Gauravi's POV
" Shaurya? As in Shaurya? Sagar's son?" Dad asked me, absolutely shocked. His eyes seemed to be coming out of his face.
" Yes, Dad! " I said and all the color left his face.
" No!! You are kidding... Right? You and Shaurya have always been like enemies. " Ron said.
" I am not kidding. " I said firmly.
" You are lying, just to avoid getting married. I know, you can't fall for him." Mihir said.
" No Mihir! I am not lying." I said looking into his eyes.
" Shaurya?? Like really?? He is a certified Casanova. Every other day, we see him with a new girl. How can you think that I will allow him anywhere near you? Sid, get my gun. " Dad asked Chachu to get his gun.
" No, dad!! Please don't say anything to him. " I requested.
" I will not say anything to him, I will go and shoot him between his eyes. " Dad said.
" Mom, please try to make him understand. "
" Sweetie, stop this prank, now. You are just like your dad. But let me tell you this is not funny stop this nonsense right away. Can't you see that everyone here is getting tense? Your dad might have a heart attack, and what are you talking about, you love Mihir, and he has always loved you. He is a gem of a person, you should not tease him like this. You are hurting him. " Mom said.
" Mom, I agree, that Mihir is a gem of a person and that's why he has been my best friend. I know that he has always loved me, but that is the reason why I should not hide my feelings from him. I know it will hurt him a bit if I say it now but imagine how much he would be hurt if I keep feeling in this way. Mom, he is still my best friend, but I don't feel attracted to him. Mom, Dad... And all the elders, you all had a love marriage, you all were attracted to your partners. You must have felt your beat increasing when your partner was around. I don't feel any such thing for him. Try to understand that being friendly or having a very good understanding between a couple is not everything. You need to have a good physical attraction and a magnetic pull for your partner for a good healthy relationship between a couple. I want to be true and loyal in my relationship and let me tell you that I am feeling all that for Shaurya nowadays. I am sorry, Mihir, but I can't get married to you if I feel this way for someone else. Please don't force me, I can't get married to you. But please will you always remain my friend? I can't lose you, as my friend. "
" What are you saying, Gauravi? I have never even looked at another girl in my life. I have loved only you... I have never considered you as just a friend, I have loved you even before I came to know that there is something called love. I can't be just your best friend. I can't and won't force you to accept my love but you should not expect me to be your friend now. I will not be able to think of you as a friend. If you don't want to get married to me, I will break all my ties with you. Mom, Dad, let's go!" He said and went out of the door while my mom and Chachu rushed after him. Uncle and Aunty also went out without saying anything.
" Are you out of your mind?? What have you done? Your mom is right when she says that I have spoiled you beyond the limit. How could you do that to Mihir?? He is such a nice boy, despite being from the Shah family, who are considered to be the richest family in the country, he studied medicine just to be with you. His family has such a wide business but he wanted to be with you and impress me, he became a doctor. He is such a sweet, humble, decent man. Even if I had looked for years, I could not have found such a man for my daughters. His dad, my friend, Mehul requested me to give your hand to Mihir as he is madly in love with you. How can you break the heart of a man who has never even looked at another girl in his life? "
" Dad... "
" No, listen to me, how could you ditch him for another guy? I didn't force you to accept this alliance, did I ? When Mehul asked me to give your hand to Mihir in marriage, I asked you first and you agreed to this and only then I accepted the offer. So how can you break his heart and claim that you love another man? And I can't even believe that you chose Shaurya over Mihir... Is it some kind of bad dream?? You not only spoiled your friendship but also spoiled mine with Mehul. How would I face him? "
" Dad ... Please, try and understand. Would you be happy if I would not be happy in my married life? Is your friendship more important to you than your daughter? "
" Nothing is more important than my daughters but your action was uncalled for. Why did you agree to marry him and have the roka and engagement with him? Everyone knows about your relationship by now and all of a sudden you claim that you are in love with another man? How will I face Mehul? He has been my friend for more than 45 years. "
" But Dad, if he is your friend, he will understand your situation. Even Manik got married to Roshni while he was engaged to Myra. He will understand, and if he is your friend so is Sagar uncle. Please don't be so angry, I still want to marry your friend's son. "
" No, I have always listened to you, and gave you whatever you wanted but I had never thought in my weirdest dream that you would do such a thing. If you had chosen some other nice and decent man, even if I didn't know him or his family, I would have still thought of him, but under no condition, I will allow you to go anywhere near Shaurya. " Dad shouted. Siddh and Chachi tried to calm him down. Just then Mom and Chachu came in. They also looked very upset.
" What have you done, Gauravi?? "
" Mom, I had to do it... I could not spoil Mihir's life. I have never loved him, but I knew that he loved me and he was my best friend so I agreed to get married, thinking that I would eventually fall in love with him, but it didn't happen. I fell in love with another person. I can't spoil Mihir's life as he deserves someone who loves him as he deserves to be loved. Mom, Dad, I don't love him, but you can still mend your relationship with Shahs, and get Tami, married to Mihir. " I said and everyone looked at me as if I had grown two heads.
" I think that you have seriously lost it. Do you even know what you are talking about?? Sid, make an appointment with the psychiatrist, we need to get her checked." Dad said shaking his head.
" Dad, he is a nice man, there is nothing wrong with my suggestion. If I had not fallen for another person, I would have gone ahead and got married to him. But this way the relationship between our families will not be affected. "
Gauravi's POV "I agree that Mihir is a nice man but he has feelings for you, not for Tami. " Mom said. " But he is a good man from a good family... A good son, a good brother, and a good friend." I argued. " I'm sure he would be a good husband," Dad said. " Yes, I am sure, but he would not be my husband. " I said firmly. " There is no rush, I think that you panicked as we were fixing your wedding date, take some time and think about it for some time. I want you to think of all the pros and cons of this. " Dad said and Mom nodded. " Dad, Mom, trust me I am saying this after thinking all these things. I don't deserve his unconditional love when I can't reciprocate his feelings. " I said and Mom looked into my eyes, I averted my eyes away as I knew she was trying to read my mind as she had this magical power to read people's minds, now even Tami had inherited that trait. I wish I could read people's minds and know what they were thinking. " Gautam, stop this! There is no use,
Gauravi's POV" What happened?? Is he not picking up your call?? Or is his phone busy? " Siddh asked with sarcasm." His phone is not reachable. I have been trying to call him for a few days." I said." I am sure, he is involved with many such girls and hence he is not picking up your calls. I think you should forget about him, he is not reliable or dependable. I am not comfortable with the fact that you are even thinking of him. Let's go and meet Shahs, we can say that it was just a prank. They know that I am a big prankster and you are very much like me. They might forgive you, Mihir loves you so much that he would be very happy to have you back in his life. I must say, that Mihir is a very nice boy, and I was excited to have him as my son-in-law. " Dad said firmly." No, Dad... Please try to understand, it is not possible. " I said." Why is it not possible? I will make it possible for you. You deserve Mihir, not Shaurya. " Dad argued." No Dad!! I don't want to get married to Mihi
Third person POVGautam and Maurvi are going to Malhotra's mansion." Gautam, drive slow. What is wrong with you? " Maurvi said." I don't know, I have never felt so helpless in my life. I don't want Shaurya and Gauravi to be together but ... I don't like his way of living. He is even worse than Sahil. I don't know how this happened, I mean they always used to fight, complaining about each other... " Gautam said." Hmm, even I didn't ever feel that they could ever be together. Maybe I could imagine her with Shlok, but not Shaurya. They are quite mismatched, both short-tempered and impulsive. Gauravi needs someone like Mihir, or maybe Shlok, or Sujal. But what can be done now? Let's hope, everything goes well. But please be calm there, let me talk, you know that I am better in these matters. " Maurvi said. Gautam nodded reluctantly." Now don't look like a grumpy uncle. " Maurvi said and he rolled his eyes." I swear if you yell at Shaurya or misbehave with him there, I will not talk t
" We know that you got into a relationship with Gauravi. So you don't need to hide it, beta, uncle is not going to punch you. " Damini said." Gauravi?? "You think that I am in a relationship with her??" He asked, looking at all of them. Maurvi and Damini nodded."No!!! It is a lie!! I am not in a relationship with her. " He said shaking his head and looking absolutely shocked as well as surprised as if this was utter nonsense." Don't lie, Shaurya, it's ok. We understand you are scared as Gautam is here. " Maurvi was saying." No, Aunty, I am not lying, I am not in a relationship with her. How could you think it was even possible? And... And she is in love with Mihir, in fact, she is even engaged to Mihir. Then why do you think that she and I... ". He said.Gautam had started getting angry." I know, but she refused to get married to him and the reason that she gave in front of everyone is that she is in love with you. " Maurvi said" No!! It must be her latest prank. You all know h
Gauravi's POV " Don't blame me for the baby you are carrying. I am not related to it in any way. I don't even like you, being in a relationship, being married to you, or having a child with you is something that I would not do in this lifetime. " He said firmly." Well, what do I say, if you are denying it outrightly... Okay fine, all the best for your life, I guess I was right about you in the beginning. Anyway, thanks for saving my life. Mom, Dad, let's go, please. " Gauravi said." How can you deny everything like this?? He should take the responsibility. " Siddh got angry and charged at Shaurya but Gauravi came between them." Siddh, let it be, please don't force him. I can take care of myself and if I am in this situation it is my problem. Nobody has to take the responsibility for my life. Let's go! Please Bhai. "" We don't need him to take care of you because we can't take care of you, Gauravi, it is the right thing to do, he has always been a playboy, but at least now, he sho
Gauravi 's POV" Gauravi, I am sorry to say this but I can't stop myself from doing it... You know how much Mihir loves you, right?? Then why did you break his heart? I know, he has been in love with you since we all were in kindergarten. I swear, if I had someone who loved me so much, I would have died for him. " Roohi got emotional saying that, Vihan was looking at her with a weird expression." Oh, please, don't exaggerate! A child in kindergarten doesn't even know about this emotion called love. " Vihan said." I am talking about normal people, everyone is different, Mihir has been in love since then, he is not like you, as you don't know about that emotion even after your post-education." Roohi rolled her eyes and said sarcastically." You are being mean now. I love everyone, every girl has something better than the other so how can I choose one, I want all of them. And I don't chase them they do it. I just don't turn them down. I love all of them. " Vihan said with a smile and w
Third person's POVMihir's heart raced as he witnessed Gauravi losing her balance near the staircase. Time seemed to slow down, and a sense of helplessness washed over him. "Gauravi!" he shouted, his voice trembling with urgency. Every step felt like an eternity as he desperately tried to reach her in time, but fate seemed determined to play a cruel game.In that moment, he saw her vulnerability, the fragility of life on full display. Her eyes, filled with tears, just a few moments back, widened with shock now as she teetered on the edge of the staircase. Mihir's instincts screamed at him to save her, to protect the woman he had loved since childhood.The world blurred as he sprinted towards her, a silent prayer escaping his lips. But before he could wrap his arms around her and pull her to safety, fate intervened mercilessly. Gauravi tumbled, and the horrifying thud echoed in Mihir's ears as she landed on the ground floor."Goddd!" he gasped, his heart clenching in agony. Panic and d
Third person's POV Relief washed over the family as Gauravi regained consciousness after about an hour. The room echoed with a collective exhale as they gathered around her bed. Concern etched on their faces, they bombarded her with questions about her well-being. Gauravi, still groggy from the ordeal, managed a weak smile, reassured by the familiar faces surrounding her.But the very next moment she touched her belly as if she recalled the baby she carried and the weak smile on her face vanished." Mom, Dad... How is the...?" She started asking but stopped as Mihir, Vihan, and Roohi were there along with other doctors and staff.She looked very uncertain, upset, and vulnerable at the moment, not a very confident and outgoing girl.The news of the child had hit Mihir like a shattering glass, each shard cutting deep into his soul.He saw Gauravi's devastation, the tears streaming down her face, and an ache tore through him. In that moment of vulnerability, he knew that he couldn't lea