Location: A field in a village

BANG!

"Janvi!" Paras yelled as Janvi fell to the ground. Horrified, he ran towards her when..BANG! Paras froze as he got shot in the back. Janvi, who was still conscious cried as Paras also fell to the ground.

"P..P...Par..as..." Janvi reached out and crawled towards Paras, leaving a trail of blood.

"J..Ja..nvi.." Paras also tried reaching for her hand.

BANG!

Janvi gasped as she was shot again. The gun was then turned to Paras and...BANG! He was shot again! The lovers took their last breathe and closed their eyes...forever, their hands only about an inch away from each other.

"NAHI!" A woman screamed seeing them dead. She ran to Paras and cradled him in her lap. "Paras! Mera bacha!

"Maar gaya tera bacha." The man, who had shot them sneered. "Ab Saabji ki dulhan ko baaghane ki jurm ki hai toh yahi sazza ho sakti hai."

"SHARAM KAR RUDRA SHEKAWAT! SHARAM KAR! Janvi teri behen thi...teri apni choti behen." the woman yelled, sobbing. "Maine dekha hai, kaise yeh har saal tum dono bhaiyyon ko rakhi pehnane ke liye utavli hoti thi....bachpan mein jab tum dono ke paas paise nahi hote they gift karidne ke liye toh bolti thi, Koi baat nahi Veerji, aap bas aise mere saath rahiye wahi kaafi hai. Uss behen ko maar dala tune? Kiya kya tha ussne aur mere bete ne? Sirf pyar hi toh ki...woh koi gunnah nahi hai!"

"Tere bete ki aukat nahi tha humare behen se pyar karne ka. Iska baap humara driver hua karta tha, aur tu....Janvi ki daaima thi, naukrani thi tu humare ghar ki. Aur rahi baat meri behen ki toh...behen hone ki naate maine chance diya tha usko. Chup Chap, agar Saabji ke saath shaadi kar leti toh raj karti raj....lekin nahi, isse toh shaadi se bhaag ke mere izzat ki dhajiya udarana tha!" Rudra said. "Mere liye mere vachan se zyada important kuch nahi...meri behen bhi nahi. Inn dono ki vajah se mera Saabji ko diya hua vachan toot gaya. Yeh ek gunnah hi hai."

"Gunnah inn dono ne nahi ki, tune ki hai....do premiyon ko maar ke....tune gunnah ki hai. Aur yaad rakhna meri baat, tera aur tere uss Saabji ka aanth inn dono ke haathon hi hoga!" Paras's mom announced. Rudra stood there for a second and then started laughing.

"Haha Hahaha! Hahaha! Apne bete ke gam me pagal ho gayi hai kya?" Rudra asked. "Marne ke baad koi vapas nahi aata hai Daaima."

"Ayenge....yeh dono vapas ayenge...apne adhoore pyar ko pura karne ke liye, apne mauth ke badla lene ke liye...tum dono ko sazza dene ke liye yeh dono ayenge!"

"Tsk tsk tsk...lagta hai Daaima sach mein pagal ho gayi hai." Rudra smirked to his men. "Hota hai hota hai...akhir inke paas koi nahi bacha hai na. Inke paati toh saalon pehle maar chuke they, ek lauta aulad aaj maar gaya aur... vaise toh Janvi ke saath koi rishta thi nahi lekin yeh bechari usko apni beti mannti thi...Koi baat nahi, main na ek aisaan kar deta hoon, tujhe inn teeno ke paas hi bhej deta hoon. Goodbye Suman Gupta."

Rudra took his gun and pointed it to Suman. Suman stood up and walked towards Rudra until the gun was touching her forehead. "Ek baat sahi kahi tune...mere paas jeene ke liye koi vajah nahi raha, toh agar tujhe mujhe marna hai...maar de. Lekin maine jo kaha, bhoolna mat....kabhi na kabhi...inn dono ka janam phirse hoga. Yeh dono phirse milenge...aur jis din mil gaye, uss din se tere akhri dino ki ghinti shuru."

BANG!

Suman fell down lifeless, blood pouring out of her head.

A Few Years Later

Location: A private hospital in the city.

"AAHHH!!!" A woman screamed in the delivery room.

Outside, her husband paced back & forth in tension. An older woman who was sitting on the bench with a 5 year old and a 3 year old boy smiled assuringly.

"Raj...tu chinta na kar. Bahu bilkul theek hogi."

"Chinta kaise na karun Ma? Yeh wali prenancy mein bohot complication they...bas bhawan kare Nyonika aur mera bacha dono sahi salamat ho." Raj said.

"AAHHHH!" Nyonika screamed one more time. Finally a baby's cries could be heard. Raj looked at his mother happily. A nurse came out with a new born baby wrapped in a blanket.

"Mubarakh ho...beta hua hai."

"Phirse?" Raj accidentally said out loud. The nurse looked at him, thinking he didnt want a boy and that he was unhappy.

"Oh..nahi nahi, main bohot khush hoon lekin woh kya hai na, already do do bete hai toh mujhe laaga iss baar beti hogi..." Raj quickly explained.

"Koi na puttar, jab yeh teeno pote bade honge tab yeh leke ayenge na bahuein. Tab tu apna beti ki samne ko pura karlena!" Raj's mom joked.

"Ji Ma." Raj laughed also. The nurse then handed the baby to Raj. "Meri biwi kaisi hai?"

"Bilkul theek hai sir. Aaram kar rahi hai." She replied. After awhile Raj, his mom and the two boys entered Nyonika's room with the newborn.

"Mubarakh ho bahu...beta hua hai." Raj's mom handed the baby to Nyonika who cradled him lovingly.

"Kya? Ek aur?" Nyonika looked at her husabnd and then looked at her mother-in-law before laughing. Raj frowned.

"Has lo has lo...Arjun aur Dev toh hai hi, Mumma ke chamche...ab yeh teesra bhi pakka tumhare team mein hi hoga!"

"Acha woh sab chodo...Arjun, Dev tum dono ne naam kya socha hai apne naye bhai ka zara Mumma Papa ko batao." Raj's mom told the young kids.

"MANIK!" The two boys shouted happily. Nyonika and Raj looked at each other and smiled.

"Perfect...mujhe toh bohot pasand hai...kyun Raj?"

"Haan mujhe bhi...toh its final, yeh hai Manik Malhotra, humara sabse chota beta."

A few months later

Location: A small hut in the city.

A woman held a small new born baby girl in her arms and looked at the mother sadly.

"Kaisi kismat leke paida hui hai yeh bechari bachi.." The woman thought to herself. "Papa janam se pehle hi nahi hai aur Ma....Ma bhi ab...."

"Oh hello nurse...kya abhi tak yahan kyun khari ho? Layiye meri bhabhi ki beti mujhe dijiye aur jayiye...aapka kaam ho gaya." Another woman grabbed the baby harshly.

"Woh..."

"Kya hai?"

"Iski Ma, maarne se pehle unhone kahan tha ki iski naam Nandini hogi." The nurse infomed the woman.

"Haan theek hai theek hai....jayiye aap."

The nurse reluctantly left and the mother's body was taken away too. The woman then placed the crying baby down on the cot that was there. "Chup kar! Kabse waa waa waa kiye jaa rahi hai. Kaan pakh gaye hai mere!"

"Rubina...calm down." A man entered at that moment. "Bachi hai."

"Calm down? Kaise calm down Keshav? Kahan humme laaga tha ki beta hoga bhabhi ko toh woh kamayega humara ghar chala sakega par nahi beti paida ki unhone. Upar se khud bhi chal basi....iss afat ko humare gale band kar." Rubina glared at the baby who was smiling at her.

"Kisne kahan ki yeh afat hai?" Keshav said. "Beta hota toh kamata, lekin beti bhi kama sakti hai."

"Acha? Aur jab iski shaadi hogi toh?"

"Shaadi toh tab hogi na jab koi ladka isko pasand karega. Mere dimaag mein ek aisa jagah hai jahan agar yeh kaam karegi toh hume paisa bhi milega aur iski izzat ki aisi dhajiya udegi ki koi bhi isko apne ghar ki bahu nahi banayegi...."

"Aur agar bada hone ke baad isne manna kar diya toh?"

"Hum iss anath ko ghar de rahe hai, khaana denga...kampre denge...school bhi bhejenge. Woh sab kya free mein hoga? No, yeh hume manna nahi kar payegi...Ill make sure of that." Keshav smirked.

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*Pre rebirth characters will be introduced throughout the story but here are few that were introduced so far.

Suman Gupta (Dead): Paras's mom and Janvi's nanny. She worked in Janvi's house for years and helped raise Janvi and her brothers. Her husband used to be a driver of the family before he passed away. Suman loved Janvi alot, like her own daughter and was happy that her son fell for her.

Paras Gupta(26 years- Dead): Paras is the only child of Suman Gupta. He never met his father who passed away before he was born and was raised by his mother alone. He lived in Shekawat Mansion where he grew up with Janvi and eventually fell in love. He became a mechanic.

Janvi Shekawat (25 years- Dead): Janvi is the only daughter of her family for generations. She has two older brothers. Janvi always got what she wanted, when she wanted but that didnt spoil her one bit. Janvi is traditional and always respects her elders, as taught to her by her Daaima, Suman. She fell in love with Paras and wanted to marry him.

Rudra Shekawat(28 years- Then): Eldest child of Deven & Sakshi Shekawat. Eldest bro of Janvi. Adored his sister and fulfilled her every wish but for him, reputation, status meant everything...more than his sister, more than family. Works for the village head who was known as Saabji and is loyal to him, thinks of Saabji as his god.