"Mahir is dead, i killed him , i killed mahir" tears were streaming down her face, she could not understand why she was upset, it was hurting, pierecing her soul
She wanted to avenge her love, her vikrant and she managed to did that
" i wanted this , yes i wanted this, i planned to kill him on first night it self than why i am feeling empty" she told her self wipping off her tears
She took hold of herself and left for finding naagmani which was her first priority
After finding naagmani she returned back to sehgal house , it was clad in white. As she went inside she found each soul weeping ,mouring over the loss of someone now her doubt was clear mahir was indeed dead, there was tiny bit of hope that he might have survived the poison, maybe doctor helped them removing poison. Another tear rolled down her cheeks " bela sambhal apne ap ko tujhe yahi chahye tha , aj nhi toh kal mahir ko tere zehar se marna hi tha"
She came and sat infront of corpse ,whislt sumitra came to talk to her " bela beta"
" maa ye ye...." " bela tu kabse kahan thi , tujhe mahir ne hospital jaate waqt kitna pukara par tu thi hi nahi , par jisey jana hota hai woh toh chala hi jaate usey koi rok nhi skta.... beta tu aek kaam kr upar jakar aram krle tera yahan rehna theek nhi hai" " i am sorry maa , mahir ...mahir" " beta mahir bhi upar hi hai call pe baat kr raha hai" " mahir ji upar hain" " haan beta uspe zeher ka koi asar nhi hua tha "
She rushed upstairs without listening to what sumitra was saying . She could feel her heart racing she could not believe that he was alive, her mahir was alive.
She saw him attending a call and ran towards him and hugged him tightly as if her life depends on it.
Mahir was surprised on bela's reaction, he could not decipher her actions since morning she was behaving weirdly.
" ap theek hain mahir, mujhe laga maine apko hamesha k lye kho diya" she told him hugging once again " main bht dar gayi k ap pe zehar ka asaar hogaya hai"
" it's alright bela, zehar kaisa zehar kya bol rahi ho" " nahi woh maa ne bola k apki body main zehar phail gaya tha" she said wipping off her tears.
She turned her face on other side " naag guru ne kaha tha sirf us insaan pe zeher ka asar nhi hoga jo mera sacha jeevan saathi hoga, toh kya mahir mera soul mate hai, nahi aisa nhi hoskta woh vikrant ki jagah nhi hoskta, par agar vikrant mera sacha pyaar tha toh mahir pe zeher ka asar kyun nhi hua" she was in deeps thoughts when a touch from mahir startled her " dekho bela tumhe yeh rishta nibhane ka drama krne ki koi zarurat nhi hai, aj mujhe yuvi ki call ayi thi woh wapis aaraha hai phr tumhari sab tensions khtm hojayein gi , maine divorce paper bhi bnwa liye hain" the word Divorce echoed in her ears she could not believe it was their divorce paper in her hand. "Ab tum yuvi and baby can be together" " nahi mahir ji" " dekho bela main sabko samjha dun ga ,Maa ko bhi bs tum in papers pe sign krdena so that we can expidate the process"
He immediately left the room giving her space to think and sign the paper, he being selfish for first time hoped that she might not sign the papers. Rest of the day passed by with mahir ignoring and bela trying her best to prove she is not pregnant.
Next morning
Bela was in kitchen preparing breakfast for mahir and others when sumitra came in " bela beta can u and mahir attend kuhu's sister in law engagement party...woh kya hai na andy is not keeping well and i cant go without" " yeah sure maa i have no issues" in between mahir came in as well, sumi smiled looking at mahir " beta sham ko kuhu k in laws k yahan jana hai ab teri biwi ne toh han kehdya hai toh tu waise bhi mana nhi krskta" " theek hai maa abhi i am leaving meri back to back meetings hain main shaam ko bela ko pick krlun ga"
Mahir was about to step out of kitchen" mahir ji jaane se phle breakfast toh krlein" " no thanks bela main bohat late hochuka hun" saying so he left from there.
In evening
Mahir entered in their room , bela was clad in a beautiful white and peach saree looking mesmerizing and he couldnt look away " you are staring" " yes i am staring"
Bela gave mahir his dress for the evening and sat in front of dressing table to wear accesories and makeup.
Mahir was looking for hankerchief when bela said" bed pe hai"
Bela saw that mahir dress collar was rugged in and went to him to proper the collar " tumhe yeh sab krne ki zarurat nhi hai mujhe keh deti main khud theek krleta,mujhe apni aadat na daalo tumhare jaane k baad main kaise rahun ga".
Bela was almost ready only vermillion was left , she took a pinch of red vermillion and filled between the hair partition , mahir was staring at her " maang islye bhar rahi hun kyunke" " kyunke maa ko bura na lage" mahir completed her sentence " kyunke main apki biwi hun mahir ji" mahir was surprised on her reply.
"kyunke main apki biwi hun mahir ji " bela replied completing her sentence. " bela bs aek 2 din ki baat hai phr yuvi wapis ajayega aur tum divorce paper sign krdo gi phr tum meri biwi nhi raho gi "
Bela was quit she doesnt know what to answer, however she tries mahir was in his own trance " main mahir ko kaise samjhaoun k mujhe divorce nahi chahye , main unke saath rehna chahti hun" she was lost in her own thoughts " bela let's leave we are already late"
During the party, bela was busy thinking why she is unable to kill him or part ways from him " woh mere vikrant ka qatil hai phr bhi main usko takleef main nhi dekh skti, aisa kyun hai, kyun mujhe uski itni parwah hai, kya hai usme aisa jo main uski taraf khichi chali jaati hun aur uspe zeher ka asar kaise nhi hua, mujhe mahir se kisi tarhan us raat k baare main puchna hoga phr hi main faisle pe pohnch sakun gi"
On the other hand mahir was also confused regarding bela's behaviour " bela mujhse se saaf saaf kyun nahi kehti k woh kya chahti hai , kya woh yeh rishta nibhana chahti hai, hamesha uski nazrein kch kehti hain aur zubaan kch siwaye ajke"
Suddenly lights went off and curtains caught fire. People present in the event start panicking due to fire . Both of them got out of their thoughts but it was quite late and the hall was surrounded by fire. Mahir and bela both were looking for each other but could not locate each other.
Kuhu lead mahir out of the hall whereas Rj took bela out of the hall.
Bela was hell worried about mahir and as soon as he came insight, she rushed towards him to embrace him tightly, a drop of tear sliding down her cheeks.
" ap kahan reh gaye thay, main kitni baar apko awaaz di , ap jawab kyun nhi de rahe thay, apke dimag main aek baar bhi mera khayal nhi aaya k main apke liye pareshan horahi hongi andar har cheez aag ki lapait main agayi thi " " it alright, tumhe kya hogaya hai, just relax" mahir said reciprocating the hug. " ohh ho bela tumhe bhi pata nhi kya hojata hai, mahir mere saath tha, woh koi chota bacha nahi hai jo hall se bahar nahi aaskta tha" said kuhu being very tired " chalo RJ let's leave, ajke lye waise hi kafi tamasha hogaya hai".
During car journey, " bela tum theek ho na, itna dar kyun gayi thi, waise bhi you don't care right" " can we leave it please, i don't want to take about the incident"
There was a comforble silence in the car " bela yeh tujhe ho kya jaata hai , kyun baar baar jazbat se kaam leti hai mahir qatil hai vikrant ka qatil, par mera dil kyun nhi manta is baat ko". " bela kch bhi kr par mahir se us raat k baare main puch" after long thoughts she finally got couraged to ask him. " mahir ji ab toh hum alag hone hi wale hain , toh main apse aek baat puchun" " haan pucho na bela" " aisa koi incident hua hai, jisko ap repent krte hon, ya kbhi gun use ki ho " " yeh kaisa sawal hai " "plz mahir ji btaye na" " nhi bela aj tak maine gun ko use nhi kiya hai aur na mere pas koi gun hai , par yuvi k pas aek gun thi , aek raat yuvi adi aur baqi dost haveli gaye thay, you know in sab ki toh partying chalti hi rehti hai , mujhe exactly nhi pta k wahan kya hua tha par main project k silsilay main wahan pe tha aur maine gunshot ki awaz suni , jab main wahan pohncha toh maine adi k haath main gun dekhi, maine jab pucha toh kehne lage bs aek snake tha , fooran maine adi k haath se gun leli, usdin mujhe bht afsoos hua tha k main inki har galti chupa leta hun, agar koi apko nuksaan na pohncha raha ho tou usey aise maarna nhi chahye chahe woh janwar hi kyun na ho " mahir narrated the event according to him " aur agar main kahun k usdin yuvi aur uske doston ne milkar aek lrki ko molest kiya tha phr ap kya krte" "agar aisa hua hota toh main yuvi aur uske doston ko police k hawale krdeta ya zameen main gaar deta"
Mahir was changing clothes and was ready to call off the day " mahir ne jo btaya, iske matlab hai woh begunnah hai, uska koi haath nhi tha us haadse main , usko toh yeh tak nhi pta k us raat wahan hua kya tha" bela was again lost in her thoughts " bela , bela kahan kho gyi ho " " kch nhi bs apko kch dikhana tha" saying so bela gave him an envelope " yeh kya hai , yeh kis cheez ka document hai " mahir asked opening the envelope. He read the content carefully and looked towards her " ab samjh aagya apko , I am not pregnant , koi bacha nhi hai , mera yuvi k saath kabhi aisa koi relation nhi tha" " phr woh doc kya keh rahi aur kyun keh rahi thi " " usdin doc ne jo kch bhi kaha woh anu k kehne pe kaha " " anu k kehne pe, anu ko tumse kya issue hai " " as if you dont know " mahir shook his head in negation " itna nanha bne ki zarurat nhi sabko pta hai k anu loves you"
" what ??? Aisa nhi hai bela" " kyun ap anu ko pasand nhi krte" " nhi" bela took a sigh of relief "maine in sab cheezon k baare main kbhi socha hi nhi tha, even tumse shaadi se phle mujhe kabhi nhi laga k main shaadi bhi karun ga bs tumse kiya wada pura krne k lye yeh shaadi ki thi maine" they shared an intense eyelock, it was mahir who drifted out of eyelock at first " bela kafi raat ho chuki hai, ab sou jana chahye" he said taking pillows and quilt from bed. " mahir ji mujhe divorce nhi chahye" mahir was surprised , his heart jumped in joy " tum kehna chahti ho k tum mujse alag nhi hona chahti" he rephrased to confirm whether he heard it correctly " yes" she replied
" is faisle ki wajah jaan skta hun , jabke yeh golden chance hai " mahir inquired " koi wajah nahi hai main bs apse alag nhi hona chahti , main iss shaadi ko nibhana chahti hun , is relation ko aek chance dena chahti hun" she cupped his face " jab aj aag lagi aur ap nazar nhi arahe thay toh main bht dar gyi thi mujhe laga k maine shyd apko kho diya, aisa laga jaisi meri heartbeat ruk gyi ho, mujhe ehsaas hogaya k main apke baghair nahi reh skti , mujhe apki bht parwah hai, ap main meri jaan basne lagi hai mahir" " mujhe bhi kch aisa hi laga bela, main sirf tumhari khushi k lye divorce paper ready krwaye thay taki tum is zabardasti ki shaadi se nikal sako, warna main kabhi is rishte ko khtm nhi krna chahta , agar mera bas chale to i want k hum humesha saath rahein kyun k jo waqt hum ne saath guzara chahe woh jaisa bhi kyun na ho par itne time main tum ne mere dil main jagah bna li hai , i love you bela " mahir confessed although he wanted bela to confess first " i love you too mahir " mahir pulled bela in tight embrace , he caressed her cheek and planted a soft kiss on her forehead.
THE END
