#3: Vanarsena's FF: Teri Meri Love Story:Part-16,Page-122 No PMs sorry - Page 86

Part-15

Astha had reached home back, while kalindi and Avdhoot were still sitting in hall talking with each other...

As Astha saw them, he immediately wiped her tears and brought a fake smile on her face...

Are astha, itni jaldi you are back? And alone? Shlok nahi aya chodne? Kalindi asked...

Mom wo...he came till gate and left...ok mom, I am very tired...want to sleep... saying she ran to her room, closed the door from inside and cried her heart out...

No shlok..this was wrong... I love you but I know you love Swati in your conscious mind...you belong to her only... She trusted me and I can't cheat her...i have to stop all this...

Shlok got up with the hangover of last night...

Oh my God...my head is spinning...saying he held his head... Demn, kya jarurat thi itni peene ki when I know, I can't handle it... he was pressing his head thinking about last night incident...thinking about vini, Astha on dance floor and ...Whatever happened after that... his confrontation with Astha in Lawn and...the KISS...Oh my God...he jumped from bed...

What did I do demn... He punched the wall behind... how could i? No.,I need to ask sorry to Astha... Saying he dialed her number... but she didn't pick the call...

Oh no..she must be angry with me...i should go and meet her...saying he immediately got ready and left to Astha's place...

As he reached there, found Avdhoot and kalindi were at the dining table having breakfast...

Good morning auntie... Good morning uncle... Astha?

Ayo beta, have breakfast with us... Kalindi smiled...

No thanks auntie...Astha? he repeated his question...

Astha... To aaj subah hi office chali gyi...Kalindi spoke... kuch kaam tha use...

Shlok had reached office and found Atsha busy in some meeting...

He entered the cabin and spoke...astha we need to talk...

I am busy in meeting Shlok... all Astha spoke without looking at him...

You didn't pick my call even...he asked coming closer...

I told na, I am busy...all Astha said...

Its more urgent... He held her hand pulling her out of cabin...your meeting can wait but not me...saying he pulled her alongwith him to another closed cabin...

Kaho kya kehna haai ab? Astha controlled her emotions and spoke with a flat face...

Whatever happened ...last night... actually Astha...he was stammering...that was...wrong...

Finally you got it? that was wrong? Astha shouted in anger...you hurt not only me Shlok , you hurt Swati as well...

Shlok lowered his head feeling bad...I am sorry Astha...

Ab sorry kehne se kya fayada shlok...Astha looked at him... Remember whatever happened on island, you were almost crying thinking you cheated swati and I was telling you that was not wrong as that was the requirement to survive at that time... but last night whatever happen was a cheating...cheating by you to your love...Swati...and to my friendship...

I am sorry Astha... I am really sorry...may be due to effect of drink... he held her arm...

First of all leave me shlok...astha shrugged his hand from her...secondly what was the need to drink so much...Astha looked at him...

i...myself don't know Astha why did I drink so much? Please... Please forgive me...

Its...all right shlok...Astha turned her face away from shlok...but better stay away from me...its just a matter of few months...saying she left from there hiding her tears...

While shlok went back to his office thinking about what Astha had said...

As he reached there, he was still lost in his own world when Varad came to his office...shlok..are you fine?

Hummm...bus kal raat jo kuch huya... Shlok whispered...Varad why didn't you stop me?

You are not a kid shlok...you yourself knew, what you were doing...Varad shrugged his shoulders...

I went to Astha...she is really hurt...Shlok spoke looking at Varad...

Definitely any girl will be, what you had done last night...but shlok, this is not the matter... Matter is even being in love with Swati, why were you so much jealous for Astha and why did you kiss her?

What? Shlok looked at him shockingly...

Ya, Shlok, I am asking a simple question...you love Swati na, then why did you kiss Astha? Do you love her too?

Are you nuts Varad? How can I love two girls at a time? Shlok was irritated...i love just Astha...I mean...just Swati...

Four days had passed like this, neither Astha called Shlok once, nor Shlok dared to...he was just thinking about the happenings in his life...

I was so happy with Swati just two months before...a relation of seven long years... Mom dad could have agreed na if I would have stressed more...but my destiny...I took another way... Brought Astha as my Wife... she was just a normal friend... That too not mine very good but best to Sojal and Swati's good friend... even then I accepted to marry her... he thought...

Then so much happenings in last one and a half month... Our fighting, our talks... Party scene, Astha drunk... Then my fall form stairs and how much she cared for me...was not that enough, that dad planned our honeymoon...he sighed... Even till that it was ok, we had been good friends from just friends...but staying alone at that deserted island for ten long days...alone ...just we two first helping each other as friends...then as good friends... Then like our life depended on each other only...and that night... (he remembered the moments of the rainy night)...there was no love, no feelings to remember but still we shared... Astha lost her most precious moment, the moment every girl dreams to live upto her full when it will be her first... But she lost her everything, her virginity to make us survive, even then she didn't complaint once to me...she still had trust in me... In my arms...that I will bring her back home...

Everything was fine till yesterday evening even, she was my best friend now, an integral part of my life...who understands me most, who knows how to mend my ways... who knows how to handle the most pampered person in the world... then why such feelings in my heart... Why that pain, when that vinay touched him... He sighed...and I was so much hurt that I declare her my wife ? The relation I never accepted, I said it through heart? Moreover I claimed her to be mine? He sighed sitting on the bed...

Do I love her? He thought to himself and shouted immediately...no...I don't ... I just love Swati...no one else...it was just a crush... Crush of being with her for long...

As he just opened the gate of his house to go out...

Surprise... Swati shouted standing there having bouquet I her hands...

Swati? He looked at her shockingly...

Shocked na? She jumped with happiness... I am also...

Tum to abhi kal ane wali thi na? he stammered a bit...

Looks you are not happy, I am back...saying he wrapped her arms around his neck...

No...its not so..Shlok gave unheartly smile...actually I m really surprised...come inside...saying he moved away...

Where are all? She looked around..

No one is at home...Shlok spoke...Sojal is in her office yet...mom has been to some relatives and dad is out of station...

That's great... Swati jumped and held shlok's hands...actually Shlok, I wanted to talk to you...

Ya bolo...shlok looked at her face but could not meet her eyes...

Meri taraf dekho...she took his face into her palm making him look into her eyes... Anything wrong?

No...he stammered...nothing so... ya tell me, what you wanna say...

I...I am sorry shlok... swati had tear in her eyes... I am really sorry...I really ignored you in last few days...i was so busy in my job that I pushed my personal life back foot... but you know, I had all negative thoughts in my mind in last few days...i really cursed myself for being rude to you... I cursed myself for doubting you about Astha... She paused...

Shlok looked into her eyes... and wiped her tears...

(you are being so true swati, but how could I cheat you? I am really sorry too...but I can't tell you as it will break your trust on me...)

Shlok...Let's give a new start... Just you and me... No job, no work...nothing...Swati smiled...

Yup... let's give a new start...Shlok too smiled... while Swati hugged him...

Swati, I have a news to tell...you were out of touch since last one week na? I have joined office... Shlok smiled...

Really? That's great... swati jumped...Ok, let's do party...ab to mauka bhi hai...

Party? Shlok was shocked at name of party...no...

But before he could say anything, Swati had called astha... hey astha...ya get together tonight...my place...reason? No need of reason yaar..a get together... Ya, I will call Sojal and Varad too...saying she cut the call...

Hey Swati... Astha hugged her coming to her place...what's the reason of get together...

Nothing sweetie...ese hi socha bda din se um friends ikkathe nahi huye, that's why...swati smiled taking her in..

While Varad and Sojal too had arrived when Shlok came...

Shlok , you are the last one...Swati made a fake angry face...

Was busy in office yaar...he smiled while giving a look from corner of his eyes to astha, who was wearing a yellow suit making him remember the day, he had chosen that suit for her to wear...while Atsha turned her face away from him.(No Atsha, control yourself...you can't glare at him, you have to be away from him)

Hey astha...shlok spoke formally looking at her...

Hi...how are u? all she said pretending to talk to Sojal...

Yup fine...he spoke from nowhere when swati pulled him along...

Guys, I have an announcement... She smiled...

All looked at her and shlok...

Actually from last few days, we had lot problems in our relation, but I wanna tell we have sorted out our all problems, and we are together again...

Oh no..sojal muttered...not again...but she made a clap from them with a fake smile...congrats bhai...

Astha too gave them a smile and forwarded her hand to wish them...sojal thanked her and then she congratulated Shlok... A sudden feeling appeared in shlok's body, a different feeling, an unknown pleasure, as astha touched him after so many days...a different shine appeared in his eyes with happiness ...

Astha looked at him and immediately pulled his her hand away from shlok's hands...when swati brought a cake and both Shlok and Swati cut the cake while shlok's mind was still stuck to Astha...

They both fed the cake to each other ... swati moved forward to kiss shlok's cheek...he immediately moved away...what are you doing swati?

Why Shlok? Yoo were never so hesitated to kiss me ever before like this...she was surprised...

No...I mean...shlok just stammered looking at Astha sometimes who had turned her face away...

Oh...Swati smiled naughtily...your wife is sitting here...use sharam aa rhi hai?

Ok Astha ji...agar apko koi aitraaj na ho to main apke pati ko kiss kar sakti hun? Swati spoke naughtily to astha winking at shlok...

Whatever...doesn't matter to me...all Astha said leaving form room to washroom actually hiding her tears...

Ye kaisa majak hai swati...shlok shouted at swati...you should check your words before speaking...saying he left angrily from there...

Ya shlok ko kya ho gya hai? So much change in previous days...muttering swati followed him while Sojal and Varad were enjoying the whole scene knowing everything is changing now...