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Sugandha woke up from her sleep abruptly. She looked around and saw Rudra sleeping peacefully. She caressed his hair lovingly, and then it shot her…. She has to go talk to Nalini.

She carefully stood up and made her way out, trying to spot Nalini.

Nalini was sitting outside, feeding the pigeons. She had a loving smile on her face,which was immediately noticed by Sugandha. Sugandha then stood in front of nalini, which made Nalini's head turn towards sugandha.

"What happened, bhabhi?" Nalini asked with genuine curiosity, as sugandha was awfully quiet and didn't hold any expression.

"Come with me." Sugandha then held Nalini's wrist and escorted her to the backyard.

"Kya hua bhabhi?? Aap mujhe idher kyu lekar aaye?" Nalini spoke with confusion and worry.

(What happened, sister-in-law?? Why did you bring me here?)

Sugandha took a big inhale and spoke out. "You have to be honest, will you?"

"Of course, Bhabhi, why would I lie to you?" Nalini assured her.

"I hope so" sugandha muttered.

"Where were you at the temple?" She asked.

"With…you guys. Where else?" Nalini spoke out with a nervous tone.

"You said you'll not lie, Nalini."

"I'm not bhabhi"

"You are"

"No, I'm not"

"You.are"

"N..no, I'm not."

"I saw you with him"

When Sugandha spoke these words, she could see that Nalini was visibly shocked. Her pupils went wide, and she just went quiet.

"Why him?? You know your bhaiya doesn't like him." Sugandha held Nalini's shoulders as she spoke out with concern.

Nalini couldn't look at sugandha, she shot her head down with tears brimming already.

"Nalini, do you have any idea of what will happen if rudra ji knows about this?" Sugandha shook her a bit.

"I..I know." Nalini muttered.

"Then why??"

"I love him, bhabhi."

That's it… Sugandha's heart quickens; she just doesn't want Nalini to go against Rudra and marry into a not-so-good household.

"Pagal hogai hai kya?" Sugandha shook her hard.

(Have you gone insane?)

"His family is of no good, it's not ideal for you, Nalini. Please try to understand…" sugandha cupped Nalini's face and tried to reason out.

"Hume unsabh se farak nahi padta bhabhi. Humko unse pyaar hai aur humesha rahega." Nalini spoke with tears flowing down her face, and… she looked like she was ready to go against the world for Keshav.

(I don't care about them, sister-in-law. I love him, and I'll always love him.).

"Nalini…. Please stay away from him. This is—" Before Sugandha could even say something, Nalini interrupted her.

"Bhabhi, I would suggest you stay out of this. This is none of your business."

Sugandha was astonished by her determination; her throat went dry. She wanted to argue, but she couldn't. How can she when Nalini literally declared her words. Those words literally broke Sugandha's heart because she always considered Nalini as her sister; hearing these kinds of words from a person that you adore will make anyone's heart shatter.

When they heard Rudra's voice, Nalini immediately turned around and wiped off her tears. Sugandha just wasn't ready to look at Rudra, she was actually… scared of him for the first time.

Time skip

All Sugandha could think of were the consequences of this whole situation. She couldn't focus on the food infront of her. She was just zoned out, which was immediately noticed by rudra. He nudged her knees with his.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

Sugandha broke out of her thoughts and nodded her head slowly.

"Finish eating, you need rest." Rudra spoke with concern.

She again nodded in response, which made rudra suspicious of her behavior, as she wasn't this quiet with him. Unless… she's just shy while doing it.

While Sugandha was washing her hands, she felt some presence behind her. When she turned around, it was Nalini.

Sugandha's pov

I just stood there and didn't speak out. What can I even say when she literally told me to stay out of her business?

"Bhabhi… I'm sorry. I don't know what happened to me. I just…I just couldn't control my emotions. I'm really sorry." Nalini spoke with a guilty face.

I don't know what to think of this. I was genuinely hurt because of her words, but I still can't help but feel worried for her and also myself.

"B.. bhabhi… please don't take it to heart. A..and… don't tell Rudra bhaiya about this." Nalini held my hands and kept requesting.

"Bhabhi, bhabhi…. I beg you. If you tell Rudra bhaiya. I don't want to know the consequences of it. Please bhabhi, I don't want Keshav ji to get hurt because of me." She begged with utter raw feelings. I couldn't form any words. I could never hide anything from Rudra, because… he's smart enough to find out on his own if something is wrong.

I was in my thoughts; I saw Nalini falling on my feet and crying there while begging. This is so wrong! "Nalini! What are you doing!? Get up. You shouldn't do this." I immediately held her and made her stand up.

Nalini was a mess, which made my heart flow with many emotions. I just didn't want to see her in this state. She's my sister, even if she's the daughter of a different woman. I immediately hugged her and calmed her down.

"Bhabhi, promise me… promise me that you'll never tell anyone about this." Nalini clutched onto me while saying so.

Tears brimmed in my eyes too. I totally understand her, people in love can never forget their significant lover. How hypocritical of me to even tell her to stay away from him when I myself was once in love, and I could never part from Rudra ji. Not even in my dreams.

"I promise. I promise that I'll always stand with you, no matter what." I gave her my word. And I'm ready to do anything for my sister.

Rudra's pov

I woke up to the sun hitting my face, did my prayers, and wore my shirt. I did my workout and even took a shower. I didn't spot Sugandha anywhere this morning.

"Tulasi bhabhi, where is Sugandha?" I asked her.

"Oh, Nalini and Sugandha left to pluck some flowers." Tulasi bhabhi spoke while cooking.

I nodded my head and sighed. It was getting late for my work. I had to go early today since there was an important matter I had to deal with.

For some reason, I feel like Sugandha is kind of avoiding me. She has rarely spoken to me since yesterday. Which is affecting me way too much.

Throughout the day, I couldn't focus on anything else. Maybe I'm just thinking too much, she's just feeling down, probably. But why? She can't share it with me?

Then I saw my friend walking towards me, I didn't expect to see him here. He hugged me abruptly.

"Congratulations! Sugandha will become a singer for sure." He spoke with a big smile.

This made my heart thump harder, I immediately broke into a shocked and enlightened face.

"You're not lying, right?? If you're joking about this, then I'll kill you." I warned him.

"Yaar, I'm being serious. She got selected for a movie song. That guy was really impressed by your wife's voice that day." He spoke while hitting the side of my shoulder and smiling hard.

I was so ecstatic to hear this news, my wife is going to be a singer. This is like a dream, any husband would be proud of this moment, and my jaan is going to be a famous person, she's going to fulfill her dream. I wanted to share this news with her immediately.

"I'll immediately go and inform her about this." I spoke with a grin.

I was rummaging through my pockets to find my motorcycle key, then I felt his hands on my bicep.

"I told her about this already, you should've seen her face. It was literally sparkling, and it can light up the whole house. She fed me my favorite snacks and thanked me well." Each word he spoke was…making me upset for some reason.

I wanted to be the one who gave her the good news. I wanted to be the one who saw her joyful face first. I wanted to be the one who embraced her happiness first.

"Oh…i see." I said. What else can I even say? That I'm feeling upset because you said it first to her and not me. This sounds so childish, but I can't help it…. At all. I just feel upset.

But either way, I wanted to share her happiness. So while going back home, I bought some of her favorite sweets and snacks. Of course the good news always needs a sweet.

When I got home, I hurriedly tried to find her and sweeten her mouth. I finally found her watering the plants. I immediately wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her against my chest.

"My jaan, I heard the news… I'm so happy for you." I spoke while kissing the side of her neck.

She clutched my arms and unwrapped herself from my embrace. She turned to look at me with a smile.

"I know rudra ji. I was very happy about the news too. I can't believe that my childhood dream is going to become true." She spoke with tears.

I immediately cupped her face and wiped her tears. "Shhh, i know these are happy tears, but still… I never want to see the tears flowing down your face."

I just adore her so much, I don't know what will happen to me without her. I don't want to imagine a life without her.

I pressed my lips against hers in a tender kiss, as I couldn't resist. She's just too tempting in every form and shape.

She finally hugged me and i tried to deepen the kiss but she pushed me away a bit. Which i didn't like.

"We're outside, Rudra ji." She reminded me. I smiled a bit and nodded understandingly.

I opened the sweet box and fed her some, and she seemed more excited about the sweets than anything else. She took the whole box from me and started eating.

"You have…such a sweet tooth and big mouth. Don't eat everything at once, they're not some snacks." I said while chuckling. Her face was hilarious, and the glare she gave was even more funny.

"I don't have a big mouth…" she said, but her mouth was full of sweets, and the voice was muffled by it.

I raised my brows. "Oh really? Hmmmm…. I remember someone's mouth being big and actually enjoying my kulfi." I teased her.

Her eyes widen, and she chokes on her sweets. My face immediately fell a little, and I started rubbing her back.

"Wrong timing, sorry." She was still looking at me with a pout while coughing.

"Aap bohut bure ho rudra ji." This made me smirk hard. "This side is also only for you, my jaan." I asserted and she immediately let out a shy smile.

(You're so bad rudra ji)

I wanted nothing more than to treat her like the goddess she is. I always want a smile dancing on her face, regardless of any situation.

I love her too much. Nothing can divide us…not even death.

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