Her victory wasn’t loud — it was felt in the way his eyes finally softened.

EKANSH'S POV

I am in my office when Saanvi enters the office.

I look at her and closed the file i was working on.
Saanvi  began to fiddle with her dupatta.
I sighed and said rudely " bolungi kuch ?"

She flinched and mumbled " there is this dance competition tomorrow  in my college...can i participate ?"

I smirked and nodded .
She smiled and ran out of the room  excitedly.
>THE NEXT DAY<
I woke up to the sound of jingling of bangles and payals.
I shook my head at my wife and mumbled" vita,....kya kr rhi ho?"

She replied with a tiny sorry.
I chuckled as i know she would be pouting right now.
I  remove the blanket and sit on the bed and look at her.
Saanvi: Ansh, aapki bhie toh meeting h..tyaar hojaiye
I nodded .
I left to bathroom.
I got ready and saw my wife wasnt present in the room.
I went to her side of bedroom and saw Coco~ her teddy.
I smiled  and said " how are you , buddy?...Your mommy is bit stubborn...she isn't ready to confess the truth and i hate it because i am falling for a liar "

I smiled and continued " pta h , meri ava ke pass bhie same teddy tha....meri ava aur meri vita bilkul ek jaisi but meri ava mujhse jhuth nhi bolti aur meri vita sirf mujhse cheeze chhupati h "

I chuckled bitterly and left for my office  without having breakfast.

Later in the afternoon,
I am outside the saanvi's college auditorium.
I am here to support Saanvi .... not only as her husband but also as the chief guest.
The college dean came to greet me and welcomed me inside the auditorium.
Saanvi doesn't know about me being here.
I was eagerly for my wife's performance.
I didn't even glance at the stage when the performances took place because my eyes wanted to see her dance .

After several performances ,

The host walked back on stage with a bright smile.
"And now, ladies and gentlemen, the next performer is someone truly talented ! Let's welcome Ms. Saanvi to the stage!"
I smiled and looked at the stage.

The spotlight hit the curtains, and I leaned forward instinctively.

But before the music even began, she stepped out — head held high, grace in every movement, dressed in a red and gold anarkali. The hall gasped softly at her beauty.

She took the mic from the host, her eyes steady, her voice clear — soft yet sharp enough to echo across the auditorium.

"It's Mrs. Saanvi Ekansh Rathore," she said.

The crowd murmured in surprise, but my lips curved unconsciously into a smirk.
That's my vita , you all
Bold. Proud. Mine.

The music began — a slow, haunting classical rhythm that melted into something passionate and fierce.

Her hands moved like poetry.
Her expressions shifted from devotion to pain, from love to defiance.
Every beat told a story — our story.

When her eyes lifted mid-spin, they found me.
And for the briefest second, the world disappeared.
It was just us — her rhythm, my heartbeat.

My fingers clenched the armrest, trying not to show the storm she'd started inside me.

The crowd erupted in applause when she finished with a final, graceful bow — her eyes never leaving mine.
I stood up and walked to the backstage to meet her.
Before i could step , i met someone whom i didnt wanted to meet at all ~Yashika.

Yashika: Bachpan me bhie voh beech me aayi ....iss baar nhi aane dungi usko.
I smirked and said "she is not my ava ...she is my vita....in just a sec , she will destroy you  and as she said she is MRS. SAANVI EKANSH RATHORE."

Yashika : Darling , you always choose me over her ....just like you choose me over your ava.
                   Vaise bhie charity kr rhe ho naa,,uss anaath pr......i will give her money ...soo much money that voh kyaa ..uski aage generation bhie khushi se jee lengi.....aur tumhe toh main aapna banakr hi rhungi ...by hook or by crook.
She said and pulled me close and whispered " You are just mine"

I look infront and saw saanvi clutching her dupatta tightly as tears glimmered near her eyes as she turned around and ran away.
I pushed yashika back and run to my girl.
I saw her running towards the garden.
I run faster and as i got closer to her, i held her hand and pulled her to me, making her head hit my chest softly.

She​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ tried to pull away from me but I didn’t let go of her hands that were shaking.

“Saanvi…” I called her softly and I was out of breath from chasing her.

She turned her head away from me and already tears were streaming down her face. “Please don’t bother me, Ansh… I really don’t want to hear anything.”

Her voice was very weak and after her break in the middle of the sentence, it literally broke my heart.

I didn’t use my whole strength but it was enough to be firm and gentle when I held her face with both of my hands and forced her to look at me. Her eyelashes were wet and her lips were shaking.

I was more forceful than I intended when I said, “Look at me. Don’t believe even a single word that woman said ”

Again, she tried to escape from me and at that time she was speaking in a very low tone, “I saw her… she was so close to you, Ansh. You didn’t even resist her.”

With my mouth sharply opening for the air and my jaw clenched I replied, “She was there out of the blue ; Saanvi, she was the last person I wanted to hear from and before I could react, you were already there.”

She looked away and said quietly, “It still hurts.”

I inhaled deeply and moved nearer to her until her forehead rested on my chest.

Her scent. Her heartbeat. Her sorrow. Everything was there — suffocating and so real.

Softly I said, “do you really think that I would let someone else come close to me... when you exist ?”
 "You make me crazy, Vita. You make me angry, you make me weak… but nobody — no one — can ever take your place," I added.

Her lips were trembling and in a low voice, she said, “Then why does it always seem that I have to prove myself to you?”

The words of hers could be like a knife that pierces one’s heart – my heart.

I was left without an answer — for she was absolutely right.

I had doubted her. I had pushed her.

And yet… every time I looked at her, I couldn’t help but love her more.

I swallowed hard and in a low voice said, “Maybe I was scared, Saanvi. Afraid that you might also  leave me one day… and I would be the only one to blame.”

She was very surprised by my words and it looked like her tears were finally coming to an end.

"You are not my weakness," I continued. "You are the only thing that makes me human again....I hate to say this but...if i ever let someone get close to me other than my ava ...it was you , vita .."

It looked as if the whole world had stopped around us — the very faint music from the auditorium was gradually going away.

Her fingers were feeble and holding my coat. "Then trust me, Ansh… even when it seems that things are not right, even when people say things — just trust me once."

I nodded in agreement with her, then I lifted her chin and planted a kiss on her forehead.

We were about to talk when a very familiar voice interrupted the moment — loud, cheerful, and full of excitement.

"Bhabhiii!"

Both of us were turning in the direction of the voice, surprised to a certain extent; we saw Aadhya coming towards us. She was a bit out of breath but had a smile on her face that could really brighten the whole garden.

"Everyone is calling you inside!" she said while grabbing Saanvi's hand. "You are the winner, bhabhi! You got the first prize!"

Saanvi was staring with her eyes wide open and mouth agape. "W-what?"

Aadhya was very sure and energetic in her speech and also very excitable in her movements. "Yes! Everyone is waiting. Be quick!"

My eyes were on Saanvi — the tears had been wiped off and instead, there was a shy and unsteady smile on her face.

With one look, her eyes melting, she told me, "I... I have to go."

I was smiling a bit and when I did it, I removed a lock of her hair from her face. “Go, Mrs. Rathore. They are waiting for the winner.”

As she hurried with Aadhya inside, the sound of her anklets echoing ,  I was standing there — looking at her.

I was filled with something in my heart that I could not deny any longer.

Maybe it was not only the competition that she won today.

Maybe… it was me that she had won as ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌well.
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