Veebha bua walks towards daadi's room and knock the door..

"Veebha tu..itni subah..sab theek hai na"daadi asks seeing her daughter in early morning..

It was 5 in the morning and daadi just woke up to do the arrangements for puja..

"Maa..aapko kuch batana hai..aap aaiye mere saath"she held dadi's hand and drag her out..

"Kya baat hai veebha..aise mujhe kheechke yaha kyun leke aa gayi"daadi asks all irritated with her daughter's action..

"Maa..aapko ek bohot zaruri baat batani hai..kal jab main mukti ke kamre se guzar rahi thi tab maine mukti aur voh uski dost..kya naam hai uska..haa...soha..unhe baat karte hue suna..aur agar aap bhi sunti toh hairaan reh jaati..maa..maine suna ki manik aur soha ke beech chakkar chal raha hai"veebha bua says making daadi hell shock..

"Kya..veebha..kuch bhi bakvaas mat kar..mera manu kabhi aisa nahi karega...voh..aur pyaar..voh bhi uss ladki se..uss ladki ko kapde pehanne ka tak dhang nahi hai ..aur har baar apni angrezi jhadti rehti hai..mujhe nahi lagta aisa kuch hoga.."daadi says shaking her head..

"Maa..main sach keh rahi hu..bauji ki kasam..maine mukti ko yeh bhi kehte hue suna ki voh manik aur soha ke rishte se bohot khush hai"veebha says making daadi angry..

"Yeh main kabhi hone nahi dunga..voh soha iss ghar ki bahu kabhi nahi banegi..ab joh karna hai..mujhe hi karna hoga..voh bhi jald se jald"daadi says making bua sigh in relief..

"Lekin maa..hum karenge kya"veebha bua asks making daadi smirk..

"Mujhe lagta hai ab uss ladki ko iss ghar main laane ka samay aa gaya hai"daadi says while even veebha bua smirks listening this..

Something was cooking in their head..but what?

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Alya woke up at 6 am and got ready in beautiful red dress when suddenly one box caught her attention which was kept at bed side table..

"Yeh kya hai.."she thought..

She opened it and what she saw next was enough to make her gasp in shock.....

"Yeh"she got tears in her eyes..

It was this..

Yes ..it was white plain saree...

"Yeh sab..kyun"alya cries palming her mouth..

Her cries came to a halt when someone knocked the door..

She wipes her tears and kept that saree on bed..

She open the door and saw daadi there..

"Daadi"she greets her while touching her feet while daadi just forcefully keeps her hand on her head..

"Ab jald hi iss bala ko yaha se rafa dafa karna hoga..varna pata nahi yeh aur kis kis ko kha jayegi..sabse pehle isse yahe se dur bhejungi...uske baad hi main manu ke jeevan main sab kushal kar paungi"daadi thought..

"Alya bahu..jao..aur voh joh safed saree di hai..usse pehen lo..aur haa..kal se aise rangeen kapde mat pehanna..vidhvaao ka sirf ek hi rang hota hai..aur voh hai safed"daadi says making alya shock..

"Vaise bhi yeh toh aaj hi yaha se chali jayegi..toh kal ka toh savaal hi paida nahi hota"daadi thought and leaves from there..

Alya looked at herself in mirror...

"Dhruv ke saath saath tu bhi mar gayi alya..tu bhi mar gayi"alya spoke blankly looking at her reflection..

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"Kanna..kya kar rahi ho..why are u panicking so much..."avantika asks when nandini was on full panic mode...

"Amma..aaj mani apni family se humari baat karne vaala hai..i m so excited..lekin dar bhi lag raha hai..what if they rejected me..vaise manik aur mujhe koi farak toh nhi padega lekin u know for neyo aunty and raj uncle..main unko apne bete se dur nahi karna chahti"nandini spoke.

"Accha amma..yeh sab chodo..main upar ready hone jaa rahi hu..aap bhi ready ho jao"nandini says..

"Nandu..ruko..yeh saree lo..aur tum aaj yeh saree hi pehnogi..samjhi"avantika says strictly making nandini grumpy but nonetheless she agrees for manik's family as she knows their conservative thinking..

"Amma..mujhe saree pehanni nahi aati"nandini says with a pout..

"Uski tension tum mat karo..leena will help u.."avantika says and calls leena..caretaker of their house..

"Yes mam"she says bending her head low..

"Leena..tum jaldi se nandini ko saree pehna do.."avantika orders to which she nods ..

"Ok mam.."

Both nandini and leena walks upstairs..

While downstairs avantika who was going towards kitchen stopped listening the doorbell.

"Ab iss vakt kon hoga"avantika mutters and open the door only to get the shock of her life..

"Aap"

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Manik walks down through the stairs wearing his watch..

He saw veebha bua was doing some arrangements..

"Bua..aaj kuch hai kya ghar main..why this arrangements"manik asks walking towards her..

"Manu..voh maa ne aaj bas ek choti si puja rakhi hai ghar ki sukh shanti ke liye..lekin tumhe yaha rukne ki zarurat nahi hai..mera matlab hai ki tum jaha jaa rahe ho vaha jaa sakta ho.."veebha bua lied and was fumbling with her words not able to understand that how to explain manik..

"Veebha ka matlab hai ki yeh bas ek chota sa havan hai..isliye tumhara yaha koi kaam nahi manu..vaise bhi mardon ko iss havan main bethne ki anumati nahi hai...isliye tumhare bauji bhi apni kisi dost ke yaha gaye hai..aur raj daftar gaya hai.."daadi interupts coming there and explains manik calmly..

"Okay daadi..accha daadi..mujhe aapse kuch baat karni thi"manik spoke as he thought that this is the right time to tell them about him and nandini..

"Abhi nahi manu..abhi puja bas shuru hi hone vaali hai. Hum havan ke baad baat karenge.."daadi says..

"Theeke hai daadi..mujhe thoda kaam hai isliye main bahar jaa raha hu..ek ghante main aa jaunga"manik says and leaves making both ladies sigh in relief..

"Veebha..jaa aur jaldi alya bahu ko leke aa.."veebha bua nods and leaves while daadi turns and saw neyonika looking at her with frown..

"Maaji..yeh sab"daadi cuts her off saying..

"Neyonika bahu..ye tu bhi jaanti hai aur main bhi ki dhruv ab kabhi vapas nahi aayega..alya abhi ek vidhva hai..aur aaj usse jude saare rivaaz pure kiye jayenge"daadi says making neyonika shocked...

Alya comes with vebha bua looking down...

Neyo gasps seeing her in white saree..

"Alya.."she whispers and walks towards her..

She holds her chin and saw tears in her eyes..

"Maaji..kya hai yeh sab..please maaji..alya ke saath aisa mat kariye.."neyonika says pleadingly while tears welled up in her eyes too knowing exactly what is going to happen with alya...

"Neyonika bahu..main iss ghar ki badi hu..aur main acche se jaanti hu ki iss ghar ke liye kya sahi hai aur kya galat..alya ek vidhva hai..aur vidhva ko iss ghar main rakhna matlab iss parivaar par manhusiyat laana..joh main hargeez hone nahi dungi..alya..aao..yaha beth jao.."daadi forcefully makes her sit on stool..

Neyo tries to protest but daadi was too adamant to listen anything..

Some ladies enters inside with a man...

"Sunanda ji..main nhaai ko le aayi"one lady says...

"Yeh kya ho raha hai..aapne toh kaha ki bacche ka mundan karvana hai..lekin yaha toh..dekhiye..main yeh nahi karne vaala...yeh gunaah hai"that man says after seeing alya in white saree..

"Ae..chup chap yeh kar varna tera dhanda band kar dungi main samjha"other lady says glaring at him making him scared..

"Maaji plz..aisa mat kijiye.."neyonika cries looking at alya while daadi just ignores her pleads and ask the ladies to go ahead..

"Sabse pehle vidhva ko thande paani se nehlaiye "pandit says chanting some mantras ..

One lady came with a bucket of full cold water and she empties it on alya's head..

Alya shivers but was still sitting all blank...

"Maaji"neyonika tries to go towards alya but two ladies holds her making her helpless...

"Ab iske kesh ko iske mastak se alag karne ki prakriya shuru ki jaaye"pandit says and ladies drag that man towards alya forcefully who was still not sure about this..

"Chal..kaat iske baal"that lady says glaring at him...

He with shivering hands took out his kaichi(scissor) and with other hand he holds her hairs..

He was going to cut her hair but stops listening a roar...

"STOPPP"

Manik's pov....

Uff..finally i was going to marry my tara..

Taara..

The name itself send shivers through my spine..

Only she is the one who rules my world..who rules me..

No one other than her can love me with this extent..

I m still scared of losing her..

Losing her..means  losing myself..

After hearing pritish's words i was very determined to marry tara..

And today i was going to talk with my family about me and taara...

I walked down and was confused seeing veebha bua who was ordering the butlers about something..

I think there is some puja today..

Lekin mujhe kisine bataya nahi..

"Bua..aaj kuch hai kya ghar main..why this arrangements"I asked while walking towards her..

"Manu..voh maa ne aaj bas ek choti si puja rakhi hai ghar ki sukh shanti ke liye..lekin tumhe yaha rukne ki zarurat nahi hai..mera matlab hai ki tum jaha jaa rahe ho vaha jaa sakta ho.."veebha bua says in one go but what caught my attention was her fumbling words..what's the matter..

"Veebha ka matlab hai ki yeh bas ek chota sa havan hai..isliye tumhara yaha koi kaam nahi manu..vaise bhi mardon ko iss havan main bethne ki anumati nahi hai...isliye tumhare bauji bhi apni kisi dost ke yaha gaye hai..aur raj daftar gaya hai.."daadi interupts coming there and i gave them a nod still not convinced..

"Okay daadi..accha daadi..mujhe aapse kuch baat karni thi"I spoke as I thought that this is the right time to tell them about me and nandini..

"Abhi nahi manu..abhi puja bas shuru hi hone vaali hai. Hum havan ke baad baat karenge.."daadi says making me frown but still i nodded at her still reluctant after listening their reason..

I mean..aisi konsi puja hai jisme men allow nahi hai..

"Theeke hai daadi..mujhe thoda kaam hai isliye main bahar jaa raha hu..ek ghante main aa jaunga"I spoke and walks out..

I thought to go to murthy mansion..

Soch raha hu taara ko apne saath hi leke aata hu..phir dono milke daadi ko batayenge..

Hmm...yahi sahi rahega..

I was in my half way when suddenly i remember about my phone..

Shit...

How can i forget that..

Agar taara ne phone kiya aur maine nahi uthaya toh she will get so worried...

Shit manik..how can u be so irresponsible..

I hope usne ab tak mujhe call naa kiya ho..bin kaam ka tension le legi varna..

I took a u turn and drove towards malhotra mansion again..

I stop my car at the entrance and walks towards the mansion..

I was near to main door when i heard a voice..

Shit..

Why the hell is mom crying..

I hope sab theek ho..

I walked inside and what i saw was enough to boil my already boiled blood....

Two ladies were holding my mom..how dare they..

I turn my gaze from mom to alya...

What the hell...

She was wearing white saree and one man was about to cut her hair..

"Stopppp"i shouted loydly seeing this disgusting scene..

Manik's pov ends..

"What the hell is happening here"manik says in anger and walked towards them..he give a angry glare to ladies who were holding neyonika..

Both ladies got scared seeing his glare and leaves neyonika immediately...

Daadi and bua shares a nervous look....

Alya looks at manik while crying...

He took a cloth from the stand near the entrance and walks towards alya..

He wraps in around her while alya was continuously staring at manik....

(Aaina song-From Kabir singh)

Yeh aaina hai ya tu hai 
Jo roz mujhko sanwaare 
Itna lagi sochne kyun 
Main aajkal tere baare

"Are u ok"he asks her softly....she nods still staring at him and slowly keeps her head on his chest engulfing him in a tight hug..

Tu jheel khamoshiyon ki 
Lafzon ki main toh lehar hoon 
Ehsaas ki tu hai duniya 
Chhota sa main ek shehar hoon

Manik was little taken aback by this hug but still he slowly wraps his hand around her taking her in a friendly hug..

Yeh aaina hai ya tu hai 
Jo roz mujhko sanwaare

"Its ok..main aa gaya hu naa..main kuch galat nahi hone dunga"manik says breaking the hug..

"Mom..aap alya ko leke jaiye"neyonika nods and took alya from there..

"Aur aap logo..jaane ka kasht karegi yaa main kuch madad kar du"he says sarcastically looking at ladies and pandit..

Ladies gave him nervous smile and ran out from there followed by pandit and that barber..

"Ab koi mujhe kuch batayega yaa nahi"manik asks sternly looking at them...

"Main batata hu"they turn around and saw daada ji with raj..

"Manik...main batata hu..darasal sunanda ek pandit ke paas gayi thi..usse iss ghar ki sukh shaanti ke liye puja rakhvaani thi..isliye..lekin jab pandit ji ko dhruv ke baare main pata chala toh unhone kaha ki alya ek vidhva hai isliye usko ghar main rakhna yaani kisi sankat ko ghar main pravesh dena..unhone kaha ki agar alya ke saath voh saare riti rivaaz nahi kiye gaye toh alya ke pati ke saath joh hua..vahi uske bhai ke saath..yaani tere saath hoga..aur tujhe toh pata hi hai ki teri daadi tujhse kitna pyaar karti hai..isliye unhone bina soche samjhe sirf teri salamati ke liye yeh kadam uthaya"daada ji says making manik sigh..

He walks towards daadi and held her hand..

"Daadi...i know ki aap mujhse bohot pyaar karti hai..lekin aap uss pyaar ke liye alya ki life kharaab karne jaa rahi thi..alya bhi toh iss ghar ki bahu hai naa..phir yeh partiality kyun"manik asks while daada ji sighs in relief as manik seems convinced with his lie..

"Mujhe maaf kar de manu...mujhe tere aage kuch dikhta hi nahi hai..main dar gayi thi ki kahi dhruv ki tarah tu bhi humse dur naa chala jaye..isliye maine yeh sab kiya..varna main yeh kabhi nahi karti..alya bahu toh mere liye mukti ki tarah hai"daadi says while faking some tears..

"Bas..ab aap rona band kariye..lekin aage se kabhi kisi ke saath aisa mat kijiye daadi..aur chaliye..alya se baat kariye..usse kitna bura laga hoga.."manik says to which she just nods unwillingly..

On other side...

Alya was crying hugging neyonika..her clothes were changed now..she had wore simple blue kurti...

Mukti entered inside..

"Alya"mukti ran towards her and hugs her tightly..

"I m sorry alya..jab mujhe tere saath hona chahiye tha tab main nahi thi..mujhe dad ne bataya ki kya hua"mukti says cupping her face..she wipes her tears..

"Alya"they turn and saw daadi and manik..

Both walked inside...

"Alya..i know daadi ko aisa nahi karna chahiye tha..lekin unhone joh bhi kiya mere pyaar main kiya..plz unhe maaf kardo"manik says sitting beside her and told them everything what daada ji told him..

"Mujhe maaf karde bahu...mujhe aisa nahi karna chahiye tha"daadi says faking tears..

Alya got up and walks towards her..

"Koi baat nahi daadi..aapne joh bhi kiya voh manik ke pyaar main kiya..ab main theek hu..aur aap badi hai mujhse ..aap maafi mat mangiye.."alya says..

"Ohh shit..mera phone..inn sab chakkar main usse toh bhul hi gaya"he thought and excuses himself and walks towards his room..

He picked up his phone and was taken aback seeing no call from taara..

"Taara ne call kaise nahi kiya"

He was going to call her but stopped seeing her message..

"Mani..tumhare liye ek surprise hai...isliye maine call nahi kiya..so tension naa lo and wait for ur surprise.."

"God..pata nahi iske deemag main kya khichdi pakti rehti hai..."manik thought helding his head..

On other side..

In murthy mansion..

Nandini came down wearing red netted saree with blue combination...

"Haye meri bacchi..kitni pyaari lag rahi hai..kisi ki nazar naa lage"avantika says and put kaala teeka behind nandini's ear..

"Accha sun...abhi koi aaya tha..."avantika says.

"Kon"nandini asks with a frown..

"_________________________"avantika says making nandini shocked..

"What..lekin kyun"nandini asks with panic..

Avantika told her everything making nandini numb..

After which she messaged manik about the surprise...

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Precap: Manik tells malhotra family about his love..alya heartbroken..daadi protests his love and brings one girl for manik's marriage..And nandini's surprise..

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So here is the update guys..

How was it...

I know there were less manan scenes..but this chapter was needed...

What u think about precap...

Who is the girl?

And what is nandini's surprise..any guesses..

Manan's marriage is coming soon..and i m going to show each and every ritual of their marriage with twists ofcourse..

So are u guys excited...

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