Right after the episode where Samira Humiliates Radhika

Radhika left crying from the cabin

She was suffering in her marriage with Arjun, and everyone in Birdsong was either ignoring her or taunting her.

Nothing is right, she said to herself The friend for whom I ended up in this mess is not even believing me; no one is on my side. I am tired of all this.

Out of nowhere, Arjun held her hand and dragged her to a corner,

You saw what happened Arjun asked her, nobody believes you Why don't you just divorce me and leave from here, at least stop haunting me like a hellhound!!!

He half shouted at her

I will leave once I bring your true face in front of Samira, Arjun Sir Radhika retorted back

You think she will believe you Arjun mocked; she loves me right now you are just a third woman in our relationship. Arjun almost punched himself seeing the hurt flash in Radhika's eyes.

I need space I fell suffocated in your presence here, saying this Radhika left from bird song

She ran away and didn't hear Arjuns soft caring voice

Are you alright just leave Radhika, just leave get away from me as far as you can. I don't want to see you hurting again and again.

Later I will make everything right, I will take care of everything, I will destroy the bird song that's calling you names.

Radhika's PoV

I didn't even know where I was going, I just started to walk not caring about the destination it was after an hour of walking I realized I had reached the NGO where I volunteer at times, I went in there but my luck was not in my side today as most of the children had gone on a field trip.

Only some old volunteers had decided to stay back. I met the sister in charge we talked for a bit, but she was busy as well, its alright I thought as solace was the thing I seek the most today.

I need to leave this city as soon as possible. As soon as I bring Nandini Di's truth In front of everyone I will Leave Arjun Sir, He belongs to Sam, I have no place in between them.

I neared the singing room there was a soft music coming from there

This music was a bit different the music depicted sadness and content all in one such varying felling how could it be combined in one song

It was Ms. Sarin that was playing the music as the song ended, I decided to make my presence known in there.

Hey, Ms. Sarin I didn't know you played so well. Radhika said coming forward to sit in the empty classroom.

There are many of my talents you dint know my girl, what are you doing here? Ms.Sarin asked

I just decided to visit the kids as I had some free time, the music was wonderful by the way did you compose it? Radhika asked her

It was not a one-time thing I composed it all throughout the years it accumulated my feelings all thought the years Ms. Sarin told her.

Distress and happiness all together? Radhika asked

After distress it was content at times in life you don't need happiness after certain incidents the only thing you search for is contentment. Ms.Sarin replied looking far away.

You were confused before coming here what's on your mind Ms.Sarin asked

No, it's nothing, Radhikareplied

you sure?, Ms. Sarin asked again

yup, Radhika confirmed

So where is your brooding husband Ms. Sarin asked

He is in office Radhika replied

You love him don't you ? Ms Sarin asked

what whom Radhika asked surprised at the random question

Your husband, you love that tall brooding guy don't you Ms Sarin Clarified

I don't Radhika replied almost immediately I mean it's complicated she said looking down

Well where is Mr Rathod Radhika asked looking around suddenly changing the subject he went back away to America I guess

I thought he liked you Radhika said in a soft wise

Well love is different for all of us you know, Ms Sarin replied

Mr Rathod told me that you guys once loved each other and were going to marry, Radhika confessed

We were Ms. sarin replied we were

But circumstanced drifted you apart didn't they Radhika asked

They were not circumstances they were choices Not just his they were my choices as well let me tell you a story hopefully this story won't bore you but try to answer your problems

I was a middle child my parents were lower middle class but still tried to give us as much love as they could

I will tell you one they were of progressive

I met Aditya Rathore while working at a MNC we were in love our family had met for our wedding

My family wanted to arrange our wedding right away but his family opposed this idea, Aditya asked for more time saying that he had he had gotten a job in US and will marry me 1-2 years after coming back my family opposed but I sided with Aditya and allowed him to go I knew that getting a job in US was not an easy feat and he didn't want to burden himself with marriage

So the preparation for his trip were done we decided to take a trip to Manali just us, we enjoyed ourselves promised each other to stay together forever and then he went

At that time we didn't have skype and any other means of communication for a year telegrams were exchanged and then they stopped all of a sudden there were no replies for months I went to his family but they were of no help as well at first least with courtesy but later all me and my family got were curt replies.

My family told me to move on they told me a truth that I had long before realized but not ready to accept I was heartbroken, but my family wanted me to marry I refused yet they persisted with time my younger sibling married I had lost interest in marriage

I decided to travel and meet new people with time my parents died and then nobody was there to pester me for marriage as well

It was not as if I was waiting for Aditya in fact, I was content on my own

After I retired, I tried to explore more but soon got bored of it, people would often say to me that it was a disgrace that such a beautiful and talented girl like me was single all her life

But I was never sad in my life for a portion of it yes but that's life once I joined this NGO and then Aditya met me again. He gave me answers for a mystery that once kept me awake at night

He told me that after he went to US there were problems with his visa he was about to get deported and not wanting this to interrupt his career decided to marry a girl from there and get a green card he settled in phoenix due to a drunken night he was unable to divorce his wife which resulted in the birth of his Daughter, his wife died some years back and his daughter was now in another city so he came back to visit his home country for some time

We met by chance you know

We talked about things of past I don't hold bad felling now you know but I often wonder how life would have been if I had not aborted my child, I had asked him to marry, thrown a fit or married someone else or Why didn't you do it then Radhika asked

In My heart It just did not feel right I tried some relationships I never felt the connection again and with time that connection with Aditya dimmed as well

Before going, he asked me to stay with him, he was ready to settle here but it's just that, now I was too accustomed to my independent life I don't want to go to someone who was never able to make me a priority and didn't even have the guts to break up upfront.

In love, its not 50-50 one person always loves another more but it's the choices that you make and your decisions that matter I am not saying Aditya loved me less but he loved his American dream more

Understand one thing Radhika people don't make you a priority; you have to make yourself a priority

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