At Malhotra house
Everyone was having breakfast peacefully like it was a schedule made to be followed no talking just noise of some utensils being passed here and there .
Saumya finished her breakfast and was about to leave for her office suddenly her father said Saumya you remember the condition today is the day to fulfill it at the party.
A beat of silence passed Saumya didn't say anything but left she knew the person who was speaking was not her father . He was a businessman a good one who rarely suffered losses. She was driving but lost in her thoughts.
Anika was busy packing her bags for moving to Bangalore.
At the party
It was a business party thrown by the Prataps to engage more with their clients and business partners to celebrate 50 years of their successful business in the industry.
The venue was beautiful , its walls in elegance. Soft lights spilled across marble floors .
The air carried a gentle hum of distant music , murmured conversations .
The Malhotras entered but something was missing or maybe someone. Saumya wasn't there with them.
She didn't come with them. Dinesh Malhotra started having conversations with his partners and clients waiting for Saumya to come.
Suddenly people heard someone had crashed their venue . There she was Saumya Malhotra .
As soon as Dinesh saw her his cheeks went red in embarrassment.
He quickly came to her and grabbed her arm tight enough to crush her from his anger for making him feel embarrassed in front of his clients.
Suddenly a hand came covering Dinesh's hand . It was Shiv. Shiv Pratap future CEO of Pratap industries.
After a long pause of silence Shiv said Apna hath hataiye Mr. Dinesh Malhotra you remember our deal right agar Saumya ji ko chot bhi aayi to is deal ka kya hoga aap jaante h .
There stood Saumya stunned from whatever had happened. She stood frozen when she saw Shiv.
Although Shiv knew her so he introduced himself , " Hi , I am Shiv Pratap nice to meet you Saumya. "
Now she remembered clearly he was the one who crossed paths with her at the temple. Still shocked she repeated slowly after him, " Shiv."
As his father released her hand which she had clearly forgotten leaving a purple mark on her arm. She was still looking at him .
He caught her mid staring , "Aap andar chalengi ya aise hi dekhengi aaj mujhe . Her cheeks were adorned in the brightest shade of red. "
She tried to walk past him quickly but fate had some other plans and she twisted her ankle and ended up falling.
Everyone started laughing except him . As she was trying to get up but her saree restricted her movement he gave her his hand for support but
When he saw her struggling , "Hum aapko utha k le chale agar aap ijazat de to ", she looked at him and all she saw was pure sincerity in his eyes .
She nodded in agreement. He picked her up his arms strong enough to make her feel secure . He entered the hall with Saumya in his arms.
All the people started whispering just then Rudraa Pratap entered . When he saw his son with Saumya he noticed something he had never seen.
A faint blush crept across his ears to the neck. Although Rudra masked it before anyone could notice. The party continued .
Shiv also started introducing himself to everyone but his eyes searched for that one woman who didn't only crash his party but also his heart.
The entry was soft but it stirred something in him. Something that had caused chaos in his heart. Saumya too started introducing herself but saw some eyes and whispering from people.
Some group of ladies who were wives of their clients were bitching about her.
One woman said , " Kaisi Besharam ladki h ameer ladka dekha nhi ki usko fasana shuru . "
Another woman added with the same enthusiasm , " Hai to lawyer hi kitna hi kamati hogi isliye ameer ladke dekh k unke peeche pad jaati h . "
Saumya heard everything her heart ached but mind determined to show these people their places. She went to them and said , "Namaste auntyyy" , focusing extra on the word aunty.
" Maine suna aap log meri badi tareef kr rhe the to socha aapka favour lauta doon vo kya h na auntyy vakeel hoon daleele to ready rehti h mere paas. "
" Vaise aap vo mittal ji k wife ho na jinka extra marital affair tha , aur aap vo verma ji k wife ho na aapki beti bhaag gyi thi aur aap ko to aunty mai bohot acche se jaanti hoon aap sharma ji k wife ho jiske beta sab kuch stake pe laga diya tha aur haar gya tha aapka case to mai hi handle kr rhi hoon. "
" Vo jo creditors the unhone Kiya tha aapke company pe " , everyone embarrassed left from their after mumbling something meanwhile Saumya had a victorious smile .
But someone else was also there noticing her and smiling . " Mr. Shiv aap sun rhe h na." Kunal Mittal said to him. He kept nodding but his mind kept drifting to someone else .
At home
" SAUMYAA " , Dinesh shouted. Kya tha vo sab mai kitna embarrass ho gya tha mai vahan . " Ye pehli baar thodi h jab tumne Aisa Kiya h . You're just a burden Saumya - a mistake ."
Tears welled up in her eyes. " P- papa I'm sorry mujhe maaf kr dijiye."
Dinesh shouted , " You were never enough Saumya Malhotra. Humari deal yaad h na tumhe. "
" Mai shadi nhi krungi aap mere sath zabardasti nhi kr sakte." Saumya shouted between her sobs.
"Mai ek hafte m tumhari shadi krunga and that's final." There was a sense of finality in his tone.
" Everyone was talking about you and Shiv Pratap. I'll fix your marriage with Kunal Mittal's son Rohan Mittal. This is the time you keep your word , this is the time when you won't be a burden" , saying this he went back to his room.
Saumya ran back to her room closed the doors . Near her bed was an idol of mahadev she broke down in front of him , Mahadev when would I be enough for him her father's words echoing in her ears. " Maine sab kuch kiyaa phir bhi inhone kabhi Hume pyar nhi diya sabko lagta h ki ye bohot acche pita h bohot acche pati h per sach vo to sirf mai jaanti hoon" , she said between her sobs struggling for air to breathe. Before she even realized she started having a panic attack .
Her body jerked so hard against the cold ground tears streaming down her face struggling and gasping for air she reached to a drawer , a heart shaped gold pendant was kept there she looked at it and breathed 2-3 times panic seemed to calm.
Flashback
When Saumya was 4 years old she was playing at the park when some group of boys who were one or two years older than her came and started bullying her, " Ae batti hat ta yaha h mele papa bohot bale Man h hum thelenge yahan".
Another boy added "Hn hn tu daa yaha te."
"Tele papa tujhe pashand nhi kalte jao yahan se" and they pushed her in a big puddle.
Tears welled up in her eyes she looked at her father who was busy taking a phone call.
Little Saumya angry and determined refused to let this go " NHI mai yaha pele aati thi tum log dao yaha se " a fight broke out between all of them and they threw Saumya away together again in a muddy puddle.
She started crying , those children ran away in fear but then came a boy . He was of the same age as Saumya he had an ice-cream in one hand which had already started to melt and by the time he finished it his shirt became a mess.
When that boy looked at Saumya he asked her why she was crying. She told him in her own baby language " Kuth bhaiya log ne mude us dhule se dhakka diya all meli puli dleth " and she started crying again. " To tha hua deto mele kaple bhi khalab ho dye ab hum dono te taple khalab h . " When little Saumya heard this she started laughing.
The boy began to get up and go as he was doing this his pendant's half part fell down. Little Saumya picked it up and looked at it . She knew it wasn't a good thing to keep other people's things so she looked up to give it back but the boy was already gone. So she kept the pendant. She always looked at it when she was sad the pendant alone gave calm to her heart.
Present
Saumya loved dance she always had so she decided to pour her emotions from help of dance because if she didn't she wouldn't have survived she switched on the music and started dancing . It was like she was giving herself therapy .
एक दिल है, एक जान है
दोनों तुझ पे...
दोनों तुझ पे कुर्बान है
एक मैं हूँ, एक ईमान है
दोनों तुझ पे, हाँ, तुझ पे
दोनों तुझ पे कुर्बान है
एक दिल है
इश्क़ भी तू, मेरा प्यार भी तू
मेरी बात, ज़ात, जज़्बात भी तू
परवाज़ भी तू, रूह-ए-साज़ भी तू
मेरी साँस नब्ज़ और हयात भी तू
मेरा राज़ भी तू, पुखराज भी तू
मेरी आस प्यास और लिबास भी तू
मेरी जीत भी तू, मेरी हार भी तू
मेरा राज राज और मिज़ाज भी तू
After hours of dancing she felt at ease
" Aapko meri shadi krwani h na mai bhi dekhti hoon kaise hoti h shadi bulaiye jise bulana h Mr. Dinesh Malhotra challenge accepted !! "
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