Bound by Vows

At Bangalore...

Avi rang the bell of his house while i was standing nervously beside him. I don't know how they will take such news.

I don't want repeat telecast of what happened at my home happen here also...

Soon, his sister opened the door.

She smiled looking at both of us but soon frown seeing my attire which must be giving her vibes of me being married.

"Di, when did you get married?" She asked me.

"Amu, can we come inside first?" Avi asked her.

"Yes yes bhai..." She said giving us the way inside.

"Ma, see bhai came..." Amu shouted making her mom aware of our coming.

"Arey, avi where were you from last few days? I was so worried about you. And you didn't even explained much on phone. Now will you tell me what happened?" His mom started interrogating as soon as she saw him.

She didn't noticed me yet.

"Ma, i went to Jaipur..." He said making her frown.

"Jaipur? But why?" She asked with a frown.

"Because of me aunty..." I said making her aware of my presence.

"Payal??? But why? And wait....when did you got married?" She asked shockingly.

"I...i" i started but don't know how to say.

"Ma, we got married two days back" Avi said making them shocked.

"What? That means Payal di is my bhabhi now...yeah... thank you bhai" Amu excitedly said.

"Shut up amaya, Avi what's this? How could you both irresponsibly act like this? What is the meaning of all this???" She asked confusingly.

Then, avi told everything happened there...She was upset with all this but accepted me as her daughter in law at the end.

Present...

"This was my Past...which i wanted to share with you Kabir..." I said with the tears in my eyes...

I looked at him...He was looking at me with tears in his eyes...Those tears proved me that i didn't do anything wrong by citing my past to him.

Kabir's POV

I have no words to say...She has already suffered soo much in her life and thinking about the way i treated her, in initial days of our marriage make me ashamed of myself.

My eyes filled with tears for the woman sitting in front of me, not because of sympathy but for her brave and bold nature, who endure so much in her life but never let it show on her face.

"This was my past...which i wanted to share with you Kabir..." She said

I looked at her...She passed me a sad smile with teary eyes.

I hold her wrist immediately and pulled her in my arms.

"I am so proud of you...i can not even imagine the situation you went through but i know, those circumstances made you more strong" i told her while caressing her long hairs.

She too settled in my arms comfortably while putting her face in my chest.

"Hmm...strong or not...i don't know but yes, i have learned a lot from my mistakes..." She said.

"And that's your biggest achievement...cz nothing is better than learning from your mistakes" i replied to her.

"Hmm..." She hummed.

stayed like that for a

and Amaya are actually Avi's family..."

but they both are more than my life... They give me their love and support when i needed

can do that...very few consider

escaped that marriage... I want

days are over...i will take revenge for every tear you

if i ask you something?" She

frowned diverting my attention to her and nodded

opinion about me? I mean don't you think

time... I won't say you were perfect, actually no one is perfect in this imperfect world. But i

should not keep hovering the past affecting our

while saying anything because sometimes your words may affect the person

think those people were right when they called me

feel anger

much

I asked her while cupping her

unshed tears in

reme—" she started to let it go but i stopped her in

me," i said sternly holding

know..." She could not complete

her unsaid words. Can this world be crueller to

hurts Kabir...it still hurts...i sometimes feel that those words are still ringing in

to me..." I said

It was all written in his fate. I feel sorry that he is no more. But you don't need to consider yourself responsible for his death. And moreover you're not the darkness in anyone's life..." I said trying my best to let her stop sulking in past and stop herself from hurting for the things which were not in

silent for sometime and

of you even before i met you..." I said thinking about that day when doll came back from

looking into

for

these

say why not? You spellbound our daughter in the very first meet...she didn't stop talking about you...I thought who is this woman, who took

She laughed at this.

such a jello person Kabir" she said rolling

very much possessive about my people...and you both are my life...so how can i let someone other than me got you all attention..." I

this...Is it because I called

late..." She said ignoring

clock showing 10 past 2...It's

thought she will hug me but whom am I joking. Looks like in our relationship, I have to make

turned her back towards me. I sighed and snuggle my arms around

i mention, i had removed my tee coz I like to sleep bare chest and she, well her

are you doing, Kabir?" She asked

i doing dear?" I

stuttered and at the end

her more while she tried to come out of my arms but I didn't let

time as I heard her soft snores. But sleep

i tried to divert her mind but i know her scars

scars. But i don't agree with it. With the passage of time, your painful memories may fade to

Next Morning.

my eyes to see doll struggling to rest on my left side over my chest while Payal is peacefully sleeping

only 6:30 in the morning. How come

me diverting

These two are my

did you wake up so early?" I whisper asked her, not wanting to wake the

missing mommy" She said with a pout. I smiled

about daddy then?" I asked her in a fake angry

for a

was missing you too but not more

angry on her, this woman has spread her magic on both