Everyone turned toward Bharti with a look of confusion on their faces.
" Tum .. tum mere saath aise kaise kar sakthi ho .. Maine socha tha kit um meri sabse achi dost ho . ye hai tumari dosti " Bharti continued
" Bharti .. Bharti yeh tum kya keh rahi ho ? " Payal said looking around
" Mein kya kar rhi ho ?? Jaise kit um nahi janti . tumne kya kaha tha kal raat ko .., Sach ka saamna karo . aur jab mein kar rahi ho to tum bol rahi ho kya keh rehi ho " Bharti continued with more tears pouring down her face
She didn't care anymore that everyone was around her , that her parents who thought she was their perfect bahu were there , she didn't give a crap that she was down by 8 laks and could face her death tomorrow , she didn't care what anyone else would think of her for her right at that moment the only thing that mattered was that her Armaan was being taken away from her , just when she realized how much he meant to her and how badly she wanted him , she suddenly couldn't get him anymore and that also because of her bestest friend. She really didn't know what to think all she knew was that for the first time in her life she actually liked someone and she wanted that person and she wanted to just run to him and keep him with her forever without anyone coming in between . She yearned for her true love.
" Bharti kya hua ? " Armaan asked concerned and confused at the same time
" Payal .. yhe Payal ne tumhe hug kiya .. tum blind ho kya .. Tujm tum kais ease ek anjaan larki ko aise kaise karne de sakth ho " Bharti yelled " Maine maine socha tha kit um different ho un saab se alag "
" What's the big deal Bharti ? " Payal asked
" Tum tum aise kyun act kar rahi ho Bharti" Armaan said even more confused hthan before "why did Bharti care if Pyal hugged him
" Bib Deal ??!?!?! The big deal hai key eh yeh janti hai ke mein tumse pyaar karti hoon idiot ! " Bharti hollered as she fell on her knees and cried
Everyone was shocked and confused !
" Bharti beta !! " Sudha said shocked
"Maaji mein bhaskar ki biwi nahi hoon Sach mein . mein jaanti bhi nahi hoon ke wo kidar hai. Mein khali yahan reh rahi hoon kyunki Bhaskar ne jaane se phele bola that ki mein act karoon and Payal mera saath degi. Mein aapse aur jhoot nahi bol sakthi hoon. "Bharti wept while thinking of an excuse " But Payal tou''' "
Armaan stood there completely shocked .. he though over the past days when he was trying to forget Bharti and was going closer to Payal without wanting to be he thought that maybe if he went closer to Payal he could get Bharti out but it hadn't worked everytime he saw Payal all he saw or could think about was Bharti she was everywhere with him . Everytime he touched Payal he felt like he's touching Bharti but now he truly realized Who was he trying to fool ? This was Payal not Bharti. He could never love Payal no matter how much he tried even if he did go to Payal he would see Bharti whatever he did with Payal wheather it was cooking or dandiya he only imagined Bharti . No wonder some people weer shocked from the past few days seeing him with Payal . He knew he only loved Bharti and would always do so. And now that Bharti wasn;t married , even though it was very hurtful for Bhaskar's parents he felt joy overcome him , he never in his life had felt soo happy .
No one said or did anything , Bharti cried , Payal went away , Slowly the crowd dispatched away . Sudha and Nanhe went and hugged Bharti .
" Bharti beta , Humare khayal rak ne ke liye thank you , Aur tum kabhi guilty mat feel karne hum tumse gussa nahi hai .. even if you're not my bahu just some girl . over the past days I've loved you like a daughter yaad rakh na Tumari bhi ek ma hai Gwailiar mein . " Sudha completed
" Aur ek bhai bhi , Didi " Nanhe said as he placed his hand on Bharti's shoulder
" Beta .. aur ek father bhi " finished Laxminarayan
Nanhe , Sudha and Bharti were shocked , they expected an angry babuji who would storm out of here.
" Aaj rat ke train mein tickets book kar lenge humlog , Chaliya Sudha ji , Nanhe ja kar bag pack karo aur hum tickets book kar de te hain . " Laxminarayan reasoned
" Par . Par babuji aap applog yahan reh jaayi mein jaati hoon " Bharti said wanting them to be comfortable
" Bharti beta yeh maat sochna ke hum tumse naraz ho kar jaa rahe hain hum to khuch hai ki yahan par aake humhe ek beti mili hai .. par kaam pet oh wapas jaana hoga . Tum aapna khayal rakhna aur humhe bhul maat jaana " Laxminarayn assured whil he hugged her and placed a kiss on her forehead " Aur jab wo nalayak a jaye to use kehna humhe phone karne ke liye "
Nanhe , Sudha and Laxminarayan also left leaving a sleeping Jia on the stage and a Armaan and a Bharti standing there.
Bharti didn't know what to do or what she was going to do , she knew most likely tomorrow might be the last day of her life because she didn;'t have any money to pay back Vasuli or Vinita.
Solemly she started walking back .
" I love you Bharti " came a whisper from Armaan " Mein .. mein tumse pyar karta hoon "
Bharti gulped as a tear rolled down her cheek. Armaan slowly came behind her and turned her around. Bharti didn't know how to face him so she looked down. Armaan was still completely smitten by bharti he quickly wrapped her in a hug . Bharti too wrapped her arms around Armaan and snuggled her face in his chest and whispered " I love you too ."
At that moment nothing mattered anymore. Bharti didn't know what she was going to do about the money problem or how she was going to face Vasuli or what she was going to say to Payal or what KK would say when he came or what other people int eh office might think about her or the simple fact that she was a man. She'd always wanted to become Bhaskar but then she didn';t know , She wanted Armaan so she had to be Bharti but the rest of the world wanted Bhaskar. At September 11, 2009 at 7:38 pm what she wanted was to be with Armaan and nothing else , the rest of the world could go to hell .
Nothing mattered at all .. She knew that whatever was going to happen now Armaan would be with her She closed her eyes as she wrapped her arms around Armaan tighter.
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