Next morning,

Karan woke up first as usual and saw her fingers entangled with his. She was so close to him as his wife.He never wanted her though the feeling would be overwhelming to him but he has always wished for her happiness no matter its with him or without him.

He didn't want to take his hand back from her. He just turned to her side and started admiring her cute face.

Karan(in mind) : I wish kii tum hmesha khush rho.. Safe rho... I love u babydoll and your happiness is the first and last thing I have ever wished and I will ever wish...

He closed his eyes.

Karan: I love u...

Preeta opened her eyes and saw him. Karan smiled.

Preeta: Good morning..

Karan: Good morning....

Doorbell rang.

Karan: Main dekhta hu... Maria chutti pr h aaj...

Preeta: Aap rukiye.. Main dekhti hu...

But Karan stood up and moved towards the gate.

He checked the knife in his pocket.

He carefully opened the door and was shocked seeing him.

Karan(shocked) : William tum...

William: Surprise Karan...

Karan: Surprise nhi shock h.. Thoda aur suspense banate toh chot lgti... Vo bhi bure wali...

William: Pehle side hatt... Inhe andar laane de...

Karan: Layiye...

Preeta came downstairs and was shocked seeing a small mandir in hall with Ganpati's idol.

Preeta(shocked) : Yeh murti... Kal toh yaha nhi thi....

Karan : Kal mandir dhund rhi thi na tum ghar mein...

Preeta: Aapko kse pta...

Karan(smilingly) : Bas pta h... And I am sorry.. Iss ghar mein mandir nhi tha... Par ab h... Khush ho na tum...

Preeta : Bahut khush...

She covered her head with dupatta and lightened the diya in front of the idol.

Karan was smilingly seeing her.

Preeta came towards him.

Preeta: Vse iss ghar mein mandir kyun nhi tha...

Karan: Kyunki un pr vishwas nhi tha...

Preeta's face fell.

Karan(seeing her) : Par ab h... Vishwas bhi h... Yakeen bhi aur umeed bhi...

Preeta saw William.

She went inside without saying anything.

William and Karan were confused.

Karan: Ek min ruko...

Karan went behind her. She was in kitchen.

Karan: Tum vaha se aise chli kyun aayi...

Preeta: Agar aapko bura laga toh maaf krdijiyega... Vo aapke dost vaha the.. Mujhe pta nhi tha.. Nhi toh main vaha nhi aati...

Karan(confused) : Par kyun...

Preeta: Kyunki aap mere pati h.. Aapke alava aise kisi aur ke saamne...

Karan was stunned.

Karan: Hey.. Preeta... Tum koi cheej nhi ho... Jo meri hogyi h.. Toh meri har baat maanegi... Tumhari marzi h... Agar tum kisi ke saath comfortable nhi.. Toh yeh tum pr depend krta h...Sirf isliye kii main tumhara pati hu.. Tumhe kisi se chupne ki zarurat nhi...

Preeta: Really?

Karan nodded.

Preeta: Vse vo kon h...

Karan: He is William.. Mere bhai jaisa h... Mera bahut khyal rkhta h... Tumhare baad agar koi mere liye mayine rkhta h... Toh william vohi h...

Preeta smiled.

Preeta: Main milke aati hu...

Karan nodded.

As soon as she left, Karan hit his hand on the counter of kitchen but the knife there hurt his hand. Blood was coming but he didn't care.

Karan(in mind) : Mere hisse ki saza aapne use kyun di h... Uski wajah se aap pr vishwas krta hu... Aur aap... Kyun kiya aapne aisa...

Teardrop fell from the corner of his eye.

He regretted a lot of things. He regretted being a bad person. He regretted not finding her sooner. He regretted being unable to save her but there were two things he would never regret... talking to her dad and punishing that monster for his deeds.

He moved out with his bleeding hand wiping his tears.

William: Hello..

Preeta: Hii...

William: Aap Preeta h na.. Karan ki wife...

Preeta: Jii...

William: Main hu William D'Souza.. Isko main jhelta h.. Aapke alava..

Karan: William...

William: Humko pta h hmara naam William h... Bich mein mt bolo tum...

Preeta(laughing): Aapki hindi..

Karan looked at her. Her laugh was the best thing of her life.

William(cry baby) : Aap bhi.. Hamara hindi ke piche pd gya... Yeh Karan bhi jb dekho...

Preeta: Nice to meet u William..

William:Same here... Ab hum chlta h...

William(to Karan) : Father ne tumko yaad kiye the...

Karan: Concert ke baad aunga..

William:Okay...Bye Karan.. Bye Preeta...

He left.

Preeta(confused) : Concert..

Karan: Ha.. Aaj mera concert h... Tum chaho toh mere saath chl skti ho... Aur ghar pr rhna ho toh yaha bhi rh skti ho...

Preeta hated making decisions. What if she made a wrong one?

Preeta: Aap kya chahte h kii main kya karu...

Karan:  Preeta... tumhari marzi h... Yeh tumhari zindagi h... Tum aaogi toh mujhe acha lgega.. Lekin tum aane ke liye mazbur nhi ho...

Preeta: Thik h... Kab h aapka concert...

Karan(smilingly) : 1 ghante mein nikalna h...

Preeta: Main ready hojaungi...

Karan smiled.

Preeta saw his bleeding hand.

Preeta(shocked) : Yeh chot kse lgi aapko...

Karan: Vo...

Preeta: Kitna khoon beh rha h.. Ek minute rukiye...

She brought first aid box but was hesitating to take his hand.

Karan : Mne tumhe kal bhi kaha tha.. Aaj bhi kh rha hu...Mujh pr saare haq h tumhare... Main tumhara hi hu... Tumhe mere paas aane ke liye.. Mujhe chune ke liye permission ki zarurat nhi h...

Preeta didn't reply. She didn't know how to react but she took his hand and bandaged it.

He smiled seeing her getting concerned for him. Does that mean he matter to her? Does that mean she will consider him hers one day?

His bubble of thought broke when he listened her calling him.

Preeta : Apna khyal rkha kijiye...

Saying this, she left giving Karan an unknown feeling.

Nobody has ever asked him to take care of himself. There was no one for him ever but she did. He knew he has loved an angel and he is a devil but he cannot do anything about it.

After one hour,

He entered the room.

Karan: Kya tum...

His words came to a halt when he saw her. She was looking as pretty as ever in her black saree with minimal makeup and no jewellery. Only a mangalsutra of his name.

Karan(lost) : You look beautiful Preeta...

Preeta: Thank u...

Karan: Chlo..

Karan started leaving. Preeta stood there only. He turned and saw her confused face. She was again thinking about the same thing.

Karan(forwarded his hand) : You can hold my hand...

Preeta smiled and held his arm. She didn't know that her small gestures were giving Karan the feelings he always deserved and craved for.

Both reached the concert location.

Karan: Are u comfortable backstage?

Preeta nodded. The crowd did scare her but he was there by her side holding her hand. The feeling of being protected was so new yet so fascinating for her.

Karan adjusted his mic and took his guitar. He turned to leave.

Preeta: All the best...

Karan(smilingly) : Thank u....

He went to stage. Preeta was away from crowd but she could see him.

Karan closed his eyes and remembered her smile.

He adjusted the guitar and started singing.

Karan:

Uska hoon, usmein hoon
Us-se hoon usi ka rehne de

An unconscious smile carved up on her lips when she listened his voice. She just closed her eyes.

Karan :

Main to pyaasa hoon hai dariya wo
Zariya wo jeene ka mere

Karan was singing it all from his heart, for his heart, his life, his everything.. His home.. Preeta Karan Luthra.

Karan:

Mujhe ghar de, gali de, shehar de
Usi ke naam ke

Preeta opened her eyes and saw him looking at her. He moved towards her.

Kadam yeh chalein ya rukein
Ab usi ke vaste

He forwarded his hand for her. She was confused but gave him his hand.

Dil mujhe de agar dard de uska par

Karan brought her on stage. He could easily see the fear on her face. His eyes had unshed tears. He made her stand at the centre and smilingly twirled her.

She smiled feeling comfortable because of his presence.

Karan:

Uski ho wo hansi goonje jo mere ghar

Karan bent down in front of her. The crowd cheered for them.

Karan:

Aye Khuda, aye Khuda jab bana uska hi bana

Karan didn't reach out for her hand or proposed her. He didn't know how she would react. In fact, bringing her to the stage wasn't the plan. He did that unconsciously.

He just smilingly stood beside her and thanked the crowd for attending the concert.

Preeta was just looking at him. Why was he doing this? They just married two days back and he was behaving like he knows her since two births. Why was he good to her? Why was he so gentle to her?

She was entangled in a web of questions and she didn't know if she would be able to gather the courage to ask him for help.

Precap

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