PreRish OS || Mitwa || 27/10

Hello People 🤗

First of all a very Happy Diwali to everyone 🤗 

Secondly, the credit for the plot of this story and the title goes to WaqtZaya aka Ankie 😳 I’ve just framed it for her 😛

Since it’s a long OS, I am positing in two parts 😛

Happy Reading 🤗

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The entire Basu Bari was decorated beautifully on Rishabh’s instructions, after all it was Prerna and Anurag’s wedding today. He did all this with a heavy heart, it was for her happiness, he kept reminding himself. Once he was sure that everything was ready he walked to their.. her room to check if she needed anything.

It was difficult for Rishabh to take each step closer in her direction, he knew that it would probably be the last time he would see her. His heart skipped a beat when he reached the door and saw her dressed in a Red Lehenga. His eyes teared up as a small smile formed on his face, the scene in front of his eyes was making him go through an emotional turmoil. His daughter was helping her mother get ready for her wedding with the love of her life! He composed himself and knocked on the door, Prerna and Kukki turned to him. He gave them a forced smile and walked inside, Kukki ran to her father and he picked her up in his arms, but all this while he couldn’t tear his eyes from Prerna. 

‘You are looking very pretty!’ 

He complimented her and earned a shy smile in return 

‘Thanks, all this is Kukki’s choice!! She has an excellent taste.’ 

Prerna smiled and caressed her daughter’s hair making Kukki smile at her, but Rishabh was having a hard time controlling himself. He feared that his tears would start following any minute. 

‘Urm.. actually I just wanted to check if you need anything? The rituals will start soon. So do you want me to get you something to eat before that? I mean it’s going to be at least a few hours before you get time to eat anything once the rituals will start and aapko iss haal main zyada waqt tak bina kuch khaye nahi rehna chahiye .. so…’ 

Rishabh blabbered and Prerna was touched by his concern for her. She just gave him a positive nod as an answer because words were failing her, Rishabh left Kukki with Prerna and went to arrange some food for her. In a few hours time she would become someone else’s wife but yet Rishabh was worried for her. 

——

Prerna walked down the stairs with a smile on her face, today was going to be the best day of her life! 

Everyone in the room kept looking at the beautiful bride who was being escorted by her little daughter. Rishabh let out a heavy sigh to avoid his tears, he walked up to them and stretched his hand for Prerna. She hesitantly caught it, Rishabh walked her till the Mandap where Anurag was already seated. 

‘I wish you a happy life!!’ 

Rishabh merely whispered to Prerna and left her hand as they read the mandap, the priest asked her to sit next to Anurag and she did but for some reason she couldn’t stop herself from turning back and looking at Rishabh who was walking out of the house. She wanted to get up and stop him but the priest had already started reciting the mantras. 

—— 

They were half way through the wedding when suddenly Mohini roared 

‘Stop this wedding right now’ 

The entire lot of guests and her family looked at her in shock as she walked to the mandap. She caught Prerna’s hand and almost dragged her from there. 

‘I will not let you get married to my son when you are already pregnant with someone else’s child’ 

Mohini glared at Prerna as she spoke while the latter looked at her in shock, Anurag walked up to them

‘Maa what are you saying??’

‘I am saying the truth Anurag!! Read this.’ 

She handed him Prerna’s pregnancy reports, Anurag was shocked when he saw that the reports were positive. 

‘Anurag listen to me!! It’s true that I am pregnant but…’ 

Before Prerna could complete her sentence she had earned a tight slap, and it was Nivedita who had slapped her 

‘How dare you Prerna? How could even think of getting married to my brother after all this?? When we came to know why you married Mr. Baja we all were feeling guilty for misunderstanding you but now.. why is that everytime we start liking you a little you do something that we hate you more!! How could you cheat on my brother like this??’ 

Nivedita questioned her and Prerna tried to answer but before she could Mohini spoke again 

‘You know Prerna, it was only for my son and his happiness that I agreed to accept you as my daughter in law even after all this. But you always manage to prove me that you will never be the right girl for him …’

‘Kaki Maa it’s nothing like that… trust me..’ 

She went to Anurag and caught his hand 

‘Please listen to me once… please .. read those reports properly Anurag… just once, check my term of pregnancy.. it’s your child Anurag.. believe me!! I am not pregnant with anyone else’s child but yours!!’ 

She begged him and asked him to read the reports once, but Anurag just looked at her. He didn’t even open the envelope, only the test result that was printed on it was enough to shock him. Mohini walked to them and grabbed Prerna by her arms

‘Enough.. stay away from my son! Don’t you dare try and get him trapped in your word web. I will not let you ruin his life by trying to name this child as his.’ 

Prerna looked at Shivani and Veena, she freed her arm from Mohini's grip and walked to them 

‘Maa.. Shivi.. you know me na.. you guys say them na.. tell everyone that I am not lying.. I can’t lie about such a huge thing… you believe me right??’ 

She looked at her family with hope in her eyes but it was shattered the next minute when her mother spoke 

‘How can I ask others to trust you when I can’t believe you myself Prerna??’ 

Prerna looked at her mother in shock

‘Maa..’ 

‘Haan Prerna.. you lied to us about why you married Mr. Bajaj, if you could lie then, why can’t you lie now??’ 

Her mother’s words had hit Prerna hard, she agreed that she was at fault when she hid the truth about Rishabh and Her’s marriage but she did that only to protect everyone else and not hurt them. She knew that her family and Anurag would get mad when the truth would be revealed to everyone. But they were now holding it against her, they refused to believe her this time when she was saying the truth because she had lied to them then. 

‘Please don’t say this Maa.. you know I hid the truth only because I didn’t want to hurt you..’ 

‘Then why did you hide your pregnancy too Prerna?? Why didn’t you tell us earlier?!’ 

‘Because if I would have told everyone earlier that I am pregnant with Anurag’s child, Anurag would have done something stupid to separate me from Mr. Bajaj and I was scared that Mr. Bajaj would try to hurt him again!! That’s why I didn’t tell anyone about it!’

Prerna said in her defence, she hoped that everyone would understand her point of view. 

‘Wow.. what a great story Prerna!!!’ 

Mohini said sarcastically as she clapped her hands

‘Just stop saying again and again that you did all this for Anu’s sake!! Because I won’t believe you, if you really loved him and this child is his, then why did you even marry Bajaj in the first place?’ 

Prerna didn’t know what to say, she did what she was right at that time! Why wasn’t anyone getting her point?? She looked at Anurag expectantly. She walked up to him once again 

‘Anurag.. why are you silent? Say something na.. everyone is accusing me of cheating on you but you know me na? You love me! You know main kabhi aisa nahi kar sakti.. tumhe kabhi dhoka nahi de sakti main.. yakeen karo mera Anurag yeh tumhara hi baccha hai.. bas ek bar reports open karke ache se read kar lo bas ek baar..’ 

She caught his hand but he jerked it, shocking Prerna and everyone else in the room. He looked at her angrily 

‘Don’t touch me.. mujhe chune ka haq Kho chuki ho tum… aur na hi mujhe tumhari koi baat suni hai’ 

‘Anurag..yeh Tum kya bol rahe ho??’ 

‘Sach bol raha hun.. nahi sunna hai mujhe kuch bhi.. I don’t give a damn about what’s written in those reports. Because the truth is that you are pregnant.. and that too with someone else’s child.. because I have never touched you..’ 

Prerna looked at him in disbelief. How could he say that? Did he not remember the night that they spent in the jungle? 

‘Anurag..’ 

‘Kya Anurag?? Abh aur kya bacha hai bolne ko Prerna.. aisi kya kami thi mere pyaar main ki tumne mujhe cheat kiya?? And chalo, ek baar ko usske liye tumhe maaf bhi kar dun, but how can you still claim to love me even after all this? Mazak bana diya hai tumne mera aur mere pyaar ka aaj!!’ 

Saying so he walked back from her, he took off his shera. Prerna was shattered listening to his words. He was the only person she thought who would believe her but he was accusing her of cheating on him. Mohini smirked at her son’s words. 

‘Anurag please don’t say all this.. please.. bas ek baar meri baat ka yakeen kar lo.. ek mauka do mujhe.. I sacrificed everything for you, yet you are questioning me! You can’t do this to me..’

She pleaded with him once again

‘Sunne ko baki hi kya hai Prerna?? Itne waqt tak tumhe wapas pane ke liye na jane kya kya kiya hai maine.. I put my own life on stake Damn it!! And this is what you do to me?! Aur vo Bajaj… mahan bane chale the na tumhe mere pass wapas bhej ke, does he even know about your pregnancy? Or just like us you have kept him in the dark as well?’ 

‘Why are you saying all this Anurag?? Kya hogaya hai tumhe?? Iss tarah kyun baat kar rahe ho mujh se?’ 

Prerna cried in front of him, she couldn’t bare this harsh treatment that she was getting from everyone, especially Anurag. 

‘Then how else should I speak to you and what else do you want to hear?! You have ridiculed my love for you, again and again!! I was naive to not see your true face back then, but now I know who you really are.. you are nothing else but an opportunist, jab mujhse dil bhar gaya toh Bajaj ke paas chali gai aur shayad uske saath rehke bhi tumhare armaan pure nahi hue the jo mere paas wapas laut aai…’ 

Anurag almost yelled towards the end, he was disgusted with Prerna right now. In fact, almost everyone present in the room only gave her disgusted looks!! 

‘Enough Mr. Basu!!’ 

At once, all the eyes in the room turned towards the entrance, Rishabh stood there on the threshold of the house. He was fuming in anger, his fist was tightly clenched as he walked towards Anurag and Prerna. He stood in the middle of them and glared at Anurag. If looks could kill, Anurag would have been lying dead on the floor due to the fire and rage that were splitting in Rishabh’s eyes. 

‘I warned you, if you do anything to hurt Prerna. I’ll come back in your life. Mujhe gaye ghante bhi nahi hue ki aap already unhe ill treat kar rahe hain?! Yehi hai unke liye aapka pyaar??’ 

Rishabh asked him angrily but Anurag laughed at his words 

‘And see you are back!!  Aur aap sahi time pe wapas aaye hain.. aapke liye ek good news hai.. your wife is Pregnant.. aur aap Baap bane wale hain!!’ 

‘What??!’ 

‘Oh, even you didn’t know about this!! So I was right, Prerna has kept you in the dark just like us!’

Anurag spoke nonchalantly but Rishabh was surprised to listen to his words. He had come back because Kukki’s medical file was with Prerna and Rishabh had forgotten to take it from her, when he had entered the house he only heard the last few words that Anurag had said to Prerna, but now he understood what this entire chaos was about. He rubbed his forehead to calm himself before he tried to clear the misunderstanding 

‘Anurag.. what are you saying? You are accusing Prerna of cheating on you. How can you do this to her?? She loves you..’ 

‘And yet she slept with you.. she is pregnant with your child Mr. Bajaj…all this while, I was trying to get her back in my life, but you.. you snatched her from me!! Hamesha ke liye door kar diya mujhe meri Prerna se..’

Anurag spoke angrily, he kept glaring Rishabh and Prerna simultaneously 

‘Le jaiye isse.. and don’t worry, this time I won’t try to win her back!! She can be yours forever now!!’ 

Saying so Anurag walked out of the house, Mohini and Nivedita shot one disgusted glance at Rishabh and Prerna, they too went back to their rooms. One by one all the guests started leaving the house. Rishabh looked at Sharma family and walked to them. As soon as he stopped in front of Veena, she folded her hands in front of him 

‘Aapse vinti karte hain, le jaiye isse yahan se.. jise pehle ki hum apna aapa Kho de aur kuch galat keh baithe usse..’ 

Veena didn’t even look at Prerna as she spoke, Rishabh wanted to say something but he knew that right now Veena was angry at Prerna, no matter what he said it wouldn’t make a difference to her, so he just nodded his head and Veena left with rest of her kids. 

Rishabh and Prerna now stood alone in the hall, the place was so lively a few minutes ago but right now the silence that had filled it was deading. He took slow and cautious steps towards Prerna who stood rooted to her spot. She looked like she had been turned into a statue. 

‘Prerna..’ 

He called her out softly but she didn’t respond to him, Rishabh placed his hand on her shoulder with hesitation and she slowly turned to her 

‘Are you okay?’

Rishabh asked her, he knew it was a stupid question to ask her right now, obviously she wasn’t okay. The man with whom she wanted to spend the rest of her life with, had not only accused her but had also degraded her. 

When Rishabh didn’t get any response from her once again, he just wrapped his right arm around her shoulders and started guiding her outside the house but Prerna kept looking back towards the mandap in which she was seated a while ago as Anurag’s bride. Suddenly she felt her knees give up and darkness had engulfed her, Rishabh lifted her in his arms effortless and walked to his car, he laid her in the backseat first and then took her head in his lap, he ordered his driver to take them to their nearest hospital as soon as he could. 

——

While the doctor attended Prerna, Rishabh made a few calls. First and foremost he called his Masi and updated her about the entire situation. He asked her to leave for London with Kukki and Tanvi, she assured him that everything would be fine 

‘Take care of her Rishabh.. aur agar ho sake toh usse apne saath hi le aao!’ 

‘Ji Masi, you guys travel safely, we will be there as soon as we can!’ 

He then called his advocate Mr. Mehra and asked him about the divorce papers 

‘Sorry sir, since it was a weekend court bandh tha, main kal sab se pehle Unn papers ko court main submit kar dunga..’ 

‘No need Mr. Mehra.. Prerna and I aren’t getting divorced now. In fact just shred those papers’ 

Rishabh sent a silent prayer to god, he was relieved that Prerna was still his wife. He sat on a bench right outside the Prerna’s room, he was impatiently waiting for the doctor to come and update him. After a few minutes when he saw the doctor come out the room he started questioning about Prerna.

‘Mr. Bajaj, please come with me!’ 

Once they were inside his cabin the doctor asked Rishabh to sit and then gave him a calmly updated him about Prerna’s condition 

‘Your wife is physically fine Mr. Bajaj, but seems like she has been through a really stressful situation which has affected mental health.I am sure that you are aware about her pregnancy, she is in her initial stage and in seems like the stress has taken a toll on her!’

‘What do you mean? Tell me clearly what’s wrong with my wife!!’ 

Rishabh almost lost his cool on the doctor but the latter still replied to him calmly 

‘There is nothing wrong with her Mr. Bajaj, but she is in a trauma right now. Her vitals are stable, your baby is healthy, but your wife’s behaviour has changed. The problem is that she isn’t responding to well, when I asked her certain questions she either gave me blank looks or she just nodded her head. She wasn’t vocal at all. It’s advisable for pregnant ladies to avoid stress as much as they can but like I said, unfortunately your wife has been through a lot of stress. You need to take extra care of her from now on, if possible please try to distract her from all this stress as soon as you can. You can take her somewhere else if you wish but Mr. Bajaj, you will have to be very patient while dealing with her from now on. Right now she is very fragile and she needs extra love and care from you! We will keep her under observation tonight and tomorrow morning you can take her home’ 

Rishabh just listened to the doctor’s words patiently this time and thanked him, after the doctor had prescribed some medicines for Prerna, Rishabh walked back to her room. 

As soon as he laid his eyes on her, his eyes started tearing up. Prerna lay there on the bed with a blank face, her eyes were open and she kept looking at the ceiling. It was supposed to be the best day of her life today but here she was in a hospital bed. She spotted Rishabh and slowly tried getting up, he rushed to her to help her. He made her sit comfortably on the bed and was about to pull the chair for himself when Prerna stopped him 

‘Sit next to me, please’ 

She spoke in a low voice but that was loud enough for Rishabh to hear it, he just obeyed her words. Once he sat next to her Prerna placed her head on his shoulder, her action surprised Rishabh but he kept mumb. They sat in the position silently for a few minutes 

‘He refused to accept my child, he accused me of cheating on him, he left me .. Maa didn’t believe me either. They all questioned me and my child…’

Prerna said softly, Rishabh shut his eyes as she spoke. Her pain was evident in her voice, he took a deep breath to compose himself before he spoke 

‘Prerna..’ 

She looked at him with tears in her eyes 

‘Why?! I only thought of everyone else’s happiness and yet I am the one being questioned and blamed. I sacrificed my happiness for his freedom and this is what I get in return??! Why did he do this to me?? Why?’

She started sobbing loudly and clutched the collar of his shirt in her fist. Rishabh felt helpless right now. He wanted to share her pain but there was nothing that he could do would make her feel better.

‘That’s because he was angry. You know that people don’t realise their mistakes when they are angry right? Just because everyone else blamed you that does not mean that you should blame yourself too. You have done nothing wrong Prerna, nothing wrong. And I know it too, I am sorry for leaving you alone there, but I promise that I'll never leave you again.’

Once again Prerna looked at him 

‘Promise?!’ 

She asked him innocently and he nodded his head in assurance. She rested her head on his shoulder once again and closed her eyes. Rishabh’s words had consoled her a bit, he kept soothing her hair until she fell asleep. He freed his collar from her grip and made her lie comfortably. He pulled the chair closer to the bed seated there, he caught her hand in his

‘I’ll never let you get hurt again Prerna. I vow to take care of you and our child, from this minute no harm will come your way. And even if it does, I will be the one facing it before you have to face it!’ 

Rishabh made a silent promise to her and kept caressing her face. 

——

*Two Days Later*

Rishabh had returned to London with Prerna and Kukki was very happy to see her mom home, but even that little girl had figured out that something was wrong with Prerna. 

‘Your Mamma is just missing her Mom. Nothing else Kukki.’

Rishabh assured his daughter and luckily she was convinced. Kukki caught Prerna’s hand and went to her room. She started showing her new room to her Mom. But Prerna just kept smiling at her daughter. Rishabh had followed them and stood outside the room. He was worried for Prerna, but when he saw her smile, he felt a little relaxed. Kukki spotted her father and dragged him inside the room. She thanked him for brining her Mamma back

‘Maa, you won’t leave me again na?’ 

Kukki looked at Prerna expectantly while Prerna looked at Rishabh 

‘Mamma won’t got any where now.. she is going to stay with forever!!’

Rishabh replied calmly and Kukki jumped in excitement but her father caught her hands and spoiled her fun

‘But only on one condition, you won’t trouble her, instead you will take care of Mamma.’ 

He spoke sternly and like an obedient child Kukki nodded her head in agreement. 

‘Prerna I think we should go to our room, you need to rest, the flight journey must have been exhausting..’ 

Rishabh got up and extended his hand for her to hold it, Prerna just slipped her hand in his and let him guide her to their room. 

‘While you were with Kukki, I asked the house help to unpack your stuff. Your clothes have been arranged in the closet. You should go and change’

Prerna just nodded her head and walked to the closet, grabbing a night dress from there she walked inside the washroom. By then Rishabh had changed in his T-shirt and Pyjamas too. After a few minutes when Prerna came out of the washroom, She sat in front of the dressing table and kept staring at the various items that were placed on it but didn’t reach for anything 

‘You want something?’ 

Rishabh asked her as he in her direction, he came and stood behind her. 

‘Haan.. nahi vo…’ 

Prerna stammered, she started fidgeting with her fingers she didn’t know what she was looking for...

‘Aap ko inn main se kya chahiye??’ 

He asked her calmly and sat on his knees to come to her eye level. Prerna looked at him nervously 

‘Maybe I can help..’ 

Rishabh spoke softly and Prerna bit her lip, she once again glanced at the dressing table and her gaze stopped at the hair brush, and Rishabh noticed it, he picked up the brush, once again he stood behind Prerna and started combing her hair. He glanced at her reflection in the mirror and noticed how once again her facial expressions had become blank. She didn’t even protest him, or tried to stop him from combing her hair. Suddenly he felt his heart sink to his stomach. He couldn’t see her like this. He briskly finished his job and then guided her to the bed. He tucked her properly and turned to go towards the couch but Prerna stopped him and tugged on his hand  She silently asked him to join her in bed and Rishabh compiled to her demand. 

Prerna rested her head on his chest and hugged him tightly. Rishabh just tried to keep his breathing even to not let her know how much their proximity was affecting him. He shut his eyes tightly, as much as he wanted to savour this moment, there was a pain in his chest because of the circumstances in which this was happening. He patted her to sleep and prayed to God to help him in saving her life. 

The next morning Rishabh and Prerna walked hand in hand when they arrived for breakfast. Rishabh first served breakfast to Prerna and then to himself. Even Masi and Tanvi tried to have small conversations with her and get her to talk to them but Prerna only replied in monosyllables or with a nod and a smile. They were all worried for her. As Kukki walked in the room Rishabh was more tensed thinking about her reaction, if she would notice Prerna’s changed behaviour, even Kukki might get affected wrongly, but to his surprise when Kukki noticed her Mamma being aloof she decided to take care of her instead of questioning her. 

All of them were surprised when Kukki started feeding Prerna breakfast with her own hands. She looked at her father who looked worried 

‘You said nah that I have to take care of Mamma and not trouble her!’ 

Rishabh smiled at his daughter and nodded his head slightly, he felt proud of his daughter. His eyes welled up seeing how much Kukki loved Prerna. He was glad that Prerna was back in their lives but he wished that she would become her old self once again. He didn’t know how long could he bare her silence. It was killing him. 

If right now Prerna would start fighting with him or accusing him, Rishabh wouldn’t mind that as well. All he wanted was for her to at least say something. She was suffering silently and that was troubling him. He knew that it was important for her to either cry her heart out and get rid of the pain or share it with someone. He was also concerned about her Baby. Like the doctor said, this stress could have an adverse effect on her child’s health as well. He dreaded to think about the worst that could happen if Prerna didn’t come out of her shell soon.

—— 

It had been nearly three months to that day but still there was no great improvement in Prerna’s condition. She was still behaving aloof but her daughter and her husband had stood with her as pillars. Kukki would feed Prerna with her own hands while Rishabh would help her dress up and make her hair. 

They would go out to parks and restaurants but Prerna wouldn’t speak much that time either. Rishabh and Kukki were trying their best to cheer her up. She was happier than before, she smiled frequently and her smile would reach her eyes. Yet she wouldn’t talk much, Rishabh felt like he was living the same time again when he craved to listen to his daughter’s voice only this time, it was his wife’s happiness that he was craving for. 

Rishabh also made sure to take Prerna for her regular checkups with the gynaecologist. There were times when he felt that Prerna was no longer attached to the baby emotionally. His heart would break into a million pieces whenever this thought crossed his mind, but he had a reason to believe so. He had tried to convince her to go and shop for the baby but Prerna had denied giving an excuse that she was tired. He also got her some books on Pregnancy which would help her but she hadn’t even touched them yet. And then whenever he tried to converse about the baby, Prerna would just change the topic or leave the room after giving some lame excuse. 

——

Prerna was getting ready for the night when Rishabh decided to initiate a conversation about the Baby once again.

‘Prerna.. I think we should start preparing the house for Baby’s arrival. You are already in your second trimester, it will take at least a few months for the nursery and all to get ready’ 

As he spoke, Rishabh noted her expressions keenly, he saw her become stiff. 

‘Jaisa aapko theek lage..’ 

Prerna gave him a bland reply and walked to the bed, she slipped in the covers and shut her eyes. Rishabh who was seated on the couch with a file in his hand kept the file aside and rubbed his forehead. He had to do something. He let out a sigh and walked to the bed, but instead of laying next to her Rishabh went and sat near Prerna, he assumed that she had fallen asleep already, gently he caressed her baby bump and spoke in a soft voice 

‘I know you must be feeling that your Mamma is not worried about you at all or she isn’t excited for you to come in our lives. But please don’t ever feel like that, she loves you, in fact we all love you and we are waiting for you to come home soon. It’s just that your Mamma is going through some trouble right now. But  You don’t have to worry.. I am there na.. I’ll fix everything soon… even your elder sister is helping me and I promise you, before you come home, both of us will make sure that your Mamma will be herself again.. phir se vo Prerna ban jayengi jinse mujhe pyaar hua tha… jiske gusse main bhi pyaar tha aur narazagi main bhi apna pan.. aisa nahi ki aapki Mamma ke liye mera pyaar kam hogaya hai ya badal gaya hai.. kyunki vo kabhi nahi ho sakta… aapko pata hai.. iss duniya main Kukki ke baad agar kisi se maine pyaar kiya hai toh vo aapki Mamma hai.. and I promise ki aapse bhi utna hi pyaar karunga… and I’ll take care of you and your Mamma for the rest of my life!!’ 

Rishabh hadn’t realised that he had started crying while he was speaking his heart out, but as soon as he did, he got up from the bed and went to the washroom to wash his face and freshen up. 

As he shut the door behind him Prerna opened her eyes and sat on the bed. His words kept replaying in her mind. She placed her hand on her belly as tears had now started streaming down her face

‘Itne waqt se, kisi aur ke diye dard ke wajah se main kisi aur ko dukh de rahi thi… jab ki unki toh koi galti bhi nahi thi… uss raat Anurag aur baki sab ne jo bhi mere saath kiya.. jo bhi mujhse kaha, unki baaton ka khud pe itna asar hone diya maine ki apna wajood hi bhul gai… apne hone wale baache ke bare main tak sochna chod diya maine.. aur Mr. Bajaj, itna sab hone ke baad bhi vo mere saath hain, mera itna khayal rakhte hain … pyaar karte hain mujh se… meri beti… jiska khayal mujhe rakhna chahiye tha.. vo mera khayal rakh rahi hai… aur yeh sab kuch sirf issi wajah se ho raha kyunki aaj bhi main biti baaton ko apne dil se lagaye baithi hun…’ 

Prerna sobbed as she realised her mistake and right on cue Rishabh walked out of the washroom, he was shocked to see her crying like that 

‘‘Prerna.. what’s wrong??’

He asked as he walked towards the bed, his worry for her was clearly noticeable in his voice, she didn’t reply to him but got out of bed and hugged him tightly 

‘I am so sorry.. I have troubled you a lot !! Please forgive me!!’ 

Rishabh was now getting more tensed after listening to her words 

‘Prerna.. what has happened?? Tell me?!’ 

She broke the hug and looked at him 

‘I was so busy grieving about my past that it almost ruined my present and my future… aapko aur Kukki ko bhi mere wajah se kitni pareshani hui hai.. sirf issliye kyunki main apne dard ko nahi sambhal pai..’ 

Prerna continued crying, Rishabh enfluged her in his arms once again before he spoke 

‘No Prerna.. nothing has been ruined.. and I won’t let anything get ruined till I am there with you..’ 

He broke the hug and cupped her face 

‘Aur aap yeh mat sochiye ki mujhe aur Kukki ko koi bhi pareshani hui hai… hum pyaar karte hain aapse .. aapki care karna humare liye koi pareshaani ki baat nahi hai…rahi baat apne dard ki.. toh vo bhi apki galti nahi hai Prerna.. galti halat ki hai.. if I would have been in your place I would have reacted the same way as you did… it was all a cruel game by the destiny that’s it!!’ 

Rishabh wiped her tears as he continued 

‘Aapko hamesha se addat rahi hai… har cheez ke liye aap khud ko hi blame karti hain.. aapse kitna baar kaha hai maine ki aapko yeh nahi karna chahiye.. Prerna.. I know we can’t change the past but we can shape the future right? And to do that we must first shape our present. You have realised that you did wrong by worrying so much for no good reason… and that’s a good thing, because it’s easier to correct a mistake after you have realised that you were wrong..’ 

‘And I will correct my mistakes soon..’ 

Prerna caught Rishabh’s hand in hers and looked in his eyes as she spoke 

‘I promise you.. that from this minute, I will not think about my past… I will only think about our present and our future.. and I won’t let you down this time!’ 

Rishabh smiled at her and nodded his head 

‘I know you won’t.. because the Prerna I know, never fails to win a challenge…’

He rested his forehead against hers and they both closed their eyes to enjoy this moment. 

‘Rishabh..’ 

Prerna whispered his name and took him by surprise, he couldn’t believe that she had addressed him by his first name!

‘How could you love me unconditionally, even when I couldn’t love myself?’ 

She asked him in a low voice, Rishabh silently walked to the bed and sat there, Prerna followed his suite 

‘Pyaar aisa hi hota hai na Prerna.. jab khud se zyada aap kisi aur ki fikar karte ho.. kisi aur ki khushi apki khushi se badkar hoti hai.. kisi aur ka dard aapko bhi takleef deta hai..’ 

He looked at her and continued 

‘Aapse pyaar karke hi seekha hai ki pyaar kya hota hai.. toh jab aapko mere pyaar ki sabse zyada zaroorat thi toh aapko pyaar kaise nahi karta main??’ 

Rishabh spoke almost in a whispered tone but the sincerity with which he had spoken those words had touched Prerna’s heart. She couldn’t believe that he was the same Rishabh Bajaj whom she had met months ago. The past few months had changed a lot of things in her life, but today she was happy with the way her life had changed because if things would not have been like this, right now she wouldn’t be seated next to this man who was her husband. 

‘I’ll try to love you as much as you love me!!’

Prerna spoke in a soft voice and smiled at him, moving closer to him she locked her arms above his right elbow and rested her head on his shoulder, Rishabh kissed the top of her head. Both of them enjoyed this silence and this moment. 

Finally Prerna had made peace with the ghosts of her past, she knew that from now on, she had nothing to be worried about, after all her husband was none other than ‘The Rishabh Bajaj’ and he would be there for her! Always 

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Guuuurrrlllll,

you really keeping the PRERISH fans entertained and in feels ♥️♥️

What a lovely piece of writing. Loved it.

The less I say about the Basus and Sharmas, the better. 
I love Rishab. This man is goals in every way. Hats off to him for taking care of Prerna in this way. 

Thank you for writing this. I have been missing the man for a while. 

Happy Diwali 

Originally posted by: Pori

Guuuurrrlllll,

you really keeping the PRERISH fans entertained and in feels ♥️♥️

What a lovely piece of writing. Loved it.

The less I say about the Basus and Sharmas, the better. 
I love Rishab. This man is goals in every way. Hats off to him for taking care of Prerna in this way. 

Thank you for writing this. I have been missing the man for a while. 

Happy Diwali 

Aww thank you so much for the comment!! 🤗🤗

I am missing Rishabh too!! I hope Karan comes back soon 😭

Till then I’ll try to keep entertaining everyone with such stories 😳

Happy Diwali 🤗

I am so in love with your stories that I really don't have words to describe it👏

It's an AMAZING OS 🤗

LOVED IT❤️❤️

My goodness!! This was so beautiful.❤️ Finally they got their happily everafter! 

Ankie - plot & Title👍🏼

Niyati, our OS Queen🤗

Rishabh's feelings seeing her as someone else's bride💔. Why take her till mandap🥺. MB finally did it, she stopped the wedding. No one believed Prerna🥺. Anurag/Basus/Sharmas🤢😡🤬.

I can completely understand how Prerna is affected by this incident both physically and emotionally. She sacrificed her life for her love and Basus, and no one atleast tried to listen, forget about understanding her. No Divorce. 

The Bajaj family is back together❤️. Prerna is seeking emotional support from Bajaj, they are sharing the bed, he is helping her get dressed. Kukki taking care of her mother, feeding her❤️. Bajaj's talk to the baby is emotional😭, Prerna got to know about his feelings for her and also how she is in the past and forgetting to take care of her present and future. She called him Rishabh, my dil garden garden hogayaa❤️. She promised to love him, to move on from her past, to live her life in the present with her family👍🏼.

I loved it, this is an awesome story Niyati❤️.

Originally posted by: 7APK

I am so in love with your stories that I really don't have words to describe it👏

It's an AMAZING OS 🤗

LOVED IT❤️❤️

Thank you so much for loving my work 🤗😳

Originally posted by: Yush001

My goodness!! This was so beautiful.❤️ Finally they got their happily everafter! 

Thank you for the comment ❤️

Originally posted by: MR21

Ankie - plot & Title👍🏼

Niyati, our OS Queen🤗

Rishabh's feelings seeing her as someone else's bride💔. Why take her till mandap🥺. MB finally did it, she stopped the wedding. No one believed Prerna🥺. Anurag/Basus/Sharmas🤢😡🤬.

I can completely understand how Prerna is affected by this incident both physically and emotionally. She sacrificed her life for her love and Basus, and no one atleast tried to listen, forget about understanding her. No Divorce. 

The Bajaj family is back together❤️. Prerna is seeking emotional support from Bajaj, they are sharing the bed, he is helping her get dressed. Kukki taking care of her mother, feeding her❤️. Bajaj's talk to the baby is emotional😭, Prerna got to know about his feelings for her and also how she is in the past and forgetting to take care of her present and future. She called him Rishabh, my dil garden garden hogayaa❤️. She promised to love him, to move on from her past, to live her life in the present with her family👍🏼.

I loved it, this is an awesome story Niyati❤️.

Ramya !! 🤗

Prerna was bound to go through that pain so that she could value the happiness that she would get in her life ahead😊

Well, I couldn't bare them getting divorced, issliye main papers court tak hi nahi pohunchne diye 

Rishabh and Kukki are her family, aur aise waqt pe sirf family saath deti hai!!😳

Thank you so much for your comment, I always look forward to your feed back on my stories and thank you for the title of OS queen as well, it means a lot to me ☺️🤗

@bold: The credit for it goes to Ankie, this story was her brainchild, I have just framed it. 😛😳