A Walk To Our Forever!

Advaith khurana:- a twenty-six year old famous businessman, who joined his family business at the early age of twenty-two, yet made a prominent name in a short time. Hard from outside, soft from inside. Anger is his companion. He is married to Aarohi Basu, who is also his father's friend's daughter. He has one secret in his life which is only known to his sister.

Aarohi Basu:-A twenty-three year old girl with simple dreams. Calm, sensible, kind-hearted and every other adjectives of a perfect girl is suitable for her.

Aamira Sen:- a twenty-six year old girl who is tied with the invisible ropes of helplessness. Former college mate of Advaith. Advaith's girlfriend.

Aashi khurana:- a twenty-one year old college goingstudent. Advaith's sister and the only daughter of Abhiraj and Priya Khurana. She knows one biggest secret of her brother's life and want to save him, yet can't help. Cute, bubbly and kind-hearted are the words describing her perfectly.

Abhoy Basu:- a twenty-six year old son of Arnob and Mishti Basu. Aarohi's older brother who loves her to the moon and back. He can even give up his life to see a single smile on his sister's lips. Helping his father in their family business.

Abhiraj Khurana:- A fifty years old famous businessman of India, who loves his family the most. His son is his proud, yet fails to express

it openly. His daughter is his lifeline. Rude yet prudent businessman describes

him best.

Priya Abhiraj Khurana:- A fourty-eight year old kind-hearted lady. Wife of Abhiraj Khurana and mother of Aashi and Advaith Khurana. Her son Advaith is her lifeline.she is an owner of 'Aashiyaana', an orphanage for orphan children.

Arnob Basu:- A fifty-years old simple man with a small business. Husband of Mishti Basu and a proud father of Aarohi and Abhoy Basu. Owns a small business in a huge city like Mumbai. Old and closest friend of Abhiraj Khurana. His family is his life.

Mishti Arnob Basu:- A forty-nine year old wife of Arnob Basu, and loving mother of Aarohi and Abhoy Basu. A simple housewife who loves

her family a lot.

Moloy Sen:- A fifty years old wicked man, who wants to destrop Abhiraj at any cost. He was once a closest friend with Abhiraj and Arnob, but due to some reason, their friendship ended, and only hate remain in his heart for them. Has a secret only known to himself.

Asad Sarsilmaaz:- A mystery from the past, has now entered the present to ruin everyone's life for his own revenge. London based famous businessman who had only one dream ~ To take the revenge.

Mumbai:

Sitting in the middle of the bed, all decked up into a red wedding lehenga (wedding dress), and her beautiful face covered under the veil, all she could think of was her life, life that took a sudden spin of 360° in last few hours which she had never expected, at least not in such way.

Tears rolling down her cheeks and falling onto her heena claded hands, while her heart aching sharply.

She never thought of her wedding day to be like that. She had offered her heart to the man who crushed it before leaving her there all shattered and humiliated. And now, here she was sitting as a woman married to an unknown Man whom she had not even met before.

All she could think of was that what was her fault in all this!?

Looking at the figure sleeping on the couch in the same room, she was suddenly drown into a flashback.

~Flashback~

"Abhinav is not there in his room, but instead I got this letter from there.", A man said after coming out from the groom's make-up room, while here Aarohi's heart feared thinking about all the bad possibilities, but still she comfort herself that nothing of that sort will be going to happen, until her father, Arnob Basu, read out the letter loudly making her numb and dead at the same time.

Letter ~ I am sorry but I was never ready for this marriage as I want to pursue my carrier but my family "forced" me. But today I cannot betray Aarohi anymore by getting into this marriage which has no future, and so I am running away from this marriage. Please, if possible, forgive me Aarohi.

~Abhinav

And the next minute, bride's mother, Mishti Basu yelled as her daughter was now laying unconscious in the wedding pavilion, Making her family worried as hell, and then bride's brother, Abhoy Basu called off the marriage with his heart heavy and head down in shame.

Half-an-hour later:

"Advaith will marry her!", Abhiraj Singh khurana dropped a bomb on each and every one present there, but the most shocked were those two, whose life were going to be entangled with each-other, may be for forever, that too without their own consent.

"Dad how can I marry her!? I don't even know her. No, I-I cannot marry her-", Advaith whisper yelled at his father after getting him into a corner, totally confused with all the happenings.

Off course, What was his fault in all that was happening . What was his fault if the groom had run away. After all, he was not the one who helped the groom to run away. Then why he would have to take the responsibility for the loss! ~ This was all that he could think of at the moment.

"Advaith, look how she and her family are scattered. What are friends for when they don't come for help in other friend's hard time. Besides, Aarohi has all qualities that we need in your wife. Please say yes, okay?", Priya khurana, Advaith 's mother, requested her son after looking at the condition of her husband's friend and the family.

"Mom, he is dad's friend, and how can you take such a big decision of my life without asking me!? No mom, I am not at all agreeing for this marriage where I don't even know her properly. How can I spend my whole life with an unknown girl whom I saw just few hours back, let alone knowing her properly.", Advaith whisper yelled in frustration and somewhere he was right as well.

"Advaith , I have already given my words and I am not taking them back. If you are really my son then agree for this marriage and be my pride.", Abhiraj declared leaving no space for an argument, and Advaith knew that now he cannot go against his father's words, because pride always comes first for his father, and eventually he was left with no choice other than to marry the girl about whom he only knew her name and nothing else.

And there they got tied into this lifetime wedlock, where their consent or wish was neither asked nor mattered.

One had given her heart already to someone else whom she was about to get married, while other one was in love with someone else. But at the end, both were helpless and forced into this marriage.

In Advaith 's Room:

Advaith entered the room after all the namesake rituals and saw Aarohi sitting in the middle of bed just like a newly wedded bride, which she was! She was looking so beautiful that anyone would have fall in love with her immediately including him, if the situation were not the same!

"Listen I know whatever happened in last few hours was unexpected and out of our control. But I want to clear one thing", Advaith took a pause for a minute to notice her expressions, who by now was looking up at him into his eyes with her beautiful doe-shapped eyes.

"Aarohi, I love someone else and I can never love any other girl except her.", Advaith finally confessed shocking her. Off course she was also forced into this marriage but she never thought that the situation will turn out to be like this.

Immediately, a fear engulfed her heart that what will be her future in this unexpected and forced marriage, where her husband was already in love with some other girl.

"I didn't got time to tell you this otherwise I would not have married you at the first place. I know you are going through a tough time but I am nowhere even related to your loss, yet I am also getting this punishment for the deeds I have not even committed. I cannot promise you that I will leave Aamira(Advaith 's girlfriend) because I love her a lot and also I can't promise you to give you your rights as my wife because I can't and will never love you. You can surely be here as my wife in front of the whole world, but inside these four walls, we can never be together.", Advaith selfishly threw his words on her, before taking his pillow and quilt and moved towards the couch to get some break from all the exhausted event, leaving Aarohi alone with tears and broken heart.

Sitting in his room, she had finally accepted her fate and decided to give a chance to this marriage, but now, Advaith 's confession just broke all her hopes and dreams of a happy married life.

She chuckled at the game of the destiny where the one whom she loved, left her in middle of their journey. And now, the one she got married, is already in love with some other girl. She felt herself just as an unwanted person who is somewhere intruding in other people's life unnecessarily!

~Flashback Ends~

Exhausted of all the happenings, finally sleep took over her and she let the darkness consumed herself as she fall asleep the bed, still wearing the same wedding dress, wishing for some miracle to happen in her life the next morning.

Next Morning:

Waking up at her usual time at five in the morning, Aarohi frowned for a second looking around until her eyes landed on the man sleeping on couch, who is now her newly wedded husband.

Pushing all the negative thoughts away, she got down from the bed and kept her suitcase on the bed to get her clothes before walking into the bathroom, for a long relaxing shower.

Standing under the shower, she closed her eyes and let her tears leisurely slide down her cheeks, mixing with hot water, while remembering how excited she as well as her family were for this marriage, but now everything changed in just a blink of an eye.

Finally getting herself relaxed to the maximum and letting all the tiredness flew out of her body, she stepped out of the shower and went towards the dressing table to get ready.

Though her marriage was an unexpected event, but still she could not ignore the fact that now she is a wife to someone, daughter-in-law of some family and so she got ready in the necessary outfit needed. for a newly wedded bride.

She wore a beautiful red colored Anarkali suit, alongwith nuptial chain around her neck, and vermillion adorning the partition of her hair. And honestly, she was looking the most beautiful bride at the moment.

After getting ready and debating with her heart and mind, she finally let out a sigh, before walking towards Advaith who was sleeping a bit uncomfortable on the couch. Shaking him lightly by his shoulders, she tried waking him up who was adamant not to wake up soon.

Again trying the same, this time she succeed to earn a "what?" from him and she replied, "you must be uncomfortable here. Go and sleep on the bed."

Advaith rubbed his eyes registering her words until it hit him that now she was his wife and he was sleeping on the couch. Without exchanging any glance or word, he took his pillow before throwing himself on the bed making her sigh at his cold and ignoring behavior.

Kitchen:

"Aarohi, today is your first day after marriage in our house. So you can prepare one sweet dish while I will look after the rest of the breakfast", Priya, Advaith's mother, told Aarohi who just entered into Kitchen for making breakfast.

"What should I prepare, aunty?", Aarohi asked confused about what everyone in this family likes to eat.

"First of all, you are now the daughter of this house so you can call me Mom. And about the dish then you can make anything, whatever you are best at. No one will judge you here.", Priya said lovingly caressing Aarohi's head who smiled widely in return.

Though her terms with Advaith were not good, she was happy that at least other members in the family is accepting her wholeheartedly.

Aarohi started preparing kheer (An Indian sweet dish)a sweet dish and once she was done, priya said, "Aarohi, go and give coffee to Advaith. He needs his coffee first thing in the morning."

Aarohi nodded and took the mug of coffee for Advaith before going to his, sorry, now their room.

Keeping the mug of coffee on the side-table, she open the curtains letting fresh sunrays enter the room, and Advaith who was in deep sleep groaned lifting his head and opening his eyes a little saying, "Aarohi close the curtains. i am sleeping a little more.", Advaith said sleepily yet coldly before going back to his sleep while Aarohi replied, "Mom told me that you need your coffee in your bed so your coffee is kept there on the side-table."

"Aarohi, though Mom asked you to do my work but you don't have to do all this because I seriously don't like anyone intruding in my personal life.", Advaith said with stern face before getting up and walking into bathroom without having the coffee, once again leaving sad Aarohi behind. but soon she gathered herself as somewhere she already knew that this was coming.

Aarohi was setting the bed when she heard Advaith's cellphone ringing. First, she ignored but when it did not stop ringing for the third time, she thought of checking it if in case it is some important call. She picked up his cell only to keep it back with heavy heart as soon as she saw 'Love' flashing on the screen.

"Your cellphone was ringing. It was from 'Love'.", Aarohi said before hurriedly walking out of the room, whereas Advaith pressed the bridge of his nose in frustration. He was so confused and scared about how he will explain Aamira about this sudden marriage, and how will he handle both the relations at same time as somewhere down his heart he knew that even Aarohi wasn't wrong at her place.

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"Bhabhi(sister-in-law), had bhai (brother) told you about his and Aamira's affair?", Aashi, Advaith's sister, who saw Aarohi working alone in kitchen came and sat on kitchen slab, before asking the question which made Aarohi stiffened at her place.

Aarohi didn't knew what to say and so she meekly bobbed her head in yes making Aashi sigh sadly.

"Bhabhi, I know the circumstances in which you and bhai got married was not expected. But please you don't get sad. Everything will be fine with the time.", Aashi tried her best to explain Aarohi about the situation and all Aarohi could do was to pass a small smile before saying, "You are too good Aashi. Thank you for making me feel better."

"You can always share anything with me if something is bothering you. You can always count me in as your friend.", Aashi comforted Aarohi who nodded in return and here Aarohi won one more heart without much efforts in less time.

"ok so-what have you made for your first Chulha Rasam?", Aashi asked trying to lift-up Aarohi's sad mood and it did worked as Aarohi started telling her about all the dishes she has prepared for her first 'chulha-rasam'

[Chulha rasam is an Indian ritual where the daughter-in-law for first time have to make something sweet for breakfast]

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"Leave it, don't serve it to me. I don't like sweet dish.", Advaith stopped Aarohi from serving the Kheer which she had made specially for her 'chulha-rasam'. And Aarohi nodded with heavy heart before walking to Priya for serving it to her.

"Aarohi, give kheer to Advaith also. Advaith she has made something sweet for the first time. Don't say no to it. Atleast taste it a little for the sake of her happiness only.", Abhiraj, Advaith's father said calmly yet sternly making Advaith sigh in frustration but still he had it little after Aarohi served him.

"Aarohi, kheer is really tasty. Seriously, you have magic in your hands. And here is the gift from me, Priya and Aashi for your first chulha rasam in our house.", Abhiraj praised Aarohi and passed a box of heavy diamond necklace as saugat (gift), making all smile except Advaith who was getting really pissed off with all the drama.

"Advaith, while coming home from the office, you also get some gift for her. Husband has to give a gift to his wife for her first cooking.", Priya suggested Advaith who nodded reluctantly as he can never ever go against his Mom. Typical mumma's boy he is!!

They were disturbed by the door-bell and a butler opened the door to welcome Abhoy Basu who came to take his sister for 'Rasam of Paghphera'.

{Paghphera is a ritual in India where newly wed bride visit her own house at first day of her marriage.}

"Aunty I am taking Aaru for the paghphera rasam. I will drop her by the evening.", Abhoy, Aarohi's brother proposed after sitting on sofa with others, while Advaith had already left upstairs to his room for getting ready for the office.

"No need to come for dropping her. Advaith will pick her up in the evening.", Abhiraj said when he saw Advaith descending the stairs.

"Dad I have an important meeting. I won't be able to pick her from her house.", Advaith immediately countered back as soon as he heard his dad's suggestion for him to pick up Aarohi from her house in the evening.

Here he was trying to keep his distance from Aarohi, and his family were behind them to get them more and more close.

"Advaith work can wait but don't neglect the fact that you are now a married man and your responsibilities have doubled. You are picking up Aarohi from her house in the evening. I will handle all your meetings.", Abhiraj declared once again, making Advaith grit his teeth and he glared at Aarohi, who looked away not being able to handle his angry gaze.

This was all observed by Abhoy but he thought of giving some time to them to adjust with the current situation before getting to any conclusion about them.

Soon Aarohi left with Abhoy for her place while Advaith also left for office with frustration in his mind.

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"Oh, look who is here! My sweet lovely daughter. How are you my child?", Mishti , Aarohi's mother, exclaimed as soon as she saw her daughter entering house.

Aarohi smiled widely seeing love and wait for herself in her mother's eyes before replying, "I am good mumma. How are you and papa?"

"We all are also good but we miss you a lot. Didn't Advaith come with you?", Mishti asked looking behind her to find Advaith, while Abhoy handled the situation by saying, "Mom, let her at least enter first Advaith had some important meeting so he could not come with us. But he will come in the evening to pick Aaru."

"oh, come inside. I have prepared all your favourite dishes. Your dad has gone to the market to get your favourite rosho-gulla", and there started chatting about Basu family.

{Rosho-gulla is a famous sweet in kolkata city of India}

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"Aaru, you are not having any problem at your in-law's house, right? Advaith is behaving well with you?? I know the situation in which you got married was not favorable. But now that is your house and you are now the part of that family. So you have to take care of that house just like you used to take care of this house", Currently Arnob and Aarohi were sitting in veranda of their house, spending some father-daughter time, where Arnob kept forward his worries for his daughter in front of her.

"Papa everyone are very nice in the family. And Advaith is also very nice with me. I know the situations weren't good but he didn't let me feel left out. Infact yesterday night he sat with me and encouraged me to give a chance to our marriage. Advaith is very understanding. He is treating me very nicely.", Aarohi said while pushing back her tears to that were threatening to fall, as she could clearly see worries on her father's face and she never want him to take tension for her. He was already a heart-patient and tension is not at all good for him.

"I am relieved now. I was so worried for you since last night that I could not even sleep properly. But now I am happy that you are comfortable there.", Arnob exclaimed with relief making Aarohi's heart churn for lying to her father but she was helpless as she cannot let her father worry more for her own problems.

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Evening:

It was eight in the evening and Basu family were chatting when Mishti said, "Aaru, call Advaith and ask when he is coming to pick you up. It is already dinner time."

Aarohi's eyes widened thinking about how she will tell her family that she doesn't even have her husband's number, while her parents were waiting for her to connect the call to Advaith.