03

The engagement

Pihu's pov

"Do you know where I live? Or who I am?"

He again asked me being puzzled. Is Rajababu joking with me? Is it some kind of prank which he used to play with his childhood friend nishant?

When I was a kid, I saw him playing many pranks with the servants. He also act so genuinely that anyone can get fooled by his actions. Later, I came to know that he got many prizes from his school for taking part in school drama.

"Hey....help me please.....I don't know whom to ask...where to go.....I don't remember anything at all....can you help me?"- he asked me so desperately.

I keep staring at him in pure shock.

"You.....are.....Rajababu....I mean Rajveer Koshal...."- I said to him.

He stared at me with confusion.

"Rajveer....My name is Rajveer....

Suddenly he held his head and stumbled back. His head was about to collide with the tree but I hugged his waist and stopped him in falling.

I was literally hugging him. My heart started to beat so fast. Our bodies are attached with each other. I realized our position and slowly lift my head.

My heart skipped multiple beats when I saw him staring at me directly with so much shock and confusion.

I immediately left him and moved back hesitantly. He was still staring at me.

"Who are you?"- he asked me.

"Why are you hugging me like that? Did anyone scared you?"- his questions make me perplexed.

"I...I....you....I...."- I was unable to form even a word.

"Relax...Go inside your home...."- He ordered me.

I nodded my head and slowly walked away from there.

What was that??

2 weeks passed after that. Baba has returned from the hospital. His surgery was successful. We have also arranged the money. Actually Jiji took a loan from her NGO.

Still sometimes that morning incident haunt me. I don't know why but Rajababu's behaviour was not like a normal person that day. Still I thought whether it's a prank or something.

I can see Rajababu everyday like earlier. These days they are very much busy for the marriage preperations. And today is Rajababu's engagement.

We also have to work hard to decorate the mansion. I was keeping a smile on my lips but I'm feeling sad. May be my heart is behaving like a selfish person. I should feel happy after seeing his happiness. But in some way a slight pain was residing in my chest.

I always knew that I can never get him. He is like a star to me. I can never catch the star inside my palm. I can only see it's beauty from far.

Myra mam is lucky. Her fate was binding with Rajababu. Baba always says that everything was decided from the beginning. Before our birth the name of your soulmate has been written in our fate. We can never change that.

Myra ji's name is written on Rajababu's fate and noone can change that.

But at the same time, I can't stop loving him only because he is destined for someone else.

My love is beyond this destiny, beyond every fortune, beyond every fate.

He will never know that there is a little girl existing very close to him and loving him every second with her every heartbeat.

This is the irony of my love.

I smiled and started to arrange the flowers.

Myra's pov

I smiled after looking at my image in the mirror. The light cream coloured lehenga is looking good on me.

Within few hours, I will be bind with my Veer with a ring. I never thought that he will also love me the way I loved him.

He was always the popular boy of our college because he is the yuvraj. He is charming as well as not egoistic. Many girls roamed around him day and night but I have never seen him flirting with anyone.

He was always a gentleman. I dreamt of him day and night but I was so shy to admit my love. But when he proposed me, I was out my words. It felt like a dream that Rajveer is proposing me.

I smiled shyly after remembering those days. We are dating for 6 months and now we will get married.

My trance broke with a knock at my door.

I opened the door and immediately gasped in shock after seeing my Rajveer standing infront of me.

"Veer???"

He immediately entered to my room and locked it.

"How did you came?? I mean...."

"Noone can stop the yuvraj..."- he said while pulling me by my waist.

"But, mom, dad?? Did they noticed you?"- I asked in tension.

"So what?"- he said by tracing my cheeks.

He is very much reckless. I shivered with his touch.

"You are looking gorgeous..."- he whispered on my ear.

I blushed at his comment.

He slowly engulfed me on his arms. I kept my head on his chest. It felt so comfortable when his broads arms were holding me so proactively.

"Veer..."

"Hmmm"

"I love you"- I muttered.

I'm too shy to look into his eyes. His eyes were so intense and deep. He held my chin and lift up my face, still I kept my eyes down.

"My shy beauty.....it's time to wash away this shyness and move forward..."- his finger touched my lower lip.

I closed my eyes and tried to move away but he held me tighter and bent near my lips.

"Let me kiss you Myra"

My heart sped up when I felt his hot breathing over my lips. My lips started to quiver at his proximity. I felt his lips landing over mine and very slowly he started to kiss me. I held his neck and started to move my lips along with him.

This kiss was intense and meaningful. It's showing his love for me.

We broke the kiss when we both felt out of oxygen.

"Myra....you look experienced....are you sure that it's your first kiss?"- he taunt me.

I got so much angry and started to beat him. The room filled with our laughter.

Pihu's pov

The party started finally. Rajababu and Mira mam was standing at the stage ready to exchange the ring. They both are looking so beautiful together.

Everyone is praising their presence. Rajababu has a peaceful smile on his lips.

"Pihu, I'm going home"- Jiji told me.

"Why?"- I asked her being tensed

"I'm not feeling well...."

"I'm also coming with you"

"No, you stay here....I'm fine, just feeling a bit dizzy"

Jiji walked away from there. Suddenly I remember that baba's medicines are in my bag. So, I ran behind her to give her the medicines. Baba need to take them before sleep.

I walked outside but suddenly I stopped while seeing something that literally make me speechless.

I found Baivab saab with Jiji. He was literally forcing jiji while she was wiggling on his arms.

"Let me....go.....I'm not a whore..."

"I will pay you...don't worry..."- Baivab saab said.

I immediately ran there and shouted.

"Leave her....what are you doing??? Don't you have any shame???"

Jiji came behind me. She was panting heavily.

"Pihu let's go....he is not a good person"- jiji tried to pull me but I was not ready to go. I was boiling with anger.

"I will tell Rajababu about this.....You are just a disgusting human being"- I yelled.

Baivab saab smirked.

"You are a little firecracker....aren't you? by the way before involving Rajveer into this, just take the permission of your sister....."- He just walked away from there.

I stared at jiji who is now crying silently. My heart started to beat out of fear.

"Jiji? What is this?"- I asked her.

"Baivab saab is blackmailing me with a video"

"Which video?"- I almost shouted.

Jiji cried more.

"I slept with him for money.....for baba's surgery....he made that video and now blackmailing me...."

Ground slipped beneath my feet. I felt like to shout and scream.

"I was helpless pihu.....my ngo rejected to give me the loan...I have no other options left but to agree to his proposal...."- Jiji sobbed violently.

I felt so much rage. How can he use my jiji like that???

I decided to expose him infront of everyone. So I ran inside the mansion while jiji came behind me almost running.

"Pihu, don't go...they won't believe you"- jiji was shouting in panic.

But I'm adamant to speak the truth. I reached inside. Rajababu and Myra mam were exchanging the ring.

I looked for the culprit and saw him standing beside Rajababu and clapping happily.

"Baivab saab......."- I shouted.

Every eyes shifted at me.

I moved towards the stage and within a second I slapped him hard across his face.

Everyone gasped hard. Tuhin mam came near me and pushed me hard.

"How dare you??? And who the hell are you?"- she screamed.

"Your husband is a cheater....he used my jiji...he ruined her innocence and now blackmailing her to sleep with him again...."- I shouted my lungs out.

Baivab stared at me in shock and fear both. He was not expecting me to reveal the truth like that.

"What???? Are you out of your mind??? Who are you??? I don't even know you"- Baivab shouted.

"Now you will know who I am..."- I was about to slap him again but this time Myra mam caught my hand.

She came face to face of me.

"Who send you here? Are you trying to damage our image? If you are doing this for money, then tell us......we will give you double money...just reveal those names.....I know many people are waiting to destroy our reputation...."- she asked me politely.

"No...no mam....believe me...your brother is not a good person"- Tears gathered into my eyes.

"Enough is enough....I know someone doing this intentionally to damage our names.....election is coming that's why they are playing such games...."- Baivab said.

"It's not a game...you ruined my sister's life forever....I will tell the police...I will file complaint against you...."- I shouted.

"We will press charges against you...you will rott in jail...."- Baivab shouted.

I got so much angry and I raised my hand to slap him but he moved back and the slap directly landed on Myra mam's cheek.

She held her cheek in shock. I stared at her in nervousness.

"I'm sorry...I was.......its"

Then I found Rajababu holding her on his arms and then he stared at me.

His eyes were absolutely red and he was clenching his jaw so roughly.

I have never seen him like that before. He was always a calm and cool person.

"HOW DARE YOU"

his voice was so rough and hoarse that it felt like someone else is talking.

He kept walking near me while I took back steps out of fear.

He was looking like a deranged beast. It felt like he was not even my Rajababu.

I was about to get down of the stage but within a second he just lift me up from the ground and the next thing I know that he threw me somewhere.

The glass door shattered into multiple pieces and I fall out of the mansion. I felt an excruciating pain through my nerves.

The pain is extreme. I felt my eyes lids were getting heavy. My head was going numb. I heard many screaming sounds from inside. People are running out of fear.

And Rajababu.

He is not Rajababu anymore. He is walking in the big hall and destroying everything that is coming on his reach.

He even kicked everything like a mad person. He was groaning and shouting like a mad bull.

Even in this extreme pain I got worried about his behaviour.

I saw Myra mam hiding in a corner out of extreme fear. Rajababu's parents were also shivering.

I

heard few words from surrounding.

"Are yeh toh pagal hai...."

(He is crazy)

"Sanki hai.....koi pagal khane ke doctor ko bulao"

(He is a psycho...someone called the mental asylum)

Before I could process anything further blackness appeared in my head.

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