Painful Love- Ishqaan💔

PART -19

HEY GUYS...
Just wanted to clarify riya gave her child for adoption and she did not suffer a miscarriage....Some people had doubts regarding the same....

RIYA'S POV:
I was pacing back and forth in the waiting area... Several thoughts crossed my mind..  But most importantly I was scared to see chachiji's reaction about me being here that to with kartik...
I know it should not bother me how however chachiji felt about me, but it still did... What if she didn't like me and asked kartik to stay away from me... In last few days kartik had done a lot for me... And he had become a friend to me...
A friend I always wanted in my life....
He supported me and was there with me even after he knew I cheated on his brother and lied to his entire family.... My chain of thoughts were broken as I felt kartik near me... He came towards me so swiftly and hugged me tight....
My stomach flipped as he held me in a tight hug... I could feel his breaths on my hair... I reciprocated the hug... I closed my eyes as a sense of fullness filled me.... I heart raced as I felt him lowering his head near my ear... I felt his hot breaths on my ears and neck as goosebumps broke out on my skin...
Then he muttered so softly that a shiver raked through my spine...
" Thanks for being my strength tonight riya" ---- he said and I stiffened... And before I could answer or react, I heard a familiar voice....
I could feel kartik tense and then he slowly released me from the hug... Instantly I felt cold, as his warmth left me.... I looked at ishqi and ahaan, they were standing there....Ishqi looked happy to see me but was confused, while ahaan looked shocked and angry!
A- " Kartik!?...
Kya ho raha hai yeh...... Huh?? "( ahaan asked looking at me)
I- "ahaan yeh sab chhodiye.... Hume chachiji se milna hai.... Yeh sab toh hum baad main bhi kar sakte hai..."
Ahaan looked at ishqi and his eyes softened.... I smiled at ishqi.... She smiled back....
K- " Bhai...... Bhabhi... Aap yaha kaise?
I mean aap hospital main the right?? "

A- " Vo sab ke baare main baad main baat karenge kartik... Phele chachiji se mil le"
Ahaan asked raising his eyebrows...

Kartik and ahaan nodded at each other and ahaan clasped ishqi's hand into his and they walked towards chachiji's room.... Guilt hit me straight in my gut as I looked at them.... Tears threatened to fall off my eyes but i controlled myself... Just then kartik took my hand into his... I looked at him, questioning him, but he just smiled....
K- " Mummy pooch rahi hai tumhare baare main... Ek baar tum bhi mil lo unse! " ------- he said...
I nodded my head and we both walked towards chachiji's room.... As we entered the room i saw ishqi and chachiji's hugging each other and crying.... My stomach flipped cause I was the reason kartik's family had suffered so much.... Ishqi had suffered so much.... I felt kartik leave my hand and i instantly missed his hand against mine...

DADI'S POV:
My head felt heavy and i could see my vision go blurry.... I grasped onto the ground to maintain my balance, but it seems like dharti mata ( Goddess of earth) also saw me as a criminal and did not support me... Of course I deserved it.... I fell onto the ground taking oxygen forcefully into my lungs.... Just then i saw a vision.... I didn't know why I was seeing this but the urge to live just died remembering my  wedding night.......

Dadi's flashback -1
I was just 16 when my dad had fixed my marriage... I was considered lucky among all the girls my age as most of them had already had 1 or 2 children's by now.... And I have to thank my baba for that... He never hurried my marriage.... But after all i was a girl had I eventually had to marry.... I  remember I was running along the green field that was in front if my house playing with gopi my cow when my father called me and told me that he had fixed my marriage... Of course I was sad as I saw that most of my friends had to leave there home and some of them never returned to visit their parents.... But baba convinced me otherwise.... I had not even seen him.... All i knew was his  name was shamsheer malhotra and he was from a wealthy background.. I remember my amma dressing me up and adorning me with a gold chain.... I remember asking her that why was she giving it to me as she only had one gold chain... But she just caressed my face and cried... I don't remember a lot about  the mantras and the actual marriage but i do remember the wedding night.... I sat on the bed and waited for shamsheer to come.... He had come late but i waited for him.... I was a little scared when I first saw him.... It wasn't that he looked scary, it was because I was with a stranger.... I remember him asking my name.... His voice was so soothing...
"DURGA"---- I said.....
He smiled at me.....
" Durga---- maa jaise? "( Like the goddess) ---------- he asked....
And i smiled for the first time that day....
I remember we talked about a few things...
I liked him he was nice.....
I was friendly, sweet and made me feel comfortable... Then he started touching me... On my arms then slowly my chin and then slowly towards my chest... I did not like that.... I tried getting away... I knew that something was supposed to happen on the wedding night but I still did not like it...
I tried telling him... But he just smiled like I was a kid as he started touching the hooks of my blouse.... I did not know what came over me but I shouted at him..
"Shamsheer"---- I said, and that's when his hand connected my cheeks with full force.... I did not like this shamsheer the old one who was here a few minutes before was so nice... I liked him better... A sob broke out of me.... I was hit was the first time in my life... Sure my amma had hit me a few times but never this hard... My ears hurt....
" Peheli baat toh mujhe mere naam se bulane ki zarurat nahi hai... Aur doosri main tera pati hu... Yeh mera haq hai.... "------- he said..... I cried even though I didn't know what he meant...
" Maaf kar dijiye "----- I said through my tears.... I was scared he'd complain to my amma- baba...
He just pushed me slightly and left the room closing it with a thud.....
I cried myself to sleep that night.. And even though I hated this shamsheer but I still wanted to talk to him.... The one who was so nice and sweet... The one who compared me to durga mata.... The one who I liked and wanted to talk to...... And i wanted that shamsheer to be my husband.. Not this one..... But this was life.... It doesn't happen according to the way you want it..

I then knew that this isn't going to be the last time I would be hit by my husband.........

Flashback ends...

I clutched the ground as I closed my eyes.... But before I faded into the darkness I muttered------
" Savitri maaf kar de mujhe.....
Ishqi maaf karde mujhe..... Ahaan maaf karde.. Muj.. he... .....  Ritu please mujhe..... maa..maaf kar de.... " ----- I said struggling before the darkness engulfed me.....

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WE  ARE ALSO GOING TO DIVE INTO DADI'S STORY ...
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MUSKAAN AND RIYA..❤