JINDAL BHAVAN,

AK: Ahaan, mai jo keh rahi hun aap dhyaan se suniye.

Ahaan: Boliye na Mumma.

AK: Ahaan, wo mai keh.....

Arya: No Dadda, No!!!

Arya entered the room and AJ too entered following after her.

AK stopped speaking as she realised their presence.

AJ: Princess, meri baat to suniye...

Arya: No, no, no!!! Aap ne mujhse jhoot bola.

AJ: Maine jhoot nahi bola Arya!

Arya: Sach to chhupaya na!

AJ: Jhoot bolne aur sach chhupane me farak hota hai na princess.

Arya: Nahi hun mai aapki Princess, mat bulaiye mujhe us naam se. Aur aap yahaan kya kar rahe hai? Ye mera aur Ahaan ka room hai, aap yahaan se jaiye.

AJ: Arya, baat to suniye meri.....

Arya: No!!! Mujhe kuchh nahi sunna.

Ahaan: Arya, kya hua?

Arya: Tum inko yahaan se jane ke liye kaho. Mai jhoote logon se baat nahi karti.

Ahaan: AJ uncle, Mumma kehti hai lying is a bad habit. Hame jhoot nahi bolna chahiye na. Hai na Mumma??

He asks AK who was in her own thoughts.

AK: Haa, sahi hai.

AJ: Lekin Maine koi jhoot nahi bola hai. Arya listen to me....

Arya: Mujhe kuchh nahi sunna, Go!!!

AJ: Ahaan, aap good boy ho na, aap hi ise samjhao please, ye meri baat hi nahi maan rahi hai.

Ahaan: AJ uncle, agar mere saath bhi koi aisa karta na to mai bhi usse gussa ho jata, jaise Arya huyi hai. Isiliye aap hi Arya ko manaiye.

Arya pushed AJ out of the room and sat there playing with her toys.

AK: Aa...aap kyun gussa honge?

Ahaan: Mumma, aap ne hi kaha tha na ki ham jisse pyaar karte hai unse kuchh nahi chhupate, to phir jhoot kyun bolna. Aur aap ye sab kyun pooch rahe hai? Aapne bhi mujhse kuchh chhupaya hai kya?

AK was contemplating whether to tell him the truth or was it better to hide it till the correct time arrives.

Ahaan: Mumma, kya hua? Aapne bhi mujhse jhoot bola hai kya?

AK: Haa....Nahi, mera matlab mai kyun kuchh chhupaungi. Kuchh bhi!!! Mai chalti hun.

She was walking towards the door but Ahaan held her hand and stopped her looking at her with a questioning face.

Ahaan: Mumma???

AK: Haa!

Ahaan: Aap ko mujhse kuchh baat karni thi na, to aap kyun ja rahi hai. Bataiye aap ko jo kehna tha.

AK: Wo...wo...kuchh....

Ahaan: Kya??

AK: Kuchh nahi, mai bhool gayi mujhe kya kehna tha. Jab yaad aa jayega to bata dungi.

She left his room drowned in her own thoughts and unknowingly entered the kitchen where she saw AJ cooking and assumed that he was probably doing it for Arya.

She sat on the kitchen platform and starting eating an apple grabbing it from the fruit basket.

AJ: Ayy, ye tumhare khane peene ki jagah nahi hai, utho yahaan se aur jaa kar dining table par baith kar khao aur mujhe mera kaam karne do.

AK: Ham aapko disturb to nahi kar rahe hai, aap apna kaam kariye aur ham apna karenge.

AJ: Tum yahaan baithi rahogi to mai kaam kahaan karunga. Utho yahaan se aur jaao.

He said grabbing her arm and pulled her from the platform but she adamantly sat on it ignoring him.

AK: Waise aap ye sab Arya ke liye bana rahe hai na. Mujhe pata hai. Kya bana rahe hai aap? Oh, samose!!!

AJ: Haa, Arya ke favourite hai.

He said with a smile on his face.

AK: Revati apne kamre me hi hogi na?

AJ: Ha, lekin tum ye kyun pooch rahi ho? Jaa kar khud dekh lo.

AK: Maine isiliye poocha kyunki mujhse aapse extra kaam karana hai. Do, chaar samose extra bana dijiye, mere liye.

AJ: Mai nahi banane wala, tum khud bana lena.

AK: Thik hai, mai bana lungi, lekin phir aapke kitchen ko agar kuchh ho jaye to blame mujh par nahi aana chahiye.

AJ: No thanks! Rehne do mai khud kar lunga.

AK: Yehi baat pehle maan lete itni akad kyun dikha rahe the. Akdu!!

AJ: Zyaada bakwaas mat karo warna jo bana raha hun wo bhi nahi milega, samjhi tum. Aur waise bhi tumhara to koi diet shiet rehta hai na to phir tum ye sab kyun khaogi.

AK: Hamari diet chart gayi tel lene, abhi to hamse control hi nahi ho raha hai. Iski khushboo hi hame out of control kar rahi hai. Kitne saalon baad hame aapke haath ke bane huye samose khane ko milenge.

AJ: Ek minute! Kya kaha tumne?

AK: Mera matlab hai kitne saalon baad kisi bade chef ke haath ke bane huye samose khane ko milenge. Jab se actress bane hai bada strict diet follow karna pad raha hai aur aise mauke baar baar thodi na milte hai.

AJ: Ho gaya tumhara. Mai tumhare liye bhi samose bana dunga lekin abhi bahar jao. Mujhe mera kaam karne do.

AK: Aap apna kaam kariye, mujhe aapko kaam karte huye dekhna hai.

AJ: What?? You mean, mai yahaan kaam karunga aur tum mujhe yahaan baith kar ghoorte rahogi.

AK: Mai kyun aapko ghoorungi? Mujhe na teen logon ko khana pakate huye dekhne me bohot achha lagta hai. Pehli, Revati, jab bhi wo ghar me khana pakati thi na, mai aise hi baith kar dekhti thi. Jitna khana pakane me maza nahi aata na utna use aise dekhne me aata hai. Aur doosra, mere Pati, wo....

As soon as she realised what she spoke, she shut her mouth and silently stared at the kitchen cabinet in front of her while AJ was observing her.

AJ: Dekho yahaan na hi Revati hai aur na hi koi aur isiliye tum yahaan se bahar jao.

He said trying to ease her so that sitting here couldn't bring back her past memories saddening her.

AK: Aap mujhe yahaan se bahaar bhejne ke peeche kyun pade huye hai, mai kahin nahi jaane wali aur aapne mere list ka teesra naam to suna hi nahi. Teesra hai, aap jaise bade chefs. Ab kisi restaurant me ja kar unke kitchen me kisi chef ke saamne to aise nahi baith sakte na. To aaj ye mouka mila hai to kaise chhod dein. Aap apna kaam continue kariye.

Losing to her, he continued his work thinking what was so fascinating in watching someone cooking. He was busy in his work while she was chattering about all the random topics and didn't realized when her scarf caught fire from the cooktop's flame. When he sees that, he immediately pulled her from there and engulfed her in his arms, while he threw that scarf on the floor and poured the whole jug of water on it. When the fire puts off, he wrapped both his arms around her ensuring her or himself more that she is safe. She could hear his heart beats which was as fast as hers. He pushed her back breathing heavily because of the accident.

AJ: Kaha tha tumse lekin tumhe to kisi ki baat manni hi nahi hai. Ab bhi yahaan baithna hai ya bahar jaogi.

She was silent because she knew she was at fault. She was about to go but he looked at his hand which was slightly burnt. She immediately took his hand in hers examining it.

AK: Aapka haath jal gaya hai. Mai abhi.....

AJ: I am fine, tum jao.

AK: Aise kaise thik hai aap. Dekhiye kitna jal gaya hai.

She takes out ice cubes from the refrigerator and applies it to his burnt hand and he winces his pain.

AK: Dard chhupane se dard kam nahi ho jata.

She said blowing on his wound.

AJ: Ye baat tum khud kab samjhogi?

AK: Mujhe mera dard kisi ko dikhana nahi hai.

She said going to the cabinet and brought out the first aid box taking out the ointment from it.

AJ: Dikhana nahi chahti ho to baant to sakti ho na. Apno se dard baantne se dard kam ho jaata hai.

AK: Aur agar apnon ne hi wo dard diya ho to?

She asked looking into his after applying the ointment and he was just silently looking at her not knowing what to answer.

She moved towards the cooktop and turned on the flame heating the oil in the pan.

AJ: Tum jao, mai kar lunga.

AK: Maanti hun mujhe khana banana nahi aata iska matlab ye nahi ki mai itna chhota kaam bhi nahi kar sakti. Sirf fry hi to karna hai mai kar lungi, waise bhi aap ka haath jal chuka hai.

AJ: I can manage....

AK: Abhi kuchh mat kahiye aap, agar kuchh galati karungi tab kahiye.

She started frying and he was looking at her. The way she took care of him even for a small injury reminded him of Guddan. No person other than her was ever concerned for him in such a way. He was adoring her remembering Guddan. Now he understood that it was so enthralling to watch someone cooking whom you love. But then he realizes that she was not his Guddan. He averted his gaze from her and started arranging the plate. He remembered how she was looking at him. The two persons about whom she informed that she loved watching them could be considered, but what about him? Why was she looking at him? Did she really felt the same way for him?

He came out of his thoughts when she snapped her fingers infront of him.

AK: Kahaan kho gaye the aap?

AJ: Ku..kuchh nahi!

AK: Ye lijiye, ho gaya. Arya ko jaa kar mana lijiye.

AJ: Tumhe bhi to khana hai na?

AK: Mera man nahi hai, phir kabhi.

Saying that she walked out of the kitchen but he was still in his thoughts. The girl who argued so much just a while ago just walked away ignoring it as she never even asked about it. He blamed himself for reminding her of her pain that has hurt her to such an extent that she again wanted to be alone away from everyone.

NEXT MORNING,

AJ was being restless and paced across his room and looks at the door next to his room.

AJ: Jaaun ya nahi?

After thinking about it for the past one hour he decided to knock on her door and wake her up. As he approaches at the door, he finds the door unlocked. He knocked at the door but she was in deep sleep that her sleep didn't faltered with the light sound. Left with no other option, he entered her room and found her sleeping carelessly with a pillow on her face, one under her hand and most of the blanket lying on the floor next to her bed.

He rings the alarm from his phone to disturb her sleep but she seemed unaffected. He again does that bringing his phone near to her ear and this time she covered her ears with the pillow and covered her face with the small piece of blanket upon her. This time, he leveled up the volume and again rings the alarm.

AK: Yaar Revati, sone de na mujhe. Aaj mera night shoot hai.

AJ: Nautanki karne ke alawa bhi aur bhi kuchh kaam karne hai tumhe!

He said in a stern voice and she slowly opened her eyes rubbing it only to find him keenly looking at her.

AK: Aap yahaan mere kamre me kya kar rahe hai? Maine aap se kitni baar kaha hai....

AJ: Dekho tumhe mujh par jitna bhi gussa karna hai baad me kar lena lekin abhi jo kaam karna hai wo karo.

AK: Kya kaam hai?

AJ: Tumne use dhund liya ?

AK: Kise?

AJ: Woah!! Tumhe to yaad bhi nahi hai! Kal police ko jo challenge kiya tha wo bhi bhool gayi kya? Us truck driver ko dhoondhne ka?

AK: Achha wo?

AJ: Ha, wahi! Pata kiya tumne uske baare me? Aise to bade taav se challenge kar diya, poora karna bhi hai ya aise hi soti rahogi?

AK: Aapko uske baare me pareshaan hone ki zaroorat nahi hai. Wo aata hi hoga.

AJ: Oh Madam! Wo tumhare kapde ya makeup ka samaan nahi hai jo order kiya aur home delivery ho jayegi. Criminal hai criminal! Use dhoondhna padta hai, arrest karna padta hai. Aise ghar baithe baithe mil jaayega, is galat fehmi me mat rehna.

AK: Maine use police ke hawaale karne ka challenge accept kiya tha use gali mohalle me jaa kar dhundhne ka nahi. Arey yaar, mai India ki superstar hun aise kisi truck driver ko dhundhte huye achhi lagungi kya?

AJ: Pehli baat tum mujhe ye "yaar" mat bulao aur doosri ki tum use dhoondhe bagair police ke hawaale kaise karogi tum?

AK: Aap wo sab mujh par chhod dijiye na. Itni tension kyun le rahe hai? Bekaar me itni subah subah utha diya.

AJ: Itni subah?? Sirf do ghante bache hai police ke aane ke liye.

AK: 2 ghante??? Itne me to meri beauty sleep poori ho jaati. Aap ke wajah se neend kharaab ho gayi, ab to neend bhi nahi aayegi.

She irritatedly gets up from the bed and was walking towards the washroom when she stepped on the blanket and slipped. AJ holds her and while maintaining balance he also accidentally stepped on the blanket and they both ended up falling on the bed with him on the top of her.

Their nose touched each other due to the sudden jump on the bed and her hands fisted his collar while he was holding her from waist. They looked into each other's eyes and their foreheads slightly touched each other. After a moment, AJ gets up realizing their position and immediately left her room.

LIVING ROOM,

AK heard the door bell ringing and opens it revealing a man severely injured as if he was beaten very badly. He stumbled and entered the house while everyone looked at him shocked.

AJ: Kaun ho tum? Aur yahaan kya kar rahe ho?

AK: Mai introduce karti hun na ise. (to the person): Kyun? Tum wahi truck driver ho na jisne wo accident kiya tha?

Man: Nahii....nahi...maine koi accident nahi kiya hai.

As soon as he completed his sentence he received a tight slap from AK and he ended up falling on the ground.

AK holds his collar and picks him up glaring her.

AK (shouting): Ab bhi jhoot bologe?? Batao kyun kiya tha tumne wo accident?

AJ: Ms. Kapoor chhodo use!

AK: Koi beech me nahi aayega, koi nahi!!!

AK: Ab batao tum, kyun kiya tha accident?

Man: Maine jaan boojh kar nahi kiya tha. Ye sab mujhse kisi ne karwaya tha.

Everyone gets shocked listening to him.

AK: Kisne karwaya tha?

Man: Mujhe nahi pata!

He receives a punch from AK and he winces in pain.

AK: Sach batao warna aaj zinda nahi bachoge!!

AJ: Ms. Kapoor, please use chhod do.

AK: Jab tak ye sach nahi batayega, tab tak to nahi chhodungi. Bata jaldi kiske kehne par wo accident kiya tha?

Man: Mujhe sach me nahi pata, mai nahi jaanta, mujhe bas paise mile the wo accident karwane ke liye.

AK: Aur paison ke liye tumne chhote bachhon ko maarne ki koshish ki. Sharm nahi aayi tumhe? Haath nahi kaanpe tumhare???

She started beating him and soon the police arrived and arrested the driver.

AK: Jaisa maine kaha tha waise maine apna kaam to kar diya. Ab aapki baari, isse sach pata kariye ki wo accident kisne karwaya.

Just then AK receives a call shocking her and she immediately left the house.
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AK returns home and she sees some of the ladies of the neighborhood were present in the living room.

Lakshmi: Ye dekhiye, AK bhi aa gayi.

AK questions Lakshmi through her eyes about the people.

Lakshmi: AK, ye Mrs. Singhania hai. Hamare pados me hi rehti hai.

Mrs. Singhania: AK, meri bahu ki agle hafte god bharayi hai. Aur ab jab tum yahaan ho hi to kyun na hamare is function me aa kar chaar chaand laga do.

AK: I would be glad to be a part of the function and I will surely try to lekin agar shooting schedule mera saath de to.

Mrs. Singhania: Ha ha mai zaroor pray karungi ki tum aa sako. Tumhari greetings ki bhi to zaroorat hai.

Antara: Greetings aur blessings unki li jati hai jinki god bhari ho, unki nahi jinki god hi gir gayi ho.

She said looking at AK making her teary-eyed. AK looked at her shocked trying to know how did she knew about her. She doubted whether she knew about her being Guddan.

AK: Tum...tumhe kaise pata?

Antara: Tumhe yaad nahi? Arey jab tumhare bete ka accident hua tha, to tumne chilla chilla kar hospital me kaha tha ki tumne apna bachha kho diya. Aur us din, jis din tum paagalon ki tarah kar rahi thi, jaise pagal pan ka daura pad gaya ho....I mean tumhe wo attack aaya tha tab tumne kaha tha na ki tumne accident me apna bachha kho diya.

AK was listening to her shocked because she was in such a state that she didn't remembered what she spoke at those times and her eyes dropped few tears.

Antara: Tumhe dekh kar lagta nahi ki tumhe kuchh yaad tha.

Antara wiped AK's tears but she jerked her hand away.

Antara: Arey rey, tum to rone lagi. Zyaada takleef ho rahi hai sach saamne aane par?

AK couldn't control herself and ran towards her room.
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It was night and time for AK to leave for her set. She freshens up and was moving down the stairs when she collided with AJ. Before she could fall AJ held her and looked at her face and he could clearly say that something was wrong with her. Her eyes spoke that she was crying a while ago. Even though she could act well, she wasn't ever able to hide her emotions infront of him. She immediately straightened herself and moved out of the house.

AJ: Ise kya hua hai?

He asked to himself and sees Durga and Lakshmi standing there looking at each other.

AJ: Aap log batayengi mujhe ki is ghar me ho kya raha hai?

Durga: Wo AJ.....

She narrated the whole incident to AJ. AJ moved towards Antara's room in full rage.

AJ: Samajhti kya ho tum khud ko?

Antara: Akshat, tum ghar waapas aa gaye? Ruko mai tumhare liye pani le kar aati hun.

She handed him a glass of water from the side table. He took the glass and threw it at the end of the room. He pinned her to the wall and gripped her arms tight.

AJ: Tumhe kya lagta hai, mai ghar par nahi rahunga to mujhe pata nahi chalega ki tum yahaan mere peeth peeche kya karti rehti ho!!!

Antara: Akshat, maine kya kiya hai?

AJ: Zyaada bholi banne ki koshish mat karo. Ham donon achhi tarah se jaante hai ki mai kis baare me baat kar raha hun.

Antara: Ha janti hun mai. Lekin tumhe us heroine ke dard se itna kyun farak pad raha hai. Kahin tum Guddan ko bhool kar uske pyaar me to nahi pad gaye.

AJ: Antara!!!

Antara: Chillao mat! Dekh to mai bhi rahi hun tumhe, kaise uske aur uske bachhe ke aage peeche din raat ghumte rehte ho.

AJ: Oh, to tumhe meri attention chahiye. Sahi hai, ab tum bhi jaan logi ki tumne kya galati ki hai.

He took her mobile and locked her in the room.

AJ: Ab ye darwaza tab hi khulega jab tumhara dimaag sahi se chalne lagega.

He spoke from the other side of the room's door and left to his room.

Antara (to herself): Tumhe kya lagta hai Akshat, tum mujhe is tarah se kamre me band kar ke rakhoge to mai kuchh nahi karungi. Ye sab us heroine aur uske bete ke wajah se ho raha hai na. Ab tum dekhoge Akshat ki mai un donon ke saath kya kya kar sakti hun. Dekhte jao aage kya kya hone wala hai.