chapter 21

"Mohabbat ka pata nahi ,bas kuch khash sa h

Jo bhi keh lo,bas be-hisaab sa hai"

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Abeer pov-

At night

i was going back to my room and wondering if she really left or does she have another intention.

she obeyed me and left i don't think it was that easy i think she had some intention otherwise suddenly after 2 years why she was standing in front of me.

But whatever her intention is, i will never let it happen.

I was about to climb the stairs when maa stopped me.

Abeer i wanted to talk to you , maa said i turned to look at her.

Jii maa, i said and stand infront of her

First sit here comfortably ,maa said and i nodded and sat down with her on the living room sofa.

I know you have come from such a long journey, i should not talk about it now but it is important and don't know if you come to know about this in the morning, how will you react that's why it was necessary , ma said in worried tone and i just nodded.

First promise me Abeer you won't be angry and also promise that you Whatever I told you, you will listen to me ,maa said.

Maa first tell me what's the matter, i said.

first promise me, you will listen me, and you were in London for five months, even once you were not worried about how everyone was at home, all you needed was your office, your work, only those things that is important to you , maa ka to koi khyal hi nahi tha ,maa said with little angry tone and i know one thing she will made me agree anyhow so having no choice i promised her.

Maa i promise now tell me, i said .

someone lives here with us , maa said.

So what's the problem with that If someone is living in our house, I don't think there is a shortage of rooms in Rathore Villa, i asked not getting her point.

A girl , maa said now i get her point that why she is tensed.

Maa, is she our relatives daughter or is she your friend's daughter ?, and if you know her family i have no problem , i said .

anyway it's a matter of days so don't worry , i said because i have nothing to worry about it she will stay in the ground floor guest room and there are very few chances that we will come face to face ,so no problem i thought coaxing myself .

You no naa you promised that you will not get angry, so listen to me carefully , maa said with not so tensed voice this time.

Chandni she have been living in our house for 5 months and she is not our relative nor my friend's daughter i met  for the first time when i went to Agra two years ago, maa said and i looked at her then told to her to continue whatever she is trying to say.

And the second time i met her, the night you were leaving for London, that night she fainted in front of our car, after which we brought her home and since then she's been living with us , maa said.

Maa first of all tell me, do you know about her, about her family, where did she come from,i asked and i know, my family members are crazy But i didn't know that they have kept a stranger in house for 5 months without knowing about her.

Her name is Chandni and she is an orphan, maa said with sad expression.

Did you asked anyone to find out her information? , I asked and wished that they had done this.

No,maa said like it's not big deal and i looked at her to see if she is serious.

She told us and I don't think we needed anyone to find out any information about her ,i see the truth in her eyes,maa said.

Maa you see the truth in her eyes that's why you believed her ,

What rubbish, maa why are you not understanding, we are Rathor's, if this is someone's trick If that girl has come to our house for some purpose, then you know naa our family members may face some problem , i said in little loud voice because i just want one thing, no problem should come on my family members .

Abeer it's nothing like this if you meet her then you will know how good she is, belive me she's really nice girl Everyone in the house likes her in such a short span of time, she has made a golden place in everyone's heart ,maa said smiling.

And I know when you look into her black eyes you'll also believe her that she's telling the truth ,her black eyes are really beautiful just like the moon , maa said and i remembered that pair of eyes which i met a while ago .

Her black eyes are also very beautiful   just like the moon and i feel that if a the eyes of any shayer meets her eyes, then don't know how many shayeri,how many poetry that Shayer can write on her eyes ,i thought remembering her eyes again  and a few seconds later i relive what i was thinking i am fucking thinking about her , that girl really distracting me.

(  Aankhein Benazir sii thi uski

Haseen Manzar se mazaar tak

Safar tay Karwane ke kabil thi wo nazrein 🍁)

AN

Abeer, abeer what are you thinking , maa called me and i looked at her.

Nothing, but that girl can't stay here with us , i said my final decision.

You promised me, you can't go back on your promise, Abeer soo it's final she going to live with us until her education is complete and she stands on her feet ,hope you understand,now good night, maa said and stands up from the couch.

Maa you are not understanding ,i said and also stood from the couch .

And one more thing Abeer, I know you will try to get Chandni out of the house anyhow, so let me tell you in advance, don't do anything like that because it's you're maa wish i want Chandni live here with us and i know my son will fulfill this wish of mine , maa said and kissed my forehead and left from there and again' got me convinced by her emotional drama.

Maa, i am sorry this time i may not be able to fulfill this wish of yours,i will not tell that girl to leave the house directly but i can definitely make sure that she herself should leave the house.

I don't know who she is, for what purpose she staying at our house maa said that she had met her in Agra two years back .

Is this Chandni is the same girl as the one i met in Agra?

No, it can't happen. If she was the same girl i met two'years ago, then i don't think there would have been such a peaceful atmosphere in the house i mean if she been same girl, she would have told everyone at home about our accidental marriage long back and i knew if my family members knew about this marriage they would going to make me accept this marriage real and her as my wife.

Leave it Abeer whatever going to happens will be seen in the morning but for now i need a good sleep, i thought and started walking towards second flour .

In this house, all the youngsters live on the second floor, my room is also on the second floor but i have a separate wing of my own in which my bedroom, my small office ,a small garden and personal swimming pool which attached to my bedroom present.

I opened the door of my room and saw all my things present there as i had left them .

After while i went to the bathroom for  freshen up and after getting fresh i went to sleep .

Morning -

I woke up and saw that my gym time was over, so i went straight to the washroom to freshen up and thought to join the office from today itself.

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After getting fresh, Abeer comes out of the washroom with a towel tied around his waist and with other towel he was drying his wet hair.

He started going towards his walking closets while drying his hair and picks out his office outfit as usual black shirt from his black shirt collection with matching black pants and after doing his daily chores his ready for office.

(Abeer outfit)

He went downstairs and saw that no one present in the living room, so he went straight to the garden because he knew his dadi and dadu must be there.

When Abeer went to the garden, he saw that the oldest couple of the house were sitting on the bench in the garden and then he went towards them and touched there feet.

Abeer was talking to his grandparents when his phone rings and he saw his best friend calling him, he excuse himself from there and walk four five steps away .

When Dadi called Chandni first, Kabir didn't listen because he was too involved in talking to his best friends who were on the conference call at that time.

Abeer pov-

i was talking to my friend when i started feeling strange again like i always feel whenever she's around me........

Is she really here ? or am i going crazy, what I am thinking like seriously if she's around me i can feel her presence , what rubbish i am thinking all this happens only in romance books and novels.

And after second i came out from my thoughts when i heard anklets and bangles sound and i fell silent.

What happened Chandni ,i heard dadi voice so here's the girl that mom was talking about and i hung up the phone without saying anything and turned to meet that girl .

she... my accidental Wif.....

she didn't leave from here at night

she's leaving here, in my house with my family from five months and i don't have any fucking idea about it.

Woo dadi meri earings nahi mil rahe hai and i think i dropped it somewhere in garden ,she said and again i looked at her from head to toe .

Unknowingly my eyes went towards her neck where i tied wedding chain and then her forehead where i filled vermillion ,which was not present there .

She is not wearing them it's good she forget that accidental marriage, i thought in mind and felt strange ,after  few seconds again i looked at her.

She is wearing a red suit and her long black hair was open, my eyes fell on her hand, she was wearing red coloured bangles, and then i looked at her feet where she was wearing a beautiful anklet.

She doesn't look same when i met her first time two years ago ,she looking different but still in red suit like two years ago and yesterday night .

Red what you are trying do after two years of that accident.

I don't know why i said red but whenever I meet her she always wearing red colour dress, maybe that's why , and i shurged that thought.

If you're here with some intention, then you're playing with fire or still you don't know about real Abeer Singh Rathore.

I came out of my thoughts when i heard my sister's voice.

Chandni,the colour of your mehndi is very dark, completely dark red colour has come, dadi dekhye, Ahana said and showed her hand to dadi

Looks like Chandni will get a very loving husband, jo usye bahut pyar Karega, dadi said and i tried looked in her eyes for any reaction but she didn't turn his face up .

I know she knows someone is looking at her or she knows who is this particular person is.

Abeer Bhai you have been watching us since then , come here naa, adi said and i diverted my attention to everyone then came and stand  infront of her.

I noticed when i stands infront of her  she fisted her dupatta and then little shifted in her place i know one thing, when someone is hiding something they react like that or my gaze making her nervous and still she didn't look up.

Dadi jo apne kaha kya wo sach h? Ahana asked and dadi was about to answer when i intrupted her.

Bacche it's must be myth and i think all this thing are not true, i said .

Like seriously if the colour of mehandi is dark red, then husband will love there wife'very much , i mean didn't even like her still her mehndi is dark red,i thought .

Have you accepted her as your wife ?maybe her future husband loves her very much , my subconscious mind asked me.

No I didn't accept her as my wife, i will never , i thought and fisted my hand for such thought then angrily looked towards her and my eyes met with her .

She diverted her eyes when we heard maa voice but still looking at her with anger.

After some seconds she again looked up and her eyes met with mine and i just glared at her .

Maa came towards us to inform that breakfast is ready and she took dadu and dadi inside for breakfast .

She too was about to leave when Adi stops her.

Chandni di ,wait you haven't even met Bhai , adi said and dragged her towards me then stand her infront of me.

Bhai meet chandni di the fourth member , adi said laughing and i remembered our night conversation.

Bhai, Chandni is our best friend, aditi said then come with Ahana and they stand beside her.

So you became best friends of my siblings , i thought and controlling my anger that i don't do anything that made me regret later and after few seconds of silence .

Abeer Singh Rathore, i said and extended my hands towards her and for a while she kept looking at my hand .

Chandni, she said in slow voice without looking at me .

I take her hand in my hands which she extended towards me and squeezed it to gain her attention and i did,she looked towards me.

Mr or Mrs,i asked looking straight in eyes for answer and she looked at me in confusion.

I mean are you married or not , i asked and again squeezed her hand to gain her attention.

I don't why i asked her that question maybe to confirm her intention for

coming here.

Miss Chandni Sharma, she said slowly and quickly released her hands form me then run inside.

Chandni Sharma, i whispered and looked at my siblings who are looking at me amusement .

"Tum mile to kyu laga mujhe ,

khud se baat hogi .......

Kuch bhi kaha nahi magar,

Zindagi si baat hogi "

( Gulzar)

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Mera to har safar har manzil tujhse judi hui h

Par mein to tere zikra mein bhi nahi

-AN

Chandni pov-

i was about to climb stairs when suhana aunty called me and i stopped but still didn't look at her and quickly wiped my tears.

where are you going Chandni, come have you're breakfast, aunty said and i looked towards her.

why are you crying Chandni, aunty asked and shooked my head in no.

something has gone in my eye aunty beacause of that i rubbed my eyes  and now' tears are falling from eyes, i lied and didn't looked in her eyes and i don't why i felt strange after knowing she is mother-in-law .

Come have you're breakfast you didn't eat anything even in the night, I can guess by looking at you , aunty said and looked at her.

how did she know, i thought.

I know everything come , aunty said and dragged me with her towards dining area.

Aunty made me sit on my chair where I used to sit everyday, and then i saw he also came to the dining table along with the three youngest members of the house.

He came and took the chair which was infront of me and other three took there regular position.

I can feel his gaze on me the whole breakfast time but not dared to looked at his eyes and after sometime i heard his voice .

I am going my office, he said and about to stand.

Kahyi nahi jaa rahe h app ,today you will stayed at home and spent time with your family , aunty ordered him .

Maa it's very important to go office ,i will definitely try to come early , he said in clam tone which i saw first time in our three meetings .

When is it not important for you to go to office tell me , aunty asked him in little anger and i saw everyone looking at them like it's there daily routine.

Badi maa let bhai go ,he must be missing his wife and his second home you na how much he love his wife,adi said and for second my heart stopped beating then i looked at him who's doesn't have any reaction on his face.

Wife? Second home? He is married?,

I thought and my trace broke when i heard everyone laugh.

i don't have wife and stop calling my laptop my wife, he said and for second looked at me then diverted his eyes .

He doesn't consider me his wife i knew this, then why am I feeling hurt to hear this from his mouth? It was my decision to perform this marriage alone, i shouldn't feel bad and also it his right to choose his own life partner , i thought and tears welled in my eyes which i successfully hide.

But why my heart feel relaxed when i find out he didn't marry someone else? ,my thought broke with aunty voice.

Sahi keh raha h adi , 24 hours you stick to that laptop , suhana aunty said.

Maa aap bhi acha leave all this I have to go now please understand ,he said  and come towards aunty.

Stop making this puppy eye's and come home early , aunty said and he kissed aunty forehead then looked at me for second and left.

Maa day by day he is becoming a workaholic, what will happen to this boy? , Suhana aunty said to dadi.

Don't worry suhana humara Abeer bahut samjhdar h and everything will be alright in time , dadi said.

And after sometime everyone started going to there respective places.

Author

All day Chandni kept thinking what will she do now ,abeer had not said anything to her till now after finding out that she lives here in his house .

And one thing she know he is not going to listen her and going to accuse her for a mistake she has not committed.

All she wanted was that she should not face Abeer for today ,she could not come out of last night' incident and the shock she got in the morning to much for that little soul.

And maybe God overheard her. Abeer didn't come home for dinner because his best friend had planned to have dinner together.

Chandni pov-

I went to my room after dinner he didn't come for dinner but tomorrow morning I have to face him .

Mujhe unse baat karni hogyi and i have to tell him that i don't know this is his house otherwise he will get me wrong again and going to accused me  for a mistake i didn't commit , i will talk to him in the morning.

And if he wants me to leave his house, then i will leave from here and with that thought, i went towards my wardrobe.

I took out my white sleeveless loose kurti and matching white palazzo with white dupatta which i wear every night and went to the washroom to change.

I came after changing and went to the balcony as usual after spending time there i came back to my room and when i picked up the bottle next to my bed to drink , i saw bottle was empty.

I took my dupatta from the bed and went out of the room to get water from the kitchen.

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At that time Abeer had come home from office and was going towards his room when he saw Chandni leaving from room'which just beside his wing and saw her going towards second flour kitchen.

What chandni did not know that someone is waiting for her in her room.

Chandni pov-

After filling my bottle, i huridly started quickly going towards my room so that even by mistake i don't clash with them .

I open the door of my room and enter only to get shocked, for the first time i looked at him clearly for second.

he was sitting on my bed and wearing black shirt with black pant,his shirt two or three buttons are open and shirt sleeves are rolled up to the elbow,his blazer lazily lying on my bed and his black hair disheveled

Aa_p ya_han ,i said and he put his phone on the bed then looked towards me , i don't why i said it while shuttering and feeling his gaze on me i bowed my head down while clutching bottle in my hand tightly.

Close the door, he said in deep voice.

Jii?, I looked towards him in confusion.

I said close the door, he said in little loud voice and while sitting comfortably on the bed.

Because of his loud voice i flinched and take a step back .

Are you deaf or don't you understand what i'm saying, he said and stood up from bed and started coming towards me.

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Chandni clutched the bottle in her chest and seeing him coming towards her ,she stood frozen in her place.

When she saw him standing infront of her, she closed her eyes tightly and she opened her eyes when she heard the door locking sound .

Chandni turned towards him who standing there with his hands in his pants pocket and looking at her with some intensity.

Soo tell me what are doing here in my house ,abeer asked while coming towards her with slow steps.

i di_dn't kn_ow this wa_s y_our hou_se , chandni said while taking a step back seeing him coming towards her.

and you think i'll believe you let forget it tell me how did you reach my house , Abeer said while taking step towards her and Chandni take a step back.

I rea_lly di_dn't k_now be_lieve me ple_ase , Chandni said.

wait let me tell you why you came here then maybe you remember, you must have come to know from somewhere that i am going out of the country for a few months and you planned that in that period of time you will entered in my house then come in the good books of my family members and when the family members got trapped in your trap, then you're going to tell everyone about our accidental marriage ,right Miss Chandni Sharma , he said and held her both arms tightly in anger.

Ais_a na_hi h beli_ve me mu_jhe aa_pka naa_m tak nah,_i pat_a tha befor_e this mo_rning ,chandni said while tears fell from her eyes and she started wiggling in his arms.

stop lying and tell me what you have been doing in my house form last five months and this you're tears stop shedding infront of me , Abeer asked her in anger while he held her more tightly and the bottle falls from Chandni hand.

aa_ah plea_se leav_e me , chandni hissed in pain and after a lot of effort, she comes out of his grip.

Trying to get out of his grip, she didn't know when she tripped over the bottle which caused her foot to slip   because of which she was about to fall.

But at the right moment Abeer catches her in his arms and pulls her towards him, they're body collided with each other , in attempt to save herself Chandni fisted Abeer collar in her hands tightly and closed her

eyes.

you're safe Red , abeer said in his deep voice and puts his hand on both side of her waist and listening to him slowly chandni open her eyes and her eyes met with him.

And again for a while both of them forgot about everything that was happening a while ago.

some time ago one wanted to prove herself innocent and the other one is not ready to believe her and accusing her for mistake she doesn't even commit.

they both kept looking into each other's eyes for and don't know after how many minutes Chandni came to her senses and realized her position.

Chandni lowered her eyes feeling his gaze on her with a intensity and her clutch losses on his shirt.

Abeer looked at her, then her hands which was holding his shirt collar and only then his eyes went to Chandni mehndi claided hand where Abeer noticed something that made him angry again.

(Chandni was holding collar of Abeer's shirt in such a way that the place where Abeer's name was written on her hand was visible for Abeer eyes)

Seeing his name on her hands, he come in his senses remembered what was he is doing some time ago.

WHAT THE HELL ,tell me Why my name written on your hand, Abeer shouted in anger then took her hand to see clearly and saw his name was written there.

You said that you didn't even know my name till morning then how my name written on your hand , Abeer asked and in anger Abeer held her hand tightly because of which the bangles she was wearing broke.

Chandni hissed in pain feeling the pain and tears were started falling from her eyes.

Fucking answer me , abeer asked in anger.

it means you were lying , Abeer said and his eyes went towards her neck where he saw chain which was hidden because of dupatta and he pulled the chain out and saw it's was wedding chain which he had made her wear that night.

You're still wearing it , didn't i confirm it that night that ,i do not believe in this marriage, then why are you still wearing it, abeer shouted in anger clutching that mangalsutra in his hands which was chandni still wearing it .

"Har baar mujhe zakhm -e -judai na diya kar,

Ager tuu Mera nahi to mujhe dikhayi na diya kar"

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Bye byeee

Your writer

-AN