Hearts Rekindled: A Love Story Of Second Chances

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*Slap* *Slap*

"Stop it. Please" an anxious Kaveri middle inbetween her husband and daughter.

"Don't stop me Kaveri. She should be punished!" Ranganatha was trying to free from hold and had a disbelief look towards his youngest daughter.

"Giving you freedom was my fault?" Ranganatha sat on the sofa and buried his face in his hand. The girl collapsed on ground started sobbing terribly.

"Don't! Samanvi. Don't touch that sin!"

Ranganatha said seeing her elder daughter going towards her second daughter. Samanvi stopped but seeing her sister in that state, she went and supported her sister to stand.

"Appa ji, please" Samanvi stopped Ranganatha from scolding her sister. She nodded to her mom saying she will take Vibha to her room.

"Did I do something wrong in my past life, Kaveri?" Saddened Ranganatha asked his wife, seeing his two precious children climbing stairs.

"Please.." Kaveri was sobbing, she was scared something might happen to her husband, she pressed her hand on his shoulders to stop.

"This is not past life sin, son. Life is not always beautiful. There will be some tough times too. And now you have to face it" Gowramma said, coming out of her room.

"No, Amma. I did something sin in my last life that's why my daughters are going through this" Ranganatha said in a painful voice making both the ladies sobbing silently.

Upstairs in Vibha Room:

"Stop, Appu" Samanvi wipped the the tears from Vibha cheeks, she took the bottle from side table and passed it to her.

"Drink now" Samanvi said.

Vibha drank half bottle of water in one gulp. She closed the cap and looked at her sister.

"Akka, I love him" Vibha said with her soar throat. She knew what she did was wrong, she upset her father, but she love him.

"Appu, they are from other caste" Samanvi tried to make understand her. Her family doesn't believes in inter-caste marriages. That's why her father was angry.

"But Akka.." Vibha started her sobbing and hugged Samanvi "I want to marry him.."

Samanvi let go of her worried sigh. She rubbed Vibha back to control her terrible sobbing. The only way to stop her was "Appu, Tomorrow I will talk with Appa ji once. So please stop crying now..."

"Really Akka?" Vibha pulled herself from hug and looked at her sister with little hope in her eyes.

Samanvi half smiled and nodded her head positively.

"Thank you Akka" Vibha again hugged her sister making both of them giggles and sleep on bed completely.

"Now get some rest" Samanvi said patting Vibha's head slowly. "You also sleep with me. It's been years" Vibha said cuddling with Samanvi.

"Ok.." Samanvi laughed. Both slept hugging eachother like old days.

Downstairs:

Ranganatha's BP tablet and tumbler of water were in Kaveri's hand as she entered her bedroom, and she noticed him seated on the edge of the bed.

"Why did you end up being so harsh on her?Vedanth is a nice guy.." Kaveri said, sitting near her husband, who leant back on the headboard and closed his eyes.

"I know he's a nice guy who takes good care of our Vibha. But she isn't living with him alone; she will be living with his family after they marry. And you know our Vibha; she is incapable of compromising, which she need after marriage." Ranganatha's voice was shattered.