"Sanyukta...we should sleep now" He said

"You are running away from my question" She said

"Nothing like that...I will tell you afterwards" "Come lets sleep now" He said

"No I want answer right now" She said

"Sanyukta..."

"It was forced decision..." She said

Her eyes were already moist.

"Yes, it was a forced one" "Unwanted marriage" "Dad had left no option for me" "I had to marry you" "He lay his decision on me"

"Dad and Dadi always wanted you to be my wife..." Randhir said

"If they wanted this...then why did we got married in a hurry" "When my Papa went to the jail..." "I always have this question in my mind" "Why was our marriage like this?" "A silent one...a very private affair" "And my father was not with me during our marriage" "Why?"

"Papa...also forced me to marry you" "I tried my best...but...still I can never cross his words" "I had to accept it" "I still don't know why Papa...wanted me to marry you" "It's like a mystery Randhir" She said

"Does it matter now" He said

"We are in love" "We are happy with each other" "Isn't this much enough" "Why to get into the roots" He said

"I feel...you are hiding something from me" She said

Randhir got panic

"Tell me Randhir...is there something that you are hiding from me?" She asked

Randhir nodded in NO

A sudden tension arose in Randhir's mind

"Every girl has a dream when it comes to her wedding" She said resting her head on his chest

"A royal wedding" "Where...she will be the princess" "Waiting for her prince to come and take her away with him" "So many emotions , so many feelings are attached when it comes to wedding for girl"

"But I never experienced it"

"I was told...'tomorrow is your wedding' " "That's it..."

"I respect our marriage Randhir...I respect each and every ritual we performed" "But...I missed those feelings" "Those unsaid,happy emotions...that ever girl goes through" She said

All this while Randhir was listening to her

"May be you are right" "It was our destiny to get married to each other" "It was our destiny that our marriage happened so suddenly...and so simple" "But I respect our relation, our marriage She said

"Papa wanted to secure your future Sanyukta" "There was no time" "Situations were such...I know how you feel" "Everything happened so suddenly" "Unexpected it was..." "Even I wasn't happy with Dad's decision but see today...things changed" "Our parents took best decision for us..." "We owe our happiness...our togetherness to them" "Everything happens for good..." He said kissing her head

"Hmmm...True..." She replied

She closed her eyes and soon was in deep slumber

Randhir was awake for whole night

He couldn't sleep

Sanyukta's questions didn't let him sleep

"Till how long I am going to hide truth from her"

"She deserves to know the truth"

"She deserves to know...that her father is innocent...but her husband is the criminal"

"I don't know till how long I will keep this secret" 

"I don't have guts to tell her"

"She will be broken..."

"Seeing her innocence...I just can't tell her"

"This guilt will never let me live in peace"

"Kya karu main?" "How should I tell her?"

"On one side...I want to tell all the truth...and on other side...I can't let her go away from me"

"I don't want her to go away...to hate me..." "I want her with me...always"

"I know...I am being selfish" "But I love her so much"

"Why?"

"Why Am I so unlucky?"

"Why I don't deserve her?"

"Why I can't live my life with her...peacefully"

"Why do I love her so much...that now its impossible for me to live without her"

"I'll die...the moment...she will leave me...I just can't imagine myself...without her"

Randhir thought

Sanyukta snored softly in sleep

Randhir covered their bodies with blanket properly.

He closed his eyes to catch some sleep

- - - - - - -- - -

Some days later

"Hi Shona...where are you" Randhir said over the phone

"Randhir I am out for some work" She said

"Okay..." he said

"Why did you call me?" "Any urgent work" She said

"No...i was just missing you" He said

"Randhir you are in office...do work" She giggled

"I want to come back home" He said

"Randhir work..." she chuckled

"Huh!" "Wait...let me come back home in evening...phir dekhta hu tumhe..." He said

"Okay..." She laughed

"Alright...take care" "Be back home soon" He said

"Yeah...bye...take care" She said

"Love you" He said

"Love you too..." "Bye" She said and they disconnected the call

Driver stopped the car at hospital.

"I'll be back" Sanyukta informed driver

She got inside hospital

"Hello...Ramakant Sharma" Sanyukta inquired at the reception

"Ramakant Sharma...Ma'am...he is discharged" The lady at the reception informed

"Discharged?" "How is it possible" "He is coma patient" Sanyukta said

"Ma'am...we can confirm he got discharged from the hospital" the lady said

"Discharge?" "Strange" "Ayesha didn't told me" "Ohh yes...in last few days I didn't visited hospital...may be that's why" Sanyukta thought

"Okay...Can I get the address?" Sanyukta asked

"No Ma'am...we cannot share patient's personal details" the lady said

"No...Ayesha Sharma...patient's daughter...she is my very good friend" "Please help me with the address" "I need to meet her" Sanyukta requested

"Okay..." the lady said

Sanyukta finally managed to get Ayesha's home address

"Thank you so much"

Sanyukta left

"Bhaiya...iss address pe chaliye" Sanyukta told driver

She got inside the car

The car stopped in a slum area

Sanyukta got of the car

The area was dirty

There were many small size houses.

"Excuse me..." "Ayesha Sharma...kaha rehti hai" She asked a woman passing by there

The woman first scanned Sanyukta from top to bottom

"Ramakant Sharma ka ghar kaha hai" Sanyukta asked again

The lady kept mum

"Excuse me..." Sanyukta asked again

"Ayesha se milne aayi ho" the lady said

Sanyukta nodded

"It seems you belong to a good house..." "Why do you want to meet Ayesha?" The lady said

Sanyukta got confused

"She is my friend" Sanyukta said

"Friend?" The lady laughed

"She can never be anyone's friend" "She is a b***h" "Can do anything for money" "Be careful....she may befriend you for money" The lady said

"Can you please show me her house" Sanyukta was annoyed now

"Sure...that one" the lady pointed at a house

"Thanks" Sanyukta said and turned to go

"Be careful girl...Ayesha is characterless girl...tumhe pata bhi nahi chalega kab tum pe vaar kar degi" "You look nice girl... belong to good family...be aware of her" the lady said and left

Sanyukta thought for a while

But she immediately removed all the thoughts from her mind and headed towards Ayesha's house

- - - - -

"Papa bas...how much you will drink now" Ayesha said

"Aare..this daru is keeping me alive" Ramakant said

"Papa...be careful" "Randhir or Sanyukta...no one should know about our plan" Ayesha said

"Don't worry beta..." Ramakant gulped a glass of vodka

"Sanyukta and Randhir...both are emotional fools" Ayesha laughed

Just then she heard knock on the door

"Kon hai...?" Ayesha shouted from inside

"Ayesha it's me...Sanyukta" Sanyukta replied

TBC

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