Tripura's changing behaviour towards the world has been change, because of Karan, now she not give her extra time to her work, she leaves the office on office time like all other employees..

Karan too happy to have Tripura in his life as a friend, whenever he upset, he just called her, & she quickly understand through his voice, that's he is upset on something, he didn't even share anything with her, actually she becomes his savior sometimes..

They both not meet eachother daily but they try to connect eachother through messages & calls, sometimes Karan reached to Tripura's house without informing her, but she never mind on it, infact she welcome him in with smile..

A month done for their friendship, Karan in her house, Gauri came to his house, he doing his sketching after so long time with his smile, Gauri entered in his study room, & she look his back towards the door & he is busy with his sketching, without any disturbance she start to taking steps towards him, & she peep in his sketching board from his back, she twisting her lips with smile & ask him with low tone..

Gauri- who is she..

Karan jerk by the voice, & he try to hide the sketch behind his back & say- fuck! What are you doing here, it's restricted area, & you know so well that..

Gauri hold Karan's arm & side him from sketch board- I know, it's a restricted area, but I called you two times, but you didn't give me any answer, so I come in to look, if you were alive or dead..

Karan with irks face- such a creepy presence of yours..

Gauri admiring the sketch & ask him- tell me who is she!

Karan bit shy to tell her, but he knows her so well, if he do not tell her, she would be surely eat his brain, & he says- Tripura..

Gauri cross her arms near her chest & says- is it her original smile or you sketch it by yourself..

Karan- that's her own smile, so don't judge by yourself..

Gauri- tell me everything..

Karan- what everything, in between me & her, it's only friendship..

Gauri- but I'm not asking you, about your & her relationship..

Karan rubbed his two fingers on his forehead & whispered with himself- fuck you Karan..

Gauri heard his whispered & she say- I know you from college days, when you portrait someone sketch by yourself, which is meant, you started to liking that person, few people's you portrait, me & Ved, then Nandi, & your mom, ofcourse Savi too, & now Tripura, nice, so you thinking about second chance..

Karan smile & nodding in yes..

Gauri smile & says- that's good man, I'm happy for you..

Karan- but it will take the time..

Gauri- ofcourse I understand it..

Karan- because in all, Nandi is the important key, but before go to next, I want to be strong our friendship relation..

Gauri- hope she knows everything about you..

Karan- yeah, basic information she knows about me, like I have an daughter, my wife lost in accident, almost I tell her everything, like me she had also a past, which is actually good thing about us, but now just I want to concentrate on growing up trust in between me & her..

Gauri- hope you introduce us with her very soon..

Karan- I think you know her so well..

Gauri- I know her, how..

Karan- find by yourself, when you meet her..

Gauri- you creating a suspense man..

Karan- it's my profession by the way..

Gauri- let it be, I'm taking Nandi with me, for movie, later then dinner with her..

Karan- what about Ved..

Gauri- uff! You forgot! He going for business meeting at Bangalore for two days..

Karan- ok, you can take Nandi with you, but bring her home soon, she have an school tomorrow, & please take a car with you both..

Gauri- sure! Bye, & she leaves the place..

Karan look the portrait of Tripura with smile & look to clock & he too leave the room..

Tripura pack her bag, & leave her office, she out from the office gate, & found Karan, who waving his hand towards her with smile, she too wave her hand towards him with surprise smile, he walks to her, & wish her..

Karan- good evening..

Tripura- good evening Karan, but what are you doing here..

Karan- thought to picked you up, that's it..

Tripura- actually quite I'm surprised, that's it..

Karan little bend his shoulder to her & says- now pat my back, very gently..

Tripura- why! Just you surprise me, that's it..

Karan- such a rude person you are..

Tripura- ok, jokes a part, tell me seriously, what happened, what are you doing here right now, you always be in your house, with Nandi..

Karan- she is with Gauri, for movie & dinner..

Tripura- ok..

Karan- should I call the cab..

Tripura- sure, why not..

Same time somebody start to click pictures of both, Karan irks by the behaviour of person, who started to clicking the pictures, he call first cab & quickly make a seat Tripura in the cab, & grab the camera from the person's hand, & he too seat in the cab, & quickly pull out the memory card from the camera & give it back camera to person with red angry face..

Tripura try to make him relax- Karan relax..

Karan- just fuck off that man, he clicked our pictures, how dare he, & he handover that memory card to Tripura..

Tripura keep that memory card in her bag & give water bottle to him- drink it..

Karan gulped the water & try to clam him down, Tripura rubbed her arm & says- relax, he didn't have any pictures of us..

Karan apologies to her- so sorry Tripura, I never expect that, I'm so sorry..

Tripura- it's ok..

Karan take a deep sigh & says- I drop you to your home, then I go to my house..

Tripura agree it without opposing his words, & she changed the topic- two days I'm out of country, for some international project..

Karan- ok, hope we connect through calls & message..

Tripura- we can't, because when I'm busy with work, in India you're taking your midnight sleep, & when I'm taking sleep, you're gonna be working..

Karan- ok, but after you back, we gonna take dinner together, because I'm missing your hand made food..

Tripura smile & says- ok done..

Karan- when you are leaving..

Tripura- tomorrow noon..

Karan- ok, I'll be picking you up, is it ok..

Tripura- ok, but now please clam down your anger..

Karan- I'm good..

They reach Tripura's apartment, he bid her bye from outside of her apartment & way himself towards his house..

Next day, as per Karan's decision, Karan picked Tripura from her apartment, & drop her on international airport..

Tripura smile & says- bye, take care yourself & Nandi too..

Karan- yeah..

Tripura not to understand what to say or what to do next, she do not thought for once & she just give him tight hugged, he too hugged her back & bid her bye with smile..

Karan back from the airport, he seat in live area, he look Nandi watching TV, he gulped the water, & doorbell rang, his servant open the door..

"Karan Khanna"..

Karan look to the voice, with confusion- yes..

"You have to come with us at police station"..

Karan getting up from couch with shock & he ask to cop- why, what happened!

Nandi to switch off the TV & she start to look towards cop & Karan..

"For that you have to come with us"..

Karan- just a minute, I need to call..

"Sorry, but before that you have to come with us"..

Karan- sorry..

"You heard right, now come with us"..

Karan turn to Nandi & says- call to Gauri & Ved, ok..

Nandi nodding in yes- ok..

Karan to servant- be with baby, till Gauri & Ved come here..

Servant- ok sir..

Karan- just call them urgent, I'll be back soon Nandi..

Nandi nodding in yes- haan..

Karan reach to police station with media van's behind police van, he do not understand, what's going on with him, he look one lady seat on bench near the corner, he walks near the incharge of department..

Karan- I'm Karan Khanna, now please tell me, what going on, why you called me here..

Police incharge without give any answer to him, he called the one of the constable & put Karan behind the bars, & says- a FIR filed against you, & the offence is, you molested the women..

Karan shock by the police incharge statement- what! I molested women, when I molested her, who's that girl, I molested..

Same time he look the man entered in the police station, the one man who actually clicking his & Tripura's pictures last day..

Karan not understand what's going on there, he waits started for Ved..

A hour later, Ved comes to police station with his lawyer, & he ask a permission to meet Karan first, & he walks towards the bar, where Karan stood near the wall..

Ved- Karan..

Karan- fuck man , what's going on..

Ved- I am asking to you man, what's going on, molestation charges against you, you molested a girl, & her age near by 25, she gave her statement last evening you molested her, where are you last evening..

Karan- I was with Tripura..

Ved- now who's the Tripura..

Karan- she is my friend, & we are together last evening, infact I surprised her, at out side of her office, later then we walked together for some minutes till we get cab, suddenly one man started to capture our pictures, so I grabbed his camera & we both seat in the cab, & pulled out memory card from that camera, & give it back the camera to the man again, later then I dropped her to home & I back to our, that's it, I didn't molest anybody..

Ved- then why she shouting over the world, that you molest her..

Karan- how do I know..

Ved- ok, tell me the number of that girl, what's her name…

Karan- Tripura..

Ved- yeah, give it to me..

Karan- I have her number but she is out of country today, for two days..

Ved- what?

Karan- infact today on  noon I dropped her to international airport, she is going for some international project meeting..

Ved- fuck man..

Karan- what happened, why are you stressed this much..

Ved- I'm stress because, court rejected your bail..

Karan- what! But I didn't nothing..

Ved- we know that, you did nothing, but court wants the proofs, & Tripura the girl, who know last evening, you are with her, she is the one who pulled out from these mess..

Karan- fuck off man! Two days I have to be here..

Ved- yes my friend!

Karan- ok, I'll manage, just you & Gauri take care of  Nandi..

Ved- don't worry, we will, but I'm trying my best..

Karan- it's ok, you go now, take care..

Ved- yeah..

On a 9 in the evening, Karan surprise to see Tripura at police station, she comes to his bars..

Karan with surprise tone- what are you doing here..

Tripura- it's a long story, but important is, you'll be free within some minutes..

Karan with confused tone- wait, what, how..

Tripura- last month I edited on judge's interview, he is actually now retired from his duties, but he help me out for you, that's it..

Karan- ok, but please tell me, what are you doing her, you have a important meeting, right..

Tripura- i cancelled it & come here to rescue you..

Karan- you cancelled the meeting for me, it's unprofessional by the way..

Tripura- look my dedication towards the job, my magazine owner so well known, & about meeting, first time I cancelled it, they won't mind at all, because they wants working only with me, so they are waiting for me, I'll be take off tomorrow night for that meeting, so you don't worry about my profession..

Karan- but your flight directly stop in Singapore, right, then..

Tripura- it's emergency landing at Delhi, some technical issues in flight, so flight gonna be changed there, after two hours, so I was waiting at Delhi airport, at looked headlines on news, so back to again Mumbai, to rescue you..

Karan hold her hands in his & says- I thought, you'll not gonna turst me anymore..

Tripura- why!

Karan- just month ago we become friends & these thing happened..

Tripura- look I know you since one month, I'm not saying, I know you better then anyone, but whatever we spend the time together, that's enough for me to know you, you respect everyone, that's matter the most..

A constable come near to the bars, & he unlock the bars door, Karan came out from the bar, & he do first thing, he hugged Tripura so tight, & take deep sigh, thank her with heavy heart..

Tripura break the hugged & says- come, let's complete the last formalities..

Karan nodding in yes- yeah..

They complete the formalities & came out from the police station, Karan look media out side at the police station gate, he looks to Tripura & ask- what would we do with them..

Tripura- don't worry, we are moving from there, without answering their questions..

Karan- it will affect you a lot..

Tripura- relax, I'll manage, they don't even know I'm here, you are the one, who going out alone..

Karan look her with troubling face- Tripura..

Tripura movtive him & says- go, you did nothing..

Karan- you being impossible for me, & he start to walk out..

Tripura- meet near at my apartment, we are going dinner together..

Karan smiles & only showing his thumbs up to her, & he walk going through media, without answering them..

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