Chapter 9
A/N - So here it is, the next chapter. I know there isn't a lot of SuKor, but the story needed this chapter to move forward. I'm sorry if something doesn't make sense, I haven't had time to edit my chapters. Well I still hope you all enjoy!😛
Chakor was very surprised to see Arjun sir and Bhagya di, at the haveli. She stilled and the smile on her face at laughing at Suraj's annoyance from her awful singing, vanished. It wasn't that she wasn't happy to see them, she really was. But she didn't know what they would think of her now, married to Suraj of all things.
That's when it hit her. The rivalry with Suraj, the marriage between them and the loss of her love. All of the feelings of camaraderie between her and Suraj felt insignificant to the hurt she had felt.
Chakor felt her shake Suraj's hand away from her shoulder. She ignored the cold that she felt from his warm hand leaving, as she took a step away from. Chakor saw as hurt flashed through his eyes for a moment at her sudden reaction, before a mask fell over his face again.
That was when she saw Imli, bigger now from her pregnancy, and she remembered how Suraj had refused his own child and Imli, and Chakor felt loathing towards him. The nights spent at the hospital with him and even the car ride just now felt like a dream, another world.
As Chakor went through her thoughts, Bhagya once again, noticing Chakor's sudden distancing from Suraj, turned her head towards her mother again. Nobody had known of their arrival besides Tejaswini, though she and Arjun had been planning to come anyway to make sure Chakor was okay. When Tejaswini had called, after Bhagya had spoken to Vivaan, she hasn't been ready to hear her mothers pleading voice. Tejaswini had apologized profusely to her for all the years she had spent confined, and it wasn't until Bhagya had accepted her Mother's tearful apology had Tejaswini even asked them to come and stay at the haveli. Her mother knew how awful she felt here, and she was touched at her thoughtfulness to not ask to stay here without telling her that by no means would she have to stay at the haveli if she didn't want to. But it was the desperate tone that fuelled Bhagya into stepping foot back into this godforsaken house.
After a tearful reunion with Chakor, Bhagya sat with Arjun and her mother in her room. Tejaswini had wanted to speak with them privately. Chakor had gone to her and Suraj's room to rest. It had been amazing to watch them really. Bhagya could sense the tension between the two, but did not know why. Chakor had been fine while greeting them, but as she had walked to go up the stairs, she had felt pain again. Before anyone could even react, Suraj had rushed to her and picked her up. He carried her to their room with no hesitation. She had shared raised eyebrows with her husband at the sight. Suraj had come down not too long after and left the house after a few quick greetings with them. Bhagya could sense her brothers guilt as he looked at her, and she decided that she would her relationship with him before they left again.
Bhagya was startled out of her thoughts as she heard Tejaswini close the doors to her room and lock them. She wondered what important things she had to say to them. She watched as her mother sat down beside her on the bed. Arjun was sitting across from them in a sofa chair.
Bhagya watched as her mother gathered her thoughts before she turned towards her. "Main toh pehle, tum dono ko ane ke liye shukriyada karti hun. Aur yeh keh a chahte hum, ke Chakor nahi hogi, toh hum zaroor is du its main nahi hote, kyun ki Chakor ne mere liye ek goli kayi." She then went on to explain the events of the kidnapping and how Chakor had been shot in the hip. She explained to Arjun how the doctors had said that she had damaged a nerve and would therefore not be able to run anymore. "Mujhe laga ki, agar Arjun, tum yahan aaye toh tum Chakor ki madad kar sakte ho. Woh tut choking hai, bilkul. Aur phir yeh bhi hai ki Chakor ki shaadi Suraj ke saath nahi hone waale ti. Vivaan ke saath hone waale. Aur Suraj ki, Tina ke saath."
Bhagya and Arjun listened in quiet horror at how the girl, who they had raised for over ten years, had had to go through so much yet again in Azadgunj. Arjun spoke up for the first time, after Tejaswini had finished telling them about the swap and how it had been her who had done it. She had her hands folded towards the as she apologized yet again for her mistakes. "Chakor ko kitna sehna para is gaon ke liye, aur aap sab ki wajah se. Main toh kehta hun ke abhi hum Chakor ko hamare saath le jaane ke liye tayar hain. Usse is juthi shaadi ko manna koi zaroor at nahi hain. Aur toh aur, aap logo ko Imli ki shaadi Suraj she karwadeni chahiye, aakhir Imli pregnant hai us ke bache ke saath."
Tejaswini looked pleadingly to Bhagya as Arjun stood up, ready to leave. She turned to her husband and spoke up softly, "Arjun, aap bet jaaye, mujhe lagta hai, Maa ko abhi bhi hume kuch kehna hai. Unki puri baat toh sun lijiye." Arjun sat down again, but he didn't look convinced.
Tejaswini gave her a watery smile. "Shukriya, beta. Ek aur baat he jo hume kuch hi dino par kabhar chali. Imli ka bacha Suraj ka nahi hai. Aur hamare paas sabut hai." Bhagya watched as her mother opened her almari with her keys and took off an envelope. She locked the cupboard again, and she checked the envelope. She walked over and sat back down beside her and gave her the envelope. Bhagya saw that they were photographs. "Yeh photo hume Shikhu ne diye te. Hume, Suraj ne kasam di ti, humare naam ki, ke woh Imli ke bache ka baap nahi ta. Toh phir hum sochne lage ke Suraj baap nahi hai, toh phir Imli kyun beshuk hamare bete ka naam leh rahi ti. Shiku Koch humne pocha, aur usne hume yeh photo lake diye."
Bhagya and Arjun looked at the pictures in horror, the pictures were of Imli and another man, naked in a bed. They were covered by a sheet, but in the first photo only Imli's face was visible. The second photo was a clearer photo of the man and Imli.
"Maine bohot bure kaam kiye hai. Lekin mujhe yeh baat ka zindagi bar dukh hoga ke mai ne Vivaan ko drugs lene ki bimari di." Bhagya and Arjun looked away from the photos in shock as they heard Tejaswini say those words. She continued on despite their shocked faces, "Chakor thi, jo Vivaan ko drugs se bachaya. Lekin us raat, Vivaan ke kuch doston ne usse drugs diye. Woh drugs ki nashe main, Imli ke saath ek raat bitayi aur Imli, andere main, yeh man liya ke uske saat Suraj ta. Jo bacha Imli ke pait me hai, woh Suraj ka nahi, Vivaan ka hai. Yeh sab kuch Vivaan ke dost me bataya hume, jo humne record kiya hai."
Bhagya and Arjun sat stunned for awhile. They hadn't been expecting that. Bhagya was mad at her mother for ruining 4 people's lives and also a babies, who hadn't been even born yet. Arjun spoke up, "Lekin, is sabut ke bawajood, hum kesse man le, keh Vivaan hi iss bache ka baap hai? Aapne aapki zindagi me, kitne jhooti hole hai, toh hum kaise manley ke aap phirse jhoot nahi bol rahi hain?" As if expecting that, Tejaswini took out another envelop and passed it them. Inside there, they found a piece of paper with NON-INVASIVE Paternity Test written on. Below, both Suraj and Vivaan's name were found. Under Suraj's name there was 34.6754% written and under Vivaan's there was 99.3276% was written. The paper explained the procedure and again the two sat deep in thought.
Bhagya raised up a point as she thought about everything, "Lekin doosre din, un dono ko bata toh chala hoga, ke un dono ke beech ke huwa tha?" Tejaswini nodded her head in understanding as well. "Humne bi yehi pucha ta, aur Shiku he hume yeh bata at ke is ke na hone ka zimmidar, Suraj ta. Suraj ko un dono ke bare main suna, aur unke tune se pehle, Suraj he Imli ka mooh dunk liya ta. Aur Vivaan, jo abhi tak tore drugs ke Nashe me at, usse waha she leh gaya. Mujhe baat nahi kyun, lekin shayad un dono ki izzat backhand ki liye, Suraj he yeh kiya."
Arjun and Bhagya gave the photos and paternity test papers back to Tejaswini. Arjun resignedly looked at Tejaswini, "Tejaswini ji, hum yeh man lete hain ke Vivaan, Imli ke bache ka baap hai. Aur yeh bi koi poochne ki baat nahi hai, ke me Chakor ki madad karoonga ga ke nahi. Zaroor karenge hum. Aakhir hum Chakor ke coach kitne saal se hai." Tejaswini finally smiled at her son-in-laws words.
Bhagya was surprised, but happy as Tejaswini gave her a long hug. "Hume bata ta, ke tum dono, nirash nahi karenge hume. Lekin ek aur baat thi. Hume tumhari madad chahiye, Chakor aur Suraj ko yeh ehsaas dila ne ke liye, ke woh dono ek doosre ke liye bane hai. Mujhe pats hai ke Suraj ko Chakor ke liye pyaar hone laga hai, Lekin un dono ko yeh ehsaas lagane ke liye, tumhari madad chahiye Bhagya."
Had Bhagya not watched their interaction just this morning with each other, she might have refused. After all, Chakor loved Vivaan, or so she thought. Bhagya nodded to her mother and they shared a smile with each other. Both beginning to formulate a plan to get Mr. And Mrs. Rajvanshi to fall in love with each other.
Bhagya figured, really how hard could it be.
