Back in Mumbai, Mallika was eagerly expecting the return of Armaan
after his week long visit to Singapore. She was delirious with joy and
triumph, with Jassi's misfortune playing a major part in her
happiness.As she was celebrating her goodluck, there were sad hearts in
Nainital. Jassi was forlonly awaiting the final verdict of the judge.
She just sat there in her prison cell, lost, with no hope, with no
desire to live....Her lawyer Raghav was fast running out of time and
was rapidly reaching the limits of frustration on his inability to find
a way out to prove Jassi's innocence.
It was at this critical juncture that Armaan landed
in Mumbai and was on his way home. As he reached his house he was in
for a royal welcome from Mallika. Mallika, with a triumphant and
exultant look on her face, welcomed Armaan with a hug saying,"Armaan, i
missed you a lot... Welcome back" But Armaan, who after his seperation
from Jassi had become completely insensitive to feelings and emotions,
removed Mallika's arms and said, "Mallika, i am in no mood for
partying, not now, not ever.... So, dont interfere in my matters and
just leave me alone.." And with that he left for his room, back to his
own dark and dreary world, leaving Mallika fuming with hurt pride and
ego..
In his room, Armaan desolately stared at the vast
expanse in front of him.. With a defeated look in his eyes he moved
towards the window, to clear his tortured and confused thoughts..In a
voice laced with tremendous sorrow and pain, he mumbled under his
breath,"Jassi, why did you betray me? I had loved you, with all of my
heart, soul and mind. I had dreamt of a beautiful and tranquil life
with you, wanted to live with you, wanted to love you, wanted to grow
old with you, wanted to die with you.. But you destroyed my dream, my
life and my love.. Why??"As he stood there lost in his lonely thoughts,
he was brought back to reality with a start, with Mallika's shrill
voice piercing thru the cold air in his room.. He heard Mallika calling
him down for breakfast. He freshened up and went down to the dining
hall..
Back in Nainital, Jassi who had finally
realised that it was CJ who had actually played the cruel game of
seperating her and Armaan after hearing the public prosecutor say the
previous day in court,that the room at King's motel had been booked
under the name of Mr.and Mrs. Oberoi, was desperatley aching for
Armaan, for his love..Now, all that she wanted was, to see Armaan just
once, tell him how much she loves him just once, lose herself in his
warm and comforting arms just once, for the last time, before the judge
pronounces his final verdict,scheduled for the next day.
At the same time Armaan, was having his breakfast.
But he had no appetite and he left the room half-way through his
breakfast. As he wandered around aimlessly, the newspaper on the table
suddenly caught his attention. With his pulse racing and hands
shivering uncontrollably, he read that Jasmeet Walia alias Neha Shastri
was in prison for the crime of murdering Anuj Shastri, manager of
King's motel, Nainital. He scanned through the entire article and came
to know that Jassi had refused all the accusations, including her
so-called clandestine affair with CJ, which incidentally was held as
the basis for her crime. Armaan, who though kept saying that he hated
Jassi, subliminally continued to love Jassi. And his love for her was
still so strong that he immediately trusted her without any
reservations, and now the only thought was saving Jassi,
notwithstanding the impossibility of the situation..
The next day in court, as the session commenced,
Jassi stood there oblivious to the surroundings and the underlying
tension, lost in her thoughts as her happy moments with her Papaji,
mama, Bebe, her dear friends Nandu and Purab, her joyful days in
Gulmohur and her whirlwind romance with Armaan, flashed through her
memory... When the judge was about to pronounce her guilty of the crime
of murdering Anuj Shastri, a loud voice echoed through the hall,
"Stop!! Jassi is innocent.. I am the one who is guilty of the crime.."
All eyes turned towards the direction of the voice.. Jassi , hesitantly
and unbelievingly turned towards the voice.... It was Armaan!! Complete
confusion and chaos prevailed in the court room at this unusual turn of
events. The judge called out,"Please come to the front and explain
yourself.." Armaan moved forward, had himself sworn and went to the
witness stand. And he confessed to the crime of Anuj Shastri. He
explained the situations that led to the murder, and how he had Jassi
embroiled in the crime out of his intense hatred for her on her
betrayal, which he now realised were unfounded, baseless and totally
false. Armaan also produced the proofs for his well thought out version
of the crime. His confession was so believable and without a single
loophole that the jury was left confused....... At that moment
Jassi regained control of her senses and the violent onset of emotions
that were overwhelming her, and screamed out loud that Armaan was doing
this,all out of love for her and that he is innocent.... She rushed
towards him,with tears streaming down her face... Their pent up
emotions loosened and their all too obvious effort to control
themselves just dissolved in their love for each other, with the
smouldering passion and their intense love overwhelming them and they
involuntarily, almost effortlessly fell into each other's embrace...
The entire world came to a stanstill as Armaan and Jassi hugged each
other desperately, passionately, with Armaan whispering sweet
nothings into Jassi's ears as she sobbed uncontrollably....
At that moment, CJ made a dramatic entry and
confessed to the crime... Both Armaan and Jassi stood there stunned to
hear the truth from him. They came to know that it was Father Roderick
who had brought CJ to his right senses by telling him what Purab
actually wanted him to do.. Armaan's version of the crime was
disproved, and CJ was pronounced guilty.. Before he left, he told them
about Mallika being the mastermind behind the sexual harassment case.
Armaan's anger flared to the heights and he was about to rush towards
CJ but jassi stopped him and forcibly dragged him along with her,
outside..
The moment they reached a place quite isolated from
the crowd, they immediately fell into each other's embrace..And Armaan
held jassi's face lovingly, tenderly and staring down into the infinite
depths of her said, "Jassi, you had faced enough... you had suffered
for no fault of yours.. I assure you that mallika would pay for all her
mistakes...She would be out of my life forever....Jassi, Thank you..
for everything , for accepting me with all my human frailities and
vulnerabilities, for forgiving me without any reservations, for loving
me unconditionally.... I dont know where we begin and where we end.. Or
are we one and the same??I dont have any idea....But i am completely
sure of this - You complete me....Be mine forever, hmmm??." And Jassi,
with all her innocence and love replied," I am yours, then, now and
forever..." And they just stood there locked in each other's arms,
awaiting the new life, the pleasant future, in store for them.
Time may move on, with them attitudes may change,
but this moment in their lives would linger on forever even as they
move on.... because this moment recalls the joy of a new beginning...of
their togetherness..
This is just my imagination guys... hope u like it.......
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