||Part - Thirteen||
As the train stops before a halt station, Riddhima looks outside the window and founds many happy families to emotion own the train and going towards their destination. Some families are ready to start a new train journey. Suddenly her eyes get struck on some young couple who are being all lovey dovey and it reminds her of Vansh and Roshni. They are couple in love from first. It's her only to get into them as some unwanted guest. And she goes to flashback :-
Riddhima comes out from VR's room with her suitcase in her right hand. She has no mobile with her also as earlier she has lost hers in Sharma Mansion at that fateful night when she has lost her respect with her phone too. But coming here, Siya has gifted her a phone as gift or token for her marriage with Vansh. But before going, she has kept that phone in Siya's room along with a letter.
Coming to hall, she finds everyone in festive mood. Anupriya and Ishani are happily chatting with Roshni. She smiles sadly as they've never shared any good relation with her. But she looks for dadi, Siya and Angre but gets sad for not finding them. But she thinks it good as if they would have seen her then she could have to face barrier to exit VR Mansion. While for a single moment also she has never searched for the man who is responsible for her this state today. Because her whole existence has accepted the truth already.
As silently she has entered once, that much silently she leaves this house. It has been never a home to her. However, walking a little she founds a bus stand and climbs up on it to go towards railway station. She has no shelter but if she chooses any local train then may be she will have two or three days at least in her hand to think of her future. The money she has saved before could be enough for her for future two months. But then she has nothing extra. So she has to think clearly. In this train journey she will plan her that life only. Now she is angry upon herself because she has not only lost her phone but with it she has lost her contact with AHANA too. However, she can't make her worried in this time when she is all ready to succeed her dream. She has lost her dream but she prays for her friend always.
Thinking all these, she reaches to rail station and with other passengers she too climbs down here as it's the last stoppage. It's already 4 pm of afternoon. She quickly pays for a ticket and takes her seat in window side as the outside cool bridge will keep her comfortable. Being pregnant, she feels vomiting sometime.
Looking at others, she feels happy in her heart that everyone in world are not unfortunate like hers. But suddenly there is an announcement in station that the train is going to leave and she prays to God to keep her away from the Rai Singhanias as she knows dadi will surely send Angre to search for her when she will get to know of her sudden departure. But she doesn't want it a bit. Now she will have a safe family with HER BABY and there is no place of Rai Singhanias in THAT LIFE.
Suddenly someone jerks Riddhima by holding her arm and she looks at that person breaking her conscience. She looks at the old woman with a frown on her face and asks - Yes, do you need something?
"No! I don't need anything but it's very boring to see such a pretty girl sitting alone and silent. I thought to talk with you. By the way, you can call me aunty as you are of my girl's age. Are you alone?" - The old lady speaks while Riddhima looks at her attire and figure minutely. Because now she has learnt not to trust a person on the first meeting. Their face and body language need to be matched. Alas!if she has thought the thing before loving that devil.
However, the lady before her is wearing a saree in Rajasthani style and wearing some gold jewelleries. Her look gives a sense like she belongs to some rich marwadi family. She gets assured in mind. But the lady before her has noticed her gaze and knows what Riddhima is thinking. So says - Beta, I'm not what you're thinking..it's just you remind me of my daughter whom I've lost when she has been only ten years. Me and my husband has searched for her everywhere but couldn't get her. If she was with us, she might have been of your age only. So when I see any girl of that age, I feel very emotional and couldn't stop from talking. But I'm sorry if you feel offended.
Listening to the lady, Riddhima feels sorry and guilty too to doubt her intentions. Before sometime she has thought all are happy in this world, except for hers! But now she realises that everyone has pain in their life but they must have to get strong enough to fight with those demons. Listening the lady has lost her daughter at early age, she feels shivered and thanks God to save and protect HER ONLY FAMILY MEMBER.
Riddhima (being guilty):- I'm sorry aunty, I've thought wrong of you.
Lady(smiles):- It's okay. By the way, what is your name and (looking at her sindur and mangalsutra) you look married so where is your husband? Are you going to JAIPUR alone?
Riddhima's smile gets vanished listening of 'husband'. And she gets surprised too knowing the train is going to Jaipur! But covering her emotions under her smile she answers - My name is Riddhima Gupta and I'M DIVORCEE. So yes, I'm traveling alone for Jaipur.
But Riddhima utters in her mind to her baby who could sense its mother's emotions well:- I'm sorry baby that you will not have your father like other kids. But I'll not allow others too to point out on you as ILLEGITIMATE CHILD that's the reason I've not thrown this useless marital symbols because this society loves to throw useless words on a single mother's character. And I'll not allow someone to target my baby, for some cheap man's fault. It's his lust only but from my side it has been LOVE. And my child will be my life,the output of MY LOVE, not the result of that man's lust. So I'll never allow his shadow over my kid.
Her monologue shows how much strong she is. With that she gets engaged in talk with the lady beside her.
•VR MANSION•
Dadi has had enough....it's getting dark but still Angre, Siya and Riddhima have not arrived yet. She is tensed now what if they couldn't find Riddhima? Being worried, she goes to hall and finds Angre and Siya to enter inside with a fallen face! She looks around but no..there is no Riddhima! That means....thinking this, she goes to them and asks loudly by making all the guests and media astonished - Why have you returned empty handed? Where is my Riddhima?
Listening her loud cry, Vansh comes out and gets numb on his place. He couldn't help but frowns feeling a sharp pain in his heart! He has never thought she will be dissolved into thin air like this. His revenge has nothing to do with her departure! Seriously? His own heart mocks at him. But seeing Angre and Siya nodding at dadi and explaining her everything he couldn't stand at that place.
Seeing him to leave that place, all have some different expressions on their face. Dadi thinks Vansh is careless regarding Riddhima's matter while Roshni smirks winningly. While Anupriya asks the guests and media to leave the venue as a request. Now only Sharma family is standing in VR Mansion.
That's when Ishani opens her mouth - It's good that whore is out of my bhai's life before we throw her out!
Dadi shouts - Ishani!
Anupriya interrupts - What's wrong she has said, sasuma! I think we should forget that girl's chapter from our life and concentrate on Vansh! If you always talk about her, then Vansh can't leave his black past behind and start a new life with his love, Roshni.
Saying this she asks all to leave the matter while they go towards their own room like nothing has happened. Sharma family leaves for their own house. Only dadi, Siya and Angre are standing in hall. They too silently leave the place. The trio are silent as they are sad and guilty for that innocent girl. They just could pray for her. Except that they have nothing to do now.
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It's two weeks past from the day Riddhima has departed from VR Mansion. Half of people are very happy with her sudden disappearance while half are still gloomy. Though Vansh doesn't show any emotion outside but from inside he is dying each and every second. He has never dreamt of such life. He has a life set for himself. But Riddhima has suddenly entered into his life and after turning his feelings aside, she silently has left from it. He is not getting why he is feeling so weak from inside? He has never loved her for a moment but then why his heart is crying in pain of separation.
However, keeping his feelings aside he gets ready in off-white sherwani and the turban as today is his marriage with the love of his life, Roshni. He looks around the whole room and sighs thinking after sometime someone else will come to live in this room and the faint scent of hers will totally dissolve into air. He still could find her petite small figure in this room,even hear her painful cry in every night. He is going to start a new life but his heart is not responding. Like his heart is dead from the moment she has left him.
He goes outside listening Ishani calling him as it's time now. Before looking again at his empty room, he goes towards mandap and takes his seat. After sometime Roshni is also asked to seat in her place. The whole mansion is full of guests, relatives and media people. From morning only, media is present in VR Mansion as they can't take chance of falling their trp so all are busy to capture every nook of marriage hall. Meanwhile, Sharma couple and Roshni both are greedily looking at VR Mansion's richness and smirking evilly. Anupriya with her children is managing everything. And dadi is silently standing at a corner with other relatives. But Siya and Angre both look at each other and eye something secretly. Angre shows a thumbs up to her and Siya smirks knowing very soon the secret is going to be unfolded.
As there is still time of muhurat in marriage, Siya comes before all and takes the mike which attracts everyone's gaze towards her. She smiles to all and says gently - Ladies and gentlemen, as my big brother is going to tie up with the LOVE of his life so I'm here today to give a gift to my brother from my side. But before starting that surprise gift which will be shown to all, I'll like to thanks Angre who has helped me a lot and given me the idea what to gift my bhai. So let's have a look at that gift.
Saying this she signals Angre to start a video on the giant screen present in the marriage venue, it's set up to telecast Vansh Rai Singhania's marriage in every channel, that too live. Meanwhile, dadi gets surprised at their change of team while Anupriya, Ishani and Aryan smile at her sudden unexpected surprise. But Vansh is frowning because till the day Riddhima has left the house she has stopped talking with him but today suddenly her surprise gives him a mixed feeling of love, happiness, excitement and guilt too upon all. However, all are looking at the screen very attentively.
The video starts like thus :
What will be shown in the video that Angre and Siya both are confident of their plan! If this time they fail, will Vansh marry Roshni, forgetting Riddhima?
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