Sitara's forehead furrowed, her eyes squinting struggling with the pain. She pressed her hand to her temple, trying to alleviate the throbbing sensation. Her shoulders slumped in a defeated manner. She had stumbled upon a bitter reality that she could not digest.

" The way that foolish girl believed my words and distrusted salar's love was so satisfying. Never thought she would be such a fool" Salman's words to nimmi stunned her, she kept blinking her eyes in disbelief as salman went on saying how he made her a fool. She walked out of the house still in shock trying to grasp the words she heard.

She wanted to kill salman for doing this to her but it was not his fault totally he was jerk and liar and always was, it was her fault that she could not see the truth which was in front of her, she could not see the love in salar's eyes for her. Salman was right, she was a fool and she was dumb. All her life she struggled to be loved completely and selflessly but when she got that love she did not value it, she had only hurt salar endlessly when all he did was to love her and be patient to her, did she even deserve him anymore? He deserved far better than a insecure girl who kept hurting him in her insecurities. Maybe she never deserved love in her life because she could not value it when she got it. Tears stream down her
cheeks, unchecked, as her eyes, red and swollen, glisten with moisture. Her body trembled, shoulders shaking with quiet sobs or wracking with uncontrollable cries. Her chest heaves, breath hitching with each attempt to steady herself. She wiped her tears, she knew what she needed to do now,her expression shifts, softening with determination. She moved quickly towards her destination.

Salar's Nani was suprised when she found sitara standing in her doorstep.
" Salar nahi aaya sitara beta?" nani asks, sitara nods her head negativity.
" Mujhe aapse baat karni thi Nani" sitara says with a low voice. Looking at sitara who seems to be in some turmoil, nani asks her to come in which sitara obeys.

Salar was surprised when he received a call from his nani insisting that he visits her alone. He agreed and came to visit his Nani to seek some solace. His home has again became a place where he doesn't want to return back, he thought with sitara moving in he will change, how wrong was he? Sitara also turned out to be a disappointment. He was done with her blames and accusations but still he did have the heart to leave her alone like he did before. The love for her in his heart refuses to die down with all accusations she was hurling towards him. Who would have thought salar shikandar would fall in love that too this deeply.
" Nani" salar exclaimed happily as he saw his nani sitting on her sofa.
" Salar, come and sit here near me"
Salar sat near her sensing his nani wanted to speak something.
" What happened nani?" Salar asks in a urgent voice.
" Today, sitara came to visit me alone in afternoon. I thought you guys fought again and she came to seek refuge here and complain about you but she came here pleading me to convince that you leave her " Nani spoke.
Salar looked away, hurt etched on his face. His jaw clenched and he closed his eyes trying not to outburst in front of his nani. Why is sitara doing this? Can't she see his love at all? She reached his nani too.
" Nani woh" salar tried to reason with his nani for sitara's behaviour. What's wrong with him, why is she still trying to defend that girl who doesn't at all care about him.
" Hear the whole thing first salar" his Nani's words stopped him.
" She said she doesn't deserve you and your love"
" What?!" Salar exclaimed in shock, he was too stunned to speak further.
" Chup raho aur sunno" his nani whispered to him.
" Then she revealed me the whole thing how her cousin manipulated her into thinking wrong about you and how she overhead your conversation with her uncle and misunderstood everything. Now that she know the truth she feels that she isn't worthy of you and your love. She feels that you deserve better than her and wants to leave you for your own good " Nani explains to him.
" Where is she now?" Salar asks nani with a hint of anger in his voice.
" Salar beta, maaf kardo ussko. Bechari bahut rohe hai " Nani tries to explain to him.
Salar sighs running a hand over his face before speaking" From the wedding night, she doubted my love and put accusations on me, misbehaved with me countless time when again and again I tried to justify myself. Now she knows the truth instead of facing me, she ran and came here like a coward with tears. Now she wants to leave me after everything "
His voice slightly breaks as he continues, " mohabbat karta hua main usse nani, I just want her to be with me but all she wants is to run away from me first because of hatred now because of guilt. Kya woh mujhe se thoda bhi pyaar nahi karte hai?"
Nani reaches out and gently places her hand on his, her thumb rubbing small circles in a comforting gesture. " She is upstairs salar, she hasn't given upon you but just ashamed of herself. You asked if she loves you or not. Go find out yourself if she does love you or not"

Sitara was sitting in one of the room nani had asked her to be in. After talking to nani, she wants to leave and pack her things in salar's house but nani did not let her leave, she wanted her to face salar and then only leave. Sitara did not have the will to fight Nani so she agreed and stayed back. She tries to steady herself as she heard the sound of footsteps.
Salar enters and stands in front of her, his eyes filled with a mix of hurt and frustration.
" Pata hai sitara mujhe lagta tum bahut brave woh bar tum toh coward nikla gayi yaar " salar says sarcastically as he walks around, " you could not even face me after realising your mistakes, you ran to my nani"
Sitara doesn't say anything which frustrated salar more. He holds her shoulder and shakes her, " is it so easy for you to leave me? You really don't feel anything for me?"
"Salar you deserve better "
" Shut up!" He shouts out in frustration and turns away from her.
" Yes salar I'm a coward, I'm a fool more than a coward. I could not face you after knowing the truth, I was afraid of being selfish and begging you for another chance than letting you go. That's why I came to your nani" Sitara says her voice Shaking slightly, " itne mohabbat pehle baar mile zindagi mein, I could not accept it that's why the first chance I believed your love was fake. How could someone like me get love in my life, My own family members did not love me, why would you love me that's what I thought and I was wrong "
Salar turns to face her, His eyes lock onto hers, filled with a sadness that seems to cut through him. He could not see her like that.
He gently takes her hand and speaks softly, " All I want you is to stay with me and start afresh nothing else. I don't want your apologies just stay with me and love me that's all I ask"
" But I don't deserve..."
" Don't " salar cuts her off immediately, "I love you and I don't want anyone rather than you in my life as my companion"
Sitara's mind races with many thoughts hearing salar's confession .She had convinced herself that walking away was the only way to make things right, to avoid hurting him any further. But now standing here and hearing salar's words she realised that she might be wrong. Salar wanted her to stay and after all the hurt and pain she gave him, he still loved that. She did not know what she deserved to still have his love but when life is giving her another chance to cherish his properly, she is not going to reject it.
" Theek hai, let us start everything afresh. No more misunderstanding" she says , her voice soft but firm " whoever I loved had never loved me back salar issliye mohabbat karna bhul gayi hui mein par aab karna chate hua mein. Tumse karna mujhe tumhara jitna hai pagal hona hai mujhe mohabbat mein. Mujhe mohabbat karna seekha dho"
Salar's expression softens, and for the first time in days, sitara saw a glimmer of relief in his eyes. He steps closer to her, his voice gentle but full of emotion " Meri jaan bass meri saath raho baki sab kuch waqt mein chod dho tum"
Salar leaned into her touch, " Mrs salar shikandar aap aapke pass koi choice nahi hai, ab toh app pure tarah se mere woh"
Sitara flustered at his words understanding what he is indicating. Salar grasped her upper arms and suddenly pulled her into a tight hug, wrapping his arms around her," I'm not joking, ab toh mein tumhe kabhi khud se nahi jaane nahi dho kha"

Sitara breathed his scent deeply, melting into his embrace, allowing it to envelop her. With each beat her heart melted.
" Mujhe yaha se jana mein nahi hai" she whispered held in his arms. She has finally found everything she prayed for and now she is never leaving it for anything.
" Salar! Sitara" Nani's voice made them break their hug.
" Lagta hai nani bula rahi hai, chalte hai woh pareshan woh rahi hogi na" Sitara says.
" Aacha ji jo apne mujhe itna pareshan kiya tha itne dino se usska kya " Salar asks stepping closer to sitara, he caressed her face with his fingertips. He observed how her feelings on her face suddenly changed fast from shock to awe then finally shyness but he continued.
Sitara momentarily felt herself incapable of speaking as he continued to caresses her face with his fingers. She always felt herself incapable of speaking whenever salar came closer to her, her heart thumping inside her chest.
She did not know if she was disappointed or mad when the moment dissolved as she heard Nani's voice again.
" Salar, chale na" she says pleading to him. He looked little disappointed to stop whatever he was doing with her.
" Okay, ghar chal the hai waise bhi bahut kuch karna hai" salar said smirking.
" Salar!" Sitara exclaimed. Salar simply winked at her, interlocking their fingers walked out of the room. Sitara tried to control her emotions as she walked with her husband.

Request for another one shots can be commented on the couple. Please let me know your thoughts. I had given upon writing but this couple made me write something after a long time.