Hamaari Prem Kahaani... #3 - Page 10

Luckily the accident wasn't very serious though Dev had hairline fracture in his left hand and leg, doctor had assured us he would recover soon. I had stood rooted at the spot seeing Dev in a pool of blood on the road but car owner immediately got down and lifted him up in his arms and his driver helped me in the car and we made our way to the nearest hospital. Dev wasn't seriously injured so the doctor had suggested to take him home.

Home? I didn't have any.




The owner of the car came up to me to inquire about my whereabouts or my family I told him we were all alone and had just returned to the country after many years. Sympathizing with us he requested me to stay at his house until Dev recovers I had protested but he was adamant as he was feeling guilty for the mishap. I gave in eventually as where would I take Dev in this condition.



And that was the first time we entered Khanna House with Aman Khanna.



Dev was very angry with me and refused to even see my face, taking help or being fed food or medicines was out of question. Mr Khanna had been closely observing the cold war between us I was grateful to that man as he had successfully managed to break the ice and Dev too seemed very comfortable with him around. Aman Khanna a rich business tycoon was personally looking after my son. I was in awe of this man.




It had been some hours we were back from the hospital. We had been placed in the guest room sitting on the bed beside the sleeping Dev thinking deeply about our future ahead when a loud scream broke my thoughts and I rushed towards the direction of the sound. Hesitantly I opened the door only to see a small girl ran towards me and hugged me tight her face buried in my saree and she was crying uncontrollably. I bent down and at once took her in my arms and headed towards the bed.

Switching on the bedside lamp, she had been clinging to me, slowly I broke the hug and saw her pretty angel face. An instant smile crept up on my face seeing her chubby cheeks, small nose all red now due to her nonstop crying her perfect shaped eyes which were hidden behind her tears and her silky long hair tied up in two piggy tails and a doll in her arms. Slowly wiping her tears I hugged her again caressing her back when Ramukaka rushed in calling out to her. Pari was her name and she was Aman Khanna's only daughter.

Ramukaka narrated me that Mr Khanna was a widower. He loved Pari a lot and was trying very hard to fill in the void which was left behind after the death of his wife. He also told me that many times Pari wakes up frigthened in the middle of the night having some nightmare and he would put her back to sleep as this is the time when Mr Khanna is drunk lost in his sorrows and memories of love of his life, his deceased wife, Aastha Khanna. I hadn't realized that all throughout my conversation with Ramukaka that Pari was fast asleep resting her head on my shoulders. I tried to put her back on her bed but her grip on me was very tight so I requested Ramukaka to let her sleep with me in my room and he reluctantly agreed.

That was my first meeting with My Pari and slowly our relations with Khanna family strengthened. For Pari, Dev was his Bhaiya and Dev was fiercely possessive and protective about his baby doll. Mr Khanna was equally concerned about Dev and he would spend quality time with the kids.

I could see Dev getting emotionally involved with him, the love of the father that Dev had craved for was now showered on him by Mr Khanna but I was scared cos this was only until we were here. But everything changed when Maaji had returned from some pilgrimage, seeing the changed atmosphere of the house and our bonding with Pari and Mr Khanna she questioned our relation.

Maaji's experienced eyes didn't miss anything and she gave us a reality check that such unnamed relations are always looked down upon and thats when talks of our marriage commenced. We decided to marry for the sake of our children. I knew the moment I disclose my past they will throw me out of the house and Dev? We still had strained relations, Dev wouldn't speak to me much.

Gathering my courage I went to Mr Khanna to tell him the truth about my past but he said that my past doesn't matter to him but he just wants complete commitment, trust and transparency in our relation henceforth. I couldn't believe my luck. I was finally going to have my family!

It was a simple court marriage followed by pheras in the temple and I became Mrs Ayesha Aman Khanna. All was fine we had settled in together perfectly, Dev and Pari were beaming with happiness as now they had a complete family. Then came a shocker when a sudden appearance of Rajiv Khurana in my house shook the wits of me. Aman had told me his best friend will be coming home for dinner as they weren't there in town for our wedding but I had least expected Rajiv and Aparna to be my guest.

Seeing me there Rajiv started accusing me to have trapped his friend and so on... Aman hadn't arrived and I requested them that this time I haven't done anything wrong but my past doings couldn't be ignored and he continued insulting me but Aman's voice ended all the chaos Rajiv went up to him to disclose my past but Aman supported me saying he knew everything and now I am his wife and mother to his kids and they should accept it. Rajiv didn't budge and that resulted in distance between the two friends. They would just maintain professional relations after that day.

Years passed by and Dev and Pari were growing up under expert supervision of Aman and Maaji and I had vowed to myself I will never let my past ruin my children's future. Over the time on Aman's insistence Dev had started talking to me but still somewhere there was a restrain, Pari was my angel she had accepted me from the very first day and I too had never differentiated between them.

But again my one mistake ruined it all.

Rocky was in India and all the memories of my insult and his betrayal surfaced out and the feeling to avenge my humiliation took over me forcing me to again walk on that road which I had long forgotten. I hired detectives and got a golden chance to strike and his happy married life ended with my one blow but he got to know about my involvement in this and he started black mailing me about my past.

He got into my house with the excuse of being my distant cousin, he would randomly walk in my house and grab some money and leave Maaji had come over for some days as Aman was out of the country and she started doubting me.

In my frustration I insulted her and hell broke loose then she left along with Dev and Pari who had their summer vacations and even I thought it was a perfect time to get rid of this Rocky. Rocky was planning to kidnap Pari inorder to extract money from Aman and wanted me to help him out but I double crossed him by sending the kids to Ashram with Maaji as it was the safest. He tried to attack me and I had already called the cops to get him arrested but in an attempt to escape he met with an accident and died.

I returned home only to realize that my world had collapsed like a pack of cards. Aman was hospitalized as he had suffered a cardiac arrest and Rajiv Khurana had admitted him, Maaji too reached shortly with the kids but walked past me. He was very critical and after many hours when he gained conscious he refused to meet me. I knew Rajiv had taken this opportunity and taken his revenge. Mr Rathore our family lawyer was called in, all this time I was kept out of everything and finally I got to meet Aman. His eyes accusing me confirming that he knew the truth.

"Dhoka diya tumne mujhe. maine kaha tha jhooth aur fareb (betrayal) se nafrat hai mujhe phir bhi tumne. Pari ko kidnap karne ka plan banaya tumne apne uss uss..." He started panting I rushed to him and fixed his oxygen mask. Holding his hand I confessed.

"Maine koi dhoka nahi kiya, main bas darr gayi thi aur woh mujhe black mail kar raha tha. Main apni beti ko kidnap karwana toh door aisa soch bhi nai sakti. Maine usse arrest karwane ke liye plan banaya tha. Please mera vishwaas kijiye...Please Aman..." I pleaded to him.

"Theek hai par mujhse ek vaada karo ke tum meri will ko bina kisi sawaal ke accept karogi aur manogi bhi." He spoke to me. I promised him cos I trusted him and then the kids were brought in Dev was shattered to see his hero, his father in such a state and Pari was inconsolable. Aman gestured both of them to come near him and taking Dev's hand he spoke.

"Dev mujhe ab jaana hoga aur ab tum big boy ho gaye ho sabka khayaal rakhna aur vaada karo mujhse ke tum sach ka saath hi doge aur mera tum par jo vishwaas woh kabhi nahi todoge. Promise me." Dev nodded crying and Aman told Pari.

"Pari mumma akeli hai na issliye mujhe bula rahi hai tum yahan Bhaiya aur Nani ke saath rehna." Handing over Pari's hand to Dev and telling him to take care of her. He breathed his last.

The will changed the course of my life!!!!

According to the will henceforth Dev and Pari will study in the hostel and even in the holidays I will spend time with them but under the supervision of Maaji or Rajiv. Rajiv and Maaji will have major authority and powers in Khanna Cement and Khanna House. All the property etc was divided equally between Dev and Pari.

Aman had also fixed Pari's wedding with Vikraant Singh Khurana to secure her future. Dev would take over Khanna Cement in future and I would be given my monthly allowances and could also join Khanna Cement. This will clearly certified I had lost Aman's trust. Everything was snatched away from me.

I joined Khanna Cement but Rajiv's interference in our business was too much for me to handle and one day I couldn't control myself and fought with Maaji accusing her to have ruined my happy family and now harassing and insulting me by deliberately using Rajiv. Luckily Maaji couldn't take the accusations and requested Rajiv to let me handle business alone. First and foremost I cancelled all the contracts with the Khurana's but slowly all our clients started leaving us I was sure Rajiv was behind this. Khanna Cement started making losses and to manage business and my expenses I started taking loans.

I had to act fast as all was going out of my control I had been a fool to have become emotional and gave in to Aman's last wish, had I used my brains then and not let my heart rule, everything would have been in my control.

Dev had successfully completed his education in Canada but I had to meet him alone, he was all the while unknown to all the facts and I had to use his ignorance to my advantage and ruin Rajiv Khurana. Pari had been living with Maaji and even Dev would immediately go to meet Maaji and Pari but I had to meet him before Maaji brain washes him.

He was my son and I will make sure he makes all of them pay who have harassed me. I got that one opportunity as Dev had to stay back in Delhi for some formality but he checked in some hotel. The will had further widened the distance between us. I reached his hotel room and implemented my plan.

"Dev please mera yakeen karo, Rajiv Khurana hi tumhaare asli pita hai lekin Khurana's ne apni paiso ki taaqat se aur mere dost Rocky ki madad se mujhe galat saabit kar diya aur hume dhakke maar ke apne hi ghar se nikal diya. Jo kuch Maan ke paas hai uss par tumhaara bhi haque hai. Jab Aman ne hume apni zindagi mein shaamil (include) kiya toh Rajiv ne Aman aur Maaji ko bhi jhooth bolkar mere khilaaf kar diya aur issi sadme ke wajah se Aman ki jaan chali gayi aaj bhi mujhe apne hi baccho ko milne ki permission Maaji se leni padti hai. Khanna Cement ko bhi woh takeover karna chahta hai issiliye business mein bhi mujhe bahot pareshaan kiya aur ab Khanna Cement karze (debts) mein doob gayi hai. Main bahot akeli pad gayi hoon, thak gayi hoon. Mujhe tumhaari zaroorat hai. Please apni Maa ki izzat aur sammaan tumhaare haath mein hai. Aur mat bhoolon ke tumne Aman se vaada kiya that ke tum sach ka saath doge aur hum sahi hai, Aman ka sapna bachana hai aur uske vishwaas par khara utar na hai. Hamaare dushman ko jitne mat dena. Please Dev." I pleaded.

Aman was his biggest weakness and I used it perfectly still whenever he would try to get to the root of the matter or fall weak due to the ideals that Aman had installed in him I would manipulate the situation. I had my men stalking him to keep a track on his every movement and finally I was able brainwash him completely and used him to my advantage.

But Maan I underestimated him and he turned the tables again.

"Maan main yeh baazi haari zaroor hoon par tooti nahi. Ab tumhe iska anjaam toh bhugatna hi padega. Khurana's ne hamesha mera raasta kaata hai lekin iss baar main tum logo ko chodungi nahi, barbaad kardungi tum logo ko chaahe iske liye mujhe kuch bhi kyun na karna pade. Yeh mera, Ayesha ka vaada hai!"

Precap - Khurana's

Part 33