5 # Promise to herself

Anaya walks fast and decides to leave this house now. Samir stopped her. Samaira runs to her and hugged her. Samaira and Samir pulled Anaya forcefully to her room. 

Actually Anaya is daughter of Mamta and Ranvir Arora. They are close friends of Samarth's parents. They are out of country for some reasons. So they left Anaya at Samarth's house. Both families are planning a marriage of Samarth and Anaya. They wished that both come close with each other.

"Anaya, listen... just calm down. Please.... " Samaira tried to calm her down.

"How to calm..? You know that I love Samarth from childhood, but he never gives importance to me. Always... Arohi... Arohi.... She died, but not left Samarth." Anaya barked and cried hard.

"If you will leave this house, how will you kick out this Aradhya?" Samir said with evil smirk.

"Samir is right. Bhai doesn't love this Aradhya. We will find the truth behind this marriage. Till you have to stay here." Samaira said.

Soon atmosphere became peaceful in her bedroom. But they are unaware of the storm, which is coming towards them, Samarth Goenka.

Samarth knocks the door and enters in the room, all of three them are standing in a line in front of him like criminal stands in front of police. Samarth is moving here and there in slow motion. the color of their face is vanished. They knew very well that today they will be finished by Samarth.

 Samarth sits on the chair and lift her left leg and put it on right knee with a unique style.

"Now who will tell me about previous night? Anaya or Samir?" Samarth said and narrowed his eyes. His anger is visible on his face.

"Yes, I did. So what? I want you, want to be your wife, can't you see my love? " Anaya said angrily and tears filled eyes.

"We were going to marry soon, you know that. So why you did this with me on that night? This is your wrong way, you tried to seduce me, the Samarth Goenka." Samarth barked and stood up in front of Anaya. Anaya is creeping in fear.

" But nothing happened between us.." Anaya trembled.

"So what...?" Samarth barked.

"You know, Anaya, I love Arohi, then why you tried to do this in Nasik?" Samarth asked. 

"Sorry.... Samarth, but why don't you try to forget her??, she is no more between us." Anaya asked.

"She is live in my heart, will always live. Now forget about me. I married Aradhya, now respect her. If anyone of you will try to harm or teasing her, nobody is worse than me." Samarth warned them.

"If you really love Arohi, then why you marry Aradhya?" Anaya asked and gritted her teeth.

"After marrying her, no need to give reason of not marrying you. I don't want to marry you, that's why I married her." Samarth answered arrogantly.

" Samir, pack your bags, move to Nasik, continue your study. As per your demand I transferred your admission in Nasik. And you both, stay in limit. Otherwise...... You know what I can do..." Samarth said and moved out of room.

Anaya fell on the bed and slapped hardly on the bed while gritted her teeth.

"Anaya, just calm down. Wait and watch." Samaira cupped her face and said to Anaya.

On other side...

Aradhya went to kitchen, breakfast is cooked by maids. She is stammering to say something, at that time, Sakshi noticed her and greeted her, " Bhabhi... Good morning." She said and hugged Aradhya. 

"Good morning... Di.. And please don't call me bhabhi. Call me, Aradhya." Aradhya pouted. Everyone laughed. Aradhya touched Dadi's feet for blessing. Dadi kissed on her forehead.

"Okay, Aradhya, breakfast is already cooked, you should cook sweet dish. What would you like to cook?" Sakshi asked.

"A carrot Halwa." Aradhya replied.

Sakshi helped her in preparation, then Aradhya cooked herself. After sometime everyone came to the dinning table. 

Aradhya serves breakfast and Halwa to everyone. Samarth is sitting beside Dadi, and Sakshi forcefully made her sit beside Samarth. Anaya came late and sat in front of Samarth and beside Saskhi. Everyone starts eating. 

Dadi praised, " Aradhya, you are the best cook. I never taste Halwa like this. So yummy."

"Thanks Dadi."

"Hmm, Aradhya, so yummy." Sakshi said.

"Thanks Di."

(Actually Aradhya was sent in hostel from childhood. Her family is not so reach, so they sent her in the girls hostel, It was govt hostel, where no fees to be paid by parents, but no workers available, so every girl had to work there, A hostel runs on grant provided by govt. She is trained in every work of household from childhood in the hostel. So cooking is easy task for her, she is the best student of that hostel.)

Aradhya is thanking to her warden, in her mind. A smile appears on her face. Her warden was so strict so the girls of the hostel became perfect in their every work.

After breakfast Aradhya was collecting plates, Samarth is ready for the office. Dadi came with a box and called Aradhya, " Beta, this is "Shagun" for your first cooking in this home. Dadi said and gave her a diamond necklace. She said, "I ordered it for Samarth's wedding and finally our daughter in law is found. So this is for you, my child." 

"Thanks Dadi, but I don't want this gift. Please." Aradhya denied to take it.

"Aradhya, you can't deny, this is 'Shagun' Please keep it with you." Sakshi said lovingly.

"Okay, thanks Di.." Aradhya smiled.

Samarth was watching them, he was talking with someone on phone, but his eyes are on these ladies. When he hanged up the call, Dadi asked, " Samarth, have you gift her anything last night?" Aradhya's eyes opened wide hearing that. Samarth nods negatively.

"This is not fair, beta. Buy something for her today." Dadi ordered. He nods only.

Aradhya left for her room with Jewellery box and Samarth left for office.

Aradhya opened her cupboard, in the corner of the cupboard, she hides there her reports of that black day. Her eyes filled with tears. She murmured, " Dadi, I don't deserve this. For once I become a daughter in law or wife, but I'm not......." She cried a lot hugging ghe jewellery box.

"Dadi and Di... I hope that you will never learn the darkest truth of my life." She murmured herself and cried again. 

She thought that yesterday she wanted to die and jumped into the river, and today she forgot everything and lives happily with Samarth's family. Except Samarth, everyone is loving and caring for her. 

"Samarth is not so bad but he is arrogant, Angry man, especially with me, whenever we met, started with fight. Ohh god..." Aradhya thought about Samarth and slapped her head, " How can I think about him... Awwww.... No... Never....." Her tears stopped for a while and started again, "In fact, I have never been worthy for him. He has just sympathy for me, and he wanted to avoid his marriage with the girl, whom his family chose, so he married with me. Nothing else." Her mind is fighting with herself.

She is not an egoist girl, but whenever they meet each other, situation turned against them and they blamed each other for the wrong happened with them. So she orally fought with Samarth every time.

She touches her Mangalsutra and promised herself, " My new life is given by Samarth, I promise that I will never misbehave with Samarth from now. And if he needs to be free from this relationship, I will free him whenever he will wish...."