Devaki's POV
I looked around me.

I found Sumedh sleeping with a girl. He was laying there shirtless. A tear rolled from my eye.

"Nhi bachaa pai use!"  I thought.

I bit my lower lip and cried silently.

"Kitni koshish ki...fir...fir bhi nhi bachaa saki me iss bechari ko! Thakur ne ek aur zindagi barbaad krdi. Aur iss baar meri aankho k saamne!"  I thought looking at them.

I stood up and left for the Haveli, leaving them there.

It was early morning so no one was awake.

I had shower.

I was getting ready, and then I looked in the mirror. The wound on my forehead was quite deep. I shook my head disappointingly.

It didn't happen before. He didn't raise hand on me...

I put a plaster on the wound and went to prepare breakfast.

Bauji was sitting in the hall reading a newspaper. I went to him and took his blessings. We had breakfast together.

"Puttar yeh chot kese lagi?" He asked. I decided to tell him the truth. What his son actually is.

Maa came there. I told him the whole story of Thakur. He wasn't ready to believe. Maa finally revealed the truth.

He was angry at her.

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In the evening when everyone was home Bauji decided to talk to me and Thakur privately.

We went to him room. Thakur knew what I did.

"B...Bauji bulaya tha a-aapne?" Thakur asked.

Bauji nodded and came to us. He looked at Thakur and slapped him hard.

I startled. I didn't expect that.

Thakur stood there all numb. He didn't say a word.

"Tennu sharam nhi aai yeh sab krte hue?" Bauji asked.

"Yaha dekh!!!" Bauji shouted. Thakur looked down. "Ab mujhse nazre nhi mil rhi? Pehle nhi sochya?" He yelled.

I was having goosebumps. I've never seen Bauji in that avatar.

"Bachpan se mene tennu yehi sikhaya h k aurat ki pooja karo! Aur tu..." Bauji said and slapped him again.

I was hell scared.

"Yeh bichari tujhe galat kaam krne se rok rhi thi to tune ise maara?" He asked.

"Chala jaa yaha se!! Apni shakal mat dikha mujhe!!! Jaa!" He shouted.

Thakur left and so did I.

Sumedh's POV
I went and sat in the garden. After some moments Parul came.

"Jeth ji aapne kyu kiya esa Didi k saath? Woh aapko galat krne se rok rhi thi" She said.

"Parul me already ek lecture sunn chuka hu, aur nhi sun'na mujhe" I said.

"Aapko kya milta h sabki nafrat paake? Khaas kr Devaki Didi ki?" She asked.

"Uski nafrat ki to adaat ho geyi h ab. Pta h mene kal raat uske saath esa kyu kiya?" I asked. She looked at me with curious eyes.

"Ishaan k ghar pe mene Devaki ki aankho me apne lie daya dekhi. Mujhe woh nhi chahiye thi Parul. Me badalne ki poori koshish kr raha tha. Par uske badle me mujhe uski aankho me daya nhi, pyaar dekhna tha! Pyaar nhi tha uski aankho me..." I said sadly.

"Tum to mujhe itne waqt se jaanti ho na, to yeh bhi jaanti hogi k mujhe yeh baat bilkul psand nhi h k mujhpe koi daya dikhae! Yaha sab mujhse darte h...wahi darr theek h mere lie. Raaj krne k lie darr chahiye...me purana wala Thakur hi theek hu" I said firmly.

She was about to say something but I stopped her.

"Nhi! Mujhe kucch samjhane ki koshish mat krna. Isi me bhala hoga tumhara, mera aur baaki sabka. Me jesa hu vesa theek hu. Mat badlo mujhe" I said and left from there.