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Daksh pov:

Arghh!!

Groaning, I tossed on the other side, irked, as a bright warm sun rays kissed my skin through the window, disrupting my sleep.

I slowly fluttered my eyelashes and took a look around the surroundings.

The events of the previous nights slowly flashed before my eyes.

How the freaking hell I ended up in my penthouse?

Last night I clearly remember, I was in a graveyard that too near my mother's tombstone.

However, How did I come here?

"Thankgod!! You woke up, idiot!!"

Came an angry yet worry shrill of my clown..

"Did Daksh wake up?" I heard a concern voice.

I looked over at the direction of the voice and saw Rajesh entering into the room.

Rajesh is Rishi's cousin who happened to be a person who is a software testing head in my company. Though, he is younger than us for 1 yr, but we never treat him like small. He is a talented and a sweet person, unlike us.

I shifted my eyes from him and landed on the clown who was my best buddy busy in glaring at me while getting up from the couch to approach me.

"What!!" I said arrogantly.

"You don't even have an ounce of gratefulness towards us, idiot" Cabir taunted.

"Why do I should be thankful to you?" I questioned sarcastically ignoring the sensation of weakness which I have been feeling within me since I woke up.

"Because, we brought you home" Rajesh fake chirped trying to cheer the atmosphere.

"So what!" I replied abrasively by rolling my eyes at him.

Cabir got irked at my words, but soon his face got soften as his eyes fell on my face for a few second.

"How are you feeling Daksh" Cabir queried me ignoring my words as I felt the bed dip by him as he sat near me.

"Anger, pain, frustration, depression.. what not" I replied bitterly and looked away, afraid that, I may end up crying before my clown...my buddy.

"Idiot, I'm not asking about your heart condition. I'm querying about your health...your physical condition, moron" Cabir threw a snarky comment at me.

"What happened to me. I'm absolutely fit and fine" I replied nonchalantly.

"Daksh you are out of conscious for 17 hours and was still burning with fever" Rajesh scolded me like I'm a kid while placing his palm on my forehead to check the temperature.

"Oh...it's just a fever. You both are worrying like I would die anytime soon" I chuckled dryly.

"Daksh!!! Shut up, at least for the sake of your love & grandma. Don't say like that" Cabir hissed.

"By the way, where are you going now? You are still burning" Rajesh grunted due to my behaviour while trying to stop me, whereas Cabir was looking like he wanted to kill me but couldn't do as I'm his best buddy.

Ignoring those two person's words, I answered..

"I need to use the washroom" I replied blankly.

Cabir glared at me which didn't affect me an ounce and shrugged it, whereas Rajesh was looking at me like not knowing what to say the next.

Huff...who can control their bladder when it is filled.

I headed into the washroom... yesterday incidents were playing before my eyes again and again.

I'm feeling sad. Maybe I will be in agony forever.

No...No...Daksh..you won't. You have to survive this battle. You are much stronger than you think. You can do this, and you can win this battle.

Right now, you have to pull yourself together and keep on fight for your love.

For that, you have to be strong...other than being strong there is no other choice for me. By hook or crook, you will make them agree or else, remember, you can't live without her.

I pep talk to myself and stepped out of the washroom.

My eyes fall on Rajesh who was placing a bowl of soup whereas Cabir took a spoon of the soup and placed it in his mouth to taste it. As soon as he did...he grimaced at it.

If I am in a cheerful mood, then I would definitely laugh at him. However, now I'm in no mood of fun.

"I'm fine. You both can leave" I said icily.

"What fine...haha...you know how much I worried for you..I'm your friend, idiot..Till your wife come to you, I have to take care of this hidden baby of you." Cabir screeched making my ears go deaf.

I gave an eye roll at his overly concern for me..

"Daksh!! Don't be cranky, we will do something " Rajesh muttered trying to assure me.

I chuckled at him bitterly..No one can do anything except me. Because, it's my love.

"Daksh, we all will go and convince them. Even though, if they didn't then we all will beg them" Cabir butted in.

I glanced towards both of them. Sure, they will do anything for me because Cabir, Rishi, Aashi were always there for me and about Chirag, Deepak, Mohit and Rajesh....may be they are not closer to me due to the fact that, we met a few years back but that doesn't mean they won't care about me since we are bounded with a name friendship. It is not about who we have known the longest. It's about who walked into your life and says..

Yaar, why to worry when we are here for you.

That's what we say to each other whenever someone faces hard times.

However, among all of my friends. There is one person who can't see me in pain. Everyone has a friend during each stage of life. But, only lucky one's have the same friend in all stages of life and that lucky one is me. Because That friend who stayed beside me in every stage is...

None other than, my soul brother...My Cabir...My best friend Cabir Khanna.. who can go any extent for me.

But, I'm not that bad person to let them beg for me.

Because it's my life....my love...I have to fight for my love. Taking a deep breath, I looked at him...

"Both of you leave me alone" I said flatly suppressing my emotions.

"Daksh just listen to me once...If you don't want me to involve in your personal life, then do one thing. If they don't agree, then beg for her. They will definitely give her to you in sympathy." Cabir advised making my fists curl in anger.

"Shut up!! I never want anyone's sympathy or pity on me. I want them to agree by making them to see through the love which I have towards her." I fumed.

"Daksh" Cabir said..

"No Cabir!! Please, my life is becoming a freaking hell" I hissed at him venomously.

"We will make them agree" Rajesh mumbled softly.

I shut my eyes in frustration...

"Okay, Daksh calm down. Alright, we will just go and come in a while. Till then have this soup and tablets and take a rest."

Saying this, Cabir left along with Rajesh..

I closed my eyes...all those words are reverberating in my ears.

A lone tear escaped from my eyes..my heart felt heavy.. I feel suffocated..I have an urge to take her away to a far place but it's wrong. It's wrong to do that fucking thing.

I feel helpless...no one can help me to get her as I don't have one as my own.

No Daksh you shouldn't fall weak..You love her and at the same time she too is in love with you. Even though, she didn't say it directly to you, but you know it after her sweet confession on that night which we stayed in the forest. So you have to fight for her...for your love..

I motivated myself...But, I have to do something yet, what?

Tring..

Tring..

Just then my phone rang..I glanced around the room for my phone and at last I found it.

I walked to the bedside table and took the mobile in my hand and took a glimpse of the caller Id..

It's an unknown number..Maybe some client.

Arghh...rubbing my temples in pain.

I picked it up..

"Hello" I said.

"Hello" In return I heard a familiar voice.

That's when I realised..That's voice is Hasna's father's.

Mr. Maniraj Sastry...

"Hmm Uncle." I spoke hesitantly as I didn't excepted his call.

"Namsthe!! And, Sorry I didn't identify your voice. How are you uncle?" I further added while pacing to and fro in my room with anxiety.

"How will I be fine when some idiot tied a knot around my daughter" Uncle snapped at me over the phone.

As soon as, I heard it...I gripped my phone tightly against my ear while my heartbeat quickened at a high speed.

"I didn't do it intentionally, uncle" I replied apologetically.

"Whatever...just come at 7pm to Sastry mansion." He said bitterly.

"Sure..uncle..I will.." I replied in confusion.

Why he is inviting me to his home?

I had driven out from my puzzled thought's when I heard his voice..

"Okay" He muttered and ended the call

"Ok Bye uncle" I whispered.

Why did he ask me to visit their home?

What if he got mad at my Gigglemug and kicked her out of the house?

If then, I don't have a problem to bring her along with me because I can have her all by myself.

But, No...It will never happen....they love her so much na..I don't think they kicked my love out of the house.

Oh God!!!

May be they wanted to talk about divorce..

No, never I won't divorce her till I will die.

I flinched at that mere thought...What ever it is, I will fight for my love.

I looked at the watch...it's already 5:45pm.

Oh slept the whole day..

Just wow..I feel dizzy whereas my head was spinning like anything.

I sat on the bed while holding my head in my hands due to pain.

Half an hour later

I got up, as soon as I was about to take a step, I felt so weak, nonetheless, I stepped into the washroom to take a shower..

After taking a shower, I wore a white t-shirt and blue jeans along with a blue jacket and put on my latest rolex watch on my wrist, brushed my hair and walked out of the house and drove off to the Sastry mansion in my black Mercedes-Benz car.

As soon as I reached the gate of Sastry mansion...I was about to slow down the car, but before I did, the security guards opened the gates widely for me to enter.

Have they assume that I'm the member of Sastry's?

Maybe!

I parked my car near a water fountain. I silently rested my head on the steering for a few seconds not wanting to face the terrible thunderstorm which maybe shake my life.

"Oh god!! Please have some mercy on me. You had already snatched my mother away from me, but please, at least now don't make my Gigglemug away from my life. I can't endure the pain anymore"

I mumbled under my breath in fear...

Oh god! Daksh, what happen to you? Why are you behaving like a chicken. You are stronger than this and moreover, you know how to tackle every trouble which is coming in your way.

Come on Daksh...you can...you can do it.

I self encouraged myself and took a deep breath...

With that, I stepped out of the car and glanced at the old yet breathtaking mansion, which was giving me a homely vibes.

I looked around and, instantly, my gaze fell on the two oldies who were sitting at the lawn by sipping their tea with a scowl on their faces.

Shall I go in or shall I go to them directly..

I was contemplating within me, when a voice brought me out of my thoughts..

"Sir, They ask you to meet them at the lawn" Security guard told me and left.

"Oh!"

Woah...Daksh your inlaws don't even want to invite you into the home.

What an insult man!!

Shrugging off all those thoughts..I dragged my feet stubbornly as my feet wanted to back off from this battle. But, my mind, heart and soul made me inched to the lawn to fight for my love.

They both held a serious face and their eyes held fire...If looks could kill me then I bet I would have burnt into ashes. My heart sped like an express train.

Whatever Daksh!! Remember, they are your inlaws. So, be a gentleman and made them agree or else you will be devastate.

I smiled at them genuinely, yet in return I got a cold shower..

"Dad, why are you calling me nonstop. I had messaged you na that I had dropped Choco safely at the hostel"

I heard an irritated voice of Akshith.

I glanced in that direction only to see him approaching us from the backyard and soon his eyes fall on me and for a minute I saw an astonished expression, however, soon it replaced with a smile.

I too smiled back at him who had just came back, dropping my wife at her hostel.

So, they sent her to the hostel...But, why? That soon...Did they scold her?

Huff..I think I should go back to the hostel and speak with her as soon as possible.

"Ahem"

I came out of my thoughts when someone cleared their throat to gain my attention.

I glanced at the two older people who were looking at me with anger. But, from the corner of my eye, I saw Akshith who was looking at three of us with a surprised look.

Looks like, he too is not aware of why his parents called me.

"Look Young man, I don't want you as my son in law. You are not worthy of my daughter. You aren't perfect for her. I want you to divorce her. I won't accept this marriage" Mr. Maniraj Sastry spat at me like I was some disgusted thing.

A shiver ran down my spine while goosebumps started to erupt on my body, making me tremble with fear. I stood there rooted to my place not able to move an inch. My heart crumbled into pieces as I heard his words.

I can't even explain this feeling...

Not worthy...

A lump formed in my throat, not able to swallow while I blinked my eyes multiple times not wanting to break the dam.

In what way I won't be worthy of his daughter. What I'm lacking? I have everything with me same like his son Akshith. Then why I'm not worthy of his daughter?

Why?

I looked at him, His eyes were boring into mine like a molten lava making me go anxious. He stared at me like an angry lion who was ready to tear my flesh like an innocent deer.

"Chitappa!! Please, Let we speak with him calmly. At least, Let him sit Chitappa" Akshith interrupted trying to help me.

"No, Akshith! It's not needed" Mr. Adhiraj Sastry butted in by sneering at me while clenching his jaw.

"Sign it" Mr. Adhiraj Sastry commanded me with a deadly venom lacing in his voice while pointing at the divorce paper which is lying on a table placed in the middle of the chairs..

I remained silent and stared at the two oldies who were sitting on the chairs by crossing their legs while chin up which held authority, dominance, controlling, fury and mostly pride.

A Pride which they lost due to their older daughter Nisha a few years back due to my step brother, but regained the same pride due to their son Akshith & youngest daughter

Hasna Sastry. Because they are proud of their upbringing towards her. And I'm glad she is their pride because as much as, now a days people are proud of their status money and all but these family's pride is their daughter..Hasna Sastry...A naive, beautiful girl who made me fall for her head over heels.

I stared at the paper blankly..Enough of this shit not anymore..

"Uncle, I told you already I will not divorce her..even though she wants too then also I won't. " I stated with determination.

"You know, I'm a lawyer Mr. Daksh Elli Sharma...I can put a false case over you, and can send you to jail" Mr.Maniraj sharma jeopardized me like I'm a kid.

"As a lawyer, if you want to put a false case on me...then go ahead...I won't stop you...Do you people think that I will be scared by your threats. No uncle...I won't...Daksh Elli Sharma, never ever be scared of anything...The day my mom died the day itself the scared Daksh which has inside me has gone. Now, the Daksh who is standing in front of you can be cruel too, at the same time he can be sweet too." I remarked, trying hard to not to pay a heed to my throbbing headache.

"So, now you are threatening me." Mr. Maniraj sharma questioned me bitterly.

Huff..why did I even thought that Hasna's father is sweet at the start. I will take back my words. I looked at him who was fuming at me with rage.

Her father is bringing the worst out of me..

"Threatening and me...come on uncle.. You are the one who threatened me to sign the divorce papers" I commented by giving a humorless laugh at him.

"Do you really want to rot in jail Mr. Daksh Elli Sharma?" Mr. Maniraj Sharma snapped back at me while getting up from the comfy chair.

"Yeah of course!! Why not uncle...It would be amazing...While I was rotting in prison, your daughter will be crying over for me and you people will be devastated at her state..It would be wonderful. Right, uncle?" I commented ironically with a dry laugh.

After hearing my resentful words, they were dumbfounded....I sighed. I stepped forward towards him...

"Uncle, You said that I'm not worthy of your daughter. Could you tell me what's fault is there in me" I asked him with a beating heart, making myself ready to hear the hurtful words which they are going to utter after a few seconds.

"Your family...Your wealth...Your love"

"Family?"

"Yes, You are Sharma's blood." Mr. Maniraj Sharma uttered disgustingly which triggered my nerves.

"Uncle, I didn't willingly went to Siya Sharma's womb who happened to be my deceased mother. I didn't selected Mr. Ram Sharma & Mrs. Siya Sharma as my parents. Like you people, god didn't gave me any option to choose my parents and decided to send me to my mother's womb. It's not my fault to born in that family, but instead I'm happy that my mother was Siya Sharma. I can proudly say to the damn world that I'm the son of Siya Sharma" I snorted at them who were looking at me in cryptic. Ignoring, it I continued..

"It's not my fault uncle. Then, How can you blame me for that. You can't judge me by my family background according to what they did to you people. I know what my step-brother did was wrong, but that doesn't mean you people can judge me based on it. And, moreover, the whole world knows that how much I hate my family. If you have any problem with them, then I won't speak to them or won't stay in that house anymore because I never cared for them except for my paternal grandma who stays there only for me" I completed in a gruff tone.

" I agree, your justification related towards your family, but still you don't deserve my daughter." Mr. Maniraj Sastry leered at me shaking in enrage.

"Why?" I asked him in desperation while running my fingers in my hair in annoyance.

"Your wealth is not sufficient...You are not equal to my status" Mr. Adhiraj Sastry interrupted in a harsh voice while walking towards me.

"I earn as much as your son earn in a day. I have billions with me then how can I be not equal to your status." I inquired him in pain.

I feel like someone was tearing my heart apart with a knife. These people are so cruel...I never came across these type of people who insult the other persons like anything. But, again, they are her parents..I shouldn't say like that.

"It's not enough for my daughter" Mr. Maniraj Sharma taunted.

"Then how much you are expecting your son in law to earn?" I queried him dejectedly.

"Tell me your yearly income" He asked me while glaring at me.

"125 billion" I replied.

"Double it" Mr.Maniraj Sastry responded.

I stared at him...And smiled at his love for his daughter. Now, I understand why he is hell bent on insulting me..

No father can give their daughter's to a person just like that. He is a great father. He said this so that I will leave his daughter immediately..never...I can earn it for her.

"At, present I don't have that much to reach the target, but uncle, I promise you that I will earn it uncle and uncle you said that I'm not perfect right?" I asked him...He didn't respond, however, looked away in anger.

"Yes, I'm not perfect. Never have been and never will be" I replied gloomily, clenching my fists.

"Mr. Sharma!! We didn't mean in that way. What we meant is, we think that you are attracted towards her beauty and was assuming it as love. Our daughter doesn't deserve a person who realises his love as an attraction later and left her in the middle of the journey." Mr. Adhiraj Sharma justified his brother's words.

I chuckled bitterly at their choice of words. Now, they are insulting my love for her. I stared at the man who was humiliating my love...

" My daughter deserves someone who loves her with every single beat of his heart. Someone who thinks about her constantly. Someone who spends his

every minute of every day just wondering about what she is doing.

Where she is, with whom she is, just to make sure that she is absolutely fine. She needs someone who can help her to reach her dreams and protect her from her fears. She needs someone who will treat her with respect, loves every part of her especially her flaws. My daughter deserves someone who could make her happy, like really cheerful, dancing in the air." Mr. Adhiraj paused and pressed his temples like I'm giving him a huge headache and resumed...

"Despite of all that, Do you have the capability to erase all her insecurities which she deeply buried in her heart for a long time. Do you?"

I was stunned at the last part. She is insecure about what?

"Do you have the capability to fulfill all her dreams & wishes?"

"Can you assure me to give her a nice family?

"Do you have the ability to get rid of her sorrows?

"Do you ever wonder that smile you fell for her is fake?

"Do you think that you can understand her well?

"Can you be faithful to her lifelong?"

"Can you love her till your death?"

"Can you give her the cozy vibes which she feels at her parents home?"

"Do you?"

Shutting my eyes tightly, holding my emotions in my heart hardly..I think now I should pour out all my love for her before her parents. So,I decided to reply to their each every question

to them..

"First of all, I wanted to clarify one thing uncle. You people might assume that I will take her away from you all if you people agree me as a son-in-law. No..uncle...I have never thought like that, as soon as I tied the knot around her...I decided to speak with you all. I promised to myself that till you people agree, we will never be in this together due to the fact that I respect you people. I know, what my step brother did was wrong. I don't want to repeat the mistake, that's the reason why I came here as soon as we came back. I won't take her away to start our marriage life, even if you people agree now because, I have my dreams to achieve. Like wise, she too has her's. After settling in our live's only we planned to start it."

"Uncle, you asked me, can I understand her? Frankly speaking, I don't know about her much because I'm taking my time by learning her slowly. That doesn't say that curiosity wasn't a fire within me because I'm. But rather I'm in no rush due to the fact that I think I have more time to know her. Because learning about our life partner slowly is an amazing feeling."

Her pretty face was flashing in front of my making heart go wild for her..

"Your daughter has literally meant a world to me. I love her beyond my beliefs because she keeps me sane and happy with her dazzling smile everyday. You said that it's a fake smile, uncle...but don't you people ever differ her smile when it is fake or when it is real?" I questioned them with a smile.

They frowned..but I looked at them dreamily recalling her million dollar giggle.

"Her gorgeous eyes will sparkle with happiness whenever she laughs wholeheartedly when she is happy at the same way her eyes will look dim when her smile is fake. And you people know what, I'm the luckiest guy who got married to a Gigglemug. A Gigglemug, who was sparkling my like a rainbow unknown to her " I spoke with happiness swelling in my heart as I was speaking about her.

"I can promise you all that, I will give her the best of myself and to ask her that no more than she can give. I will respect her as her own person...no.. no...I will respect her the same way I respected my mother...It's an oath from me to you all" I promised with full of heart.

"And, Yeah, I have enough money to fulfill her every wish, but I don't think she will ask for an expensive as far as I know, yet I will fulfill her every wish & dream by being with her. The sun may stop shining one fine day but I will always keep her troubles at a bay. The stars might stop shining tomorrow, however, I will never stop shielding her from sorrow. "

"I may not know what's her insecurities about, but It will be rather beautiful, The way I will put her insecurities to sleep." I meant every word which I uttered to them with my heart.

"May be I agree that I don't have a good family background, yet I can ensure you all that I alone can be a family to her by giving her a cozy vibe from me to stay at my new home or can you people allow me to stay in your home permanently so that she won't miss her sweet family and cozy feeling by adding another member to your family? You people don't need to worry about anything. I will pay you people rent and all" I laughed dryly.

They stared at me with an unknown emotion..May be they don't want me to stay with them. Shrugging it, I continued..

"My love for her is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect like me. To love somebody isn't just a strong feeling. It is a decision, a judgement and a promise. I choose to give this a marriage change not because I love her, but also It's a sacred bond which god had tied both of us in this. I don't want to untie it by divorcing her just because her family doesn't like me. It's not her family who has to stay with me lifelong. It's her. She doesn't have any problem with me and is falling for me. Can't you people accept me as the way I'm. For the first time, I'm feeling low despite of all the money I have"

"I choose her for life. I promise to be faithful to her, to love her more than myself, to commit to her, to support her all the time. I can't promise you all that I can fix her all problems, but I can promise you all that she won't face them alone. I can only promise you all that, when she is sad, then I will bring her smile back. When she is ill, I will turn into a doctor for her. When she is in trouble, I will be her superman. My heart will be always her shelter and my arms will be always her home."

"My everlasting devotion, My loyalty, my respect, my unconditional love towards her is for a lifetime. I will promise to love her forever."

"Every single day...Every single hour... every single minute...every single second...My mind...my soul...my heart always wanders around her...thinking what must be she is doing right now? Is she smiling? Is she studying? Is she with her family? Is she fine? Is she getting bullied by anyone? Has she got harassed by anyone in college. Is she eating well? That's what my mind & heart always wanders around her even though I'm studying, sleeping, working, eating...."

"All my soul, mind, heart always thinks about her constantly. I love her the way she is. When I say I love her..I meant her flaws too. I will love her forever till my death...when I said forever...I mean it"

At last, I poured out all my emotions in front of them for the first time. What if they mock my feelings too.

With a beating heart, I looked at them, They all staring at me with a kind of emotion which I can't decipher.

I thought they would understand my love if poured out my deep love for their daughter as they have a modern mind, but no they didn't. I'm wrong.

Slumping my shoulders, sighing...

"Uncle, still you people don't believe me and think that my love towards her was attraction then tell me what should I do to prove my love. I know proving love is not mathematics to prove, yet I try to do anything for her except divorce. Please uncle, I can't live without her. She is my oxygen.. Please except that tell me anything, but please don't separate us"

"Stay away from my daughter" Mr. Maniraj Sastry muttered.

I looked at him in astonished..After saying all my feelings towards her.. what I get in return.

Nothing...

Maybe, you heard it wrong, Daksh. They might didn't say like that.

"I think, I didn't hear you correctly, Can you repeat it once again" I asked him, hoping it's not what I heard.

"Stay away from my daughter for one year and, In this one year, double your company's wealth and write the wealth which you had doubled and earned it on my daughter's name.. Then, come to me if you still have the same feelings for my daughter. I will give my daughter to you without any hesitation. Remember, you are not going to see her, you shouldn't use any kind of media to communicate with her in this one year. Will you?" Mr. Adhiraj Sastry asked me with a kind of emotion which I couldn't pinpoint.

"Yes, I will." I agreed without thinking twice in determination while my heart revealed at his choice of words.

One year...Daksh....It's not one day or one week...or...one month....it's damn one year...It means 365 days..Arghh...

Can I live without seeing her...can I live without listening to her melodious giggles.

But, I have to do it...or else she will go away from me. Just one year, then she will be with me for life long.

"We will see...and Don't forget...I have a lie detecting machine...If you lie to me after one year, then you will be caught, Remember?" Mr. Maniraj Sastry warned me with an amusing smile in return I just nodded with a genuine smile.

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