Swarna:akshara... sahil is staying here so y dont u stay over so that he gets company.

Abhimanyu:no no no please dont agree he prayed in his head

Akshara:sure dadi I dont mind but only if mahima and manjari ma dont have a problem

Manjari:problem toh hai ...after all we will miss u but it's ok u can stay here she said...akshara smiled and moved to hug her

Akshara:love u

Mahima:and stop asking for permission all the time

Akshara:sorry ..

Abhimanyu was not happy as he wont get to talk to akshara again and on top of that sahil is here who already is annoying for him

Gayu:Abhimanyu y dont u stay back too

Abhimanyu:me

Sirat:your name is abhimanyu so of course she is telling u pagal

Abhimanyu smiled

Abhimanyu:of course I have no problem  staying over here

Mimi: chalo phir decided u both r staying over she said looking at abhira

After a while

Akshara  was actually showing sahil around the goenka mansion where as Abhimanyu  was sitting with kairav, vansh and ranveer in the hall ...however his eyes would keep wondering around looking at sahil and akshara  come out from one room and going to the other...he clentched his jaws looking away

Abhimanyu :what's so interesting in showing room to room to someone. He thought to himself..

Suddenly he got a call from rohan and excused himself to discuss about an important case... he had no choice to answer it and excused himself going to the garden 

Few hours later sirat went to prepare for dinner while sahil was sleeping due to jet lag...akshara  was busy with mimi and swarna whereas Abhimanyu  was still busy with rohan discussing about a case through conference call with vidyut too.

2 hours later Abhimanyu  stretched his arms after a lot of discussions  with vidyut and rohan... he was rubbing his eyes when the staff came to call him for dinner 

Abhimanyu  nodded and akshara 's thought came into his mind and also recalled how sahil was with her... he got up and went inside to see the rest of metha family along with akshara  but didnt see sahil around making him smile.

Akshara  sat down in her seat while Abhimanyu  walked towards the dining table to take his seat next to akshara  .. as he neared he was few steps away when he saw a hand pull the chair hack and moved his gaze to see sahil smiling  looking at akshara   

Abhimanyu  gritted his teeth and looked away.

Ranveer :Abhimanyu  y r u standing come and sit.

Abhimanyu  smiled and looked at sahil sitting next to akshara   slowly taking his seat opposite them.

Sahil :akshara  look ar this...  he said showing something on his phone as he  leaned towards akshara .. Abhimanyu  held his spoon tightly in his hand seen how akshara  and sahil head were slightly touching while looking at something on the phone.

Sirat:akshara ..sahil come on first eat ...then look at whatever u want. ...Abhimanyu  felt a relief when  sirat said that..

While eating sahil kept on elbowing akshara  now and then as she would glare at him.... all this was witnessed by Abhimanyu  who was chewing his food as if he was murdering it in his mouth

After dinner

Sahil:akshara  let's go to your room.

Akshara :ok

Ranveer: sahil dont u want to come with us for a walk

Sahil:not today chachu maybe from tomorrow.

Ranveer:that is fine u relax... Abhi  come on  

Abhimanyu :Its ok u both go

Ranveer :chal na Abhimanyu  it wont be that long come he said dragging him while Abhimanyu  turned around to see akshara  and sahil walking up the stairs

5 mins later akshara  and sahil were sitting sideways on  the window looking at the sky.

Sahil looked at akshara  who was sitting opposite him.. he could tell she was thinking about something

Sahil:do u plan to stay quite or will u say something 

Akshara  smiled while looking at the sky ...but it wasnt one or those normal smile but the one which had sadness written all over it

Akshara :  sahil, meri ek baat manoge? ( will u agree to something I say?) Sahil nodded his head

Sahil: of course akshara  tell me

Akshara : kabhi kisi se pyar mat karna ( dont ever love someone) .. It breaks your heart and leaves you craving....

Sahil looker at akshara  for a sec

Sahil : u still love him right? He asked as he noticed her intensely..

Akshara  became silent but a lone tear  fell from her eyes..

Sahil: akshara i ..he called out concernly

akshara  : haan.  Aaj bhi utna pyar karti hu jitna usko chod ne ke waqt karti thi.. mujhe lagi tha, mai india se dur hu, uske nazron se dur toh i will be able to forget my pain and waqt ke sath ye chala jaega...but u know what?  ( yes ...even today I love him just the way I did when I left him... I had thought I'm away from India , away from him so I will be able to forget my pain and along with time it will go away...but u know what ?)

Sahil:what?

Akshara :the thing is this pain and  his memories never actually lessened.. i told u that i have moved on.. that i dont love him anymore..but i lied... i didn't want u guys to worry.... Abhimanyu  was always back there in my mind..I just knew , no matter wherever i go, he will always be there.. I made fake profile to stalk him on social media just to get a glimpse of him because that always eases my heart...sometimes if I didnt find any post on his then I would have to search someone from the gang especially arohi . funny riggt! How the same person can make ur heart at pain and ease as well..Now i must sound like a bloody psychic stalker to u.. akshara  smiles..

sahil laughed due to what akshara  said... he saw the smile disappear and she looked at him

Akshara :I couldnt help it sahil...  his picture, his face always made me contented...I was happy with the thought that he was happy even if its not with me.. because wo pyar hai mera.. possession nahi.. but see how suddenly life takes 360° turn...I didnt want to see him because i wasnt ready to face him.. but i had to and this   shaadi n all.

Sahil:how did u both end up marrying each other

Akshara :tai ji wasnt well.. the docs told us not to give her any stress for her sake we got married... u know sahil
I really wanted to marry him but out of love.. i didnt want this forceful marriage. I feel like mujhe zabardasti Abhimanyu  ke life mein ghusa dia gaya ho as I couldnt say no and risk tai ji health .. I hate this feeling of forceful marriage

Akshara  got up and walked to the bed sitting down. While sahil watched her..akshara  played with her ring

Akshara :I understand his love for tanya.. because i love him too .. i understand the feeling.. but kya mai insaan nahi hu ?...mujhe kya dard nahi hota?? How can he say, mai tanya ki jagha lena chahti hu.. kya Abhimanyu  ke life mai meri koi jagha nhi hai? Jo tanya ki jagha leni hogi mujhe.. kya mai kuch nahi lagti uski???
(I understand his love for tanya.. because i love him too .. i understand the feeling...but am I not a human?... cant I be hurt?...how can he say I want to take tanya place...dont I have my own place in Abhimanyu s life ? That I have to take tanya place...dont I mean anything to him ?... )

Sahil came and sat next to akshara  while she wiped her tears

Akshara : I know he was hurt but mai bhi hurt hu... i know he didnt mean it that way.. but it actually hurts..Mujhe n baki sabko humesha lgta tha, that he loved me .. but now, i am convinced, mai jaise chahti hu usse, he will  never loves me like that, he will never..This thought pains me so much.. aur agar kabhi uske mann mein mere liye feelings aa bhi gayi ya hai bhi.. i know for a fact he will never show it......
(I know he was hurt but even I was hurt too.. i know he didnt mean it that way.. bt it actually hurts..Me and the rest always thought that he loved me.. but now, i am convinced, the way I love him he will never love me like that... he will never.. This thought pains me so much... and even if he does develop feelings for me or does feel something for me then I know for a fact he will never show it )

She looked at sahil hand which was on top of hers ..and continued speaking looking at their hand

Akshara : but It's okay, i will never invade in his life.. i will give him all the space he needs.. i will never suffocate him again.. oh!! How wonderful it is to love and to be loved by the same person.. But kuch logo ke naseeb mein pyar nahi hota.. I never begged him to love me and i will never beg him.. It's okay everything will be fine she said wiping  her tears and patted her heart as if too soothe her heart from the pain and took long deep breath looking at the ceiling

Sahil eyes had welled up seen akshara  like this.. his heart was breaking to see her say all this.. he exactly knows the pain she is going through and knew her pain is much bigger than his... he wiped his tears when he saw akshara  smile hastily

Akshara :  sahil my friend, i wish that u never have to feel this way and u never have to go through the things i have been through in life. Kisiko nahi jana chahye.. kisiko nahi..(nobody should go thorough this...nobody should)

Sahil looked at akshara  and hugged her

Sahil(in his head):  yes, kisiko nahi gujarna chahye.. it is  fu***ng killing  you)... he took a deep breath ....

sahil broke the hug and looked at akshara ... squeezing her hand slightly

Sahil: dont worry Akshara .. sabke naseeb mein pyar hotha hai... Abhimanyu  se nahi toh kisi aur se hi sahi..but love will find u anyway .
(Dont worry akshara .. everyone has love written in their fate...not with Abhimanyu  then let it be with someone else..but love will find u)

Akshara  looked at sahil and he wiped her tears away properly and smiled

Sahil:plus this had to happen akshara ... u broke my heart now deal with it...he said playfully.. akshara  and sahil looked at each other and burst out laughing

At the time Abhimanyu  was about to enter the room when he hears sahil say this and looked annoyed

Akshara :yaar mai bhi tumse shadi krna chahti thi but tumhari flight late hogayi.. jaldi ana tha na
( yaar even I wanted to marry u hut your flight got late... u should have come early) ...

Abhimanyu  frowned as akshara  said this and recalled her words and looked at sahil's hand which was on top of akshara ...he made a face and then with such force pushed the door open walking in and pretended that he didnt notice sahil was in the room

Abhimanyu :hey...I'm sorry  I didnt know u will be here sahil he said acting all surprised

Sahil:no it's fine.

Abhimanyu :god I'm so tired... and tommrow will be a long day too he said

Sahil:yes... anyways I'll also leave he said getting up while Abhimanyu  was happy from inside.

Abhimanyu :yh u should rest too.

Sahil was walking towards the door when akshara  stopped.

Akshara :wait sahil I'll also come with u she said getting up ..while Abhimanyu  frowned

Abhimanyu :where r u going akshara ?

Akshara :to see if sahil has everything he needs in his room... come sahil she said and sahil nodded.. Abhimanyu  pouted looking towards the door

Abhimanyu  laid on the couch waiting for akshara  as he still wanted to talk to her.. he decided to check his mails which were only few and once done He looked towards the door but there was no sign of akshara

Abhimanyu :what is taking akshara  so long he muttered to himself...slowly his eyes were closing due to been sleepy and even though he tried to stay awake he was unable to and fell asleep.

After a while akshara  came back with a jug of water as she was helping sahil unpack so that took some time.. as she closed the door she turned and look towards the couch to see Abhimanyu  sleeping

She shook her head seeing how one of his feet was dangling down while his mouth was slightly open...she walked towards him and placed his feet carefully on the couch and covered him with the blanket.. she turned and walked towards the bed falling a sleep in few mins 

The next day Abhimanyu  woke up.. he got his phone to check the time and saw it was 9am..he turned to look towards the bed but there was no sign of akshara  ...he decided to freshen up and then head down

As he was walking down the stairs he saw the rest were nearly done with breakfast

Sirat:morning Abhimanyu 

Abhimanyu :morning gf he said sitting down and was confused as to where akshara  was...suddenly he realised there was someone else missing too and it was none other than sahil

Surekha :Abhimanyu  beta have your breakfast

Abhimanyu  nodded and ate slowly while wondering where sahil and akshara  could he and if they were together

As all were getting up he saw sirat getting up last

Abhimanyu :Gf

Sirat stopped and looked at Abhimanyu 

Sirat:what happened bacha

Abhimanyu : do u know where akshara  is as when I woke up i didnt find her in the room

Sirat:beta she has gone for shopping with sahil she said smiling while Abhimanyu  made a face

2 hours later Abhimanyu  was in his cabin alone as vidyut didnt come but all his mind kept thinking about was what akshara  and sahil will be doing now

Abhimanyu :get a grip Abhimanyu .. they r only friends.. y r u even thinking about this too much... it shouldn't matter as just like how akshara  is your friend she is sahil friend too he said trying to convince himself ...he took a file and tried to concentrate on it forcefully 

Time went quick Abhimanyu  had told rohan to leave early so he could attend the reception on time while he  left after a bit and reached to the birla mansion to get ready while akshara  was going to come with the goenka family and sahil

Akshara , sahil along with the goenka family had reached to the pandit mansion...akshara  went to help ragini...whereas vidyut and juhi were getting ready. .

After few mins Abhimanyu  had arrived with his family too...while the elders got busy Abhimanyu  looked for akshara  but couldnt find her.. he walked towards the bar area looking at the empty place

Sahil:hey

Abhimanyu  turned around to see sahil walking towards him

Abhimanyu :hey he said smiling slightly and shaked sahil hand when he forwarded it 

Sahil:I'm sorry we didnt get to interact much

Abhimanyu :no worries.. I was busy with work and all too he said looking around

Sahil:so.. how is work at the hospital

Abhimanyu :Tiring...but the happiness to help peope that need treatment and give a new life to them...although it can backfire as not everything is in our hands....we can do our best...  i just love my job he said proudly while sahil nodded

Sahil:by the way can I say something

Abhimanyu :sure

Sahil:u r lucky that u r akshara  childhood friend 

Abhimanyu :I'm her husband too he said trying to control his annoyance especially when sahil laughed

Sahil:well yh u r ...but I also know in which situation u and akshara  got married in...so its cool as u both dont love each other plus u both got married under family pressure so this marriage doesn't matter he said smiling 

Keerti:sahil come here she called out loudly.

Sahil :see u in a bit he smiled back while Abhimanyu  forced a smiled but as sahil walked away he looked irritated

Abhimanyu :  y am I feeling jealous...whenever sahil goes to akshara  y  dont I like it... especially with what he said now

Soon the reception had started  ...rohan also had arrived while juhi and vidyut came down and took blessing of all elders and hugged their gang  getting compliments from all..

The guest had started to arrive... guest started to congrats the couple on their wedding along with giving gifts and stood next to them to click a pic as that was going on... neil went on the stage

Neil: Attention,attention attention to all the lovely guest.. y r all  in n a hurry to congrats the couple..its not like they will run away (all laughed)..we could do that after for now let's enjoy

Sirat:what is cooking in your head

Neil :its already cooked sirat aunty   basically we all will be dancing be it with whoever u want to dance with  but as the song changes u will change partner and dance with whoever is next to u

Arohi:in short changing  partners

Neil:absolutely... songs would be any be it romantic, party type etc... so no matter what songs play u will  dance with your partner on that song no matter who it is  ... DJ play the music.. and my newly weds u both r joining us all too he said going towards them and dragged them down the stairs  

Disco lights were turned on. While music started to play 
The first song thag played was Gallan goodiyan

Abhimanyu  was about to go to akshara  but before he could get to her sahil came and took akshara  with him

Abhimanyu  took keerti hand and walked where the rest were while looking at sahil and akshara   feeling jealous..

Sahil was dancing with akshara  twirling her around and then doing some funny steps with her and both were laughing...

Abhimanyu  was watching this with a scowl look and turned away taking a deep breath while smiling at keerti but his eyes kept moving back to them making something burn inside him

Hey peeps oh sorry did I just interrupt the dance..🤣 its OK it's ok let everyone enjoy till then y dont you all take a short break and then come and read the next chapter

Don't worry it will be update duper quick can't keep everyone on the dancing floor for so long right

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