"Im....Im sorry aunty...main aapse sachai chupana nahi chahti thi. Lekin main darr gayi thi ke aap sab mere baare mein kya sochenge?" Nandini explained once Manik, Aliya & Raj were gone.

"Nandini beta...humne tujhse safai mangi hai kya jo tu itna sab bol rahi hai?" Nyonika asked in a motherly tone. Nandini shook her head. " Phir? Maine pehle hi kaha thi ki tu bahu nahi beti hai iss ghar ki, aur betiyon se safai nahi mangi jaati, unki majboori samjhi jaati hai."

"Haan...Jab Cabir Navya ke saath yaha aayi thi, usne tab hi hume tumhare ghar ke halat ke baare mein bata di thi." Aarti explained. "Mujhe toh yeh samajh nahi aata koi Chacha chachi apni bachi ke saath aisa kaise kar sakta hai?"

"Ab yeh rona dhona band kardo..." Nyonika wiped Nandini's tears. "Main humesha tumhare saath hoon."

"Main bhi...aur mujhe pura bharosa hai mere uss khotte pote ko tu hi sahi raaste pe la sakti hai." Aarti added.

"Bas...ek hi shikayat hai tujhse." Nyonika said.

"Kya?"

"Yeh aunty aunty kya laaga ke rakha hai? Maine toh tujhe apni beti manna hai na? Phir tujhe mujhe Mom ya Ma bulana chahiye."

"M...M.Ma." Nandini cried as Nyonika embraced her.

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"Baby...dont you worry about that Nandini...ab main aa gayi hoon na? Ill handle her." Aliya assured Manik. They were currently in Manik' s room, Manik sitting on his bed and Aliya sitting on his lap.

"Really? Tu mujhe sambhalegi?" Nandini stood at the doorway and glared at Aliya. Seriously, if looks could kill...Aliya would have been a dead woman. "Get out."

"Tum mujhe nikalogi? Mere Manik ke kamre se? Kis haq se?" Aliya stood up and shouted at Nandini.

"Manik ki biwi hone ke haq se!" Nandini replied. "Tumhe iss waqt uncle support kar raha hai aur sirf yahi vajah hai ki maine tumhe iss ghar se nahi nikala par haan, iss kamre se main zaroor nikal sakti hoon.....so get out before I throw you out!"

"Listen..." Manik stood up to defend Aliya but quickly shutup seeing Nandini glare at him.

"Agar tumhe aaj raat bhi zameen pe nahi sona hai toh chup karke baith jao." Nandini warned him. Of course Manik now knew what Nandini was capable of so he just sat back down. Seeing Manik not say anything, Aliya got annoyed and left.

"Aliya....baby!"

Once she was gone, Manik turned to Nandini. "Whats your problem? Yeh kya pati biwi lagake rakha hai? Humari shaadi kyun hui kaise halat mein hui sab paata hai phir bhi aise besharmon ki tarah haq jaata rahi ho...oh right! Mrs Manik Malhotra hone ki nametag kaise chod sakte ho hai na? Aliya ne sahi kaha tha tumhare baare mein...."

"Kaun kitna sahi hai aur kaun kitna galat yeh toh waqt hi batayega..." Nandini replied before turning around to tidy up the room a bit.

"Whats that supposed to mean?" Manik followed, "Listen mein baat kar rah--aaah!"

As he went after Nandini, his foot tripped over the rug and fell towards nandini. Manik quickly grabbed the curtains to stop his fall which of course instead just fell right on top of them.

As Manik fell onto Nandini, his lips brushed Nandini's cheeks making them both freeze. Manik tried to get up but slipped again as he got tangled in the curtain.

"Hay bagwan! Mujhe aaj tak laaga ki aisa sirf filmon mein hota hai, pehli baar kisi actual insaan ke saath hote hua dekh rahi hoon main." Nandini spoke up to break the awkwards silence. When Nandini said that, Manik felt a sense of dejavu and his head started hurting again.

"Aah!" Manik groaned, holding his head.

"Manik? Kya hua?"

*Flashback (Still cant see the faces clearly)*

"Paras! Tum yaha kya kar rahe ho?" Jhanvi pulled Paras into her room and peeked into the corrider to make sure nobody. "Kisi ne agar dekh liya na toh paata hai na kya hota?"

Paras just stood there grinning.

"Tum has kyun rahe ho?" Jhanvi asked. Happily, Paras grabbed Jhanvi by her shoulders and started spinning.

"Jhanvi Jhanvi Jhanvi...Im so happy! Paata hai aaj mujhe naukri mil-aah!" Thats when he tripped and fell over with Jhanvi, bringing the curtains with him.

"Oof!" Jhanvi grunted as Paras fell ontop of her. They stayed still for a min and then started giggling. Paras pecked Jhanvi's cheeks making her go red. "Paras tum na bohot badmash ho gayi ho...utho!"

"Nahh! Mujhe toh mazza aa raha hai." Paras shrugged.

"Maaza aa raha hai tumhe? " Jhanvi asked. "Mujhe toh awkward lag raha hai. Aaj tak mujhe laaga ki aisa sirf romantic wale filmon mein hota hai, pehli baar real life mein hote hua dekh rahi hoon main."

"Matlab manti ho tum ki yeh romantic hai?"

"Tumne shayad meri baat thik se nahi sunni. Filmon mein romantic hai, real life mein awkward hai...aur tum na bohot baari ho...utho!"

Paras smiled and stayed ontop of her so she couldnt move. "Acha thik hai, uthunga...par pehle mujhe meri nayi naukri ki badhai toh do!"

"Congradulations Paras.....Daaima bohot khush hogi na?" Jhanvi asked.

"Ma toh bohot khush hai par mein nahi hoon...aise log kisi mamooli si dost ko badhai dete hai....apne pyar ko nahi."

"Toh...main kaise badhai doon?" Jhanvi asked. Paras turned his head so his cheek was facing her and tapped his cheeks. Rolling her eyes, Jhanvi lifted her head to kiss his cheeks...just as she got to his cheeks, Paras turned his head and caught her lips with his own. Jhanvi's eyes widened in shock. After kissing her, Paras finally got up and also helped Jhanvi up. "Aise badhai dete hai."

Saying that, Paras slipped back into the hallway and left while Jhanvi couldnt stop blushing and smiling like a crazy person.

*Flashback Ends*

"Manik! Kya hua tumhe? Tum thik ho? Main doctor ko bulaun?" Nandini asked. manik shook his head and quickly got up, moving the curtains away.

"Dont touch me!" Manik stepped away as Nandini went to help him.

"What is that? Yeh baar baar kyun ho raha hai? Aur uss ladki ki awaz....Nandini jaisi kyun thi? This is so weird? Kya hai yeh sab?" Manik thought to himself as he went to his bed. Thats when he saw that Nandini also got into bed with him.

"Oh hello pagal aurat kya kar rahi ho?" Manik asked.

"Sone jaa rahi hoon. Couch pe meri gardan akar jaati hai .." Manik was about to say something but Nandini interrupted him. "...and Im sure, tumhe bhi zameen pe ache se neend nahi aayi hogi?"

"Tum na...mujhe aise baar baar zameen ki dhamki mat do okay! Im not afraid of you!" Manik said.

"Okay.." Nandini smiled. Manik wanted to say more but he just got up and took out a random rope (Dont ask what a rope is doing in the room, just imagine the room as Dora's backpack, everything they need will be there or will appear!😜😜😜) and a spare bedsheet. He then proceeded to make a cutain down the middle of the bed, dividing it into two.

"There....thats your side. Wahan raho...jo karna hai karo par yahan mat aana."

Meanwhile in Cabir's house, Cabir was furious at Manik and honestly would have gone & punched him if Navya hadnt stopped him.

"Tumne tok liye mujhe Navya varna....I could just kill him right now!" Cabir said.

"Cabir...shant ho jao. I know Manik ne jo kiya woh galat hai par kahi na kahi yeh sab Aliya ki vajah se ho raha hai and agar Manik ko sab kuch yaad hota toh woh kabhi Nandini ko aise hurt nahi karta. You know that." Navya said.

"So im just supposed to wait? Jab tak Manik ko kuch yaad nahi aata main intezaar karta rahun and dekhta rahun ki woh meri behen ko kitna hurt karta hai?"

"Cabir, tum hi ne kaha na Nandini bohot strong hai phir?"

"Haan...Nandini bohot strong hai....par Jhanvi nahi hai!" Cabir shouted. "Jhanvi ne bohot kuch sehi hai...aur Nandini ban ke bhi usse bohot kuch sehna  para. I thought agar main Nandini aur Manik ki Shaadi karwa doon, unn dono ki yadasht wapas aa jayengi...pichli janam ki saare baatein yaad aa jayenge unko and Ill finally be able to fulfill my promise!"

*Flashback 25 Years ago*

Jhanvi dressed as a bride is crying infront of a mirror. A woman came in and looks at her sadly. "Laado...Saabji bharat ke saath aate hi honge. Thodi der mein tujhe niche aana parega....ansun pauch le apni."

"Mumma! Mujhe yeh shaadi nahi karni...woh..woh Saabji 40 saal ki hai....main main unki 3 biwi hongi....Papa kaise iss rishte ke liye mann gaye?" Jhanvi sobbed.

"Jhanvi beta...tere veerji Saabji ki yahan kaam karte hai. Unko tu pasand aa gayi toh hum log manna nahi kar paaye." Shakshi Shekwat, Jhanvi's Mom explained.

"Aapko paata hai na main Paras se pyar karti hoon...kyun kyun kar rahe ho aap log mere saath aisa?"

"Shh...tere Papa ne sun liya toh-"

"BAS!" A voice boomed. Shakshi & Jhanvi looked towards the door in fear and saw Deven Shekawat, Jhanvi's father standing there. "Paras ko bhool jao...tumhari aaj shaadi hai. Kahan woh naukar ka beta aur kahan Saabji...ek aur baar agar maine Paras ka naam sunna tumhare muh se toh bohot burra hoga!" Deven yelled. Shakshi stood infront of her daughter, to shield her from her father's fury.

"Ji...main samjha dungi isse. Aap niche jayiye....yeh kuch nahi bolegi." Shakshi said. Jhanvi cried, clutching her mother's saree. Deven glared at Jhanvi one more time & then left. "Laado...sab ki bhalai isi mein hai ki tu yeh shaadi kar le....varna tere Papa ka toh paata nahi lekin Rudra Paras ko zinda nahi chodega!"

Shakshi then left the room and Jhanvi cried her heart out as everyone waited for the harat to arrive. Finally when the bharat arrived, everyone went down to greet them and a hand touched Jhanvi's shoulders.

"Madhu!" Jhanvi saw her friend and hugged her tightly. "Dekh na kya ho gaya...meri sh...shaadi...uss Saabji ke saath...."

"Nahi hogi...hum hone nahi denge?"

"Lekin hum kya kar sakte hai? Papa aur Rudra veerji nahi manne aur woh dono Paras ko nahi chodenge agar maine kuch kiya toh!"

"Jhanvi....tu bhool rahi hai ki teri ek aur veerji bhi hai." Madhu said. "Harman ji..."

"Harman veerji?" Jhanvi looked hopeful. "Par...woh toh shehar gaye hai..yahan kaise.."

"Yahan aa gaye hai Harmanji...piche ki gate pe intezaar kar rahe hai. Maine unko khabar di thi...aur woh tujhe tere Paras ke paas le jayenge. Teri shaadi Paras se hi hoga aur phir Harmanji tum dono ko shehar le jayenge sabse door."

"Nahi...agar kisi ko paata chal gaya toh?"

"Tujhe Harmanji pe bharosa nahi hai kya?" Madhu asked. Jhanvi thought about it. "Jhanvi aur koi tareeka nahi hai...tujhe Paras ko humesha ke liye khona hai kya?"

Jhanvi shook her head.

"Phir chal." Madhu covered Jhanvi with a shawl and snuck her to the back gate where Harman Shekawat, second son of Deven & Shakshi and brother of Jhanvi sat on his motorcycle.

"Oye Madhubala...dulhan ko bhaagange mein koi itna waqt lagate hai kya?"

"Harman ji, mera naame Madhu hai sirf Madhu...Yeh kya Madhubala, Madhubala laaga ke rakha hai?"

Harman pulled Madhu close to him and winked. "Ab tum ho hi Madhubala jitni khudsoorat toh main kya karun?"

"Ho gaya aapka? Ab jaayiye...varna koi dekh lega...main yahan sabko distract karti hoon."

"Okay..take care." Jhanvi sat on the back of Harman's bike as he drove off. As soon as he got far enough, Harman stopped the bike and looked at his sister. "Gudiya...tu thik toh hai na?"

"Harman veerji..." Jhanvi hugged Harman tightly and sobbed. "Aapke bina main kitni akeli par gayi thi...Koi mera saath nahi de raha tha. Mumma bhi papa ki darr se mujhe Saabji se shaadi karne ke liye bol rahi thi...Rudra Veerji aur Papa, sab Paras ke khilaf hai...mujhe...mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha tha!"

"Ssshhh shhh...main aa gaya hoon na? Rona band kar..."  Harman consoled Jhanvi. "Jhanvi...yeh tere Harman veerji ka vaada hai, main tujhe aur Paras ko kabhi alag hone nahi dunga. Teri khushi Paras mein toh tu sirf aur sirf Paras se hi shaadi karegi....phir chahe mujhe kisi se bhi kyun na laarna parre....chahe Veerji ho ya Papa...main sab se laar jaunga, apni gudiya ki khatir."

"I love you Harman veerji...aap duniya ki best bhai ho! Bhagwan kaare...aap har janam mein meri zindagi ki hissa banne!"

*Flashback Ends*

"Promise kiya tha maine Jhanvi ko...aur nahi nibha paaya. Unn dono ki shaadi karwane se pehle hi Rudra Shekwat ne marr diya...unko!" Cabir said angrily as he remembered the past. "Sirf unn dono ko hi nahi...humare pure khandaan ko khatam kar dala uss Rudra aur uske Saabji ne. Aur shayad isi liye Bhawan ne unn dono ke saath saath hum dono ka bhi punar janam karwaya Navya....uss janam mein hum dono ka pyar bhi toh adhoora reh gaya tha. Aur inn dono ko ek karne ke liye...apna promise pura karne ke liye...Harman Shekawat ko toh vapas aana hi tha."

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Pre Re-birth Characters Continued...

Deven Shekwat (DEAD): Wealthy landowner in the village. Loves his daughter the most of his kids as she is the first girl for generations. Strict and for him having a high status is very important. For the sake of respect and also out of fear for Saabji, the village head...he forced his daughter to agree to get married to him.

Shakshi Shekawat (DEAD): Wife of Deven & mother of Rudra, Harman & Jhanvi. Jhanvi is her laado and she loves her more than anything. Her heart hurts seeing her daughter in pain and doesnt want her to get married to Saabji but she has no say in the family. Deven & Rudra dictate everything. So out of fear that her husband & father may do something to her daughter in anger, she also forced her daughter to marry Saabji.

Harman Shekawat (DEAD but Reborn as Cabir! Honestly how many of you guys thought he could be her brother in the first birth? Let me know) (26 Years- Then): Harman is the second son of Deven & Shakshi & older bro of Jhanvi. He is more educated than Rudra & attended college in the city. Harman also loves his sister the most, infact he probably loves her more than anyone else in the family does. For him NOTHING is more important than her happiness. He doesnt believe in status and is actually good friends with Paras and supported their love. He was also in love with Madhu, Jhanvi's friend and personal maid. He helped Jhanvi run away and had promised to get her married to Paras which obviously did not happen.

Madhu Dhillon DEAD(25 years-Then): Madhu is the personal maid of Jhanvi since they were kids. She grew up in Shekawat Haveli with her parents who were both loyal servants of the Shekawat family and she is Jhanvi's best friend. Madhu was the first person other than Harman to know about Paras and the only other person other than Harman & Suman to support them. She convinced and helped Jhanvi run away from her marriage to Saabji...and later paid with her life for that. She secretly loved Harman alot since they were kids.

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Note: So I already had both these parts ready from before thats why I am posting right after each other. Anyways what did you guys think? How many of you figured out Cabir was Jhanvi's brother in the first birth as well?