Anvi opens her eyes and Ruhana asked in concern "dard ho raha hai?"

Anvi nodes "nhi mumma.. zyada nhi ho raha par Anvi ko bhook lagi hai"

Ruhana speaks up "Acha thik hai mumma aapke liye khichdi laati hai.."

Anvi nodes and Ruhana gets up to go to kitchen..

Palak recalls how she was hurt while coming home..

"arey kya hua tujhe?"

Palak replies "kuch nhi di.. bas stairs se aa rahi thi to gir gayi.."

Ruhana speaks up "dhyan se chala kar.. chal main bandage kar deti hun.." she bandages her hand..

Anvi shouts from her room "mumma… plz help na"

Ruhana says "Acha main abhi aati hun kal Anvi ka exam hai.. bechari bahut tension mein hai.."

Palak smiles "haan di koi baat nhi.. main khud le lungi khana"

Ruhana leaves to see Anvi..

"di ne mujhse kuch pucha bhi nhi.." she goes to her room…

Ruhana thinks "palle kitna pareshan lag rahi thi.. mujhe dekhna chahiye usey.."

Anvi says "mumma jaldi khana do na.."

Ruhana replies "haan laa rahi hun.."

Ruhana takes the khichdi into Anvi's room and feds her….

"Bas mumma aur nahi…" Anvi denies eating after few spoons.

Ruhana smiles and speaks "acha thik hai so jao"

She makes her sleep patting her back…. After sometime Anvi sleeps, Ruhana goes to Palak.. she was sitting on the couch.

"chal main khana laga deti hun" Ruhana said while turning the plate.

Palak spoke up "mujhe bhook nhi hai"

Ruhana looked at her and came and sat beside her "kya hua tujhe?"

Palak jerks her hand away "mil gayi fursat mere liye"

Ruhana was surprised with her behavior "tum aise kyun baat kar rahi ho.."

Palak gets up and shouts "kyuki main pareshan ho gayi hun… sab sunte sunte.."

Ruhana looked at her "hua kya hai? Tum bataogi!" she demanded explanation from her..

Palak replies "kya? hua?di, aapko meri parwah hai hi nahi bas aapko avni ke baare mein sochte ho!"

Ruhana nodes in no "nahi aisi baat nhi hai main tum dono ki parwah karti hun"

Palak interrupts her.. "nahi.. aapki galti ki saza main kyun bhuktu? Haan? Anvi beti aapki.. single mother ho aap! Lekin pareshan main hoti hai.. sunna mujhe padta hai.. insult meri hoti hai.."

Ruhana was shocked hearing all this.. "palle tu kya keh rahi hai.. main to darr gayi thi uski chot dekhke.. choti bachchi hai wo.."

Palak smiles "haan.. bachchi hai wo… to rakho uska dhyan.. mujhe yaha rehna hi nahi hai thak chuki hun main sun sunke.."

Ruhana moves to her and asked loudly "tum bataogi hua kya hai?"

Palak points finger to her and screams "meri job chali gayi sirf aapki wajah se.. meri dost thi wo mujhse ab seedhe muh baat nhi sakti use lagta hai.. meri parvarish sahi nhi hai.. bas ab aur nahi.. main jaa rahi hun yaha se"

Ruhana tries to explain "dekh.. tu shant ho jaa hum sab thik kar denge.. hmm"

Palak replies with high voice "kuch thik nhi hoga.. kuch bhi nahi.."

Ruhana spoke up "tujhe samaj bhi aa raha hai kya bol rahi hai tu gusse mein.. meri baat sun"

But Palak does not listen to her.. She walks away from there.. Ruhana shouts "Palak ruk jaa.." but Palak does not stop and moves out angrily..

The jeep stops… chaube speaks "sir, hospital aa gaye"

All of them get down and moves into the hospital. At the reception.. "excuse me"

The nurse "yes sir.."

"yaha ek nurse kaam karti thi… jinhe abhi retirement mila hai.. Miss suzy.. mujhe full details chahiye.. "

The nurse nodes and gives him the record from the computer..

"thank you.."

He turns towards Ruhana "tum ghar jao.. main pata lagake aata hun"

Ruhana speaks up "main kahi nhi jaa rahi hun.."

They leave from there and visits Suzy home..

Palak was sitting on the dining table silently looking scared.. Viraj looked at her and he had a knife in his hand.. he took his hand and placed it on the table.. he stressed his fingers and opened up fully with a gap between each… the knife he presses in between the gap of each finger and says "you love me… you love me not" and with every move his speed becomes faster..

"Viraj.. plz.." Palak pleaded

Viraj looked at her with the eyes.. some craziness in them… chewing his teeth and speaks.. With his attention on the game.. "you love me.. you love me not… "

The speed at the knife was moving between her fingers was too much.. and it hit her second finger from the right. She screamed in pain "Aah…" the blood started oozing out.. Viraj smiled and spoke "dekha.. you also love me"

Palak screams "tum paagal ho gaye ho samjhe.."

Viraj points knife at her and speaks "chup.. zyada chilao maat samjhi.."

Palak recalls..

Ruhana was with Anvi.. Palak was cutting vegetables and in process she cut her finger.. "ouch.."

Ruhana heard it and went to her.. "kya karti ho har dusre din ungli kat ti rehti ho.."

Palak smiles "ab meri nazuk si ungli hai.. bechara chaku iska bhi dil aa gaya mujhpe"

Ruhana smiles at her "nautanki", she puts Band-Aid to the cut.. "dhyan se kiya karo.."

Anvi comes and giggles…

Palak looked at her and questioned "Aapko kyun itni haasi aa rahi hai Anvi?"

"kyuki aap Anvi se bhi zyada shaitani karti ho" she said teasingly.. Palak was left with open mouth..

"ruko batati hun tumhe.." palak pouts.. Anvi runs from there and Palak runs behind her.. their tom and jerry chase begins..

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Her trance was disturbed by Viraj touch.. she looked at him and tried to get up but Viraj's grip was too tight..

"janti ho tum mujhe jab mili.. main kitna darr gaya tha.. kaise sadak par tum behosh thi khoon mein latpat" while bandaging her finger.

Palak recalls the night she left the house..

Palak moves out of the society in anger and just keeps walking on the road..

"nhi jaungi wapas waha.. yaha se door chali jaungi.. I am fed up.." frustration was clearly visible on her face. Everything ran in her mind… how her friends use to insult her..

"are.. dekho na jaane ye bhi kya kya karti hogi.. door raho…"

"humhe tumhare saath baithne ka koi shauk nhi hai samjhi…"

"dekho tumhe abhi issi waqt yaha se resign karna hoga.."

She was so lost that did not heard the car horn sound.. she turned back and the car hits her.. she falls down on the road hitting with the stone.. her forehead starts to bleed… and she losses her conscious.

People gather around but no one took her to the hospital.. just then a car stopped and Viraj comes out of it.. he turns her around and gets scared seeing her wounded.. "kuch nhi hoga tumhe.."

He lifts her in his arms and slides inside the back seat of his car and dozes off to hospital..

She opens her eyes and finds herself into the house.. she tries recalling how she landed here and the argument happened between her and Ruhana..

She signed in disappointment and spoke to herself "main bhi na di se jhagra kar padi… kitna kuch keh diya unhe.."

Just then Viraj comes in.. "kaise ho tum ab?"

Palak speaks "I am fine.. main yaha kaise aayi?"

Viraj replies "tumhara accident hua tha main tumhe hospital leke gaya tha par tum 20 din se coma mein thi isliye main tumhe apne ghar le aaya"

Palak was surprised and shocked too "what? Thank you so much.. aapne mujhe bachaya.. lekin abhi mujhe ghar jaana chahiye di pareshan hogi"

She tries to get up but Viraj stops her.. "nahi tum ab nhi jaa sakti maine tumhari jaan bachayi hai mujhe kuch milna chahiye na"

Palak thanks him and speaks "aapko jo chahiye main di se kahungi.. abhi mere pass job bhi nhi hai na.."

Viraj replies "lekin mujhe jo chahiye wo sirf tum de sakti ho"

Palak was confused and replies "Aapko kya chahiye?"

Viraj touches her face and Palak feels uncomfortable.. "tum.." palak was shocked.. she pushes him away and says "aap paagal hai kya? jaane dijiye mujhe.."

Palak gets up from bed… and tries to leave but Viraj grabs her.. "tumhe main yaha laaya hun aur tum meri marzi ke bina jaa bhi nhi sakti"

Palak could not understand as he was a stranger.. "main jaungi.."

She tries to free herself.. but Viraj was holding her too much tight.. "nahi.. bahut saal intezar kiya hai.. ab aur nahi.."

Palak pushes him away.. and tries to run out.. but Viraj came in front of her and slapped her hard.. she hit her head on the wall.. "aah.." and her head bleeds.. but now she wanted to go away from here.. she tries to move out but Viraj does not let her.

"thik hai tum nhi manogi na.." he pulls her again into the room and ties her on the chair..

"ab tum kahi nhi jaogi.. hamesha mere pass rahogi.."

Palak pleads him and speaks "please jaane do meri di mera intezar kar rahi hogi.."tears rolled down her eyes..

Viraj smiles sarcastically "I am sorry jaan par ab main hun aur koi nhi samjhi" and leaves from there closing the door..

Tears flows Palak's eyes remembering all this, shelooks at Viraj and had tears in her eyes.. thinks "jaan bachane wala.. jaan ka dushman ban gaya"

A/n: ending it here.. hope u like it..