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Disclaimer: A pure work of fiction!! Doesn't point out to someone in general or particular !! Not intended to hurt anyone's feelings.

Note : Have you ever been so wrong during your anger outbursts and later realised that you hurt people ?
Have you ever felt so bad about yourself after realisation that you can't undo those words said before?
Can that ever be replaced or repaired ?

Let's find out !!!

Here we go !!

Title : The special someone

He walked past the gate and settled at his favourite spot in the park. A bench facing the little pond where only few people used to visit . He loved that spot as it gives him the necessary peace which he probably doesn't get at home or emporium.

The time used for introspection was usually spent on this bench. He used to have his 'me time'. He hadn't been here since 4 months and miss being at his favourite spot. He decided this morning to go back to his old habits. However, this idea of 'me time' was suggested by his responsible daughter-in-law ( dil ) or should we call her daughter.

Pov:

I really don't know what right I have on her but whenever she calls me 'baba', I feel that she's my little baby girl. If ever I had a daughter, she would exactly be like her. But the fact remains the same - she is the widow of his dead son.

The fate has always been cruel to 'his' child. She has only lost people in her life, never gained.

Was that a correct decision to let her stay with us after her marriage which lasted only one day ?

Did he do any injustice to her or her brother by letting her stay here ?

Though she always denied the fact that she is being mistreated at house but deep down he know that this is not what she deserves.

2 years after his son's death, now he is realising that she has a life too and she deserves to be happy with one good family.

Hah ! He is now thinking about her in full sanity whereas a few weeks ago he almost accused her of having an affair.

Irony !

Someone else had to barge into their house to prove her innocence, to support her, to believe her blindly whereas it should be him in that someone's place doing these things.

When did the trust issue between him and his daughter-in-law shifted the gears of their relationship? Or say their lives ?

How did someone manage to barge in to completely uproot the roots of trust they had ?
Was that he himself ? Pallavi ? Sulochana ? Or that special someone ?

His brain answered ' THE TIME '

He chuckled. True !

THE TIME HAS THE POWER TO DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING......

That 'someone' in pallavi's life was necessary to make him realise the importance of her character, nature and position in everyone's life at Deshmukh house. She truly was the back stage artist for his house & emporium.

Works in silence and bears in silence too.

' well ! You should thank that someone ' his heart 💓 answered .

He chuckled again.

' even though you don't like him, you have to ' his brain 🧠 answered.

He was surprised.

Where everyone claim that their heart & brain don't agree with each other.... Here , he's seeing that his heart & brain United ?

Very strange !

💓 : Of course it has to be strange !

🧠 : Because that someone is strange !

[It completed the above sentence like friends complete each other's word 😉]

He sighed deeply hearing them.

The day still remained fresh in his memories.

When Sulochana accused pallavi of having an affair, getting an abortion done by showing him the reports, showing him the photos of their closeness in Mansi's wedding ( one where he was adjusting her blouse to save her from embarrassment ), everything that made pallavi a culprit in the eyes of Deshmukh family. Everything flashed infront of his eyes.

At that moment, he recalled the situation where pallavi was shouting in the house saying all this is wrong & she's being framed, no one was listening to her. Not even he himself.

He closed his eyes in disgust. He was wrong.

Adding to the misery, Sulochana also revealed the fake accounts of emporium. And when krishna tried to explain, he did not even listen to her and got even more angry.

He should have listened to krishna instead of cutting her in between by shouting at pallavi. Pallavi couldn't help but fell on his feet asking for apology in between her sobs.

Tears slowly made their way to his cheeks.

Was he so blinded by his own anger?

Even today no amount of his tears can justify the pain he gave to her daughter-in-law, for not believing her, that day. He regrets it. Everything !

💓 : That's why I asked you to be grateful vijay !

🧠 : To that someone whom you are denying to give the credit for your daughter-in-law's survival today !

V : survival ?

💓 : Do you think she would have survived after what you have done to her on that day

🧠 : Of course not ! She would have died or may be committed suicide ?

V : what the hell are you guys speaking ?

💓 : Dont you know that ?

V : I mean I guess

🧠 : Then why don't you recall it vijay ?

The day he dragged her to the doorstep without listening to anyone in the house, she pleaded him to stop. He threw her out & that someone caught her in time.

Her eyes gave out & his arms held in.
The union which no one acknowledged at that moment.

He lifted her up from her feet, went inside the house by stepping in, with his right leg first, that too in the evening time. Auspicious!

She was in his arms & he was looking at her worried calling her name constantly.

He laid her down on that sofa and tried waking her up by sprinkling water on her face. He was scared and fear was evident o his face. He didn't let anyone near her, not even Pallu's Aai.

When she woke up, she saw him & said, " Raghav" only to be hugged by him where he let out a sign of relief by uttering only one word ," Thank god ! Pallavi !!"

He was scared of losing her !

Yes ! That someone was none other than our beloved , " THE RAGHAV RAO"

He made her stand up & before she could say something he announced, " pallavi is innocent" shocking everyone in the house.

He explained how Sulochana framed pallavi by blackmailing a lady doctor, by showing all the proofs he gathered against sullu kaku

He took the fake accounts part on himself declaring that he suggested pallavi to do that and inturn she wasn't sleeping with him but supplying authentic jewelry pouches for his special clients.

While he was narrating the fake accounts part, pallavi looked ta him in shock and he slightly pressed her palms to blindly agree to what he was saying. She instantly looked down understanding his gesture.

💓 : Don't know if someone noticed but vijay atleast you noticed it, right?

Hearing his heart speak , he opened his eyes after recalling everything.

He nodded.

What transpired next, on that day, was clearly seen in the reflection of water in the pond.

"The promise"

That day Raghav Rao took a promise from his daughter-in-law. It echoed in his ears and reflected in the water.

" PALLAVI! WADA KARO AAGE SE TUM KUCH NAI CHUPAOGI , NA HI APNE AAI BABA SE AUR NA HI MUJHSE . "

AGAR KOI BHI BAAT MUJHE YA FIR INN DONON KO DER SE PATA CHALA TOH TUMHARI KHAIR NAHI, ARDAM AINDA ?

The look she gave when he asked her for the word, was extremely affectionate. He never saw her daughter-in-law that way. Vijay understood that she had her trust in him the moment he asked for that word.

She could only just blink and RR had his answer.

She blinked and he wiped away the tears off her cheeks. She let him do that not fearing anyone present around her. She seems to not care.

He even warned his bada bindi saying "Pallavi, Raghav Rao ki kuch lagti hein , khabar daar agar ispe kuch atyachar kiya toh .... RR kabhi bhi apno ko akela nai chodta .... Khaas kar isko" pointing towards her he continued," .... Tum jaise logon ko pyaar karti hein ye hi bohot badi baat hein , kyunki you guys don't deserve her....... Crazy bunch of people .... Shukr karo mein isko yahan pe rehne ke liye chodd raha hun , varna ...." He clicks his fingers towards everyone as if warning them
"....varna kya ?"asked Sulochana
" ..... Leke chale jaata yahan se ..... "he spoke shocking everyone even pallavi.

"Yaad rakh bada bindi isko kuch hua , toh mein terko udayega ...... Ardam ainda ? " Pointing his gun at her.

Sulochana nodes in fear

"Aur tum rest lo teekh se .... Eyy saree ka assistant isko kamre mein leke jao, isko kuch khilao , vitamin ki tablet muh mein dalo aur so jaane do ... aur haan Kuch baat nai karna kisi se bhi ,bina bahane kare meri baat suno aur so jao ...Kal 10 baje ko mere office mein meeting hein .... I want you in my office. That's final! Ardam ainda ....?" He spoke to pallavi slightly smiling at her in the last where he ordered her to be in his office.

Even pallavi noded smiling at him

That marked the BEGINNING of many things in everyone's life especially both of them......

She trusted him like no one does and he cared for her like no one ever did.

That day , vijay understood everything with the warmth they shared through each other's eyes giving the assurance of having each other's back .

💓 : Was it not the beautiful step of any relation - the trust - that was formed between them ?

🧠 : Of course ! It was !

Though he, half- heartedly agreed to the fact, deep down he knew that Raghav had gone too far in the eyes and heart of his daughter-in-law.

He had his staring continued when a hand touched his left shoulder and he turned ......

************ To be continued *************

So guys, here it is ! After so long I updated this one as I had many issues to handle.

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I personally feel vijay Deshmukh has many layers to his personality..... Wait for more of it in coming chapters 😉😉😉

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