Viren Khanna
"Sara?", we all asked her, whilst she just nodded her head.
"You are, our daughter?", Mrs.Ahuja asked her.
"Our? Did you ever considered me as your daughter?", she questioned them, with furious red eyes. Mrs.Ahuja gulped audibly. She was unraveling all the wrath, she had for them.
"Just because of some stupid soothsayer, you tried to kill your own blood, your own child. How will you react if your mother had done the same to you?", She yelled at Mrs.Ahuja.
"That man, whom I consider, just as a mere sperm donor, was getting himself involved in the worst activities of the world, and you instead of opposing it, supported him.", she took a long breath and again continued.
"You guys even killed your best friends for what, just money. They helped you when you weren't even able to support your family financially. They always considered you people as their family. Even though I was just a child at that time, I saw how those two people treated and trusted you guys. They were the humblest human beings I've ever seen.", saying this she wiped her tears.
Everyone had tears in their eyes listening to her speaking. Dabbing her eyes, she spoke again.
"They treated Sharav and me, how actual parents care for their children. You know one thing, I was even jealous of Viren and Preeti, 'cause they had such lovely persons as their mom and dad, whilst mine used to hit me without any reasons.", she said, and I closed my eyes seeing her in pain.
"Do you even know how guilty I felt, when I came to that I'm the reason for Vinesh uncle and Pranita aunty's death. No... how would you know... since you were so busy enjoying your luxuries.", she said, which gave me a shock.
'She knew this all along... but she didn't even try to tell me once?', I thought and this thought angered me.
"So it's time for you to go to the place, you deserved to be.", saying this she smirked at them. We turned our heads to the foyer when we heard some people coming in. It was the police force.
"Sir it was I, who called you here!! These are the shreds of evidence and all the stuff that proves them, they're guilty.", saying this she handed everything to them. The officer thanking her, arrested both Mr&Mrs. Ahuja who was protesting from being cuffed.
"We'll come back and destroy you.....", They both yelled at her. Sharav and Sahil in a reflex stood in front of her and yelled at the duo. "Dare you to try to come near us... that will be the end of you."
"I'll back for your sister and you Sharav. You'll be helpless that time", was Rakesh's last words before he disappeared.
I was still angered by the fact that she chose to hide from me. She knew every fucking thing, and she still chose to hide it from us.
Sharav and everyone hugged her. They were happy that their Sara has returned. "So you were Sara all the time huh?", everyone asked her, whilst I just stood on my place emotionless.
"I'm not Sara anymore. Sara died that day when they tried to kill me.", she replied whilst smiling ruefully.
"Of course, you are not Sara anymore. But you can't change the genes that flow in your blood right. You knew every single thing right... still, you chose to hide it from us. How great of you... you know what only Sharav is different from you three.... you guys are always a backstabber", I yelled at her.
All were shocked by hearing my outburst. I saw tears making their way from her eyes. From childhood, Pari's tears were my weakness. Those tears make my heart twist and give me pain, which is unbearable. The same is happening right now.
"Rey... listen to me please....", she begged, but I showed my palm for her to stop.
"Only my Pari has the right to call me 'Rey', not any backstabber or stranger", I replied to her. Her eyes went wide on hearing this.
"Viren... what are you speaking? Is this how you talk to a person, whom you meet after years", I heard the stern voice of dadu.
"Viren we can't talk without knowing what actually happened right. Even she's my sister. Even I have some questions to ask. But it's not the right way", Sharav told me calmly.
"Yes... dadu I'm speaking in the right way. And Sharav you will, of course, support her, 'cause she's your sister, who has returned. And not my parents. Because of her, I lost my parents. So I have all the right to talk to her in this manner", I replied Sharav angrily.
"Viren please listen to what she wants to say", Dheeraj nanu spoke this time.
"Please nanu you don't speak. You also knew everything still you chose to hide it from us", I told him, and he bowed down not knowing what to answer.
"And you", saying this I pointed my finger at her. "Don't ever come in front of me. My Pari was death to me the day my parents passed away". Her eyes pleaded me to listen to her, but my mind didn't allow me to do so.
"Goodbye, Ms. Sara Ahuja. I'm sorry Goodbye Ms. Akruti Arora", saying this I stormed out of the mansion, I heard her call me, wiping my tears, I made my way to my car, to go to someplace to calm my mind.
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Akruti Arora
I cried looking at the disappearing figure of Viren. I knew he would be angry when he'll come to know that I was Sara Ahuja. But never in my dream I thought, he'll directly tell me, I'm the cause of his parents' death.
I slumped on the floor when three sets of arms supported me. It was Sharav, Sahil and Daksh. Hugging them, I cried. Preeti came and squatted in front of me and wiped my tears.
"Shh! Bhabhi don't cry... you know how Bhai will react when the topic is related to our parents. He's just angry. And whenever he's angry, he'll say something he'll regret later and cry thinking over that. So you don't mind him. Now tell us why did you hide it from us?", Preeti told me calmly with red puffy eyes.
"At my cousin's wedding, I came to know everything. I mean everything. When I was 20 years, I met an accident and I went to a coma. But I didn't know that I had lost my memory in that accident too. I have retrograde amnesia... so I couldn't remember anything which happened before the accident.", I told them and paused for a second or two.
"Before I came to know the truth, I had nightmares about the scenes of Vinesh dad and Pranita mom getting killed. When I asked the family about it, they dodge the topic so that I couldn't stress my self", I said to everyone.
"During Tara's wedding, I was asked to get the gift from Dadu's room. Taking the gift, I was about to close the cupboard when I saw a diary. I opened and saw a document inside. It was about the trading of Sara and the dealer. Since I knew that Sharav's sister's name was Sara, I thought it must be something related to her. Then I started reading the diary. Still, I didn't get anything.", saying this I looked at everyone.
Some had tears in their eyes. "Then I saw a medical report which had my name on it. Then only I came to know I had retrograde amnesia. During the wedding I was having a severe headache, so along with Nila, I went to the hospital with the diary, documents, and my medical reports. Since the doctor was Nanu's close friend he knew everything about me."
"On questioning him, he told me that I was Sara Ahuja. After the incident nanu and nani took me with them. At that time Deeksha mom and Navjot dad had lost their daughter, Akruti. On seeing me, they accepted me as their daughter. I was called as Akruti Arora. All the members of the Arora family, love me like their own. After my accident, I lost my memory. I didn't know who I was or where I was... the Arora family told me that I was their daughter, and my name was Akruti. So I continue to live as Akruti.", I finished my story.
"So it was you, who messaged us?", Sharav asked me. I just nodded my head in response.
"Nila helped me. I wanted to expose them to all their crimes, not just mom and dad's death.", saying this I wiped my tears away.
"I knew you were my sister, from the day I met you, even dadu also agreed with me", Sharav told whilst hugging me from the side. I chuckled at his words. I saw dadu and dadi, standing there with tears in their eyes. Getting from my position, I went and hugged them.
"I'm so sorry Dadu and Dadi, because of me you lost your Son and Daughter-in-law", I told them crying.
"There's no fault of your child. Instead, I'm proud that my son and daughter-in-law saved a child from being sold. So don't ever feel guilty... you get that", Dadu told and the last part in a stern voice.
"Now that everything is solved, we can go home", Nanu told. I turned to see Sharav standing there with worry in his face. Seeing his face Nani went and stood in front of him.
"From now on, you're going to stay in our house. I'm not your nani for namesake. You are just like Akruti to us. So you're coming with us", the moment she finished, Sharav hugged her and cried.
"Sharav from now on you're my brother. Let's gang up against Doll and annoy her. What say?", Sahil questioned him, to which he chuckled and nodded his head. I went near them and hugged the two of them.
Mom and dad too hugged Sharav. "You're like Sahil to us. Now we have another son, you Sharav", uttering this mom kissed his forehead. We three hugged mom and dad.
"Now we just have to handle Viren", dadi told and everyone nodded their heads except me. I was still hurt in the way he reacted. He didn't even listen to me once. But I can also understand his turmoil, they were his parents. So it's right for him to react this way.
Dadu came near and kept his hand on my shoulder. "Don't worry child, now call him", saying this he handed me his mobile. Gathering my courage, I dialed his number.
"Don't call me now dadu... I'm not in the mood to talk", Viren kept on speaking.
"Hello", the moment he heard my voice he stopped speaking. After hearing from him, I cut the call and handed the mobile back to dadu.
"H-He t-told... He needs some time a-alone", I said and everyone smiled at me. But it's not what he said.
"Listen... don't ever talk to me or come in front of me".
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