CHAPTER 34
crying wasnt the solution... those endless tears flowing from her eyes wouldnt help... nothing wouldnt help now... everything is finished... what she was trying to save, was all now on stake... her life, her marriage, her love for viren, their families and their reputation and most of all the trust of people... evrything was on the verge of ending... her emotions, her feelings, her wishes wasnt important now... something that was important now was the reputation and the commitments... her single step would decide the future now... a wrong step would ruin everything... one single wrong move, and her world will be shattered... but at the moment something else was bothering manvi... it was the question of deciding what was right and what wasnt... she wasnt in her frame of mind to decide anything... forget thinking about the aftermaths of it... whatever way she started thinking, it everytime halted on the single thought of virat and entered a dead lock... she couldnt think after that... nothing in the world right now was important to her than virat and his well - being... he was her priority now... priority is an understatement, he was everything she wanted right now... he was like the air she breathes...
" In your arms you held me close, my head lay on your shoulder. Now it's over and gone, and my heart's just growing colder. I tried to push you from my mind, but it's impossible to forget. We were so close and tender, now all I feel is longing and regret... " manvi could only re - think about this quote she once read somewhere... it was about her feelings, her confusions, her life... it was the story of her life written in few words... 51 words... just 51 words were screaming the reality of her life... they were holding within them her life and each n every moment she lived till now...
manvi : i need you... i need you virat... and i know you need me too... but why somewhere my heart is scared that you might not need me... no... i know you love me and you need me... but i am helpless... i dont know what to do... i cannot betray viren... i cannot... though as much as i want to come running to you and hug you... i cant... because if i come, i wont be able to come back to viren and this house... once i come to you, i wont be able to return... and my failure in returning to the place i belong would raise infinte questions on me, my family, my relationship with you and viren, and my love for viren... i loved viren... till now i believed i have moved on and i love him... but now i am not sure... i dont know whether i love him the way i loved you or not... i dont know... i thought i was over you, but then there were you and i couldnt breathe... (thinking of her engagement when she saw virat after 3 years). you know what hurts the most... its 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... thats the bitter truth and i have accepted it... but accepting the truth wouldnt help this time... i accepted the truth but still i have to move on as if this truth never existed... i have to ignore the biggest truth of my life... now we have to live the worst feeling of the world which is even if we know that we both love each other but still we just can't be together...
manvi shattered the broken pieces of her heart and stood up using evry ounce of energy she had in her body... she will not betray viren because she knows the pain one goes through after a breakup. it has the tendency to turn the world upside down. Though love begins with a smile, it grows with a kiss and ends with a tear drop... the scar left behind is indelible... she wouldnt hurt the man who gave her evrything... the man who just selflessly accepted her and loved her... the man who gave her hope to continue living this life...
manvi went to the washroom to freshen up unaware of the pair of eyes witnessing all this..
after an hour
maya : mannu...???
manvi : yes di...
maya : wo mehndi wali aunty aa gayi hai... aur baki sab bhi... chal neeche chalte hain...
manvi : hmm...
manvi was about to move out of her room when maya held her hand.
maya : mannu you should get ready properly even though its just a family affair...
manvi : ok di...
maya helped manvi get ready and in this process she was noticing the quiet, numb manvi who suddenly replaced the chirpy, bubbly and an over excited to be bride...
maya : did shaurya call...???
manvi suddenly looked up to meet maya's gaze in her mirror. that was she wanted to know.
manvi : no... why dont u call jiju...???
maya : yeah... mannu i am scared... everything should be okk... i hope nothing bad happens...
manvi : kuch nahi hoga di... kuch nahi hoga...
maya dialled shaurya's number and it was busy...
maya : busy hai... anyways let go down...
manvi : hmm..
Bandh Mutthi Mein Dil Ko Chupaye Baithe Hain
Hai Bahana Ke mehndi Lagaye Baithe Hain
mehndi Ha Ha mehndi (3)
Tut Ke Daali Se Haathon Pe Bikhar Jaati Hain
mehndi Ha Ha mehndi
Tut Ke Daali Se Haathon Pe Bikhar Jaati Hain (4)
Yeh To mehndi Hai Yeh To mehndi Hai
mehndi To Rang Laati Hain
Yeh To mehndi Hai mehndi To Rang Laati Hain
Tut Ke Daali Se Haathon Pe Bikhar Jaati Hain
mehndi Ha Ha mehndi mehndi Ha Ha mehndi
(imagine it according to the storyline... just manvi looking sad and the function going on)
manvi was not in this world... she was just physically present there and her soul was with virat protecting him... she was confident that her love will protect him... what if she isnt there with him holding his hand, her heart and her soul is with him... her prayers are with him... her good wishes are with him... and if there is something called as god in this world, nothing would happen to virat... nothing at all... and if... if god forbid anything happens to him, she will kill herself... manvi had decided it the moment she gathered herself...
Log Baago Se Ise Tod Ke Le Aate Hain
Aur Patthar Pe Ise Shauk Se Pisvaate Hain
mehndi Ha Ha mehndi (3)
Log Baago Se Ise Tod Ke Le Aate Hain
Aur Patthar Pe Ise Shauk Se Pisvaate Hain (2)
Phir Bhi Hothon Se Phir Bhi Hothon Se
Iski Uff Talak Na Aati Hain
Phir Bhi Hothon Se Iski Uff Talak Na Aati Hain (2)
Yeh To mehndi Hai mehndi To Rang Laati Hain
Yeh To mehndi Hai mehndi To Rang Laati Hain
mehndi Ha Ha mehndi mehndi Ha Ha mehndi
the mehndi artist were making beautiful patterns on her hands, praying that the life of the bride after marriage will also be beautiful like the design of her mehndi... bright as the colour of the mehndi... the fragrance from the mehndi will make her life pleasant... but will it..?? did it had the power to predict her future...?? no.. it didnt... it was all seeming useless to manvi... it was making her more and more sick...
it was making manvi feel disgusted fo herself... the person she loved more than herself at one time was struggling... he was fighting with death and she was here putting henna on her hands... she was feeling pity on herself with every passing minute...
manvi (thinking) : waah manvi... waah... kya misaal kayam ki hai tune...!!! tujh jaisi kismat kisi aur ladki ki nahi hogi... toh ek aisi ladki hai jiska sab kuch usse kisi bhi waqt chin sakta hai aut tu... tu mandap mein baithne ke taiyaari kar rahi hai... jabki tujhe uske saath hona chahie tha... uske kareeb... ๐ญ ๐ญ
Apne Ras Rang Se Is Duniya Ko Sajana Hain
Kaam mehndi Ka To Gairon Ke Kaam Aana Hain
mehndi Ha Ha mehndi (3)
Apne Ras Rang Se Is Duniya Ko Sajana Hain
Kaam mehndi Ka To Gairon Ke Kaam Aana Hain (2)
Apni Khushboo Se Apni Khushboo Se
Yeh Sehra Ko Mehkaati Hai
Apni Khushboo Se Yeh Sehra Ko Mehkaati Hai (2)
Yeh To mehndi Hai mehndi To Rang Laati Hain
Yeh To mehndi Hai mehndi To Rang Laati Hain
Tut Ke Daali Se Haathon Pe Bikhar Jaati Hain
Yeh To mehndi Hai Yeh To mehndi Hai
mehndi Ha Ha mehndi ha ha mehndi...
manvi was trying to contro,her tears... her heart was racing... this was enough for her now... she just couldnt tolerate all this now... she just could not... she needs to know about virat... her patience has reached its maximum now... she wants an answer now...
manvi : di...
maya : hmm..
manvi : jiju ko phone karo na... ask him na how is virat... beeji se pucho na...
maya : karti hoon... tu bas yahan hi rahio... okk...
maya returned and sat near manvi and whispered in her ear " he is out of danger... but wont be discharged soon.. everythin is under controlled "
manvi sighed and thanked god for saving virat...
manvi : thank god... virat theek hai...
maya : hmm... devi maa ki kripa hai...
manvi : di can i go to my room... i am tired...
maya : okk... go n relax...
manvi : hmm...
manvi went to her room and the moment she looked at her mehndi carefully, tears started falling from her eyes..
viren's name was hidden in her mehndi and somehow all this was making her feel guilty and accusing her of being a cheater... she was cheating him now... she was betraying him... she was marrying him but will she be able to give him the love he deserves... will she be able to become his wife... will she ever be his manna again... will this manvi be again overshadowed by manna... tears flowing and flowing as if they wouldnt stop this time...
around 7 pm
manvi shivered on hearing the door open with a loud noice
manvi : ji..jij-
shaurya : so you made your decision... now please... please for god sake try and stand by your decision...

manvi : i am sorry jiju...
shaurya : goodnight manvi...
manvi ran to shaurya and hold onto him like he was her last hope...
manvi : jiju... jiju please.. please forgive me...
shaurya was broken and shattered and seeing manvi in this condition was making his heart AGAIN breaking into pieces...
shaurya : manvi... get up...
manvi : jiju i didnt mean to...
shaurya : you should have told me before... i know its hurting you but do u have any idea what i am going through... i wanted to protect you but what did i do... its because of me that today everything is messed up... i made you meet viren... if viren havent been a part of your life, virat would have never returned in your life... i am the sole reason manvi...
manvi : no jiju... no... please dont blame yourself... you cannot be wrong... you are.. you are like a father to me... i never saw my dad and his love but after you came in my life... i never felt alone... i knew someone is there to protect me, someone who is there to take responsibilty of me and i every step i take... i became careless thinking you are there to handle evrything for me... you are not my jiju but you are like my true guardian... my father...
shaurya : i also treat you like my own daughter manvi... i always felt the need to protect you and pamper you... its true that you will be my first child... no matter what but today... but today i felt as if i failed... i failed in protecting you... i failed to gain your trust so that you could share your pain with me... i love you baby... (taking her in his arms)
manvi : i love you too jiju... please dont be angry on me... please... doint send me away from you like this... please... agar aapne aise vida kia, toh main kabhi khush nahi rahungi... kabhi nahi...
shaurya : shh... dont say like this... you will always be happy... i forgive you... and dont worry he is out of danger...
manvi looked at shaurya breaking the hug...
manvi : hmm... di told me..
shaurya : sorry for the way i reacted...
manvi : you dont need to be sorry... you have all right to be jiju...
shaurya : cmon... now no crying... go off to sleep my princess... tomorrow is the most important day of your life...
manvi smiled and wiped her tears...