Raavi got a little moment of sleep in almost dawn, but it also didn't last long. The feel of Shiva's lips on hers and hands on her body took over her all the time.

She had never imagined her first kiss to be like that, this was nothing like she had thought, but it was still the best thing she had experienced in her life till now.

How come they had not done the deed till now in these many months... Obviously they were the biggest stupid creatures alive on this planet for doing this, or precisely not doing this...

In the morning, Yash's mother called her and told her to go to the temple with her lehenga and get a pooja done. This was one of their rituals. She obliged, took her wedding attire and went to the temple.

In the temple, priest did the special pooja of lehenga.

P- Ye lijiye, lehenge ki pooja to ho gayi, ab aap aankhen band kar ke apne jeevan saathi ka chehra yaad kijiye aur mere puchne pe naam lijiyega...

R- Jee pandit ji...

Raavi closed her eyes and tried to remember Yash. But only Shiva's face came in front of her eyes. And a smile adorned her face. Priest completed the mantras and came to her.

P- Ab apne pati ka naam bataye..

R- Shivaa...

Her own voice broke her trance and she realised the blunder she had done. Pandit ji wrote Raavi and Shiva on the wall beside God's idol and blessed Raavi for their happy married life.

R- Mujhe hamesha sab kuch galat kyon karna hota hai...maine Shiva ka naam kyon liya?Urghhhh

She groaned in frustration and left the temple. On her way back, she met Shiva, who looked weaker than always and a little pale.

R- Shiva, teri tabiyat to thik hai na... chehra itna dhala kyon hai...

S- Tu kyon puch rahi hai, ab to vese bhi zindagi mein kabhi nahi aayegi na mera khayal rakhne mere paas, to phir ye concern kyon..

R- Phir se vohi saari baatein repeat mat kar Shiva..main tujhe pehle hi sab bata chuki hun...

S- Ofcourse, bass ek sawal ka jawab de de...

R-Kya..

S- Kal jo hua hamare beech, ya shayad jo hone wala tha, vo kisi aur ke sath kar sakti hai, de sakti hai uss Yash ko khud pe itne rights...Bol...

Raavi looked at him helpless. It is true that it's beyond impossible for her to imagine this with anyone else. She doesn't respond and walks away.

S- Nahin de sakti Raavi, mujhe pata hai...

Shiva prays in temple for her happiness and goes to store. He works there all day without eating anything. At 6.30 pm, he goes to home to get ready for marriage.

Dhara- Kahan jaa raha hai Shiva...

S- Raavi ki shaadi mein...apni barbaadi ka aalam dekhne...

Dhara- Dekh Shiva mat jaa, tu vo sab nahi dekh payega...

S- Aaj nahi gaya to usse kabhi dekh nahi paaunga Bhabhi, vo vese bhi Mumbai jaa rahi hai shaadi ke baad..

Dhara- Pakka?

S- Haan Bhabhi, aap chinta mat kijiye...

Dhara nods and he leaves. Nobody else accompanied him, and he was thankful for it, he isn't ready for another drama, atleast not today.

He reaches Durga Mandir but feels a little dizzy while walking the stairs. But he handled himself and continued walking.

As he reached the wedding area, everyone was shocked to see him there. Raavi wasn't expecting him to come there after whatever happened last night.

Prafulla gave him disgusting look while Raavi's eyes shed a tear, noticed by both Yash and Shiva.

Shiva went to Yash and shook hands with him.

Y- Long time Shiva...

S- Congratulations Yash...shaadi mubarak ho...

Y- Thank you...and same to you, tumhari bhi to engagement ho gayi hai na...

Shiva's expression changed

S- Vo..vo rishta tut gaya...baat jami nahin...chhodo vo sab, ab apni shaadi pe focus kar... Somnath ki sabse sundar ladki se hone jaa rahi hai shaadi...

Y- Vo to hai...

Shiva hugged Yash and whispered in his ears.

S- Raavi ko khush rakhna Yash, vo bohot acchi hai, bohot naazuk...aur agar usski aankhon mein ek bhi aansun teri wajah se aaya na, to main...main muh tod dunga tera...

Yash chuckled broke the hug.

Y- Itna pyaar karta hai to jaane kyon diya...

S- Pyaar?

Y- Jese tum dono ek dusre ko dekh rahe ho na, baccha baccha samajh jayega ki kitna pyaar hai...

Shiva averted his eyes and went to Raavi. Both looked at each other with glassy eyes, not blinking for a second.
Their eye lock broke when priest called them to start the wedding rituals.

Yash and Raavi exchanged garlands, but her eyes were fixed on Shiva all the time, he was in pain and she was the reason for it, what is she doing...No this is wrong...

As Shiva stood there and watched the rituals proceed, he started feeling more and more restless. His head was spinning and he took the support of pillar nearby.

Yash and Raavi sat down and priest called Anita for gathbandhan. Raavi's eyes met Shiva's. She realised he is definitely not fine, something is wrong with him today.

As Anita tied one knot and proceeded for another, Raavi saw Shiva spinning around and he fainted after that. He was about to fall on the hawan kund when Raavi suddenly stood up, opening the gathbandhan in process, and held him, saving him from the fire.

He fell on the mattress with a thud. Everyone was shocked, her gathbandhan had broken and she didn't care at all.

R- Shiva...Shiva kya hua tujhe, uth na please...

She started rubbing his hands and was frantically calling his name but he wasn't responding.

R- Shiva please Shiva uth ja kya hua tujhe, arre koi to doctor ko bulao...

Yash immediately called the doctor. Raavi took the water from the lota kept there and sprinkled some water on his face.

Seeing him not respond, her eyes became teary but she kept rubbing his cheeks to wake him up but he still didn't wake up. She started crying, shocking everyone.

Y- Raa...Raavi shant ho jao Shiva ko kuch nahi hoga, doctor bas aate hi honge...

[Imagine Raavi's dialogues in crying voice]

R- Yash dekho na isse kya ho gaya hai...ye kabhi aisa nahi karta..Ae Bhootnath uth na please, tu ye sab mujhe pareshaan karne ke liye kar raha hai na...dekh mai haar manti hun please uth jaa..

Y- Raavi shant ho jao...

R- Yash agar Shiva ko kuch hua na to main bhi bachungi nahi, Shiva please uth na...

Everyone is shocked to the core, seeing her like this. Anyone can easily interpret that she is in love with him, nobody cries so much for somebody they claim to hate...

Meanwhile, doctor arrived and they took him to the back room of mandir. Doctor checked him and gave him an injection..

R- Doctor, kya hua hai Shiva ko, vo thik to hai na..

Doctor- Ji aap kon hain unki?

R- I am his wife...

Everyone looked at her stunned but she is too busy to even notice what she is saying..

Doctor- Unhe weakness ho gayi hai jiske wajah se vo behosh ho gaye hain, shayad do din se kuch khaya nahi hain unhone..

Raavi is shocked at this revelation and guilty too. It was all because of her stress that he wasn't eating properly.

Y- Doctor, unhen kab tak hosh aayega.

Doctor- Ek ghanta to lag hi jayega..

Raavi runs inside the room and sits beside him.

R- Ae Bhootnath, uth jaa na please... mat tang kar aur..Mujhse gussa hai na tu kyonki maine jhooth bola tujhse, thik hai main maafi maang lungi tujhse, please uth ja na...

Yash witnesses all this from the door and tells everyone to leave them alone.

After an hour or so, Shiva starts gaining consciousness chanting Raavi's name continuously.

R- Shivaa..haan main yahi hun, tu uth gaya..

Shiva wakes up properly and Raavi makes him drink water. All others come to the room. Shiva looks at Raavi and remembers last thing was their gathbandhan and then everything blacked out.

But he figured out that marriage wasn't yet done looking at them two.

S- Raavi, tu...yahan pe... teri shaadi..

This was when some reality crossed her mind and she stood up. Damn, it is her wedding today and here she is sitting with her ex husband, forgetting the world.

Raavi looked at Yash and felt sorry for doing this.

R- Yash I...I am Sorry, main..mera dhyan hi nahi raha...

Shiva stood up too holding his head. Before Yash could speak anything, Prafulla came to Shiva and started cursing him.

P- Ae rakshas, tujhe yahin aake saara tamasha karna tha, meri beti ki khushi dekhi nahi jaati na tujhse...

R- Maasi aaram se, vo bimar hai...

P- Haan to bimaar hai to apne ghar jaaye na, yahan kyon khada hai...

Shiva chose to ignore this woman for now and went to Yash.

S- Yash.. I am Sorry, meri wajah se tumhari shaadi mein aise...tum dono chalo bahar abhi rasmein puri karo...

Y- Shaadi hogi lekin usse pehle tum khana khao...

R- Shiva tune do din se kuch khaya nahin hai? Ye kya harkat hai Shiva, pata hai mera haal kya ho raha tha jab tu behosh tha..

Yash gave him a plate of food and he ate it unwillingly. All this is so awkward, why did he have to faint here only, he thought...

As he finished, he took Yash's hands and took him to mandap. Raavi followed. Shiva turned as he saw Yash not moving forward to the mandap.

S- Yash kya kar raha hai, shaadi hai..

Y- Shaadi hogi, par Yash aur Raavi ki nahin, Shiva aur Raavi ki..

Shivi looked at him shocked.

R- Yash, ye tum kya bol rahe ho? Main aur Shiva...

Y- Ek dusre se pyaar karte ho, khud se aur kitne jhooth bologe tum dono...

S- Par Yash, tum donon..

Y- Ham donon sahi nahi hai ek dusre ke liye, shaadi unki honi chahiye jinme pyaar ho...jo ki tum dono ke beech mein hai...

R- Aisa kuch nahi hai Yash...

S- Khao Shiva ki kasam aur kaho ki tum usse pyaar nahi karti...

Raavi remained silent and looked at Shiva. Yash held both their hands and joined them.

Y- Please apni feelings ko samjho tum dono, apni galtiyan sudharo aur dobara shaadi kar lo, har kisi ko ye mauka nahi milta hai...

Shiva Raavi looked at each other and then at Yash.

R- Par Yash tum..

Y- Raavi tum kisi aur se pyaar karti ho ye jaan ke bhi agar main tumse shaadi karun to ham donon ki lives kharab ho jayegi..

R- I am Sorry...

And she started crying.

R- Maine bohot koshish ki isse bhulne ki, par nahin kar paayi, maine tumhare saath bohot galat kiya hai, please mujhe maaf kar do...

S- Haan Yash, ham donon ki iss confusion mein hamne tujhe beech mein pees diya, We are Sorry..

Yash hugged them both.

Y- Ek shart pe maaf karunga donon ko..

S- Kya..

Y- Mere liye ek acchi ladki dhundhni padegi tumhe...

Shiva Raavi hugged him again while Yash's parents smiled at him, feeling proud of him. Prafulla was making faces and was just about to spew venom when --

Y- Aunty, please kuch mat kahiye, Raavi ki khushi Shiva ke saath hi hai..

Prafulla permits half hearted after too much of convincing and a sarcastic apology from Shiva.

Shiva and Raavi look at each other and finally move to mandap. Yash gives his gathbandhan to Shiva and ties it to Raavi's dupatta.

Priest chants the mantras and they take the pheras. All the memories of previous time flash in front of them and they smile. They never knew that unwanted marriage would give them the love of their lives.

He put the mangalsutra around her  neck and she shed a tear when he put the vermillion in her partition. They got up and took everyone blessings and hugged Yash.

Raavii- Thank you Yash, aaj tumhari wajah se him ham donon..

Y- Your welcome,but  iss baar koi galti mat karna...Ae Shiva, iss baar sambhala nahi na to sach mein le jaunga Mumbai ..keh seta hun..

Shiva smiled to him and hugged him again. Everyone moved to their respective places and Shiva and Raavi moved to Pandya Niwas with her luggage.

As they stand outside of the gate, they look at each other again.

S- Chipkali,ab kya...

R- Mujhse kya puch raha hai, main kuch nahi karne wali, tu hi batayega sabko..

After gathering some courage, Shiva stepped inside with Raavi holding her hand.

That's it for this part guys..

Sorry for the delay but I couldn't update as I was travelling.

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