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Chapter 117
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Old Glass Factory
DSP Siddharth was glad to see that three ambulances were speeding towards the factory entrance,, and then he suddenly remembered that he forgot to call Miku... The very fact that his call was picked up at the very first ring made him realize how desperately Miku and his father were waiting for his call. But it also made him hesitate as to how he was going to break the bad news about Aryan getting injured at the factory...
"Hi Miku! Sorry for calling you so late,, but I was kind of held up with so many things going on. How are you and how is Avinash ji?"
"Forget about us, Siddharth. We are all fine. Tell us how my brother is? Is he okay?"
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Love that lasts Chapter 118
Unbroken Almost 24 hours later... Chandni was staring blankly into space while Nargis Chachi wound her arm around her in the hospital waiting room. Raj Singh along with Vikram, Avinash and Smita were all waiting as well, for the surgeons to finish removing the shredded pieces of glass on Aryan's face. They were all talking in low tones, trying to keep the worry away, but inwardly playing for Aryan. They sat closely huddled together, while Miku and Atharv were watching videos on YouTube with shared headphones. Chandni felt as if she had no capacity to cry anymore. Her tears have dried up, her eyes reflected the determination and renewed hope she felt, even after the shocking truths she came to know in the last few hours. That her mother Aishwarya was not her biological mothe
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"You have become way more mature than I gave you credit for. Thanks a lot Beti!! But it still doesn't absolve me from my sins. If I live long enough till Aryan is recovered, I just have to speak to him once. That's it. Then I can die peacefully and go meet your mother." Sanjay said in a detached tone. "Sahib!! Is this a way to speak to your daughter?? After all the struggles you have been through, this is the time for you to finally relax and enjoy your time with family." Nargis chided him affectionately. "You think you can escape from all of us so easily? In your dream Daddy!! Anyway nothing is going to happen to you, okay? You are going to recover and listen to all the tall tales your Grandson Atharv tells and eats my brains half the time with. It is time to step up to the role of Grandfather. You have been absconding fr
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Chandni came out of her reverie as Atharv tapped on shoulder. She hugged her son closer and sighed deeply. The last twenty four hours have been very tumultuous, but she knew she had to keep up a brave face, and hope!! Hope that the love of her life, the man who is still in the Operation theatre will one day forgive her for all the mistakes she did in not trusting him all those years ago. Finally the operation theatre door opened and the team of surgeons came out, bearing the happy news that Aryan's operation was successful. The main surgeon informed all the relieved family members that Aryan would be airlifted soon to Mumbai, to continue the surgical procedures to his face. He was still in an induced coma and would be in ICU for the next day or so till his condition stabilizes, but close family members would be allowed to visit him after a few hours. Avinash and Raj Singh thanked the team of doct
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DSP Siddharth entered their room just then along with Miku, and informed them about the progress of the case. "Khan Sahib is going to lodge the case for trial as soon as the court opens next week. Dev can peacefully continue his treatment in Mumbai. I am just coming from his room as I wanted to tell him personally how all the hard work he did all these years finally paid off. But he is still under sedation." He said in a sad tone. "Don't worry Bro! Dev Bhaiyya will recover in no time, he is a fighter. And once he is fully conscious, he will come running back to Allahabad and will sit through every session probably till the sentencing is done." As he sat down and chatted with everyone around, Raj Singh realized that for everyone around here, Aryan is now Dev Bharadwaj. Perhaps he was the only one who never knew wh
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Almost a fortnight laterAryan woke up on his hospital bed in Mumbai and looked at his surroundings, which have now become familiar. He felt completely energised, for the first time.He was waking up for a few minutes and drifting back to sleep for the past few days. He spoke briefly with Miku, Avinash and Raj Singh when they happened to be in the room. Raj Singh was busy back at Synergy as they finally hired a new CEO but still visited him every evening. Namrata and Sanjay Verma visited Aryan as soon as he arrived but Raj Singh requested the rest of the staff to wait till Aryan had fully recovered.Avinash and Miku were quick to assure him that Aishwarya was behind bars, and a case has been registered against her for attempted murder, giving him peace of mind. Miku and everyone evaded answering questions about Chandni except to
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Next Sunday: Carrying grocery bags in both hands, Aryan slowly made his way towards the lifts from his car, parked on the street instead of the carpark of his apartment block. He was still resting in his apartment as per Doctor's order. Thankfully he was kept entertained and busy by his neighbours, who knew him since he was a teenager. Aryan's neighbour on the fifth floor had renovated his apartment, and sold it to a young couple and they were having a housewarming party. A Large statue of Ganesha adorned the corridor next to the lift near their apartment and they were using the emptied car park to serve lunch for all the guests invited. As Aryan pressed the floor button and waited for the doors to close, he heard frantic footsteps and Chandni entered the lift. Both kept
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Rocky, their neighbour’s dog barked loudly, jumping towards him and Chandni. "Aaaargh" Chandni shrieked loudly and grabbed his jacket, hiding behind his back. "This is Rocky, our neighbour's dog. I am just looking after him for a day till they come back. He is completely harmless." Aryan tried his best to reassure her, even though he knew it wouldn't make much difference, as Chandni had a phobia against dogs since her childhood. "Rocky Stop!! Go back inside!!" Aryan's orders were ignored by Rocky as he continued to twirl to his tail excitedly and sniff around Chandni, while Chandni continued her frantic shrieks and panic ridden gasps. Rocky was a gentle giant, a 7-year-old Labrador whose over enthusiasm and friendliness was somehow being misinterpreted as aggre
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"Oh God!!! Do you have to remind me of that? It was not my fault, you know. But your girlfriend's" "She was not my girlfriend!!" hissed Aryan as he advanced towards her. "Okay one of your wannabe girlfriends. But still, I must have made a mighty fool of myself that day. Did I blabber too much? I am sorry you had to see me like that. I don't know what came over me that day! You must have been embarrassed." "I wasn't and I will never be embarrassed because of you Chandu! In fact, that was one time when you spoke freely with me. And I am thankful for that! I can never forget that night in my life." Suddenly the space between them seemed to have shrunk and the rest of the room became oblivious, as he locked his gaze on Chandni's face, as her eyes darted rapidly, probably
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For the first time the confident smile on Dev's face faltered. "Hmm Yes I think so Mrs. Bharadwaj. But if there is anything he does that you don't like, and you are too shy to tell him directly, maybe I can help you?" He looked hopefully at her. The waiter hovered around them, hoping they would order. "It's your choice!!" Dev handed over the menu to her. Chandni didn't bother to open it. She looked sweetly at the waiter and asked, "What are your signature dishes for entrees and mains here?" The waiter went through a long list of delectable dishes, which as per his recommendation were most sought after. Chandni randomly picked a few and asked them to be served as quickly as p
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"Everything is about you is it? What you want to do, what you don't want to do? What If I am not in the mood to talk right now? What if I am finding my husband too..."? She didn't finish her sentence and Dev grabbed her waist and pulled her towards him. "Your command is my wish... my majesty." He smiled in relief. "This is what I want sweetheart!! That you tell me everything openly. I didn't tell you how you look in this dress because I was afraid I will get too carried away even without...forget it!! When I saw this dress in a catalogue, I knew you would look damn good in this, but when the time comes, I was hoping I could do this too...." His ran his fingers lazily in a feathery touch along her open back, making her shudder involuntarily and wrap her arms around him. She nuzzled his neck, kissing him slowly al
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It was almost Seven pm and Dev had booked their dinner at Eight. Chandni opened the suitcase that Dev brought along with him, which was supposed to have all her clothes that she packed in Mumbai. But to her horror, it was practically empty except for some new underwear and casual clothes. As she made a thorough search to see if any of her clothes were in other suitcases, She recalled all the events of the afternoon After dumping their luggage at the hotel, they had a leisurely lunch, and strolled around the streets of shopping markets. Dev insisted on going back to the same shop where she bought the shorts she wore to the airport, and buy every combination of shorts and casual tops there, as he said "it made you look like a local and the 18-year-old I married." But Chandni suspected otherwise, the way his hungry
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A war-like atmosphere had descended upon the marble island counter in the kitchen, which also served as Dining table in the Bharadwaj household. "I want to come to Goa too.. I have never been there! Mummy! Mummy!! Tell Daddy I want to come too.. I don't want to go and stay with Miku Chacha!! I am not going to eat this breakfast anymore till you agree to take me along." Atharv crossed his arms and looked at his parents furiously, after making sure that he finished all but a few spoons of the huge second serve of his favorite Kheer! "Hey Buddy!! Why are you saying you don't want to come and stay with me? I am hurt... deeply hurt! We are friends, remember!! Goa is seriously boring! All you do is sit in front of the beach and stare at waves! And trust me, there too your Mum and Dad would be telling you don't do this, don't do that.... But you and me, we are going
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A few months later. -------------------------- "Atharv... tell your mummy to hurry up otherwise we both are going to the function without her!" Aryan said in irritation, as he looked at his watch for the umpteenth time. "Daddy you can tell her whatever you want in person, because she is right behind you. Haha" Atharv pointed to his father with a jerk of his head, and went back to playing the video game on his phone. "Don't you start anything now!! As it is, I am in such a bad mood for spending so much time wearing this saree." Chandni didn't even let her husband open his mouth. Aryan groaned loudly. "Well, who asked you to wear this? And if you knew
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A flushed and pained Vikram slowly made his way out of the washroom towards his bed and sat down exhausted. He should have gone to the living room and joined others at Breakfast but he felt totally drained. Maybe he could rest for a few more moments. He sat upright against the propped up soft pillows on the head board and took some deep breaths. Just then he heard soft footsteps followed by a knock and his face broke into a smile. "Come in!" Chandni and Aryan entered with breakfast tray. "Aaah!! Mr. and Mrs. Bharadwaj! And with breakfast for me! I should thank my lucky stars huh!!" He cheered them jovially. Chandni gave the juice to Vikram with a smile and sat next to him on the bed. Vikram scooted over and tapped on the other side of the bed, inviting Ar
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Her heart rejoiced at the thought itself, even though she was still depressed thinking about her Didi and the drastic step she took. Committing suicide is such a stupid cowardly thing. It is not a solution to any problem. In fact, you leave so much trauma and grief for all the people you leave behind, who loved you all your life, and they get sometimes permanently scarred from it. Vikram ji had been through so much trauma after Didi died. If only she knew how much he loved her!! He went out of the way to help everyone from his wife's family and fulfilled the last wish of his wife. She and everyone in the family was sure that if only Didi had reached out to her Daddy, Vikram would have been so happy to meet them all in normal circumstances, and they would have been one big happy family! Now she understood the meaning behind each and every word Vikram ji said to her at the top of that hill cliff after he saved her..... Her thoughts wandered to that fate
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"Chandni, after I saw your father at Renu's Anniversary, I went through her things and found this letter addressed to me. And everything that I did afterwards was because of this. Please read it, it is nothing personal. And I have read it so many times that I know the contents of that letter by heart now." Chandni took the letter with trembling hands and began to read. ============================ Hi Vikram, By the time you read this letter, I am probably gone from your life, and this world. I know what I am going to do is a cowardly act, and something I will just add to the list of regrets that I now have in my life. I wish I was as brave as my mother who loved my father wholeheartedly and fought a
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"I know Sanjayji, what wonders women can do, to turn our family life into a bliss. But I also knew what kind of people my relatives were, Renu didn't!” Vikram rubbed his eyes and sighed. “ They would pass snide remarks about her to my father and other relatives or bring up the topic of her family just to unsettle her. Her nervousness only made things worse, as it made all of us suspect that she was hiding something from us. She began to have trouble sleeping and I took her to the doctors who ordered her to do some lifestyle changes, exercises and also prescribed some sleeping pills, but requested her to use them as a last resort. She became fidgety and moody as time went on. I asked her plainly one day, was there anything I needed to know? She flatly denied that she was hiding anything from me but was hurt that I am not trusting her word. She accused me that I was trying to spy on her, which made me
