Shadowed Desires

Chapter 41

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Next morning...
Everyone was sitting at the dining table for breakfast in the Shekhawat mansion.
Riddhima had also noticed a change in Atharv's behaviour over the past 15 days, and it was a positive one.

Atharv cleared his throat to gain everyone's attention and said,
"I want to remarry."
(Announcement shocks everyone at the table)
The spoon fell from Aditya's hand and all other family members looked at Atharv in disbelief.

Aarushi spoke, "Beta abhi to Kritika ko gaye ek mahina hi hua hoga aur tumhe dobara shaadi karni hai?"
("Son, it's only been a month since Kritika left and you want to get married again?")

Aditya asked, "Bhaiya aapka affair to nahi chal raha tha isliye bhabhi gayi ho?"
("Brother, you weren't having an affair, right? Is that why sister-in-law left?")

One by one, everyone bombarded him with questions. Atharv couldn't help but scream,
"Chup thodi der ke liye sab chup ho jaiye. Samjhe?"
("Quiet, everyone please be quiet for a while. Understood?")
The next moment, there was silence all around.

He took a deep breath and said,
"I want to remarry my own wife."
(Everyone is stunned, then smiles break out)

Riddhima asked, "What about your misunderstanding?"
Atharv replied, "It's sorted now, we want to make it a fresh start."

Abhinav asked, "So, when you guys want to marry?"
(Everyone looked at him in disbelief, surprised at his quick acceptance)
Atharv said, "Maybe when her leave would be approved."

Aditya spoke, "Finally bhabhi ghar mein wapis aa jaengi."
("Finally, sister-in-law will be back home!")

Palak replied, "Hume bhaiya ki shaadi mein dance karne ka bhi mauka mil jaega. Yeah!"
("We'll get a chance to dance at brother's wedding. Yay!")

After months of silence, happiness and chaos returned to their home at the mere discussion of Kritika coming back.

Same evening...
5:00 pm

She was back at her penthouse after an exhausting day at the office. But soon, she heard the sound of dhols from the entrance.

The entire Shekhawat family was there with gifts and sweets for a new beginning . For a moment, she was surprised. Atharv passed a soft smile to her.

Kritika quickly asked a househelp to arrange snacks for them, while she was so happy to see all of them again.

Riddhima engulfed her in a hug and said,
"Beti ke paas aaye hai khatirdari karane nahi."
("We've come to our daughter, not for formal hospitality.")

Kritika spoke, "Sorry maa, I left from there all of sudden and you all have to go through all this."
("Sorry mom, I left so suddenly and you all had to go through so much because of me.")

Aditya said, "No more past memories that haunt you."
(He tries to lighten the mood and move everyone forward)

Then Riddhima made Atharv and Kritika sit on the sofa and placed a teeka on their foreheads, putting a red dupatta over Kritika's head. After feeding them sweets, this ritual marked the beginning of their wedding celebrations.