Perfect Strangers ✔

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Chandra: What are you saying?

Nandhini: yea! I called of the marriage!

Chandra: Why?

Nandhini: Ayush had a relationship with Priyanka in his college days... they broke up later.. but she came again in his life... the night before wedding...

Flashback...

Nandhini came out the room to drink water, she hears noise outside, she peeps through the window, there is no one around...
She ignores and turns... she hears footsteps..

Nandhini: (mind voice: who will be at this hour? Thief or what?)
She walks out of the mandap and see Ayush walking up and down, tensed.

Nandhini: (mind voice: what he is doing here at his hour? )
She walks near him.
Nandhini: Ayush!

Ayush turns to her, looks terrified and teary-eyed.

Nandhini gets near him.
Nandhini: hey! What happened?!
She keeps her hands on his shoulders.
Nandhini: why are you crying!?

Ayush: Nandhini!! (Cries) Priyanka! Priyanka.... (he was trembling and stammering)

Nandhini: what! She... what happened?

Ayush: she attempted suicide!

Nandhini: whaaat! Who.. who told you about this?!

Ayush: my... my friend called me... few minutes ago.. she had slit her wrist.... they have taken her to hospital... (cries; falls down on his knees; Nandhini catches him)

Nandhini is confused.
She tries to console.

Nandhini: Ayush! You.. you..

Ayush: Nandhini! You know she was waiting for me these years! Sobs. That... on the engagement day! Priyanka came there...

Nandhini: i didn't see her...

Ayush: that day Karthik told...
Flashback..
Ayush pulls his friend and askes him why did he bring Priyanka here....

Ayush: have you lost it!? Its my wedding and you have brought her here! If my parents see her then huge scene will be created!

Karthik: you need to know something very important Ayush!
Priyanka didn't want to breakup with you! Its was all because of your parents! They informed about your relationship to Priyanka's parents, asked them to keep her away from you! Priyanka's parents blackmailed, threatened her and sent her out of station.. she somehow finished her studies, escaped and came to our city again... she didn't know you shifted to Bangalore.. she searched for you everywhere, contacted us, we didn't know where did you go, what happened to you.. nothing!.... but she didn't lose hope! she worked for a small company, side by side retrieving old contacts of yours... without any support she was striving yet determined to meet you... finally you contacted me for your wedding! She pleaded to meet you once. So I brought her... she had been waiting for you these years da!

Flashback ends...
Tears came running from Nandhini eyes... she was speechless..

Ayush: she waited for me! But I threw her out of my life.... she.. she is everything to me Nandhini! She.. she loved me more... my sacrifice is nothing in front of her.... i.. I can't let go of her! Never! She can't leave me Nandhini! She is my love... (sobs)

Nandhini see his love for her, even now his heart beats for her...

Nandhini: Ayush! Go to her!