Moving on
Sai was shocked to hear to Satya’s proposal. She never expected it to be coming from Satya whom she only considered as a good friend. Once again, she stood in between two roads of her life: Virat and Satya and had to choose one. Sai wonders, “Why should I even choose one of these men? I can very well lead mine and my kids’ lives without the support system of any man.” As Sai was lost in thoughts, Satya tells her, “I know what you are thinking Sai. You must be thinking how I could fall in love with you when I’m madly in love with Girija. You know what Sai, I too never thought that I would fall in love once again but I fell in love. Yesterday when your ex-husband asked me what relation I have with you, I didn’t know what to answer so I decided that I should give a new name to our relationship. So are you ready to take the journey till here as friends to life partners?” Sai was bewildered with Satya’s words and tells him, “But I have a past Dr. Satya.” Satya, “I know and I have no issues with your past. I love you just the way you are. I love you and will always love you all throughout my life.” A chill ran down Sai’s spine as she remembered Virat had uttered the same words a week ago. She gasps for a while when her head tilts a bit and she notices Virat standing there holding a bouquet of roses. Their eyes meet each other. Ghum hai kisikey pyaar mein sad tune plays in the background. Sai remembered how Virat had asked her for an answer today while Virat looked sadly at what was happening between Sai and Satya. He desperately wanted to stop all that was happening and motioned his head towards Sai signing her to say a no to Satya. Just then Pakhi who had been following Virat reaches there and stands next to Virat. On seeing Pakhi, Sai remembers her promise to her that she will never interfere in hers and Virat’s married life. Sai was completely perplexed with all that was happening around her. As she was still thinking, Satya asks her, “Now how long are you planning to keep me kneeling down Dr. Joshi?” Sai closes her eyes, reflects for a moment and reluctantly forwards her hand towards Satya. Satya felt elated and delightfully places the ring onto Sai’s finger. Virat gets heartbroken seeing it and tightly clasps the roses whose thorns prick his hand making it bleed. As Satya wears the ring onto Sai’s finger, Sai kept gazing at Virat from the corner of her eye while Virat crushed his flesh even more deeply into the thorns of the roses making it bleed more profusely. Ghum hai kisikey pyaar mein dramatic tune plays in the background. Virat and Sai kept stealing glances at each other. On the other hand Pakhi was overjoyed seeing Sai accepting Satya’s proposal. After Satya wears the ring onto Sai’s finger, he tells her, “I know you have had only one man Virat Chavan in your heart and mind till now but now onwards I promise you that I will rule your heart and mind.” On saying that he hugs her while Sai is unable to reciprocate. Virat fumes with jealousy on seeing Satya hug Sai and is about to go forward when Pakhi catches his hand and stops him saying, “Can’t you see they are having a private moment? Why bother them?” She then notices that his hands had been bleeding and asks, “Virat you are hurt. Come let me bandage them.” Virat shakes off his hand from hers and tells her, “There is no use of bandaging them when no medicine can heal them.” He then swiftly turns around and leaves from there while Pakhi followed him. Sai sadly gazed at Virat as he hurriedly left from the park.
Chavan Nivas
The family members are seated in the living room and discussing on how to bring back Sai to Chavan Niwas when Virat angrily enters. The family members panic seeing his agitated state and ask him the matter. Virat does not respond to any of their questions and swiftly goes to his room. As the family members kept wondering on what had happened, Pakhi comes and tell them, “There’s good news for everyone.” Bhavani asks, “Good news? What good news?” Pakhi, “Your favorite Sai has decided to get married to Dr. Satya.” All were shocked to hear that. Bhavani asks her, “What nonsense are you talking? How can Sai decide to get married to Dr. Satya?” Pakhi, “Why can’t she? She is strong, independent and makes her own choices. So what is wrong with her deciding to get married to Dr. Satya?” Bhavani, “Then what will happen to Virat and her children?” Pakhi, “They are now my responsibility Kaku and I will take care of them better than Sai does.” Bhavani sadly reflected, “Bappa I prayed to you that you reunite Virat with his whole family but here you are taking his love away from him? What are you testing him my lord?”
In Virat and Pakhi’s bedroom
Virat is standing near the sink in his washroom and reminisces about the events that happened a few moments ago. How Satya had proposed Sai and how she had accepted his proposal. He hits the mirror hard breaking it remembering those moments and screams “No Sai can’t be doing this, Sai can’t be doing this, Sai can’t be doing this…” He bangs his head with his hand in pain, starts crying and gradually sits down onto the floor of the washroom in tears. Kya dekhna tha…aur kya dikha hai…kismet mein jaane meri kya kya likha hai..thama bhi nahi tha meine aur haath chuta…ek aayne ke jaise har khwaab toota…milne se pehle mili judaai…apni kisseyka kyun hai yeh anjaam..Ghum hai kisikey pyaar mein plays in the background.
Evening, Sai’s house
Sai comes to the house and calls out Usha when a voice from behind tells her, “Maushi is not at home.” Sai was startled to hear the voice and turns around to see Virat seated on her sofa. Virat was in a completely sulked state. His eyes had turned red and swollen and they did not look at Sai. Sai asks him, “Virat, what are doing here?” Virat still not looking at her tells, “I came here to know your answer.” Sai, “What answer?” Virat, “The answer which you told me that you would give today.” Sai remembers how Virat had proposed her a week ago and asked for an answer today and tells him, “Didn’t you get your answer today in the park?” Virat gets up quickly, catches Sai’s elbows and asks her, “And I want to know the reason why Sai. Why you said a yes to Satya? Tell me why? Tell me why?” He keeps shaking her fervently while asking her the reason for saying a yes to Satya when finally Sai pushes him shouting, “Because I wanted to move on Virat!!!” Virat was taken aback. Sai continues to question him, “If 7 years back, you could move on then why can’t I?” Virat was completely dumbfounded.
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To be continued.