Hi lovely people of the forum. I know off lately I am spamming this space with my random stories. I promise this is the last one. I hope you find it good.
UNNAMED :
Ridhhima read the note sunny passed her.
"Meet me in the store room"
She looked around, The the hall was decorated with bright lights and flowers. Dadi was standing at the mandir instructing the workers something. Anupriya was busy with the caterers. There was no sign of Vansh.
He must be in his study she thought.
"Abhi yaha kisiko pta nahi chlega Meri absence ka, or sabke samne to m baat bhi nhi kr skti sunny se, yahi mauka h" She Sighed crumbling the note in her hand and moving upstairs hiding from everyone.
"Kaha ja rahi ho" Angre stopped her.
"Tumse Matlab? Mein, mein kuch samaan lene ja ri hu, store room m rakha h" she said and without waiting for his reply she moved
She opened the door and looked here nd there before closing it.
"Sunny" she Whispered
"Ridhhima" he was standing behind the cupboard
"Bolo jaldi bolo Kya baat h" she asked
"Dekho Riddhima, aj Ghar m shadi h, ye sabse sahi mauka h Vansh ko khtam krne ka" he said
"Khatam krne ka? Kya Matlab?"
"Matlab Ridhhima jiske liye tum yaha ayi the"
"Tum Kya bole ja re ho sunny, Vansh ko khatam krna or mere yaha ane ka Kya Lena Dena, Vansh Kya m kisi cheeti ko nhi Mar skti" she slightly raised her voice confused.
"Ye tumhe krna bhi nhi h Ridhima, ye tumhara partner krega, Vansh has to die there is no other options left" He said.
"Nahi Sunny, dekho, koi galatfehmi Hui h, Vansh ko ya kisiko bhi marna to dur ki bat h, I won't let anyone harm them" she looked at him scared trying to know what's happening
"Par Ridhhima yahi to plan tha na, ab kahi tumhe Vansh se pyar to nahi ho gya h" He raised his brows
"Dekho, pehli baat to ye ki mjhe koi pyar wyar nhi hua h, or dusri baat kisi ko b chot pohchana hmare plan ka hissa nahi tha" She said trying to make him understand
"Toh Kya tha tumhare plan ka hissa, Sweetheart, wahi Bata do" A voice echoed in the room, the voice she would recognize even in the crowd of millions. Her husband's voice. A shiver ran down her spine and she knew this is the end of her, her and sunny. To say she was scared would be an understatement. Vansh came from behind and kept his chin on her shoulder..
"Batao na sweetheart, pehle ye btao ki tumhara plan Kya tha fir ye btao ki mjhse pyaar nhi krti to kisse krti ho?" He whispered in her ears.
"Sunny, sunny tum jao yaha se, jaldi jao yaha se" she held Vansh's Hand as if she was stronger than him and told sunny to run away.
"Ha sunny, jao yaha se, tumhara kaam khatam, ab apni dharam patni ko mein handle krlunga" he looked at her and smiled.
Ridhhima was confused but then she realized what the whole game was. That sunny was not Kabir's but Vansh's accomplice.
Sunny went out of the room and left them alone.
"Va..n.vansh" she stammered.
"Ohfo Sweetheart, tum ghabrati bhot ho, mene to abhi Tak kuch Kia bhi nhi" he smirked..
"Vansh wo, Meri baat suno, mjhe nahi pta tha ki.."
"Ki sunny Mera aadhmi h right? To whi to m tumse puch raha hu? Kya laga tumhe, sunny ko kisne bheja h?"
"I..I don't know Vansh wo to bus"
"Chuppp! Yaha tumhari bakwas sunne k ly nhi khada hu mein, kaha tha na mene tumse, apne pati ko bebkoof samajhna chod do" he came dangerously close to her holding the back of her head with his right hand, his left in her waist.
"Ab tumhare pass 2 options h Ridhhima, ya to mjhe Sab Sach Sach Bata do, ya apni Zindagi ki akhiri raat kaat lo aj" He pushed her roughly and went out of the room.
One hour later :
The mehndi ceremony started, on dadis insistance she sat down to get done with the mehendi on her hand. Vansh came and sat beside her on the other side. She was too engraved in her thoughts to notice him.
"Kya soch rhi ho? Kahi mere bare mein to nahi soch rhi?" he said softly making her come out of her thoughts. She ignored him.
She was already very tensed. Vansh gave her the ultimatum and she knew she has to cook a story to get out of this mess. She has to give him a satisfactory answer otherwise he won't spare her.
"Madam, Kya naam likhu" The girl applying mehendi asked her. She was in her own world to listen to her.. she looked at the door thinking if Kabir would come to save her. Vansh was noticing her. She was stressed. Her body was here but mind somewhere.
"Madam, kiska naam likhu" this time the girl slightly touched her..
"Haan.. umm.. Vansh" she said the first name that came to her mind. The first name. She was too preoccupied that by default she would've taken Kabir's name but she took Vansh. She mentally thanked her stars.
Vansh looked at her in awe, he wouldn't accept it but everytime someone called her his wife or she said he was her husband, he started feeling butterflies in his stomach. But maintaining the rough and tough image was a must.
"Naam Mera or khayal kiske?" He asked
"Naam bhi tumhara or khayal bhi tumhare he h Vansh" She said sarcastically.
"Tum itte shaqqi ho ki kisi k bare m sochne m b dar lgta h"
"Jb mein kisi or k bare m nahi sochta to tumhe sochne ka haq kisne dia" he held her hand and started looking at the kangan he made her wear.
"Vansh, wo sunny, actually"
"Actually Kya?"
"Mjhe laga wo, Sejal ne use bheja h kyuki.. kyuki mein ese achanak se gayab hogai or use kuch pata bhi nhi, last time jab Mei usse Mili the to mene usse kaha tha ki tumne jo party m mere sath behave Kia Mai uska badla le k rahungi or or Sach to ye h ki m cruise pr b isliye ayi the Vansh. Wo actually, waha se baat itti bigad gai ki..mjhe yaha ana pada fir hmari shadi, use kuch pata nhi hai na to..mujhe laga wo usne he bheja h.. usi plan ki baat kr raha hoga wo" she said looking down at her henna. Vansh didn't look convinced.
"But why would you hide this from me?" he raised his brow
"Because, I don't want you to harm her, please Vansh uske alawa Mera koi nahi h" she looked him, pain evident in her eyes. Vansh knew from his own experiences that the one thing that you can't hide is when you're crippled inside. And Looking into her eyes he didn't want to believe her. He didn't want to trust her but all this while Vansh knew one thing that he can't hurt her. When he gave her 2 choices, either confess or die he was giving himself just one choice "trust whatever she says" because he can never let her take the other option. So he nodded "fine Ridhhima, ye to ho gya pehla jawab, ab ye to bta do mujhse nahi to kisse pyar krti ho?"
"Kisi se nhi" she looked at him
"To fir teez ka vrat Kyu rakha tha tumne"
"Kyuki Vansh wo Riwaaz h"
"Or mehndi m Mera naam Kyu likhwaya?"
"Kyuki tum mere pati ho?"
"Or subah subah Roz mre samne mjhe arti dene Kyu khadi ho jati ho"
"Kyuki Vansh Dadi kehti h"
"Matlab tum sab manogi par ye nhi manogi ki tumhara Dil agya h mjhpe"
"nahi manungi" she said irritated and then but her tongue when she realised what she said.
Vansh gave her a mischievous smile and left to attend his call.
Ridhhima took a sigh of relief but something inside her changed
She started feeling guilty.
She started acknowledging he was her husband. As she looked at her henna she couldn't help but admire the V written in the middle.
Anupamaa
Mehndi Hai Rachne Wali
