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Mantu sat shedding tears hopelessly in love. A love he could never get. She was someone else's now. It was over
. As he tried controlling himself, he saw a child coming to him and handing over a letter to him. He sat down and opened the moist letter.
"Mantu, This is my last letter to you. I am moving to Delhi to become something bigger and better. Don't miss me too much. I don't know when I'll be back, but I will be back after becoming something big. Something worth it! Then we'll go searching for my groom. But before going, I have to mention something to you. And it is really important!! Amaya loves you a lot Mantu! She loves you too much. I was the reason she never confessed. That taking the dangerous way for just 1 mannat was you! Mantu, only you! I have realised there is no point hiding from you so I'm confessing. Never let Amaya go Mantu! She loves you the most!
Tumhari Uma :)"
Mantu felt the Earth slip beneath his legs. He broke down. He cried his heart out. Why! Why did God do this to him! If she loved him so much to risk her life for him, then why did she just kick my love for her away! Why was she being so cold! He needed answers! He could go to desperate measures to know the truth! And no one was going to stop him.
He saw a bottle in front of him. He cracked the cap open and gulped down every drop in it! He needed strength to face her! To face Amaya! He dialed Amaya's number. Rama picked it up. " Amaya! I need some answers right now! Come to my house immediately!!" He was drunk. Rama could sense it. But Amaya sensed it way before as she overheard Mantu talking. She ran to aide him. As she ran, she thought . Mantu wasn't like that! He never even though of drinking! Mahadev, why are you hurting both of us!
She reached there. Completely astonished! There he lied, unconscious! With words running through his mouth only speaking Amaya. She quickly took a rickshaw and took him to the hospital. She shed tears all the way. She tried consoling Mantu. "Mantu, tumhari Amaya aa gayi hai. Tumhe kuch nahi hoga" She kept repeating those words to him forgetting any bond she had with Rama or caring about her family's respect. She loved Mantu too much to think about it. She reached the hospital with him clenching on his hand tightly. As the doctor's took him in, he unwillingly left her hand. She sat there crying broken down.
Extremely guilty as if she could not bear the pain of breaking Mantu's heart ever! She received many phone calls but not in a condition to even receive one. She saw the doctor's steps walking towards her. He seemed dejected. "Someone has adulterated the alcohol he had. It was perhaps expired. He has been poisoned. We have tried taking all of it out but we need to keep him under observation to see if the poison spreads through his body." That's all the doctor said enough to make Amaya slip and fall on the ground. She walked through Mantu's room seeing him wince in pain. She cut herself too with a glass piece trying to make herself feel how Mantu does.
She sat in front of Mahadev's idol and joined her hands praying for just one thing. Mantu's life. She could die for him but not seeing him doing the same for her. She unknowingly slept as the foot of Mahdev's idol hoping for Mantu's life. She felt something patting her. " Madam, come get up and sit on the chair." It was the nurse. She stumbled as the nurse gave her support. She suddenly saw the doctor coming. She yelped up and ran to him. "Doctor, Mantu???" She asked crying. "He's out of danger now. But currently, unconscious. You can go see him if you want to." Amaya managed a small smile on that sore face after those tears. She went and sat next to him.
She wanted to finally open up to him irrespective of the fact if he was awake or not. She wanted to caress his face. She wanted to wrap her arms around him. She wanted to be Amaya Mathur.
Rama arrived at the hospital for his general check up. As he walked to his doctors cabin, he saw something peculiar. Amaya held an unconscious Mantu's hand and was crying. He was really angry and was about to enter the room as the nurse stopped him. "Sshh.. Don't disturb her. She's been crying since last evening when she brought her husband in. She sat in front of Mahadev's idol all night. She's terribly crying and has made a numb condition out of herself. Poor child" Rama couldn't believe his ears. Amaya and Mantu love each other? Why would Amaya marry him then. He tilted the door slightly open to hear Amaya.
Amaya shed a tear which awakened Mantu but he didn't open his eyes as he wanted to hear Amaya.
"Mantu, I love you a lot. I'm incredibly guilty for not giving you the love you deserved. I was about to come and meet you when I saw my Nanaji begging Rama's mom to not stop the wedding. I heard the Rachi Di was not Mom's real daughter that is why she wouldn't let them get married. I also begged her but she said I needed to accept two of her conditions. First was to sell my dad's mansion and second was to marry Rama. I was helpless Mantu! I was in a binded situation! I had to see my family's respect. But in that way I forgot your love. And the only way I could stop it was to let you move on. As much as I want you to cuddle me and wrap your arms around me, I know it's never possible. You need to move on Mantu. Our love will always be there but you need to start imagining your life with another woman. As much as it'll hurt, I'll have to scold you to get you hating me, just so that you forget me. But never think that I never loved you Mantu. Cause you are and will always be my only love and companion. I will forever and ever love you! But perhaps we're not meant to be" Rama shut the door and hid as soon as he saw Amaya tilt and leave. But something stopped her. Something clenched on to her hand.
"I can never stop loving you Amaya. I would rather stay alone than with any other woman. And now that I know, I cannot even imagine my life with someone else. I would be grateful for loving someone like you. This Mantu will never trouble his Amaya again. Even if they aren't meant to be. One last hug before I let go of you forever?" She saw his wet eyes with a weak smile and his arms welcoming her. She embraced him comfortably and found solace. Mantu kissed her head as she snuggled into his chest. One last hug it was perhaps.
Rama who was witnessing every line of their conversation, shed tears. He felt like killing himself for behaving such to Amaya. For separating these lovers. He felt guilty as this all was done by his mother and now he wouldn't let them separate again.
As Amaya and Mantu stayed together in a hug for hours, Rama called for all the Chaubey's, Mathur's and Guptas together. He would finally declare the truth in front of all.
"Rama! Why have you called us here!" Everyone questioned him.
"Today, I want to say something. Declare something. And I am very serious about this.
Today, I am revealing a horrifying yet painful truth." Everyone's eyes were curious. " The Amaya you hate today, Sneha Aunty isn't what she is. She is pretending to be such just because of her helplessness. She is doing is out of compulsion. The reason behind Amaya marrying me was only my mother. She forced Amaya to do it. She forced Amaya to sell Rishi Uncle's mansion. She was the one who told to swap herself with Rachita Ji just because she merely thought Rachita Ji was illegitamate. Amaya sacrificed herself for her family, where she could've happily continued her life with the person she loved, Mantu. Yes, Amaya loved Mantu and so did Mantu. They would've been together if it weren't for Amma. Please forgive Amaya, Aunty ji. Rachita Ji, Jazz, explain it to Aunty Ji na. Please forgive Amaya for mistakes my family made" He stopped there folding his hands crying. Rachita, Jazz and Sneha were crying heavily. Just a bit of trust they had to keep on her. Sneha felt like killing herself for mistakes she made. She wiped her tears, and asked Rama, "Where is Amu?"
He replied, "Taking care of a sick Mantu in GN hospital and perhaps having her last peaceful day with him".
The whole Mathur family went quickly to GN hospital to see Amaya and Mantu. They reached Mantu's room and saw Amaya feeding Mantu soup as they both giggled and cried.
"Amu" Sneha said knocking and entering the room.
"J-Ji Mom? Mantu was sick so I brought him to the hospital. Any work?" Amaya said with a smile. She remembered Mantu saying to her just now to never ignore or insult her family.
"Come here" Sneha said teary eyed.
Amaya left Mantu's hand and went to her mother.
Suddenly Sneha and the sisters hugged her into a tight embrace.
"We're sorry Amu, we didn't know that you sacrificed so much for us and loved us so much. I'm sorry for not trusting you" All 3 said still hugging her.
"I'm sorry mom! That I disrespected you all so much" She broke the hug and wiped everyone's tears. Mantu in the background, just smiled with happiness that Amaya was forgiven.
Rama and his dad suddenly came in frame.
Rama and his dad suddenly came in frame.
"I free you from this marriage Amaya Mathur. You can live a happy life of yours with your family. Our marriage was never registered to be broken. I free you" Rama said with a huge guilt going away.
"Friends?" Amaya said coming to Rama with a smile.
"Friends :)" He said with a huge smile.
Amaya and Mantu were happiest they ever could be.
It wasn't their last hug. It was a start to many more hugs and kisses in their lives.
"Accha, lets give them some alone time." Rachita directed everyone outside the room.
After they left, Amaya just hugged Mantu.
"Surprise na?" Mantu said.
"Too much happiness to endure! I successfully now have you by my side to share it. Get ready for me Mr.Mantu" Amaya said smiling from ear to ear.
"Ever ready for you jaaneman!" he said pulling her for a tighter hug.
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