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Happy New Year 2021 to you and your loved ones. For this new year, my hope is that you and your loved ones remain healthy, happy and safe. I hope you embrace all that life has to offer, conquer your fears and reach new heights.

Wishing you a wonderful year ahead! :D

Next day, Purvi was still unconscious under the influence of the drug, but she was panting and sweating very badly as she was getting some flashes of a plane crash. She opened her eyes with a jerk and found Suyash standing in front of her. She immediately sat on the bed and looked at him.

"Aap..."...She whispered in a low voice.

Suyash smiled and sat in front of her on the bed.

"Are itna kyun ghabrati ho mujhse...Main pati hoon tumhara"...He said while touching her cheeks.

Purvi didn't like his touch, she clutched the bedsheet and tried to be normal. She took a deep breathe and left the bedsheet and then removed his hand from her cheeks.

"Kya hua Purvi?"...Suyash asked.

"Kuchh nahin...Wo aap yahan achanak se aa gaye to main ghabra gayi thi"...Purvi replied and tried to calm herself down.

Suyash smiled and moved close to her. He caught her by her waist and pulled her close to him.

"Are mujhse kya ghabrana...Main pati hoon tumhara aur tumse itna pyaar karta hoon"...He said and leaned in to kiss her.

Purvi pushed him away.

"Aap please door rahiye mujhse...Paas mat aaiye mere"...She said while covering herself up with a blanket.

"Purvi..."...Suyash said while moving close to her again.

"Dekhiye Suyash jab tak mujhe sab kuchh yaad nahin aa jaata main chahti hoon tab tak aap mujhse door rahe"...Purvi said in a single breathe.

Suyash laid her on the bed, she looked at him in fear.

"Thik hai...Main samajh gaya"...He said and covered her properly with the blanket.

"Suyash mujhe papa aur Nakul se milna hai...Please...Unhe bahut tension ho rahi hogi meri"...Purvi said before sitting on the bed again.

"Thik hai...Tum jao tayyar ho jao, hum tumhare papa aur Nakul se milne jaayenge"...Suyash said with a fake smile on his face.

Purvi nodded in happiness and went to get ready.

Suyash (Pov): Aaj ke baad ACP aur Nakul ka chapter hi close ho jaayega...Kyunki Purvi ko kuchh yaad hi nahin rahega aur kal tak hum dono London chale jaayenge...

He laughed evilly in his mind at his thoughts.

At the other side, ACP Pradyuman and Nakul were sitting in the hall and were worried for Purvi. The investigations regarding her were all in vain as they didn't get any information about her.

"Papa aap jaaiye thoda sa aaram kar lijiye"...Nakul said while looking at ACP Pradyuman in worry.

"Main kaise aaram karoon Nakul...Ragini ka kuchh pata nahin chal raha hai"...ACP Pradyuman said worriedly.

Nakul rubbed his back and tried to console him. Suddenly his cell phone started ringing.

"Kishore uncle ka phone"...He murmured while looking at the caller ID.

ACP Pradyuman got confused why Kishore had called them.

"Jee boliye uncle"...Nakul said before picking up his call.

"Nakul beta...Tum apne papa ke saath hamare ghar aa jao, bahut zaroori baat karni hai"...Kishore spoke up from the other side.

"Kya baat hai uncle?"...Nakul asked in confusion.

"Tum Pradyuman ke saath hamare ghar aao...Ye baat phone par nahin ho sakti"...Kishore replied.

"Thik hai uncle...Main aur papa aapke ghar aa rahe hain"...Nakul said and hung up.

Then, he told his conversation with Kishore to ACP Pradyuman.

"Kya baat ho sakti hai...Ek to Ragini ka kuchh pata nahin chal raha hai aur ab pata nahin Kishore ko kya ho gaya"...ACP Pradyuman murmured.

"Papa uncle ke ghar chal kar dekhte hain ki kya baat hai?"...Nakul said and stood up from the sofa.

ACP Pradyuman nodded. They both left for Kishore's (Kavin's) home.

At the other side, Suyash and Purvi drove for Purvi's home to meet ACP Pradyuman and Nakul. Purvi stopped the car near a temple. She came out of the car and walked inside the temple, Suyash didn't go with her because he got a call. Purvi gave her pooja thali to the priest and closed her eyes to pray. She was not aware that Kavin was standing beside her and he too was praying.

Kavin (Pov): Bhagwanji aapne Ragini ke roop mein meri Purvi ko meri zindagi mein bheja, uske liye main aapka jitna dhanyavaad karoon utna kam hai...Ab bas mujhe aashirwaad dijiye ki main use hamesha khush rakh sakoon...Aaj main ACP sir se apni aur Ragini ki shaadi ki baat karne wala hoon...

Purvi (Pov): Bhagwanji pata nahin kya ho raha hai meri zindagi mein...Mujhe kuchh samajh nahin aa raha hai ki main kya karoon...Jab aapko Suyash ko meri zindagi mein bhejna tha to pyaar Kavinji se kyun karwaya...Kyun...Kyun mere papa aur mere bhai ne mujhse baatein chhupayi...Kyun jab Suyash mujhe chhute hain to mujhe achchha nahin lagta aur jab Kavinji chhute hain to sukoon milta hai...Meri madad kijiye bhagwanji, mujhe koi ishara dijiye ki main samajh sakoon ki meri zindagi mein sab sahi ho raha hai ya nahin...

The priest looked at both of them and smiled. Suddenly a red chunni which was loosely tied to the temple bells fell over their heads. Both opened their eyes in a hurry and tried to remove the chunni from their heads, during doing so their hands touched and they felt a spark of electricity passing through their bodies. They stopped and stood still while feeling each other's touch, the chunni fell from their heads, they became surprised after seeing each other.

"Lagta hai meri tarah bhagwanji ko bhi aap dono ki jodi bahut pasand aayi...Aap dono ki jodi aise hi bani rahe"...The priest blessed them with a smile.

Kavin smiled after hearing him, he looked at Purvi who was looking at the idol of Goddess Durga in confusion. The priest left from there after giving her pooja thali to Kavin. Kavin kept the pooja thali aside and again looked at Purvi.

"I missed you Ragini"...He said before pulling her into his strong embrace.

Purvi smiled with tears. She stretched her hands to hug him back but stopped when Suyash's words hit her ears.

"Tum meri patni ho, hamari shaadi ho chuki hai"

"Main Suyash Kumar aur tum Mrs. Purvi Suyash Kumar"

Purvi pushed Kavin away from her. Kavin became shocked with her act. He looked at her in surprise.

"Ragini...Kya hua?...Tum thik to ho na?"...He asked while caressing her hairs.

"Main...Main thik hoon Kavinji"...Purvi replied while avoiding his gaze.

Kavin turned her face towards him, he became shocked to the core after noticing vermilion on her upper forehead and a nuptial chain (Mangalsutra) around her neck. Purvi looked at him and her eyes brimmed up with tears.

"I am sorry Kavinji"...She said while removing his hand from her head.

"Ragini tum...Tumne aisa kyun kiya...Kya ek baar bhi tumhe mera khayal nahin aaya"...Kavin said with tears, his voice choked in his throat.

"Main jaanti hoon Kavinji, aap bahut hurt hain...Lekin yakeen maniye jo hua us mein meri koi galati nahin hai"...Purvi said in a teary voice.

"Sahi kaha tumne...Tumhari koi galati nahin hai...Galati to meri hai Ragini...Meri galati hai ki mujhe tumse pyaar hua"...Kavin said with tears while moving a little back from her.

Purvi turned to the other side, she wiped her tears and took a deep breathe.

"To phir bhool jaaiye is galati ko...Bhool jaaiye mujhe...Bhool jaaiye us pyaar ko jiska koi anjaam hi nahin hai"...She said with a heavy heart.

"Ek baar ki hui galati bhulai jaa sakti hai Ragini...Lekin jo galati doosri baar dohrayi jaaye use bhulana asaan nahin hai"...Kavin replied with tears.

Purvi turned back and looked at him, her eyes again welled up with tears after seeing his face. She kept her hand on his left cheek and looked into his eyes.

"Aasan nahin hai lekin bhulai to jaa sakti hai na"...She said and wiped his tears.

Kavin didn't say anything, he was just staring at her blankly.

"Kabhi raaste mein mil jaayein to katrakar guzar jaana...Humein is tarah takna jaise pehchaana nahin aapne...Hamara zikr jab aaye to yun anjaan ban jaana...Ki jaise naam sunkar bhi humein jaana nahin aapne"...Purvi said with tears while removing her hand from his face.

She turned around to leave but Kavin held her hand, he moved close to her.

"Mujhko begairat karke, tum bhi awaara hote to achchha hota...Mujhko yun deewana karke, tum bhi deewana hote to achchha hota...Meri sudh budh khone wale, tum bhi besudh hote to achchha hota...Mujhko khud se anjaana karke, tum bhi khud se begaana hote to achchha hota"...Kavin retorted back, his voice choked in his throat.

Purvi closed her eyes, tears still made their way through the corner of her eyes. She opened her eyes after a couple of seconds and composed herself. She freed her hand from Kavin's hand and took her pooja thali. Then, she walked from there without looking back at him for once. Kavin fell down on his knees and red-hot tears ran down his face, each one carving furrows on his heart that has been broken twice.

"Kya hua Purvi?...Tumhari aankhen itni laal kyun hain?"...Suyash asked Purvi who was standing near his car.

"Kuchh nahin...Bas tabiyat thik nahin lag rahi hai"...Purvi said while avoiding his gaze.

"To phir ghar chalte hain, tum medicines lekar rest karna"...Suyash said while opening the door of the car.

"Thik hai...Hum Papa aur Nakul se kal milne jaayenge"...Purvi said and sat inside the car. She didn't want to meet ACP Pradyuman and Nakul right now as she was not feeling good after meeting with Kavin.

Suyash (Pov): Purvi wo kal kabhi aayega hi nahin...Abhi phone par maine doctor se appointment le li hai, bas aaj raat ke baad tum sabko bhool jaogi siwaye mere...

He laughed evilly in his mind and looked at Purvi who was looking outside the window and was sobbing silently while recalling Kavin. Suyash turned his gaze from her and looked at the road and drove for his home.

On the other hand, Kavin got up and wiped his tears. He took his luggage and walked out of the temple. He sat inside his car and drove off towards his home at full speed. Purvi's words were continuously echoing in his ears...

"To phir bhool jaaiye is galati ko...Bhool jaaiye mujhe...Bhool jaaiye us pyaar ko jiska koi anjaam hi nahin hai"

"Aasan nahin hai lekin bhulai to jaa sakti hai na"

"Kabhi raaste mein mil jaayein to katrakar guzar jaana...Humein is tarah takna jaise pehchaana nahin aapne...Hamara zikr jab aaye to yun anjaan ban jaana...Ki jaise naam sunkar bhi humein jaana nahin aapne"

"Gehre se gehra zakhm bhi itna dard nahin deta jitna dard aaj tumne mujhe diya hai Ragini...Pehle Purvi mujhe chhod kar chali gayi, aur aaj tum...Ab to mujhe aisa lagta hai jaise pyaar meri kismat mein hi nahin hai...Chalo achchha hi hai, kyunki is duniya mein is pyaar se jyada dard kuchh nahin deta"...Kavin whispered while staring at Ragini's (Purvi's) photograph in his cell phone.

After a while, he threw his cell phone on the back seat of the car and continued driving.

At the other side, ACP Pradyuman and Nakul were at Kavin's home. They were sitting in the hall with Kishore and Kanchan.

"Kya keh rahe ho Kishore...Ragini tumhari bahu hai"...ACP Pradyuman exclaimed in surprise.

"Ragini nahin Purvi...Purvi naam hai uska"...Kishore corrected him.

"Purvi..."...ACP Pradyuman murmured.

"Haan...Purvi...Purvi meri bahu hai, wo Kavin ki patni hai"...Kishore said with a smile.

ACP Pradyuman and Nakul became surprised after hearing him. They recalled the day when Paritosh was trying to say something before his last breathe...

"Are haan...Ek baat...Ek baat to reh hi gayi...Meri beti ko...Uske pat..."

They understood that he was trying to say "pati". Now, they got the whole matter and understood that Kavin was Purvi's husband, she was married.

"Matlab Paritosh sir Ragini ke saath, I mean Purvi ke saath yahan Mumbai tumhare ghar aa rahe the"...ACP Pradyuman asked Kishore.

Kishore nodded.

"Lekin plane crash ki wajah se..."...Nakul uttered and became quiet after recalling the day Paritosh died.

"Wo to pichhle hafte Kavin behosh Purvi ko hamare ghar laaya, warna humein to pata hi nahin chalta ki hamari bachchi zinda hai"...Kanchan said with tears.

Kishore wrapped his left arm around her shoulders and looked at ACP Pradyuman.

"Pradyuman ab bas jaldi se humein hamari Purvi se milwa do...Uske NGO mein call karke use yahan hamare ghar par bula lo"...Kishore said desperately.

"Kishore uncle Ragini kal raat se laapata hai, humne use bahut dhoondne ki koshish ki lekin wo mili nahin...Pata nahin kahan hai abhi"...Nakul said worriedly.

Kishore and Kanchan became surprised and worried for Purvi after hearing him.

"Kya bol rahe ho Nakul...Ragini laapata nahin hai, main abhi us se Mahalakshmi Mandir mein mil kar aaya hoon"...A voice came from behind.

ACP Pradyuman, Nakul, Kishore and Kanchan turned back and found Kavin standing at the doorstep with his luggage. Kavin walked inside and looked at them, they became surprised and confused after seeing his face and eyes red and dull.

To be continued...