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Story: Tainted Bride

As soon as Saloni hears her, she jerks her hand away from hers, looks into her eyes, and tells her.

"Sanjeev loves me a lot, and as far as the matter of coercion is concerned, he does not force me but expresses his love to me. It is just that sometimes he becomes hyperactive in expressing his love, due to which I start feeling pain. You can understand this so easily because you have not had such days yet. It would be better if you did not pay attention to me and just concentratedon yourself. I am leaving here. I will send a maid, and she will take you to Rajeev's room."

Saloni quickly leaves the room and disappears somewhere. Avishka is beyond shocked because she remembers well what she saw; it was not an act of love at all; he is forcing her. Then why is Saloni lying here?

After some time, she is present in the reception with Rekha, and her eyes are on Sonali, who is smiling beyond limits, and Sanjeev is taking care of her very lovingly. She is unable to comprehend anything, yet she manages to maintain enough self-control to contemplate everything. She is trying to understand completely whether what she saw last night was right or what she is seeing right now, because what she is seeing right now is completely different from what she saw last night. Sanjeev is never very friendly, but he introduces Sonali to every client by holding her hand lovingly, sometimes looking at her very lovingly, and smilingly talking to her. And Sonali, who had a lot of tears in her eyes yesterday, is just smiling and talking to Sanjeev. In the midst of all these problems, suddenly she starts feeling very strange. She looks around her; everyone is looking at her. She knows that she is a bride, but these looks don't seem right to her. It may be because the last-night event still bothers her. She is just waiting for her family to escape from all this, which is quite late and has not come yet, she tells Rajeev softly.

"Rajeev, why has my family not come here yet?"

“I have sent a driver; they can come any time; don't worry.”

Avishka's troubles are increasing continuously because these eyes are beginning to bother her a lot. She can feel not just one but many eyes on her, which is very strange to her. She is not only a bride, but she also looks beautiful. This does not meanthat everyone should stare at her like this. Their stare is not a problem, but she is not at all comfortable. In an attempt to flee, she turns her gaze towards Sonali, but she has already left, and Sanjeev is nowhere to be found. She wants to distance herself from Sonali and Sanjeev's troubles because they are comfortable with each other. She is filled with happiness when she notices her brother, Advait, approaching from the front. As soon as he sees her, he quickly runs towards her. A smile appears on her face as she sees her little brother.

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“I am telling you the truth; I felt like strangulating the priest. I have a very beautiful wife, but he has forbidden us from meeting for three months, so I can't even stay with her when she's sleeping. Okay, dude, we've matured to the point where we can effectively maintain distance, even when sharing a room. However, there are numerous other things I would like to do, including hold my wife's hand, give her a hug, and do more. However, he unequivocally declined my suggestions that they should not share a room: "No problem.". That's fine, but only for three months; after that, you will be living with me exclusively."

Avishka laughs loudly on the phone because Rajeev is sounding very cute at this time, and he has been talking to her for a long time, and she is laughing continuously. The reception concluded very late in the night, and Rajeev refused to let Avishka's family leave. The following morning, he personally took Kailash to the doctor, where he became extremely upset upon learning about his deteriorating health. Avishka has been at her parents' house since that day. However, Kailash's health has been improving over the past few days, which is why Avishka is getting ready toreturn to Rajeev's house today after 25 days. However, Rajeev needs to leave Guwahati for work, so Sanjeev will pick her up in the evening.

"Raj… You are sounding exactly like a small child. Okay, now hang up the phone; Sanjeev will be coming any time. I have made all the preparations to go because mom doesn't want at all to have any kind of problem in the new marriage, so she has been waiting for me for God knows how long. She is asking me to go to your house. I have also told her that I have taken leave because of my father, and I am thinking of extending this leave, even though you have no problem if I stay here for a few more days for my dad's treatment. And what they say is that even if you have taken leave, then interact as much as possible with your in-laws and take care of your house. But you already know that I am very disturbed by his health. I am thinking of extending my leave for him. How would it be if I rejoined again next year?"

"I was also going to tell you the same thing: look, dad is unwell; it is more important to take care of him, and it is okay. If your mother requests that you stay at my house for a few days, there's no issue with it; you are welcome to return after a few days. I will fight you forcibly and inform your mother that she is a major annoyance to me; therefore, please keep her with you for a few days. I want to sigh in relief. Because of this, you will be able to stay back with your father for a few days."

Avishka starts laughing loudly after listening to his words. On the other side, Rajeev is also laughing a lot. Rajeev seizes every opportunity to make Avishka laugh, knowing that she is deeply troubled by her father's situation. Kailash is standing outside Avishka's room, looking at her smiling face, which has given him a lot of relief for many days. After there is a slight improvementin his health, he repeatedly tries to go to Avishka's room and see her because he knows that now that Avishka is married, she can go to her in-law's house again at any moment.

PRESENT

Avishka takes a deep breath, stops here, and holds Prakram tightly. Prakram knows that Avishka is afraid to express her feelings, but he immediately pulls her in, sits her on his lap, and gives her a tight hug. Avishka continues to embrace him, concealing her face in his neck as she expresses her feelings.

At times, Papa's health would deteriorate significantly, and at other times, it would improve. We were very worried for him. Rajeev was completely supportive of me in everything. Everything was good. Sonali did not want to talk to me because, perhaps, she was angry about my previous talk. I felt very bad that she never came forward and talked to me, or that Sanjeev never allowed her to talk to me. We all used to sit together and eat food and laugh and joke at the dinner table, but it does not seem that we are a family. There was such a strange atmosphere there that I felt something was not right. Rajeev never made an attempt to get close to me, which made me very happy. However, even as the three months were coming to an end, I was unable to prepare myself for this new relationship. The reason for this was that my entire focus was on my father, but suddenly, things began to change."

PAST STARTED AGAIN

Avishka was approaching her room when she collided with someone. However, she grasps onto their shoulders tightly, and they quickly draw her closer to them with a jolt, securing her by the waist. All this happens so suddenly that Avishka gets scared, and due to pulling towards herself with a jerk, her chest istouching Sanjeev's chest very well, and Sanjeev starts seeing her face very clearly."

"Sorry… I didn't notice that you were coming from the front."

Sanjeev is holding her very well, and he is just looking at her. Seeing him like this, Avishka suddenly puts her hand on his chest, pushes him back a little, looks at him, and speaks.

“Thank you….”

She starts leaving from there, but suddenly her eyes fall on Sonali, who was standing there and whom she didn't see earlier. She tries to smile towards Sonali, but Solani does not smile at all after seeing her; she just stands there. She walks away, but she feels strongly that they are watching her leave.

CHAPTER 75

Rajeev has gone for some crucial meetings, but he has not come yet. She was waiting for him when suddenly Rajeev came into the room, picked her up in his arms, and spun her.

"Rajeev….”

"Today, I am very happy that I finally got the project for which I had been preparing for so long."

Seeing his happiness, Avishka does not react much and hugs him and congratulates him with a smile. Rajeev immediately sits her down on the bed, positioning himself directly in front of her, gazing into her eyes and expressing his happiness.

"Today, after getting this project, I have planned a celebration for us, and I don't want to listen to you. I once believed that I could wait for you patiently, but I am no longer able to do so,as the priest has also expressed. Now that all the problems have gone away, I want to be yours."