Moving on- to let go or not

The saga begins once again

Lakshmi was shocked to see Rishi. She was here to find peace, to escape the pain of his betrayal and now he is there, right in front of her. Her worst nightmare was coming true, how badly she wished a magician to come over there and vanish him. Was he there to invite her for his and Maliska's wedding? Or even worse did he come to invite her for their baby shower? Did the Oberois not have enough of insulting her. 

Unknowingly she had grabbed Mr. Bajaj's hand while standing up. She wanted to calm down badly, she had had enough of all those shit but failed at it badly. With every step Rishi took, she felt her heart was about to pop out. Mr. Bajaj was standing behind her. He wrapped his other hand around Lakshmi's hand which had been been holding him. 

 Rishi was about to speak to Lakshmi when he saw her hands holding another maan. It was Rishab Bajaj- his investor. His eyes did not fail to recognize him. His investor was holding his wife's hands. Ayush had told him that Mr. Bajaj was on a tour with a girl- was the girl Lakshmi? He had not seen Lakshmi for the last few days. It meant that it was Lakshmi roaming around with Mr. Bajaj. Everyone knew how shrew and cunning that man was! He had taken advantage of Lakshmi's broken heart for his own enjoyment. That mere thought angered him up. Lakshmi still could not distinguish between right and wrong. That man had crossed his limits by going near Lakshmi and he would kill him for sure. 

Lakshmi had closed her eyes. Her memories in Mumbai flooded her eyes. Those bitter memories filled her mind. Bitter memories can indeed give more courage can happy ones sometimes. The worst times of her life had given her the strength today to walk out of the door, crossing Rishi and not even looking at him. 

"You did not even let us finish our dinner together Mr. Oberoi. That was too rude of you."

"Mr. Bajaj" Rishi shouted walking to him, grabbing his collar.

"She is no longer your wife", Mr. Bajaj replied, while removing Rishi's hands from his collar. "You ruined my dress."

"How could you brag my wife into your business?"

"I am unlike you to play with the hearts of girls."

"Then why are you with her bastaed?" Rishi enquired still firm on his position.

"Ask her why she is letting me get close to her."

Saying so Rishab left, leaving behind a heartbroken Rishi.

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Shalu had just entered Solace when she felt someone was behind her. Before she could turn her head to check, she was senseless. When she woke up, she felt as if she had been put inside a box. The lid was open. Getting up from her position, she saw she was standing on a box which was  put on a path of roses. Following the path of roses, she reached a cottage. It was decorated with tulips and scented candles. There were a bunch of teddies in one corner. Soft music was playing in the background. A man in suit was setting the table. A round table with 2 chairs, dishes served on plates, her favourite mojita was ready to be served. Perfection in her words.

The guy turned and seeing his face, Shalu started crying "Shourya". 

Shourya came forward to her and she immediately hugged him.

"What are you doing here?"

"Did you miss me Shalu?"

Shalu was still sobbing, her arms wrapped around him,"I really needed you. I was all alone there. I could not protect my Di."

"Shhh! calm down. Its all over now", Shaurya said hugging her and smacking her head.

"How did you come here?"

Shourya smiled looking at her.

"Di bought you here for me, right?" Saying so, Shalu kissed him. Grabbing her waist, Shaurya reciprocated her kiss with the same passion.

Meanwhile Ayush had got the news of Rishab's return. It was already dark when he was searching for Mr. Bajaj's cottage. There he spotted a decorated cottage, which was something uncommon in Solace. Tired after waiting for so long, he decided to look into that decorated cottage. He entered to see a couple kissing. "So cute. The couple are so much in love. They are managing time for themselves in the ashram also. If only Shalu- "

The couple had parted. Ayush could see the girl's side face only, he thought "She looks so much like Shalu. I am thinking too much of you". But then his eyes fell on the potrait behind the couple and the girl in it was Shalu only. The couple looked so much happy. It meant that the girl in front of him was Shalu herself. The realisation was enough to drag out the land under his feet, just like when Shalu had felt when she had seen Ayush, the only person she had befriended in Mumbai, misbehaving with her elder sister.