her hair.

"Lekin aaj wahi sheher mujhe meri Aaji ke face pr smile dega. I promise Aaji aaj main tujhe bahut proud feel krwaungi. Tune jitna pyaar aur bharosa mujhpar kiya hai na, ek anjaan ladki ko apne ghar rakh kar jo panaah di hai tune, aaj wahi ladki tera sar garv se uncha karegi." Pallavi bent down to touch her feet.

"Tula khupa subheccha." Aaji blessed her.

"Agar mere Bajirao ki tayyari ho gayi ho toh jang par chale." Shiva asked standing by the door as he extended his hand to Pallavi who gladly took it.

"AND FOR THE NEXT PERFORMANCE LET'S HAVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MISS PALLAVI." And as if on cue the host announced her name while Pallavi looked at Aaji for one last time before making her move towards the stage with Shiva by her side.

AT THE OTHER SIDE OF HYDERABAD

"Aai" Raghav shouted getting inside the Deshmukh House.

"Raghav tu aa gaya." Aai came running to the door and so did the other family members.

"Raghav! Sab theek hai na tune hume idhar kayko bulaya." Amma too came on time along with Keerti and Farhad who picked them from the mansion.

"Main sab bataunga aap dono ko par abhi hume chalna hoga." Raghav pleaded them.

"Lekin Raghav mujhe bhi tumhe kuch batana hai woh Vijay ji aur yeh ghar-" Aai tried explaining him something that had been bothering her since a few days only to be interrupted by Raghav.

"Aai aaj pehle aap mere saath chaliye. Aaj sab clear ho jayega i promise." Raghav requested them all and everyone silently nodded knowing this was serious.

CONVENTION HALL, HYDERABAD

Pallavi took the blessings of the stage before stepping on it as the curtain drew for her entry. Her heart beating at it's fastest pace for some unkown reason. She knew this wasn't just nervousness but something big. Somewhere her heart wished for Raghav to be here. To watch her do something she's loved her entire life. As the stage assistant gave her a countdown for her music , she closed her eyes remmebering about the other people she wished were here. People she was here to seek answers from. And seconds later the curtain was up.

"Raghav hum yahan kyun aaye hai?" Kaka asked as Raghav got them seated somewhere at the back of the hall. He could see Aaji and Shiva sitting in the front along with Kaki and other family members and he definitely didn't wanted to create a scene before he got what he was here for.

"Bass thora dair aur." he replied helping Amma with the chair.

He closed his eyes sending a silent prayer to the man above for his Pallavi who was here to prove herself infront of the world. And seconds later the curtain was up.

(Playlist - Chunar)

O jheena jheena jheena re udaa gulaal
Maai teri chunariya lehraai

She gazed across the lacquered wooden tiles and, with a sudden burst of courage that she hadn't known she'd possessed, stepped onto the dance floor. As the thrumming rhythm of classical music whispered into her ears, she began to dance. Raghav heard the gasps beside him and he knew the facade was over.

Rang teri reet ka
Rang teri preet ka
Maai teri chunariya lehraayi

Sliding her right foot back and the other one forward, she dropped low so that her dress brushed the ground, then sprang back up again, so quickly that she got whiplash. She knew what she was doing and so were the others. This was her story. A story of a girl who had always been alone in this world. As she remembered the ones she had once called her mothers; Aai and Amma, she knew she did wrong to them by breaking away but they hadn't been honest too.

Jab jab mujhpe hai, utha sawaal
Maai teri chunariya lehraai
Jheena jheena re udaa gulaal
Maai teri chunariya lehraai

She threw her arms out and waved them from side to side, perfectly in tune with the beat, before jumping into the air. Her dress spun around her and for a moment it felt like she was flying ... then the ground was beneath her again. She smiled as her gaze met those of Aajis and kakus. They had been the motherly figure she had been waiting her entire life for. In true senses.

Aai too saw that slight glint of happiness making her confused as to why her daughter was dead to the world yet now standing alive infront of her. Away from her.

(Playlist - Kalank)

Hawaaon mein bahenge
Ghataon mein rahenge
Tu barkha meri
Main tera baadal piya

Jo tere na huve toh
Kisi ke na rahenge
Deewani tu meri
Main tera paagal piya

Raghav knew this one all too well. It was them; the beginning of them. She loved him, he loved her too but maybe they had been too broken for each other. Or maybe he had been too insensitive for her feelings.

She couldn't remember the last time she'd done this — why had she ever stopped? Aah now she remembers, ' widows aren't supposed to dance'. It was what she had heard.

Hazaaron mein kisi ko taqdeer aisi
Mili hai ik Ranjha aur Heer jaisi

Na jaane ye zamaana
Kyun chaahe re mitaana
Kalank nahi ishq hai kaajal piya

Was it so bad to have actually fallen in love? She thought. Being thrown off from her house just because someone claimed to have a relationship with her. A widow of some household. Wasn't she supposed to recive love ever in her life. Was it always supposed to me immense amount of pain and restrictions for her. The white she wore today depicted her plight of wanting to have one chance at living for herself. Aaji couldn't stop her tears as she understood the tragedy of her child. Her every word about her story now making much more sense than ever.

(Playlist - Bezubaan)

Pallavi knew it was enough the moment she fell on the ground at her previous song. It was finally time to rise like a phoenix. It had long been that she was burnt and so she did as the final song came over and all people saw was a new sparkle in her eyes as the white got covered with splashes of color and a few background dancers too joined her on stage. Raghav was in aww of the way she was gracefully depicting her story. Proud was one word but what he was feeling right now was beyond everything.

Tooti hai roothi hai
Haathon se chhooti hai
Maana teri roshni
Gehra andhera hai do pal thehra hai
Rang aasmaano ka bhi
Aasaan raahon ko tune liya kab hai
Ziddi savere tere
Apne se waadon ke sau sau iraadon ke
Dil mein basere tere

That was when she decided to let ago. Let her worries, her pain, and sorrow go. Right here, right now she was living. Nothing else seemed to matter anymore; she allowed the music to take her anywhere it pleased on this dance floor. It went right, she went right. It sped up, she sped up. She became one with the song, with the dance and with the one she could see right among this crowded space. The one who stood away from her but so close to her.

Wo jo keh paaye na zubaan teri
Wo aankhen teri karde bayaan
Paanv tere kahin roke rukenge na
Ho khud pe yaqeen jo tera..

Teri kahaani, teri zubaani
Sunega ye saara jahaan

When the song ended the audiences' applause filled her ears. She couldn't help but smile at him. In that very hour she wondered why she didn't see it before. Raghav was the one for her. In her eyes, and because of that dance, she can see how much she wanted to run away from him. Their destiny would always find them together.

Bezubaan kabse tu rahaa
Begunaah sehta kyun rahaa

Maybe Raghav applauded the loudest among that crowd. He looked to his side and saw mouths gape open and women crying. They were happy yet confused while she, Pallavi, she ran down the stairs to touch Aaji's feet and hug them all.

"So that was a tremendous performance and damn i think i still have goosebumps but looks like we have to wait for the results. Also do not worry we have a final twist in this competition for you which we will get back to announcing soon." The host concluded the performances as they commenced for a short break.

"Deva tune kitna sundar perform kara. Majhi mulgi." Aaji couldn't stop showering her love on her daughters with constant kisses.

"Aaj toh tune hila daala sabko." Shiva complemented her.

"Bola tha na." Pallavi winked at him.

"Are meri Pallu toh hai hi best." Kaku hugged her as she shed some happy tears.

"Bass bass meri beti ko thora pyaar mujhe bhi krne do." Kaka kissed her forehead.

"baba aap ke liye toh poori jagah hai." Pallavi giggled as everyone stood surprised. She had never called kaka as baba before no matter how many times everyone requested. As if understanding everyone's thoughts , she held out a hand towards kaku.

"Aai" she called out to which kaku gladly took it and Shiva smiled capturing this family on his phone.

Pallavi was enjoying with her family when she heard a voice call out to her.

"Pallu" Sharda Aai called out to her as Pallavi shut her eyes ready to face her past once again for one last time.

It's Pallavi VS The Deshmukh and Rao's.
Let's hope for the best.

sorry if i am forgetting someone. Been a while since i used IF

Wow..beautiful update!

Let the showdown begin

👏👏👏❤️

loving her dance.