Deal To Love

No More than Friend?

  Keshav woke up as her phone started to vibrate. He streched his names lazily.
“Haww... It's 10:30....!” He read the time and quickly went to the bathroom. He came out and searched for his dress. While he was wearing the dress, his eyes shifted to the white shirt which was messed up in the shelf.
He rushed to Rai's room. He even entered the room without knocking.

“Rai what is this?” Keshav asked coldly.

Her body became weak after digesting all the griefs and when she heard the cold voice she didn't get confused. Still she asked him... “What the fuck I have done now.” She grinned.

Enraged Keshav who was controlling his patience fisted her forearm.

“Keshav are you going to hurt me?” her eyes became red. “you don't have any right to touch time...” She jerked off his cold hands from her arm.

“Rai you are my friend it doesn't mean that you can disturb my privacy. Don't you dare to touch my things.” Keshav yelled at her.

“It was not intentional. I am a human being too. I... can.... I can also do mistakes... moreover I didn't know my friend is having an  affair.” She yelled back.

Keshav gulped his lump as he didn't expected her to say such things.

“Whatever you may think... I don't care... my life just ruined because of you.. You are just a trouble maker in my life... Just wait for six months.. I will be relieved..”  Saying this he banged the floor and went to his room.

Gulping her lump which ached her throat... she nodded and sighed.
Tears brimmed in her eyes which she wiped instantly. “I’m sorry Prince.. Nevermind.”

Keshav quickly closed the door and threw the shirt in the bin. “ This shirt is very unlucky for me. It deserves it.”

Rai took a shower to calm her down.
“Come on Rai.. it was not intentional. Maybe I'm just a supporting character in his life. It's okay to be his friend. Maybe I'm destined to someone else.” She calmed herself down by the hot shower.

At night when Rai went downstairs for dinner, she felt his absence. “Aai where is Keshav?” She asked softly.

“He said he is not hungry.. Moreover he said he will dine with his highschool batch mates tonight at the Western Cruise.” She replied while putting the morsel in her mouth.

Rai hummed in response. She looked up at Vasanti.. “Didn't he told you?” her question made her to remind the fight which happened some time ago.

“Actually I was sleeping so I didn't knew. Probably he might came to me to inform but I was sleeping...you know...”

Anju smiled looking at her. “Rai would you like to sleep with me today?” She asked her.

Rai looked at her with glossy eyes.. She nodded. “I missed you Ajji..” She cried.

“Stupid girl why are you crying?” Vasanti beat her softly.

“Aai- Baba... I missed you.. though the mansion is good but I prefer living with you here..” She hugged Anju more tightly. Anju squeezed her to comfort her.

“ You know Rai... Vasanti donated your books etc 10 NGOs everyday.” Vasudev started. “When I asked her why she is doing so... She said  she was doing for you as you always like to donate your things.” Vasudev smiled looking at his wife.

“Aai you are the best!” Rai chuckled.

“All okay.. but tomorrow is a very important day you must not forget.” Vasanti announced the people present there.

“What's the matter is it the Mrityu Diwas.” She asked.

“its the day when Rajkumari Nirmala Bai  was framed to death.”  Anju spoke up.

“She is the beloved of Yuvraj Shivam. Yuvraj Shivam  went along Rajkumari Nirmala Bai to the depth of the forest to confess his love. But Fate cursed them the anti soldiers sent by her father attacked them and killed them. It was said that when our ministers investigated it was proved that Our yuvraj was saved anyhow by Rajkumari. The latter devoted himself to his lady love and killed himself.” She explained briefly. 
Rai nodded positively and went to sleep.

Next day.
She wore a beautiful blue lehenga. She  veiled her head with a small mukut. Keshav went downstairs wearing royal dress with turban in his head.

“Rai you are looking so beautiful.” Rai flaunted her outfit infront of her phone screen.

“Monica di... you didn't told aai baba about your pregnancy..” Rai spoke up.

“Ummm... it's just you and Keshav. I don't know how will they react after they will know.. and probably I am still nervous... But I told Ajji about it.” Monica ended up.

“I see.. It's okay take your time. However.. Let meet at the temple. Tell Dada to drive steady there is no need to hurry.” Rai adviced and ended up the face time. She turned back and her face bumped with a hard muscled chest.

“Sorry I didn't saw you.” Rai apologized him.

“The thing is you merely see things.. ” Keshav mumbled softly which Rai didn't heard.

“Umm.. Aai is calling you.” Keshav went downstairs again.

“Weird.. he didn't give me a look.” She mumbled and lifted her lehenga and went downstairs.

“Rai let's go..” Vasanti hurried the couple to go first. She asked them to go to temple first she will be follow them later.
They reached the temple on time followed by Monica and Basant. All the way their  drive was silent like the autumn air. Keshav didn't even looked at her while Rai was silently taking glances at him. Meanwhile Vasanti Vasudev and Anjani reached after some minutes
The Priest was reciting some prayers while the couple were asked to repeat after him.

“Vasanti - Vasudev ji ... Aap jaakar us per par teen chakkar kaat lo.. iss umar mein in seediyon par chadkar apne sehat ka haani na karen. ” The Priest gave them a advice.

“Its okay pandit ji... We are here not for us. We have enough strength in our relationship.” Vasudev squeezed her palm he was holding. Vasanti just smiled at him.

“But pandit ji can you do me a favour.. ask Keshav and Rai to complete the ritual.” Anju pled the priest.

The priest nodded as he understood her motive. He took a rasam thali and proceeded to them.

“Aap Rai aur Keshav ho na?” The Priest asked the couple while placing the thaali on Rai's hands.

“Haa!” Both looked at each other as both replied with unison.

“Aapki jodi salamat rahe.. Aapki dadi ne aapko yeh rasam pura karne ko kaha hain.. kya aap dono taiyaar hain?” he asked.

They looked the stairs which seemed touching the sky after the priest explained them the ritual.
“Prince you don't have to do it. We aren't a couple.” She whispered slowly.

“Just shut your mouth off. What do you think of yourself ... I'm weak? Let me prove you today.” Without wasting time he lifted his wife.

“Keshav Stop!” Rai sternly restricted him to do. “ You don't need to do the rituals you don't like... and moreover it's a ritual for true lovers... And we are not a couple you remember?” Rai exclaimed.

“Sorry but not sorry I like challenges” Keshav smirked and started to climb up the stairs. “ From today I will make sure that you won't like me anymore.. innocent soul like you don't deserve people like me..” Keshav thought.

Rai wanted to spend her life with him. She deserves a person like him who will be completely hers, who will care her and love her but Keshav thinks that his life is all messed up. Anyhow when the investigation will end , he would make Rai to hate him. He thinks Rai will end up hating him for his flaws.

But is that so?
If really Rai will hate him? Chaos in their hearts will they ever be able to profess their love and confess it?

Well hero heroin hain yeh toh hona hi padega lekin kaise?

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