(A/N - This chapter is solely dedicated to Vansh and Khushi, because I could not make this a 5000 words long chapter, by adding Ananya - Aayan scenes... so the next part will be updated soon, please don't think that the story is going nowhere, and I am creating parallel plots here...  Because I am not....  The only reason for including Vansh and Ved's stories is that, the hatred dose between Aayan and Ananya was too high, so the plot would've been monotonous and then eventually the story would become cliched... Please think before criticizing and no writer wants to continue the story forever....)

Mumbai...
Sunday, 7 pm...

Vansh and Vikrant were stuck in the traffic near Bandra - Worli sea link...

They were returning home from their work, Vansh was driving the car and Vikrant was at the passenger seat...

'What's the point of making this sea link, if this is also packed with vehicles... ' Vansh huffed, hitting the steering wheel frustratedly

'I don't think there is any solution for Mumbai traffic, And I am hopeless about the future, nothing can be done about the crowd of this place... ' Vikrant shook his head disappointed

'This crowd can be controlled if our generation vows not to have sex... ' Vansh said and Vikrant looks at him shocked

'What...! How does sex has to do with this anyway...? ' Vikrant asked amused

'All of this crowd is because of sex only, people make babies and then send them here in big cities to become something and such kids come here, earn, buy vehicles and increase the traffic... ' Vansh huffed and Vikrant started laughing

'How do you establish links between two totally unrelated things...?' Vikrant asked amused

'Arrey both of them are related...! Huh no one takes me seriously... ' he sighed angrily

'So you suggest, that we should stop having babies to control population...' Vikrant said

'Yes... ' Vansh replied

'So you don't want to have kids...?' Vikrant asked

'Never...' Vansh said focusing his eyes on the road, moving the car slowly in the traffic

'But you like kids... I have seen you with Amayraa... ' Vikrant argued

'I am decent with other people's kids, that doesn't mean I want one of mine... And what stupid thing are you discussing with me, marriage, kids, love is all illusion... Sab moh maaya hai... ' Vansh said taking a left from the signal

'Let your lady love come, then I will see your "Moh Maaya"....' Vikrant teased and Vansh stiffened remembering Deepika

'She will never come....' Vansh said and took a left, and Vikrant slapped his head

'We had to take the right... ' Vikrant said

'But your house is here... ' Vansh argued

'I am meeting my girlfriend...' Vikrant rolled his eyes and Vansh huffed

He drove further and took a U turn
'Why don't you date someone Vansh, why are you suddenly closed to  dating option....?' Vikrant asked

'It's not worth my time...' Vansh replied focusing on road

'You will need someone in your life....' Vikrant argued

'I think I am surviving fairly without anyone.... So no Thanks....' Vansh sounded uninterested

'Wow man, you certainly changed after Ananya's wedding....' Vikrant commented and Vansh didn't reply

'I wonder what changes I will see in you after Ved's marriage.... ' Vikrant said and Vansh's grip on the steering wheel tightened and he applied a sudden brake, pushing both of them forward

'Crazy Bitch, my head would've banged... ' Vikrant scolds him and Vansh takes a deep breath controlling his rage

'What's wrong with you...!' Vikrant exclaimed 

'What..?' Vansh asked

'Why did you stop...?' Vikrant asked and Vansh pointed outside, they reached the cafe where Vikrant was supposed to meet his girlfriend Charu

'Ohh... ' Vikrant said and then got out..

'See you tomorrow... ?' Vikrant asked

'Yeah, I'll pick you from your house... ' Vansh said and Vikrant smiled shyly

Vansh rolled his eyes

'Fine, use protection.... I'll pick you from Charu's house tomorrow...' he said and started the car

'Find someone soon man...' Vikrant said and Vansh rolled his eyes

'Sab moh maaya hai... ' Vansh said and drove away from there...

While driving towards his house, Vansh spotted someone familiar riding a scooty, he narrowed his eyes to focus on the person, and it turned out to be Khushi...

'What is she doing here... Doesn't she live in the suburb...' Vansh thought, as he saw her driving towards the core of the city

Where is she going at this time..?

And he didn't know what came to him, but he decided to follow her

Khushi was driving towards the Grant road area, which was far away from her house, Vansh got confused because he didn't order her to get anything from there, then why is she going there, because that area is not so good for girls as it gets darker

Why am I following her... Well better then listening to Mary's PJs... He thought and continued to follow her from a distance

'Wow I feel, either I am a detective or a serial stalker... ' Vansh muttered to himself

Khushi started driving towards the deserted part of the city, which scared Vansh...

Why is she going to this part... Doesn't she know it's a red light area....

He wanted to warn her about the lane she was driving in, because it lead to the famous red light area in Mumbai, which was dangerous and equally infamous...

Khushi started driving into the narrow lanes, and now it was difficult for Vansh to drive his huge SUV inside these lanes, but now his curiosity was at it's peak and he wanted to know what Khushi was doing here...

Does she work here...  He thought and then mentally scolded himself, it was impossible that Khushi was involved in any kind of work carried out here..

Ignoring his stupid thoughts, Vansh continued to follow her from a distance and then saw Khushi stopping in the front of an old building which looked like it was on the verge of collapse, the plasters were falling and the paint was fading away, with mosses growing in the walls...

What is she doing here...  He thought and parked his car at a distance from her scooter

Khushi walked inside the building and Vansh followed her, he was surprised to see her entering inside the building which looked like a ruin from outside, but was a brothel inside

He got uncomfortable seeing the people inside, Vansh Thapar, the rich brat who never walked in the streets of Delhi or Mumbai, as now looking at the people who were so miserable, that they had to offer their body to others to get one time food...

His breathing got hitched when he saw a woman in a skimpy dress approaching him and took a step back, gesturing her to stay away....

He cursed himself for following Khushi..

I don't know what are the possible reasons for her to come at such a place, but I don't want to know now, I better run away from here, this place is so shady and dangerous...

Vansh ran outside the building and took a deep breath..

Wow ! People are not what they look like... He thought

'Why will Khushi work in such a place...?' He asked himself

He looked around and then heard sound of children's giggling from a room far right in the same building

Kids ? At this place....?  He got surprised

His curiosity was at it's peak today, so he followed the sound and reached at the far end of the building, and peeked inside the window, which was rusted and dirty

What he saw brought smile on his face, Khushi was tickling a child and the baby was laughing, there were other kids as well, who were sitting encircling her, holding books and pencils

'Now will you study...?' Khushi asked the girl cutely, the one she was tickling and the kid nodded

'Good, did you all do your homework....?' she asked looking at them and they all nodded their heads

'Very good, I will check it after the class, today we will learn maths, you guys remember the numbers I thought you last week...?' she asked and they all say yes together

'Okay so tell me what are the numbers we learned..?' Khushi asked further

'1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10....!' The kids said together and Khushi smiled at them

'Very good... ' She pulled a little boys cheeks

'So the next numbers are Eleven, Twelve.... ' he began and Vansh couldn't help but admire her

And here I was thinking a different story altogether... Stupid me....

Wow, she does volunteering and social work, the one who doesn't have a family can be so compassionate I didn't know...

His thoughts were broken by someone calling his name, he looked at the source, and found Khushi staring at him with her big blue eyes..

'Vansh Sir, you here..? I mean... ' She looked at him bewildered

'Uh yeah, I had some work here... ' Vansh lied and Khushi nodded, but then he realised what he said

'No.. I mean...  No I didn't have any work here, Not at all, I was following you.... ' he blurted out and Khushi looked at him shocked

Then Vansh panicked again, he ran his hands through his hair and then took a deep breath, trying to explain her...

'See I don't follow you regularly, It's just I saw you driving towards this area, so I got intrigued, that's it, Don't be creeped out, I am generally not a stalker....' Vansh explained and Khushi chuckled

'Why don't you come inside...?' Khushi offered

'Yeah...' Vansh turned around but then he turned back again, remembering the shady hall

'No, I am okay here....' he said and Khushi smiled

'Tell them that you are from the NGO, they will guide you here... ' Khushi said and Vansh nodded

He again walked inside the shady hall, and a middle aged woman, peered at him

'What do you want...?' she asked rudely

'I am from the NGO, I want to meet Khushi...' Vansh said gulping

The lady scanned him from top to bottom

'Are you sure...?' she smirked

Vansh folds his hands in front of her
'Yes Sister, I am sure please tell me where the children are, I will go there by myself... ' he said and the lady glared at him

'Go straight, to the last room, don't peek into any other rooms okay... ' She said pointing at her right

'Yes, Thank you.. You are very kind... ' He said and literally ran towards the rooms direction

He reached the room and then adjusted his shirt and hair, and knocked the door, a lady who was almost in minimal clothes opened the door and Vansh's breathing hitches

She looked at him and smirked
'Come... ' she said biting her lower lip

'I... I think I am in a wrong room... I am so sorry... ' Vansh said panicking and backed off, but the lady held his hands and Vansh was scared to death

'Don't be scared handsome, I am very good with the first timers... ' the lady said seductively

'You are highly mistaken madam, I am not what you think, please leave me...' Vansh jerked her hands away

He was sweating badly, and his heartbeat was rapid, he wanted to run away, but his legs were suddenly numb..

'Don't be shy... ' the lady smiled

'Listen... ' Vansh was about to say, but then Khushi opened the door, which opposite to the room, she wore a black jacket which bore the NGOs name and a big ID with VOLUNTEER written over it..

'Vansh Sir, this is the room allotted to us, not that... ' She held Vansh's arms and pulled him out of the lady's hold

'Sorry Myna, he works with us, he is new here...' Khushi apologized to the woman, who smiled at her

'Sorry... I thought you are a client... ' the lady said to Vansh and he nodded, literally hiding behind Khushi, holding her shoulders tightly

Khushi held Vansh's hands and guided him to the room, which was more like a hallway, and he saw 15-20 kids of around 5-10 years of age staring at him

'Tumne meri izzat bacha li.... (you saved my dignity...)' Vansh said taking a deep breath, and Khushi chuckled

'Kids, this is Vansh Sir, Say hi... ' she said and all the kids say Hi to him and Vansh smiled at them

'Is he a hero, Khushi Didi...?' A little boy asked staring at Vansh

Before Khushi could answer, Vansh bend down, and ruffled that Kid's hair

'No beta, but I work with them... ' he said pinching his nose

The little boys eyes twinkled

'Khushi Didi says even I can become a hero one day, will you work with me...?' He asked and Vansh smiled

'I will love to work with you buddy... ' he hi fied the kid

'Do you know Krish..?' A little girl asked

'You mean Hrithik...?  Yes, but he a bit old now, he cannot fly like he used to once... ' Vansh said sadly

'I will become the next girl Krish... I will also save people from the bad man... ' The girl said excitedly

'Yes beautiful, you can become a doctor and save people from bad germs... ' Vansh pulled her cheeks

'Yeaahhh.... ' She cheered and Khushi chuckled

'Kids now you practice 11- 20 by saying it 5 times, I will drop Vansh Sir outside... '  Khushi said and the kids said bye to Vansh

'Come Sir....' Khushi guided him to a different way

'I didn't know you volunteer...' Vansh said

'I like to keep myself busy, it keeps my mind away from the useless stuff... ' Khushi replied

'But this area is risky... Why will you work here, there are other NGOs as well in the main city, why not work there... ' Vansh suggested

Khushi smiled.. 'This is why I work here sir, because no one wants to work for these kids... ' she said

'Most of the people just volunteer, to get the certificate that will make their CVs look better, social work is just for the namesake now a days, people want to work for underprivileged, but they want to work for a particular section of the poor, which they find convenient, than what is the point of social work if you don't want to work in the remotest area and for more marginalized section, what about these children...? They deserve the same future like any other kid in this country, then why not educate them, and give them hope,that they will have a life outside this red-light area, these girls don't have to become prostitutes like their mothers for living, and boys their dealers... They can be doctors, engineers and business people as well...' Khushi said and Vansh stared at her mesmerised

'I deliberately chose this area, because many people hesitate to come here, this kids can do wonders sir, they have immense potential... I will request my NGO to let me educate them to higher levels as well, they just need a push sir... ' Khushi smiled

'You can work with these children from some other place as well... ' Vansh suggested

'We are looking for a place, even their mothers don't want them to study in this atmosphere... Hopefully we will find a place where they can study in peace... ' Khushi sighed

'Wow Khushi, You earned my respect today, even I wouldn't have done this...  I am really lucky to work with a beautiful soul like you... ' Vansh smiled

'Please Don't embarrass me Sir, everyone has some good qualities in them, if you think I am compassionate, I think you also have a golden heart, you will do wonders in life, your parents will be very proud of you....' She smiled and her dimples could be seen

Vansh stared at her briefly with admiration, and he wanted to hug her so tightly, but he refrained himself from doing that...

'I'll see you tomorrow...?' Vansh asked

'Yes... ' Khushi smiled and He smiled back

'Bye... ' Vansh said as Khushi guided him outside the building through a different path

'Bye Sir... ' She said as Vansh got inside his jeep

Vansh waved at her and then reversed his car out of the lane, when he drove towards the main road there was this huge smile on his face

Maybe his broken heart was healing...

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