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The Second Bloom [Completed ✓]
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𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑽𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅, 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆'𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚.
1960s.
*Mature, contains Hindi phrases.*
In a tradition bound village of 1960s India, young Malini is married to Varun.
Malini is recently widowed, is heartbroken after the passing away of her husband Amrit just a few days after their marriage. Her life is turned upside down, and her grief increases more when her maternal family and in-laws arrange her to marry Amrit's younger brother, Varun.
Amrit was admired for his charm and kindness. Now, Varun is forced to step into the shoes of his brother, not only in the family but also in a marriage to the woman his brother had married.
Read the story to know what happens in the life of Varun and Malini after they are tied together in a pure bound of marriage.
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