Chapter 18

Hum palke bicha kar Tera intezar karte h,

Ye woo gunah h joo hum baar baar karte h,

Jala ker hasrat ki rah per chirag,

Hum subh aur shaam tere milne ka intezar karte h🍁.

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Chandni pov -

I woke up and without opening my eyes i lazily set on the bed and stretches my hands in air to remove my tiredness then I remembered something and quickly opened my eyes i had to get up early for Sargi and my hand quickly went to the nightstand and i picked up my phone from it to check the time.

heyy Mata Rani It's 5:23, I had set the alarm for 4 am, then why didn't the alarm ring? Now the time for Sargi is over why does this always happen to me why do i always get up after Sargi's time is over after cursing myself then i checked my phone that I had set the alarm or not, then came to know that I had not increased the value of the alarm ringtone , now i will have to live empty stomach till evening until the moon comes out ,then i got up from the bed and went to the washroom to get ready, all the elders ladies of the house must have got up, so thought to help them .

(Chandni dress)

After getting fresh and put on my clothes i came out of the bathroom and went towards the vanity and started my daily routine after finishing my daily routine, I went out of my room.

When I reached downstairs, I saw Auntie's and dadi they are talking sitting on the sofa of the living room.

I went towards them and touched their feet and they blessed me.

Chandni beta you got up so early today, sunita aunty asked.

I thought that i would help, today you people are fasting so that's why thought to help, i said and stand beside suhana aunty.

there was no need of that Chandni, there are many people in the house to help ,you got up so early for no reason, suhana aunty said and took my hand and made me sit next to herself on the couch.

By the way you are looking very beautiful today, sunita aunt said while smiling and when aunty said this i just remembered bua word that how always in those two years she always say i look ugly, no one will like me ,no one want me i think bua is right that's why he left.

what happened beta where did you get lost , suhana aunty said and i came in my sense.

No aunt nothing happened i will go and help everyone in making breakfast , i said and stood up.

Beta, you don't need to do anything, you sit with us , suhana aunty said.

Aunty you know how much i enjoy cooking so please let me help and if you guys want anything then let me know , i Said and went to kitchen.

I went to the kitchen and helped in making breakfast, after that I set it on the dining table with everyone's help.

While I was doing this, I saw that both uncle, dadu and the three youngest members of the house have also come and i started to serve them there breakfast daily aunty serve breakfast to everyone and today aunty was not there so i started serving breakfast to everyone.

Everyone was sitting on their own chairs at the dining table, when Adi spoke.

Ahana di, Aditi di aap dono kaha Jaa Raho ho, adi asked and i saw that both of them are well dressed and ready, it looks like they are going somewhere and also looked them.

Today we have a presentation in the college, so we have to go, yesterday we got a call from college about that but don't worry we both came home by the afternoon , aditi answered and started having her breakfast .

Chandni you also sit and have breakfast , dadu said and adi also held my hands and pulled me to the chair next to his now what should i do and what should I say that why i can't have breakfast.

I was about to speak when a voice interrupt me.

Kya ker Rahi Aditi humhe late ho raha h chal jaldi, Ahana said and i noticed that both of them didn't have anything except a bite of sandwich.

Wait i didn't eat anything i'm hungry , Aditi said and again started to eat.

We will be late, let's go moti, Ahana said and Started to drag her.

wait you both let me pack breakfast for you both so that you guy's can eat on the way just wait a minute, i said and quickly went to the kitchen to pack breakfast for them and after few minutes came out with packed breakfast and gave them both.

Thank you Chandni we love you, both said at same time and side hugged me after that went to college .

And when I looked back i saw both uncles and dadu had finished there breakfast and were getting up from their chairs and i went to them .

Uncle, mein aap dono ke liye Lunch office mein bhejwa dungyi , i said because aunty always sends lunch in the office.

Beta it's not needed today we have a meeting in a hotel so will have our lunch there, chote uncle said i mean sunita aunty husband i always call him chote uncle and then patted my head.

And both the uncles went to the office and dadu went to his room but still there's one person present on the dining table who is still having breakfast.

adi bacche do you need something, i said and went towards him ,he just shook his head and signalled no.

No di, I had my breakfast aur app bhi breakfast ker lijiye, i am going to my friend's house please aap maa ko bata dijiyega , adi said and standing up from chair then hugged me.

I'll tell aunty didn't worry, i smiled and ruffled his hair.

Di you ruined my hairstyle, he whined and straightened his hair by his fingers and i just giggled looking at his cute face

Now go or you will be late , i Said and he left while smiling.

Thank you Mata Rani no one doubted me and also i didn't even have to lie thank you so much, i thanked mata rani in my mind and clean the dining table with the help of Radha aunty who work in this house for many years.

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When I reached the living room, I saw that there were many ladies present with dadi and aunts.

When Suhana Aunty saw me, she gestured me to come towards her and i went towards her.

When will Aditi and Ahana come from college , Suhana aunty asked and made me sit on the couch beside her.

Aunty they must be coming don't worry, i said and she nodded.

we are talking when the henna artists came and after that started applying henna on everyone's hands i was just looking at them how happy all the ladies are applying henna on there hands for their husband getting their husbands names written on their hands ,I was thinking all this when sunita aunty spoke.

Chandni, you also go and apply henna on your hands , dekho meine to mehndi lagwa bhi li and how beautiful my henna filled hand's are looking , sunita aunty said and come towards me.

Aunty no need of this, I'm fine , i said i used to love seeing henna on everyone's hands, but i had never applied henna on my hands never in my 20 years of life but i always thought when i grow up and get married I will also get my husband's name written on my hands with henna but here everything has changed. The surprising thing is that I don't even know my husband's name , i thought and looked here there so that no one can see my tears and hurriedly wiped it.

Aise kaise jarurat nahi h bilkul jarurat h chalo mere saath, Suhana aunty said and drag me towards henna artist and i started going with her.

put henna on her hands too, aunty said and henna artist nodded and then made me sit beside the henna artist and then she left from there to meet other ladies.

Mam give you're hand, that henna artist said and i looked towards her she looks year older than me then why she calling me mam.

Please don't call me mam mera naam Chandni h aap mujhe Chandni bula sakti h , i said with smile and that girl looked me like she saw ghost.

Mam i can't call you by name because if my boss found out that I called someone by her name,she is going to be very angry and before coming here, she made us understood there should be no mistake and if we did any mistake she is going to threw us out of our job, she said in fear and i just looked her in shock.

Why are you so scared you don't need to be so afraid you can call me by my name, It's not such a big deal ,i said and try to make her understand not afraid.

Mam why you don't understand this is the house of Rathores, the house of the most richest person of India and the home of Asia's number one business man, Abeer Singh Rathore and if we make any mistake, then we will not get any job again because all the ladies present here belong to rich families Those people will not call us again on any function to apply mehendi, she said in fear and after listening i went into shock and my eyes widened .

How did I not know that the people in the house where I live are so rich, in fact they are the richest people in India i knew that these people were rich, but i didn't know that much ,i was thinking that when the voice of that henna artist caught me.

Why do I feel like looking at you that you didn't know this ,are you live here ?, she asked me curiously and i nodded.

Mam kya aapko sach mein nahi pata, she asked me in shock and again i nodded

By the way, have you met Abeer Singh Rathore what am I asking too, you live in his house, you must have met him i heard he looks even more smarter, hot in real i just saw him in the photo i am a big fan of his, He is so successful at such a young age, all the girls drool over him ,he is hot as fire my friend also have crush on him, sometimes I wish if i can ever meet him in real But I've also heard that he is are rude and don't give fuck to any girl , she said excitedly then when she remembered what she said she looked at me nervously.

Sorry sorry i don't know what i said please don't complain to our boss,

She said and i nodded and think why do i feel strange whenever i hear his name but ignored that feeling and looked at her.

Relax no problem but i have a condition , i said and she looked me in fear and nodded.

Then don't call me mam and there is no need to be afraid,no one will complain if you do your job well , i smiley said and forwarded my hands towards her so that she apply mehndi on my hands and she started appling henna on my hands .

While talking, i mean she is only chanting Mr Rathore and i just listing her I don't know when she filled my hands with henna but her next question held my breath and i looked her in shock.

Tell your husband's name Chandni, she asked and i just looked her in shock that how did she know that I am married.

why are you looking at me like that you are married ? ,you are wearing mangalsutra, she said and pointed towards my wedding chain which went out of form my kurti i quickly put my mangalsutra under my kurti and correct my dupatta around my neck and looked around whether any of the family members saw my wedding chain but by the grace of God, no member of the house was looking here.

Tell me your husband's name, you do not want to write your husband's name in you're hand? Tell me,she asked and i just looked her blankly .

What should i say now that i myself do not know the name of my husband what would she think of me if I told her that i don't my husband name she is will going me see like i am crazy, means who maintains such a strange relationship in which you do not know the name of your own husband ,even thinking of this, i feel like crying,i was thinking all this when her next word again shocked me.

Look, I have written your husband's name, it looks so good on your hand, she pointed where she wrote the name and i look there in horror to see whose name she is written there.

"Abeer" , i just murmured the name she is written in my hand and my heart stopped beating when i saw Mr Rathore name is written there.

You didn't tell that your husband's name is also Abeer , she asked and i just looked her i don't know myself , i said in my mind.

i brought myself out of shock and i didn't understood why she wrote Mr Rathore's name in my hand in place of my husband name.

hmm how did you know that his name is Abeer?, I just asked her controlling myself from crying why she wrote his name, i didn't say anything that my husband's name is not Abeer because if I will say that my husband name is not Abeer then she will again ask my husband's name.

You were not saying anything, and i don't know what you were thinking and just looking at me that's when i listened to that aunty that you're Abeer's wife , she said and pointed towards somewhere and i saw there is aunty standing in little distance away from me ,looking at me and talking with her friend.

I feel Auntie must be talking about Mr Rathore and she must have guessed that my husband's name is Abeer.

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When Chandni was thinking that what should she say to henna artist .

Then Suhana's friend saw that Suhana was looking at Chandni lovingly.

Is she Abeer's wife? , suhana friend asked at pointed towards Chandni.

And Heena artist listens this because they were not standing far away and because of which it she thought that Chandni's husband's name is Abeer.

i mean your future daughter in law ,suhana friend asked suhana.

she's like my daughter and our guest, suhana smiling said and looked towards Chandni after hearing this from her friend, a thought came in her mind but she ignored it.

Oo sorry i thought, suhana friend said and they again started talking.

Chandni pov-

I didn't say anything to her and i got up and started going towards my room So that as soon as possible i will erase Mr Rathore name from my hands.

today is such an auspicious day where all women fast for their husbands and here i have someone else's name written on my hand instead of my husband ,it's wrong Mata Rani why are you doing this to me , i thought and tear slipped from my eyes.

I was going towards my room but Ahana and Aditi voice stop me on the way, looks like they both came from college, and i turned where the sound was coming from and saw there coming towards me

Chandni tumne mehndi lagwa li apne hathon mein? ,Aditi asked and they both stand infront of me.

Why are you crying Chandni, Ahana asked worriedly.

Where am i crying, something has gone in my eyes , i just lied .

wait let me see , aditi said but i just stopped her.

No it's fine now, you guys go and come down after getting fresh, then you both also want to apply henna or not? , I just said and all i wanted was just go away from here at this moment.

show me your mehndi first , they both said excitedly.

Please Mata Rani save me what will they will think about me when they see their brother name on my hand , i just prayed in mind and it's seems god have heard me.

Why are you both standing here, go and please come down after getting fresh, only you both are left to get mehendi applied come fast , sunita said and they nodded.

Chandni, we will see your mehndi designs later in the evening , Aditi said and they both left.

i quickly started walking towards my room before someone else stops me and i took a deep breath as i entered the room.

As soon as I entered the room, I took a tissue and started erasing his name from my hands but his name was not getting erased it's turn in red dark colour.

I tried many times but Mr Rathore name is not getting erased from my hands.

What is happening Mata Rani, why the name of Mr Rathore doesn't being erased from my hands , aapko pata h n ye galat h ,I have kept the fast for my husband but here someone else's name written on my mehandi  filled hand's, please save me from this sin it's wrong , i just cried rubbing my hands to erase that name but that name doesn't remove, but my hands turned red because of rubbing so hard and lay on my bed while crying .

While crying and weakness because since morning i did't have anything,i don't know when i fell asleep.

Time skip

I opened my eyes when I heard a several knock on the door Then I sat on the bed and rested my headstand because of weakness but again i heard a knock on the door and I quickly got down from bed.

But before opening the door, I looked at myself in the mirror And I was shocked to see my condition, my hair's were all scattered, there were dried tears on my face and my mangalsutra was out of my kurti beacuse of kurti neck design i thanked God that I did not open the door in such a situation.

Just wait a minute , i said and went to washroom.

hey Mata Rani i didn't even remove the henna from my hands and fell asleep like this i quickly went to the washroom, washed my mehandi and my face, after coming from the washroom, I did my hair properly and. Wedding chain inside my kurti and went to see who is knocking on the door.

When I opened the door, Ahana and Aditi were there.

how long have we been knocking on the door Chandni, Ahana said and entered in my room with Aditi.

what happened Ahana,i asked and went towards them and seat on the bed.

do you know what time it is , Aditi asked in smile .

No and i took my phone from the night stand and after checking the time i looked towards them .

I think the timing of my phone is wrong, it is showing that it is 7 o'clock, i Said and they looked me with widden eyes.

Your phone timing is not wrong but you were sleeping for so long, Ahana said and laugh then pointed towards clock on the wall and when i saw the watch, i became shocked.

I have been sleeping for so long, why didn't you wake me up? , I asked both them .

mom said you got up early too and since then you were working, that's why maa told us not to disturb you, Aditi said .

there was no such thing you should have woken me up from sleep, i said.

Acha, leave all this badi maa told us to get ready, all the guests will come soon, we both are going to get ready, you also get ready today we all three of us going to look the most beautiful , Ahana said excitedly and they both left and i locked the door.

I picked red anarkali suit from the wardrobe that Aahna and Aditi liked for me and After that went to the washroom to take a bath.

After getting dressed i came out of the washroom and went towards the my room vanity and looked myself in mirror.

I am just wearing red anarkali suit with pant without dupatta my wet hair on my shoulders and the only jewelry I wore was my mangalsutra and tears welled up in my eyes .

In the last two years, I never wore a new dress on the day of Karva Chauth and never got ready on that day Because aunty used to make me work whole day and I also didn't have money for buy new dress for myself i used to worship silently without any one can notice me.

Now after 2 years I am getting ready for Karva Chauth for the first time But still I do not know anything about the person for whom i keeping this fast.

Mata Rani is not like that I want

The right of being his wife, I just want know who is my husband please fullfill my this wish, i just prayed mata Rani and started drying my hair with hair dryer.

After drying my hair i left them open, I quickly put on some makeup on my face then applied kajal in my eyes After this matching earings with my dress and then red bangles and then the most important thing i take the sindoor box from the vanity drawer and after this applied in my hair line then hide it with hairs like always and put my mangalsutra inside my suit.

After this i went towards my bed take the dupatta from bed, I pinned it on one side shoulder then i saw myself in the mirror i was ready now .

Then i remembered something and i went towards wardrobe and opened it then take out the box in which my mother anklet was present.

And after sitting on the bed i started wearing anklets they looked very beautiful and when I put my feet on the ground it made a sound and that made me giggled.

Anklets are my favourite jewelry which i love to wear daily i still remember on my 18th birthday dadi gave me beautiful anklet which i lost that night, night when the first time i met him, i thought .

(Chandni dress and jewelry)

I touched my bangles one by one that make jiggling sound then I brought both my hands and foot in front and wave in air because of that the jiggling sound of bangles and anklets econed in my room.

But then my attention went to the henna on my hand and i remembered that Mr. Rathore's name was written on my hand.

I saw my henna filled hand's where his name was written my mehandi coloured turned dark red in colour and i had already erased his name  then how come ,it's also turn in dark red colour,If the family members see, what will they think about me, what should I do now? how can i have any other name written on my hand , and again i felt like crying .

What should I do now only then i had a thought and went to the washroom and brought the first aid box from it. and take handy plaster and applied it where the name was written.

Please Mata Rani please erase his name from my hand, it's wrong you know Naa, it's feel like cheating on Mr Ajanbi .

why am i missing Mr Ajanbi today , i thought .

Then I heard the voices of Ahana and Aditi and knock on the door,i opened the door of my room and saw both them standing ready.

you both looking very beautiful, i said they're really looking beautiful like princess.

you are also looking very beautiful, Aditi said smiling.

You know you're looking like newly bride, Ahana said and my smile faded.

And my hand went to my neck where my wedding chain was present and covered under my dress .

What happened Chandni?, Ahana asked.

Nothing happened Ahana, let go everyone must have present on the terrace aur Chanda mama bhi niklene Wale hogye asman mein, i said and halfheartedly smiled and went with them on terrace.

And saw the terrace was decorated very beautifully.

(Just imagine they are many people present)

And we three of us went towards family members .

maa tell me how we three of us looking , aditi excitedly asked Suhana aunty and everyone.

My three daughters look very beautiful, just like fairies , suhana aunty and one by one kissed our forehead and we smiled.

Badi maa, you didn't praise me, i also made lot of effort in getting ready Bhai is not here, and there is no competition from me soo i thought I am going to look most handsome ,But you people are not praising me at all, adi said with pout and everyone laughed at cute face.

Alee mera baccha you are also looking very handsome , suhana said.

but less than abeer bhai, Ahana teased him and faked cried.

Then we heard that the moon has come out.

Suhana, sunita chaloo Puja ka time'hogya, dekho chaand, dadi said and pointed towards sky.

After this both aunty and dadi went to break their fast.

I was just looking at them how happy there are with husbands please God protect them and keep them happy ,

I looked at the moon and closed my eyes then remembered the face of a Mr Ajanbi and prayed for him ,for his long life, for his safety , please Mata Rani always make him happy.

I prayed and left from there Because if I stayed here even for a minute, i would cry again i took a water bottle from the table on my way down to the terrace .

In order to go to the room, I started going towards the garden because everything making suffocated and suddenly i felt weird .

I took a deep breath when I reached the garden to claim my self but still feel restless and dizzy.

I was going towards the garden bench to sit, when i bumped with someone and the water bottle fell down from my hand and i started feeling dizzy i just held that person shirt in my fist to stop myself losing my balance but everything get blurred in front of my eyes and i felt unconscious .

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Chandni falls unconscious in the arms of that person and with her face covered with her little hair's strand , and that person tightened her hold around seeing her unconscious.

Hey wake up Miss, that person said try wake her up without clearly looking at her face and that person is  none other than Mr Abeer Singh Rathore and Chandni Mr Ajanbi.

When she does not move, Abeer takes her in his arms and went towards the garden bench made her sit on the bench when he tried to move away from her after making her sit, he saw she is holding his shirt in her fist tightly , taking a deep breath he removed her shirt from her fist and take steps back from her,he still can't see her face clearly because her face are still covered little hairs strand.

Abeer, even though he hate girls, but he always help everyone whenever anyone needed.

When he looks back he saw water bottle on the ground he goes there and picks up the water bottle and sees that the bottles were sealed ,he quickly take bottle from the ground and went towards her.

He opened the bottle and sprinkled water on her face and Chandni  moved a little .

Miss, Abeer calmly called her but still she doesn't move and Abeer sit beside her .

Water,  Chandni just murmured and If Abeer is not sitting beside her ,he was not able to listen.

Abeer turns the bottle towards her and but sees that she is still in unconscious state and murmuring water.

he just sighed and having no choice He goes close to her and put his hand around her shoulder to support her .

Chandni keeps her head on Abeer's shoulder in her unconscious State and again murmured water.

Abeer stiffened and controlled his urge to stand and leave her in her condition as he does not like anyone to touch him and here Chandni almost laying on him.

Water, again Chandni murmured and Abeer take water near her mouth and Chandni started drinking.

When she drinks water then Abeer keeps the bottle aside and looked at her and unconsciously his hands went towards her face and he removed her hair strands from her face and then tucked them behind her ear.

And now he could see Chandni's face clearly At first, Abeer thought he was hallucinating and to confirm, Abeer slowly touches her cheek with one of his fingers.

And feeling someone's touch on her face Chandni moves little and opens her eyes and her black eyes met with his dark brown eyes.

They both keep looking into each other's eyes and both were just thinking that it was a dream or they are hallucinating each other.

Both of them broke there eye connect when they hear phone ringtone.

and then both come to their senses and they come to know that it is not a dream but reality.

then they looked at each other position, Abeer quickly jerked her away from himself and stand up and seeing him in anger, Chandni also gets  up.

WHAT THE FUCK what are you doing here ,Abeer shouted in anger and Chandni flinched and take step back in fear and her eyes filled with tears.

So you find out who I am, I thought you had forgotten all that  happened two years ago but i didn't know you will came here looking for me ,now tell me how much money you want and put an end to that matter, of Abeer said in anger but he didn't know his words killing that little soul heart.

Ap_p G_alt sa_mjh ra_he h , Chandni said in her hiccups and tears continuously tears were falling from his eyes , and she tried to make him understand that he's getting her wrong again.

Ooo please Just shut up i know  girls like you all they need is money ,so just tell me how much money you want because I don't want my family to know so just tell and stop you're drama , Abeer shouted as his anger increasing continuously just looking at her .

Chandni about to say something but Abeer phone rings again and he take his phone from the ground that fell out of his hands while catching Chandni.

and see it was his dad call and he picked it .

Yes dad, Abeer said looking at Chandni.

where are you abeer , his dad asked on the call.

dad just wait for minute I'm coming , Abeer said and still glaring at Chandni and then immediately cut the call.

Don't even try to come infront of my family ,you don't know what I will do with you , he said in anger and takes out a card from his wallet and holds Chandni's hand and puts it in her hand.

call to this number and just tell him the amount of money you want, you will get that much money and again i am warning you never come infront of me , Abeer said in anger and left from there.

After Abeer leaves, she left the card from her hand without looking at it and fell on her knees and started crying.

A_ap Gal_t sam_jh rah_e h muj_he, she whispered and cried .

Kuch pal ko laga jaise koi dua qubool huyi,

Phir neend khuli aur saamna haqqeet se hua,

Jismein Naa woo humhare the aur Naa hum unke..........🍁

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