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52//✨The Closure

Two people are standing in front of Jivika with their hands behind their backs. While Jivika has her hands crossed her chest and looks at the two people in front of her with a raised eyebrow.

"So who will start talking first?" Jivika asks tapping her feet on the floor.

Meanwhile, the two people who are none other than Ritika and Adwait gulp seeing the blank expression on Jivika's face. Both of them look at Jivika and then at each other signaling to start talking but none of them is saying anything.

"Well..." Jivika lets out.

"Jivi, it was his idea to go to the village to get those morons."

"Jivu, it was her idea to torture them before they die."

Ritika and Adwait say at the same time while Jivika shakes her head in response. Because whenever she has to deal with her best friend and big brother together she feels like she is dealing with two kids. Even Hulk and Eklavya feel more mature than the two persons standing in front of her glaring at each other.

"I don't care who said what or who did what. I want you to take me to the warehouse to meet Dadi and Bua." Jivika says making Ritika and Adwait's heads turn in her direction immediately.

"No way you're going there to meet those witches." Adwait remarks.

"Why won't she go? She has her own will so she can do anything she wants." Ritika argues.

"Tweety, tum meri baat samjho. Ager Shivansh ko pata chala to woh humein 10 feet niche gaad dega. Tumhe apni zindagi pyaari nahi hogi shayad par mujhe meri zindagi bohut pyaari hai." Adwait replies gritting his teeth.

(Tweety, try to understand what I am saying. If Shivansh comes to know about this he will bury us 10 feet below. You may not love your life but I do.)

"Kabhi kabhi humein shak hota hai ki tum sach mein Mafia se related ho bhi ya nahi." Ritika remarks while Adwait looks at her with an offended expression.

(Sometimes I doubt if you're really related to the Mafia or not.)

"You can't say like this." Adwait exclaims with disbelief.

"It's my mouth so I can say whatever I please." Ritika replies shrugging her shoulders.

"Do one thing, you both keep on fighting. I will go myself." By saying this Jivika starts walking toward the entrance door of the palace making Adwait and Ritika to rush behind her.

"Calm down, Jivi. I will take you there." Ritika says holding Jivika's left hand.

"What if Shivansh finds out?" Adwait asks while Jivika and Ritika both glare at him making him gulps.

"Fine, let's go." Adwait says in a defeated tone while holding Jivika's right hand.

Soon they get inside the car with Jivika and Ritika in the back seats while Adwait starts driving the car. Throughout the journey, Jivika keeps looking out of the window. Although she has a blank expression on her face but inside an emotional volcano is getting ready to burst. She has changed a lot in the past few months but the soft and gentle side inside her hasn't changed a bit.

She knows what her Dadi and Bua have done with her is totally wrong. Yet, the goodness inside her isn't ready to do any harm to anyone. That's why when Shivansh told her everything that he had been doing along with Ritika and Adwait, Jivika decided to meet her Dadi and Bua for one last time.

People may call her an idiot or brainless for feeling bad for the only blood-related family she has ever known after her father. But that's how forgiving she is. She doesn't want to hold any grudge against anyone because she believes that holding grudge won't give you any peace. If you really want to feel peace then let go of any grudge or negativity you have in your mind.

Soon the car stops in front of the warehouse making Jivika to take a deep breath and close her eyes. She then opens her eyes and gets out of the car. Adwait starts walking ahead while Jivika and Ritika follow behind.

Adwait keeps looking back to check on Jivika to see if she is feeling uncomfortable but he is quite shocked to find her face totally void of any emotion. Meanwhile, Ritika too keeps looking at her bestie from the side who hasn't spoken a single word since they're in the car.

The men present in the warehouse get shocked seeing their Queen there. Because they aren't aware about her visit but they bow their heads in her respect.

"Where are they?" Jivika asks looking at Adwait who looks at Ritika who nods her head in response.

"Here in this room." Adwait replies showing a closed room.

"Bhaiya, please open the door. I want to meet them alone." Jivika remarks.

"Jivi, no. You shouldn't go alone. I will-" Jivika shakes her head stopping Ritika in the mid-talk.

"If you always keep standing with me, I won't be able to walk alone. I have spent 19 years alone with them but now I don't fear them anymore. Let me face them alone for one last time." Jivika says while Ritika sighs knowing whatever Jivika is saying is for the best. She needs to have her closure.

"Okay. But any time you feel like you can't handle anymore just call us." Ritika replies while Adwait nods his head in agreement.

One of the men opens the door of the room Where Janki Rao and Binita Rao are kept. Jivika walks inside the room holding her head high because that's how her husband and family have taught her to live.

She looks at her Dadi and Bua who once used to look very healthy. But now they're in such condition that if she had not known them before then she wouldn't have been able to recognize them. But she isn't feeling any kind of discomfort seeing them like this. Instead, they are reminding her how they treated her in the past. How they tormented her with their terrible beatings, with their hateful words that she forgot about herself.

Her Dadi Janki Rao is sleeping on the floor while her Bua Binita Rao is bound in a chair by chains around her body.

"Kabhi socha nahi tha ki aap dono ko aisi halat mein bhi dekhna padega." Jivika remarks which makes her Bua open her eyes and instantly shocked seeing who is standing in front of her.

(I never thought that I would have to see you both in such conditions.)

"J-Jivika, tum humein ba-bachane aayi ho?" Binita Rao asks with difficulty as she doesn't have any energy in her body anymore.

(Jivika, you have come to save us?)

"Main kaun hoti hu aapko bachane wali, Bua? Aap to khud kehti thi ki meri jaisi panauti ladki ne janam liya hai tabhi aapke Bade Bhai nahi rahe. To ab kaise yeh panauti ladki aapko bacha sakti hai?" Jivika asks while her Bua gets stunned seeing the change in her once scared niece.

(Who am I to save you, Bua? You used to say that because of a cursed girl like me you had to lose your big brother. Then how can this cursed girl save you now?)

"Y-Y-ou can't talk like this to my daughter." Janki Rao says from the floor while Jivika tilts her head to the side.

"Dadi, I am not that old Jivika who will listen to your orders. Right now, you're not seeing Jivika Rao. Instead, you're meeting Jivika Shivansh Singh Rathore who is the Rani Sa of Rajasthan. You know I have never felt more proud than today. Because today I am standing here and you are lying there." Jivika remarks looking at her Dadi with a strong gaze which makes her Dadi to gulp in fright.

"Do you know before coming here I was a tiny bit of sad thinking about you both. But alas once a corrupt soul is always going to be a corrupt soul. So, right now I don't even have a little bit of sympathy for both of you. You have destroyed my childhood, you have destroyed my teenage years. But they say that there may be a delay in God's house but his light will find its way to his devotees and I have finally gotten the light in my life in the form of my new family. While you forced me to think that I am no one, my new family has made me believe that I am the best in myself. I am not cursed, I am blessed to have them in my life. So, this is my goodbye to you because I am breaking the tiny thread of relation that I have with you both." Jivika says while her Dadi and Bua lower their heads realizing that indeed Jivika has changed completely. Not only that they also remember the words of Ritika.

"Remember one thing. Till now you have only known Jivika Rao but mark my words, you won't die till you meet Jivika Shivansh Singh Rathore. Because the new Jivika will show you why she is the Queen of Rajasthan."

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Jivika has asked Adwait and Ritika to drop her in Shivansh's company because she wants to be with her Shiv. Although she has faced her abuser for the last time with a brave face but deep inside she is trembling in fright. She is still processing that finally she has gotten the closure she never knew she needed.

She directly goes inside the private elevator and in a few minutes reaches the top floor where Shivansh's cabin is located. She greets Yug who bows his head in respect seeing the Boss ma'am of the company.

"Ma'am, Sir is in the conference room. You can wait in his cabin." Yug informs Jivika who simply nods her head and walks inside her husband's cabin.

She lies down on the couch putting her head on the cushion and closes her eyes wanting to take a small nap to feel better.

Meanwhile, Ritika informs Shivansh about Jivika's visit to the warehouse as well as dropping her in the company. So, he quickly completes the meeting and then goes inside his cabin to meet his Rani Sahiba. But he upon arriving in the cabin he stops in the entrance and sees his wife sleeping on the couch. Without making any noise he walks towards the couch and then get on his knee to admire the sleeping beauty.

He knew that by telling her everything would be a risk but he didn't imagine for her visiting the warehouse without informing him. But he can't get angry about this matter knowing well that he has also hidden things from her. So, she has the right to not share everything with him.

He bends down and drops a small kiss on the side of Jivika's head. He then sits on the couch beside her and puts her feet on his lap. He takes off her heels and starts pressing his fingers on the soles of her feet knowing she must be feeling pain as her period date is nearby. He has observed over the months that she doesn't complain about having any cramps or any kind of pain. But he also observes how her expressions change during the periods. So, he simply gives her a foot massage or runs his fingers over her lower stomach and observes the relieved look on her face.

One hour later Jivika opens her eyes and notices that Shivansh is giving her a foot massage. At first she used to feel bad that her husband was touching her feet but then Shivansh made her understand that if a wife can touch her husband's feet then a husband can do too. Also, she still remembers the day after their wedding when Shivansh gifted her the payel and kissed her on the feet.

"Done with your nap, Rani Sahiba?" Shivansh asks making Jivika to look at him with a tired smile.

"Yes but I am still feeling tired." Jivika replies with a pout while Shivansh pulls her onto his lap making her snuggle closer to his chest.

"Ab thakavat to hogi hi. Itna achcha kaam jo karke aayi hain aap." Shivansh says in a teasing manner.

(You must be tired after doing such a great job.)

"Aap gussa ho kya mujhpe?" Jivika asks playing with the buttons on Shivansh's shirt.

(Are you angry with me?)

"Itni himmat kaha hain humari Rani Sahiba jo aapse gussa ho jaye?" Shivansh asks back making Jivika to hit him on the chest lightly while he chuckles in response.

(How can I have that much courage to be angry with you, Rani Sahiba?)

"Aajkal kuch zyada mazak karne lage ho aap." Jivika mumbles.

(Nowadays you have started joking a lot.)

"Aajkal zyada khush jo rehne lage hain hum." Shivansh replies tucking a loose strand of hair behind Jivika's hair who looks up at him.

(Nowadays I have started staying happier.)

"I am feeling better, Shiv. It seems that the anger that I have been kept inside my heart has finally come out. I didn't know that I had so much anger inside me. Whatever I have suffered from childhood till now, all the anger was raging inside me. But today by meeting those two women for the last time I vented out all my anger. Now both my mind and heart are absolutely clear." Jivika says while a stray tear slides out of her eyes which gets wiped by Shivansh.

"I am happy you showed the courage and went to meet them. Because it was important for them to know that the Jivika whom they had abused since childhood, whom they had bound with their nonsense thinking have now learned to fly with her wings open." Shivansh replies while kissing Jivika on the forehead gently.

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