Rajat and Purvi were seating in the cafeteria of the office the next day…she was staring at her ring lost in her own thoughts…Rajat snapped his fingers near her face and she came out of her trance

Rajat - kaha khoyi hui ho?

Purvi (hesitantly) - Rajat! kal jo hua…I mean ye ring…tum samajh rahe ho na mai kya keh rahi hu?

Rajat (keeping hand on her hand) - tum please ye sab mat socho….ek ring pehnane se engagement ho jaati hai kya? I mean sirf mene tumhe ring pehnayi hai tumne to nahi pehnayi na!

Purvi (understanding) - tum thik keh rahe ho! mai ye ring utaar deti hu.

She tried to remove the ring but it was very tight and stuck inside her finger.

Purvi - ye to nikal hi nahi rahi hai!

Rajat - shayad bahut tight hai! abhi rehne do baad mai dekhte hai.

Meanwhile Rajat spotted Samira entering inside….his face lighten up seeing her.

Rajat (getting up) - Samira!

Samira (hugging him) - Rajat! I missed you so much.

Rajat - I missed you too.

Purvi (muttering) - ye dono to aise behave kar rahe hai jaise kitne saalo baad mile ho.

Samira - tumne kuch kaha Purvi?

Purvi (fake smile) - nahi to! tumhari trip kaisi rahi samira?

Samira (sitting on chair) - it was fantastic….she squized Rajat's hand lightly…kaash tum bhi saath hote Rajat!

Purvi was fuming in anger seeing her touching Rajat…she folds the tissue paper which she was holding in her hand tightly…her hand accidentally hits the coffee mug and the cofee split on samira's hand.

Samira(irritated)- ye kya kiya tumne Purvi? ye to coldcofee thi varna aaj to mera haath jal jaata!

Purvi (realising) - I am sorry! vo pata nahi kaise…I am sorry…she walks out

Rajat (in mind) - ye Purvi ko aajkal kya ho gaya hai?

In Night

Purvi was seating near her room window staring at her phone blankly..

Purvi (self talk) - pata nahi kyu mera dil maan hi nahi raha hai ki Vikas mere saath aisa kar sakta hai…I miss talking to him! usse unblock karu kya?

She openes her block list and was about to unblock him when suddenly she remembers what he has done with her in the club….tears formed in her eyes and she immediately logs out from her facebook account.

Purvi (teary) - tumne mere saath aisa kyu kiya vikas? mai to tumhe apna sabse acha dost maanti thi aur tumhi ne mere saath aisa kiya!

Meanwhile her phone rang it was from Rajat….she wiped her tears and picked the call.

Rajat (on call) - kya kar rahi ho miss jaherili?

Purvi - tumhe maarne ka plan bana rahi hu!

Rajat (teasingly) - wow! matlab tum apne ghar mai hoti ho tab bhi mere baare mai hi sochti ho…mujhe nahi pata tha mai itna handsome hu!

Purvi (irritated) - itni raat ko kyu phone kiya hai tumne?

Rajat - aree itna bhadak kyu rahi ho? mene to bass ye puchne ke liye call kiya tha ki vo ring nikli ya nahi?

Purvi took a glance at her ring hearing his sentence and remembers what happened yesterday…unknowingly a smile appeared on her face.

Rajat - hello?

Purvi - haan! matlab nahi nikli…acha mujhe bahut nind aa rahi hai! Good Night.

Rajat - aree lekin…..before he could say anything further she cuts the call

Purvi sat on her bed hugging a pillow smiling like an idiot staring at her ring…she lie down and remembers how she and Rajat met…how they used to fight and how they became friends…

Purvi (slapping her head lightly) - tu bhi na Purvi! kyu soch rahi hai usske baare mai?

She started biting her nails thinking about him trying to understand her feelings.

Purvi - mujje Rajat ko Samira ke saath dekhkar bura kyu lagta hai? kahi mai Rajat se Pyaar….she shook her head…nahi! ye mai kya soch rahi hu…pyaar aur vo bhi uss sadu kumar se? Never!

She wipe her thoughts away and lay down closing her eyes trying to sleep but was not able to….thoughts of Rajat were disturbing her again and again…she couldn't sleep the whole night.

Next Morning

Purvi and Samira were seating on their respective desks beside each other….Purvi was looking lost…Samira kept a hand on her shoulder

Samira - kya hua Purvi? are you okay?

Purvi (trying to hide) - haan! mai bilkul thik hu.

Samira - aa chal mere saath! ek coffee pikar aate hai.

Purvi tried to protest but she didn't listened anything…they both were seating in the cafeteria sipping their coffee.

Samira - ab bata? tu itni upset kyu lag rahi hai?

Purvi gives up and told her everything about Vikas…Samira was shocked to discover that Purvi is Ansha.

Purvi - pata nahi samira! lekin mera dil maan hi nahi raha hai ki vikas mere saath aisa kuch kar sakta hai!

Samira (in mind) - badi mushkil se Rajat ko mene yakin dilaya hai ki mai hi Ansha hu…nahi! mai Rajat ko khona nahi chahti!

Samira (trying to convince) - kya yaar Purvi tu bhi! internet par to sab kuch nakli hi milta hai to fir vaha ki dosti asli kaise ho sakti hai? bhul jaa uss vikas ko…kitni ghatiya harkat ki hai ussne tere saath! dil ki nahi dimag ki sun!

Purvi (agreeing) - shayad tum thik keh rahi ho Samira!

Samira (smiling) - mai humesha thik hi kehti hu madam!

Purvi (hesitantly) - Samira! I think I like Rajat…she blushed…pata nahi jabse vo mila hai sab kuch acha lagne laga hai! jab vo saath hota hai to aisa lagta hai jaise vo pal vahi ruk jaaye! I think I am in love….she kept her hand on Samira's hand with a big smile

Samira was hell shocked to hear this…she didn't know how to react.

Samira (shocked) - what?

Purvi - I am not sure…she looks at her…Samira! tumhare aur Rajat ke bich kuch?

Samira - nahi! aisa kuch nahi hai….we are just good friends.…she picks her phone from the table…mujhe ek urgent call karna hai.…mai aati hu…she walks out

In Evening

Rajvi and all their colleagues were gathered in a hotel to attend the birthday party of their boss..

Rajat was seating near the bar counter sipping his drink meanwhile Samira came there and sat beside him.

Samira - Rajat! tum sach mai bahut ache ho…agar tumhari jagah mai hoti na to apni bejjati ko itni aasani se nahi bhulti!

Rajat looks at her with questioning eyes still sipping his drink.

Samira (provoking) - Purvi ne tumhari itni bejjati ki…tumhare character par ungli uthaayi ya tak ki tumhe thappad maar diya….fir bhi tumne usse maaf kar diya!

Rajat (trying to explain) - ussne mujhe thappad maara kyunki meri galti thi!

Samira - ohh come on Rajat! ussne tumhare saath prank kiya aur tumne usske saath! vo kare to prank aur tum karo to badtameeji? aur jo bhi ho usse kam se kam tumhe aise thappad to nahi maarna chahiye tha!

Rajat remembers how she slapped him…how she called him a lose character person…he was already very drunk and was not able to think rationally…he looked in the direction of Purvi…she was standing with her other friends talking to them happily.

Samira (provoking) - agar tumhari jagah mai hoti na to itni aasani se apni bejjati ko nahi bhulti!

Rajat tighten his grip on the glass and it breaks down making a noise…blood started oozing out from his hand…he picked another glass and gulped the drink in one go…

He moved close to Purvi angrily and pulled her closer to him holding her arm…she was very shocked at his sudden act…before she could understand anything he grabbed her waist tightly and started dancing…everyone were staring at them she was trying to free herself but he was not ready to leave her.

Samira (in mind) - ab aayega maja…she crossed her hands against her chest…Rajat sirf mera hai aur mai hum dono ke bich kisi ko nahi aane dungi! kisi ko bhi nahi…she smirks…jitna mai Rajat ko jaanti hu! gusse mai vo kuch bhi kar sakta hai! kuch bhi.

Purvi was feeling very uncomfortable the way he was touching her…she was trying to free herself…Rajat holds her face in his palms and started kissing on her lips roughly…her eyes wide open in shock…everyone started blabbering about it…Purvi's eyes filled with tears…she pushed him back with a jerk and raised her hand to slap him but he holds her hand and twisted it behind her back.

Rajat (drunk,angry) - tumne mujhe thappad maara tha na…mujhe lose character kaha tha….he pushed her on the floor…ye tha mera badla! ab hua hisab barabar!

Purvi looked at him in disgust…how can he do this to her…she looked around…all her colleagues were staring at her awkwardly talking about what just had happened.….she couldn't stand there any longer and ran outside covering her mouth with her hands crying…..Rajat could barely open his eyes…he was very drunk and was about to faint when samira holds him from his shoulder…he gets unconscious in samira's arms.

Purvi reached her home…she was crying continuously…

Purvi (crying) - tum mere saath aisa kaise kar sakte ho Rajat? mujhe laga tha tum baaki sab se alag ho…lekin tum bhi baaki logo ki tarah hi nikle! I hate you! I just hate you

She started rubbing her lips roughly as if she is wiping away something…her eyes fell on the ring she tried to remove it but it was stuck…she gives up and was just crying bitterly.

Purvi had no courage to face anyone in her office after the incident…she resigned from the office the next day and left the city.