Recap: Akhil choose a saree for Jhaanvi without her knowing and later Navya's grandpa falls ill that reveals many truths to Akhil. 

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" It is not shame to be deceived but it is a shame to stay in the deception after knowing it " .

Akhil was sitting on the shore with a bottle of alcohol feeling ashame of himself that how he was deceived by Liya about the caring side of her. He had been a fool almost a year to be blind in believing her inspite of many warnings from his friends. How could his eyes deceive him when he himself saw Liya with her grandpa many times in the park. 

The image of Jhaanvi's tearful face and her caring for the old man, the way he came to know on her caring side for Liya's grandpa got etched in his heart. There could never be a person as humble and caring as Jhaanvi. For all these months he believed in Liya's words that Jhaanvi is a manipulator and was always behind men. Adding to it the image of her with a boy on his engagement made him believe those words but nothing seem right now.

Her soulful voice when she sung expressed the pain and he could not forget those voice of hers which kept haunting him now.

"Why are you here at this hours Akhil ?" Kabir's voice broke his trance and Akhil looked at him. Kabir felt bad instantly to see his pale face.

Kabir: Hey Akhil what happened man. why are you lost like this ? Did something happen ?

Sanjay: Amma told that you all went to shopping and later to Liya's home. what happened there. Did you guys fight ?

Akhil: What is love ?

Kabir and Sanjay looked at each other and shrugged.

Sanjay: Adhu therinja yenda inga unkooda irukka poren. En aal kooda jolly ah irundhu irukka matten. ( If I had known why would I be here with you instead being happily with my girl )

Akhil frowned at their untimely counter and averted his gaze towards the waves.

Akhil: Lets leave. I have too much work to be finished at office tomorrow.

Kabir: Will you tell us on what happened now ?

Akhil: nothing or atleast not now. I will tell when I myself have a clear idea on what I wanted to discuss.

Sanjay: Confirm he has gone nuts. Lets leave . Already its midnight. 

The next two days Akhil switched off his mobile and stayed in office all time. On the third day he was in his room with Kabir and Sanjay who were nudging him to join them for lunch and after a long time Akhil accepted and they reached the parking only to be met with Liya and her friends. Liya gave a warm smile at Akhil and clinged to his arm immediately.

Liya: Akhil baby I just came to meet you to take you lunch with us. My friends wanted to meet you before marriage. Please don't refuse.

Kabir: Oh sorry Liya, we are already ahead for lunch. May be take him another day.

Liya: good then lets go together.

Sanjay: No you take him we will join some other time.

Akhil: you wanted lunch right, now come lets go together. Akhil spoke gritting his teeth towards his friends.

Liya and her friends in a car and Akhil with his friends in a car they reached the nearby luxury restaurant and they took a private table.

Liya sat next to Akhil and held his hands showing her PDA. Soon a waiter took their orders and in the mean time Liya's friends insisted her to introduce to Akhil's friends. Kabir who was drinking the water choked on hearing it.

Kabir: I m Kabir and he is Sanjay. We are introvert and we don't speak to girls because our girlfriends are very possessive and will not like to see us talking to other girls other than them.

Akhil and Liya widened their eyes hearing his lie but kept quite. Soon their orders were served and by mistake the waiter spilled the milkshake on one of her friend's dress. She immediately started shouting at him but Liya stopped her.

Liya: Stop it Neetu, he did by mistake. Just let it go. 

Akhil Mv: Am I treating Liya bad for just one lie. Am I confusing her over Jhaanvi ? God this is just messing my mind now.

Kabir: Is it so Liya, then why did you shout at the waiter who spilled water on you by mistake last week at blue mountain resort.

Akhil suddenly turned to Liya who was staring at Kabir. She could sense Akhil's gaze on her.

Liya: you must have mistaken for someone else Kabir. I was never been to that resort.

Since the waiter was careless, this time another waiter was assigned to their table. Kabir recognized him instantly.

Kabir: Hey man, you were working for blue mountain resort right ? I too saw you last week when you spilled water on a girl. I liked your service that day.

Waiter : Yes sir, that happened because she suddenly put her leg out and I got tripped. She made a scene out of it inspite of me asking sorry. Atlast I got fired because of her. Now I m working here. so nice you remembered me for my service.

Kabir: I always remember kind people. By anyway is she the girl who got you fired that day ?

Waiter turned to Liya and got shocked and she stared at him in turn.

Waiter: I m sorry sir but I need this job badly. I m sorry madam for speaking bad of you. Please spare me this time.

Akhil clenched his fist to the new added information about her character and lost appetite. He stood with his hands in pocket.

Liya: Akhil baby sit please lets finish lunch and go out somehwere.We need to speak a lot. We haven't had a quality time recently.

Akhil: No I have a meeting just got reminded of it. You all carry on. We will meet sometime later.

Akhil left from there and Kabir, Sanjay chuckled with a smirk and followed Akhil and entered in his car. Akhil did not speak a word and his mind was now a complete mess.

Sanjay: Hey why did you tell them we have girl friends already ?

Kabir: If Akhil chose to suffer with Liya why should you and me suffer with those devils. What did you think, her friends will be like that poor girl Jhaanvi from Liya's home. Idiot they will suck our money and blood.

Sanjay: Aama la ? (Oh yes )

Akhil stopped the car abruptly and got down. Kabir and Sanjay saw they were infront of Kabir's apartment.

Kabir: Ennada meeting sollitu inga vandhu irukkan ? ( What man, he said of a meeting and he is here now )

Sanjay: Akhil why did you come here now ?

Akhil walked inside the apartment and sat on the couch with his face buried in his palms. 

Akhil: Ok, now let me tell you what is in my mind but don't you dare to mock me. Instead give me some ways to get out of it.

Kabir and Sanjay sat opposite to him.

Akhil: you both know when and how I met Liya and how we became friends. I felt she is beautiful, well educated, equal in class and most importantly I felt she was kind, loving and caring from the way she took care of her grandpa but that was all a lie. Yesterday I came to know that Jhaanvi is the one who is taking care of her grandpa for years and Liya has faked that she was doing it. And today the way she behaved to the waiter clearly says how cruel she is. Somewhere I m scared if I m doing a mistake.

Kabir: This is what we are saying from the day you decided to propose her. We were sure you are not in love with her. 

Akhil: I still cannot come to a clear point to take decision on Liya and this is eating my head. I lost my peace now.

Kabir: Simple, leave it us. We will help you. Nangalam idhula gilli. Pirichu vida sonna takkunu seivom. ( Leave it to us. We are experts in doing the separations and we will do it perfectly)

Akhil: I m not asking you to separate us. I want to know her true identity completely so that I could decide.

Sanjay: Fine. We will do.

Both were thinking for sometime and Kabir gave a evil smile to Akhil and jumped on him. 

Kabir: Akhil, your mother stopped you from joining the race this weekend right ?

Akhil: Yes, she will kill me if I joined it. Just a week is left for marriage.

Kabir: Join the race but don't tell anyone about this.

Akhil: Are you kidding Kabir ?

Kabir: Dey believe me and do as I say. Register your name and keep it a secret as of now. We will tell them later. Now lets celebrate Akhil's messed mind.

Akhil smiled for his crazy friends who found every reason to drink.

Jhaanvi was sitting with her friend Ram in his home . she was using his laptop for some online course. Kamini had used Ram and paid him for taking care of Jhaanvi's education and he helped her with everything she wanted.

Ram: Aanvi, will you listen to me for sometime.

Jhaanvi: Stop your crush stories Ram. I m fed up seriously. Why don't you find some serious one and fall in love.

Ram: I m yet to meet someone to fall in love but this man is really handsome. Oh my god, his biceps and abs were yummy.

Jhaanvi: Ewww. Ram shut your mouth.

Ram: Aanvi, I need to find if he is my type if yes may be I will befriend him. May be we could fall in love.

Jhaanvi: First find if he is straight or not. Else better find someone online. So that I will escape your torture of crush stories. I seriously pray god that you should find your man soon.

Ram: You are so nice girl rose bud. Now make me pasta before you go. I will buy ice cream  tomorrow.

Jhaanvi: Seriously, how many will you buy ?

Ram: One butterscotch for you and one black current for me.

Jhaanvi: No I want both.

Ram: you are already fat what if your man find difficluty in carrying you. Eat less ice cream rose bud.

Jhaanvi: Now where did this my non-existing man come from ?

Ram: Not now but in future you will have your man. I pitying for him.

Jhaanvi threw the cushion on him and Ram smiled at her blushing face.

Ram Mv: Soon you will too meet your man Rose bud. I wish he will love you madly. 

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