A bride was getting ready, she was blushing as heaven, because finally her dream is getting fulfilled of getting married to the love of her life...

She fought a lot for this.. she even went against her grandfather, her dadu.. the most respected man in the village!! 

He came in her life as a wind chime, he gave her a reason to smile..she was delicate as a feather while he was rugged as a net! 

both were completely opposite like sweet and salt....yet they drew towards each other..

She was looking into the mirror and thought, "..please come soon and make me yours..." she was even turning pink in her mind...

Meanwhile, on the other side a guy is sitting at the airport all happy, he's talking to her girlfriend with a smiling face

He said, "yes.. alia, my love kaam ho gaya hain.. i am coming soon"

The guy was happy because his mission got fulfilled, but somewhere down the line he did feel bad, to what he was doing!!

Very soon the bride was called in at the mandap....she was getting all nervous.. and tensed.. don't know why.. she was having all the negative feelings...today only...

Even after sitting in the mandap for 10 mins.. when the groom didn't show up....rumours started spreading that "dulha bhaag gaya.. ab yeh shaadi nahi ho sakti..."

the bride's tears were unstoppable, because even she tried a lot calling her lover! but he didn't pick up the call..as he took the flight..

her dadaji looked at her and said, "yeh kya.. bitiya..tune mujhe itna vishwas dilaya hain uske ladke ke barein mein, maine tum dono ke shaadi ke liye haa ki thi.. yeh jante hue bhi ki woh anath hai.. par usne toh hum sabko dhoka diya hain..."

her dadaji was getting so much insults from all the people of the village and the bride felt very bad for him...she felt very bad for the person who brought her up!

Her conscience was killing her, it rebuked her stating, "how can you do like this? your dadu has done so much for you and you have killed him within; out of your stubbornness.

Entire marriage hall was hurling abuses for the bride.. and were telling their respective children to not to be like the bride...

But one voice brought all of them to a standstill! and that voice is of the poet of that village! who's one of the most good looking and respectable man!

"i will marry her" spoke the poet, shutting everyone's mouth...

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A bride was getting ready, she was blushing as heaven, because finally her dream is getting fulfilled of getting married to the love of her life...

She fought a lot for this.. she even went against her grandfather, her dadu.. the most respected man in the village!!

He came in her life as a wind chime, he gave her a reason to smile..she was delicate as a feather while he was rugged as a net!

both were completely opposite like sweet and salt....yet they drew towards each other..

She was looking into the mirror and thought, "..please come soon and make me yours..." she was even turning pink in her mind...

Meanwhile, on the other side a guy is sitting on the airport all happy, he's talking to her girlfriend all happy and contended..

He said, "yes.. alia, my love kaam ho gaya hain.. i am coming soon"

The guy was happy because his mission got fulfilled, but somewhere down the line he did feel bad, to what he was doing!!

Very soon the bride was called in, at the mandap....she was getting all nervous.. and tensed.. don't know why.. she was having all the negative feelings...today only...

Even after sitting in the mandap for 10 mins.. when the groom didn't show up....rumours started spreading that "dulha bhaag gaya.. ab yeh shaadi nahi ho sakti..."

the bride's tears were unstoppable, because even she tried a lot calling her lover! but he didn't pick up the call..as he took the flight..

her dadaji looked at her and said, "yeh kya.. bitiya..tune mujhe itna vishwas dilaya hain uske ladke ke barein mein, maine tum dono ke shaadi ke liye haa ki thi.. yeh jante hue bhi ki woh anath hai.. par usne toh hum sabko dhoka diya hain..."

her dadaji was getting so much insults from all the people of the village and the bride felt very bad for him...she felt very bad for the person who brought her up!

Her conscience was killing her, it rebuked her stating, "how can you do like this? your dadu has done so much for you and you have killed him within; out of your stubbornness.

Entire marriage hall was hurling abuses for the bride.. and were telling their respective children to not to be like the bride...

But one voice brought all of them to a standstill! and that voice is of the poet of that village! who's one of the most good looking and respectable man!

"i will marry her" spoke the poet, shutting everyone's mouth...

Grandfather of the bride.. Mr prakash Murthy stood up from the chair and went towards the poet.. and asked, " MADHYAM JI..kya sacchi aap meri NANDINI se shaadi karenge!!"

"yes sir.. after all you are my inspiration because apne hi toh mujhe kavi banane ke liye itna motivate kiya....i know i am not a great poet, but still i am something here.. which is only because of you..." addressed madhyam!

Seeing his respect towards him.. prakash joined his hands infront of madhyam and thanked him profusely..." main tumhara ehsaan zindagi bhar nahi bulunga.."

"nandini.. beta kya tum madhyam se shaadi karna chahogi" asked prakash.. with a hope that she would say yes.. and save his respect.. after all this fiasco...

Nandini thought a lot and finally said, "ji dadu.. mein shaadi karungi madhyam ji se.. kyunki inhone mujhe aur apko bachaya...main tayar hoon is shaadi ke liye.. aur ab mere liye.. mera pyaar.. ek AJNABEE ban chuka hai,."

Whom i considered my love, is a mere stranger for me now!! " Woh Ajnabee hain mere liye!!" spoke nandini.. with welled up tears in her eyes...

One of the ladies spoke, "par murthyji.. panditji toh chale gaye hain....aur is gaaon mein shaadi wale Panditji woh ek hi hai....aur unhe dosri jagah bhi jaana hain..."

Madhyam came up with a solution and said, "dadaji..if you permit us.. then i and nandini can get married in the register's office!!"

Prakash was more than happy.. so he immediately gave a positive response.. with a smiley face! whilst nandini was all lost in her thoughts... 

She was thinking about that stranger who promised to marry her.. whom she met 15 days ago... who taught her how to smile fully, who advised her to do what her heart desires...but now he's a mere stranger for her!! 

Woh Ajnabee hai uske liye abhi...but will ever the bride and that stranger cross the path..?

Soon, madhyam and nandini got married on the paper!! and she departed to madhyam's tiny house in the village!!

madhyam made her comfortable and spoke... "nandini.. i want to tell to you something..."

she raised her eyebrows as an indication that he can go ahead...

"actually, i don't have any motive behind to marry you, i know you must be thinking that why i married you.. but trust me it's nothing like that!!" said madhyam chuckling a bit...

"I have always liked you..since we were small..and when i came to your marriage today.. i found out that the groom ran away! and everyone was making fun of dadaji.. who has inspired me the most! so i couldn't tolerate his insults..." finished madhyam

"nandini.. for me my respect towards dadaji is much more than anything else in the world..." continued madhyam...

"Madhyam i am truly obliged for whatever you have done for my dadu.. he's my everything.. he's done so much for me...knowing that in this village i won't be able to fulfill my dream of becoming a biotechnology graduate, so he had sent me to Chennai for my dreams." kick started nandini...

"I have never spoken to any guy that much freely in my whole life.. because when i was in school here..it was an all girls school.. and even those 3 yrs in chennai where i lived.. i studied in a Women's college...that's why i got so easily used by That Stranger! Madhyam all these things are new to me.. i mean i don't know all this love and all..." continued nandini...

"i did love him.. and that's why when dadu told me to do his background check.. i ignored him and argued with him...i was so much into his fake love.. that i ignored all the real things in this world..." sobbed nandini...and madhyam felt bad looking at her....

he placed his hand on her shoulder and spoke, " nandini....who was he? and why did he come here?"

Nandini wiped out her tears and spoke.." he came here.. to take my dadu's most precious land.. yes.. he forced my dadu..into signing his land worth of 100000.. and i also compelled my dadu..for which i feel really guilty.."

"but what is there in that land" asked a curious madhyam..."nothing, just nothing.. in fact that land is near the highway..that's only the good thing about that land" stated nandini

"what's his name! if i may ask...?" quizzed madhyam again...

"His name is MANIK!! and i am sure woh naam bhi jhooth hoga! i don't know where he lives right now.. where is he from ..and how he got to know me... but one thing is for sure.. he's changed me... his sweet talks made me fall for him... and the way he made me think about myself...never has anyone done that..yes i fell for him.. yes i love him...even now!!" stated nandini...

"but.. now he is just a mere stranger for me...i will think that past 2 weeks i was sleeping and i saw a dream, that's it...but i can never forget the way he cheated me... he's just come here for a land.. for a mere land.. and listen to this... madhyam... Manik will never be able to fulfill his mission with the land.." finished nandini...

"but did he pay for that?" quizzed madhyam again...to which nandini nodded in positive and said, "yes.. dadu got a message that 10 Million has been transferred into his account just before the wedding... which made me in a fix...and i tried calling him... finally accepting that he's come here for that land..." said nandini...again...

He's played with a living thing's feelings just for a mere Non living thing , and that's how i realized that A Non living thing is more important than a living thing...

"I am sorry Nandini for asking you about you know..." he was unable to complete it!!

"It's ok madhyam and now you have a complete right to know the truth, which I cannot refrain from sharing it with you" completed Nandini 

"But madhyam tell me something about yourself also, i mean I know since childhood that you live with your mother, but what about it? And where is she now?" Asked a curious Nandini 

Madhyam smiled and replied, "Nandini, my mother is right now in Bhopal, my masi is ill, so she went to take care of her, no worries she will return in few days... and coming to my dad then the entire village knows the truth that... I am illegitimate, my mom never married my dad and he just used my mom and ran away" finished madhyam with salty water flowing on his cheeks

Nandini was shocked when she got to know the truth! She cajoled him by placing her hands on his shoulder!!

"I am sorry madhyam, I didn't know if I am sorry for hurting you" muttered Nandini 

"it's ok nandini..i really don't care now..because when i  and ma needed him the most he left... and now he's just a curse in my life..." finished of madhyam..

Madhyam released a deep breathe which cornered nandini about his privacy. "He's a private person, but still he shared his deepest secret with me." Thought Nandini 

"Nandini, I also want to share one thing with you" spoke madhyam with a little seriousness in his voice.

She shot her head up, facing his eyes,"what is it about?" probed nandini.."nandini..i got a job in 'State times' newspaper which is in Mumbai. I got hired as a part time poet, they are offering me a good package and this village has nothing.."spoke madhyam.

"where did you get the job and when are we going to leave?" asked nandini surprising madhyam...

He was shocked, "i thought you would revolt and it would take me a lot of time to convince you..." stated madhyam....nandini released a sarcastic chuckle and replied, "madhyam.. i lost that right a long time ago..because of that stranger in my life...and moreover my dadu has given my responsibility to you.. so it's my duty also to support you.. and to be with you..."

he felt bad for her, "nandini..we are friends first and then a couple.. please feel free with me and never feel guilty about your deeds.. galti sabse hoti hai....isliye hum insaan hai "

she let out a small but natural smile making her husband happy..."well nandini..the place where i got the job is Malhotra Publishing house... and they have provided a housing for us..." madhyam said this, while nandini nodded...