Life as we know it - A Kalma FF - Chapter 29 - Page 74 - 31.03.2021

This story is an extension of the current plot but with a twist.

Malhar has married Kalyani under the pretext of avenging Swara's death. He continues to be bitter towards Kalyani but is never physically or mentally abusive towards her because his love for her can never be suppressed. He is coping with his losses and is going through the different stages of grief. As much as he hates to admit it, Kalyani has been the only calm in his storm despite his trust issues with her. He pretends to be angry with her just so that Anupriya feels sad. He is basically numb at this point.

Kalyani is not the same helpless 18 year old she once was, she is now a strong independent women and knows how to give as good as she gets. While she sympathizes with Malhar and all the tragedies that has come his way, she still knows how to stand up for herself and is not one to take things lying down. This time around instead of putting up with his baseless accusations, she has been confidently defending herself and her mother and is calling out any wrong doing. When Kalyani found out about his reasoning behind marrying her, she was truly disappointed in him. The mere fact that they had spent 5 years apart from eachother due to all the misunderstandings and that things were finally in the clear for them to get married but he still chose to mistrust her once again irked her the most. Although she continued to love him, she had made herself stern and had decided that she would continue this marriage until she exonerated her mother and herself. Once that was done she was considering to legally separate and share Moksh's custody with him as she felt that there was no point in staying in a loveless marriage.

Both Kalyani and Malhar were battling their own demons. If Malhar felt that he was betrayed by the woman he loved for supporting his sister's alleged murderer, then Kalyani felt let down by the man she loved so purely for marrying her out of hate. Both of them loved eachother and they knew it, they had always dreamt of a happily ever after which was unfortunately shattered by fate once again. Kalyani and Malhar were no saints themselves. They each had their own vices. In this case, neither of them were wrong, it was the circumstance which was wrong. They were good people to whom bad things had happened to. Emotions were driving and clouding their judgement. Sometimes being unaware is better than knowing half truths because this lethal knowledge always leads one on a path of self destruction and destruction of things around them. These half truths had led Kalyani and Malhar to their current situation. But obviously things were about to change as change is the only constant in this world.

The devil's mistress, Avni is still living in Ahilya Nivas just to add fuel to the fire. Her evil intentions have no bounds. She is still unaware of the fact that Ahir never came back for her and his unborn child, rather he returned home to get back at Malhar and Kalyani. She plots everytime to bring a rift between Kalyani and Malhar but all goes in vein. She is the kind of character who feels that if she is not happy then nobody deserved to be happy. She is just pure evil through and through.

Sarthak wants Anupriya to be convicted for aiding and abetting domestic violence after reading Swara's diary. But on Malhar's request, he has decided to step down. He despises the mere mention of the Deshmukhs. While he never supports Avni in the open, he also doesn't prevent her from harming Kalyani and Anupriya.

Anupriya this time around is determined to fight for what is right and is not going down without a battle. After she found out about Malhar's ulterior motives, she has given him a piece of her mind and has foretold that his mistakes this time around might just be irredeemable. She boldly defends her innocence and proclaims to prove the same with or without anybody's help. She has her daughter's undying support and her daughter has hers, that is all she needed at this point.

Moksh is as always the binding force between his parents. Given the current situation, his crazy antics are the only reason for a smile on both his parent's face. He continues to live in mukku's disguise but not for long as things are about to take a sharp turn.

Aaosaheb is her opportunistic self as always. She pretends to support Kalyani and Anupriya but in reality is the mastermind behind their misery.

Ahilya Niwas is divided metaphorically this time and its Ranes v/s Deshmukhs once again.

This preface is just to provide a standing to the story. It sets up the storyline for what's to come next. This is so that the we can relate to what the characters are emoting and why they are doing so. The actual story begins from Chapter 1. There is another character who is yet to be introduced. This introduction will be done when it is necessary in the story.

Hope you guys liked the preface. Please feel free to give me your honest feedback on it. It is my first time around with a fan fiction, so I sincerely apologise in advance for any mistakes I make along the way.

INDEX -

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Chapter 1 - Page 2

Chapter 2 - Page 4

Chapter 3 - Page 6

Chapter 4 - Page 7

Chapter 5 - Page 9

Chapter 6 - Page 11

Chapter 7 - Page 13

Chapter 8 - Page 15

Chapter 9 - Page 17

Chapter 10 - Page 19

Chapter 11 - Page 21

Chapter 12 - Page 23

Chapter 13 - Page 25

Chapter 14 - Page 27

Chapter 15 - Page 29

Chapter 16 - Page 31

Chapter 17 - Page 34

Chapter 18 - Page 36

Chapter 19 - Page 39

Chapter 20 - Page 43

Chapter 21 - Page 45

Chapter 22 - Page 48

Chapter 23 - Page 50

Chapter 24 - Page 53

Chapter 25 - Page 57

Chapter 26 - Page 60

Chapter 27 - Page 64

Chapter 28 - Page 68

Chapter 29 - Page 74

The preface is wonderful Minnie.

All the characters are described according to the situation they are caught in.

I'm glad that Kalyani and Anupriya want to take a stand for themselves.

Would love to read more as the story unfolds.

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Beautiful written excited to read more❤😍

Looks promising please continue 😃

Thank you guys for being so kind and encouraging 🤗

Saare characters ke view points bahut acche se likhe hai tumne 👏

Looking forward to read the story❤

Good Luck👍

Originally posted by: Chandu_500

Saare characters ke view points bahut acche se likhe hai tumne 👏

Looking forward to read the story❤

Good Luck👍

Thank you Chandu 🤗..I will try my best to put out the first chapter today

Looks very interesting!! Please update soon!

Originally posted by: Kalma007

Looks very interesting!! Please update soon!

Thank you will surely do

Chapter 1 - Victorious

It was a day of justice, the truth had prevailed. The prosecution had vanquished the defence, the perpetrator had gotten what he had coming and the family of the victim could finally breathe a sigh of relief. After months of hearings, Swara’s trial had finally come to an end. The verdict was out and was a favourable one. The judge had issued a sentence of life imprisonment without parole to Vivek.

Oh! How the mighty have fallen today, the universe always operates in mysterious ways to restore balance in nature. This was the beginning of the end for Aaosaheb. Karma is a boomerang -- what goes around has to come around. One might do things thinking that the odds are in their favour but they can never predict what’s to come next. That is exactly what was happening with Aaosaheb today. She had written entries into Swara’s journal to get back at Kalyani and Anupriya for supporting the Ranes. But what she failed to notice was that her own doing was going to be used as the final nail in her own son’s coffin. Sarthak who was prosecuting Swara’s case, had exhibited the same diary as an inculpatory evidence to prove Vivek’s guilt. According to the journal, Anupriya was aware of the domestic abuse that Swara was suffering at the hands of her husband, Vivek. Even if that was true, the first thing it actually does is incriminate Vivek because there has to be a crime to know about it in the first place. And the journal did exactly that. Never in a million years had Aaosaheb thought that her own plot would backfire on her son. Nevertheless, Aaosaheb was the kind of woman who only knew how to look out for herself. She was feeling guilty on her actions but never revealed the truth either because her owning up to it now would neither free Vivek nor hurt Kalyani and Anupriya. So she continued to shed crocodile tears for Vivek while thinking about what to do next.

On the other hand, Malhar and Sarthak were sharing a bittersweet moment with each other. They both knew that this verdict would not bring back their beloved Swara but at least it was the first step in honouring her memory. Kalyani and Anupriya as well were closely following the trial and were relieved that Vivek was finally behind bars. While this gave justice to Swara, they still had to unravel the mystery of the journal entries to vindicate themselves.

Aaosaheb is a sly vixen. Once Vivek was taken into custody, she walks up to Anupriya and says that although her son, Vivek, was now rightfully paying for his mistakes, she will not let her daughter, Anupriya, be defamed by the Ranes and will help clear her name. She says it in such a way that Malhar and Sarthak overhear it while gaining Anupriya’s sympathy. Both Malhar and Sarthak ignore her and walk away from there. Anupriya and Kalyani have now learnt not to trust or expect anything from anyone, but respecting Aaosaheb’s age they simply acknowledge her for the sake of maintaining peace in their otherwise turbulent life and all of them head home.

Kalyani and Anupriya both knew that Swara would never have written such things against Anupriya, they now had to find out who was behind doing this. Kalyani’s prime suspect was Avni but she did not have any solid evidence to convict her. So she had been working on the down low, to keep an eye on Avni’s every move. Kalyani was finally able to successfully get a piece of paper with Avni’s writing on it in Hindi so that she can get it evaluated by a handwriting analyst. But much to her dismay, the results indicated that the handwritings were not a match. So the mother and daughter were back to square one again.

At Ahilya Niwas, Sarthak was furiously walking in his room. Although he had ignored Aaosaheb’s snide comments at the court in the morning, he was not able to let it go so easily. It was time for him to settle scores with her.

What is Sarthak up to? how is it going to affect everyone’s life ? is this the start of something new ? Find out more in Chapter 2.

Hope you guys like the Chapter 1. Please share your feedback on it. That keeps me going. Thanks Fam 🤗