PART 11
A week has passed and Gopi has shifted into the guest room and has completely avoided being near Ahem. Kokila has not said a word regarding the whole drama that happened to Ahem and Rashi, well Gopi has begged her not to say anything to Ahem. Ahem however is still shocked that his mind has played such a huge illusion on him and he blames Gopi for it. Everyone is having lunch since its Saturday when the door bell rings. Rashi opens the door and takes a parcel.
Rashi: Kakiji there is a parcel for you.
Kokila immediately left the dining table with the parcel and walked towards her room leaving everyone wondering what could it be. After a good half hour kokila walks out to the living room where everyone is gathered except Gopi.
Kokila: mota bhai, mota bhabhi I want to talk to you about something very important.
Chirag: yes kokila go ahead.
Everyone gathered around to listen.
Kokila started: chirag bhai, after a lot of thinking and heartbreak I have come to take this decision that ahem and gopi should get divorced.
Everyone was shocked! Chirag and hetal both stood up, while rashi and jigar stood frozen at their place. Ahem who was reading the paper also stood up in utter shock.
Chirag: kokila how can you decide such a big thing? Gopi is not only your daughter in law but ours too. Think about her kokila.
Kokila: chirag bhai, gopi is not my daughter in law but my daughter. And I am thinking about her only. I can not let her leave with a man who doesn't love and respect my daughter. I will not let my daughter keep tolerating the inhumanity and humiliation of a heartless arrogant man.
Ahem felt as if the floor beneath his feet has moved. Rashi already started having tears brim in her eyes.
Hetal: kokila have you thought about what will happen to gopi when she learns about this? She is a little child kokila, she wont be able to handle it
Kokila: I will handle her mota bhabhi. I am her mother and she will obey whatever I say. She is my responsibility. I want a better and happy life for her and this wasn't easy for me to decide either. I have thought a lot about it and very carefully I have decided to take this step.
Hetal and chirag both looked very upset but they agreed to what kokila was saying as they also wanted gopi to be happy. Gopi heard everything from upstairs and ran inside her room and cried her heart out. Just then kokila entered and sat beside gopi gently patting her head.
Kokila: gopi vau, I know this is very hard for you as it is for me but you have to understand that I will never do anything bad for you. I want you to be happy and I am very upset to say this that you wont get the happiness you seek with Ahem. I know I had assured you a lot of times before about ahem accepting you but its no use giving you false reassurance.
Gopi wiping her tears: maaji, I know you will always think the better of me and whatever you have decided has a good reason too but maaji, how can I leave you? I can leave without ahemji if his happiness lies in it but you maaji, I will die without. Please maaji don't break your relation with me.
Kokila is crying: who told you I will break my relation with you and who said I will leave you? I myself will never let you go away from me and you are my daughter gopi vau. A mother can never break her relation with her daughter.
Both hug each other and cry softly.
Rashi goes to hetal's room and hugs her tight and starts to cry.
Hetal: rashi dikra stop crying, I know how it hurts you
Rashi: mummyji I didn't know whom to turn towards and share this with. Gopi I cant see her devasted face, kakiji, I cant question, mummy wont understand. Its only you mummyji.
They too have a lovely moment together.
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