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2024-10-29 19:42:56It was way past midnight by the time everyone retired to bed. Miku insisted that Aryan join him at the hotel where they were staying and Aryan happily obliged. Avinash and Smitha went back to the Army guest house along with Satpal Singh.
Aryan felt emotionally drained and disturbed after the long night. The euphoria of meeting his brother and sharing all the happy memories with them was soon replaced by the tragic recollections of the traumatic events of all those years ago. And if that wasn't enough, Avinash and Satpal privately grilled him to explain what exactly happened at Goa after his wedding with Chandni, as they were still clueless to most parts.
Reliving all those painful memories left Aryan with a heavy heart. His body and soul longed for Chandni, the other eternal bond he felt more acutely and ached for, even after all these years of separation. He w
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"NO WAY!!" Miku's voice exploded in that sparsely furnished room."Shhh... do you even realise what time it is?" Aryan said with gritted teeth."You can't just drop a bomb like that and expect me not to react Bro!! Breakup... What breakup? Why breakup and when? You and Bhabhi... you looked so cool... so real... I could see how possessive you were even about that low res crappy graphics photo... so I can only imagine how possessive you must be about my Bhabhi!! How could you let this happen Bro? Once you get a girl, you stick to her like glue and never leave her. Don't you even know this basic thing? I know you are handsome and all... but still, Bhabhi looks like an angel too. No wonder somebody snapped her the moment she was single again. But why didn't you go after her and try to work things out? I mean brea
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Chandni pulled Atharv onto her lap and gave him a soft kiss on his forehead. "Hey I am not mean, I am the cutest and friendliest bear there ever is... I am Winnie the Pooh" Chandni exclaimed with a loud laugh. "Hmm... but I thought you hated being called Winnie the Pooh!" Atharv pointed out. "Well yes, initially when Dev called me that I was so mad at him. But then I got used to it, I guess. Things become endearing to you and become part of you, once you get used to them you know." She ruffled his hair affectionately. "Maybe he called you that because you were just like Winnie. Winnie also likes the same old things. His honey, his friends." Atharv said wisely but Chandni found it so hard to suppress her smile. "I g
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Chandni's Home, Mumbai. Next day morning 5AM Chandni woke up as usual and freshened up. She checked her phone for any messages...there were none. Normally, whenever Vikram went out of town he would leave a message or call but this time he didn't. She felt a bit uneasy but reminded herself of the time zone differences between Dubai and here. Maybe he will call later. But she knew the real reason she was uneasy was that there were no calls from Aryan. And with Vikram too out of town, she had no one to ask about his wellbeing. She was thankful to Atharv last night for distracting and tiring her out, so she could at least catch a few hours of sleep. Otherwise, since that night of Aryan's heartbreaking chat and his fall, she hardly slept, most of the time waking up in the middle of night from nightmares. She looked at Atharv sleeping so
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"My life is set anyway. I have adapted myself to my situation and I am happy where I am. I really am. Believe me. But my life revolves around Atharv. Atharv is the sole source of happiness for me. Do you want to take away even that from me?" She asked in a choked voice. Raj Singh began to reply, but she cut him short. "Aryan can happily marry someone who truly deserves him, and he can start a family. Can't he? A proper loving family, devoid of any bitter memories and misunderstandings. But if he comes to know about Atharv, he will get a son for sure, but he will lose out on all the rest of it, and you and I both know that he deserves nothing less than happy fulfilling family life, after all the suffering he had been through. Atharv has me and Vikram and between us, we will make sure he is well looked after. Aryan should move forward in life and I want nothing
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Kanhaiya and Rana spun around quickly, startled, but it was Aishwarya who was shocked to the core to find Aryan standing at the doorway, cool as a Cucumber. As Rana and Kanhaiya's hands moved unobtrusively towards their pockets, Aryan took a gun out of his pocket with such fast hands, that it made Kanhaiya glare at him. "Relax Kanhaiya... I am just here on a social visit... to talk to my ex Mother In Law, mother of my Ex-wife! But you see, she hates me so much that I had to bring DSP Siddharth along, for protection. He is just outside, waiting for me to come back!" Aryan's innocent expressions were in stark contrast to his menacing tone, as he stressed on every syllable he spoke. One of the goons went to the window and checked out Aryan's statement and confirmed it back to Rana. Rana and Kanhaiya put their weapon
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Aryan walked quickly back to the waiting police Van and hopped in much to the relief of DSP Siddharth. "Abe Gadhe!! (You Idiot ) why did you take so much time? I was getting so tense here." Sid hissed at his friend as he started the Van and began to drive. 'I was testing my acting skills out there Bro! Oh God! Now, even I am speaking like that Drama Queen!" Aryan cursed himself and broke into a guffaw as Sid shook his head mockingly. "Yaar I am so happy for you. I haven't seen you this carefree and happy for so long. Miku is such a lovable brother. And his mannerisms are bound to rub on you, don't worry!" Sid's sincere reply calmed Aryan and brought a lingering smile on his lips. "
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Till she heard Nargis Chachi's frantic rap on the door, Chandni was lost in her own happy world. Apologizing profusely, she hurried and got ready in a few minutes, taking special care with her Sindhoor and wore some bangles too, after a long time. She made sure that Raj Uncle had multiple serves of all the dishes before she started eating. Along with Nargis Chachi and Rashid Chacha, they all had a happy meal together, still sorely missing VikramJi among them. "VikramJi is coming tomorrow." Chandni informed Raj Singh when he inquired after him. Turning to her Chacha, she added, "He called me in the morning while I was at the office." Rashid smiled happily. Afterwards, they settled down in front of TV as Atharv forced Raj Singh t
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