ShiVi - Redemption

Chapter 2

——————————————Hardik Bhai's house---------------------------------

Determined to leave her past pain and heartbreak behind, she eats breakfast and gets ready and gathers all her books and is about to walk out of the door and she tackles with a hard figure that just entered through the door and her books go flying out of her hands and she's stumbles and is about to fall back, when a firm pair of hands catches her at the right time, preventing her from the hurt she would have gotten. As soon as Raavi sees Shiva holding on to her with a worried look on his face, she furiously pushes him away and is almost pushed back herself by the force exerted.

Shiva in a concerned tone "Aye chipkali, kya kar rahi hai, aise dhakka kyun mara, agar tu gir jaati toh, tujhe chot lag jaati toh"

Raavi snapped back at him "Gir jaati toh gir jaati, uss mein kaunsi badi baat hai, ab toh aadat ho gayi hai mujhe girne padne ki"

Taking a deep breath, Shiva explains "Dekh Raavi, main jaanta hoon, tujhe bohut dukh hua hai aur tu gussa bhi hai, iss liye toh main yahan tujhse maafi maangne aaya hoon, apni galti sudharne aaya hoon"

"Maafi!?" says Raavi saracastically, "Mujhe koi maafi nahi chahiye, aur waise bhi maafi toh tune pichli baar bhi maangi thi, par phir bhi hum aaj yahan aise, iss mod pe khade hai"

"Raavi, main jaanta hoon maine tujhpe ilzaam lagaya, pann abhi mujhe sach pata chal gaya hai, aur main tujhe ghar wapas lene aa gaya, main sab theek kar doonga, tu jaisa chahiye waise hoga, tu ghar chal" said Shiva desperately.

Raavi glaring at him says "Kis haq se ghar leke jaayega mujhe, haan, shayad tu bhool gaya Shiva, humara talaak ho chuka hai, ab hum pati-patni nahi reh, aur kal hi toh tune mujhse kahan tha, ghar wapas kabhi mat aana".

Shiva takes a step towards Raavi and says "Main maanta hoon, maine gusse mein aake yeh sab keh diya, jab maine tujhe uss Bua aur Anita ke saath dekha, mujhe aisa laga ki tu unke saath mili hui hai aur—"

Raavi takes a step back from him and says "Aur phir tune har baar ki tarah mujhpe vishwas nahi kiya, aur saara blame mujhpe daal diya, haina, tujhe humare rishte pe naa hi mujhpe kabhi bharosa tha, bachpan se jaanta hai na tu mujhe, phir tune kaise soch liya ki main Dhara Di ke saath aisa karoongi"

pausing for a moment with hurt in her eyes.

She continues "Khair, chodo ab inn sab baaton ka koi fayda nahi, waise bhi ab yeh rishta khatam ho chuka hai, aur mujhe iss baar aur baat karke, khud ko aur dard dene ka koi shauk nahi hai"

"Raavi, ek baar meri baat sunle—" pleads Shiva only to be cut off by Raavi who says "Iss liye toh Gaumbi ko maine bola tha ki tu aaj aake mujhse baat kar le, main sirf iss liye baat kar rahi hoon kyunki main Gaumbi ke baat ka maan rakhna chahti thi, main unse kahan tha ki main teri baat sunungi, bol jo bhi bolna hai, jaldi, mujhe college jaana hai, bohut kaam hai" indifference in her tone.

The indifference in her tone was something which he had never witnessed, it pierced in his heart like a dagger. Earlier, every fight of theirs had been full of anger and angst. But there was something different about Raavi today, she seemed unaffected and apathetic about the conversation they are having, like she doesn't care anymore about their relationship. She didn't sound like the Raavi he knew.

Nevertheless Shiva continues to explain to her "Main jaanta hoon Raavi, ki maine tujhe bohut takleef di hai, aur bachpan se leke aaj tak kabhi tujhe khushi nahi di, naa hi tujhe chain se jeene diya, inn sab ke liye main maafi maangna chahta hoon, mujhe pata hai, maine jo kiya woh maafi ke laaikh nahi hai, iss liye main tujhse maafi ki ummeed bhi nahi karoonga, aur tujhe apni life apne tareeke se jeene ka pura haq, main bas chahta hoon ki tu humesha khush rahe, iske liye mujhe jo karna padhe main karoonga, tere har dard, har takleef ke liye mujhe tu koi bhi sazaa de, sab manzoor hai mujhe" while looking at her unaffected stoic face. But he doesn't get shattered by it, because he knows how much of pain she must have gone through because of him and he just wants to reassure her that he will never break her trust again.