RECAP- RAAVI TELLS HER FEELINGS TO SHIVA

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She is moving towards him, taking slow steps, her face is covered with a white veil. He also moves towards her and takes her in a tight hug.
She breaks the hug after some time and smiles at her. He removes her veil gently and looks at her face.

Raavi, smiling at him. He gets shocked.

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Shiva woke up with a jolt. He looked around himself to realise in a few minutes that it was all a dream. Anger took him.

He stood up and starting walking back and forth in room, with heavy breathing. His heart felt so heavy right now, how could he even have such a dream. Why was Raavi concurring everything, his mind, his dreams, his heart??

He groaned in frustration and shouted, swiped off all the things on dressing table, throwing them across the room harshly. He hurt his hand with one of the show pieces too and started crying. He sat beside the bed and took Siya's photo from the bedside table.

He caressed the picture and his tear fell on the photo.

I am Sorry Siya. Mere dil mein aisa khyal bhi kaise aaya . Kyon maine apne dil mein kisi aur ko aane diya, maine to tumse promise kiya tha na ki hamesha tumse pyaar karunga, then how could I love her...
Maine tumhe dhokha diya hai Siya, I am Sorry... really really Sorry...

He kissed her picture and hugged it near her heart. Meanwhile, Dhara came upstairs running on hearing the noise from his room. She saw the condition of his room and got shocked
What was he doing? She moved towards the bed and saw him crying. She ran to him and hugged him.

D- Shivaaaa...kya hua bacche? Tu ro kyon raha hai, sab thik to hai na...

Shiva hugged his mother tightly and sobbed more. She caressed his hair.

D- Kya hua hai Shiva, please bata na...mujhe darr lag raha hai...

[Imagine Shiva crying while talking]

S- Main..main bohot bura hun Maa.. I am a cheater..

D- Ye..ye tu kya bol raha hai beta, tu..tu to bohot imandar hai...tujh jaisa koi nahi hai duniya mein...

He broke the hug and she wiped his tears with her saree.

D- Kya hua hai Shiva...saaf saaf bata...

S- Mujhse bohot bohot badi galti ho gayi hai Maa, maine Siya ke saath dhoka kiya hai...

As he said this, Dhara realised he was going to talk about him and Raavi. This was bound to happen, she knew he would be shocked at himself after realising his feelings.

S- Maa maine usse promise kiya tha na ki hamesha sirf ussi se pyaar karunga...to phir ab main kaise...

D- Raavi se pyaar karne laga?

Shiva looked at her shocked. He had never had this conversation with her, was it way too obvious?

S- Maa? Aapko..

D- Maa hun teri, sab samajh aata hai, tu pyaar karta hai Raavi se, dikhta hai tere actions mein, kaise usse dekh ke teri aankhon mein ek chamak aa jaati hai, kaise tu usski care karta hai...saaf nazar aata hai tera pyaar...

Shiva, unable to take it anymore stood up and walked to the window...

S- Par ye galat hai Maa... bohot bohot galat...

Dhara came to him and turned his face to her.

D- Saccha pyaar kabhi galat nahi hota Shiva...aur pyaar mein guilt ki koi jagah nahi hoti...Tu aisa kyon soch raha hai?

S- Ye dhokha hi to hai Maa...main kaise Siya se pyaar karna chhod sakta hun, kaise kisi aur ko usski jagah de dun apni life mein?

Dhara gave him a ' What are you even talking' look.

D- Dhoka tab hota Shiva agar usske hote hue tujhe Raavi se pyaar hota, aur ek baat samajh le Shiva, dil mein pyaar tabhi aata hai jab pyaar ki jagah hoti hai....

S- But...

D- Aur kisne kaha tujhse ki tujhe Raavi ko Siya ki jagah deni hogi, jab Raavi ke saath teri story hi Siya se alag hai to usske saath rishta bhi to alag hoga na...Ek se pyaar karne ke liye dusre se pyaar chhodna zaruri nahi hai Shiva...

Vo apni ek alag jagah banaegi Shiva... usse Siya ka spot lene ki zarurat nahi hai, And you don't need to stop loving Siya for Raavi....

S- I don't know Maa, mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha hai...Maine hamesha socha tha ki kabhi koi aur ladki nahi aaegi mere dil mein, aur ab jab aisa ho gaya hai to I don't know how to react, what do I do?

D- Ek baat bata Shiva...

S- Pucho...

D- Jab ek couple ko second baby hota hai to kya vo apne pehle bacche ki jagah usse de dete hain ya unka pyaar divide ho jaata hai kya...

S- No...balki jab second child aata hai to pyaar ka ek dusra quota usse milta hai, first child ke liye pyaar pe koi asar nahi padta...

D- Exactly Shiva, Raavi ko bhi uss second child ki tarah dekh tu... Siya ke comparision mein nahi...usske competition mein nahi...

Shiva looked at her. She was somewhere right, his heart said. But his confusion still hadn't cleared a bit.

D- Shiva, khush rehne ka right sabko hai, and Moving On is the first step of happiness...Life kabhi bhi hamare plans je hisaab se nahi chalti hai aur pyaar bhi kabhi soch samajh ke ya parakh ke nahi kiya jaata, vo to bass ho jata hai...

Aur ye main issliye nahi keh rahi ki tu mera beta hai aur main tera ghar baste hue dekhna chahti hun, but issliye keh rahi hun because this is fact. Bhagwan na kare agar aisa koi haadsa tere saath hota aur Siya hamare beech mein hoti, to main usse bhi yahi kehti-- Give life a second chance...

Shiva listened to her each word carefully. Was she right, Is there nothing wrong with moving on with a new partner, Is it right to give life a second chance....His confusion did wane away a little after this conversation.

S- Thank you Maa...

D- Chal ab tu aaram kar..main jaati hun..

S- Maa..kuch aur bhi batana tha mujhe aapko...

D- Bol..

S- Vo aaj na..Raavi ne mujhe bataya that she loves me...

Dhara's lips curved into a big smile but soon disappeared on looking his face...

D- Don't tell me Shiva tune kuch gadbad kar di hai...

S- Vo...vo maine actually uspe thoda sa... matlab thoda zyada hi chilla diya...

D- Pagal ladka...Kya karun main tera?

S- Sorry Maa...

D- Ab chal so jaa..vo log parson Diwali pe aa rahe hain, tab tak clear your head and talk to her...

S- Thik...I love you Maa...

Dhara hugged her and started leaving. Shiva made his way to bed and laid down. Dhara stopped at the door and turned to call his name.

S- Jee Maa...

D- Ek baat yaad rakhna Shiva, agar accept karega to pure dil se karna...100%... that girl deserves happiness...

Shiva nodded and Dhara left. He went to sleep soon, leaving all these thoughts for tomorrow.

Other side in Narayan House, Raavi was anxious the whole day, she didn't know what was gonna happen further...

What if he stops talking to me?
What if he never meets me again?
What if he starts hating me?

These thoughts were continuously haunting her and she didn't have any answers, only questions. This was all really frustrating and stressful to her. She skipped her lunch also today and met her parents directly in night at dining table.

P- Raavi vo sabzi paas karna zara...

Raavi, who was deep lost in Shiva, didn't pay attention to her. Prafulla got annoyed and shook her shoulders to break her trance..

R- Ka..kya hua Maa...

P- Kahan khoyi hai Raavi, kab se bula rahi hun...

R- Vo kuch nahi..bass aise hi...

P- Accha chhod vo sab...main keh rahi thi ki parson hame Pandya House jana hai...

Raavi's food morsel dropped from her hand and she looked at her mother in shock...

R- K...Kyon...kyon jaana hai hame wahan...abhi to Naina bhi nahi hai na...nahi koi zarurat nahi hai jaane ki.

P- Tu kya bol rahi hai Raavi, Dhara ji ka saamne se call aaya tha, Diwali milni ke liye, ham sab jaa rahe hain and that is final...tu ready ho jaana...

Raavi slapped herself mentally and continued with her food. It is going to be so so embarassing....

Next day--

Shiva went to office but didn't do anything particularly. He cancelled all his meetings and kept thinking about whatever his mother told him last night.

While Raavi had her Diwali holidays, she wasn't able to enjoy it properly because her mind was consumed by Shiva's thoughts. Raavi decided to write it in her diary.

Dear diary,

Main pagal hun puri ki puri, why did I have to tell it to him...ab soch soch ke mera dimaag phat jayega ki unke mann mein kya chal raha hai.

Why can't he love me? Jo unki aankhon mein maine apne liye dekha tha, vo kya sach mein sirf friendship thi, aur kuch nahi?

I really love him yaar, and I want a life with him...

- Raavi

A tear escaped her eyes and she slept with the same thoughts while Shiva, after a whole day of thinking and nothing else, decided to tell Raavi his feelings and give this a chance.

S- Let's meet soon Raavi...I can't wait to tell you that....that I Love You.

He too slept smiling..
Next day is an Important day, for both of them.

That's it for this part guys.

Tried writing a little longer update as I am fine now.

Also, Sorry for no #Shivi scene but this is necessary too. And though Dhara is Shiva's mother in this story, I really adore their bond on the show, that's why too much of their conversation here😅

P.S.- I know my philosophy on moving on was weird, feel free to criticize...It helps in improvement..

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