Purvi ran from the entire gathering of her family members looking at her with pity and sadness when she realized how she was standing in front of them without her dupatta and her torn blouse.
She couldn’t fathom the thought that she was touched and felt up by some random jerk!
She couldn’t tolerate that somebody besides her mukhiji had tried to touch her and that too without her consent. She had been saving herself for her mukhiji and had been dreaming all the time as to how and when it would happen and how she would submit herself with love and devotion completely to her mukhiji.
She was broken and bruised.
She ran to her room and then to her bathroom to cleanse herself of any trace of touch, saliva or anything else of that disgusting man who tried to take away not only her dignity but literally her life! She dreaded to think what if juhi and manas had not heard her cry, what if they had kept sleeping, what if they couldn’t help her she wouldn’t have been alive today! She would have finished her life since she wouldn’t have felt she was worthy enough for her mukhiji!
She was crying, scrubbing herself raw and wanting to possibly get out of her skin which was touched by that disgusting human being
On the other side Vir knew and could feel what his bawari was going through, he just wanted to get out of all the family drama and go be with her. He didn’t want sakshi, Anjali, his mom or kids or anybody to be there!! He couldn’t wait. He had it enough and he didn’t care what everybody thought or judged! He just got up and left and went to his Bawri, his one true love, his wife (that’s what his heart said, as now he and sakshi were strangers rather than husband and wife) and his only muse. He knocked on the door. Purvi who was crying in her room after her bath wiped her tears, knew she had to be strong for her mukhiji and opened the door but couldn’t meet her Vir’s eyes! Her eyes were down looking at her toes. She asked him why he was here, she said she was fine and thanked him for trusting her, all this while not meeting his stern gaze. He saw her, he knew she needed to vent out, she needed to cry out, she needed to get lost in him, in his arms. He closed her room’s door and went inside with her. He held her from her shoulders and asked her - “bawri tu theek to hai? Mane teri bahut chinta ho rahi thi. Manne maaf kerde main tanne is sab se nahin bacha paya. Mera bas chalta to main us janwar ko apne haathon se maar deta jisne meri bawri, meri patni aur meri zindagi ko dukh pahunchaya”. Purvi knew what he was saying was the truth. She didn’t want him to worry so turned around and said you are just overreacting I’m fine. It’s ok! You shouldn’t have beaten him up so much, you scared my Manas. Vir knew she was trying to act. He turned her around, held her with her shoulders she still not meeting his gaze, Vir took her face in his hands, and turned her face up to face him. He told her to look at him - finally she did. She saw his eyes filled with tears, his face drenched in tears and so much sorrow, so much guilt and so much helplessness on his face, that’s when it happened - that’s what she wanted to avoid - that’s what’s she didn’t want - she broke down! Cried her eyes out, hugged him so tight as if asking him to hide her from this world in his arms! She broke down like she had never before! She knew she is suffering all this because she is a Molkki and no matter what she does or no matter how much mukhiji tries to protect and love her she can’t get rid of that tag! Vir knew what was happening he felt guilty, that the woman he loves the most, the mother of his kids, the love of his life and infact the one who is responsible for making him have a desire to live is suffering so much because of her being a Molkki! He vowed to give her rightful place even if it meant breaking his and sakshi’s so called relationship.
Purvi was crying her heart out and wanted mukhiji to just hold her, love her and make her completely his own. But Vir said no not today, I don’t want that the special night of ours should have any strains of her tears or what all she went through. He promised her they will become one and will live and die in each other arms till eternity and will get so close that there won’t be space for anyone or anything between them but not today! Today his bawri wanted him to hold her, love her, be with her and engulf in so much love and care that the scars of this horrible event wouldn’t even touch her memories for years to come. They hugged and cried holding each other... sad at their fate but knowing in the hearts of their hearts that they are made for each other and will always be there for each other no matter what happens! Nothing and no one can break them apart, so strong and pious their love was for each other.......
Ishaani
