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Lady version of Abhimanyu

Author's POV

"Hickey!!" Shouted Aarya looking at Sitaara's neck gaining not only their cousins attention but also many customers too but she didn't realise it.

"Woah!! Situ, you were with us all the time and while coming from your Mansion there was nothing on your neck but now, there is an hickey. Seems like you and my brother were busy in car" said Aarya with a teasing smile. Sitaara looked away pulling her hair closer to her neck while Abhi looked at her smirking.

"Seems like her Mani marked his territory" said Rishi and Anish simultaneously smirking. Abhi smirked.

"Let's go inside" whispered Sitaara and they nodded. They started moving inside, Naman and Dhruv pulled Aarya to a side.

"What the hell, Aarya? Why did you shout like that? You embarrassed our sil infront of everyone. They are husband and wife and does whatever they want. You don't need to question about it" whisper yelled Naman.

"Ohh..am sorry. It happened just like that but it's okay, it's common between couples and everyone knows it" said Aarya.

"It didn't happen something like you are thinking" said Dhruv and narrated what happened.

"She is so fragile. She cried for that" said Dhruv with worried look.

"It's not because of that. She felt she cheated on Viru bhaiyya" mumbled Aarya under her breath.

"What? What did you say?" Asked Naman and Dhruv.

"Nothing. Let's go" she said. They nodded and joined others. Sitaara was pulling her hair front trying to cover her hickey again and again.

"Aastha you must be having spare concealer give that to Sitaara. I don't think she would concentrate on eating untill she hide the hickey"

"Adhira you must be having spare concealer give that to Sitaara. I don't think she would concentrate on eating untill she hide the hickey"
Said Anish and Rishi simultaneously to their wife's and clicked their tongue. Adhira and Aastha kicked them under the table while everyone gave a teasing smile to them.

Suddenly Akhira and Disha dipped tissues in water and rubbed it over Adhira's and Aastha's neck only to reveal many hickeys. Rishi and Anish closed their eyes in embarrassment while everyone laughed. Adhira and Aastha glared at Akhira and Disha respectively swatting their hands away.

"What? Since Sitaara akka is feeling uncomfortable we added a company to her" said Akhira and Disha.

"You both are idiots" said Adhira and Aastha gritting their teeth while covering their necks with their hair.

"Seems like Rishi and Anish marked their territories" said Abhi using same line they used on him earlier. He smirked at them while they looked away.

They ordered food and Sitaara, Adhira and Aastha went to washroom.

Adhira applied concealer to Sitaara's neck. Sitaara looked at herself in mirror with tears in her eyes.

"Hey! You don't have to cry over it. We were just teasing you, Situ" said Adhira. Sitaara nodded wiping her tears.

"I need to use washroom. You both join them, I'll join you guys shortly" said Sitaara. They nodded and went away. She ran into washroom and cried cupping her mouth.

"Am sorry!! Am sorry, Raj. Forgive me. Am sorry" she mumbled crying. Wiping her face, she came outside the washroom and bumped into a man accidentally.

"Am sorry!! I wasn't looking" she said.

"It's okay beautiful" he said with a creepy smile. She started walking away without responding to him. He came infront of her.

"Am Bharath" he said. She nodded and was about to walk he held her hand. She glared at him.

"Name please" he said.

"I won't Introduce myself to strangers and my name is none of your business, leave my hand" she said.

"When a sexy and hot lady like you meets a handsome man like me we don't need introductions" he said.

"Watch your words man. Am a married woman" she yelled at him.

"Don't worry. My friends are here, we will pleasure you more than your husband" said Bharath. She slapped him with her free hand hardly.

"Don't you have manners? How dare you talk to a woman like that? Do you know who am I?" She shouted at him.

"Wrong move, bitch" he said pulling her to him and tried to kiss her.

"Mani...Mani..Sid anna...Ved anna.." she started screaming.

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"Where is Sitaara?" Asked Abhi as he saw only Adhira and Aastha coming to them.

"No one is kidnapping her, Abhi. She isn't a kid. She wants to use washroom. So we came back" said Adhira.

"One of you should have stayed with her" said Abhi. Every one shook their heads at his over caring nature.

"She will come shortly, Anna" said Aastha. He nodded. They all waited for another 10 minutes but Sitaara didn't appear.

"Where the hell is she?" Whisper yelled Abhi angrily.

"Mani...Mani..Sid anna...Ved anna.." they heard Sitaara's screams. Pushing the chair backwards making it fall, Abhi ran to the direction of source of sound followed by others.

He saw Bharath trying to kiss Sitaara whereas she was struggling to get out of his grip. He raged to Bharath and pulled him backwards by collar.

"How dare you touch my wife? How dare you son of bi*ch?" Screamed Abhi punching Bharath continuously untill his face started bleeding. Sid and Ved joined him beating shit out of Bharath.

"You touched my sister? Huh? I'll show you your placed" shouted Sid and looked at Ved. He immediately got a knife from nearby table. Abhi snatched it from Ved and bent to
Bharath's level as he was lying on ground crying in pain.

"With these you fingers you touched my wife. Isn't it?" Said Abhi gritting his teeth and pluck off the nails of Bharath's fingers. He screamed in pain, restaurant management came running to them. Abhi was about to cut his fingers too, Sitaara stopped him.

"Stop it, Mani. Don't do that. It's enough. Give him to me, I will teach him a good lesson" said Sitaara.

"No, Sitaara let me do it. I don't care to get arrested too. Today he misbehaved with you and tomorrow he does it with other woman. What if she don't have anyone to save her? Shouted Abhi and cut Bharath's middle finger. She close her eyes.

"Sir.. "management breathed out in shock.

"What kind of hospitality is this? These kind of creepy bastards entered this 5 star restaurant and misbehaved with a woman while you idiots were sleeping like logs with open eyes" shouted Sid.

"I will screw this hotel with in minutes" shouted Abhi taking out his phone.

"Mr Chowdary and Mr Shetty, we are sorry. Please don't screw up. Our jobs will be at stake" pleaded manager recognising that they are one of the youngest billionaires of the Country and successful businessmen too.

"They won't do that sir-"

"Shut up Sitaara" shouted Rishi and Anish together cutting off her.

"Search for another jobs tomorrow. You are all fired. By tomorrow restaurant will be mine" said Ved.

"Sir, please don't do that-"

"If you don't want to be jobless for rest of your life then, move out" warned Naman

"Get the CCTV footage to us and then erase it. It shouldn't be found anywhere" said Dhruv.

"You! You bastard give your phone asked Sitaara to Bharath and snatched away the phone from his pocket. She gave it Aarya and they had eye talk, Aarya nodded her head.

"What are you both doing?" Asked Vikranth.

"Wait and watch!!" Said Sitaara and turned to management and continued "Don't let him move away from here. Add salt on his wounds for every 2 minutes and don't you dare give first aid to him. Do what I told properly I'll make sure your jobs are secured orelse be jobless for rest of the life" said Sitaara coldly which shocked Abhi and his cousins as they never saw her like this. She is looking like lady version of Abhimanyu now. Management nodded gulping.

"Come let's go and have dinner. Don't question anything now, am doing the right thing" said Sitaara.

"You guys wash your hands thoroughly and join us" she said to Abhi, Ved and Sid. They nodded. Sitaara looked at Aarya to which she nodded. They all went back to their seats. Aarya joined after sometime. Situ eased the tension in air with her talks and soon everyone started enjoying eating their dishes laugh, talking, pulling eachother's legs.

They almost completed their dinner, a waiter came towards them.

"Mam there is a couple waiting for you" said the waiter to Sitaara. She nodded.

"Take their orders and get the check to this table" said Sitaara. Waiter nodded went away. Everyone looked at her confused.

After sometime they all completed their dinner and waiter brought the couple who are around 50 years.

"Why the hell you people brought us here? What- "
Sitaara held her hand out to stop and sat on chair crossing her legs on over the other and leaned back crossing her hands over her chest.

"Aarya give them the video" said Sitaara. Aarya nodded and showed the couple video. The lady threw the phone away in disgust.

"That's not my son. He won't do it. Never" cried lady while her husband was in shock.

"Isn't he your son? Bharath? Asked Sitaara smirking.

"He is but my son is well mannered. He can't do that-"

"Then ask him yourself'' said Sitaara cutting off the lady and Bharath came to them with bleeding hands. His mom closed her eyes unable to see his fingers.

"Did you do that Bharath?" Asked his mother.

"Mummy..y..es yes. I did it" he said crying looking down. Her mother slapped him hardly.

"Did you shoot it, Aarya?" Asked Sitaara smirking. Aarya nodded.

"You failed us, Bharath. Is this how you behave with woman out of our house? Is this is the reward you are giving us for pampering you alot? Is this is the way you are thanking us for giving birth to you by making others call us, bring us here and show your deeds of molesting a woman? Shouted his father.

"Uncle smack his face with your footwear" said Sitaara. The man removed his footwear and slapped Bharath with it on his face, back and chest while Bharath was crying begging to stop.

"Aarya post the video to all his contacts in watsapp, post it in his other social media profiles and send it to our cousins, they will also post it in social media" said Sitaara. Abhi looked at his wife proudly understanding why she did it.

Sitaara stood up and walked to Bharath and slapped tightly on his face.

"If your parents did this when you committed your first mistake, today you won't be getting slapped by a woman who is stranger to you" said Sitaara.

"You wanted to rip off my dignity, now see what happened. You are not in a position to even lift your face and show it your parents; here you lost your dignity at your parents itself. Now, your video of getting beaten by your father is posted to your friends, family and soon whole world will see it; here it's you are the one whose dignity is lost. Neither I nor your parents fell in loss. I wasn't in picture at all so am safe. Your father was beating you in the video, but you see, he isn't at loss too as everyone thinks that father is punishing his son, teaching him manners by hook or crook. In total you became a loser, your dignity is ripped off, your friends will laugh at you when you go out, your family members won't even spare a glance at you. This is what happens when a man tries to take away woman's dignity. It will hit you harder so much that you will die out of shame" she said to him. Dhruv, Vikranth and Riddhanth whistled. She smiled at them.

"Atleast from now behave like a gentleman and don't you dare to think of a woman in bad way" she said to him dangerously. He nodded crying.

"We are sorry beta" said the couple crying.

"No Aunty-uncle please don't apologise. It wasn't your mistake completely. It's the mistake of this generation. They pretend like saints infront of their parents and behave like a typical badasses in society. It's your love which won't allow to see the truth behind the facade. They consider it as enjoyment which should be corrected and I did it to him. I hope he doesn't involve in such kind if things again'' said Sitaara.

"Uncle-Aunty, here, send him to this address. It's an orphanage. He will work there for a month as a punishment. He has to do everything even cleaning the bathrooms. Staying amidst of kids clears our mind from such dirty thoughts and also it will be like a punishment given to him by this society for misbehaving with a woman" said Sitaara giving her orphanage card. The man took it from her.

"You are so thoughtful beta. What's your name?" asked the couple.

"Sitaa-"

"Sitaara Abhimanyu Chowdary" said Abhi cutting off Sitaara.

"Is she your wife, sir?" Asked the man to Abhi. Sitaara chuckled.

"He is my husband, Abhimanyu Chowdary" said Sitaara imitating Abhi and smiled.

"May god bless you both with happy and long life with bunch of kids" blessed the couple. Abhi smiled placing his hand on his chest bowing his head a little as if thanking them while Sitaara blushed for the first time which associated Abhi's topic. She always wanted to have many kids and them blessing about kids made her blush.

"Aww.. Vadhina (sil) is blushing, Anna" teased Disha. Abhi looked at Sitaara smiling.

"Not only my sister but also your brother, my bil is also blushing" teased Akhira.

"Stop it guys" they both said in unison.

"They all are mine and his cousins" said Sitaara to couple. They smiled and apologised again for their son's mistake.

"Sir, you are Siddhanth Shetty right?" Asked the Bharath's father realising that he saw Sid somewhere. Sid nodded.

"Though you people are super rich still down to earth, humble and have great heart, Sir. We used to stay in Mumbai 1 and half year ago, our neighbours were dead committing suicide due to some debts and the money lenders snatched away their only property making the girl child of them pulling on to roads. We joined her in your orphanage over there, Viraj's orphanage, she was in her intermediate and had to discontinue the studies but it's your orphanage who funded her and today she is studying at IIT Bombay. Everything is because of you, sir" said Bharath's father. Tears sprang up in Sitaara's eyes hearing 'viraj'.

"It's not mine, uncle. That's orphanage belongs to my sister and she funds for 3 children personally for every six months, who are committed to their studies and my company which is also my sister's releases funds for others kids. It's her plan to start it and I helped her" said Siddhanth.

"Your sister is really one of the kind lady rarely found and you are lucky Mr Chowdary" said said the couple.

"Indeed am lucky to have her in my life" said Abhi wrapping his hand on her shoulder. Couple smiled.

"We will take our leave now and sorry once again on behalf of our son" said the couple. Sitaara nodded and they went away dragging Bharath with harshly with them.

"I'll come back" saying this Sitaara ran to washroom. She locked herself in bathroom and cried her heart out.

"Why did you leave me, Raj? Am tired of asking the same question. When are going to answer me? Before you went away, you should have take me with you instead of pushing me in this torture making me cry every second. I love you Viraj, come back" she mumbled crying.

"Situ" someone knocked the door. Sitaara tried to control her sobs but didn't open the door.

"No one is here. Everyone are at parking lot. You can cry" said Aarya. She opened the door and threw her arms around Aarya's neck and started crying.

"He left me. He promised me he won't make me cry but he is the reason behind the every tear drop I am shedding. Every second it's killing me making me realise he isn't with me. His every memory is lingering around me making me cry. Am tired of waiting for his answers of him leaving me" cried Sitaara.

"That can't happen, Situ. He is gone. He won't come back, he left everyone" said Aarya holding her tears.

"He betrayed me. He lied to me that he loved me. He left his pumpkin making false promises" cried Sitaara. Before Aarya could talk her phone rang. She lifted the call.

"Yeah we are coming. 2 minutes please" said Aarya and hung the call.

"Wash your face. Let's go, they are waiting for both of us" said Aarya. Sitaara nodded and washed her face. Wiping her face with hanky they both exited.

"Did he ever love me? He left this world without informing me?" Asked Sitaara.

"Don't you know how much he loves you?" Asked Aarya with a smile.

"My Raj loves me to death" mumbled Sitaara smiling. They both went to cars.

She and Abhi sat in backseat. Dhruv and Naman sat in driver and passenger seats. Sitaara leaned backwards and closed her eyes thinking about Viraj. Abhi looked at her and saw hickey on her neck. He felt proud that he marked her as his, at the same time he felt ashamed for doing it without her consent. He slowly raised his head and touched on her neck with his fingertips making her hiss.

"Ouch.. Mani" she hissed.

"Not again" mumbled Dhruv and Naman.

"Am not doing anything. You both look front" grunted Abhi hearing them. He turned towards Situ.

"Am sorry, taara. I didn't mean to do it...how should I put in? Anyways as I did it without your consent, am sorry" he apologized holding her hands in his. She didn't say anything and slowly rested her head on his shoulder. He intertwined their fingers smiling looking at their hands which fitted perfectly. Naman and Dhruv looked at them through mirror and smiled.

'Hope you both stay together like this forever' they both thought mentally.

'Hope time freezes for this instant, she placing her head on my shoulder which means she trust me and our fingers interlocked filling the gaps between our fingers as if it was made for us to fill them. I love you, Sitaara. Hope you love me back' thought Abhimanyu.

'Hope time flips back to the years I and my Raj spent together happily making every second a memorable. Me placing my head on my Raj's shoulder. He assuring me everything would be fine with his warmness. But why do I feel same warmness from Mani? Same assurance even when he don't speak? I don't want to feel them from Mani but I somewhere I seek them and want to embrace it' thought Sitaara and closed her eyes.

Soon they reached home. Abhi saw Sitaara sleeping soundly. He smiled and pecked her forehead. Slowly he lifted her in his arms and walked to their bedroom. Everyone were wide awake as Sid informed them what happened at restaurant and saw Abhi carrying Sitaara. Mridula and Dev followed him. Abhi placed Sitaara on bed carefully like she is glass doll.

"She is safe right? Nothing happened to my daughter right?" Mridula asked Sid with her eyes fixed on Sitaara.

"Nothing happened, mummy. Before something happenes, Situ shouted and we reached there" Sid whispered back. Mridula nodded wiping her tears.

Abhi was removing her heels, Mridula stopped him.

"Husbands shouldn't touch wife's feet" said Mridula.

(Author:- Well, I personally don't believe in all these nor I will encourage such customs. It's just I want to show Abhi's love for Sitaara and his thoughts of equality irrespective of the gender)

"She is not only wife but my baby too. You and mamayya(fil) trusted me with your daughter and it's my responsibility to look after your daughter who is my girl and to take care of my girl, I don't believe in all these because all I believe is the support we both give to eachother. So, I'll take care of her" he said smiling and removed Sitaara's heels. He went back to her and wiped her face with wet tissue and lipstick on her lips. Dev and Mridula smiled at their sil's care for their daughter. Abhi looked at his cousins.

"I arranged guest room for them" said Sid. Abhi nodded. They all left the room. He locked the door and changed himself into vest and shorts. Lying beside Sitaara he covered themselves with Duvet. She wrapped her arms around him in sleep. He grinned like a lunatic and pulled her closer to his chest and dozed off.

***
Sitaara woke up from sleep in midnight and saw their positions, they both were hugging eachother and their legs are tangled. She neither felt uncomfortable nor guilt like she felt last time. She looked at him and caressed his beard face and moving little upwards she kissed his forehead.

"Always be happy" she whispered and slowly untangled herself and got down the bed. Covering Abhi with duvet properly, she walked to door and opened it. Closing it behind she walked out. Abhi opened his eyes hearing door sound. He saw her going towards her parents bedroom.

Sitaara knocked her parents bedroom door. At third knock, her mother opened the door with sleepy eyes but seeing Sitaara at midnight her sleep flew away.

"What happened, Situ?" Asked Mridula panicking as she saw teary eyes of Sitaara.

"Can I sleep with you both?" She asked. Mridula moved aside letting her in and closed the door. Dev woke up and panicked seeing Sitaara.

"What happened Sitamma? You are here at this time?" Asked Dev. She hugged him and cried like a baby making her parents think all the bad thoughts.

'Am sorry daddy! I will leave you all in next 4 months. Thank you for this wonderful life' She mentally apologized

"What happened, Sitamma? Did you both fight? Or did Abhi..you.. know..did he force...him-"

"No, no, no. He is really a great man, daddy. He can never do that to me. Am lucky to have him" said Sitaara wiping her tears.

"Then, why are you crying?" Asked Dev.

"Why did you got me married off?" She asked pouting and cried.

"Why? Aren't your in-laws treating you well?" Asked Dev.

"They treat me like am some queen. My mil never complains even if do any mistake and make her work double, she doesn't even reprimand me if I spoil her work in kitchen. My fil treat me just like his own daughter. He teaches me many business tricks, he encourages me to go for working, we both play many games together, his grandparents treat me like am some precious doll. His brothers and sisters always make sure I won't miss you people, they prioritised me over their own siblings and share everything to me and follow my advices blindly. Abhimanyu treats me like am a baby. He freaks out if my temperature rises even with one degree. He makes whole mansion upside down if I get hurt. He won't let me eat unhealthy food. He never object my wishes. Though sometimes he gets angrily easily and behave like a beast, he comes back again asking forgiveness like a kid. For me he is mingling with you all people though it's a very hard thing for people like him, for me he cares his ego, he never try to show his dominance as a typical husband except few times when he is highly pissed, he even don't care his position in this society, daddy. He is a best person every girl wants in their life. They always take my side against Abhimanyu. Am afraid to get attached to them because of theirs unconditional love for me, trust on me, care, protectiveness and their blind belief on me. What if they hate me one day? What if I don't come out as they expected? What if I hurt them? What if I leave them?" Cried Sitaara. Her parents laughed. She looked at them with pout wiping her nose and tears.

"They can never hate you because they love you unconditionally. If they wanted to hate you they would have done it when Sisira ran away but they welcomed you with open arms. Sitamma, when we love a person we never expect anything from them because we accepted them and loving them for they showed up, same way they don't expect anything from you because they love the Sitaara you are now. They love you so much that their hatred towards you, if they have in future, will overcome with their love for you as we saw how your husband and his family loves you. According to me, my son in law will never let you go from him. Now, sleep pushing off those stupid thoughts off your head" said Dev and flicked her forehead. She chuckled.

"I love you both" she said.

"We love you too my baby girl" said Mridula and Dev. She smiled and laid between them and dozed off.

Abhi who listened everything left to their room with a happy smile listening to his Fil's reply. He closed the door and walked to Sitaara's picture and caressed it.

"I know you are thinking that I will let you go after 6 months as per our deal but that thought is long gone. I won't let you leave me. You are mine. I know you are still uncomfortable around me as per you we are still contract or fake couple but I'll tell my feelings soon and we will start our own family with love. I know you don't love me but I'll make you fall for me. It's a promise. I'll cherish you, love you each and every second, make beautiful memories with you" he whispered and laid on bed closing his eyes and drifted into sleep.

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Another chapter!! Liked it?

How many of you guys agree Sitaara is a lady boss? If you agree, do you want to see this kind of Sitaara or cute and childish Sitaara?

Do you support her type of punishment?

Sitaara is kind, strong, childish, matured and also sometimes foolish, you guys agree to it?

Do you think what Dev said is true? Can we hate someone when we accepted for whom they are?

Precap:- Sid's past. Mridula scolding Sitaara. The gift.

Surya.