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"Yeh lo, coffee..."

Bani smiled and took the coffee from Veer's hand. Currently she was sitting in Veer's room. He had insisted to go and get coffee for both of them, and then they could start talking, and she had to agree.

Veer smiled back and sat beside her with his cup of coffee. After few mins, he finally started talking.

V: Yeah so....*awkward smile* Actually I don't know where to start from... Ok, yeah..  So, as you know, main joint family se hoon... Bachpan mein, jab main 1-2 saal ka tha, tab hum sab Singhania Mansion mein eksaath rehte the... Badima, Badepapa, Tapish bhai, Mom, Dad, me, and ch....Chachu and her wife...

It was a new information for Bani. She didn't know that he had a chachu chachi. Also, she noticed the hatred in Veer's eyes while speaking of them.

V: I know, tumhe nahi pata tha ye...To, ye thi humari puri family... Fir jab main 2 saal ka tha, tab Daksh paida hua... I was elated to get someone younger than me... Everything was going fine... Then, Ponky paida hua when I was about 4 and a half years old.... It was a happy family... Par, uske 1 saal baad, sab badal gaya...

She was now confused. "What had happened then?! Something related with chacha chachi??..", she thought.

V: Woh din aj bhi mujhe bohot achhe se yaad hai... Main har roz ki tarah usdin bhi park mein khelne gaya tha Tapish bhai ke saath... Ghar lautke Tapish bhai hath-muh dhoke kamre mein chale gaye, aur main Chachu ke room mein.... Main room mein ghusne hi wala tha ki mujhe Mom ke kamre se jhagde ki awaaz sunai diya.. Main jaake andar jhaka to dekha ki chachu aur wo aurat lad rahe hai, aur Mom unhe sambhalne ki koshish kar rahi hai... Maine ch, I mean...

Bani understood that he didn't want to utter the word chachi. She held his hand tightly, and said,

B: Veer, shant... Take a deep breath, and then get it out of your heart... It's in the past Veer, ab sabkuch thik hai... I know it had affected you a lot and the effect is still there, but fir bhi, that was past.... Plz shant ho jao...

He obeyed her and calmed down after few seconds. Then, he again started telling.

V: Chachi meri sabse favourite thi... Main jo bhi karta tha, chachi mujhe usme support karti thi.... Main badmashi karta tha to mujhe Mom ke daant se bachati thi... She used to pamper me so much... Raat ko sone se pehle har roz mujhe story sunati thi... Maine chachi ko kabhi waise gusse mein nahi dekha tha jaise ki usdin dekha... Chachu ro rahe the aur chilla bhi rahe the, par chachi sirf chilla rahe the... Kuch der baad chachi room se gusse mein nikal gayi aur niche chale gaye... Unke pichhe pichhe chachu bhi niche chale gaye, aur fir Mom Daksh ko mere paas rakhkar niche gaye... Main dur khara tha unn sab se, Daksh ka haath pakadkar... Daksh ro raha tha... Maine usse pucha ki kya hua hai to usne bas kaha "rok lo, unhe rok lo".. Main tab kuch samjha nahi...Suddenly maine dekha ki Chachi ek suitcase lekar aaye aur bahar chale gaye...Mom ne unhe rokne ki koshish ki par wo ruke nahi... Daksh wo dekhkar mere haath chhurakar daur lagaya chachi ki taraf.. Mom ne use pakadliya aur baithke rone lagi... Daksh chilla raha tha "Mumma Mumma, Mujhe bhi le chalo, Main jaunga aapke sath" karke, aur ro bhi raha tha... Main bhi daurke waha gaya aur Chachi ko khub bulaya, par wo ekbar bhi murke nahi dekhe humare taraf... Ek car khara tha, usme baithe aur chal diye... Tapish bhai aaye aur mujhe gale laga liye...Kuch der baad chachu bhi chale gaye suitcase lekar... Daksh usdin rote rote behosh ho gaya tha... Maine bhi bohot roya tha usdin... Mujhe Tapish bhai ne samjhake bola tha ke Chachu aur Chachi hum sabse humesha ke liye dur chale gaye hai, Daksh aur Ponky ko humare paas chhorkar....

Bani was shocked beyond limits.

B: *shocked* Iska matlab, Daksh aur Pankaj...

V: Haaa...Daksh aur Pankaj unke bete the, abhi Mom aur Dad ke hi bete hai... Mera vishwas uthgaya tha usdin pyaar naam ke cheez se... Ek maa jab apne bete ko chhorkar ja sakti hai, iska matlab yahi hai ke pyaar jhoota hai...

Veer was crying by then. Bani hugged him and rubbed his back to soothe him. She was also crying. How can two people be so heartless...

After few minutes, when she realised that Veer had stopped crying, she broke the hug and tightly held his hand. Veer looked at her and smiled thankfully.

V: Baad mein mujhe pata chala ke woh kisi aur mard ke liye chachu ko chhor gayi thi... Jab she was pregnant with Ponky, tab jo doctor unhe dekh raha tha, later she had an affair with him... For that reason she left chachu... And while going, she told chachu that she had never loved him and was staying with him only for the property... She also said that Daksh and Ponky were nothing but a burden on her... Chachu ye baat se bilkul bikhar gaye... He also left everyone and went abroad... Chachi ne to ye bhi kaha tha ke Daksh aur Ponky ko orphanage mein de denge, par Mom ne saaf mana kar diya....

Bani now understood the reason behind Veer's hatred towards that woman.

V: Ponky to tab bachha tha isliye use zyada kuch pata hi nahi chala, but Daksh ye dukh seh nahi paya... Tabse Daksh kaisa badla badla sa rehta tha... Kisise baat nahi karta tha, zyada khelta nahi tha, muskurana to dur ki baat hai... He slowly started forgetting chachu chachi, but fir bhi kuch missing feel karta tha...Daksh ke toddler ke baad Mom ne mera school change karke use aur mujhe same school mein admission kara diya, jis school mein Tapish bhai parta tha, waha... Remember I told you I had no friends since childhood?!...

B: Hmmm...

V: Now you will know why... School ke pehle din hi main ek bande ko mar diya...*laugh*

B: *shocked* Whaat?! Whyyy?!....

V: Daksh ko 2 saal ke umar se hi chasma hogaya tha, because of some eye problem... To, hum school ke andar ja rahe the tab wo larka aake Daksh ko kaha, "Chasmish bandar!"... Mera dimaag garam ho gaya aur maine use pit diya.. Teacher aake use chhuraya tha mujhse... After chachi's leaving, I had become overprotective about Daksh and Ponky, unke khilaf kuch nahi sun sakta tha main, uss half-pant ke umar mein hi...*laugh*

Bani also laughed at the comment, but she didn't fail to notice the caring tone behind his words. The coffee was over by then. She quickly got up to keep the cups on the dressing table, and then came back and sat at her previous place.

V: Pehle wo kiya, fir usi din class se bhaagke Daksh ke classroom mein chala gaya... Pehle din hi guardian call hua tha mera... Mom ko aake mera permission karwana para tha Daksh ke classroom mein jab chahe tab jaane ki, because I had threatened her to not go to school ever if she didn't do that...

B: Oh god...

V: Hahaha...I know right... To, aise hi 3 saal beeta... Main class mein kisise baat nahi karta tha, aur class khatam hote hi Daksh ke paas chala jata tha.. I would spend my whole break time with him, and Tapish bhai would also accompany us... Ghar pe to puchho hi mat, sirf washroom mein jaane ke time alag hote the, baki har waqt main uske sath chipka hua rehta tha... I used to think that if I go away from him, he would start crying thinking about chachi... Daksh sirf mujhse thora thora baat karta tha, aur kisise nahi.. Then, the miracle happened... Mom got pregnant with Puchki... Mom ko jisdin OT ke liye lejana padha, main Badima ke paas tha.. Par Daksh ne itna zid kiya ke use bhi sang mein le jana para.. Usdin wo bohot ro raha tha jab Mom ko OT ke andar bheja gaya... He cried hugging Dad because he thought Mom was also going to leave him and go... Jab operation hojane ke baad Doctor allowed everyone to meet Mom, he was the first to run in... Usne ander jake Mom ke saath Puchki ko dekha and a smile broke on his face... That was the day when Daksh again came back to his normal self....

B: *smile* That's so sweet... Ab main samjha, kyun Puchki Daksh ki har baat manti hai...

V: *surprised* You have noticed it?!.. Yeah, Daksh is extremely protective about her... Ek minute bhi kuch idhar se udhar hua Puchki ke saath, to Daksh ekdam pagal hojata hai.... *laugh*

B: Ek baat kahu?!...*smile* You are a really nice brother, actually no, you are the nicest brother... Anyways, mujhe abhi bhi samajh nahi aaya, why you didn't have any friends after that.. Ab to Daksh bhi thik hogaya tha, everything was back to normal..Then?!

V: See, we all siblings were of different levels... Tapish bhai was always the good child of the house, and a topper... Itna chupchap rehte the, zaroorat parta to 1-2 words pe answer karte the... Aur, hamesha padhai padhai padhai... Tiffin time mein bhi padhte the...Isliye, unka zyada dost nahi tha, except the other studious ones... Daksh was the smart one among us, he still is... He would observe little things, and keep it in his mind... Sharp memory tha, isliye padhta nahi tha zyada, par fir bhi average score kar jaata tha....... I, on the other side, was a last-bencher topper... Last-bench pe baithta tha, class mein har tarah ke badmashi karta tha, aur fir session ke end mein top karta tha...*laugh* Ab mere jaise aadmi se kaun dosti karega?!... The toppers hated me because I was their competitor... The good ones didn't talk to me because unke parents unko mana kar dete the mere jaise badtameez ke saath baatein karne se... And the other last-benchers hated me because main last bench pe baithke badmashi karke bhi first aajata tha, and isliye mujhe teachers zyada kuch bol bhi nahi paate the.. Ab unique hone ke kuch toh nuksaan bhi honge, right?! *laugh* This continued till the end of my educational life... Haa, kabhi kabhi dukh hota hai ye sochke ki maine apne life mein abhi tak dosti ka maza enjoy nahi kiya hai, but regret kabhi nahi hua... Because, dost nahi tha, but maine akele hi itne maze kiye hai ke puchho mat... Har tarah ke badmashi kiya hai, sab cheez khulke enjoy kiya hai.... You know what they say:  the wolves stay in packs, but the lion stays alone...*wink*

B: *laugh* Yaa I know... I can see...

V: *deep sigh* Life ko lekar mera view bilkul tumhari tarah tha... To live life to the fullest, to not keep any regrets, to work on my intuition, exactly same.. College tak pohochte pohochte to pyar aur rishton pe bhi yakeen laut aya tha... I was a free bird, a happy soul.... The adventurous Veeranshu Singhania, the one who was daring, the one who loved to challenge everything in life, the one who loved to sing and dance with utmost passion... Khush tha main bohot.. Until she came....

Bani knew where this was going. She pressed his hand to let him know that she was there with him, she wouldn't leave him alone. Veer patted on her hand with his other hand, and continued.

V: Sharanya... Sharanya Ahuja... She was my collegemate during my MBA... College mein pehchanta tha use, par kabhi baat nahi hua..Because as I said, I was too busy with myself to give a damn to anyone else... Bas itna pata tha that she was from a middle class family and was persuing MBA through a scholarship... Usse baat hua college ke reunion ke din.. About 5 saal pehle ki baat hai... She came up to me and initiated the conversation, saying that I was an inspiration for her and all.. Tab main already business world mein entry kar chuka tha through Dad's company 'Singhania Industries'.. We talked for sometime, and I found her interesting because she said how she struggled and fought for herself to persue MBA when her parents were against it... We exchanged numbers and started meeting each other... This continued for about 2 months... Then suddenly one day, she proposed me... To be honest, I liked her, but I never thought about us like that... But, I thought to give it a try as I felt she was a nice girl... Pehle ke kuch mahine sab bohot achha chal raha tha... We would hang out together, go on dates, I would sing for her over a call, everything was fine... But after few months, things started changing... I knew she always had a love for materialistic things, and so I used to give her gifts whenever possible... But, after those few months, she started complaining that I was spending less time with her and I was ignoring her, and many more.. Aur jab main maafi mangte jaata, mujhse kehti ki "shopping pe chalte hai... Ye karte hai, Wo karte hai"... After about 1 and a 1/2 year of our relationship, this increased 10 times more... I had felt that she was changing, previously also, but didn't say anything to her... But this time I thought to talk and sort out the matter... I bought a bottle of champagne and a bouquet of flower, and went to her house without telling her... But what I saw there, was, beyond my imagination... She was in the hall, sitting on another man's lap, and talking about her successful plan of trapping me... "Veeranshu Singhania se pyaar, pagal ho kya?! Sharanya ko pyaar se pyaar nahi hai, paiso se pyaar hai... Scholarship leke MBA padha ta ki meri dard bhari kahani sunake aamir larko ko fasau aur aaish karu. And guess what, I won.. Bechare Vee baby ko ye lagta hai that I am madly in love with him... Oh God... Mujhe manane ke liye kitne saare gifts deta hai wo aadmi, I must admit he is too sweet... Hahahha": this is what she had told to that person... Main confront karne gaya to mujhe boli that I didn't physically satisfy her and thus she was cheating on me... Yeah, it's true that I never touched her or got intimate with her sexually, because I believe that mental intimacy is greater than physical intimacy... But what she did was to use that against me... Usdin se, I lost my faith in love and relations completely...I caged that old Veeranshu Singhania within myself so that no one again gets a chance to hurt me like that ever.... Usdin last time ke liye maine gaana gaya... Kaunsa gaana pata hai?!...
*singing*
Sach keh raha hai deewana dil,
Dil na kisise lagana,
Jhoothe hai yaar ye vaade saare,
Jhoothe hai pyaar ki kasme..
Maine har lamha,
Jise chahe, jise puja,
Usine yaaro mera dil toda, toda,
Tanha, tanha chhoda....
*stopped*
Ye wala gaana gaya tha... Aur fir, uss guitar ko farmhouse ke store room mein fek diya....
Mujhe baad mein realise hua that I had never loved her... As I said, I had a soft corner for her, I used to like her... But yeah, I trusted her a lot, and she broke it.. Life mein Mom ke alawa jin do aurton pe sabse trust kiya, unhone hi uss trust ko mitti mein mila diya... Dil toota tha usdin mera; pyaar ke wajah se nahi, vishwas ke wajah se... Mujhe lagne laga aajkal ke saare aurat ek jaise hi hote hai, dhokebaaz... Main 'Iron-Hearted Man' ban gaya... Sab purani aadaton ko aapne andar dabake ek naya ruthless Veeranshu Singhania ko le aaya... Andar se wo purana wala insaan hi tha, par duniya ke liye bahar se badal gaya... Mercury Industries ko apne haathon se banaya.. Mercury Industries ke malik, The Veeranshu Singhania se sab milna chaha, par andar ke Veer se koi nahi... Ye sab dekhte dekhte, kab main uss andar ke Veer ko bhulke iss bahar ke Veeranshu ko apna liya, pata hi nahi chala.. Aur, aise karte karte achhai aur burai ke lakeer ko bhul ke tum jaisi ek selfless larki ko bhi kitna kuch...

Bani kept her hand on his lips, and hugged him tightly. She was crying. It looked as if he was hurt but she was feeling the pain. They stayed in that position quietly for sometime, and then Bani finally spoke up...

B: Aur kuch mat bolo Veer... Aur kuch mat bolo... Mujhse aur suna nahi ja raha... Kaha the tum itne din?! Pehle kyun nahi mile mujhe?!... Tum jaisa insaan duniya mein bohot kam hai... Tum duniya ke sabse achhe bhai ho, maine tumhare tarah kisi aur ko nahi dekha aisa apne bhai behen ke liye khud ke khushiyon ko tyag dene ko... Tum ek achha insaan ho, jo dusro ke dard ko samajhta hai... Tum ek dildaar aadmi ho, jo jab kisika haath thamta hai to use poore tareeke se nibhata hai... Tum Iron-Hearted Man nahi, Golden-Hearted Man ho...I am proud of you Veer, I am damn proud of you... Tumne jo kiya, wo galat nahi hai... Apne aap ko protect karne ke liye use chhupake rakhna galat nahi hai... Tumne mere saath jo bhi kiya, isliye kiya taki tumhe firse wo dhoke ki dard se guzarna na pare... Ye galat nhi hai Veer... Tumne jo bhi kiya, uske pichhe bohot badi wajah thi... Bachpan se lekar ab tak tumne dhoka dekha hai, saha hai, to dhoka khane se darr hona to normal hai... Veer, main tumse ye nahi kahungi that I sympathize with you, kyunki mujhe sympathy se ghinn hai... Bass tumse ye kahungi ke wo sab beet chuka hai... Wo sab past hai... Use ab yaadein banake rakhdo, use apne andar aur basao mat.. Wo tumhara past hai Veer, par main tumhara present hoon, aur shayad future bhi... Main vada karti hoon Veer, tumhe kabhi bhi aur chot pohochne nahi dungi.. Tumhare dil ko aur tootne nahi dungi, vada raha... I am glad tumne ye sab kuch share kiya mere saath... Varna itne dino se itna sab kuch apne andar dabake rakhe ho, andar se toot kar bhi bahar strong rahe ho, ye sahi nahi hai... Kisi ko apne dil ki baat batana hi parta hai, and I am glad that tumhare liye wo insaan main ban payi...

Veer smiled at the irony. She herself kept everything suppressed within herself, but was now scolding him for doing so... She herself cared for others forgetting about herself, but was telling him that taking care of himself is necessary. Veer was no more sad, rather he felt so much at peace. He didn't know if it was because he had finally let go of the burden that he was carrying till now, or because she was hugging him tightly and soothing him. Maybe, both....

B: Aur ha, tum firse ye mat kehna ki tumne dosti experience nahi kiya hai.. Arre, main hoon na?!.. Tumhara pehla aur sabse close dost... Aur, Dheeraj aur Shraddha bhi to hai... Wo log mere dost hai, to tumhare bhi dost hai... Aj sham ko main tumhe unke ghar leke jaungi... Tumhe bhi to pata chale hum kaise masti karte hai... Welcome to my team, Veer...

Bani broke the hug and kissed on his forehead. She looked at him and smiled. Veer was moved with this act. He smiled back happily.

B: Veer, agar main tumse kuch mangu, to kya tum mujhe wo doge?!..

V: Maang ke to dekho...

B: Kya mujhe wo old wala, happy soul, free bird, adventurous, daring Veeranshu Singhania mil sakta hai?!...

The innocence with which Bani asked the question touched Veer's heart.

V: *smiling* Use tum sambhal nahi paogi Swwetheart... Wo sarphira hai, sanki hai, pagal hai... Apne marzi se chalta hai... Daring hai... Use handle nahi kar paogi tum...

B: Ekbar mauka to do... Plz...

V: Ok... Tumhe wo chahiye, to tumhe wo hi milega....

She hugged Veer in happiness. She now understood what Shailee had meant when she had said "tu aisa karke mere purane Veeru ko wapas le aayega". Maybe, finally she would be able to bring the old Veer back.

Veer realised that she was sad hearing his story, so decided to cheer her up.

V: *tease* Kya baat hai Sweetheart?! Aj aise hi rehne ka iraada hai kya?!... Khana nahi khana?!...

Bani quickly broke the hug being embarrassed. Veer laughed seeing her expression. She slapped him lightly on his shoulders, and told him to go and cook.

The whole time when Veer was cooking, Bani stayed with him. She helped him chop the vegetables, and also made him laugh with her stupid jokes. They had their lunch together happily.

Bani called DD after the lunch to inform them about their visit, but DD said that he would be going to Shraddha's house to meet her parents. The plan was postponed to the next day. The whole evening, Bani and Veer spent time playing ludo, but this time without doing any cheating.

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After the dinner, Bani came to Veer's room to wish him goodnight. Veer was checking an official file then.

B: Veer, tumse ek baat kehni thi...

V: *keeping the file* Kaho...

B: Tumko mujhse kabhi kuch kehna ho ya kuch bhi batana ho, to zyada socha mat karo... Mujhe aakar directly bol diya karo ok?!...

V: *smiling* Oh, okk....

B: *smiling* Yeah...ok Goodnight...

V: Yeah goodnight...

She turned to leave, when Veer called her back.

V: Bani...ek baat kehna tha...

B: *turning* Haa bolo...

V: Tumko andhera se darr lagta hai na?!..To akela kyun sona?! Yahi so jao..

She smiled inwardly hearing his stupid excuse, whereas he cursed himself for his stupidity.

B: *hiding her blush* Okk...

Bani quickly went and brought her pillow and mobile from her room, and settled in his room. Veer was glad that she agreed. They settled on the bed and lied beside each other. Sleep was far away from their eyes due to the bubbling excitement. To ease the situation, he started talking to her about his various notorious moments of childhood. They didn't realise when they dozed off to sleep while talking.

Finally, Veer was at peace.... After a long wait of 3 years....

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Heyyy my lovely readers.... Finally, the most awaited chapter is out... Read it, and tell me if you liked it or not...

Special credits to Kusum_Agarwal for forcing me to make Vani sleep in the same room... It was not in my plan, she made me do it..😂❤️

Also, those eho have not heard the song mentioned in the chapter, the youtube link is given in the chapter cover... Hear it out...

Chapter Trivia...
Q. After hearing Veer's story, do you think his behaviour with Bani was justified?!
Q. Now, who do you think is at fault, Chachu or Chachi?! (the qs was also asked in ch 3 and most of you told that both of them are at equal fault. What's your view now)
Q. Guess the precap.

Precap:-
Chari Mujhe Yaari Teri Aisi,
Jaise Daaru Desi...
Khatti Mithi Baatein Hai Nashe Si,
Jaise Daaru Desi....