Betrayal!
'Ghazal? Where are you? ' Instead, Shayal spoke to him.
Shayal informed the restless vinay, that they are in the temple and will come soon. Vinay said he'll come and pick them up. Instead Ghazal said they will come.
AADHINI
'Aadhini? ' her broken voice said how humiliated she feels now.
'Maa?! ' the words left my lips, the man who married me was devoid of expression.
'What did you do? What is this? Huh? 'With that she started slapping me.
'Maa, Maa! It's okay. Wait! Maa, let me talk. Shayal hold her' Ghazal stand in front of me. Her eyes scanned my face.
'Aadhini? Why? ' I couldn't stop myself from kneeling down. I don't know why?
Why did this happen to me?
I don't even know! Why me!
My throat feels dry so much to comprehend.
'Bhabhi, why did you come here? You're pregnant' but Ghazal showed her palm to stop him.
'You know right? Pappa is not well. Then why did you do this veer? ' she yelled at him.
A phone call disturbed her, she took the call and left her mobile from the ears.
'Why? Am I not a good friend for y'all. Why this betrayal? ' her words pierced me.
'Aadhini, stand up' shayal came and picked me up.
'I don't know, but I can only apologize to you' I said to her,
Shayal picked her mobile,
'What?!' She looked at Ghazal who's devastated,
'Afra said Lavanya was nowhere in the mansion' Shayal said,
A lightening of pain struck me.
'She left' Ghazal said,
'I have to be strong, even though what you did piercing my heart. I can't be able to get angry at you' she hugged me,
I lost that moment,
I muttered the continuous apology to her.
'Aadhini' a mocking voice heard,
'Maa, I said na. She will run away some day. See, marrying the man secretly' he mocked,
Is he my own brother?
He's always like this!
Hurting me, mocking me.
'Aadhini, couldn't be able to control herself? That's why she married him. Right ms? Oh sorry Mrs.? ' disgust fills his speech,
A roar hears in the temple,
'Mrs. Aadhini Veer singh Malhotra' The man who married me roared,
His face is red, dangerous and rustic.
Ajay's face twisted in surprise.
'Aadhini, I didn't expect this from you. You humiliated me. Never try to come to me. You're no one to me' Maa said and went with Ajay,
Even though she left with the words she said, I saw her turning back looking at me. Her eyes filled with pain at the same time, she had a fear in her eyes.
I could see that!
'The last one who loved me, left me' I whispered the part.
'Ghazal, they are saying Deekshit's uncle is not feeling well' Ghazal's face twisted in pain,
'What to do?! ' I can see her being restless.
Veer was ready to march towards the car, he never once asked me Or thought to take me with him.
Take me?
No Aadhini, he's hating you!
'Veer, you're respecting me right? ' Ghazal asked him,
He stood near her, took her hands and said,
'Bhabhi, you're my second mom, a best friend. You're words are the priority to me. I'll never cross that' he said,
'I'm sorry ' she said looking at me,
'I'm taking Aadhini to our home. As a guest not as a bahu(daughter in law) ' Her words twisted something in me,
A hurt, no I've hurted her!
But, I didn't want this to happen.
Shayal stood near me, she looked at me. But, I never dared to look at her.
I feel, I betrayed everyone around me.
I'm ashamed.
'Veer, I'm not saying I didn't accept this marriage. But, just think about Mom and Dad. They will be devastated'
'Let some months go, after I'll say this to everyone' Ghazal said,
Veer nod his head.
'Ghazal! No just I'll live with shayal. She's staying outside right? ' I said to her,
'Shut up' Ghazal said,
'Shayal, take the second pendent from my neck' shayal helped ghazal.
'Here, tie it around her neck and take the mangalsutra from her' he said to veer,
His eyes soft, he moved and took the pendent from her neck and tied it around neck.
'Shayal, take the nose ring from the car' she said to shayal,
I heard from her. It's their tradition that malhotra bahu's usually wear nose ring. Ghazal wore the nose ring when she returned from her paternal trip.
Shayal give the velvet box to her. Maybe she bought this for lavanya. Cause the first bahu will be gifting the nose ring to the next bahu.
She placed the nose ring in my nose. Already I wore a single stoned nose pin. She took it out and placed the one she bought.

Veer took the mangalsutra and kept in the devi temple.
'Please guide me through this path. I don't want to do to justice my friends or my family' she prayed,
First we went to shayal's home. Ghazal informed the family, Veer is searching for Lavanya.
But, Deekshit uncle asked to not search for her.
Ghazal and shayal only know, that Veer is missing from the Mansion.
That's why she called me that time.
She needed me. Instead, I married her brother in law.
I wiped the Vermilion from my head..
It's like I'm wiping the fate that engraved in my destiny.
After a long shower, I went out. Veer was nowhere there!
'Aadhu? Shall we go' Shayal standing beside Afra,
I went to hug them. I couldn't see them.
They hugged me!
'Aadhu, we know. We will be with you' Afra said,
Ghazal asked me to pass this letter to you.
Aadhini,
I don't know, what should I do now? It's like, I'm unable to move. Yes, I'm hurt. Not more than you.
I know you're not in the wrong side. I'm believing you. I don't know, in which circumstances this marriage happened.
But it happened, don't be hurt.
I'm sorry, I did that thing as a daughter in law of malhotra not as a friend of Aadhini.
But inside this daughter in law, your friend resides. She will make you live like a queen in this house.
I am giving a oath to you.
Be strong. I'm there for you.
I started crying, she believes me!
They believe me, when my own family disowned me.
Thank you people!
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