A Mesmerizing Love Story Of Those Golden Days – Episode 18

I am sorry guys. I am just a little busy with some work regarding my university. So I couldn’t update very often.

The episode starts:-

“CHARPAI!!!” exclaim Naina and Preeti with strange expressions on their face. “We have never slept on a charpai before.” tells Naina. “That’s even better. You will get this first experience with us.” replies Anand. “What if bugs or mosquitoes bite us? I am very scared of insects anyways.” says Preeti terrified. “Do you trust us? If yes, walk up to the terrace.” says Bela. Naina and Preeti climb up the stairs and rush to the terrace. Anand and Bela laugh. They reach the terrace with sheets and pillows and see the girls looking up at the stars and smiling. “Why did you both run up here when I had asked you to walk?” asks Bela. “It was a way of showing that we trust you more than you can ever think.” replies Naina and hugs Bela tightly. Bela’s eyes become moist as she smiles. “What about me?” asks Preeti making a little face and Anand hugs her happily. “Can we also get some space in the group?” All four turn back to see Arjun, Pralay, Naresh, and Beena. Everyone starts laughing and have a family hug. Beena smiles on the outside but not on the inside. They all sleep on charpais and talk till late at night. Soon everyone except Naina is fallen asleep.

AT SAMEER’S HOUSE

Sameer is not able to sleep and feels restless. “The weather is nice. I should sleep on the terrace.” he thinks and goes on the terrace. As he lies down on the charpai, he looks up at the sky and smiles thinking of Naina.

Sameer and Naina see a shooting star and wish simultaneously.

“Naina” says Sameer. “Love” says Naina. Sameer smiles and covers his face with his hands as he repeats, “Naina” “I said love but forgot to add that I want love from my family. Hope God understands that I was talking about the family love.” says Naina. They both fall asleep.

IN THE MORNING

Preeti wakes up and only finds Naina beside her. She wakes her up and they both reach downstairs. All the family members are rushing here and there. “What is going on?” ask the girls. “Oh, goodmorning. Get ready, we are leaving in a while. It is a weekend surprise, a good surprise.” says Anand. “Really!! We love surprises.” exclaim the girls with joy and rush to their room and take a long time to get ready. “How much more time? We have to leave girls.” asks Bela and all are dumbstruck to see Naina and Preeti dressed up beautifully. They wore the Rajasthani dresses and shoes Anand and Bela had gifted them earlier. “Wow. You both look beautiful.” says Bela. The elders bless them while Arjun and Pralay say, “Now we will have to get trained on how to fight because we will have to protect our amazing sisters from all the boys.” Everybody laughs and they all leave. Bela ties the girls’ eyes with dupattas and says, “Now you will open your eyes only when we reach.”

They reach the beautiful MAN SAGAR LAKE in Jaipur and decide to enjoy the whole day. When the girls open their eyes, they are mesmerized by the beautiful scene.

They sit by the corner of the lake and dip their feet in the water. Naina and Preeti thank the family for bringing them to such an amazing place. After a while, Naina and Preeti are sitting with Bela in a separate corner while the others are busy playing with the water. “Can I ask you something, Chachiji?” asks Naina and Bela nods with a yes. “We want to know about our past. And please tell us the whole truth, the whole story behind Dad leaving India, and then everything after that.” says Naina. Bela is a little reluctant in the beginning but decides to tell the truth to the girls because it is their right to know about their parents’ lives. Bela starts the story from the very beginning:-

Rakesh’s and Seema’s alliance was decided by the family. Rakesh’s father and Seema’s father were childhood friends and business partners, so they decided to get their children married. Rakesh’s and Seema’s mothers passed away in their childhood. After marriage, the couple used to fight often and in order to divert his attention from Seema, Rakesh got involved in Gambling. He used to take money from his father with an excuse of starting his own business. After some time, the family refused to give him more money, so he borrowed it from outside and was in a huge debt. When the family got to know that Rakesh lost all the money in gambling, they threw him out of the house. But Seema decided to support him in his difficult times. Rakesh started developing feelings for Seema. They both rented a house with Seema’s savings and started earning but it wasn’t enough to get out of the debt. The people from whom Rakesh had borrowed money started troubling him and Seema as he couldn’t return the money. Meanwhile, Rakesh’s and Seema’s fathers suffered a huge loss in their business. When their families came to know about their children’s situation, they decided to send Rakesh to London with the money they had, to earn and come back, and they would take care of Seema in the meantime. Rakesh went to London and met Manika who instantly fell for him. Manika was a business tycoon in London and also a permanent resident, so Rakesh decided to marry her to settle in his life without telling her that he is already married. On their wedding night, a drunk Rakesh consummated his marriage with Manika. He became a permanent resident, so he called Seema without letting Manika know. Seema reached London and surprised Rakesh with the news that she is three months pregnant with Rakesh’s child. Rakesh was delighted to hear the news and took good care of Seema. He kept Seema in his old house and hid about Manika and vice versa. He planned to wait for six months and once he is independently permanent in London, he would divorce Manika and spend his life happily with Seema. After two months, Manika revealed that she is pregnant with Rakesh’s child. Rakesh is shocked but decides to take care of Manika as she is his responsibility. But Seema and Manika come to know about each other and leave Rakesh. Rakesh, completely broken, realizes how wrong he did with two women and keeps apologizing for a long time. Finally, Seema and Manika accept him and each other as well and decide to live together for the children they both were about to bring in the world. Seema and Manika are overwhelmed by the way Rakesh takes care of both of them and forgive him. Seema gives birth to Naina and after a few months, Manika gives birth to Preeti. Their family is completed and they live happily. But when their families in India come to know about Rakesh’s two wives, they break all ties with them. They did not even inform them about their fathers’ deaths until a year. Though isolated from their families, Rakesh, Seema, and Manika decide to live independently in London forever. After a few years, the families forgive them. But as Naina and Preeti start growing up and they get to know about Rakesh, Seema and Manika’s real relation, their relationship with their parents starts getting destroyed. Naina and Preeti found each other their support system, and their bond improved a lot.