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Zain prepared a neat bread omlette and ordered a pizza for a good lunch. They munched the pizza toppings like never. Zain noticed Aditi eating cheerfully but not touching his omlette.

Zain: Why are you not having omlette? Itna bura bana hai?

Aditi: Itna acha bana hai that I thought of having it at the end so that the taste remains in my mouth.

Zain: Aha! Thank you Madam!

Aditi: Anytime!

Zain: Waise zyada khaya math karo...tum..

Aditi threw a stern glance at him.

Aditi: Moti hu na?

Zain: Nahi wo...

Aditi: Its true! But I like staying fit rather than lean.

Zain: I didn't ask you to be zero size. Is se bhi achi dikh sakti ho thats it. Moreover, I love it when you are chubby and I pull your cheeks.

Saying this he pulled her cheeks tightly. She let out an "Ouch!" and he chuckled at her innocent face. He didn't miss out the pain which just flashed through her eyes in a moment. Worried would be an understatement about what he felt right then. He lifted her chin and caressed her cheeks mildly.

Zain: Yahan bhi dard hai?

Aditi: Nahi tho.. You pulled it so hard that..

Zain: Aditi....

Aditi(sighed realizing that she can't escape his gaze): I am fine. I got slammed to a pillar on the road yesterday when I was running...

He winced at that thought and tightly clenched his fists.

Zain: I know you are not going to put an end to all of this. You are ready to give him another chance. Hai na?

She looked at him in astonishment. How did he know that!?

Zain: Don't even try to lie Adi. What has made you so helpless that you are ready to be in an abusive relationship sacrificing your self respect? What makes you stand with him yet again when he is travelling from mistakes to mistakes? Jawab chahye mujhe...

Aditi: Jawab de sakti hu main. Par shayad.. tum convinced nahi hoge. Zain.. BF has become maniac in his possessiveness. He is not the same person with whom I fell in love. With whom I dreamt of spending my life with. He scares me now. But, I can't ignore the fact that whatever I am today is because of him. He was ready to accompany me paving way towards my dreams. May be if he did that all for him, he would have got a better career. Instead, he focused on me. My love for him has faded away. But my gratitude will never fade off. Isliye, I want to talk it out with him. I want to confront him openly about my career, its demands and moreover.. about my relationship with you too.

Her eyes reflected the sincerity in her voice. She kept her right hand over Zain's clenched fists and opened them slowly. His nails had dug up his palm leaving clear marks. She blew over them and looked at him.

Aditi: You are such an amazing friend Zain. For any reason, I can't afford to lose you. I can't ignore and stay away from you fearing about BF. That is also a reason why I have taken this decision. If he is not ready to solve and let me live, then I will break all my ties with him. I want your support in this. Please..

Zain: You need not plead Adi. I already told you I will be with you no matter what happens. You solve the matter or not, in either case.. I won't ever forgive him for what he did to you! Get that straight to your head. Ye mujhse kabhi maangna bhi nahi tum..

Aditi(smiled): Kabhi kabhi mujhe lagtha hai ki tumhe mujhse pyar ho gaya hai...

Zain suddenly looked at her and she bit her tongue realizing what she just told ... She fumbled with words.

Aditi: I mean.. Wo.. mazaak me...

Zain: I know. Kabhi Kabhi hum AdiZa se AvNeil ban jaate hai. Too much into character... hai na wifey?

Aditi(laughed): Haa! You do behave like ACP Neil Khanna sometimes!

Zain(chuckled): Tho tum Avni ban jaana...

Aditi looked questioningly at him.

Zain: Wo Avni, jise koi majboor nahi kar sakta..

Wo Avni.. Jo bahot brave and daring hai..

Wo Avni.. Jo kahi na kahi is Aditi me bhi chupi hai...

Aditi(smiled): Fir se keh rahi hu Zain.. jis bhi ladki ki kismat mein tum likha ho.. duniya ki luckiest ladki hogi...

Zain(raised his collars): I know I know!

Aditi: I'm serious.

Zain: You have to be! Coz we are getting late for shoot. Chal ab.. !

Aditi: Oh Shit! Forgot that. Come Come let's go!

Both of them got ready and sped in his car to the set to resume the shoot. Aditi was warmly treated by all. She knew that the entire set was worried for her and was trying hard not to portray their tension outside. She assured them all about she being fine and that she would set things right. She strictly instructed everybody not to leak this matter outside and give place for rumors. All of them smiled at her optimism and worked happily cracking up on scenes, having fun and laughing aloud. The broken pieces were falling into the place. Aditi went to have a word with BF after staying with Nalini for 2 days.

###### BF'S Flat#######

BF: Look! I'm sorry for whatever happened. But, you have to stay away from that pervert.

Aditi(raised her palm signalling him to stop): Don't!!! Jiske baare me tum ye non sense bol rahe ho na, wo wahi insaan hai jisne mujhe bachaya tha tumhare bloody filthy friends se. When it should have been You in His place.. Par tumhe tho hosh hi nahi tha..

BF: I thought we are here to make things fine between us. But, you are interested in arguing.

Aditi: Should I not argue here? I have taken this initiative to sort out things. Instead of apologizing you are still speaking bull shit about that only person who has stood by my this decision too even though his heart doesn't agree.

BF: Aditi! Stop praising that loser! You are my girlfriend not his!

Aditi: Exactly! I am your girlfriend! Not your property! Forget about being girlfriend, see me as friend. Or even, consider me as a human!

BF: Do you want to break up with me?

Aditi: I agree that you have a big role in setting up my career. Now, you yourself have done every possible thing to destroy it. Picking up fights with my co-stars, bashing fandoms and fans, using foul language in social media. Why don't you think before you act?

BF: I asked you something. This is not an answer to my question.

Aditi: Have you got any plans to apologize to Zain for your doings? Publicly apologize to fans on instagram where you have created a heck? Let me be at peace with my co-stars be it Zain or not?

BF(blazed with anger): NO!

Aditi: Right! Who am I even asking to? You even bailed out your mahan friends from the police station when it should have been you who got them arrested..

BF: They were drunk!

Aditi: So where you! That means, you could also have done this to me or any other girl. You have a pretty beautiful excuse.. you were drunk!

Saying this she moved to her bedroom and packed her bags. She messaged Zain... "Chapter Closed"

BF: Adi! What are you even..? Are you serious..? Where are you...?

Aditi silently went to the main door with her luggage and turned back to him.

Aditi: I have people to whom my respect also matters. Thank you for that!

Her phone rang and she attended it. A scared voice spoke from the other side.

"Aditi... Are you okay?"

Aditi: Can you pick me up??.....