Three years later,

In ACP Pradyuman's cabin, ACP Pradyuman was happily talking to a girl,

"Kaisi hai meri beti?"...He asked while smiling.

"Papa aap poore din mein ye sawal bees se jyada baar puchh chuke hain mujhse"...The girl complained.

"Achchha baba ab ye sawal nahin puchhoonga"...ACP Pradyuman said while laughing.

The girl also laughed at her father.

"Achchha abhi kya kar rahi ho tum?"...ACP Pradyuman asked while smiling.

"Aapse baat kar rahi hoon aur kya"...The girl replied while chuckling.

"Ragini"...ACP Pradyuman frowned playfully.

Ragini laughed at ACP Pradyuman.

"Papa main hamare stage show mein busy hoon...Bas wish kijiye ki ye hit ho jaaye"...She replied with her fingers crossed.

"Are meri beti ka show hai, kyun hit nahin hoga...Are main to kehta hoon hit nahin superhit hoga"...ACP Pradyuman said proudly.

"Oh! Thank you so much papa...You are the best"...Ragini replied joyfully.

ACP Pradyuman laughed at her antics.

Voice: May I come in sir?

ACP Pradyuman looked in the direction of the voice with his cell phone still near his ears.

"Yes come in"...He replied while nodding his head.

The person moved inside. ACP Pradyuman indicated him to sit. He nodded and sat on a chair facing him.

"Ragini main tumse baad mein baat karta hoon"...ACP Pradyuman said while looking at the person who was busy in some files.

"Ok papa...Bye"...Ragini smiled and hung up.

ACP Pradyuman smiled and kept his cell phone on his table. Then, he looked at the person.

ACP Pradyuman: Haan Kavin kya hua?

"Sir in files par aapke signatures chahiye the, aaj hi headquarters mein submit karwani hain"...Kavin said while indicating at the files while looking at him.

ACP Pradyuman nodded and took the files from him. He read the files and started signing them. Kavin looked at him and then at some other files which were lying on the table. He picked up one of the files, then only a photograph fell from that. He looked at the file and then moved his gaze from that towards the photo which was now lying on the floor. He sighed and bent down to pick up the photo.

ACP Pradyuman looked at him.

"Kya hua Kavin?"...He asked in confusion.

"Sir aapki file se ye photo gir gayi thi"...Kavin replied while showing him the photo. He hadn't seen the person in the photo.

ACP Pradyuman smiled and took the photo from him as it was Ragini's. He kept that on the table and resumed his work.

Kavin looked at him and then at the photo. He could only see the eyes of Ragini in that photo because half of the photo was now covered under some files. He kept staring at the eyes of Ragini in that photo as if they were attracting him. He jerked his mind when he realised what he was doing. He sighed and moved his gaze from the photo towards ACP Pradyuman.

"Kavin ye lo files...Maine sign kar di hain, tum bas inhe headquarters mein submit karwa dena"...ACP Pradyuman said while handing over the files to him.

He took the files and nodded. Then, he moved outside the cabin while ACP Pradyuman resumed his work.

Kavin went out of the bureau to the parking lot. He sat inside his car and drove towards the headquarters.

He was driving smoothly but suddenly he stopped in the way when his gaze fell on some handicapped children with a middle aged lady who were standing on the other side of the road to cross it. He came out of his car to help them but stopped when he saw a young girl going in the direction of the children.

The girl looked at the children and then at the lady,

Girl: Kya hua aunty?

Lady: Beta main in bachchon ki teacher hoon...Main inhe museum dikhane layi hoon...Lekin humein road cross karne mein problem ho rahi hai, kuchh log red signal par bhi gaadi chala rahe hain...Hum kya karein?

The girl looked at the children and then at the the traffic signal which was indicating red. After that, she moved her sight from the traffic signal towards the road on which plenty of cars were passing by with a vast speed.

Kavin was also looking at the scene. He was not able to see the girl's face as he was facing her back but he was able to hear her talking clearly. He became surprised when the girl stood in front of the road and indicated her hand to stop the cars. Many of the cars stopped with a jerk and the people who were driving came out of them. One of them looked at the girl.

Man: Ye aap kya kar rahi hain madam?

Girl: Red signal par car chalana galat hai...Pata hai na aapko?

Before the man could reply the girl looked at the children and the lady. She signalled them to cross the road. The lady nodded and walked with the children to cross the road.

"Madam ye aap bahut galat kar rahi hain...Aap nahin jaanti main koun hoon"...The man said while looking at the girl.

"Koun ho?"...She asked while looking at him in anger.

"Main party ke ruling minister ka bhai hoon"...He replied proudly.

"Achchha...Matlab iske alawa aapki koi pehchaan nahin hai?"...The girl asked him while laughing sarcastically.

He became quiet after hearing her question.

"Mr. party ke ruling minister ka bhai, main un logon se baat nahin karti jinki apni koi pehchaan na ho...Jinhe khud ka astitva batane ke liye doosron ka sahara lena pade"...She continued.

The man looked at her in embarrassment while she turned her gaze from him towards the lady and the children.

She smiled when they successfully crossed the road. She waved them and started leaving from there but she was stopped by one of the policeman who came near her after observing the whole scene.

"Madam ye aapne bahut galat kiya?...Ab aapko fine pay karna hoga kyunki aapne traffic rules ko toda hai"...He said while blocking her way.

"Fine ya rishwat?"...The girl asked while raising her eyebrows while looking at him.

Police Inspector: Madam ek to aapne galti ki...

"Kya galati ki maine inspector?...Un handicapped bachchon ki help karke?...Ya us ladke ko sahi baat samjha ke?...Ya aapko rishwat na deke?"...The girl interrupted while moving a little forward towards him in anger.

He became quiet and lowered his gaze after hearing her.

Girl: Sir galat main nahin aap hain kyunki jo sahi hota hai ya yun kahein jo sachcha hota hai wo aankh se aankh mila kar baat karta hain...Kyunki aisa kehte hain jo nazrein churata hai uske dil mein chor hota hai.

The Police Inspector heard her but still he didn't turn his gaze to look at her maybe he realised his mistake.

On the other hand, Kavin's lips stretched into a small smile after hearing her. He didn't know why but he was desperate to see her face maybe he was attracted to her quick-witty nature and her charming voice which he thought he had heard somewhere earlier.

"Ragini chalo yahan se"...A boy said while gently dragging the girl with him.

"Ragini"...Kavin murmured while thinking where he had heard this name earlier.

He looked at the boy who took Ragini with him but he was not able to see either of their faces as he was facing their back.

The boy made Ragini sit inside his car and drove for home and Kavin who was so much lost in his thoughts didn't notice that. When he came back to his senses he found that Ragini was gone with the boy. He sighed and jerked his thoughts and then drove towards the headquarters.

At the other side, Ragini was sitting silently while the boy was driving the car. He looked at her,

"Ragini ye kya kar rahi thi tum?"...He asked while driving.

"Nakul main to bas un bachchon ki help kar rahi thi"...Ragini replied innocently.

"Ragini kisi ki help karna achchhi baat hai...Lekin ek policewale ke saath arguement ye galat hai"...Nakul said while looking at her.

"Nakul sirf wardi pehan'ne se koi policewala nahin ho jaata, ek asli policewala wahi hai jo sahi aur galat mein fark samjhe...Aur main Ragini yani ki ACP Pradyuman ki beti sahi ko sahi kehne se kyun katraye"...Ragini said while looking at him while he stopped the car and joined his palms in front of her.

Nakul: Ragini main haar gaya...Aur tumse jeetna mere bas ki baat nahin hai devi.

Ragini laughed and hit him lightly on his arms while he smiled at her.

"Ragini kabhi kabhi mujhe lagta hai tumhe lawyer hona chahiye tha, matlab har baat ka jawab ready hai tumhare paas"...He said while laughing slightly and again driving the car.

Ragini smiled lightly and looked out of the window.

"Achchha Ragini tumne papa se jhooth kyun bola ki aaj hamara stage show hai, aaj to hum London se wapas aaye hain unse milne?"...Nakul asked in confusion.

"Nakul tumhara kuchh nahin ho sakta"...Ragini said while nodding her head in disbelief.

"Kyun?"...Nakul asked innocently.

"Nakul mere bhai surprise naam ka shabd suna hai aapne?"...Ragini asked while looking at him.

He nodded his head in yes.

"Hmmm to ab batao...Agar main papa ko pehle hi bata doon ki hum dono wapas India aa rahe hain tab wo jyada khush honge ya tab jab hum dono unse bina bataye milenge?"...Ragini asked while looking at him.

"Jab hum dono unse bina bataye milenge tab"...Nakul replied while smiling.

Ragini smiled and nodded. After that, she again moved her gaze out of the window and started admiring the places through which they were passing by.

On the other hand, Kavin reached home after submitting the files in the headquarters. He went into his room and laid on the bed without changing his clothes and even without removing his shoes. In the mean time, Kanchan came there. She looked at him,

Kanchan: Beta tum kapde badal lo...Main tumhare liye khana laati hoon.

"Maa mujhe bhookh nahin hai"...Kavin said without looking at her.

Kanchan became irritated after hearing him as this has become his daily habit, he would always use to skip the meals.

"Bahut ho gaya Kavin...Bhool jao Purvi ko...Mar chuki hai wo, aur jo mar jaate hain wo kabhi wapas laut kar nahin aate...Ye baat samajhte kyun nahin ho tum?"...She yelled at him in a little anger.

Kavin heard her but he chose to ignore her. She looked at him,

Kanchan: Beta teen saal ho gaye...

"Nahin maa...Teen saal..Saat mahine...Chaubis din"...Kavin said while cutting her off in the middle

Kanchan looked at him in surprise while he moved into the washroom without speaking anything further. She felt bad for him, her eyes brimmed up with tears. Before they could race down to her cheeks, she took them back.

Kanchan (Pov): Bhagwan kya bigada hai mere bete ne kisi ka jo aapne us se uski khushiyan chheen li...Pyaar karne laga tha wo Purvi se aur aapne usi ko us se chheen liya...Aaj teen saal se jyada ho gaye us haadse ko lekin ab tak wo us baat ko bhool nahin paaya hai.

"Kaash main use ek baar phir se muskurata hua dekh sakoon...Ek baar phir se use khush dekh sakoon...Kaash uski zindagi mein Purvi wapas laut aaye"...She whispered while staring at Kavin's photo with teary eyes.

She jerked her mind when she realised that she wished Purvi to be back into Kavin's life which was not possible. She sighed and left from there in tears.

After sometime, Kavin came out of the washroom. He put on his shirt and then only his gaze fell on the pamphlet in his diary. He closed the diary in frustration.

Phir Le Aaya Dil Majboor Kya Keeje

Raas Na Aaya Rehna Door Kya Keeje

Dil Keh Raha Use Maqammal Kar Bhi Aao

Wo Jo Adhoori Si Baat Baaki Hai

Wo Jo Adhoori Si Yaad Baaki Hai...

"Purvi jab is zindagi mein tum hi nahin ho to main tumhari tasveer dekh kar kya karoonga"...He whispered before throwing the diary on his study table.

Karte Hain Hum Aaj Qabool Kya Keeje

Ho Gayi Thi Jo Humse Bhool Kya Keeje

Dil Keh Raha Use Mayassar Kar Bhi Aao

Wo Jo Dabi Si Aas Baaki Hai

Wo Jo Dabi Si Aanch Baaki Hai...

After that, he laid on the bed and closed his eyes in disappointment. He could feel the warm sensation of tears racing down to his cheeks.

Kismat Ko Hai Ye Manzoor Kya Keeje

Milte Rahe Hum Badastoor Kya Keeje

Dil Keh Raha Hai Use Musalsal Kar Bhi Aao

Wo Jo Ruki Si Raah Baaki Hai

Wo Jo Ruki Si Chaah Baaki Hai...

He opened his eyes and kept his head on the headrest of the bed. He didn't want to fall asleep. He had always thought that he had have to fight his sleep, his tears and every pain he had in these years.


Author's Note: Firstly, I am very sorry for late update. Actually I was a little busy with my assignments & projects that's why I updated it a little late.

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