"Bas kal tak woh kaam bhi poora ho jae ga..."

Angre informed vansh in a robotic voice, while scanning the file in his hand, clearly focused on the work in his hand....

"Theek hai tum chalo main ata hoon..."

Vansh commanded, suddenly remembering the important file necessary for their virtual meeting...

Before his feet could be directed to his room, his steps came to halt seeing HER.....

Dressed in an orange dress, looking no less than a fresh fruit....there she was sitting....lost in her own peaceful world, making rangoli for the peace prayer which was to be held for him.....

Since morning she had been on her toes, taking part in every small piece of work for the prayer....adding her essence to it.......

The thought itself was enough to make a smile appear on his otherwise stern unsmiling lips.....

There was no doubt that he was in and out an atheist......and why not.....whatever he had gained in his life was his own hard work.....because the god his dadi and His Little Physiotherapist believed with their lives had done nothing but snatch whatever was dear to him.

Shrugging his thoughts off, he continued admiring the little creature that had managed to make this heap of bricks a living home ever since the day she had laid her steps here.....

Oh how bad his demons wanted to claim her as his....to tie her along with him with all those marital signs that she soo loved.....to show the entire world that she belonged only to HIM.....

BUT DID SHE REALLY????

And within a flick of second

His soft loving gaze turned all hard and cold the second HE stepped in her vicinity....sitting right beside her, hugging her close...making her loose her balance and fall down on her back on the floor smearing the rangoli she had been making as he fell on top of her....making them both burst out in laughter..........

Why should he believe in the God who had done nothing but disappoint him.....EVEN WHEN HE HAD CRIED TEARS OF BLOOD INFRONT OF HIM FOR HER......

SHE WAS.....

MRS RIDDHIMA KABIR RAI SINGHANIA......

HIS STEPBROTHER's WIFE......

HIS LOVE....HIS LIFE

HIS EVERY BREATH PRAYER......

YET

A FRUIT FORBIDDEN FOR HIM..........

The end.......