Chapter 38: "The Death"

The episode starts with the continuation of the flashback. Riddhima was shouting looking at all the dead bodies around.

Rid(Shouts): No!!!!!!!!!!! No!!!!!!!!(shouts and shrieks)

But nothing was left. All of them were lying there dead. In an instant of 10 minutes, the whole family of Rajveer was brutally tortured to death. There were only two poeple alive in the place. One was Riddhima and other was Rehaan. Rehaan again turned towards Riddhima and gets dangerously close to her. Riddhima turned her neck in other direction to resist him from coming close to her.

Rid: Stay away!

At the back, she was continuously trying to open her tied hands.

Rehaan placed his both hands on the sides of Riddhima and standing extremely close to her, he spoke,

Reh: Now you know! Rehaan achieve what he desires for. Whoever tries to stop him, will face the same consequences what they had faced. They had to die beacuse they denied my order. They pushed me and raised their voices in front of me. Now, there is only you and me in this whole jungle. Now, you will be mine forever. Look Riddhima! What destruction you have caused. If you had accepted my proposal, It would not have happened. You made me do all this. You are the reason for all of this. Anyways, Its usless to cry over split milk now. I will not tolerate these tears.

He caresses Riddhima's cheeks to wipe her tears but Riddhima shook her face resisting his touch.

Rid: Don't touch me Rehaan! You are a disgusting man! You never loved me! You just wanted to satisfy your desires! Stay away from me! I am not yours. (Fierce) I belong to Rajveer.

Reh(anger): Don't take his name infront of me.

Rid(continues): I am only Rajveer's. He is my husband. And I am his wife.

Reh: Shut up Riddhima!

Rid: Do whatever you want. Still I will always be Rajveer's! You will never win. You can't win from Rajveer. He is the best.

Reh: Riddhima!!!!

Rid(smiling painfully and fiercely) : I am standing in front of you. Just do whatever you want to. But keep it in your mind. You have lost Rehaan! Nothing could make me yours. (Loud) Beacuse I belong to Rajveer!!!!

Listening to her words, Rehaan slapped her hard on her face making her mouth bleed. He gritted his teeth and Riddhima smiles sarcastically and looks in his eyes.

Rid: I am still Rajveer's. Your slap was a total wastage.

Rehaan again came close to Riddhima but finally her rope tore apart and she pushed Rehaan backward. She tried to run but Rehaan held her by her hairs and dragged her back between the dead bodies.

Reh: Now! If you tried to run away from here or utter any other word, I swear I will do the same thing with Rajveer's mother or sister's dead body what I was going to do with you. I don't think you want a dead pregnant lady to be rapped.
Riddhima was lying on the ground shocked. Her mind was not in her senses thinking how low he could stoop. Rehaan also lay down above Riddhima holding her tightly by her waist and with other hand, he cleared the hair strands from the area of her neck. Riddhima closed her eyes being extremely dejected and emotionless. Rehaan Again came close to Riddhima and bit her neck. Riddhima cries out loud. Then, Rehaan kissed her neck and was about to kiss her lips when someone held his collar from the back and pulled him up punching him so hard that his head collided with the tree.
Rajveer(anger): Don't you dare touch her again!
Riddhima opened her eyes and found Rajveer standing there. She immediately got up and hugged him crying bitterly. Rajveer also reciprocated and gave dangerous looks to Rehaan. He made Riddhima stand in a corner and both of them started fighting. In all this, Rehaan got the approach of his gun. He picked it up and pointed it towards Rajveer and shot him. The bullet hit his shoulder.
Rid(shouts): Rajveeeerrr!
She ran to him holding him. Rajveer was writhing in pain trying to stand holding Riddhima.
Reh(shouts): I did so much to get both of you arrested. You disrespected my love and Rajveer was always a hurdle in my goal. I falsely trapped you both in that drugs case but this Rajveer! He always have to show him a great man! He confessed the crime that he never did and even saved you. But no!!! I won't let myself lose. Rehaan never loses any challenge. You know Who I am? (Loud): I am the biggest underworld mafia!!! Rehaan Malhotra!!! I am behide all this!!! And I won't leave you two! I will kill you!!
He again fired his gun towards Riddhima but Rajveer pushed her and he got shot in his chest. At the same moment, The intelligence officers came there shouting,
Officer: Stay wherever you are Rehaan! Or we will shoot you!
They all held their guns aiming at Rehaan. Rehaan was standing there still. Riddhima now understood that Rajveer ran away from the jail so that all officers chase him and he reach here making them catch Rehaan red-handed. On the other side, Rajveer fell down because of pain and Riddhima made his head lay down in her laps. Riddhima was crying continuously cupping his face. Rajveer was writhing in pain and breathing heavily. He looks at Riddhima in pain and having tears in his eyes. He smiles painfully and says,
Raj(pain): I....I was unable to save my family!...I couldn't protect them! I am not a good soldier.
Rid(crying): No! You are the best Rajveer! You are the best! Please! Keep your eyes open!

Rajveer takes Riddhima's hands in her, and says,
Raj: But you made me fulfill my dream Riddhima! My dream of saving an innocent life got fulfilled. My dream of having you as the best friend and a life partener got fulfilled. My dream of......dying in your arms got fulfilled!
Rid(crying): Stop it Rajveer! Don't say like that!
Raj(writhes in pain): Riddhima! Will you.....do me.....a favour?
Rid: Why won't I ? Just say it!
Raj: Promise me that you will Take care of yourself! (Tears flowing down his cheeks) And.....Aaah(writhes in pain) And, Tell Vansh...from my side that....Not everyone gets his love in his life....he is so lucky to have you in his life!...(smiles) Long Live India!!...

And gone...He breathed his last. His grips on Riddhima's hand losened and that's when Riddhima realized that he died. She was dejected. She shouts,
Rid(shouts): Rajveer! Open your eyes! You can't leave me.
She patts his cheeks and shakes his body,
Raid: Please Rajveer! Don't do this to me! Open you eyes Dammit!
Rehaan laughs wholeheartedly and points gun at Riddhima and says to the officers,
Reh: Drop your guns or else I will shoot her!
Riddhima shouts In fierceness,
Rid: No one will drop the gun or I will shoot him.
She aimes Rajveer's gun on him,
Reh(smirks): You can't shoot me Riddhima! You are not that strong! You have emotions connected to me. I am very close to you and you can't kill any closed ones. Because you are weak!!!
Listening to his words, Riddhima gets reminder of all moments of the trio. Her hands shakes. Finding it the right moment, the officer shoots at Rehaan's hand. With this sudden shot, the gun drops from his hand but its trigger gets pressed. The bullet fired from the gun slightly touching Riddhima's ear and piercing her head skin slightly, gets hit in the tree. Riddhima feels dizziness and blood comes out of her nose and head. In her blurry vision, she saw Rehaan running away injured and Officers chasing him. And after that, Riddhima faints beside Rajveer's dead body.

Flashback ends.

Riddhima was in tears and even Vansh was in tears by now.
R(crying): Because of that injury and extreme nervous breakdown, I went into coma. When the death news of Rajveer spread in the department, Dad somehow got that news and came back. The last rites of Rajveer with all his family were performed by Dad and intelligence department. Rehaan successfully escaped. When I got out of coma after 3 months, I found Dad sitting beside me. He told me everything what happened in those 3 months. Rehaan was wanted in all India but he was nowhere. The Riddhima who got up from coma that day was not the old Riddhima anymore. I lost all my desires, my emotions, my relations. The lifeless Riddhima you see all day and night roaming around with anger and fierceness is just because of that unfortunate day. That day, I decided that I will join Intelligence and will chase Rehaan myself. In the past 3 years, I got training and struggle hard to come at this designation just with one aim, "Getting justice for the one who always saved the innocents"......."Getting beyond all the limits for the one who crossed his all extremes to save me"...."Getting revenge for all those innocents souls who considerd me their daughter"
(Speaking with difficulty because of lumps in her throat) This life is not mine Vansh! It belongs to Rajveer. He gave me this life by sacrificing his own. Dad asked me to move on. How can I do this? How can I betray Rajveer? My whole life is now dedicated to him and his mission. He is dead but I won't let his soul, his mission die. Rehaan was right! I was weak. I was so weak that I couldn't save that innocent child who hadn't even opened his eyes in this world. I couldn't save that mother who was waiting for his son to hug her. I couldn't save that father who called me his daughter and protected my dignity till his last breath! I don't deserve any happiness in life Vansh.

(Sobbing alot) A family died just saving me and my self respect and I was just standing there watching them die in front of my eyes. My emotions and my fears killed everyone!!! I am the reason of all this!! I am a cursed soul!! Whoever comes close to me, he has to suffer alot. First my parents, then you then Rajveer and now Kabir and Aryan!!!!! Everyone suffers because of me!!!!! (Cupping Vansh's face and crying) Vansh! I request you! Please stay away from me! I have no strength to lose another life because of me. I can't someone else again suffering because of me! My emotions and my relations can become my weakness. I cant fight him until i have weaknesses. I don't care for my life now! I just want that Rehaan to get punished! So please!!! Stay away from me! (Crying) My love is a curse for you! This curse will destroy your life!!!! I am not pure! You don't deserve me!!!
She falls on her knees on the ground and starts crying bitterly. Vansh who was in tears and was not able to speak anything seeing her crying, immediately hugged her and she cries inconsolably. He doesn't stop her so that she can put all the burden of her heart out. Once she had cried enough and had no courage to cry more, Vansh cupped her face and kissed her forehead,
V(tears in his eyes): Riddhima! You are not a curse! You are a gem! You are not weak! You are the strongest person I ever met! What Rajveer did was not just a sacrifice. Its a thing that is highly respected in my eyes. And don't ever say it again that you are not pure or all that!! Riddhima!! You are the purest, strongest and the most lovable girl Riddhima! Apart from love and trust, I really really respect you alot! And after listening to whatever happened, my respect for you and for Rajveer has increased to the peak. Your emotions and your relations are not your weaknesses. These are your strengths. And you have to fight for them. Riddhima! This is not the time to fall weak. This is the time to make him cry. (Anger) This is the time to show him what you can do. Show him your strengths. He didn't do it right. Now, I will tell her what it costs to touch my Riddhima!
R: No Vansh! You will not do anything. Its my battle. I will fight it. I can't risk your life.
V: What would be value of this love if I can't even risk my life for you. I am with you! And I won't back off at all. This revenge is equally important for me as it is for you. We will fight together. We will serve justice for Rajveer together!!!!
Riddhima hugs him again and smiles.
Ishq mein marjawan plays.....
Then, they both separate and Vansh asks,
V: So, Have you found anything about Rehaan? Do you know where he is?
R: Not yet! But Aditya told me that he has returned. He had got much information about him. He and Tripple M are finding him. Once, we get anything about him, I will make my next move.
V(confused): Aditya? How is Aditya involved in all this?
R: Didn't I tell you about Aditya? Aditya Randhawa?
V: Yeah! I know he is Aditya Randhawa but how is he linked to all this.
R: Oh I Seriously forgot. Vansh! Aditya is the brother of Rajveer. Aditya Randhawa and Rajveer Randhawa!
She gets up and brings the picture having Rajveer and a 12 years old boy.
R: Look! This is Rajveer and This small boy is Aditya!
V: But where was he when all this happened?
R: Actually, Aditya had gone to London for higher business studies even before I met Rajveer. I had never seen him. He came back 6 months ago after completing his degree. He had no idea about anything. When he came back, with his findings, he approached me to know what had happened with his family. I told him everything and since that day, he is supporting me in this revenge and he is following Rehaan everywhere. Do you remmeber that day in restaurant, Aditya and Rehaan both were present there. The attack was done by Rehaan. All of them, first on me then on Karyan and then again when you got shot. Everything was done by Rehaan. That day in darkness, he whispered in my ears to let me know that he is back.
V: Oh I see! It means Aditya is younger in age than you.
R: Yeah! That's why, he was calling me bhabhi.(smirking) And the Vansh RaiSinghania was jealous of him.
Vansh smiles,
V: Why wouldn't I? He was talking so frankly with you. I had got you with so much difficulty and now he was coming in between us.
R(smiles): You are mad! He considers me his sister.
V: He should be!
Riddhima and Vansh smiles looking at each other.

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