"How's your health young lady?" Payal heard her doctor cheerful voice.

"Fine...My abdomen is slightly paining" Payal answered in low voice.

"It happens dear, you underwent operation so bound to bear that pain. But don't worry as days passes it will reduce" the doctor said with a smile while checking her.

"I am going on leave for few days, so you'll be monitored by my friend. Take care" the doctor informed and made her way out of the room.

"Mr. Aakash, her injuries are curing rapidly. So it's time to start pshyciatric treatment. My friend Mrs. Malini will look after your wife case. She'll be cured soon. Don't worry" she patted his shoulder before went to her cabin.

"Betuwa, i going to see her. It's already two days she had gained conscious still she's not breathing a word to us" said worried buaji.

Even though she and her brother family is angry with payal they can't deny the fact that payal is their daughter. Whatever payal did, they too were a reason for it. If only they did notice the brewing jealousy of payal on Khushi this all mess could be avoided. Being her parents and buaji they spent maximum time with payal from the time she born, they should be the first one to notice her mental state which they failed miserably. Rectifying their mistake they didn't leave her side, either buaji or garima is always beside her apart from raizada's. When buaji is with payal, garima would be with khushi and viceversa.

"She is in stress buaji. She'll be fine once her treatment starts" consoled an equally worried aakash.

"Hello...Hi...Bye bye... don't worriezzz. Koon i mean payal realized her mistake and khushi also with us. So say Bye bye to worries...Once again our family is going to be happy" mami cheered the atmosphere by her usual rantings. Truth to be told, mami realised her mistake of treating payal like a servant after hearing what payal uttered. She swore herself, she'll bring back her family in shape.

The three entered the room. Payal was staring the ceiling. Aakash was the first one to near her.

"How are you payal? Is it paining?" Aakash asked caressing her hairs.

"Arey, payalia... Did you slept well?" Buaji fondled her head and put tilak on forehead.

"Hello Hi....payal...Why are you not speaking? Did you forget how to speak in these two days..hello...hi..bye..bye..." Mami said in her usual style.

"Where is khushi? How's she?" Payal asked with difficulty without taking her eyes from ceiling.

"She's fine. Bhai is with her" aakash answered her. If the situation was normal, khushi was the first one to pamper her. Alas once the ever loving, inseparable sisters are now apart due to others carelessness.

"Do you want anything? You didn't answered your questions payal" aakash tried to start conversation with her.

After that payal didn't spoke anything. She kept mum throughout.

That day passed, next day Malini started her treatment.

"Hello, strong lady..." Malini greeted entering the hospital room.

Payal looks her like an alien. Still now no one called her as strong lady, she was always a shy one.

"Why are you looking me like that? Did i put over make up in my face or am i that much beautiful you are admiring me without taking your eyes?" Malini throw a smile in return got a one from payal.

"How's your health? Wait let me check haan..." Malini started checking at the same time holds a conversation with her.

"By the way, i am malini, phyciatrist. What is your name strong lady?" She introduced herself.

Seeing payal all silent and eyeing her strangely, biting her lips she concluded payal is shocked, nervous.

"I won't bite you, you can talk with me freely. You know sometimes we will feel relax after sharing your problems to a stranger than your closed ones" malini said each and every word making sure to hold eye contact with her.

"Human's are not god to be perfect. Infact even in epic books we read many imperfect characters, but that doesn't mean they are bad. You know what i mean" seeing payal hesitating to open up malini continued.

"I have two childrens. Both are boys. Elder one is crazy, talkative, active and the latter is total opposite. Younger one is silent, shy type. If elder one befriended everyone then younger lags behind because of his nature. Do you think my younger son is lazy and not worthy?" Malini asked with a frown.

"Nope...infact your younger son will observe tiny things. He knows all the things happening around him and take decision according to it" payal answered surprising malini. She thought payal will have inferiority complex build up from childhood but hearing her answer she feels payal is not all the way she behaves.

"So do you" payal's head shot up hearing malini words.

"I don't understand what you are saying" payal replied genuinely.

"I studied your case, you feel inferior of your sister, don't you?"

"Woah... It's not like that"

"Oh, really. You should speak truth to both doctors and lawyers, so that they can save you" malini said with a smile.

"It's not like i hate her, but i feel hurt when others give attention to her ignoring me. I am not saying they are treating me as slave but when my mother-in-law treat her as good while i'll always remain as inferior. If she order me like a mother, i'll worship her all my life. Other side my husband who always follow his mother like a puppy. Seeing arnavji stands for khushi, i too want my husband to stand for me. If everyone sit for chit chat in evening, only i have to take snacks or drinks for all. Before i clean all the things and join them they will be dispersed to their room. Do you know how i feel? I feel like, am also like HP who works in our house. Khushi sometimes helps me but most of the time i feel like i am worst to be their daughter-in law. Why always i was overlooked by others? Why they took me for granted? Why? Am i not human? Ain't i have feelings? Or i am the one who overthinking all this. I can't understand anything now...I.want to be like khushi who was liked by others. If khushi is there the surrounding will be masti. I want to be like her..." Payal let out her turmoil in quivering voice.

"Relax, calm down. Here have a glass of water" malini handed the water. After making sure payal is calmed down malini started speaking.

"First of all you're not inferior of others. Everyone is perfect in their own ways. You want to be like her, do you know if you also act like her then what is the difference between you and her. Khushi has own identity, if you start to behave like her then where is payal. Don't payal has identity? Don't you want to be a unique? Let's take like this, if you payal started living your life like khushi then imagine yourself after few years. That time when you look back, payal had not lived her life instead her sister lived in the facade of payal.

I don't know how much do you know about payal. But i know, don't be surprised haan...Don't you are eager to know what i know about payal" malini asked seeing her all silent and her expression itself is telling she is contemplating something.

"What?" Payal questioned in a low voice. Already her mind is debating many things.

"Payal is a strong girl. I heard, silent people are good observers and she is perfect example for that. A shy type for outsiders. I know she has lot of patience hidden inside her. She knows all of her loved one choices and likes be it her sister or mother-in-law she'll do anything for their happiness. She is a perfect girl everyone wish for" malini boasted her character a little bit so that she'll come out of her shell.

"How are you saying payal is strong? Isn't she weak? Only weak persons wish to end their life midway" payal also equally involved in the session.

"Your opinion is totally wrong. Only strong person have the guts to end his/her life. They are so strong that they even jump from climb even after knowing its height, they'll eat poisened food even after knowing they'll lose their life in few minutes, they can hang themselves even after knowing their throat will pain like hell that can't be a bearable one and some people stab themselves knowingly when the knife pass into inner tissues tearing it's way. You know nothing is painful like i mentioned above..that too knife...."

"Stop! Please stop! I agree i am a strong person. It's my foolishness to betray my sister and try to stab myself. It's my fault" payal cried hugging herself.

"Hey..just calm down strong lady...relax ok. Now all is fine haaina?" Malini asked with a smile.

"Will they accept me back?" Payal asked like an innocent child.

"Who?"

"My sister, my husband, my in-laws and my parents. I am bad na. I know khushi will forgive me, she is my pyaari pagali" payal chuckled remembering khushi's antics.

Seeing her chuckle malini realised payal is just brainwashed little by someone and small incidents are boon to their enemy and her love for her family is still there. It is hidden in the mask of hate. It is not even hate, it's just an emotional weakness which everyone feels when their life is not the way they intended. Payal is no where near pshyciological disease. If their family noticed her distress and disappointment before this could be avoided.

After letting out her feelings payal felt relaxed. She feel like she is reborn, the burden,anger, disappointment she carried from long time is out. Though she shared only few things she feel light. Now what she did earlier look silly and guilty conscious took over her.

How will i face khushi now? How can i do something to my baby sister khushi? If khushi is in my place she should have killed herself before harming me. Why did i fell for karan tricks? Don't blame him as if you were brainwashed by him. Infact when he contacted you, you readily accepted to help him. Where is your brain gone when he said he love khushi and he is the only one who can keep khushi happy? Didn't you know how much khushi love arnavji? Didn't you witnessed with your own eyes how much arnavji keeps khushi happy? And not to forget you are the one who told him khushi and sheetal are in one team, her brain mocked her heart's confession. She remembered how she attended the call which khushi called and said, arnavji is going to burst like lava you better leave from there for few hours. Immediately she called karan and informed the same and he concluded they both are in a team so he is planning something big.

After few hours she came to know he kidnapped khushi. From that time itself she feared for her own safety. Deep down she know arnav will never let khushi to go. He'll find her somehow but when did brain heard heart. Seduced by brain she courageously lied against sheetal and made arnav to throw her out. Infact she is the one who sent evidences against sheetal. All was perfectly planned by karan and she in jealousy acted as a pawn for him.

"Don't worry they'll accept you. They love you, don't you know. I promise you, you'll lead a happy life and All the best for your future. Ok let me send them in" malini break her thoughts and excused from there.

"Mr. Aakash your wife will be perfectly fine in few days. She is just distracted by the things happening around her. Keep her in happy environment she'll be fine and come to my cabin i want to discuss about few things" malini said and eyed remaining members to go in. That day all family members came to hospital except arnav and khushi.

Later malini feed all the things payal uttered and advised do's and don't to keep payal happy.

"I am totally fine amma. Don't cry or else I'll also cry" payal wiped her tears seeing all members crying over her.

"Payalji, how are you now?" Anjali asked with hesitation.

"Fine..di" payal also replied with same hesitation.

"Betiya. Get well soon. Our home is waiting for you" nani said fondling her head. Payal smiled faintly.

"Hello...hi hi...payal...soon say bye bye to hospital... I am getting bored without you ok" mami hugged her and whispered "Sorry payal betiya. You are always my daughter, you know my extravaganza things right. I just blurb things. Ok this should be secret between us. It is not easy to hear sorry from manorama, hello hi bye bye..."

"Maa...what are you whispering in her ears?" Aakash entered few minutes back and seeing his mother whispering something in payal ears and payal crying he freaked out. What he doesn't know was that is happy tears. She let her happy tears out after long time.

"Payal..." Aakash called huskily after family went out giving them privacy.

"I am sorry..." "I am sorry" they asked in same time.

That's it aakash hugged her careful not to hurt her in the process.

"You don't need to say sorry" "You don't need to say sorry" again they said in same time.

"Ok. Enough of same timing. Take rest payal. I am here with you. All will be fine like before" aakash assured placing kiss on her forehead.

One week her refreshing classes went and today is the day she is going to her home. She feel like she's going to sasural after getting married like a new bride. In this one week, no one talked about arnav and khushi before payal. They decide to give her time. Payal is already guilty to face her. Her hear beating fast thinking of facing khushi.

Calming her nerves down like malini said she placed her right foot on shantivan after welcomed by aarthi.

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I don't know how this chapter come out. Hope you guys like it. I know many want payal to repent. But i thought from payal prespective here. She realized the mistake and more over if i our closed ones did any mistake we'll forgive them easily in real life. Life is so small to punish each and every one who's doing wrong. Hope you guys ok with it.

And one important news guys- This story is going to end in two chapters. I know many of you miss this story and me too. So i thought why not to write a sequel to it. Plot is ready. Do tell your opinion guys.

Do anyone up for sequel???

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