Adorned in her bridal attire, Sanjh sat on her wedding bed! But there was no joy on her face, instead, her eyes were filled with endless tears! Just then, her husband, Akshat, enters the room! Sanjh glares at him angrily - Don't you feel ashamed of f... Adorned in her bridal attire, Sanjh sat on her wedding bed! But there was no joy on her face, instead, her eyes were filled with endless tears! Just then, her husband, Akshat, enters the room! Sanjh glares at him angrily - Don't you feel ashamed of forcibly marrying me? While you know very well that I love Abhik, in my heart, in my soul, in every fiber of my being, only Abhik resides! You may have married me, but I do not consider you my husband, nor will I ever! Why did Akshat marry his own friend's love? And why did Sanjh and Abhik, who loved each other deeply, separate? To know all this, read "Dooji Mohabbat" A second chance to love.<br />
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The red outfit, mehndi on her hands, the bride's adornment, and the jewelry-laden "Saanjh" looked no less than an apsara! But, as they say, a bride's beauty truly shines when she's happy with her marriage, her relationship. Yet, Saanjh's eyes were filled with tears, only tears... happiness was nowhere near her! She loved Abhik so much, perhaps no one had ever loved like that! But Saanjh loved him like a crazy person, and today she had to marry Akshat, forced into it! So, how could she be happy? Abhik's face kept appearing in her mind, the memories of their time together, alive in her eyes! The more she tried to forget, the more his memories overwhelmed her!
She got up from the bed and stood in front of the mirror, looking at herself. There was a time when she was eager to become a bride, but only Abhik's bride. This red outfit had always captivated her eyes, and today it was piercing them! Her body was being scratched by it! She was meant to be Abhik's bride, but she ended up as Akshat's friend's bride! This wedding attire, this necklace, this adornment, these jewels, all seemed meaningless to her, everything was pricking her eyes! Everything felt alien!
She started removing her jewelry, one by one. As she did this, she kept crying! She was crying and taking off her jewelry, her necklace, her adornment. In a short while, she threw all the jewelry aside. All that remained on her body was the red outfit and the vermillion on her forehead, which caught her attention! Seeing the vermillion on her forehead made her cry uncontrollably! She was supposed to have Abhik's name's vermillion on her forehead, but instead, Akshat's name's vermillion shone from a distance! She couldn't bear it! She sat on the floor, crying, and hid her face in her knees!
At that moment, the door opened, and Akshat entered! As he entered, his gaze fell on Saanjh and the scattered jewelry. He heard her crying but pretended not to notice. He glanced at Saanjh and quickly looked away, as if he had no business with her! He took off his sherwani and threw it on the sofa, then sat on the bed, running his hands through his hair. His face showed how angry he was!
Saanjh had sensed his arrival. She lifted her face, looked at him, and spoke angrily -
"What did you achieve by doing all this? Hah... what did you get? For whom did you do this? Whom did you want to show that you're so great?" she shouted!
Akshat, already heated up, got even angrier hearing Saanjh's words! He looked at her with his red eyes, filled with anger and hatred. Saanjh's eyes had tears and hatred, but Akshat's had even more hatred! He stood up, went to Saanjh, and grabbed her arm, making her stand. He spoke through gritted teeth -
"Stop your nonsense and speak softly; I don't want my mother to hear this!" He held her arm tightly, and his fingers dug into her skin, causing her immense pain. Yet, she didn't even flinch!
The pain and sorrow inside her were much greater than this. Akshat threatened her again -
"I'm telling you for the last time that whatever is between us should not reach my mother's ears... otherwise...".
Saanjh interrupted him, shaking off his hand -
"Otherwise, what? What will you do? You said that there's something between us... If your memory is weak, let me remind you that there's nothing between us, nothing but hatred. I hate you, I hate you so much that you can't even imagine, Mr. Akshat Suryavanshi!" Saanjh spoke angrily, her voice rising, and tears streaming down her face!
Akshat suddenly covered her mouth, pressing her against the wall -
"Shut up, shut your mouth... You don't understand even once... I said not to shout, and you said you hate me, so let me tell you that I hate you even more than you hate me!" He spoke softly but with anger and removed his hand from her face!
The next moment, Saanjh grabbed his face and turned it towards her -
"So, why did you marry me? Why... who told you to be great?" she spoke, her eyes locked on his!
Akshat shook off her hand -
"Don't be over-smart! You know very well why and under what circumstances this happened. I wasn't dying to marry you..." he spoke, his eyes locked on hers!
Saanjh moved a little closer -
"The circumstances weren't that bad, like you made them out to be. And I wasn't dying to marry you either. You forced me, you coerced me in a way, and now you want this to be limited to us two! No, Mr. Suryavanshi, not at all... You've done what you wanted to, and I'll do what I want. I'll speak as I want, as loudly as I want. Even your mother... understand?" This time too, she spoke angrily!
This is Saanjh and Akshat's unwanted marriage! And Saanjh, who loved Abhik, where is he? Why did Akshat marry Saanjh when he hated her? What happened that two people who loved each other parted ways, and two people who hated each other got bound in a relationship? There are many such questions, and the answers will be found in the story!
So, did you like the start of this new story? Do let me know in the comments!
To be continued...
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Moving on from where we left off...
As soon as Shaanj hears about the heavy rain, her face also shows signs of worry. She quickly gets up and goes to the window to look at the rain and says, "Oh God, please stop this rain, even if it's just for a little while!" She speaks with such innocence. And Abhik is thinking to himself that no matter what happens, God, please don't let this rain stop today. Now, let's see whose prayers God answers!
While Abhik doesn't like seeing Shaanj worried, he still wants the rain not to stop. And that's exactly what happens - the rain doesn't stop, nor does it show any signs of decreasing. Seeing this, both Shaanj and Radhika are getting worried.
Radhika and Shaanj's worried expressions catch Kanchan's attention, and she tries to calm them down. "Why are you getting so worried, kids? It's already quite late. You both should stay here tonight and leave in the morning. It's not safe for you to go out in this rain at this time." Kanchan tries to reason with them.
Shaanj finds Kanchan's suggestion reasonable, but she's also a bit hesitant. "Aunty, we can't just..." She speaks hesitantly.
Kanchan and Abhik understand her state of mind. Poor Abhik can't say much in front of Kanchan.
Kanchan then speaks to her in a warm tone, "Don't be so shy, don't be so worried. You can stay here till morning."
Radhika chimes in, "Yes, Shaanj, Aunty is right. We shouldn't take any risks. And in this rain, it's unlikely we'll find a mechanic. I'll call my dad and let him know we'll be coming in the morning." She gets up and goes to call her father.
Kanchan gets up and heads to the kitchen, saying, "I'll get some food ready for you two." She heads into the kitchen.
Shaanj follows her, saying, "I'll help you, Aunty." She smiles and goes into the kitchen with Kanchan.
Abhik is sitting outside, watching everything. He sees Shaanj's innocence, her good behavior, and her beautiful heart. The more he gets to know her, the more he feels connected to her. He wants to go to the kitchen with her, but how can he when Kanchan is also there? He tries to control himself for a while, but eventually, he can't help it. He gets up, pretending to want to get a drink of water, and heads to the kitchen.
There, he finds Kanchan and Shaanj laughing and talking. Seeing them, Abhik feels happy and joyful.
Kanchan spots him and is surprised. "What are you doing here, beta?" She asks him directly.
Abhik is initially taken aback but then composes himself. "I came to get some water, Ma." He tries to get a bottle from the fridge.
Kanchan remarks, "But the water jug was right outside on the table..." She teases him, and both Shaanj and Abhik understand the joke. Abhik becomes flustered, like he's been caught doing something wrong, while Shaanj can't help but smile.
Abhik tries to play it cool, saying, "Oh? The water jug was outside? I didn't see it..." He pretends to be embarrassed and pours himself a glass of water.
Shaanj is trying hard not to laugh at his expression. Kanchan is also amused.
After a while, they all sit down for dinner and then head to their rooms to rest.
Kanchan falls asleep immediately due to her medication. Abhik heads to his room upstairs, but his mind and heart are still with Shaanj.
Shaanj is also lying awake, thinking about Abhik.
In her mind, she's still replaying the moment when Abhik told her that he didn't expect to meet her again. For her, it's nothing short of a miracle. Shaanj realizes that he must have been thinking about her just like she was thinking about him.
The situation is the same for both of them - they can't stop thinking about each other, and they're both wide awake. Radhika, sleeping beside her, is completely unaware of everything.
Abhik likes Shaanj's simplicity and her zest for life. Shaanj wants a boy like Abhik, someone with no pretenses. That's exactly what Abhik is.
(To be continued...)
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The very next moment, he was right behind Saanjh, extremely close to her, and his heart was pounding. Saanjh, who was thinking about Abhik, suddenly felt his presence nearby! She turned her head and saw Abhik standing next to her, looking out at the rain. Still looking at the rain, he said, "You asked me if I was missing you? And if I wanted to meet you again? Well, to be honest, from the very first day I met you until today, every day I prayed to God, wishing... wishing I could meet you just once more." As he said this, he placed his hand on Saanjh's hand!
Her heart began to race with his touch and his words! Because, in a way, Abhik was expressing her own feelings! Saanjh felt the same way! Abhik's words and touch made Saanjh's cheeks flush pink. Abhik's hand was still on hers!
Saanjh looked at him for a moment.
Abhik, holding her hand tightly, said, "Don't look at me like that... I understand what you're thinking! You have this question in your mind, right? That we've only met twice, and I'm like this with you... To be honest, these aren't just two meetings! This is a bond of many lifetimes! How can I explain to you that it doesn't feel like you're a stranger to me? It feels like I've known you for centuries! And they say, right, that love or liking comes in an instant, and if it doesn't, then even spending a lifetime together won't create that connection that we've formed in just a few days!"
"Look, Saanjh, I haven't hidden anything from you. This is my home, I have a mother, a decent business, a married sister, that's my family, and now I want to include you in my small family! I want you to be a part of my family too. I'm not one of those who promise to bring down the moon and stars. I promise to be with you for the rest of my life. I promise that as long as I live, I will be yours alone. I'm not the kind to leave one hand and hold another! I am exactly as I am, right in front of you. There's no pretense, no deceit in me. Maybe the way I'm proposing feels a little old-fashioned to you, but I'm not proposing."
"I'm just expressing the feelings that are arising in my heart when I see you! I don't know where my words are going or what they're saying, but I'm just speaking and speaking! Tell me, will you make my life even more beautiful by becoming a part of it? Will you become a lovely part of my dear family? Will you become my mother's friend?" he said, extending his other hand towards her.
Abhik's words went straight to Saanjh's heart! Hearing him speak, seeing his love for her, his feelings, and his genuine emotions, tears welled up in Saanjh's eyes. Seeing this, Abhik panicked! He quickly cupped her face in his hands and said, "What happened? Did I unknowingly hurt your feelings?" He was speaking with immense concern and looked incredibly endearing.
The very next moment, Saanjh smiled slightly, took his hand in hers, and said, "As truly as you have told me that you were waiting for me, wishing to meet me again, it's equally true that I too was eagerly waiting for this day! Just as you said that I'm not a stranger to you, truthfully, I've never felt that you are someone unknown or a stranger to me!"
"I also feel every moment that I've known you for years! Perhaps we have an old connection." Then, lowering her gaze, she said, "I would be very happy if you included me in your family. But..." as she said this, she pulled her hand back and turned her face away! Abhik couldn't understand what had suddenly come over Saanjh. He went to her, held her by both shoulders, and turned her towards him, saying, "You don't need to hide anything from me, Saanjh! If there's someone else in your heart..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Saanjh suddenly placed her hand on his lips. Then, lowering her gaze, she said, "It's not like that. If there's anyone in my heart, it's only you! These are the first feelings I've experienced for anyone. I've never met anyone like you before. To be honest, sometimes everything feels like a dream! I always wanted a life partner like you, but it's also true that I'm not as wealthy as you are! I come from a middle-class family. I'm an only daughter, and my parents depend on me. And I need to take care of my parents even after marriage. I work in a bank and want to continue doing so after marriage. Because besides me, my parents have no other support! I don't want my poverty to become a reason for distance between us in our love or our relationship later on. So, think carefully now..."
Abhik suddenly placed his finger on her lips and said, "If such a sweet, honest, sensible, and proud girl becomes my life partner, I will consider myself the luckiest and wealthiest person in the world! A girl who loves her parents so much, how much will she love her husband!" He said this deliberately, teasing her.
Hearing his words, a smile spread across Saanjh's lips, and she playfully hit his chest, saying, "Hmm... you're not as simple as I thought!" Saying this, she hugged him tightly. And Abhik embraced her tightly in his arms. The beginning of their immeasurable love had started, but the question remained: why isn't Abhik, who loves Saanjh so much and promised to be with her for life, with Saanjh today? What happened that they are not together, and Saanjh had to marry her friend? You will soon find the answers to all these questions!
For now, the two were held in each other's embrace. It was late at night, and the rain had also stopped. They wished each other good night and went to their respective rooms. Both of them were on cloud nine at that moment, their feet not touching the ground! Abhik entered his room... right at that moment, his phone rang. It was Akshat. Seeing his number, a smile spread across Abhik's lips. He quickly picked up the phone!
From the other end, Akshat said, "What's up! You picked up on the first ring, have your sleeping pills worn off? Or are you missing me too much?" he said, pulling his leg. Abhik hadn't told him anything about Saanjh yet.
Abhik, collapsing onto the bed, said, "No one can fill your void, you scoundrel, but I have found someone who can make me lose my sleep..."
Hearing this, Akshat was shocked and said, "What? Who? When? How? And why?" he bombarded him with questions.
To be continued...
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"I know people like you very well, you can do anything for money!" He says this while pulling out a bundle of notes from his pocket and placing it in Sanjha's hand, "Take the other one! Now, don't waste my time and get out of my sight!" With that, he heads towards his car.
Just then, Sanjha picks up a large stone lying on the side of the road and smashes it onto his car window, shattering it completely and causing significant damage to the car! Seeing this, Akshat gets filled with anger and approaches Sanjha, saying, "You..."
But just then, Sanjha slaps the money he gave her in his face and says, "Now, you take another car." With that, she walks away, and Akshat is left standing there, filled with anger, watching her go!
Sanjha shares all this with Abhik!
After listening to the whole story, Abhik blames himself, wondering how they both fought like children over such a small issue! Both of them were wrong, but neither seems to accept it.
"Now, you tell me, Abhik, what did I do wrong?? And what was my mistake?" Hearing this, Akshat gets irritated again!
He gets up from the sofa and approaches Sanjha, saying, "So, is it my fault? First, you stopped that old vehicle in the middle of the road, and then you just kept listening to me, and still, I was giving you money... But what did you do? You broke my car!"
Hearing his words and once again hearing the term 'old vehicle' for her scooter, Sanjha gets angry too! She quickly gets up from her chair and points her finger at Akshat, saying, "Watch it, or you'll get a taste of my temper! And you talk about your car; be grateful I didn't hit your face!"
Sanjha speaks in extreme anger, and Akshat argues back with equally intense anger! Both start saying whatever comes to their minds, and Abhik watches the scene, holding his head.
Abhik shouts at them, trying to calm them down, "That's enough! That's enough, both of you! Stop now..." He yells at both of them.
Seeing his anger, both Sanjha and Akshat fall silent!
Abhik angrily looks at Akshat and says, "Have you become a big shot with money? First, you make a mistake, and then you show off your wealth! Your mistake is also there; why were you driving so fast? You could have apologized, couldn't you?" Abhik scolds Akshat, who bends his head in shame.
Then, Abhik turns to Sanjha and says, "And you? What happened to you today? When did you start getting so angry? And why is it all about the scooter, scooter? Your mistake is also there; isn't it? I mean, you were helping someone, but stopping your scooter in the middle of the road isn't smart. What if you were standing near that scooter and something happened to you? Have you ever thought about it?"
Tears well up in Sanjha's eyes as she listens, and she looks at Abhik with tear-filled eyes, saying, "It wasn't just a scooter for me; it was the first gift you gave me, Abhik, something I was emotionally attached to! It had countless memories attached to it; it was something I was connected to. You can't even imagine what it meant to me! Every thing connected to you, whether it's a chocolate wrapper you gave me, I have kept it safe... You won't understand..." She says this while crying and walks away, carrying her purse, without listening to Abhik's calls.
Abhik helplessly looks at Akshat, but Akshat, like a child, pouts and says, "You were talking to her with so much love, and you were scolding me! See how your friendship works out," He says this, makes a face, and walks away, leaving Abhik once again holding his head. He doesn't understand how to handle both of them; if he takes one side, the other gets upset, and if he takes the other side, the first one gets upset! Caught in between love and friendship, poor Abhik is confused!
Angrily, Sanjha leaves for her home, and Akshat also heads out to his home. Today, Abhik was so happy to reunite them, thinking they would all go somewhere together! But everything messed up. The small fight between Akshat and Sanjha took such a big turn; nobody anticipated it. And most importantly, neither of them was willing to accept their mistake or see the other's face. Just then, Abhik receives a call for an urgent meeting and has to leave; his meeting gets so prolonged that the whole day passes, and he can't make a call to Sanjha or Akshat.
To be continued.....
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Beyond the calculation....
Until now, Abhik had only seen Akshat's anger. Now, he still had to listen to Sanjh's words and endure her temper.
"Listen Abhik, I am getting very angry. Just hang up the phone!" Akshat said and cut the call.
Abhik had just cut the call when his phone rang, it was Sanjh's! Seeing Sanjh's number, Abhik prayed to God, "Save me, God, where have I gotten myself into? Even two co-wives don't fight as much as these two fight over me..." 😂
After that, he picked up the phone and put it to his ear! Before he could say anything, Sanjh started raining on him!
"Listen Abhik, from today onwards, don't ever ask me to meet your that pathetic and arrogant friend or go anywhere with him! If you don't want blood of your friend on my hands and me spending the rest of my life in jail, then please, from today, don't even take that ill-mannered person's name in front of me! He is your friend, keep this friendship to yourself, don't involve me, and don't even try to bring him between us!" Sanjh was saying all this with immense anger. Abhik had never seen Sanjh so angry! He was stunned, thinking that Sanjh also gets this angry! The poor guy couldn't say anything! Sanjh also hung up the phone in anger without listening to him!
Abhik hit his phone on his head, "When will these two stop fighting like cats and dogs? When will these two grow up... Oh God, you found only me to trap! If I listen to one, the other sulks; if I appease one, the other gets upset! What all I had imagined that we three would have a lot of fun together, travel together! And here, these two have made me run around! No way, it would be best to keep these two away from each other for a few days! They won't meet each other, won't see each other! Maybe after a few days, both will realize their mistakes and apologize to each other and end the matter." Abhik was talking to himself and this seemed like the right path to him.
And he did just that.
Now, whenever he talked to Sanjh, he wouldn't mention Akshat, and when he talked to Akshat, he wouldn't mention Sanjh.
When he went to meet one, he wouldn't invite the other to meet at all.
In this way, for the time being, the lives of the three were running smoothly once again. Once again, Abhik and Sanjh's lives were filled with happiness and love. And Abhik and Akshat's friendship had become even deeper. By the way, there was one specialty between Sanjh and Akshat: neither Sanjh interfered in their friendship, nor Akshat in her love. Days were passing like this!
But then came the day that Sanjh was very worried about. Regarding her true identity, which she wanted to tell Abhik for a long time but couldn't. She didn't want Abhik to find out this truth from anyone else. At this moment, she was in her cabin, her fingers flying across the laptop. Today, she and her father were going to give a very big presentation. Her father was the top businessman in the entire city, ranking number one. Everyone yearned to do business with him. And today, for that very reason, her father had called a meeting! In his office, he had invited every company that wanted to do business with him, and Abhik was one of them. And Sanjh had no information about this. It's not that she didn't try to find out; by the time she gathered all the information, Abhik's arrival was not confirmed! Meaning, his name was not on the list, so she thought he wasn't coming. How could she have known, because according to her, the list she had was the final list!
But that's not what happened! When she got completely engrossed in her work, Abhik confirmed his arrival and a new list was issued with Abhik's name on it. But that list never reached Sanjh!
As usual, both of them had talked on the phone this morning. And in conversation, Abhik told Sanjh that he had a very important meeting today and asked her to wish him good luck. Sanjh didn't even think for a moment what meeting he was talking about. She wished him good luck. And then both hung up and started preparing for their respective meetings. Sanjh had already reached the office after getting ready. Unaware that today, even if she wanted to, she wouldn't be able to hide her identity, her truth from Abhik. And what would be Abhik's reaction knowing that the Sanjh who entered his life as a simple, ordinary girl, was actually not an ordinary girl at all! She was Sanjh Bansal, the daughter of the city's top businessman, who, if she wished, had the power to buy the entire city with a single gesture.
Why did Sanjh do this? Why did she hide the truth from Abhik, and was their love not strong enough yet that she couldn't tell Abhik the truth? And would Abhik understand her? Don't know... maybe he would understand, maybe not.
Anyway, time was passing, and all the preparations for the meeting were complete! The meeting was to take place at Bansal's office! Sanjh was still in her cabin. She was going to arrive after everyone else had reached. She was handling all of her father's business now. And just as her father had kept the business at the top, Sanjh had also not let this level fall. One by one, the owners of all the companies started arriving. Almost all of them had arrived, only Abhik had not come yet. Mr. Bansal had also reached the meeting room, only waiting for Abhik and Sanjh.
After some time, Abhik arrived. He was happy and a little nervous too, because he had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. Now that he had got this chance, he wanted to give his best. He went straight into the meeting room. Mr. Bansal welcomed everyone. They made some small talk.
"I know you all are here at my invitation, with your business proposals! See, you all are best in your own way, but only one will be selected. First, you will be shown a presentation, our business plan will be explained, based on which you will have to prepare your presentation, and whoever impresses me the most will work with me." Everyone liked Mr. Bansal's honest approach very much. Everyone respected his decision!
Abhik, who was sitting in the front seat, stood up abruptly and said, "Your idea is very good, sir. You are just as I heard about you! We will learn a lot from you..." Everyone agreed with Abhik!
"Thank you, young man..." Mr. Bansal said, patting Abhik on the shoulder!
"So, shall we start the meeting, sir?"
"Well... the meeting will be started by my daughter! She will be here any moment!" Just then, the cabin door opened and Sanjh entered!
Mr. Bansal looked at her and said, "Here she is! Meet my daughter 'Sanjh Bansal'." Hearing Sanjh's name, Abhik immediately looked at her. Just then, Sanjh's eyes fell on Abhik. The ground slipped from under her feet upon seeing him there. Her steps stopped right there as she walked. Abhik was in a similar state... he was looking at her in astonishment!
Just then, Mr. Bansal said, "Oh daughter, why did you stop? Come on..." Sanjh's eyes were downcast; she couldn't meet Abhik's gaze, but this was not the right time to say or hear anything. She slowly walked to her father.
Mr. Bansal, with his hand on her shoulder, said with great pride, "This is my brilliant daughter, Sanjh Bansal, who handles all my business, and you will be working with her..."
Sanjh glanced at Abhik. In return, Abhik extended his hand towards her and said, "Hello, Ma'am..."
To be continued... 🙏🙏
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