Fortress around the heart~ViSa and RaVya FF~Part 36 updated pg 68 - Page 15

PART 10

Raj's residence:

Raj breathed a huge sigh of relief when Divya did not oppose to what he said, when he interrupted her confession to his mother, just now. He reached there in the nick of time, to stop everything from falling apart.

He wanted to speak with her in private right away, to sincerely apologize to her for everything he put her through. He was ashamed of his actions to say the least and wanted to ask for her forgiveness for the pain he knowingly inflicted on her.

He looked at his mother and said, "Ma, I want to speak with Divya for a moment. Would you kindly excuse us, please?"

Kamla looked at her son and then at her would be daughter-in-law and smiled, saying, "No problem. But please finish it and go to bed soon. Tomorrow is the most important day for both of you. You need to wake up soon and look fresh as well. Okay?"

She paused and turned around to question him." By the way, where have you been, Raj? We were looking everywhere for you."

Raj immediately answered her saying, "I had an important errand to run, Ma."

"Could it not wait until after the wedding?" She asked

"No ma, it was something imperative." He said. His mother could not understand the underlying meaning to it.

She left the room and Raj went behind her to lock the door. Right now, having this conversation with Divya was very important for him.

He turned around to find the letter that he left for Divya on the study table, missing. This meant that she must have read it, right? He wondered. It also increased his hope of being forgiven; though it was evident he did not deserve it.

He observed that she went to stand beside the window, probably to take in the fresh air. She needed it as she looked tired and drained out. He went towards her and embraced her from behind. He was so engrossed in finding words to confess to her, that he did not notice her stiffening in his arms.

He hugged her tight and said, "Thank you so much for everything, Divya. Really, I cannot express how thankful I am to god, for having brought you back into my life."

She was silent for a long period and was acting strange. That was when he realized that something was amiss and started to panic.

She pushed at his arms vigorously and stepped out of them. Only when she turned around did he notice how upset and angry she was, which she had every right to be. He tried to reach out to her, but she stepped back and held her palm forward warning him not to touch her.

"Divya, I know that you are upset," he started, only for her to say, "Stop, just stop, Raj! I am sick and tried of all this. I do not want to hear a single word from your mouth anymore. You lost the right to explain your actions, the moment you stepped out of the house tonight." She paused to take a deep breath. "You lied, you stole your family jewels and tonight you stooped really low to cheat your mother off her property? And worst of all, you tried to elope with someone not once thinking about the plight your family would go through. Did you ever think about your doting mother, your aged grandmother, your father who is unwell and three unmarried sisters, Raj? I don't think so. Because had you thought about them, then you would not have done all that you did for the past few days" Her body was shuddering with uncontrollable anger. It was like a volcano erupting all of a sudden. She had to pause several times to catch her breath.

He knew that there was no point in interrupting her now, as she was very distressed and whatever he had to say would only go unheard. He could only stand there and hear what she had to say with increasing helplessness.

"What about me, Raj? Did you think even once how hurt I was when I found out that you were using me to make Sarita jealous? And then I came to know through Sarita that you were planning to elope with her. Do you know how devastated I was to hear that the person whom I loved for the past 12 years was ready to trample all over my heart? I was broken on the inside. But in spite of all this I wanted to support you through this because I loved you and it hurt me to see you act crazy with infatuation."

She continued," I gradually started losing the respect I held for you when I saw the family jewels spill from your bag. Yet I wanted to give you the benefit of doubt. I thought that eventually you would understand the severity of your actions. But that never happened, did it Raj? Tonight you stooped to a new low; I was astounded to find out that you cheated your mother and even left the house without a word of explanation to your family and me."

That was when Raj interrupted for the first time, "I left a letter here, Divya" which sounded very lame at the moment.

"To hell with your letter, Raj!" she said through her teeth. Then all at once, her voice dropped down several octaves. "I was such a fool to have hoped that my love for you would bring back the old Raj in you. I was wrong; dead wrong! What I did not realize was that the Raj I loved stopped existing, the day you hurt me deliberately, without any hesitation. I do not recognize you anymore. I know that the reason you are back home today is because of Sarita, Raj, NOT ME. And that gives me a clear cut answer as to where our relationship stands"

There was a long silence. Tears were streaming down both their faces and Raj could not understand where to start or did he have any hope left of making her believe that she was the one for him; he could only say, "But you are ready to marry me right?" The moment those words left his mouth, he knew that it was the final nail in the coffin.

Her laughter held no amusement. "I agreed to marry you because unlike you, I cannot put your family through the trauma I have been through. And I am doing this for them, not you. I don't think I can forgive you or love you, after what you did tonight, Raj. If anything, this marriage is just a deal to me, a deal to keep your family happy and unaware of your misdeeds."

"What about us, Divya?" Raj asked.

"There is no US, Raj! And there never will be" saying so she sped from the room.

And raj knew that he had no one but himself to blame for what happened tonight. Everything DID fall apart after all, he thought holding the dupatta that Divya left behind in her hurry to leave the room, to his face.

To be continued...

Not that happy with this chapter, guys! Please forgive me!

Next is ViSa chapter! Will update it tomorrow!

Amazing update👏. Now Raj and Divya can have their own sweet and sour love story, beautiful. Next is visa...wonderful🥳

wonderful update👍🏼

Nice update!!
This Divya was missing in soap standing for her self respect.
Eagerly waiting for tomorrow...

Eagerly waiting for the next part...⭐️

Oh dear you took so long to update this part that I had to go back and read the previous part.. I was a lil disappointed that it was a RaVya chapter but never mind you made me so happy with your other FF that I forgive you 😛

I was a bit shocked when Divya refused to marry Raj.. waiting to know what tou have in store for tomorrow (hopefully it's a ViSa part).😉👏

Originally posted by: anjalijiji

Amazing update👏. Now Raj and Divya can have their own sweet and sour love story, beautiful. Next is visa...wonderful🥳

Thank you, Anjali! 😊

Raj needs to work extra hard to woo his lady love back! Hehe 😆

Sarita migt have forgiven him easily, but not Divya! Let him work double time to get her back. Hehe

Yep, ViSa comiin right up! 😳

PART 11

Vikrant's residence: Study:

He woke up with a start, to find himself on the sofa in his
study. He was a surprised to find himself covered with a blanket and his diary
and spectacles lying on the table. He wondered who came by the study to do
that.

He sat up to think if it was Sarita who did that. If it
indeed was her, did she read his diary? He wondered. He was irritated to be
bombarded with all these questions so early in the morning. He looked up to
check the time. It was only 6 AM in the morning, but he felt like he slept for
a long duration. He went towards the table, picked the diary and put it in the
draw. He folded the comforter and started walking towards his bedroom, all the
while wondering how he would react when he saw his wife.

Meanwhile in Vikrant-Sarita Bedroom:

Sarita was fast asleep until a rustling sound disturbed her
beautiful slumber. She sneaked a peek at what or rather who was causing the
noise. She saw her darling prince sifting through the trash can. Yeah right,
trash can. She bolted upright and went towards him calmly so as to not startle
him. He was holding a few pieces of paper in his hand and digging through the
dust bin. She sat beside him on her knees, and gently said, "Good morning, my
prince charming!"

He turned around and with a wonderful smile on his face
wished her, "A very good morning to you too, mama!" And he immediately hid his
hands behind his back.

"What is it in your hands, Abhi?" asked Sarita out of
curiosity. She gently brought his hands forward to find a few bits of papers in
it.

She looked at him questioningly and he answered her saying,
"Mamma, yesterday our teacher gave us a project; to make some item using waste
paper. I could not find a single waste paper in my room and I cannot tear
papers off my book, right mamma?"

She nodded her head and prompted him to continue. He said,
"So I thought I will look for it in the dustbins in your bedroom and papa's
study room. I knew that you will scold me if you find me digging through the
dirt. That is why I wanted to look for it when you were asleep. Sorry mama!"

She smiled at him tenderly and said, "I am sorry, Abhi; for
placing that fear in you. I only scold you because you will get your hands
dirty. But please do not be afraid to share your troubles with me or papa, okay
my dear boy?"

"Sure mama! I will not do this again, I swear! And I promise
that I will share all my secrets with you and papa!" he said and placed a kiss
on her cheek.

"So when should you submit the project, Abhi?" asked Sarita.

"Next week, mama!"
said Abhi excitedly.

"Did you brush your teeth?" She asked him. He shook his head
sideways. Sarita gave him a mock glare and then gradually pouted at him. This
made Abhi smile and giggle.

They were unaware that Vikrant was observing their exchange
from the doorway. Their conversation brought a pleasant smile to his tense face.

"Now please give me those papers and go brush your teeth.
You need to have milk and get ready soon." He heard Sarita tell Abhiman. His
little boy slowly placed all the papers in her hand. Sarita was unaware that
the note she wrote the previous night was one among them.

"Where are we going, mama?" Abhiman asked her innocently.

"We have to attend Raj uncle and Divya auntie's wedding. So
go brush your teeth and I will get your milk ready, okay? And we will start
your project tomorrow, deal?" She said.

"Deal!" he said. "Yay, we are going to attend a wedding! Is
papa coming with us as well, mama?" he enquired.

"Of course he will, beta" she assured him. He hugged her
once again and whispered in her ear,"It is going to be so much fun, mama!"
before running away from the room excitedly only to bump into his dad. He gave
his dad a quick hug and a peck on his cheek and fled away like a rocket.

In the meantime, Sarita turned around and went towards the
common chest where the towels were normally kept, when she realized that she
held papers in her hand. She smiled to herself thinking that these papers might
not be important for her, but held a lot of value for Abhi, as he took the
effort to gather them for his project. She needed to keep them safe for his
sake. So thinking, she placed them inside the chest where Vikrantji normally
would place his important documents. She closed it and grabbed a towel for
herself.

Vikrant was eyeing his wife as he entered their room. The
pleasure he experienced when he saw his son chatter away with Sarita was cut
short the moment he heard Raj's name on her lips. His demeanor changed
immediately. He wondered how she could act so easily with Abhi. Of course, Abhi
was a small boy who would not understand what was happening around him. But he
did; he knew that she was ready to leave them for Raj last night. But somehow
things did not go as they planned. And now Raj was ready to marry Divya, all of
a sudden? Something was fishy and he wondered what their next move would be;
and for that sake, he would attend the damn wedding, he thought to himself.

He was in no mood to converse with her and went towards the
bathroom to freshen up. What he did not realize was that Sarita turned around
to enter the bathroom, the same time as he did and they both ended up bumping
into each other. She lost her balance and grabbed onto his shirt to keep from
falling. His hands automatically went towards her bare waist to hold her
upright.

They immediately felt a jolt of electricity pass through
them. She instantly looked up to find him look intently at her. She realized
that she was not the only one affected by his touch. That brought a pleasing
smile to her face. He was mesmerized by her looks and could not help himself
but gaze at her. He knew that he was digging himself a deeper hole by getting physically
attracted to her besides falling in love with her. At this thought, he removed
his hands from her waist, as if her skin burnt them.

Why did he abruptly remove his hands from her waist? Sarita
thought. She wondered what was going through his mind. He looked troubled and
in pain.

"Are you alright, Mr.Suryavanshi?" She immediately asked.

"I am fine" he grumbled irritatingly.

That was when it struck her that he must have waited up all
night to have the most important discussion with her; only for her to turn up
late. And he was probably angry with her about it, she thought. She did not
waste a single minute to begin the conversation; and started to say, "Mr.Suryavanshi,
there is something that..." Her sentence was cut in the middle when Abhi hollered
from the hall to say that he was ready to have his milk. She tilted her head a
little and hollered back saying,"I'll be there in a minute, dear!"

She turned around to initiate the conversation again, only
to find Vikrant entering the bathroom and locking it behind him. She was a
little dismayed to find he did not wait for her to complete the sentence.

She would
pacify her husband alright; that too very sweetly, once they were back from attending
the wedding, she resolved. And left the bedroom to attend to Abhi; blissfully
unaware that her husband had the worst opinion about her. And discovering what
he thought of her was going to cause so much devastation, that she might be unable to overcome it anytime soon!

To be continued...

Beautiful update Pallavi👏 Mr. Akdu is indeed grumpy today, Poor sarita😭

Originally posted by: nandinidavid96

wonderful update👍🏼

I love this Divya...standing up for her self-respect👏

where are my Akdu and Jagdu,😒 I need to wait for the next update, so not fair😡

Keep Posting...!!