"yes Mrs Shekhawat, how may I help you?" Abhimaan said as soon as Shipra entered inside his cabin

Shipra begin "listen beta......"

(Listen dear.......)

Gracefully raising his pointed finger Abhimaan interrupted her. Rudely he said "it's Abhimaan Singh Rathore for you"

"Maa hun tumhari yeh bhulo mat" Shipra glared

(Don't forget that i am your mother)

"Mere baap ki biwi thi aap, meri maa nhi yeh aap zindagi bhar na bhule" Abhimaan matched her glare

(You were my dad's wife, not my mother you should never forget this in your life)

"Tumhe pata hai meine tumhe beta kyu kaha?........ because tum Shivansh ki tarah bilkul nhi ho.....wo jitna hi saral hai tum utna hi complicated ho..... Shivansh is very sensitive but ...(leaning down on the table, Shipra whispered) tum cruel aur shrewd ho bilkul meri tarah" saying so Shipra laughed

(Do you know why I used the endearment 'dear' for you?..........cause you are not even one percent like Shivaansh.......he is way too simple while you are the epitome of complications......Shivansh is very sensitive but ...(leaning down on the table, Shipra whispered) you are cruel and shrewd just like me)

Abhimaan smiled at her words and taunted "sensitive hone ka nateeza mein 27 salon se dekhte aa raha hun and am smart enough not to repeat the foolishness........aur rahi baat cruelty aur shrewdness ko lekar apke bete hone ki toh uss mein...... mein apka baap hun, beta nhi........ don't provoke me cause you never know the consequences of messing with Abhimaan Singh Rathore"

(For 27 long years i have thoroughly witnessed the distressful consequences for being sensitive and am smart enough not to repeat the foolishness.......and when it comes to shrewdness and cruelty then am not your son but your father in this aspect..........don't provoke me cause you never know the consequences of messing with Abhimaan Singh Rathore)

"Tumhe kya lagta hai tumhara aur Meera ka rishta tik payega??" Shipra said. Her voice held a challenge

(What do you think you and Meera will be able to continue your happily ever after marital life?)

"Baba was unfortunate to have a wife like you but I am lucky enough to have my Meera.......apke rishtey mein ek rota tha toh dusra uspe hasta tha, kese ek girta tha toh dusra usko sambhal ne ke jagah bikhar ne mein lag jata tha par humare rishte mein........... " Abhimaan didn't complete his words and left his statement in the middle

(Dad was unfortunate to have a wife like you but I am lucky enough to have my Meera.......in your relationship when one cried another laughed at his miseries, when one was about to fall instead of helping him supporting him another tried to make sure to break him into pieces...........but in our relationship.......)

"Tumhare rishtey mein kya?" Shipra asked gritting her teeth

(In your relationship what?)

"Apko nhi bata sakta aap ghar ki nhi hai na aur bahar walon ke saath I don't discuss my personal life........and though I don't believe in superstitions but I also don't believe you kya pata apki kali nazar lag gyi toh, waise hai toh aap mere liye panauti hi...." Saying so Abhimaan laughed

(I can't tell you as you aren't a member of my family and I don't discuss my personal life with outsiders............and though I don't believe in superstitions but I also don't In believe you ........who knows what effect your evil eye will hold upon my marital life and without a doubt you are too unlucky for me.....)

Banging her palm on the table with immense anger, Shipra spoke "you know what......."

But couldn't complete her sentence when Abhimaan spoke "I know ki mein pyaar mein jaan dene mein nhi lene mein believe nhi karta hun........so stay away"

(I know that i don't believe in giving life in love rather mercilessly killing for love......so stay away)

"I won't because you messed with my son........you were the one for whom Araav had to bear loss and now it's time for you and your wife......this time you will lose and I will celebrate"

"Ofcourse you will celebrate......par apke jeet ki nhi, mere jeet ka dukh celebrate karengi......now get lost, I don't have leisure to spend it on futile people like you" Abhimaan gestured her to leave

(Ofcourse you will celebrate......but not the happiness of your victory, but the sadness of my success........now get lost, I don't have leisure to spend it on futile people like you)

"Jaa rahi hun.......aur tum bhi ghar jaldi chale jana tumhari biwi ko tumhari zarurat hogi" Shipra smirked and left his cabin.

(I am leaving.........and you too leave early your wife would need you today)

Once the door of the cabin got closed a lone tear left Abhimaan eye, followed by many stream of tears. After all it was his mother, he somewhere still crave for her love. But here he was arguing like a brute with that bitch. A mother should bless her son for long life but here she wants him to die.......if his father was unfortunate to have a wife like her than he was far more unfortunate than him to have a mother like her.

AT RATHORE HAVELI

"Meera......" Rudrani Devi called

"Ji bua sa......"

(Yes aunt....)

"Jaa kar Rajveer ko kamre mein soup de aa" Rudrani Devi ordered

(Go and serve Rajveer his soup in his room)

"Ji......" Meera hesitantly obliged

(Okay.....)

Meera went and served Rajveer his soup. she was about to leave when Rajveer held her wrist. Meera's eyes widened looking at his advances. Jerking her hand Rajveer pulled Meera on his bed.

"Ooh sorry baby girl......I wanted to spend some time with you" saying so he was about to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear when Meera tightly held his wrist "Abhi mujhe pata chala ki kyu uss din mere pati ne tumhe surf excel, tide, nirma sare washing powder se dhoya tha.." saying so she stood and turned to leave.

(Now i can understand why on that day my husband had beaten you to black, blue, purple and green.......)

But Rajveer held the loose end of her saree. Furiously Meera turned and snatching her saree she was about to slap Rajveer when Rudrani Devi shouted

"Yeh sab kya ho raha hai?"

(What's going on here?)

Meera was about to answer but Rudrani Devi left no chance for Meera to explain....

"Rathore parivaar ki bahu ko yeh sab karna sobha nhi deta.....tumhe thodi si bhi sharam nhi ayee yeh sab karte huye" Rudrani Devi shouted intentionally so that all the Rathores could hear.

(These kind of activities doesn't suit Rathore's daughter in law........before indulging in all these acts didn't you for once felt shameful)

As if fate was on her side, all the elders who just returned from the temple gathered near Rajveer's room.

"Baat kya hai didi sa?" Ahana Rathore asked

(What's the matter sister in law?)

"Baat kuch esi hai ki mujhe bolne mein bhi lajya aa rahi hai" Rudrani Devi said

(The matter is so gruesome that am feeling too ashamed to even vocalise it)

"Bua sa aap meri baat toh sunne......." Meera was about to say something but Rudrani Devi said "after being intimate with your brother-in-law you want to justify your acts

(Aunt atleast hear my side for once......)

Hearing this everyone gasped and Sanyukta ran away to a distant place. Without wasting a second she dialled at Abhimaan's number.

"Hello" Picking up the call, Abhimaan responded

"Bhai jaldi ghar aa jaeye.....bhabi ma is in trouble" Sanyukta said while panting

Abhimaan didn't ask any further questions and left his office. Aviral and Aviraj tagged along with him.

"Jaab mein kamre mein ayee tab this orphan was about to commit a heinous crime" Rudrani Devi said

(When i entered the room at that time this orphan was about to commit a heinous crime)

"Rudrani don't talk bullshit......let Meera explain first" Shivansh said

"Bhaisa jese kuch saal pehle apki biwi ke paas koi explanation nhi tha waise hi iske paas bhi koi explanation nhi hai" Rudrani Devi instigated the spark

(Brother just like few years back, your wife didn't have any explanation, similarly now she doesn't have any explanation to give)

"Mamu I like Meera and the feelings are mutual between us......woh Abhimaan se dar rahi hai isiliye chup hai" Rajveer said

(Mamu I like Meera and the feelings are mutual between us..........just because she is afraid of Abhimaan she isn't saying her feelings loud)

"Jhuth sara sar jhuth.....kya kuch bhi bakwaas kar rahe ho I don't like you......" Meera retorted back

(Lies all these things are nothing but mere lies......what are you blabbering....I don't like you......)

"Meera kya hai yeh sab beta?" Amrita Devi asked

(Meera dear what is all this?)

"Dadi ma trust me yeh dono jhuth bol rahe hain......... Mere mann mein koi feelings nhi hai inko leke" Meera said

(Grandma trust me both mother-son duo are lying........i have no feelings for him at all)

"Acha toh phir tum iske kamre kya kar rahi thi?" Rudrani Devi asked

(Okay then tell everyone what were you doing in his room?)

"Apko nhi pata mein kya kar rahi thi? Soup dene ayee thi mein" Meera said

(You don't know why I was here? I came to give soup.....)

"Haveli ki Maharani ko soup dene ki zarurat kabse pad gayi jab itne sare naukar chakar mojud hain ghar pe" Rudrani Devi taunted

(Since when the queen of the castle started serving soup despite having so many servants at her feet)

"Bua sa, aap hi ne kaha tha mujhe Rajveer ko soup de ane" Meera reasoned

(Aunt, it was you who asked me to give soup to Rajveer)

"Jab sab ghar par hote hain tab bhi meine kisiko kaha nhi Rajveer ko serve karne mein khud uski dekh bhal karti thi toh phir aaj jab koi ghar par nhi hai mein kyu kahungi tumhe Rajveer ko soup dene?" Rudrani Devi defended herself

(When everyone is at home even then i didn't tell anyone to serve Rajveer, i myself would be doing all his chores then why on earth will i ask you to serve Rajveer with his soup?)

"Bua sa......" Meera was about to say something when Rudrani Devi said

"waise iski bhi koi galati nhi hai......akhir hai toh orphan hi na sankar ayenge kahan se....."

(Aunt..........

By the way it's not har fault even......after all she is an orphan with no one to teach her basic manners)

"Aap hadh par kar rahi hai bua sa......" Meera said

(You are now crossing the limit aunt......)

"Aur tumne already hadh par kar diya hai" Rudrani Devi said

(And you have already crossed the line of decency)

"Tum apne bete ko kyu kuch nhi kehti Rudrani, tabse Meera par kyu chadh rahi ho?" Rudra Pratap said being angry at his sibling

( Till now you are only accusing Meera, Why don't you question your son Rudrani?)

"Mamu aap sahi keh rahe hain...... mujhe aap sab ko pehle hi bata dena chahiye tha....par humne socha ki ek baar Abhimaan se baat kar ke dekhenge apne bare mein agar wo aram se mann jata hai toh bekar mein bagawat karne ki zaroorat nhi padegi" Rajveer said

(Uncle you are correct......i should have told each one of you by now regarding our affair.........but we thought to have a talk with Abhimaan first, if he agrees easily then there is no need to revolt unnecessarily)

"Meera mein janti hun yeh sab sach nhi hai......tu bata beta hua kya tha" Ahana Rathore supported Meera

(Meera I know this is not the truth.....you tell everyone what is the actual matter)

Meera enlightened the Rathores about the whole plotting done by Rudrani Devi and Rajveer.

"Acha toh aab agar according to you sari galati humari hai, prove it that you are innocent....... will you?" Rudrani Devi challenged Meera

(Okay then if according to you all the mistakes are ours then.....prove it that you are innocent....... will you?)

"Uski zarurat nhi padegi bua sa"

(That won't be necessary aunt)