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CHAPTER 2
6 MONTHS LATER
Purvi got up in the morning. She felt stiff and uncomfortable. She realised that she had fallen asleep at the foot of the bed due to which she was very uncomfortable. As she stood up she realised she had clutched something in her hand as if her life depended on it. It was Arjun's photo. She recalled talking to his photo at night, crying her heart out, convincing him to come back. She missed him. She needed him. She wanted him. She loved him. Oh how she wanted to hug him, to listen to his voice. She yearned to hear him call her all those special names he had for her, the ones that would make her weak in her knees. Yes. Arjun had left. Leaving her all alone. However, she knew if anyone was responsible for this, then it was her. This thought once again brought tears to her eyes.
Purvi got up and went to get dressed. In the shower as well, Purvi cried her eyes out,she missed him a lot which brought out all those feelings she was experiencing. Oh how she regretted ever telling Arjun to get married to Ovi. How could she ever do that? She claimed to love him more than anyone and anything and yet she caused him the most pain. Oh the irony of life. Her conversation with Arjun, his pain when he spoke to her that night, made her realise on what mistake she was going to make. If she could not live without him for a few months, how could she expect him to live without her for the rest of his life and too with a woman he did not love? Moreover, give the rights he had reserved for her to someone else? HOW? How could she do that?
As she got dressed; wearing a dull coloured churidaar, as there was no happiness in her life, what was the need to wear bright colours; she looked at herself in the mirror. The old Purvi, could no longer be seen. All she saw was a dead Purvi. One who had forgotten how to smile, one whose eyes were ever downcast, sad, full of grief and swollen due to all the crying. She had lost quite a lot of weight as well due to lack of eating which was because she had lost her appetite.
She combed her hair, made a side parting which made her miss Arjun more as she recalled how he used to remove her fringes that came on to her face and tucked them behind her ear, always planting a forehead kiss after that which would make her blush. Tears once more made way to her beautiful black eyes which he would gaze in with so much love that it would overwhelm her. She reached for the silver tin on the dressing and opened it. With a small movement from her finger took what was in it and applied it on her forehead. Yes she was married. Purvi was a married woman. More tears rolled down her cheeks; which would always be blushing with a slight pink hue when he came closer to her and spoke to her the feelings in his heart; as she wore her mangalsutra, another symbol of her marriage. She then went in to the past, remembering how she became her married woman, how her life changed drastically.
Manzilein ruswaa hain
The destinations are upset
Khoya hai raasta
The road is lost
Aaye le jaaye itni si iltajaa
May it come and take this small request of mine
Yeh meri zamaanat hai
This shall be my release
Tu meri amaanat hai... Aaa...
You are my fidelity
Mujhko iraade de
Give me resolutions
Kasamein de, vaade de
Give me promises and vows
Meri duaaon ke ishaaron ko sahaare de
Give support to the signs of my prayers
Dil ko thikaane de
Give the heart a place to live
Naye bahaane de
Give me new reasons
Khaabon ki baarishon ko mausam ke paimaane de
Give the rainfall of my dreams, a goblet of the season
Apne karam ki kara adaayein
Show me your benevolent deeds
Kar de idhar bhi tu nigaahein
Throw a gaze in this direction also
Sunn raha hai na tu
Are you listening or not?
Ro rahi hoon main
I am crying
Sun raha hai na tu
Are you listening or not?
Kyun ro rahi hoon main
Why am I crying?
Ra ra...
Waqt bhi theharaa hai
The time is also still
Kaise kyun yeh hua
How did this happen
Kaash tu aise aaye jaise koi dua
May you come like a blessing
Tu rooh ki rahat hai
You are the peace for my soul
Tu meri ibaadat hai...
You are my prayer
Apne karam ki kara adaayein
Show me your benevolent deeds
Kar de idhar bhi tu nigaahein
Throw a gaze in this direction also
Sunn raha hai na tu
Are you listening or not?
Ro rahi hoon main
I am crying
Sun raha hai na tu
Are you listening or not?
Kyun ro rahi hoon main
Why am I crying?
FLASHBACK
When Purvi reached home, the night of her wedding, she was welcomed with questions from everyone. Archana, Manav, Sulochana, all asked her questions while Ovi, Sachin, Savita and DK waited for her waited for her answers.
"I will answer all your questions," came a voice from behind her, the voice she recognised too well. Her heart skipped a beat listening to him. She turned back to look at him. There was rage in his eyes, anger that she had never seen before and pain. A lot of pain. Due to her. Tears stung her eyes when she saw him in that state.
"Ask me Archana aunty, Manav uncle ask me whatever it is," spoke Arjun with a very firm tone.
"Why did you call us here Arjun?" Asked Manav. "And why are you both in this state? You are supposed to get married today aren't you? Then? What is going on?"
"Purvi wants me to get married to Ovi, Manav uncle," Arjun began. Ignoring everyone's confused and shocked glances, he continued, "Should I continue Purvi and Ovi? Or would you like to do the honours?" Purvi's heart broke hearing him speak like that. On seeing no response from them but their heads down in shame, he continued, "yes! Purvi wants me to get married to Ovi Archana aunty, because of you. She wants to sacrifice our love for your sake, so that Ovi accepts you as her mother and she convinces everyone else to do so as well. Basically, Purvi is selling me off to Ovi for your sake!"
More tears made way down Purvi's cheeks especially when she heard his last words. She never expected this reaction from him. She knew he was angry, but she had no idea how much hurt and pain her deal caused him.
Everyone was shaken. Ovi tried defending herself by going over to Manav and speaking to him, "Baba, I love Arjun a lot. I cannot live without him. That is why; I had no option but to do this. I love him a lot Baba..." BAMM!! Went a slap across her face. Her cheeks were reddened and tears fell from her eyes. She looked up in shock to see Manav had raised his hand on her. He slapped her once more.
"I am ashamed of you Ovi! How could you do that? You know that Arjun does NOT love you, he NEVER HAS and NEVER WILL. Then why did you do such a thing? How could you even think of it? You do know that Arjun loves Purvi, he can give up his life for Purvi and he already proven that! Can you not see that Ovi? And you made a deal with Purvi regarding Archana? What a despicable act! How could you do that?! Ovi you have ashamed me today! You proved that my upbringing has failed! You proved me a FAILURE as a father!! You proved me a failure!!" Saying this Manav broke down.
Savita rushed to console him while Ovi stood there deeply ashamed her head down tears flowing from her eyes. Archana was about to go to him but was forced back due to Savita's glare. Listening to all this had shocked Archana to the core. She walked over to Purvi and SMACK!! More tears came out of Purvi's eyes. "Why did you do this Purvi?" She held Purvi by her shoulders, shaking her while asking her that. "Why Purvi? Why did you all this? What if Arjun had agreed to this STUPID DEAL of yours? 3 lives would have been ruined Purvi? Did you not claim to LOVE Arjun? Then how could you do such a thing?"
"Aai, I did all this for you. I could not see you unhappy; your whole family was against you. I have seen you suffer for these 18 years aai. I have seen you cry yourself to sleep every night for the last 18 years because you were separated from baba, your daughters, your family. And I tried every way possible to stop this divorce from happening. But nothing worked. You and baba were determined to separate and I could not see that. Especially after I saw how your hopes increased on reuniting with your family when baba came back after 18 years. Aai I had to do that. I had no option aai." Purvi cried her heart out. Archana pulled her in to a hug and cried along with her daughter.
On the other hand, Manav was shocked and confused hearing Purvi's words. And he voiced his confusion. "How can this be true? Archana was it not you who sent me the divorce papers to Canada? Then why would you want to reunite with me? What are you saying Purvi? How can all this be true..."Phew!! Hope it was long enough to make up for the delay. Really sorry for not posting it for so long😔 I will try being more regular in my updates😛
Apologies for any grammatical mistakes, I am not a very good writer, so please correct me if I am wrong:)Please hit the like button and please do comment:)Thank you for reading:)Edit:Once again a special shout out to Mansi: Thank you 🤗
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