ARSHI: IMPOSSIBLE TO LOVE (ON HOLD)

DESTINED LOVE

She met him first at the temple, he hold her as she was about to fall, at moment she heard a sound of temple bell making her thinking, "Ah.. He is my destined person." She never regretted that moment..

A well mannered man with a humble background, his family seems nice.

He noticed her presence after a month she been visiting this temple every Friday to just see him with his family..

She followed him around, wanting to get know him better. After months.. She falls even harder for him after getting knowing.. She wants no one other than him as her life partner...

She know very well that her family won't someone with inferior to their background.. And they already chosen someone from same status for her..

After losing her parent in tender age of 8, she brought up her grandmother along with her brother.. She can't refuse them... Yet her heart was telling her the whole that she won't regret marrying him.. Her BELOVED SHYAM.

On the day of her marriage she ran away, she call him to meet him at the temple, "Please marry me.. I love you.. I won't marry anyone but you...."

"Anji.. Listen we are still young.. We can't get marry, whatmore without our families approval, please understand.." He tried to make her understand, he still a law student... His family have lot of expectations for his future.. The only son with two younger sister..

"They arranged my marriage today.. I ran out of house to meet you.. I can't go back.." She cried hold his hand. Shyam sighed seeing her wedding Lehenga..

"Anji.. Marriage is huge thing.. I told you this before.. Your family is rich.. They won't accept middle class man for you.. Go back Anjali.." He know from the beginning this will be only way for them. He is a realist while Anjali is a dreamer.

He puts his family first.. While Anjali puts him before her family.. To miss her will be the most regretful decision ever he can make..

Anjali look at him with disbelief written all over her face, "Why?"

"I have responsibilities.. My sisters.. Are really younger than me.. They both in school, they're my first priorities.. I already told you this before.. I will say this again.. I cannot marry anyone until both of my sisters are well settled in their life. People of your status won't understand.. "He said honestly, while his heart is crying.." You're 19 and I'm 24, we have a lot things to experience in this life.. Soon you will forget me.. And I also will.." He was slapped by Anjali..

"No! You have to marry me! Or else..." She took out a knife from her branded purse and slit her wrist!

"ANJALI!" He roared as took out a kerchief from his pocket and tied it around her wrist. "Let's go to the hospital!" Thank god the cut isn't deep.

Anjali nodded no, she gave him a mangalsutra she prepared..

He was totally tongue-tied situation..

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Total humiliation was brought upon their family by Anjali today will be never forgotten by them.. What worse will happen?

It did when Anjali came back home with newly wedded husband, Nani almost had a heart attack seeing this...

Mami slapped Anjali and cursed at Shyam, "This middle man trapped you for our money!"

Anjali was crying holding her husband's arms. "No.. He is.."

"You left us for this man DI?" Her 16 years old chote asked. He couldn't believe that she would taken away from him.. His mother figure.. He looked at Shyam with only hatred. He saw how Mama and Mami apologise to every single guest today, all because this man.

Shyam sighed, he know this would happen.. He folded his hand, pleading. "Please forgive us... We don't want your money.. We just need your blessings.."

While Raizada were cursing and crying.. He hold Anjali's hand and said, "Let's go Anji."

He promised to himself, he will take care of this girl who left everything for his sake.. He will never leave her.. Until death do apart them.

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Two years later..

Someone once said.. Time will heal everything.. They do.. But the words that were spoken will never..

Raizadas accepts Anjali back to their family.. But still looking at contempt.. Making restless around. He tried hide it before Anjali in order to always keep her happy..

When Raizadas despise him, he saw a full hatred in Arnav's eyes. He noticed how Arnav is going astray.. Smoking and even drinking at young age with a wrong group of friends..

When he told Mamiji, she sneered at him saying rich boys were always like that in a young age and someone of his class won't understand..

He could only sigh, hoping that Arnav would stop, he tried to talk to Anjali about this..

Shyam lost his father and became sole man figure for his family, he matured at very young age, often behave like a father to his sisters.. Especially his second sister whom 10 years younger than him.

They always kept his family away from Raizada's afraid that their toxic words would be fall on his innocent sister and mother.

Their both family never met each other..

Anjali became the ideal bahu, she take care of his sisters like their own mother, his own mother is bedridden after their sudden marriage, she had a stroke resulting paralysation.

Still they never blamed anyone.. This is their fate... What can they do?

Anjali never complained about their class. Instead she saying this is her real home. Like she pampers his sister like her own.. He also have to care for Arnav that's given..

One day...

He saw Arnav in the bar drinking with his friends..

They both didn't know.. This moment going to change everything in their life..

Shyam snatched the beer bottle from Arnav. "ARNAV LET'GO HOME!" He took a hold of his hand..

Fully drunken Arnav pushed him away from himself in disgust, "WHO ARE YOU!? DISGUSTING MIDDLE MAN.. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT ON ME!"

"Listen.. This friends of your is leading you towards a wrong path.. Please let's go with me, Anji will be worried.."

"Oh... It was you who filled my Di's ear against me? No wonder she nagging about it for whole day.." He sneered.

"No.. Arnav.. Anji.." Shyam was about to explain.

"You took my sister away from me! My di.. She is now so distant with me... BECAUSE OF YOU... YOU... YOU.." Arnav took a beer bottle, hit Shyam's head with it. Blood ooze out... All of Arnav's friends fled soon they saw trouble coming.

"Arnav..." Shyam winched in pain as Arnav hold him by his collar and said.

"LISTEN YOU BASTARD.. I HEARD THAT YOU ALSO HAVE SISTERS... WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF I EVER TAKE ONE FOR MYSELF? What's HER NAME.... AH.. YOUR MOST BELOVED BABY SISTER KHUSHI GUPTA .. IT WILL BE FUN WON'T IT MR. SHYAM GUPTA ."

Shyam gritted his teeth and punched Arnav and make unconscious.. But the words Arnav uttered kept ringing in his mind...

To be continued...