SaiRat : Estranged Hearts

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PART 3
Sai was shattered. Her life had suddenly taken shocking turn of events in the last three days. And now her husband didn't even remember her. She didn't even know how to react to the situation.
But the Chavans, their happiness knew no boundaries, their son who they thought dead was alive, he was again out of danger, now didn't even remember the past 6 years, so no unwanted wife of his. Their son had returned to them and exactly how he was six years ago.
Sai stood there not being able to process everything, while Patralekha immediately went inside Virat's room dodging Sai. Sai turned and through the glass she could see Patralekha holding Virat's hand and caressing his head while he smiled.
Bhavani: Hey you, you may leave now. Virat has his family with him.
A dejected Sai could not say anything or respond, she just left, booking a cab she went back to Amaravati.
Sai entered her home and descended on the sofa. She didn't know what to do or how to even react to what had happened with her. Her husband did not even remember. He had a family which he never told her about and a fiancé whom he loved. She didn't know what kind of a joke her life is playing with her. Soon she remembered that her husband used to keep a diary during the initial stages of their marriage. Wiping her tears she went to her room, opened the cupboard to find it, after searching for a while she found it in the lower drawer. She sat on the bed with the diary and started to read
"Dear Diary,
Today was my welcoming ceremony here in Gadchiroli. I have finally become an ACP now. I feel myself privileged to be working with my mentor Kamal Sir."
Then she read another entry.
"Dear Diary,
Today was my first day as ACP Virat Chavan. I feel so good about joining my duty. Being able to work with my mentor Kamal sir is an honour. I'm missing Pakhi. Not so long and we will be married."
"Dear Diary,
It's been a week since I've been working as the ACP of Gadhchiroli. It feels great. I've got to know about a lot of stuff related to the crimes going here, the smuggling and especially about A local minister and his son...goons actually, Vitthal and Jagtap Mane and how Jagtap is after Sai. I swear I'm not going spare them. And as usual missing Pakhi, can't wait for us to be together."
"Dear Diary,
Sai had been kidnapped by Jagtap and he tried to marry her forcefully. Thank god I reached on time and we could save her but that Jagtap still got away. We have to catch him. Kamal sir isn't well. Sai was very tensed for him today. Even after all she suffered all her focus was on her Aaba but still her attitude towards me didn't change. Why is she like this? I don't seem to be able understand her. But no matter what she loves her Aaba too much."
"Dear Diary,
We lost Kamal sir. I've just woken up from the coma. I was in an accident and everyone thought me dead and but Kamal sir had faith that I wasn't. Even my family doesn't know I'm alive. Kamal sir looked for me and even found me. Kamal sir and Sai have taken care of me since then. They've done everything for me. And now we've lost him. He was out on a mission to catch Jagtap, he shot Kamal sir and we lost him. I can't explain what I'm feeling, I lost my my mentor Kamal sir. And Sai, she's inconsolable, she lost her Aaba, the only family she had. It's like she just lost her whole world, she's numb. The full of life girl who's Aaba was her whole life lost her Aaba and is numb now. In his last moments Kamal sir took a vaada from me that I'll take care of his daughter Sai and I promised her that I'll take Sai's responsibility. But now the villagers are asking me to marry Sai. I've been living with them for the past two months and they say it's only fair for me to marry Sai in order to take her responsibility. I can't marry Sai. How can I marry her? I don't love Sai. I already have a fiancé Pakhi whom I love. We love each were supposed to get married but now she doesn't even know I'm alive. I really want to take Sai's responsibility but by marrying her? That isn't the solution. What do I do?"
"Dear Diary,
It was my wedding today. Yes...I married Sai. I had to marry her in order to take her responsibility, I promised Kamal sir that'll I'll take Sai's responsibility and this was the only way I could do it. Sai had cut her wrist, I couldn't let her do stuff like this. I had promised Kamal sir that I'll take care of Sai so I had to marry her. But I'm married now that too to someone else not Pakhi. How could I do this to her? She was there waiting for me to come back and here I am married to someone else. She loved me selflessly and I couldn't keep her happy. Today was the day Pakhi and I were supposed to get married but I got married to someone else. I was to get back to Nagpur and we were gonna get married on this day. I had promised Pakhi that I would come back to her but I didn't. Pakhi and my family doesn't know that I'm alive and I can't let them know too. I can't face them. But I will always keep loving Pakhi"
"Dear Diary,
I miss Pakhi, I miss my family. I could neither be a good son to my nor a good......I don't even know what do I call myself, but I couldn't keep up my promises that I gave to Pakhi. I've only hurt her and she just loved me. I miss Pakhi and I miss our love."
Flipping all the pages Sai read the latest entry which was three days ago.
"Dear Diary,
I am going to Nagpur tomorrow. We've got information that Jagtap is out of jail and in Nagpur, I have to go to catch him. I haven't been to Nagpur for the past 6 years. Nagpur has my family, my Pakhi is there. I don't even know what to think. What if I come face to face with any of them? What if I come face to face with Pakhi? No, I can't. But how must they be?? I miss them, I miss my family and my Pakhi so much."
"My Pakhi". To say Sai was shattered would be too less and the diary fell from her hand.