Chapter-17

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Double upadate!! As promised!

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Are you fine, Dhruv?

Author's POV

10 day's later

As Abhi told to himself, he completely distanced himself from Sitaara. He only talks to her when he wake her up. Though he reprimanded her from helping him selecting outfit, she didn't budge. He comes late at night hoping that she wouldn't be awake but she always waits for him till night and sleeps only after serving him and having dinner with him. Even if she speak anything to him he replies in monosyllables. Whenever he is at home, he spends his time in study and daily sleeps at study.

Currently Sitaara is in kitchen learning dishes from her mils. Abhi is in his study with Naman, his dad and uncle discussing about business.

"Vadhina! vadhina(sil)!" Shouted Dhruv running towards Situ. She turned back to him.

"What is it? You are shouting as if ghost is haunting you" said Sitaara.

"That twin sister whose pic I showed you the other day broke up with me" he said and jumped in happiness.

"She broke up with you, Dhruv and you are happy getting rejected by her?" Asked Sitaara in disbelief.

"She is biggest headache than her sister, Vadhina(sil). I was finding ways to break up with her while she was sticking to me like glue. Finally..."he said taking a deep breath with closed eyes"...peace."

''You know how did I make her break up with me? Actually I went to her but pretended like I didn't recognise her and thought of her as her twin sister. I listed out bad points about her to herself pretending that it's her twin sister, guess what? She smacked my face and broke up with me said Dhruv smiling happily.

(Author:-It's like a riddle, I know 🤪)

"You are smiling getting smacked by a girl? Do you get that, Dhruv? She slapped you!! She fucking slapped you" said Sitaara with wide eyes while he was grinning.

"When I was in relationship with her for these 10 days she slapped simply atleast 10 times a day and says that it's her mannerism to slap someone all the time'' he said. Sitaara burstout laughing followed by Sakshi and Anjali.
Poor Dhruv!!
Seems like he is really hurt by his ex girlfriend's mannerism.

"We should celebrate that you broke up orelse you would've lost all your teeth before you turn 25" said Sitaara giggling. Dhruv chuckled.

"Dhruv, go and call your brothers, uncle and dad for lunch" said Anjali. He nodded and went away.

Sitaara arranged table for everyone and everyone took their seats. As usual Abhi didn't glance at her. She served everyone and sat beside Naman. She was eating silently thinking about Viraj's family. They were calling her daily but she isn't lifting their calls since she got married to Abhi. She is feeling guilty that she cheated on Viraj marrying Abhimanyu.

"Vadhina (sil) your phone is ringing" said Naman bringing her out of the trance.

"Huh?" She gave a confused look. Naman pointed at her phone.

She saw the called I'd, it's Samaira. She silenced the phone and resumed eating. Aarya gave her a disappointed look. She smiled sadly. She didn't let even her friends tell Viraj's family about her marriage.

Her phone rang again and this time it's Ishaan. She sighed and switched off her phone. Once they all completed their lunch, she went to her room on pretext to tiredness and laid on bed under the duvet. Tears were flowing down her eyes.

Flashback

Sitaara was in Viraj's room. They both were lying on bed looking at each other. Viraj moved closer to her and pulled her to him by waist. Sitaara caressed his slight stubble which grew just after his shave.

"Why don't you never maintain your beard? I like beard guys" said Sitaara pouting. He smiled caressing her cheeks.

"Am a doctor. A surgeon. We shouldn't grow our beard and nails as we perform surgeries" he said. She nodded. Suddenly he came top of her hovering her.

"Raj.."she gasped blushing. He smirked and buried his face in her neck nuzzling his nose gently. She became all red and ran her fingers in his hair.

"Bhaiyya aap phone lift nahi-"
Ishaan stopped in middle and turned back. Sitaara pushed Viraj and stood on her feet. Viraj adjusted his shirt running his hands in his hair to make them look perfect.

"Yeah! Tell Ishaan, why did you come inside?" Asked Viraj.

"Actually, Aarya di and Arjun bhaiyya got movie tickets for us and it's time to start, I tried to both your numbers many times but you weren't lifting the calls neither bhabhi, so I thought to check on you both" said Ishaan looking everywhere but them with flushed face.

"Hmm..let's go then. Taara? We should make a move I guess" said Viraj picking up his jacket from the hanger.

"Yeah, let's move and ISHAAN! IDIOT FOR THE FIRST TIME YOUR SANSKARI BROTHER MADE A MOVE AND YOU RUINED IT" shouted Situ running behind Ishaan with a broom stick. Viraj laughed at her frustrated tone.

"Bhabhi, am sorry. I didn't do that intentionally. It..it just happened like that. If you both would've lifted the calls, you both wouldn't get distributed by me" yelled Ishaan running.

"Samaira hold that stupid brother of yours" shouted Sitaara.

"You don't need any physical stress bhabhi. Stay right there and I'll make him still at his position without even touching him" said Samaira sipping her coffee.

"Ishaan bhaiyya, actually I've got a video of yours where your costume got loosened around your waist and in a blink it landed on ground revealing your Pokemon underpants. I guess that's when you are in 7th grade. Even in 7th grade you wore Pokemon underpants, Ishaan bhaiyya? said Samaira smirking and sat on couch like a queen with her one leg over the other. Sitaara too smirked and copied Samaira's style looking at Ishaan who stilled in his running posture.

"Samaira I just want to see tht video. Would you like you play that for me?" Asked Sitaara.

"Yes!"
"No!"
Shouted Samaira and Ishaan together.

"Here it is, Situ" said Vindhya passing her mobile phone.

"Ma no!" Shouted Ishaan and snatched the phone before Sitaara could hold it and he ran away.

Sitaara started running behind him again. Samaira poured coffee on Ishaan's shirt to make him stop. Ishaan smirked at Samaira and threw water on her from bottle which was on table previously. Sitaara burst out laughing making Ishaan and Samaira smirk, with in a blink she was drenched in water, she threw cushions at them which landed on Viraj's face as Samaira and Ishaan dodged it.

Another Tom and Jerry fight began making Vindhya smile.

Flashback ends

Sitaara was in tears at the end of her happy memory, soaking her pillow.

"Why? Why it happened only to us?
The house which always filled with roars of laughter has now only tears; why?
The house which hold my many memories with them has became a forbidden place for me; why?
The house which never fails to give a homely atmosphere has become a lifeless home; why?
Why did you leave us Viraj? Your disappearance from our lives made us lifeless souls. Your siblings just forgot that they can smile too; your mom just stare into space without a smile thinking about you each and every second; your pumpkin, your taara isn't able even breathe properly because you aren't with her.
She recorded in her recorder crying.

She heard creaking sound of door, wiping her tears quickly and hid the recorder in pocket of her cotton pants.

"You can cry, situ. It's not Abhi anna, it's me; Aarya" she heard Aarya's voice and felt a soft kiss on her temples. A tear rolled on her cheek followed by huge sobs. Aarya embraced her bestfriend tightly blinking away her tears. After years Aarya saw Situ pouring her heart out as she was never fine with Viraj's topic.

"I betrayed them. I gave them hopes of becoming their Dil, their SIL but I just crushed them badly due to my helplessness. Here, am betraying your brother, your family. Am a very bad person. I only just hurt people" Sitaara cried.

"You aren't betraying anyone but yourself. Waiting for a man who can never come; you are betraying yourself. Crying for a man who never wanted to see you in tears especially because of him; you are hurting him. Ignoring the people who always prayed for your happiness; you are hurting them" said Aarya rubbing Sitaara's back.

"I need to ignore them. I can't say them that am married to a man who is not their brother. I can't say them that I became a dil of the house which is not theirs. I can't say them that I've given their rights of calling me SIL to people who are not they. I can't say them that I not only cheated my love, my Raj but the entire family of his" she said with emotionless face leaning her head back on headrest.

"You aren't cheating on your love, your Viraj nor his family who actually want you to move on from their son" said Aarya holding Sitaara's hand.

"15 years! Freaking 15 years of our love, after many fights, years of separation, endless love, beautiful future plans, finally his struggle to keep me happy all his life which was about to pay off, shattered. Just like that" she whispered looking at her lap as tears were flowing down her cheeks.

"What would Raj do if he was in my place? Would he able to move on from me? Would he able to welcome another woman in his life? Would he able to survive the life without me? Tell me Aarya would he?( Aarya stays silent) then, I take it as a no. Then how can you people expect me to move on from him whom I loved with my every thing?" She asked with tears.

"Would you like to see him in the way you are going through, if he was in place? Would you want him to spend his rest of life mourning over you? Would you want him to cry each and every moment just like you? Would you want him to shut off himself from this world just like you are doing? Tell me, Sitaara would you?( Sitaara stays silent) then, I take it as no.

When you can't see him happy, how can you expect him to see you like this? It's been nearly 2 and half years, Sitaara, let him go. Let him rest in peace seeing you, your mourning over his death isn't letting his soul rest in peace, let him go, free his soul from guilt which you are making him feel.

He struggled all his life to see you happy, he have gone through many sleepless nights just to see you smile all the time, he made himself strong to stand for your love staying miles away from you. Now, do you think he is happy seeing you killing yourself each and every second? Just understand the fact that Viru bhaiyya can never be happy and could never rest in peace seeing his Sitaara like this" shouted Aarya at her friend's shutting down herself mourning over Viraj's death and left the room wiping her tears harshly.

Sitaara walked to closet and placed recorder in her locker. She looked at hers and Viraj's picture; he was hugging her neck from behind with his left hand and his right hand pointing at something far, she was looking at his side profile with a beautiful smile playing on her lips.

"I love you, Raj. I love you so much. Whatever they may say, I can't move on from you and will never" she whispered with tears and flashed her genuine smile which she does only when she looks at Viraj's pictures.

Wiping her tears, she went inside washroom and washed her face. Drying her face she sat on bed dailing to her father. Dev lifted the call in almost first ring.

"You are free, daddy?" She asked as soon as call was answered by Dev.

"Am free for my little princess all the time" he said.

"I want to talk to you and Sid anna. Wait! Let me add him in call" she said and added Sid.

"You okay, Sitamma?" Asked Dev.

"Am just feeling low. I am missing you people" she whined. Sid and Dev chuckled. Three of them spoke for sometime talking about everything that came into their minds.

"You are happy with Abhi bava(bil), Situ?" Asked Sid out of blue. Sitaara frowned realising Abhi's distant behaviour. She wanted to share to Sid about Abhi's distant behaviour with her but stopped herself as she don't want her father to be disappointed.
Who said she wasn't an ideal daughter?
Who said she is a selfish bitch?
Well, she herself told that but that's not true.
She was always a ideal daughter to her father.
She was the most kind woman who can put herself in any danger to save others, even from facing a cockroach!!

"Yes, am happy" she said as it wasn't a lie though. She is really happy that Abhi never forgets about his punishment of getting chocolate for her and takes care of her like she is a queen though he is distant with her. He truly regrets his words, that's for sure and trying to keep her happy avoiding giving her pain.

"Hmm...Till now I only heard about your husband's achievements but yesterday I saw it in real. His ways of representing his company, his strictness, his dedication for his work was so perfect that am left with short of words. He speaks very very less but the way his eyes pin the person to thier spot, the way his replies make the person shut their mouth is really awesome" said Sid.

"Afterall he is husband of Sitaara Dev Shetty" said Sitaara.

" Correction; It's Sitaara Abhimanyu Chowdary...."corrected Sid ''...and I hope his standards won't fall for being husband of my mad sister."

Abhi comes inside just then, she smiled at him but he didn't reciprocate it. She turned her face away.

"Daddy Sid anna drank alcohol from your bottle which was gifted by your bestfriend" said Sitaara as Sid teased her.

"Daddy situ took money from your pocket before her marriage" said Sid.

"Daddy Sid anna wore your favourite blazer which mummy gifted you, on his school reunion when you were away from India" she said.

"Daddy Situ was the one who broke the vase that imported from France" said Sid.

"Daddy Sid anna was the one ruined the painting that you drew it for mommy though it was horrible" said Situ.

"Daddy Situ ruined mummy's saree pouring juice which you gifted mommy on your first date with mommy" said Sid.

"I hate you Sid anna. Daddy don't believe him he is lying" shouted Sitaara.

"I hate you too, Situ. Daddy don't believe Situ, she is lying" shouted Sid.

"Daddy" they both said together and realised that Dev cut the call long back. They stayed silent for sometime and burst out laughing.

"I hate you. Why did you tell all those, when we promised to keep them secret forever?" they both shouted simultaneously.

"You started it" said Sid accusingly.

"Being an elder brother you should've ended it" she snapped at him.

"Anyways, am sorry" they both said simultaneously and chuckled.

"It's been days hearing your banters. Am feeling better now after having a small and funny argument with you, Situ. I miss you" he said.

"I miss you too" she said.

"I miss you too princess. Bye for now. I've a client meeting to attend" he said.

"Bye anna, all the best" she said and hung the call and flat her back on bed.

"Mani" she called sweetly as he was searching for something. He hummed not looking at her.

"Did I hurt you? Why are you being cold to your friend?" She asked rolling on to her stomach and rest her chin on her intertwined fingers supported by her elbows.

"Am afraid you would hurt me.
Am afraid that I would hurt you.
Am afraid that I may get attached to you to an extent where your absence hurt me" Thought Abhi.

"Am not avoiding. Am just busy" he said and walked out of the room.

"Idiot! Okay, let's play from two sides. I won't losse my self-respect taking care of you, running behind you begging to talk to me" she whispered.

*
"Six!!" Screamed sitaara lifting her bat in air.

"That's my Vadhina (sil)" praised Dhruv.

"You are her opponent, Dhruv. You shouldn't praise her" said Suman.

"But the beauty and the talent needs to be praised, Daddy" said Dhruv and chuckled when his father rolled his eyes.

"Naman come on, one more run" shouted Sitaara running between the wickets.

Currently they all were playing cricket.
Situ, Naman, Disha, Anjali, and Aman are in one team.
Abhi, Aarya, Dhruv, Sakshi and Suman are another team.
Abhi grand parents are umpires.

Situ's team won the toss and chose to bat. Abhi was reluctant to play but Situ tricked on him which made him get into field to prove his talent. It was five overs game and Situ's team completed 3 overs with 20 runs and zero wickets. After 4 overs 5 balls, they lost Naman, Disha and Anjali's wickets, it's Sitaara and her fil, Aman who dragged the score to 40.

Sitaara took her position for last ball which Abhi was bowling. She challenged him to 'bowl a yorker' with her eyes. He raised his eyebrow cockily as if asking her ' could you hit the ball' to which she just smirked.

He took steps back and started running forward with full concentration, that's when Sitaara winked at him flashing her beautiful smile which obviously distracted him as he is a biggest fan of her smile, he threw the ball which was full toss and she hit the ball making it fall off the field resulting a six. She smirked at Abhi who was glaring at her.

Next, it was Abhi's team who is gonna bat. Abhi and Suman entered the field as opening batsmen. Naman was bowling and in the 2nd over Suman's was out of the field as Sitaara caught the ball jumping high in air.

Aarya entered the field, in an attempt to hit the six when Aman bowled, her bat flew in air instead of bowl and ball was caught by Anjali as she was wicket keeper and she hit the wicket when Aarya was out of the batting crease. Everyone burstout laughing.

"That was wonderful batting ever, Aarya. Am proud of you my baby sister" shouted Abhi with sarcastic smile. She turned her face away after pinning him with a strong glare.

Sakshi entered the field and it was Aman bowling to her. He flew a kiss to her just after the ball was delivered and she blushed and in next second she was out of the field.

Situ gave Abhi ' I pity you, you are gonna loose' look to which he gave 'am still in the field' look and smirked.

Till now they completed 4 overs 3 balls with a score of  36 runs.
13 runs from 3 balls required to win.

Naman threw a ball at Abhi and they could only take only one run. It was Dhruv's turn to bat and Situ took the lead to bowl. There, she bowled which directly hit at Dhruv's private part when he missed the ball waving bat before it could reach him.

Everyone tried to stiffen their laugh and helped Dhruv to sit on chair. Suman came into field as substitute for Dhruv. He hit a six with first ball itself
6 runs from 1 ball are required to win.

It was Suman's turn again, Naman delivered the ball and there is our superwoman, Sitaara who lost the catch. Running behind the ball, she threw it back on time to Anjali and Anjali hit the stumps before Abhi could reach the crease. And Situ's team won.

They started jumping, shouting and laughing.

"You lost" said holding Abhi's perfectly chiseled jaw between her fingers and moved it left and right with a pity look. Surprisingly he smiled.

"We lost so that our beautiful

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