OK this is my version of how it should go after the awards function when Raghav leaves with Farhad after his drunk outburst and Pallavi not allowed to go outside.
Pallavi runs upstairs and looks out the window screaming Raghav's name. She realizes he is gone, and drops down feeling despaired. She realized she has lost him. Tears flowed down her face and she felt a knife pierce her heart. She thought back to the last couple of hours and realized she hadnt even apologized to Amma or Raghav. She kept on crying and thinking that she is the one who is responsible for this mess and the hurt her family is going thru and she will be the one to make it up to them. She gets up and says, "I wont give up. I love Raghav and no one is going to keep me from him. Baba ki kasam bhi nahin." With that she goes and splashes water on her face and looks in the mirror. She stands there for some time and thinks back to the last couple of days. A lot had happened since she came to D house. She realized that she had been so immersed that she didnt even ask Amma about her doctor appt. and she was supposed to help her with her tea party with her friends. She didnt even know about the awards function and Raghav didnt tell her because he didnt want to go as he didnt think she would come. What a mess she has made and all because of taking care of Mandhar and baba's kasam. Then she thought back to Baba's outburst earlier and locking the door, not letting her meet Raghav. What was Baba thinking? Anyway enough was enough, she was not going to lose the love of her life. If baba can behave like this infront of her then how would he have behaved when Pallavi was sleeping. She shudders to think that and realizes that Raghav did mention something when she had called him the next day, but due to her being angry at him she didnt even ask him about that. She bangs her head on the wall and says, "what have I done?"
She comes out of the washroom and looks around. Seems like all the family members were in their rooms. She tiptoes towards the verandah and sees the door still locked. She can see the keys but if she unlocks, the door would creak and everyone would wake up. She goes towards the back door and sees it unlocked but that door makes a lot of noise too. What is she going to do? She has to get to Raghav no matter what. She goes to the storage room and notices that the window had bars but they are wide enough for her to get thru. She finds a crate and climbs up and scoots out. She drops into the rose bush and the needles prick her. She doesnt even seem to notice. She looks for her scooty and realizes she forgot the keys. She then sees Farhad's bike and the keys were left in there. Its as if Farhad had left it for her. She gets on the bike and and drives to RR mansion.
She parks and goes towards the front door but realizes that she would have to do something big to get back in. She goes around to the back door to the servants quarters and slips inside.She searches around and finds a bottle of whisky and takes it outside. She opens it and splashes some on her. She throws the bottle away and goes back to the front door. She starts banging and knocking on the door yelling out Raghav's name in total drunk mode. After a couple of minutes of constant banging, the door opens. She notices that it is amma and she continues with her drunk state.
"Mr Raghav Rao.....Lo agayi tumhari Pallavi Raghav Rao? Neeche ao, Mr Ghamandi Rao.....Me tumhara intezaar karrrrraa...hi..hooooo."
Amma tries to catch her as she starts slipping and falling........."Amma mereko touch mat karna....me bahut bahut boori hun, maine aapka dil dukhaya hai....mereko sazaa do.....please...please....please" and she starts crying.
Amma realizes she is not drunk when she looks in her eyes and says, "Pallavi, yeh kya hai?"
"Amma please mujhe Raghav se milne do....im sorry maine yeh naatak kiya drunk hone ka....par please mujhe maaf kardo..." She drops on her knees and holds amma's feet. Amma looks down and cannot see her like that. She holds her by the shoulders and gets her to stand up.
"Dekho, mai tumhe maaf kardiya, mujhe pata hai tum kis uljhan me ho lekin aaj tumne Raghav ka dil aur bharossa toda ha aur mera bhi. Maine tumse promise liya tha aur mereko isliye bahut dukh hora ha hai ke maine Raghav ka koi bhi function me nahi gaya aur maine unhe force kiya jaane ke liye. " says Amma crying.
"me jaanti hoon....Im really sorry Amma, maine apka bharossa toda hai, lekin I will make it up to you I promise par abh please Raghav ke paas jaane do, please." cries Pallavi
Amma looks at her and nods.
Pallavi races upstairs to their room and opens the door. She looks around and doesnt see anyone in the room. The balcony/gym area lights were on and she could see a silhouette by the flower pots. She shuts the door and then walks over to Raghav pretending to be drunk again. She yells out his name and walks over, slipping and falling pretending to lose her balance. She gets there and starts yelling, "Lo Mr Raghav Rao, tumhari Pallavi agayi tumhare pass..........Abh dekho yaha....kyun moh latka ke behte ho."
She walks closer a bit more and continues her drama, "Eh Ghamandi Rao....Kya huwa....peene ke baad hawa tight hogayi.....dekho maine kitna piya lekin me abhi bhi fit hoon."
She realizes there is no response and ups her drama, "Eh RR ke bache, abh Pallavi nahi chahiye, (while saying this, she pulls her sari pin of her shoulder letting her palu drop)...she starts to walk closer and trips on her pallu almost falling over. She prepares herself for hitting the ground when an arm reaches over her waist and hurls her back towards a rock solid chest. She trips again and the arm secures itself around her. She turns to see but before she could, the silhouette sitting at the table stands up and walks over. She finally sees who it is...."Farhad!" she exclaims. "tum yaha?"
"Haa Bhabhi, me hi hoon." said Farhad
"Toh Raghav...." she starts to say and hears a voice behind her......"Mrs Pallavi Raghav Rao me yaha hoon." says Raghav.
She tries to turn around but hears Farhad saying, "Bye Anna....me abh jaa raha hun."
Farhad leaves and Raghav says, "Toh Mrs Pallavi Raghav Rao, tum kya karne wali thi? Farhad ko strip tease dikhane wali thi?"
Pallavi turns around and starts stammering, "woh meh, woh...maine..."
Raghav just looks at her waiting for her to continue.
She says, "woh joh aaj maine, i mean kal jo huwa...i mean...." She picks up her palu and puts it over her shoulder but it keeps falling off. She looks at Raghav a little embarrassed.
Raghav doesnt help her. He was enjoying this quite a bit. He keeps his face devoid of any emotion. She fixes it by tucking it in her waist.
She takes a deep breath and says, "I'm SORRY Raghav." she looks up at him and continues, "mere paas koi bahana nahi hai, just ke mai bahut bahut sharminda hoon....IM REALLY VERY SORRY! Please please mujhe maaf kardo..." she drops down on her knees and holds her ears.
Raghav lifts her and looks in her eyes. He doesnt say anything. She continues, "Raghav, please please mujhe maaf kardo."
He continues staring at her and then turns and walks away.
She stands still just staring at Raghav's back as he walks to their cupboard area. She couldnt believe that he didnt say anything to her. Had she really lost him? Did he not love her anymore?
She walks behind him and calls him, "Raghav...."
He turns around, "Hmm.."
"tum kuch nahi kahoge?"
"Kya kahun....tum sorry bolke, phir chalijaoge D house aur me yaha akela so jaunga....acha ok, tumhe maaf kiya....abh kya....jao tumhare uss bina address ke envelope ke paas....dekho uska sar phoot raha hoga, or maybe uska haat phir se jalgaya hoga, taang toot gayi hogi aur shayad usse baby cereal khilana hoga, or uske paas to koi aur nahin hai uska dyan rakhne keliye." said Raghav in a very calm voice surprisingly which hurt Pallavi as it seemed like he had given up.
"Raghav, tum mujse pyar nahin karte abh?" she whispered
He turned around and snaked his arm around her waist and yanked her to him, eyes blazing he said, "Main tumhe mar te dam tak pyar karunga. Dont ever, ever think that. Yaha Pyar ki baat nahi hai, agar tum mandhar ke saath bhi chalijaogi tabh bhi me tumhe pyar karta rahunga....par yaha responsibility aur priorities ki baat horahi hai aur tumhare instinct ki baat horahi hai jo tum pata nahin kaha bejdiya hai. Tum hame, mujhe chodo, amma ko bhi bhool gayi ho...woh tea party wali ladies ayi thi aur amma ko poocha ke tumhari Bahu kaha hai, aur ofcourse bahar se woh sab parke or tv pe dekh ke aye thi tho kitne taane mare the. Maine unko ghar se nikala. Amma saara din rorahi thi."
Pallavi looked shocked. She couldnt say anything. She was the cause of this.
Raghav looked at her and realized he was being a bit harsh but she had to hear it. Her D family was ruining her and she needed someone to show her their true colours. He was her husband and he couldnt see her being used this way. Yes she might hate him for saying all this but he loved her enough to get her out of their clutches. He couldnt let them ruin her.
Pallavi looked at Raghav and said, "Mere paas koi safai nahi hai dene ke liye, me janti hoon ke me Aai aur Baba ke liye khuch bhi karleti hun and yeh bhi me unhi ki khushi ke liye kar raithi. Mujhe pata nahin kabh yeh sab itna bhar gaya ke me sabh kuch bhool gayi. Im really sorry. Meri priority tum ho aur Amma aur mai kahin nahin jaarahi hoon."
Raghav felt hopeful but didnt want to take anything for granted. He lifted his eyebrow as if to ask for sure?
She nodded and said, "me yahi rahoongi, tumhare saath."
He pulled her in for a hug and literally squeezed her so tight she started gasping for breath.
He loosened his grip and pulled away slightly. He cupped her face and said, "Pallavi, tumhe aisa kaisa laga ke me tumse pyar nahin karta?"
She had tears in her eyes and said, "Woh mereko laga ke aisi harkat ke waje se tum mujse pyar nahin karte abh kyunki jab mere saath kuch acha hota hai or log mujhe pyar karthe hai toh phir khuch na kuch hota hai aur me akeli rehjathi hoon." She explained
Raghav was a little confused and said, "What? Tumhe me pyar karna kaisa chod saktahu....woh toh aisa hi hoga agar me saas lena band kardu."
Pallavi put her fingers on his lips and shook her head, "please aisa mat bolo."
Raghav asked her to explain what she meant. She explained what she meant, saying that since she was born, first her parents who loved her, died in a car crash leaving her with her brother, then she was in an ashram and the brother that she loved was sent to another ashram so she lost him...then in college her best friend who she loved very much like a sister, died and left her and then on her wedding day her husband left her and although she didnt love him, she loved his aai and baba but dynamics changed when their son died but she vowed to always bring them happiness and that she would never lose their love no matter what. She tried so hard and all went ok until she met him meaning Raghav and due to their forced marriage etc she lost her Baba's love. She gained Raghav's love and all went ok until her ex came back and baba was happy and she now had a chance to gain his love again and in that whole process she was losing her one true love. She thought she had lost it when he left her home earlier.
Raghav hugged her again, now understanding what she was going thru. He had been thru something similar losing his amma and his sister's love after the incident when he was 17. Pallavi had united them. If she was going thru something similar, how could he not forgive her and help her.
Raghav took her hand and they both went to sit on the bed.
"Dekho, Im not saying ke tum unki help mat karo, par meri baat tumhe sunni paregi. Something else is going on, I talked to Aai and Amma and that day of the festival, you were drugged. The kheer you made for me which you ate accidently was drugged. Aai brought it to me and asked me to get it tested."
Pallavi looked shocked.
Raghav nodded and said, "that is why I have been so insecure, not because I dont trust you, I trust you more than myself but I dont trust the people around you. I am just protecting you, I am not obsessed or a shakki husband or anything like that. I know ke tum bahut achi ho aur tum har koi me achai dekh ti ho, but I have been through a lot and I know and can sense evil when I see it, so please listen to me."
Pallavi nodded and said, "Ok, I get what you are saying, and I know that what happened on the night of the festival must have hurt you to see me in Mandhar's arms."
He nodded and said, "yes it hurt because i was told you asked him to take you but even then I was more worried for you but when you said that you wanted to be with him, I was shocked and even after being thrown out from the house, I was more worried as to what would happen to you. I tried to call you but your phone went off."
Pallavi stood up and walked over to the balcony area. She realized that so much had happened and she had turned a blind eye to all of it due to her love for her aai and baba. Today when baba behaved the way he did, she realized that he didnt really love her as a daughter. Despite all her pleas he didnt let her go to her husband and vice versa he had come to get her and pleaded with Raghav to let her go and even though Raghav was mad at him and said some things to him, he still let her go and apologized to her later for the way he had behaved. She thought back to all of it and felt ashamed of herself. Tears started flowing again. She felt Raghav's arms around her shoulders hugging her from behind.
"Abh please yeh rone ki tanki band karo." he said jokingly
"nahi, mujhe please rone do and let me make it up to you." she said
"acha, kya karna chahti ho tum?" he asked
"hmm....woh tum mujhpar chod doh." she said
He hugged her and said, "Pallavi, abh hame ek bada kaam karna hai." he said
"kya?" she asked
"Ok, me janta hun ke tum mereko believe nahi karti regarding Mandhar lekin I am quite sure ke something is not right here." he said
"I believe you." she said
He looked at her slightly shocked.
She nodded and repeated, "I believe you, I have been thinking after you left today and trying to piece all the puzzles together and realized that something is wrong. And now I also realize that for two years Mandhar was fine, toh abh kya huwa isko."
"Pallavi, yeh tumne kaha tha ke tumhari shaadi se pehle ek death huwi thi, woh kiski death huwi thi?" he asked
"oh woh meri dost thi, Devyani. Hum best friends theh. Ashram me milethe, aur woh be aanat thi mere jaise, aur hum bahut close theh, behne ki tarah." She said with a sad smile
Raghav waited patiently for her to continue
"Ek din ham bahar jaane waale the or woh taxi ko bulane gayi. I was waiting for her at the front of our building. I waited for so long and realized it was 30 mins and she was still not there. I tried to call her and it went to voice mail. I waited for a bit longer and then went to look for her. I looked everywhere and then i got her phone call. She said that she found a friend who was in trouble and she has gone with him to help him. I was really confused and worried because her voice sounded weird lekin I thought she could be worried for her friend so that is why. I went back up to our apartment and went to sleep. The next day I thought she would be back but she wasnt. I checked my phone and there was a msg saying that she would stay a few days with her friend to help him. I tried calling her but it rang and rang and no one answered. I tried to call her everyday and left msgs but no answer. After a week the police came to the apartment to let me know that they found a body by the river and wanted me to identify. I didnt know why they came to me as i hadnt reported anyone missing. I went with them to the morgue and it was Devyani. I couldnt believe it. I gave them all the details and arranged for all her last rites etc."
Raghav pulled Pallavi in his arms and hugged her once again. wow, so much had happened in Pallavi's life, which made him understand why she was so much indebted to the D's. and not seeing them for what they are except ofcourse a few of the ones who truly loved and cared for her like her Aai.
Raghav let Pallavi relax for a bit and asked, "phir kya huwa, how did you meet Mandhar?"
Pallavi said, "It's weird, kyunki apparently Mandhar emailed me the next day and said he got my email from a matchmaking site. I was surprised because I had never made any profile but then my friend could have and anyway he asked to meet me for coffee. We set a time and i was a bit hesitant so i asked my neighbor, Raheem Chacha to come with me. I met with Mandhar and he seemed nice. We talked for a bit and when I was leaving he said that he wants to marry me. I was a bit shocked as I barely knew him and he said that he lives in an orthodox family and they believe in arranged marriages and that love comes after and I can decide after meeting his family but he has made up his mind. I was speechless but I agreed, because I could say no if i wanted. Anyway, I met his family the next day and fell in love with them. His Aai and Baba and his cousins etc. A big family, just what I always dreamed about and when his Aai asked if i would agree to marry her son, I didnt even think and said yes."
Raghav looked a little shocked at that, "toh u married him for his family?" he asked
Pallavi nodded.
Raghav said, "So you barely knew him, when was your wedding set for?"
"a week later." she replied
"oh right the same day as the accident, how can i forget." he smirked
The gears in his brain were working overtime now. Pallavi nudged him and looked at her. She said, "Mr Raghav Rao, tumhare dimaak me kya chalraha hai?"
"Pallavi, i think all of this is connected somehow, your friend dying, and this mandhar emailing you and you getting married within a week and then Mandhar leaving you on the day of the wedding and being found again, etc. Kuch toh baat hai." He said
"acha, abh Mr, Ghamandi Rao, hum so saktehai, kyunki kal mere liye bahut bada din hai." She said
"bada din, matlab....koi doosra festival hai kya?" he asked
"um..woh...I mean mujhe amma ko manana hai na." she stammered. She couldnt tell him what she was going to do. She had to make up for missing his award function. She was not gonna let it go. She had made him the talk of the town and being ridiculed by his business associates. She had to clear all that and redeem herself too.
"Ok baba.....par woh tum strip tease kar rahi thi earlier....woh continue karre?" he smirked.
Pallavi blushed and said, "Raghav, tum bahut besharam ho."
"Oh really, aur tum, woh Farhad ke liye show kiya tha jab tumhe acting hi nahi aati, toh karti ho kyun?' he said, smiling.
"acting....woh sach me tha.....aur pata hai, acting karti toh mujhe full marks milte." she said
"ha ha, very funny, mujhe pata hai ke tumne kuch nahin piya kyunki saare ghar pe CCTV cameras lage huwe hai...(while saying this he is showing her the footage of her sprinkling the whisky over her)" he snickered laughing
"umm well, woh mujhe under aana tha tho maine yeh idea use kiya, kyunki pichle baar aayi toh mereko bahar nikal ke darwaza band kardiya tha." she said
Raghav looked shocked. "What?" he shouted
Pallavi looked scared, "Um woh kuch nahi....challo hum so ja the he kal baat karte hai." she stammered clearly not knowing what to do now. She was about to start World War 3.
Raghav pulled her over and asked, "Kisne tumhe bahar nikala tha aur darwaza band kiya tha?" he asked
"woh Raghav please jaane do." she pleaded
"Pallavi Raghav Rao, me kuch pooch raha hu...jawab do." he insisted
"Raghav stop it please." She continued to plead
"Pallavi!!!" He shouted
"Keerti ne." she blurted afraid of his tone now.
Raghav looked stunned. He couldnt believe this. Pallavi had come to him and she was thrown out. How could Keerti do that. That Sunny had brainwashed his sister that is why she was behaving this way. He knew that they were taking out their revenge since Pallavi had exposed Sunny.
Pallavi shivered nervously worried as to what Raghav would do. She looked at the clock. It was past midnight. She had to distract him so he doesnt create issues right now. They will have to talk tomorrow. "Umm Raghav, mujhe help chahiye." She called out to him
Raghav was so out of it, still mad and angry and not knowing what to do about Keerti that he barely heard Pallavi until he felt her hands on his chest. She reached over to cup his face and kiss his cheek. Then the other one and just like that he forgot everything.
"Hum abh sojaye, please, kal baat kartehe?" she pleaded
Raghav nodded and picked her up and carried her to the bed. He laid her down and got down beside her. For now he would concentrate on his wife.....Tomorrow they will tackle his sister and her so called Fiance, The D family with this Mandhar being the first and Sanki budha being next.
As Pallavi closed her eyes, she wondered, wait, wasnt Raghav drunk when he came to their house so how was he totally sober now?
Ok I will write another one from here on as another OS regarding Pallavi's redemption....this one turned out a bit longer than i thought.
Hope you like it...please do leave comments, they really make my day....whether its criticism or praise, both are ok....
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