{PLEASE IGNORE THE SPELLING AND THE GRAMMAR MISTAKES}

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Anubhav is sitting alone in his room, blankly staring at the wall before him. It's been four months since the incident happened. He has tried to contact Haseena so many times but always fails as Haseena has completely broken up their bond.

Everyone in the house feels worried for him as he starts to ignore his health and meals. He mostly spends his time in solitude. Only Neil and Karishma know the real reason behind it. Once they even tried to talk to Haseena but Haseena strongly refused to talk anything about Anubhav.

Anubhav puts his head on the sofa and closes his eyes. After a few seconds, he feels a pair of soft hands land on his forehead and starts to massage his head. He opens his eyes and finds Santu with her innocent smile. He smiles at her back. Holding her hands, he makes her sit beside him.

He asks, "Itni raatri ko aap yanha kar rahi hain?"

"Aap se milne aayi thi?" Santu replies.

He asks, "Kyun?"

She cups his face and asks, "Bunny, aap udaas kyun ho?"

He looks into her eyes for a second and quickly looks sideways to hide his pain. He clears his throat and answers, "Nahi toh! Hum kanha udaas hain! Hum bilkul thik hain."

Santu cutely replies, "Bunny, mera friend kehta hain ki jhuth nahi bolna chahiye. Buri baat hoti hain. Aur usse bhi buri baat hoti hain jab koi udaas ho. Aap udaas ho. Yeh toh buri baat hain naa?"

Anubhav smiles at her. He puts his palm on her cheek, caresses her cheek, and says, "Haan, thode se udaas hain hum. Parantu aap chinta mat kijiye. Hum thik ho jaayenge."

Santu replies, "Bunny, aapko kisi ne kuch kaha hain kya? Aap mujhe batayiye. Main uska sar phod dungi!"

He chuckles, "Nahi baba! Hume kisi ne kuch nahi kaha."

"Pakka?" She asks cutely.

He smiles, "Haan!"

She too smiles and hugs him, "Bunny, aap please kabhi bhi udaas na ho. Aapko koi problem ho toh aap apni Chutki ko bata do."

He is surprised to hear the word 'CHUTKI' from her mouth. He used to call her by this name many years ago before the brutal incident happened with them. 

"K...Kya kaha aapne?" Anubhav asks her.

She replies, "Yeh hi ki udas mat raho aur mujhe bata do."

He again asks, "Aap kaun?"

"Buddhu? Main! Aapki Chutki. Aap mere Bunny" She giggles.

He smiles into tears. He quickly hugs her and kisses her forehead. He is happy to know that she is recalling her memories slowly. They stay hugging each other for a time till Karishma makes a knock on his door. 

He breaks the hug and looks at Karishma. They get up.

Anubhav asks, "Behna aap?" 

"Woh bas aise hi aaye the" She replies with a small smile.

"Aayiye naa" he asks her to come in.

Karishma comes near him and says to Santu, "Santu, bachcha woh Cheetah ka phone aaya tha. Aap se baat karna chahte the."

Santu says in excitement, "Friend ka phone? Main abhi usse baat karke aati hoon, Boo-Boo."

Saying this she leaves. Karishma takes a few seconds and softly says to Anubhav, "Bhaiyya, aap... Aap thik toh hain naa?"

He smiles sadly and looks in a different direction, "Hume kya hona hain, behna? Hum bilkul thik hain."

"Yeh hi baat aap humari aankhon mein aankhein daal kahiye phir!" She softly says.

He looks at her. Unable to say anything, he hugs her and says shakily, "Kya kahe? K..Kya kahe hum behna? Hum... Humne sab kho diya. Sab kuch. Haseena kya chali gayi humse door, hume lag raha hain ki hum hi swayam se door ho gaye hain. Aisa lag raha hain ki hum haar gaye."

She rubs her back. She breaks the hug and makes him sit on the sofa. 

Holding his hands, she softly says, "Bhaiyya, aap please aise khud ko mat kosiye. Haseena sirf aapse naraz hain. Woh bhi iss liye kyun ki unko sach kisi aur se pata chala hain. Agar baat aise nahi khulti toh hume yakeen hain ki woh aapko samjhti. Aur woh ab bhi aapko samjhengi. Bas unhe kuch samay chahiye. Woh aapse door nahi gayi hain."

"Nahi behna, aisa nahi hain. Bahut vilamb ho gaya humse. Haseena ab woh Haseena nahi rahi jo humari thi. Woh ab keval humse ghrina karti hain" He painfully speaks.

"Woh aap se nafrat nahi karti bhaiyya. Aur na hi kabhi kar sakengi. Woh aapse kal bhi pyaar karti thi, aaj bhi karti hain, aur aane wale kal ko bhi karengi. Aur jo pyaar karta hain woh hi toh thoda bahut narazgi bhi dikhata hain. Right? Dekhiyega, Haseena aapke paas zaroor aayengi. Woh bhi aapse zyada der tak door nahi reh sakti!" Karishma says confidently.

He looks into her eyes and she nods. They again hug each other.

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Haseena is checking some files sitting on her table. She is so engrossed in work that she doesn't notice that Ammi is sitting beside her.

"Ahmm Ahmm" Ammi clears her throat to get attention from her daughter. 

Haseena replies without looking at her, "Kharash ho rahi hain toh vicks le lijiye, Shivu. Hume distrub mat kijiye."

"Uff... Yeh kya din dekhne pad rahe hain hume" Ammi says dramatically, "Ab toh khud ki beti hi hume pahchaan nahi paa rahi!"

Haseena looks at her and rolls her eyes, "Offo Ammi, lagta hain aap kuch zyada hi TV serials dekhne lagi hain. Itni kya overacting kar rahi hain aap?"

"Haan haan... Tujhe toh humari baat over acting hi lagegi. Kab se yanha baithe hain hum, par tera dhyaan hi nahi hain humari taraf. Tu toh bas apna mota deemag aur chhoti aankhein in failon mein daalkar baithi hain" Ammi angrily says.

Haseena sighs and says, "Ammi... Aap gussa kyun ho rahi hain? Hum bas thoda sa kaam mein mashroof hain aur kuch nahi."

Ammi replies, "Woh hi toh hum keh rahe hain, Hassu. Tu kab tak itna kaam karti rahegi. Na tu apne khane peena ka dhyaan rakh rahi hain aur na hi tujhe saans lene ki fursat hain! Dekh, hume pata hain ki tujhe apne kaam se bahut pyaar hain par aaj kal toh tu itna kaam kar rahi hain ki sab kuch bhoolti jaa rahi hain."

Haseena looks down and thinks in her mind, "Bhool hi toh nahi paa rahe hain hum, Ammi. Bahut koshish kar rahe hain Anubhav ko bhulane ki. Lekin majal hain ki woh shaks humare dil-o-deemag ke se ek pal ke liye bhi gayab ho jaaye. Jitna unke baare mein nahi sochne ka tay karte hain utni unki yaadein humare saamne aati hain. Kya kare hum aisa ki woh humse hamesha ke liye door ho jaaye."

"Nahi hoga" Ammi says sternly making Haseena surprised. Ammi continues, "Tera kuch nahi hoga, Hassu!" Haseena sighs in relief after hearing this. Ammi adds, "Jab tak tere kaan pakad kar tujhe khana khilane na le jaau naa tab tak tu yanha se hilegi bhi nahi. Chal abhi."

Haseena smiles at her and quickly hugs her. Ammi is surprised a bit. She doesn't expect this. She wraps her arms around her daughter.

"Hassu, kya hua bachche?" Ammi softly says. 

Haseena replies without breaking the hug, "Kuch nahi, Ammi. Bas aise hi rehna ka mann kar raha hain. Ammi, aap sahi keh rahe hain. Hum thak gaye hain. Hum bahut thak gaye hain. Ab humse aur bardasht nahi hoga."

Ammi somehow feels she is not talking about the work. She questions, "Kya hua, bete? Kuch pareshaani hain? Tu bata mujhe."

Haseena doesn't reply. She is having tears in her eyes. However, she tries to pretend strong and breaks the hug. She replies, "Kuch nahi, Ammi. Bas kaam ka tension hain. Aise aise cases aate hain ki logon ka gam sunkar bardasht nahi hota. Kabhi kabhi himmat haar jaate hain hum. Bas, aur kuch nahi!"

Ammi cups her face, "Tu humara bahadur bachcha hain. Tu hi himmat haaregi tu kaise chalega? Hassu, ab tu bas ek mamooli wakeel nahi balki logon ke liye unko insaaf dilane ki ummid ban chuki hain. Tu aise nahi haar sakti, bete. Tujhe ladna bhi hain aur jeetna bhi. Samjhi?" 

Haseena smiles, "Haan. Aur jab tak aap humare saath hain hum har ladaai ko aasani se jeet lenge, Ammi. Bas aap aise hi hume seene se lagakar humari saari tension gayab kar dijiyega."

"Done!" Ammi says proudly and they both laugh.

KNOCK! KNOCK! "Kya hum andar aa sakte hain?" Haseena and Ammi hear a strong male voice. They turn their head to see the person and are surprised.