AvNeil to AdiZa

Opening Up

Zain's eyes surprisingly filled with tears which he himself didn't know why.

Zain: I thought we are close enough to share everything about our lives to each other. And you hid this from me? You could have told me this Adi.

Aditi: Will you allow me to speak?

Zain: Go on..

Aditi: Its not like what you think Zain. BF belongs to an orthodox Punjabi family and I am a Marwari. Our relationship was not easily accepted by both the families due to this. BF's mom suggested that we should get married quickly and that was the only solution to these problems. Since I wanted to try my hands on acting, they were scared that I might get hooked up with another person. Even BF thought so. His insecurities and family's unwanted interference finally made me agree upon getting married. I was really going through an emotional turmoil at that time. Not because I was not sure about him. It was because marrying him to satisfy his doubts over me was foolishness. My family also tried putting some sense to me. In fact, this is the main reason behind Appu's, Chutki's and my friends' hatred for him. 

While we were about to tie the knot in a temple, I objected that this was not the right time. He should trust me and let me go. That can be the reason why BF stood with me in all my auditions, travels, fights and through out my career. He was doubtful about losing me to another person. Even now, his ego-failure is making him do such things.

Zain: Par agar shadi huyi nahi hai, fir uski Maa ne aise comment kyu kiya?

Aditi: Kyunki, some of the people in BF's family were impressed by my courage of standing up and raising voice. They believed that I got ready to marry him without a second thought, that was the best part. Whereas some others believed that I was just finding a lame excuse to escape commitment. They went from there angrily. Later on, to solve these things, BF, his mom and dad asked me or rather requested me to lie to their relatives that we were married. At that time, even I didn't know that I would become a celebrity. So, they termed us as husband and wife.

Zain: Why would they believe you? I mean none of them saw you getting married..

Aditi: BF explained them about me going to pursue my career in acting. He told them that married women don't get chances for debut and that they should not ruin my career for this. So, he convinced them that me and he had got secretly married which couldn't be disclosed at any cost. In fact on the other day, we went halfway through the marriage rituals. Neither did we complete the rituals nor did we sign on any documents. So, we are not married legally and not by customs too. Moreover, we were staying together in Mumbai. All this made his people believe that BF was in fact supporting his wife to build up her career. A simple as that.

Zain: You got ready to support such a big fat lie to be with him? Itna pyar karti thi us se?

Aditi: Haa. Bahot pyar karti thi. In fact, I was thinking that he had to lie a lot to his own family so that he won't lose me. Par ab jis tarah se ye sab kuch uchala jaa raha hai mujhe ye sochne pe majboor kar rahi hai Zain ki.. Meri life ki un beete huye lamho ko, jise me apne seene se lagake baiti thi, asal me wo ek khoobsurat dhokha thi.

Zain: Adi...

Aditi(wiped her tears): So jao. Goodnight.

Zain: No. We need to talk.

Aditi: We'll talk later. Its too late. Tum so jao.

She walked past him to her room not even bothering to hear his reply or even a goodnight. That night troubled Zain like anything. Next morning was unusually silent and they were flooded with questions from her family.

"Have you guyz fought?" "Why are you both so silent?" "Kuch hua hai kya?" "Koi problem hai?" "Kisi ne kuch kaha?"

Each question was left unanswered. They silently finished their breakfast and headed off to the airport in the hired cab. They smiled and bid a bye to every person there including Chutki and Appu who stood confused at their behavior. Zain greeted everybody while they told him to come again.