Pandya House is a mess today. It is Shiva and Disha's engagement and clearly it is not easy to arrange everything in one day, that too when no one js particularly interested in everything that's happening.

Dhara is clearly pissed off at Shiva and giving him silent treatment since yesterday. Dev is somewhere guilty and Shiva is clearly very sad.

In front of the mirror in his room,

S- Mann kar raha hai kahin bhag jaun, ye Maa ruk nahi sakti thi kya kuch din, mujhse nahin ye sab handle ho raha hai...

Dhara- Ab pachtane se kya hoga..ye gaddha tune khud banaya hai apne liye...ab Dev wali galti tu mat dohrana..Disha ke saath kuch galat mat karna..

S- Bhabhi main jaanta hun ye sab meri bewakoofi ki wajah se ho raha hai but ab kya karun main..main ye sab nahi chahta tha kabhi bhi...

Dhara- Ab der ho gayi hai Shiva, jo ho raha hai hone de..agar sach mein teri aur Disha ki shaadi ho gayi to samjh lena yahi bhagwan ki marzi thi..

S- Jee Bhabhi..

Dhara- Ek baat bata, pyaar karta tha Raavi se?

He stood silent, what could he tell her..It would just enhance her stress, but then he can't lie to his bhabhi. So he chose to remain silent.

Dhara- Mujhe jawab mil gaya,chal chhod ye baatein, taiyaar ho ja thodi der mein Disha aur uske parents aa jayenge..

In Narayan Niwas, Prafulla has set up a meeting of Raavi and her potential groom, Yash Desai. She knew him, he was Dev and Shiva's friend in childhood but moved to Mumbai when his father got a transfer.

Prafulla told her that he is a good boy, owns a store just like Pandyas in Mumbai, and is the only child of his parents.

So here she is, sitting opposite Yash in her room. This is clearly not what she wanted, but there is no other option left, is there?

Y- Raavi, tumhe pata hai na main painter nahi hoon...

R-Huh?

Y- Tum pichle aadhe ghante se straight face leke baithi ho, mujhse painting banwani hai tumhe?

She smiled slightly.

Y- Khul ke hanso na...Hanste waqt acchi lagti ho tum...

She got silent and remembered the night when she gave a similar compliment to Shiva. How she wished, she could go back to those days...

Y- Kya hua Raavi, shaadi nahi karni?[He asked calmly]

R- Karni hai Yash, but bas purana baggage sar pe hai.. issliye thodi confused hun..

Y- Tumhari kyon nahi nibhi Shiva se..

R- Usse lagta tha main usse khud se kam samajti hun, aur main usse kabhi samjha hi nahi paayi ki vo galat soch raha hai...Aur phir kya,ek ke bad ek misunderstanding and then divorce..

Y- Pyaar karti ho usse?

R- Pata nahin, but kisi aur ko dil dene ki himmat nahi bachi hai...tum mujhse kyon shaadi karna chahte ho...

Y- Ek baat bataun, school mein mujhe tumpe bohot crush tha, phir pata chala tum Dev ko like karti ho to maine apni feelings daba li, but ab mauka mila hai to isse gawana nahi chahta main, tum bohot acchi ho..meri life sawar jayegi tumse shadi karke...

Raavi thought of a way to know him better...

R- Agar main kahun ki main virgin nahi hoon to bhi yahi faisla loge...

Y- Ofcourse Raavi, shaadi ho chuki thi tumari, agar main ye expect karun ki tum virgin ho to mujhse bada stupid koi hoga duniya mein..

Raavi felt a shame on herself inwardly. 5 months of marriage and still virgin, what a stupid.

Y- Infact ek baat bataun..

R- Batao..

Y- Main bhi virgin nahi hun, thi ek girlfriend meri, do saal tak sath the ham but baad mein mujhe pata chala ki usske do boyfriends aur the...

Raavi smiled loudly but stopped seeing his face..

R- Sorry..

Y- It is fine, hansne wali hi baat hai...

She smiled, he is indeed a nice guy..

R- Mujhse pyaar ki ummeed mat rakhna Yash..main ye step sirf apni Maasi Maa aur Masa Pa ke liye utha rahi hun..

Y- Bas ek chiz expect karunga, loyalty dikhaogi hamesha, kabhi dhokha to nahi dogi?

R- Nahi dungi, promise...

Y- To kar lein??
[He forwarded his hand to her and she held it]

R- Kar lete hain..

They came out of the room and told everyone their decision. Yash's parents tell them that he has to leave for Mumbai in a few days and that they want to get him married before that so that he can take his wife along..

Prafulla- Par Poonam ji, abhi to shaadi ka koi acha muhurat hi nahi hai..

Poonam- Ab yahi majboori hai Prafulla Ji, agar aap logon ko thik lage to parson kar den shaadi..

Prafulla- Magar muhurat?

Poonam- Agar sath rehna likha hoga to yunhi reh lenge, muhurat se kuch fark nahi padta..

Prafulla- Ji jesa aapko thik lage..

R- Par Maasi itni jaldi sab kese..

Prafulla- Raavi please dikri, aise mauke baar baar nahi milte..

Y- But maa, sab taiyaari itni jaldi kese hongi..

Poonam- Hame aapki beti bhaa gayi hai Prafulla Ji, zyada tam jham karne ki zarurat nahi hai, simple mandir mein shaadi ho jaye to thik hai..

R- Sahi kaha Aunty ne, mujhe bhi ab logon ka saamna nahi karna hai..

Prafulla- To tay hua phir, parson sham ko saat baje hogi Yash aur Raavi ki shaadi, durga mandir mein..

All feed each other sweets. Yash offered to Raavi but she took it from his hand and fed herself. Yash simply smiled to her.

R-* to herself* Yash ek accha ladka hai, kahi main usske sath kuch galat to nahi kar rahi na..

Desais leave and Prafulla hugs Raavi. Anita isn't present there because she is least bothered about such an important day of her sister's life but has gone to woo Gaumbi in best of her lehenga to participate in Shiva's engagement ceremony.

Raavi decides to go there too and inform everyone about her marriage. When they were doing everything so openly, why would she hide in her room.

She went to her room, took best of her blue Saree and got ready, without her mangalsutra and sindoor.

As she entered Pandya Niwas, what she saw didn't shock her at all. Disha was hugging Shiva. Nothing new, she thought, if she could kiss him while him being married to ab to sagai hone jaa rahi hai. Though he didn't respond, but that will also happen in some time. They'll hug, kiss, make love and what not. Raavi closed her eyes and shook her head.

R-*in her mind* Mood kharab nahi karna hai Raavi, vo khush hai tere bina, tu bhi khush rehna seekh jaa.

R- Dhara Di..

Shiva is surprised looking at her. She is so beautiful, though she hasn't wore her marital symbols but still. He saw her like this for the first time in 5 months, but now this is the reality of matter. She isn't a married woman anymore,she isn't his wife anymore. His eyes got glassy but he wiped them off before anyone noticing. She ran to Dhara and Gaumbi and hugged them.

R- Kese ho aap, tabiyat thik hai na, ye itni jaldi sara kaam karne mein zyada exertion to nahi kiya na aapne...

Dhara- Thik hun Raavi, par tu yahan...

R- Kya Dhara Di, Shiva ki biwi nahi rahi to ab iss ghar mein nahi aa sakti kya..Anita Di bhi to aayi hain na..

Dhara- Bilkul aa skati hai Raavi, jab dil kare aa sakti hai..

R- Aur aaj to kitna khaas din hai, mere bachpan ke dushman ki sagai hai, apni marzi se, apni pasand ki ladki se, kese miss kar deti sara fun...[ She said eyeing Shiva and Disha ]

Shiva looked at her helplessly.

S- *in his mind* Mat kar aisa Raavi, ye sab mere liye already bohot mushkil hai, aur mushkil mat bana.

Raavi touched Suman's feet and hugged Rishita and Krish... She came to Disha and hugged her..

R- Congrats Disha, tumhare purane pyaar se sagai ho rahi hai..I am really happy for you..

D- Thanks Raavi..

For the first time, Disha is feeling awkward around Raavi otherwise she didn't even use to consider her presence before flirting with her husband.

S- Raa..Raavi tu, aise hame..

R- Shiva, bygones are bygones...Main sach mein tere liye khush hoon..

She forwarded her hand and they shake hands.

And now the engagement ceremony started. Disha immediately slid the ring in his finger and now it was Shiva's turn. Disha forwarded her hands but he is just not able to do it. His hands are shivering and he isn't able to move forward.

Suman- Shiva jaldi kar Disha intezaar kar rahi hai..

Raavi didn't know how to react, she decided to not be bothered but it is true that everything about Shiva bothers her. How can she see him putting ring on someone else's finger. So she turned around and wiped her tear.

Shiva looked at her and saw her back. Nothing is left now, this is what it is and he slid the ring in Disha's finger and Suman and Disha's family clap. Raavi turns around and claps too, stunning everyone for a second.

After having the food, all the guests leave and only Disha's family and Raavi Anita are left as outsiders. A courier boy comes up and knocks. He has a gift in his hand.

Dev- Jee Bhaiya kisse kaam hai..

Boy- Sir Raavi Pandya ke naam se order hai..

Raavi goes to the gate.All look at her.

R- Jee main hi hun Raavi Pan...nahi..
Raavi..dijiye mera order..

S- Ismein kya hai Raavi..

R- Vo kya hai na Shiva, aaj main bohot busy thi to tumhari engagement gift kharidne jaa nahi paayi isliye shop se ye customize karwa ke manga liya tum dono ke liye.

Shiva is again shocked. Raavi opens the wrapper and shows it to everyone. It is a huge photo frame with Shiva and Disha's picture from the dandiya night.

R- Accha hai na, bilkul made for each other lagte hain donon.

D- Wowww this is amazing, thank you Raavi..Shiva ham na isse apne bedroom mein lagayenge...

Shiva felt like burying into earth right now. These women around him would make him crazy one day.

R- Right bohot accha lagega tum dono ke bedroom mein...

A- Raavi I think ab hame chalna chahiye...raat ho gayi hai..

R- Bas do minute Anita Di, sabse important news to batana baaki hai abhi..

Everyone-- Kya

R- To mujhe aap sab ko ye batana hai ki parson meri shaadi hai, sham 7 baje Durga Mandir mein...aap sab sadar aamantrit hain..

Shiva felt like someone stabbed his heart. He felt like crying listening to her, how casually she is telling it to everyone as if there was nothing between them till two nights ago.

R-*in her mind* Main khushi se nahi bata rahi Shiva, but ab apna gham tujhe nahi dikha sakti..

S- Kisse...kisse shaadi kar rahi hai, aur itna jaldi kese tay ho gaya sab, aur tu mujhe bula bhi rahi hai apni shaadi mein?

R- Ofcourse, zarur aana, vo bhi apni fiance ke sath, mujhe aur mere husband ko bohot accha lagega..

Dhara- Par kon hai vo..

R- Aap sab jaante ho usse, Yash...Yash Desai...Dev yaad hai tumhe...

S- Haan yaad hai, bohot accha dikhta hai...

Raavi changed her tone from sarcastic and taunting to hurt..

R- Right, aur dil ka bhi bohot accha hai, meri to kismat khul jayegi usse shaadi kar ke..

Shiva went closer to her and held her shoulders tightly.

S- Kyon kar rahi hai ye sab?

R- Shiva chhod mujhe...

S- Pehle mere sawal ka jawab de, kyon kar rahi hai shaadi...

R- Aage badhne ka haq sirf tujhe nahi hai Shiva...aur dil todne ka haq bhi sirf tere paas nahi hona chahiye na.. Aur tu to nafrat karta hai na mujhse..to khush ho jaa,zyada din ye shakal dekhni nahi padegi tujhe, shaadi ke baad apne husband ke sath Mumbai chali jaungi... hamesha ke liye.

He held her even more tightly and she hissed in pain.

R-*in mind* Kyon aisa kar raha hai Shiva, itni dikkat thi to talaq hi kyon diya..nahi mujhe ye sab sochna band karna padega,maine Yash ko promise ki hai apni loyalty..

R- Mujhe dard ho raha hai Shiva...

He left her immediately and moved back. All this left everyone present there in shock, what was going on his mind, nobody could tell.

R- To ab chalti hun main..aap log aana zarur..Disha tum bhi aana.

Disha nodded her head in affirmation and Raavi along with Anita left.

Dhara- Aap sab itna shocked kyon ho rahe hain, ye to hona hi tha, jab Maa Shiva ki sagai kara sakti hain to Mami bhala piche rahengi kya...Raavi ke liye to vese bhi ladkon ki line lagi hogi...

S- Sahi kaha aapne Bhabhi, Raavi ke liye to line lagi hogi ladkon ki...

He went to his room and closed the door on everyone's faces. Disha's family also left and everyone went to their rooms.

Shiva intentionally slept on Raavi's side tonight. This time, he could not even chase that man away, he had no rights anymore. He wasn't Raavi Pandya ka pati Shiva Pandya anymore.

He cried unless sleep consumed him and so did Raavi. She doesn't want this, but probably this was destined, probably she isn't the one for Shiva but Yash. Soon sleep overtook her.

That's it guys.

Friends, you'll must be thinking I am writing everything from Raavi's pov but this is because being a girl, I connect to Raavi more, that is why this.

Also, my heart pierced writing this chapter, it pained for both Raavi and Shiva, so you'll better give me necessary feedback...🙂🙂

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