Finally Over - Swasan OS

I could feel the others looking at me, waiting to see what I would do however, I never got the chance. Kavita came up to me and inquired me., and upon finding out that I was married to Sanskar, I could see her heart breaking and I knew- I knew that I could not let another woman feel the heartbreak. However, before I could say anything to comfort Kavita, Ragini spoke up,

"Don't worry, Kavita. Sanskaar and Swara are getting a divorce. He doesn't love her," Ragini said with a sly smirk.

"Really?" Kavita exclaimed and turned towards me, "Is she saying the truth, Swara?"

"Yes, it is the truth" I couldn't say anything else. I looked towards Sanskar, in hopes of gaining some answers, any answers but his eyes remained impassive to everything going on.

"Oh my god! This is great news. I cannot believe that Sanskaar will finally be mine after 5 painfully long years!" Kavita was jumping and she ran to hug Sanskar. This time I could not bear to watch it and started walking towards the gate.

"Shona" my mother called out, "Where are you going?"

I looked at my mother and then at Sanskar, and replied, "I guess I am going home."

I was lying on my bed in the hopes of going to sleep but my eyes refused to close to sleep. I could not stop crying and it hurt, it hurt so much to lose my love again. I honestly didn't know how I would survive this time.

My mother came in my room. "Shona" she said as she entered, "Oh my god, Shona! What have you done to yourself? Go change" She took out some of my clothes and gave me a push towards the bathroom, "Take these clothes and change before I force you, Shona."

When I came out, I saw Bade Papa sitting on the bed with his face in his hands.

"Bade papa!" I exclaimed as I ran and kneeled in front of him, "What happened? Did Ragini do something? Is Sanskar okay? Is Kavita okay? Or is it Ma or Badi Ma?" I asked in a breath.

"How strong are you Swara? Everything is okay. I came because I was worried for you. Are you okay? I spoke to your mother. She told me that you couldn't stop crying. I am so sorry that I made you go through this, Swara." He said with a face full of grief but I knew that I blamed him for nothing.

"It's okay, Bade papa. I blame you for nothing. Perhaps it is my fate to never get my love. It's probably because I am an illegitimate child," I laughed, surprised at my own insensitivity.

"Beta! Don't say stuff like this. Sanskar will come around. Just don't let go of him, Swara. He needs you."

"I know, Bade papa. I know that he needs me but maybe he needs someone else more. Maybe he needs Kavita" I said, looking at Bade Papa in the eye, " I will accept whatever decision that Sanskar makes for his happiness. I love him and that means that I want him to be happy and if his happiness is Kavita - then so be it. I cannot fight with his happiness."

There were tears coming from Bade papa's eyes. We all knew that Sanskar would choose Kavita.

I told Bade Papa, "You should go home. People would be looking for you."

"Ok, take care of yourself, Beta. Don't let your hopes come down."

" I will try Bade papa" saying that I tried to put my bravest and happiest face I could muster at that moment.

Dropping him to the gate, I realized that that could be the last time I would ever see Bade Papa. However, what I failed to realize was that there was a man lurking in the shadows, holding a mangalsutra, with tears leaking from his eyes.

I woke up with Laksh's face in front of me.

"Ah! What the heck, Laksh? Why are you here" I screamed out loud.

"It's okay. Calm down," he said, taking a step back from me," Sanskar has called you but Ma and Baba left early so I came to pick you up."

"What?" I asked while getting up and taking my clothes out, "Sanskaar called everyone? Why? Has he said anything? What is going on?" I asked in a breath.

"Woah! Take a breath, Swara. We don't know why he called us but he has, so you better get ready. I will be waiting downstairs." He said and walked out the door.

After getting ready, I ran outside and sat in the car with Laksh. Upon reaching the mansion, I realized that everyone was waiting for Laksh and I.

"What happened?" I questioned everyone.

"We don't know why he has called us, Swara. Perhaps he is going to tell us how much he needs me in his life." Kavita spoke up making everyone's eyes turn to her, while mine filled up with tears again.

I whispered, "Anything for his happiness."

Right then, Sanskar entered the room and headed straight fro Kavita. In excitement, Kavita got up, ready to jump with joy. However, Sanskar had something to say to all of us.

"Thank you for coming everyone. I really appreciate all of you supporting my decisions and being my backbone in the past months and I truly am grateful for each one of you," his eyes landed on me and I tried understanding what was going on but, his eyes didn't give away anything, "I was surprised on realizing that my first love, my first true love" my heart pinched when he said that and sadness took over me.

"I know that all of you are expecting me to choose between Kavita and my current wife but how can I hurt either of them?" he asked us all but he never met my eye.

"Wait" Kavita stood up, "How can you be saying this, Sanskar? You love me not her! This should not be a difficult choice for you. Why are you being afraid of just choosing your happiness?" She questioned and that is when he turned and looked at me.

While looking at me in the eyes and walking towards me, he replied to Kavita saying, "Because I am afraid of hurting you, Kavita."

"What do you mean, Sanskar?" The tears were building in her eyes and I could not stop staring at him, fearing what was going to happen right now.

He turned towards Kavita and hugged her - seeing this my heart broke and I started walking towards the door.

"I did love you Kavita with all my heart but," somebody grabbed my arm thus, preventing me from walking any further, "now the only woman in my heart is my wife, My Swara."

He turned me around, looked me in the eye and said, "I Love you, Swara with all my heart and body I accept you as my wife and my love. Always and forever."

The tears couldn't stop but I managed to say, "Always and forever."

He laughed and embraced me while every family member had tears of joy, other than Kavita who ran out of the house. Perhaps one day she will find the man for whom she survived 5 years in coma.

"I love you, Sanskar. I am sorry for everything I did. I am so sorry."

"It's in the past now Swara. Forget it. There is only one thing important." he said while pulling me close to him.

"And what's that?" I asked him while wrapping my arms around his neck.

"We love each other."