Revival : Conquering The Past - A Joint Venture updt scene 15 pg 41 - Page 24

She woke up that morning with the memories of last night. She turned a bit saw her father and mother besides her bed sleeping with their head on the cot. She smiled a little seeing them. No matter how much she messes up they always help her out. The night was stressful to them as it was to her. She felt sad that her problems always affect them. She saw her mother stirring. "Nishu, u woke up.. Are u fine??" Lakshmi asked. Nisha smiled. "Lakshmi relax me I am fine now lets wake papa up" she said. "Papa utho.."" Sone do Nishu"ramesh mumbled. "Now only one way is left" she smiled wickedly. "What Nishu" lakshmi asked. "Wait ma. See the action". Nisha picked up her dirty socks and placed it near Ramesh's nose. " Nishu" he screamed and woke up. Nisha and lakshmi broke into laughter. Ramesh looked at her and smiled. She was again putting up a facade for their sake. "What are u looking at papa??" Ramesh just shook his head and said "nothing beta. You freshen up. We are going to our room" he said and left with Lakshmi.

Nisha closed the door and dropped her fake smile. She was putting up a facade in front of

her parents. She knew they are hurt and she did not want to hurt them more. She picked up

her clothes and went to freshen up. She came back wearing a long kurta with a jeans. She was applying kaajal when she saw herself in the mirror.

She was standing in front of the mirror. She wasn't able to recognise herself. Was this the same Nisha Gangwal who never cared about what people thought about her?? Was this the same Nisha who took up the blames for her cousins' mistakes and never cared?? What was her fault that she was being punished so harshly??? She stared at her reflection in the mirror. This was not the Nisha Gangwal she knew.. This was someone else. Maybe this was her mistake. Maybe everything will be fine if she becomes the old Nisha.. She will become the old nisha again she decided. She took a tissue and wiped our her kaajal lipstick and the light makeup she had put on. Her skin became red coz of the wiping. She then took a pair of scissors and cut her hair short. She moved to the cupboard and took her old clothes and moved to change.

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Some argument was doing on when she came out of her room. She could hear virendra tauji

furiously arguing with Ramesh. She stopped a little when she was in the steps closed her

eyes and took a deep breath. You can do it Nishu. You are strong. You have to be strong for

ma papa and your cousins she kept repeating in her head. She knew what will happen when she

reaches downstairs and she was preparing herself for it. She opened her eyes and went

down.

She felt her family member's eyes on her. She saw her cousins confused and her parents

worried. She saw Rupan taiji and virendra tauji shaking their heads in disgust at her attire. She was wearing her old torn jeans, black t shirt and her red checked button down shirt on top."What are u wearing nisha?? You want to cut our nose in ur sasural??" Viren spat out in disgust. " you have started your drama again. Pls have some mercy on us. What will the boy's family think if they seeing u in this attire?? Atleast think of your cousins. Already You have brought a bad name for the family and now this?? How will my daughters get married if it goes on like this". "Bhabhi please stop it" ramesh intervened. He knew nisha was putting up a facade of being strong and this attire was sort of a defense mechanism for her . He did not want anymore discussion on the topic." Rehne de Ramesh this is all happening because of your freedom. Your daughter is spoiling the family name coz of you. Our family name is being butchered in the media." Viren said. "Bhaiya the media is no longer waiting in front of our house. The news was hyped by media.Now they got another news so they disappeared.For that fake news we can't do injustice to

our daughter" ramesh said. " The family should not pay for your daughter's mistake chote. This matter has reached Dolly's sasural. Leelaji called today. She was taunting me about our upbringing. Nisha should have been taught a lesson when she was caught in the terrace with her boyfriend. The matter would not have escalated to this extent." "Bhaiya why are u bringing in that??? There is no connection between these two matters" Ramesh replied." Ramesh this in what encouraging nisha to do mistakes. Had she been punished earlier she wouldn't have made this mistake" viren said angrily. Dolly was feeling guilty that her sister was paying for her mistake. She decided she will tell the truth. She came forward held nisha's hands and started "papa pls dont blame nisha without knowing the truth.."Dolly was cut off by viren" Did u see that chote??? Did u see dolly talking back?? This is all coz of ur kids. Our kids are getting spoiled coz of u kids". " I always used to say ramesh and his kids are spoiling our kids but no one agreed. This is all because of ramesh and his upbringing" said rupan. "Enough" shouted nisha. She could bear people talking about her but not about her parents. "Taiji why are u dragging papa in this??" Nisha questioned. " nisha u keep quiet. U have already spoilt the family name and now this??? U know the you are going to get married and u are dressing up like this?"Rupan said. " taiji I don't know why u are making a mountain out of a molehill. This is the way I dress up and u all are acting as if u ate seeing me for the first time. This is nisha and if u are not comfortable with my dressing then its ur problem not mine.I will wear what I want.This is my life and not yours and stop blaming my father for everything that happens in this house" nisha said furiously. "And tauji about leela aunty at least I am not asking money from my samdhis and enjoying it. Another thing though my dad has never said anything, we all know what happens in the shop" nisha said. She then turned and angrily went towards the room and shut the door with a bang. Dolly then came forward and started calmly "papa you blamed Nisha for the terrace incident right?? so let me tell you the truth.That day in terrace it was me with sumit not nisha with her boyfriend. Nisha took the blame for me and do you know why I didn't tell u?? It was because i was scared of u.Today i am telling this to u coz i dont want to become like u and do what u did with chachu with nisha. I am sorry papa but i am with nisha in this"and left to her room. The cousins Ramesh and Lakshmi left with her leaving behind a stunned viren and Rupan.