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Here's part 11, hope ya'll enjoy reading! Do lmk how you guys like it :) 💖

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Everyone was seated in the living room, waiting for Ahaan to begin speaking, all of them except Dadi and Ishqi were eager to finally know the full truth. As for Ahaan, he was disgusted with Dadi, the woman he'd considered above god had attempted to wreck his house, not Ishqi but she was the home-breaker and betrayer, his grandma. 

Ishqi lightly patted Ahaan's arm, he lifted his face and met her gaze, his eyes screaming pain and hurt. Ishqi wrapped her hand around Ahaan's arm and gave him a reassuring look, realizing how hard this whole revelation was for him. 

Ahaan calmed down a little and cleared his throat, "Aapko kuch kehna hai?" he asked Dadi coldly. Ahaan wanted her to accept her crimes on her own, he knew what she did, she knew what she'd done but still, Dadi kept her fake confusion mask on. 

Dadi: N-Nahi puttar meine kuch nahi kehna, a-aur tu aise kyun pouch raha hai? Balke sawal toh mujhe pouchna chahiye! Yeh ladki yahan par kya kar rahi hai?! Tujhe yaad hai na issne humare parivaar ki izzat ke saath kya kiya tha! Tujhe itna barha dhoka diya tha, chod ke chali gayi thi tujhe! Aur aab! Wapis kyun aagai hai yeh!?

Ahaan clenched his fists tightly, leaving marks on his palms. He couldn't believe how conveniently his grandmother was lying, if he didn't already know the truth he would have fallen for whatever she was saying again. 

Ahaan: Dadi, aap kehti hai na ke jhoot bolne ki aadat aadmi ko galat raaste pe dal deti hai...he paused and Dadi hesitantly nodded. "Phir aap itna jhoot kyun bolti hai?" 

Dadi: Ah-Ahaan puttar! Aye tu ki keh raha hai!? Yeh koi tarika hai baat karne ka! she tried to sound confident but fear was eating her from the inside. 

Ahaan: Dadi aap shukar kijiye ke abhi mein sirf baat kar raha houn! Kyunke jo aapne kiya hai usske baad aapko yahan nahi balke jail mein hona chahiye! he raised his voice as he stood up from the sofa, unable to control his anger anymore. 

Dadi turned to Ishqi, "Aye ladki! K-Kya jhooti kahani sunnai hai tu ne mere pote ko!?" 

Ishqi: Dadi ji, jhooti kahaniyaan meine nahi aapne sunnai hai saab ko, woh bhi bhar bhar ke! she snapped. 

Dadi: Chup kar tu! A-Aur Ahaan, tu mere saath chal! she stood up from the couch and was about to go to her room when Kartik said, "Dadi! Agar aapne waqai mein kuch nahi kiya aur kuch nahi kehna toh please! bhabhi aur bhai ko bolne dou!" 

Dadi: Chup kar khotte! A-

Ritu Chachi cut her off, "Mummy Ji, Kartik sahi keh raha hai...aur jinhone galat nahi kiya hota unhe darne ki bhi koi zaroorat nahi hoti! Ishqi ko baatane dijiye na, aap kyun darr rahi hai!" 

Dadi: Par yeh ladki jhoot bolegi aur mein nahi chahati k-

Ishqi cut her off and said, "Har insaan ko aapki tarah jhoot bolne ki aadat nahi hoti, Dadi Ji." she cleared her throat. "Aur pura saach mujhe bhi Ahaan se pata chala hai...mein jhoot kaise bol sakti houn?" 

Ahaan, who'd been standing a few feet away from Dadi, tightly holding Ishqi's hand, took a step forward. His emotions and feelings taking a complete toll on him,"Dadi, meine apne liye life mein sirf ek cheez chahi thi....Ishqi. Mein bohot pyaar karta houn usse, bohot zyada, usske saath hone par mujhe khushi milti hai....Aur aap yeh baat jaanti thi ke mein aur Ishqi saath mein kitne khush hai..lekin phir bhi, phir bhi aapne hum dono ko alag karne ke liye ek jhoote affair mein phaansa diya Ishqi ko!" he revealed and the rest of the family members gasped, they knew Ishqi wasn't the one to betray and that too someone she loved beyond measure. 

Dadi quickly averted her gaze from the disgusted stare of her family, she was internally thinking of ways to change the game and have everything in her favour again but still, the tone of Ahaan's voice clearly indicated that his love for her had died. 

A tear droplet escaped Ahaan's eye which Ishqi immediately wiped away while she tightened her grip on his arm. "Aur kehte hai na, ek jhoot ko chupane ke liye sau jhoot aur bolne parhte hai, aapne Ishqi ke fake signatures divorce papers pe karwaye, Rahul aur Ishqi ke baare mein har roz aap humein jhooti kahaniyaan sunnati thi...Itna kuch spoil kardiya aapne! Kyun? Sirf aur sirf apne ego ko satisfy karne ke liye!" he ranted, pain quite detectable in his voice.  

Ahaan: Mujhe aapse aur kuch nahi kehna, kyunke aapke chehre par mujhe na toh koi regret dikh raha hai aur na hi toh koi guilt....Kuch log kabhi nahi badal sakte! he finished as he rolled his eyes at Dadi and turned to Ishqi. 

Dadi stood there embarrassed for being exposed like that in front of everyone, Ahaan had said so many things but she couldn't come up with one good point to defend herself because whatever he'd said was all true! The entire family turned their backs towards her, feeling affronted by her deeds. 

Ahaan gently held Ishqi's shoulders and looked directly into her eyes, "Ishqi, jo Dadi ne kiya usse meri mistake erase nahi hoti...I didn't show trust in you when I should have...I'm sorry Ishqi...I'll do everything I can to make it up to you, I hope tum mujhe maaf kar pao". 

It pained Ishqi's heart to see his pain, without caring of the fact that they were surrounded by their entire family, Ishqi jumped into Ahaan's embrace and hugged him with all her might. She couldn't resist staying far from him anymore, two years had already been long enough!

The two held onto each other tightly while their loved ones formed a circle around them, adoring the couple but Dadi stood at a distance, watching them in envy.  

In the end, Ishqi had won and Dadi had lost because like they say, the truth always wins. 

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A few days later, things were on their way to being back to normal, Ishqi had forgiven Ahaan after his several attempts to earn her back...which included; singing her a song about how he felt, watching her favourite movies, sending her roses daily and organizing cute little dates for them. 

Ishqi-Ahaan and Kartik-Tanya had been on several double-dates and Tanya-Ishqi had been amazed to learn about each other's relation with the Malhotra's.  

Ahaan and Ishqi had helped Kartik propose to Tanya for marriage, she'd agreed and a huge party was thrown in celebration of their engagement. Everyone was all smiles the next few weeks and although Dadi still lived with them, the family hadn't let her presence destroy their happiness anymore, she was ignored by everyone mostly. 

As for Tia, one night Ishqi had suddenly gotten the idea to fix Tia's life as well, she'd been stuck in Dadi's plan and wasn't at fault for whatever had happened.

"AVM" she called out to Ahaan, who sat on the bed reading a book while she stood in front of the dressing table. 

Ahaan hummed and she continued, "Gusse mein meine Tia ko pata nahi kya kya sunna diya"

Ahaan chuckled, "Gussa nahi jealousy." 

Ishqi clicked her tongue, "Haan haan jo bhi hai, baat toh ek hi hai na!" she stood up and went towards him. 

Ahaan: Why are you suddenly thinking of all this?

Ishqi: Arrey! Suddenly nahi, mein toh kaafi time se sooch rahi thi...humein kuch karna nahi chahiye usske liye? She called to apologize na, she seems like a nice girl!

Ahaan put his book aside, "What do you have in mind?" he asked knowing something had already brewed inside her head. 

Ishqi: Let's set her up on a date! 

Ahaan: Huh?

Ishqi: Itna surprise kyun horahe hai aap! Meine toh already banda bhi choose karliya hai! she smiled proudly to herself. 

Ahaan: Aab tum Tia ke godfather ka role play karogi? he tried to suppress his laughter. 

Ishqi: Humari family ki wajah se she had to go through a lot, itna toh kar hi sakte hai hum! she ran to the other side of the room and grabbed her phone off of the side table. 

Ahaan watched her with a smile on his face, she seemed so excited to set two others up on a date, a true firm believer in love she was! "Done!" she announced a few minutes later.

That plan went smoothly as Tia and Aditya, Ishqi's friend, hit it off pretty well, soon after their first date they started dating and became really good friends of Ishqi and Ahaan. 

Everyone was happy and satisfied with life except Dadi, the evil she did stayed with her like a shadow, all the good she'd done with her family had all being erased with one bad deed of hers. In the end everyone got served what they deserved. 

//The End//

"Love always won in the end. No matter how it happened. No matter what it took. No matter what it meant. Fair or not...True or not. Love won!" ✨(-B.J. Novak) 

(Published: Jan 20th, 2022)

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That's all for today guys!! Thank-you so so much for all the love on this story, this was the last part so hope ya'll enjoyed it! ❤️{ Word Count: 1640 } ♡ Do let me know how it was! 💕

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- Vera 🌸