Vhavya stood in front of Abhidnya and was about to hold her wrist when Adhavan's palm came in front of his eyes.
There was a cigar in between his forefinger and middle finger. He touched Abhidnya's bangles producing a clinging sound.
Vhavya raised his furious eyes which further met with Adhavan's dark and sharp orbs. He leisurely smoked his cigar and said, "Inn haathon ko bohot haramzade chuna chahte hain par yeh hath kiski premika ke hain yeh Jann kar woh kai bar kamte hai".
His words had an underlying threatening. He folded his hands behind his back. His wedding shawl was spreading all over his shoulders. A guest of wind entered the room from the window. This led to fluttering of his white shawl and chilling the bones of the onlookers.
He radiated dreadful vibes. He was looking parlous, as if he is the sole incarnation of a devil.
Maya gulped and gathered some courage to utter, "Abhidnya, look at him. Like I said he is a red flag. He is red with the blood of your parents.
Iske hath tumhare maa baap ke rakt se ranga hai....."
Maya's manipulation was interrupted with Adhavan's nonchalant laugh, "rakt nhi rakh. Patal Mahadev ke charano mein wahi rakh lagaya tha....akhir buzdil aur nich logon ki jagah toh niche hi hoti hai na"
Saying so he looked at Abhidnya to check if she refutes but Abhidnya was too stunned to react.
"It's your last chance to decide, Abhidnya. It's better to be a bitch than to be a stupid. Don't be a fool Abhidnya, woh keh raha hai ki woh tumhe taklif dega aur woh 100% tumhe satayega kyu ki woh ek saitan hain", Vhavya said
Abhidnya closed her eyes. This brother and sister duo has been denouncing Adhavan from the beginning and ironically he isn't denying any of the blames rather he is accepting them with pride.
She was tormented and demented at the same time. Her mind was a chaos to decide. She prayed finally, 'Hey Mahadev! Hume nhi pata kya galat kya sahi, kya gunaah aur kya saza. Baas itna mangte hain ki aab sab aapke hath mein hain. Aap yeh jeevan ki konsi dor khich rahe hain Hume nhi pata baas humari dor katiyega mat"
Abhidnya opened her eyes when she heard a loud creaking noise. Ruhan barged inside the room, followed by Yuvan.
"Bhai sa, sab niche sab intezaar kar rahe hain. Kya chal raha hai yahan?", Yuvan asked
"Kuch nhi Yuvan , ek kutte ko laga ki woh tez bhonk sakta hai toh woh Sher ki dahad bhi mar sakta hai. Baas usko uski aukat bata raha tha", Adhavan said with a straight face.
This enraged Vhavya and he raised his fist to punch Adhavan. He swiftly blocked his punch but the small blade which he was hiding inside his fist, sliced Adhavan's arm. His dark stormy eyes infiltrated inside Vhavya's soul.
Abhidnya's eyes widened.
"Bhai sa", Ruhan and Yuvan furiously marched forward to strike Vhavya but Adhavan stopped them raising his palm.
"Bina unglion ki lash achi nhi dikhegi. Kuta bola toh kya kutte ki maut Marne ki icha aa gayi?.... hevaan (demon) ki tarah jiya aab insaan ki tarah mar", Adhavan chuckled while patting Vhavya's cheek.
He stepped ahead and held Abhidnya's wrist. He was about to leave the room when his eyes stopped at Yuvan and he ordered, "Mahadev ki mahapujan ki tariyaan kar"
Yuvan's eyes widened hearing this but anyhow he obeyed his elder brother's order and left to make the arrangements.
"Apko chot lagi hai. Pehle please isse treat karte hain", Abhidnya requested but he royally ignored it.
Adhavan draped his shawl across his shoulder to hide the ugly cut and dragged Abhidnya towards the garden where everyone has gathered to witness their holy bonding.
"Abadhya, hume maaf kar dijiye", Abhidnya apologized
While descending the stairs he stared at his bro-buddies who were looking at him worriedly.
He internally laughed at his fate. Abhimanyu is an orphan but he has a wonderful wife, his Sanyukta beside him, Abhimaan is orphan with alive parents because they never paid attention to him but he has Meera whose centre of attention is always Abhimaan. Finally, Kartavya who lives in a joint family but none to rely upon but surely he will get someone who will always have his back. All three have a disastrous family but a shimmery dreamy love life.
But what about Adhavan Abadhya Raghuvanshi, he has a perfect family but a wretched love life. He is going to marry someone whom he loves with his life but she perhaps can never love him back.
He replied to Abhidnya's apology, "mujhe apne pyaar ki kasam Abhidnya agar baat galti ki hoti na toh chahe woh kitni bhi badi gunaah kyu na ho tumhare maafi mangne ke pehle mein tumhe maaf kar deta par .....yeh galti nhi biswasghat hai. Iski koi maafi nhi hoti"
Tears left Abhidnya's eyes but she controlled herself in front of everyone. Since she didn't want others to charge them with their questions.
They sat on the mandap in front of the holy fire. The priest started chanting the prayers. They folded their hands and followed the sacred instructions by the priest.
"Yeh Abadhya ke shawl mein laal rang ka nishan kesa?", Abhimanyu asked
"Ruk puchta hun", Kartavya said. He came near Adhavan and asked, "yeh daag kesi hai tere sherwani par?"
Abadhya looked straight and recalled the moment that he encountered a few minutes ago. His orbs matched that with Abhimaan's and he chuckled.
Kartavya delicately pulled down his shawl to see an ugly cut. It was minor but bleeding. He quickly gestured Sanyukta to bring the first aid.
"Rehne de kivi. Yeh daag daga ki hai ispar koi daba asar nhi karegi", Adhavan said while sarcastically chuckling but a treacherous tear left his eye which cut opened thousands of wounds in Abhidnya's heart because she has last seen tears in his eyes years ago on that unfortunate night when she betrayed him and the same happened today.
Chaya saw the blood mark and was coming near Adhavan to ask about it when Abhimanyu stopped her understanding the sensitivity of a mother's concern for her child.
"Chot lagi hai na Adhavan ko?", Chaya asked with visible tension in her face
"Nhi ....nhi toh....woh subah woh bol raha tha ki uski sherwani usse chubh rahi hai hum sabko sunn leni chahiye thi par humne zabardasti Kiya ki nhi tu isse hi pehen toh shayad kuch chubh gaya hoga....chota sa scratch hi hai aap pareshan mat ho"
"Par itna khoon", Chaya argued
Abhimanyu side hugged Chaya and consoled her, "Thik hai woh bilkul. Apke ankhon ke samne hi toh hai dekho"
"Abadhya hua kya upar?", Kartavya asked
"Yeh vyah kar ke barbaad ho jayega tu", Abhimaan said
"Adhavan Abadhya hun mein, naam se awad aur kismat se barbaad....esi barbadi bhi sabko kahan naseeb hoti hai", Adhavan replied
"Yeh kesi nadani hai?", Abhimaan argued
"Nadani nhi dewangi hai. Ya toh iss par ya uss par", Adhavan said and added the sacred dried leaves in the fire.
Abhimaan couldn't tolerate anymore and left the spot immediately. With a lot of grievances in his heart.
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ODIO AMOR
RomanceNot every rose is red. Not every Sunday is a fun day. Not every damsel in distress has her prince charming. Not every bad guy changes to an adoring husband for his wife. Not every memory is worth remembering. Similarly, NOT EVERY LOVE STORY IS FILLE...
