R: congratulations Mr raisinghania aap jeet Gaye Aur mein haar gayi, ye khel tumne jeet liya Vansh. Kaha tha na ki kisi din tumhari is aadat ki wajah se kisi baht anmol cheez ko kho doge. Tumne Ye khel to jeet liya Par mujhe kho diya.

Vansh was petrified looking at her, tears were streaming down his face guilt and pain were clearly visible in his eyes. He never knew that he would have to witness such a scene ever in his life, seeing her like this killed him.

V: ridhima.

He whispered and she shook her head keeping a hand against him signalling him to stop then and there. How much he wanted to wipe all her tears away, all her pain away but will never be able to as he is the reason for these pearls.

He is scared, scared to lose her. He cannot even imagine his life without her now, she has become his lifeline.
Those tears in his eyes are evident enough of how much guilty he is, how much seeing her in pain was painful for him, how much he regretted doing this.

She was broken to such an extent that she lost herself, her bubbly self, her confidence, her emotions, her trust, her everything just to protect his family and prove him innocent.

When a person is broken and emotionally exhausted nothing can mend her. Vansh without realising, he mentally and emotionally tortured her.

V: ridhima please listen to me.

He tried explaining her but everything went in vain when she actually cut herself. Red blood was oozing out of her wrist, making him numb.

V: I can't lose her.

He whispered to himself.

V: RIDHIMA!!!

He shouted and went near her, he took out his scarf and tied it in her hands. Tears were continuously flowing from his eyes making his vision blurry.

Ang: boss wha-

Due to his shouting everyone came to their room and was shocked to see them like this. They drived her to hospital, vansh was clinging into her hand as if his life depended on it.

Doc: you all please wait here.

Doctor tried to assure him but he won't leave her hand.

Ang: boss please leave her hand.

V: NO!  Never. I won't do the same mistake again, I can't lose her.

Ang: boss if you don't leave her then how will doctors treat her?  We need to save her.

He finally left her hand but was still staring at his hand which was red with her blood.

V p.o.v

If only I would have told her the truth before, If only I would have known her enough, If only I wasn't blind enough in my game to not notice her emptiness.

If only I would have once listened to my heart, If only our destinies were together to witness our unconditional love and journey.

I wish you would have listened to me once before taking this drastic step, I wish I would have cought hold of your hand and hugged you tight then and there. I wish you were here even if treating me like an invisible man, I wish I would have been able to convince you that I will make things all right, I wish this was all a bad nightmare.

But no. It's not a dream. Its happening in real, I am in verge of losing you. What if I lose you?  I can't afford to lose you ridhima.

I still clearly remember the day when I first saw you, the fierceness and innocence in your eyes were so clearly visible that I wasn't able to take my eyes off them. In the whole party my eyes were I don't know why but searching for you. The way you answered me back amazed me, if it would be anyone else I don't know what would have I done but you impressed me.

I think you were the first person to look straight into my eyes and managed to shut me up, that's when I added 'fearless' in the list, that day I saw fire in your eyes and I knew that you're a queen and I decided to make you my queen. In that moment I knew I would never give up on you, till death do us apart. But why did you gave up on me ridhima?

I know what I did was wrong, I shouldn't have played with your emotions but it was important to know the traitors. I wish you would have listened to me once.

You entered my life without any warning, I never knew what has future stored for us but I dared to love you, felt safe in your warm embrace. To me your arms felt like home, a warm feeling that I never experienced in years. You always seemed like my mom, she was same as you bubbly, cheerful, innocent but a lioness at times who can't be tamed by anyone.

She was as same as you, light of my life but when she left my life became dark again but then I met you and you lightened my life again.

I may be a monster, I may have hurt you but trust me ridhima I really love you. I may not be the man you always dreamt of but I promised you to protect from all evils. I failed. I failed you. I failed myself. I failed to protect you from myself.

I played a game where hearts were at risk, I knew how fragile your heart is and I failed to protect you from those emotions. I am sorry my love.

Ang: boss you should go home, You can freshen up and come back.

V: no!

D: he is right beta. Just change your clothes and come back, see its all soaked in blood.

V: bu-

D: go. Now.

He had to obey so he left for home.

( I really want to request that please play the song ' hamari adhuri kahani' for this part. Please. *puppy dog eye*)

I entered the room, it was same as before. It seemed as I never left the room, She kept everything exactly the same as it was. I slowly walked into the room, observing everything.

My portraits and photos were all hanged up on the wall, I never used to decorate my room but thanks to you ridhima at least now it doesn't looks like a lion's den. There is a life in this room and it is due to you.

I walked the portrait that she painted for me and caressed it softly.

Tum yaha raho ya na raho ridhima Par Ye painting yaha hamesha rahegi.

How much I want to tell you ridhima that this painting will be close to my heart but never as close as you are. You can't go away from me.

I walked near the mirror.

Janta hoo kuch kaam thore Mushkil hote h Lekin tumhe pasand aaye ya na aaye, acha lage ya na lage. saye ki Tarah tumhare piche khara milunga tumhe.

I meant it by heart ridhima. I always wanted to protect you but failed to protect you from myself.

Aaj sangeet h Aur dadi ne Kaha ki aaj ka din baht shubh h. Damn it's not a business presentation

I chuckled at the memory but tears were still falling from my eye. That day I knew that this vansh raisinghania was very bad in expressing emotions but my emotions for you were all real.

Ye Sab ridhima ne Kaha rakha h?  Kyu aadat Ho gayi mujhe iski? For some God damn reason just getting up dammit. That bullet was meant for me.

The day you took bullet for me was turning point in my life, I crossed every limit to protect my family but you were the first one to cross limits for me. It was first time I got used to someone. I got used to your caring, I couldn't live without you ridhima.

Mujhe laga Ye gift tumhare chehre pe smile le aayega Par duniya ko samajhne Wala mai shayad apni patni ko hi nhi samajh aaya. Shayad Pehli bar kisiko sorry bola h Maine.

I think you're literally the only person I have ever said sorry. With you I am different, my exceptions are different, I am someone different around you. I just wanted to make you smile, I didn't knew then that your smile would become my priority. Seeing you smile made me happy. I am sorry that I couldn't understand you.

Kya Ho raha h tumhe vansh. Control!

In that moment I knew that I fell hard for you, Seeing you made my heart stop for a moment.

Mai tumhe ijazat nhi deta ki tum ridhima ko Apne pass bulao. Tumhe ridhima ko bachana hi hoga, Isme tumhari marzi Ho ya na ho

For the first time in life I ever bowed my head in front of God, to save you. I couldn't let you go ridhima, for you I was always ready to change my exceptions, my beliefs. I walked near the bed where her dupatta was lying, I took it in my hand and stiffened it.

It has smell of you ridhima, here everything in this room is reminding me of you. I walked to the cupboard where she kept that box.

This is what I gifted you on the first night of marriage, believe me we are really different because I don't think anyone would have ever celebrated their first night like this. Two extremes of life, guns and roses.

But you made me think beyond these.

Pyar sirf Ye romantic gestures nhi, Kai kurbaniya mangta h pyaar.
Kuch pal ki khushiya nhi hota pyaar
Lifetime sath nibhane ka commitment h pyaar.
Ishq sukoon bhi h Aur junoon bhi
Andhera bhi h Aur roshni bhi
Dard bhi h Aur dawa bhi
Ruh bhi h Aur dua bhi
Ishq zindagi bhi h Aur maut bhi ishq hi h.

You were right ridhima, love is not easy. It asks for many sacrifices. Tears were streaming down my face with shaky hands I opened the box.

No ! 

(You can stop the song if you want.)

Vansh p.o.v over now it will continue with author p.o.v.

He ran to the hospital not caring about changing, he just ran. Right now nothing matters more than her.

D: are vansh I told you to chang-

V: where is rudra chachu?

He roared stepping forward, every family member looked at him shocked. His eyes burning with rage, sweat dripping from his forehead, he was ready to murder at the moment.

Ru: what happened beta?

He stepped back in fear.

V: wow you don't know what happened?  Hello see everyone, he doesn't know what happened. After forcing my wife to commit suicide pointing a gun at me he is asking what happened.

He held his collar and he gulped down in fear.

D: what are you saying vansh? Why will rudra do it?

V: oh he did dadi. Now will you say it yourself or I need to help you.

Rudra was literally trembling in fear.

Ru: I did it because I wanted property.

He said in meek voice barely audible but Vansh heard it and punched him hard. He felt all the anger in himself, seeing her red blood.

He continuously beat him till he was on verge of losing conconciousness.
Angre pulled him back.

Ang: boss leave him, police is here they'll handle the rest.

He left him still burning in rage. Police took him with them, while whole family was shocked.

dadi broke down.

D: he is my son. How can he do it?

She was crying badly while others tried to console her.

Ang: boss but how did you know that he did this?

V: when I had went home to change. I opened the box I had gifted her on first night of marriage, it had a letter inside. It was well hidden.

That letter :

Vansh if you're reading this then I might have gone. I am sorry but I had to do this or else he would have killed you. I never wanted to cut or harm myself but I had to, to protect you. Rudra chachu has done all these, he always keeps a pointed gun at you and threatened me to shoot you if I don't kill myself.

Please try to forgive me and never blame yourself for my death. And please punish him.

Doc: Mr raisinghania she is stable now, she is awake and asking for you.

Everyone thanked God and Vansh ran to the room.  He saw her hand bandaged and many wires connected to her hands. She was breathing steadily and opened her eyes slowly.

R: Vansh

She whispered and he ran to hug her, she was crying badly and he too was crying.

V: please stop crying. I can't see you like this.

R: even you're crying

She pointed to the tears near his lips. He smiled and wiped it.

V: something might have gone inside my eyes.

She chuckled and shook his head.

R: you're really bad in lying Mr raisinghania.

V: was it that bad?

She nodded and he laughed. Suddenly her facial expressions changed to scared one.

R: vansh ru-

V: shh he's gone ridhima. He is arrested.

She breathed in relief when she saw him crying again. She pulled him to her chest and he cried like a baby.

R: I thought that I was injured but your crying is kinda proving me wrong. It seems like you're in pain

V: when you're hurt it hurts me too. Especially here.

He pointed to his heart.

V: never leave me.

R: till my last breath.

V: and I am really sorr-

R: now I am hating this conversation. I already forgave you.

D: ridhima you're fine na?

R: yes dadi.

Everyone faked cough and both were confused then realised that vansh is still on her chest crying. Blushing, both pulled away from each other.

D: always stay together.

She blessed them.

We can't say that they will leave happily ever after but yes, they will always live together ever after. No matter what the situation is they will always fight together.

~♥~

Hello people please don't kill me for late update. Anyways hope you all enjoyed and please comment and give me more ideas. And I hope that I took you all to an emotional flashback of our beloved couple.

Please give a try to my other book too. Till then stay safe.