Devaki's POV
"NHI!" I shouted, "k-kya bakwaas hai yeh?" I asked. "Devaki...woh sach bol raha tha. Mene Bandana...uska r...rape..."He was saying lowering his lashes. I slapped him.

"Karan sharam nhi aati tumhe? Kese kar sakte ho tum ese? Bhool gey ho ek ladki ki izzat kya hoti hai? Kyu kiya esa?" I yelled.

He was still looking down. I held his collar. "BTAO!" I shouted. He startled.

"D...Devaki, me...me badla lena chahta tha" He replied. I left his coller. "Kesa badla?" I asked confused. He narrated me the story behind that revenge.

I was standing all numb. "Devaki!" He held my shouldees and shook me. I got back to reality. "Tum. Mujhe. Apni. Shakal mat dikhana!" I said each word clearly. I left without waiting for his answer.

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Rohit's POV
Sameeksha and I were standing close to the Mandap. Aarushi and Darshan were concentrating on the mantras sang by the pandit.

"Phero ke lie khade ho jaiye" The pandit instructed. They stood up. We started throwing rose petals on them. I looked at Sameeksha. I smiled and threw some on her.

"Kya kar rahe ho? Saamne dekho" She said. I shook my head. She made a poker face.

"Aao mere saath" I said. "Arey par kaha?" She asked. "Aao to" I said taking her with me.

We reached the garden. "Yaha kya kar rahe hai ham?" She asked. "Kucch btana hai" I said.

"Woh andar na...mujhe ek ajeeb si feeling aa rhi thi" I said, confused. "Matlab?" She asked. I thought for a while. "Like esa lag raha tha jese sab kucch theek hone wala hai...like andar se feeling aa rhi thi ke...pta nhi...par...like, you know..." I tried to explain. She cocked her eyebrow.
"Theek se samjhao" She said. "Mujhe lagta hai ke agar me tumse shaadi krunga to sab theek ho jaega" I said in one go.

"WHAT?" She asked, shocked.

"Sameeksha, look, shaadi ek boht hi pavitra bandhan hota hai. Shaadi har burai ko door kar deti hai...tum samajh rhi ho na?" I asked holding her shoulders.

"Haan...par...Rohit, abhi?" She asked looking down. "Haan abhi. Dekho kabhi na kabhi to hame shaadi krni hi hai...to abhi kyu nhi?" I asked.

"Par Rohit...ese kese? Kon manega?" She asked. "Tumhari haan hai?" I asked. She nodded. "To chalo mere saath" I said. I held her hand and started walking. "Lekin ham jaa kaha rahe hai?" She asked. "Mandir...yaha paas me, jungle me ek mandir hai" I said.

She left me hand with a jerk. "Pagal ho gey ho kya? Abhi isi waqt shaadi?" She shouted. "Bharosa hai mujhpe?" I asked cupping her face. She nodded and decided to follow me.

Sameeksha's POV
We reached the mandir. Shiv-Parvati's idol was adding beauty to the place. Nobody was there.

"Yaha to koi nhi hai...ab?" I asked. "Sindhoor hai yaha pe, bhagwaan bhi hai...aur kisi ki zarurat nhi" Rohit replied.

"A...Are you sure?" I asked nervous. He nodded. "Bharosa kro mujhpe" He said. He took a pinch of sindhoor, which was near idols' feet. He took his hand to my forehead. I looked at him and lowered my lashes again. He filled the vermillion in my partition. I took a deep breath.

He cupped my face and placed a kiss on my forehead. We turned to face Shiv-Parvati's idol. Folding our hands we wished the best for us.

"Ab?" I asked looking at him. "Wapas chal..." He said when we heard a thunder. "Oh. No." I said.

We looked outside. It started raining. "Yaha to nhi reh sakte" Rohit said.

"Rohit uss hut me dekhe?" I asked.