naina was waiting in karan’s room, well, it was their room now. she was waiting for karan, she needed to talk to him, to apologise for all she’s said and done so they could start fresh. naina was pacing around the room, not sure what to exactly think of the whole situation. it was meghna’s wedding, not hers, and yet they both got married on the same day as she couldn’t deny her now father-in-law’s condition, not after everything sharda ma and meghna di has done for her. lost in her thoughts, naina didn’t realise karan coming in the room until he walked past her to the bed.
naina: karan, can we talk?
karan: about what?
naina: about what? well, for starters, we got married karan, i’m sure there’s a few things we can talk about.
karan: look naina,
naina: no, wait. look, karan, i don’t want to start a fight with you. i wanted to apologise for the way i’ve treated you the past few days. you didn’t deserve that, i shouldn’t have done it and i’m sorry. i was just joking around and didn’t realise that the stuff i said could possibly hurt your feelings so for that i’m really sorry. can we start over, as friends, at least?
karan: naina, it wasn’t your fault. i said some stuff too and i’m sure that hurt you too and i’m sorry for that as well but it’s not that easy. starting over won’t do us any good as either ways, i won’t be able to accept this marriage. it would be better for you and i that you left, naina.
naina: you don’t know what’s better for me karan. where do you expect me to go if i left? what do you expect me to tell maa if i left? karan our marriage happened in front of everyone, my family, your family, and even the people in bhoondi. karan this wasn’t just a forced marriage for you, i didn’t want it either but at least i’m trying.
karan ignored naina and continued walking towards the bed to take a pillow and blanket and then walked towards leaving the room. naina then stopped him.
naina: karan, where are you going?
karan: i told you, i can’t accept this marriage. i’m not going to sleep in the same bed with you naina.
naina: okay, look, we don’t need to share the bed. i can sleep on the sofa.
karan: (on the verge of yelling) you don’t get it naina, it’s not just about the bed. i can’t stay in the same room as you. i’ll sleep outside, don’t try to stop me again.
naina: fine, i’ll go out instead. it’s your room, you shouldn’t have to leave. you stay here, i’ll sleep outside.
karan stopped and looked at her. she went to take a pillow and blanket and proceeded to leave the room. karan sighed in relief whereas naina was left in confusion. she didn’t know where to sleep and didn’t want anyone coming out to see her sleep in the hall or garden and so needed somewhere no one would go at this time of night. she then saw a door leading to some sort of store room.
naina: i’ve been through worse, i can sleep here tonight and then sort things out with karan tomorrow.
at his room, karan started thinking as to where naina must have gone. he thought naina would eventually come back as she didn’t quite know the house that well. so, he decided to just sleep in the sofa instead, so when naina came back she come comfortably sleep. but before naina came back, karan was fast asleep and naina who was already at the store room about to sleep got a call from rohit.
naina: oh god, rohit.
(picks up the phone)
naina: roh, is everything okay?
rohit: yes, i called to ask if everything went okay at the wedding. why are you at the chauhan house? aren’t you supposed to be in bhoondi?
naina: (naina explains everything that happened at the wedding, from the wedding to the condition made) nk kept a condition, i had to get married to karan. i’m sorry roh.
rohit: (heartbroken) i understand naina, you owe sharda maa and meghna di but what are you going to tell him when he finds out you got married? and what if he finds out about the condition? he’s going to be broken naina.
naina: (starts sobbing) i know, roh, i can’t do this now. i’ll talk to you tomorrow.
the day was a mess. it started happy and ended up with naina crying herself to sleep, she couldn’t bear the thought of him waking up to find out his own daughter had to get married because of a condition. and not to anyone but to karan, someone who didn’t love her or accept their marriage. then, she thought of rohit and how heartbroken he must’ve been, she understood how he felt because it wasn’t just him but she felt that way too.
thank you for reading, i hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter. it was rather short but i’m sure the upcoming chapters will be longer. don’t worry, rohit isn’t a negative character. actually, i don’t think there’ll be any negatives, maybe a few sandhya and nk moments but that’s all. it’ll mainly focus on the problems nairan and meghnal will have and how they face it along with naina’s past and how they handle the twists and turns that come in their lives. i hope i didn’t give away too much but still made it interesting enough for you to stay!