Part 4
"What hurts the most is knowing that even after everything you did to me, after all the times you hurt me, I would still take you back in a heartbeat."
manvi opened her eyes and whispered " virat..."
suddenly the whole room froze... because no one including virat had ever thought that something like this would happen... no one had expected manvi to say virat's name...
manvi was trying to see the faces of the people around her but her vision was blurred. she rubbed her eyes and saw at the man who was holding her hand; viren and at the other side was her mother who was in tears...
viren : its viren...
manvi realised that she had just said virat's name instead of viren's.
manvi : viren actually...
mahesh : are you ok manvi...??
manvi : dad... i am fine...
manvi looked around the room and it seemed familiar. the moment she saw the monkey on the corner table, she smiled.
manvi : harami...
virat was looking at his angel and smiled when he saw that she recognised the monkey. he was smiling with tears in his eyes.
viren, mahesh and anaita were hell confused. they saw manvi looking at the monkey and saying harami while smiling... they were just trying to figure out what was so fascinating in that lifeless soft toy.
viren : what are you blabbering...?? look at me manvi... that lifeless monkey is not important... its me who should be of utmost importance to you...
manvi placed herself comfortably on the bed with her back resting against the headboard.
manvi turned her face towards viren and said " viren it- " and her voice broke as she her eyes fall on someone she was yearning to see from the last 3 years...
manvi : virat...
virat's head shot up as he heard manvi calling his name... he was thinking that he was right... no matter how much they ever loved each other... but now it was all over.. manvi has moved on in her life... he could see love in viren's eyes for manvi...
manvi immedaitely freed her hand from viren and tried getting up from the bed...
mahesh : thank u mrs. n mr. vadera... i think we should take our leave... cmon manvi lets go back home...
anaita : yes baby... dad is right...
manvi looked at anaita mentally pleading her to stop mahesh and atleast give her few minutes to talk to virat... manvi then looked at viren hoping he would understand her as he was her friend first...
viren lowered his head and manvi knew that viren wouldnt be able to do so... already he was broken and now if she asked him for one more favour, he would shatter into pieces.
mahesh : we are waiting outside... viren bring manvi to the car...
viren : dad why dont u leave with mom...??? i need to talk to manvi first... we will come back after sometime
mahesh : we can go home and then talk... why do u want to talk here viren...???
viren : because its important and it cannot wait... dad i would appreciate if you could excuse us...
mahesh understood that something was wrong and viren wouldnt leave without sorting out things... he turned around to leave when he saw virat standing near the door and said " ofcourse you can talk... after all she is your lawfully wedded wife... you have every right on her... "
virat saw at mahesh with disgust as he understood that mahesh said it just to hurt him even more...
mahesh n anaita left from there.
viren turned around and saw virat almost in tears and his mom n dad in the other corner of the room...
viren looked towards virat's parent and said " can you please excuse us...?? only if u dont mind..."
vikram : sure... why would we mind...?? right vanshika...???
vanshika : right...
vanshika and vikram went outside the room and virat was about to leave when viren said "why are you leaving now...???"
virat : are you talking to me...???
viren : yes.. i am talking to you mr. virat vadera... could you please close the door...???
virat : sure...
virat closed the door and in the meanwhile manvi's eyes were not ready to leave virat even for a second.
viren : you must be wondering how do i know you or your name even though we have never met before... i know you virat... i have seen your face everytime i look into my wife's eye... i have listen your name everytime i go near my wife... you never left from our life... do u hear me...??? no never left... you were always there.. always... for god sake you are the bloody reason that we still dont have any relation between us... we dont share a relation that a husband and a wife share... and u know why...??? because my wife loves you... mahesh uncle threw you out of manvi's life but he forgot to threw you out of her mind and her heart... you both love each other and but the hell i am doing here between you two... why the hell my life is being spoiled...?? though i married the love of my life but i could never get loved back in return... why...??? because she loved you and you loved her in a way that still after 3 years she couldnt get over you...
manvi : viren plss...
viren : today only i will speak... you will only stay quiet n listen...
virat : i think u both should sort out things... i should leave...
viren : what is the use of leaving when there is nothing left to sort out...??? we are over with this marriage... tell him manvi why did u leave the house yesterday night... tell him what happend last night... tell him that u left the house after we had an argument...
virat : what...??
viren : yeah argument... isnt it a good news...??she left the house and came back to you... wait a minute, i want to tell you a secret... manvi remember that night...
virat clenched his fingers into a fist the moment he heard viren talking about some night...
manvi lowered her head and stared at the bedsheet...
viren : you know virat... 3 yrs ago, i came back from canada, and got married to manvi... i was wa too happy... it was our first night when manvi told me that she can never love me bcos she loves somebody else.. i accepted that and happily gave her as much time as she wanted. i was always her friend first and then her husband. we were a happily married couple for all but the reality was something very different. we lived in the same room, slept on the same bed but... but something was always missing... two years... two long years passed by and nothing changed.. but slowly i saw the manvi was coming back to her normal self... she used to laugh with me and fight with me the way we used to be when we were kids. i was then satisfied with my life and there was a ray of hope that i would get the love that i deserved. everything was ok between us till the last week... we came back late from a party and i was drunk... i came close to manvi and surprisingly she didnt stop me even once. we kissed for the first time and then i kissed her neck and she ran her fingers in my hair and moaned your name... "virat.." i realised our closeness at your name and angrly went out of the room... cmon how can a man live like this...?? wouldnt it hurt when the person you love from the bottom of your heart loves someone else... i just cannot live with a woman like her... (pointing at manvi who was just weeping quietly...) who marry me but loves you... who kisses me and moans your name... i just cannot take it... i have finally decided... we are over... i want a divorce...
manvi looked at viren and held his hand...
manvi : please dont do this... you cannot leave me like this... what about our marriage...?? viren last night i left the house just to avoid this divorce topic... i dont want to divorce you... i was hurt... viren i didnt come here intentionally... i was walking on the desolate road and i dont know when i fainted... viren dad would never understand... plsss...
viren : my decision is not going to change... manvi when you love him, what is the use of us two being together...??? tell me... we are not meant for each other and honestly speaking i am sick n tired of living like this and trying of making this marriage work out... you should be with him.. and he loves you...
virat : viren i dont want to come in between you two... you should give your marriage a second chance...
viren : why dont u both give your love a second chance...???
virat and manvi immediately looked at each other and they had an eye lock... viren noticed it and clicked his fingers...
viren : see you both still have that spark... u both love each other and trust me you both can never love anybody else in this whole lifetime... you both are meant to be... unknowingly i came between you two but not now... i want to rectify my mistake and would reunite you... i promise...
manvi : viren...
viren : chup MISTI ( misti means sweet) (from childhood, viren used to call manvi misti )
manvi got up from the bed and hugged him...
manvi : i wish i could give you your share of happiness viren... i never wanted to hurt you... i tried but i couldnt make myself love you... i couldnt forget virat... he is my first and my last love... (manvi looked at virat...)
viren : now get off me... eat your virat's brain... i am tired of you eating my brain all day...
manvi scrunched her nose and glared at viren...
viren turned around wiped his tears and went towards virat...
viren : sorry dude... sorry for whatever i said...
virat : its okk... infact i am sorry as well...
viren : oh cmon you shouldnt be sorry... you are not at fault... its destiny...but now take care of my friend... she loves you very much...
virat : i know... thanks...
virat overwhelmed with emotions hugged viren... and viren hugged him back... even though it was hurting viren beyond words but he could separate two people hwo are madly in love...
viren : i think i should leave... i will bring the divorce papers in the evening.. till then take care manvi...
manvi : hmm...
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ps : guys dont kill me or bash me if u dont find this part as good as the others or in case u find it be lame or wague... feel free to tell me...
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