One week later...
Bangalore...

Aayan walks inside his old house in Delhi, and sees everyone standing silently, no one speaking to each other...

He sees his Naina mom, Big dad, Sash chachu, Adi Chachu, also Ved's grandfather there...

No one noticed him, it was like he was invisible to all of them...

'What is happening...?' Aayan says to himself, he walks towards Sash and tries to touch him, but his hand passes straight through Sash's shoulders, and he was not able to touch him

Aayan gets terrified and takes a step back and falls right in between where everyone is standing, he looks at everyone scared, but no one seems to notice him, this confuses him more

'Am I dead....?' He thinks but then shakes his head, 'Ofcourse not....'

Everyone looked so young, like in their 30s, he gets up and then his eyes land on his younger 7 year old self, who is sitting on the sofa holding his older sister's hand who was 11 at that time...

His father was standing at the corner of the room, his back facing everyone, he was drunk a little bit, but no one really seem to notice that...

Nitaara had tears in her eyes, she sobbed wiping her tears, and his Big Dad walked towards them and sat beside her..

'Don't cry baby, this is for your own good... ' He says softly and wiped her tears

'I won't have a mother from today...' Nitaara cried

'Don't say like this beta... ' Arjun said hugging her,she left Aayan's hand and hugged him tightly, and started crying

'Why won't we have a mother Nits, don't be stupid, Mumma is not dead, Are you crazy... ' the younger Aayan says

The older Aayan who was an illusion in this world, had tears in his eyes seeing his own innocence...

This was the day, when Priyanka left the house and took away Aayan's childhood with her...

Aayan realised that he was seeing his past, the memory he wanted to erase out of his mind

'She is dead for me... ' Nitaara says angrily, not leaving Arjun and Aayan got scared, he stared at her with his big teary, hazel eyes, because this was the first and the last time, Nitaara raised her voice at him...

'Don't be so hard on him baby, he is a kid and don't say such things about your mom... ' Arjun said

'Mumma is Alive, don't say like this... ' Aayan quivered and Naina walked towards him and made him sit on her lap..

'See Naina mom, she is scolding me unnecessarily...' Aayan cried,holding her shoulders

'Don't cry my child... ' Naina said and hugged him too

The older Aayan wipes his tears at this, and then his eyes dart towards his mother, who was coming down the stairs, holding her suitcase and fists his hands...

He turns to the other side in disgust, and sees his step father Prateek Singhal entering the house with his driver..

He gestures the driver to take the suitcase from Priyanka's hands, he follows the instructions...

Priyanka walks towards Naina and joins her hands in front of her

'Please take care of my kids Naina... ' she said with tears in her eyes

Naina was angry on her ofcourse, but didn't show it, because everyone was mean to her after discovering, her secret pregnancy and the child's father was not Jai, but Prateek...

'Don't worry about them... ' Naina held her hands

'You take care of yourself and the baby... ' Naina smiled and Arjun, his brothers took a deep breath, while Jai, fisted his hands...

Aayan too looked away in disgust, trying to control his anger, and then sees his younger self, starting at them confused

Priyanka turns towards Nitaara who was angry
'Princess will you take care of yourself and Aayan, and be a good girl...?' she asked and Nitaara glared at her

'I am not your princess, I'm my father's princess...' she shouts and runs towards Jai, leaving Arjun's arms

Priyanka sighed and Prateek looked Nitaara disgusted, but didn't comment anything because, if he says something now, he will land into trouble...

Older Aayan who saw this expression on Pratik's face, wanted to punch him right there...

Priyanka walks to Aayan, keeping a hand on her visible Baby bump and caressed his hair

'Will you be a good boy..?' She asks

'Where are you going...?' Aayan asks teary eyed

'I cannot live with you now Aayan, please understand, I am sorry... ' Priyanka cried caressing his face

'Take me with you then... ' Aayan said tears rolling down his eyes, looking at her hopefully and Older Aayan too did the same

'I am sorry beta... I cannot... ' Priyanka cries

'Don't go with this bad man... ' Aayan said pointing at Prateek, who glared at him, but didn't say anything, as Arjun and Mr. Thapar were already giving him a warning look and seeing them, he composed his expressions

'Don't say like this beta, he is your Mumma's friend... ' Naina says to Aayan

'I am his Father Mrs. Thapar, soon to be father... ' Prateek corrected her

Older Aayan got terrified at this and looked at his own father, who fisted his hands, and then looked at Prateek and younger Aayan, trying to find similarities

'If I were you, I would keep my mouth shut, Mr. Singhal... ' Adi warns him

Mumma...! Please don't go...?' 7 year old Aayan cries, and older Aayan wipes his tears too

'I am so sorry Aayan, I cannot live with you guys... ' Priyanka caresses his face

Jai who was standing in the other corner of the room, was dangerously quiet, He was super angry, but for his children's sake, he was not saying anything,  Nitaara  started sobbing holding her father's hands...

'But why ?' Aayan sobs

'I cannot explain this to you my baby... But always remember, Mumma loves you and Nitaara so much....' Priyanka kisses his cheeks

'But why are you going...? I will ask Papa not to fight with you like yesterday, he will listen to me...He always does...Right Papa...?' Aayan asks wiping his tears, making older Aayan close his eyes in pain...

He felt so bad for his younger self...

Jai doesn't reply at this, he just took a deep breath...

'Don't argue Aayan... Let Mumma go... ' Nitaara says and Jai tightly holds his daughter's hands

'When will you come back....?' Aayan asks

'Never...!' Jai says and Priyanka doesn't say anything...

Arjun gets alarmed at this as he now sensed that Jai was slightly drunk....

'Why...?' Aayan cries again

'Go to your room Aayan... ' Jai orders angrily and others look at him scared

'Atleast she can visit us, please say you will come to see us...?' he asks hopefully looking at his mother..

Older Aayan couldn't bear to see this, he angrily walks out of the house, but could hear what is going on inside..

'No ! She will not come back in this house,  you will not see her...!  Now go to your room... ' Aayan hears his father saying angrily..

'No ! I will go with my Mumma... ' Aayan holds Priyanka by waist..

'Stop being so Naive Aayan... ' older Aayan says to his younger self

'Aayan Baby.....you can't....' Priyanka croaks

'ENOUGH !! Don't be so obstinate Aayan...  Nitaara ! Take this boy to his room and lock him inside and don't come out unless I instruct you to.... ' Jai yells and terrified Nitaara hurriedly hides behind Arjun...

'Jai... ' Arjun tries to pacify him...

'No ! I want to go with Mumma...' Aayan cries

'Aayan please.... ' Nitaara cries and starts pulling him away from Priyanka

'NOOOO MUMMA.....!' Aayan yells

'I am so sorry baby... ' Priyanka cries

'You can leave... ' Jai says to her and then glares at Prateek with his bloodshot eyes

'Do not show me your face ever again Mr. And Mrs. Singhal, and stay away from my kids or else you know the consequences... ' he threatens them

Prateek and Priyanka leave without glancing at anybody, and Naina, Nitaara are holding Aayan

'MUMMA...  PLEASE... DON'T GO... PLEASE.... ' Aayan cries

Older Aayan sees Priyanka and Prateek getting into the car and drive away, he took a deep breath at this to control his rage

'Shut Your Mouth Aayan... ' Jai warns him

'Nooooo.... Ask my Mumma to come back, she left because of you, you are responsible for all of this... ' Younger Aayan says angrily

'Aayan... Don't say like this... ' Naina scolds him

'He talks more like that Singhal, doesn't he...?' he hears Jai saying and his heart sank at this

'Here comes the most horrific incident of my life... ' Older Aayan says and takes a deep breath, trying to calm down, but was dying inside...

This was the memory he wanted to erase from his mind, but unfortunately can't do it...

After few minutes, he sees Jai, dragging his younger Aayan out of the house angrily and makes him sit on the passenger seat, and gets into the drivers seat

'Papa... I won't shout, please Papa... I am sorry, please don't throw me out of the house...' Younger Aayan cries and Jai drinks the whiskey on his hand, and throws the bottle out of the car

Older Aayan gets horrified at this...

'No... Papa please... ' Older Aayan says to Jai and runs towards the car...

He is followed by Arjun who runs towards them to stop Jai, with Adi and Sash behind..

'Jai are you crazy... Leave the kid, you are drunk... ' Arjun says trying to open the cars door, but Jai doesn't pay any heed and starts the car

'Bhai... You have a kid in the car, get out you are drunk... ' Sash says patting the car's window, but Jai drives the car away, leaving the scared men behind

'Bhai...let's follow them... ' Sash suggested

'I'll get the car...' Adi runs towards the garage

'Please bring my grandson safely boys... ' Mr. Thapar says scared and Arjun nods

Older Aayan who was invisible to them, was crying now, he collapsed on the ground and started sobbing covering his face

'No no no.... ' he cried and then opens his eyes and finds himself sitting on the back seat of the car, in which Jai and younger Aayan drove off...

'Papa.. Please I won't shout, please stop the car, please... ' younger Aayan cries, holding Jai's arms and older Aayan cries at this as well...

He was himself so scared with the speed of car, he wondered how his younger version would've felt...

'Papa you are driving too fast...  I am scared...  Please slow down... ' Aayan cried

Jai wiped his tears, which were blocking his vision and continued driving at dangerous speed...

'Please let's go home Papa... I want my Mumma...' Aayan sobbed

Jai clutched the steering  wheel on Priyanka's mention and increased the speed....

'Papa...!!!  I want my Mumma.... Let's  go pleeaassee....' The terrified child begged holding his Father's arms with his tiny ones... And older Aayan looked at them helplessly

'Shut Up Aayan...!  You will not go to your Maa...!!! She left us Okay ! From now on you don't have a mother.... ' Jai growls glaring at his son with his bloodshot eyes...

Aayan becomes more scared, 'But... ' he cried

'No buts Aayan sit quietly...' Jai scolds his son for the very first time

'Papa...please listen to him... ' older Aayan chanted

Aayan begins sobbing and Jai's heart breaks into million  pieces seeing his son's tear stained face...

He slows down...
But just then a big SUV overtakes them and Jai loses his control  over the steering....

'PAAAPPPAAAAA...... ' a scream followed by a screeching, crashing sounds fills the car...

Older Aayan also covers his face seeing the bright light...

Aayan wakes up with a jerk, shouting his father's name and Ananya who was sleeping beside him, wakes up too...

She looks at Aayan and gets scared, his face was tearstained and he was breathing heavily, sweat beads around his forehead, he was helplessly looking here and there..

'What's the matter Aayan... ' Ananya asks scared, holding his hands

'Please Papa, drive slow... ' Aayan cries not realizing it's a dream and Ananya understands that he is not in his senses, and hugs him tightly to assure everything is okay..

'Everything is okay,  Aayan, you are fine Aayan, no one is hurting you... ' she whispers in his ears and realises that Aayan was shivering very badly

He unknowingly holds her too and slowly calms down

'Drive... Slow... Papa...  ' He says weakly and drifts back to sleep and Ananya holds him tightly, not really understanding what to do...

Aayan is holding Ananya by waist and sleeping in her lap, and Ananya has protectively wrapped her arms around him, caressing his hair slowly

Aayan felt protected,and held her tightly, the same way he was holding his Naina mom,  21 years back...

7 year old Aayan covered his face, expecting the car's glass to fall over him, as the car stopped abruptly, and he heard crashing sound

But he found himself wrapped with 2 strong arms,and opened his eyes to find Jai holding him protectively and the glass has fallen over his back, and he could see blood spilling all over the seat

The door opened and Arjun quickly took Aayan from Jai's hold and Adi-Sash held Jai, who was injured badly as he banged the car on the wall, and it was damaged from front

'Are you okay my child...?' Arjun asks Aayan, who holds him tightly, not saying anything

Arjun gets scared, thinking that is he unconscious or something, he quickly frees himself from Aayan's gripping hold, to see his face...

Aayan stares Arjun with his scared big hazel eyes, and tears rolling down the cheeks

'Bi... Big Dad...' Aayan managed to say and Arjun hugged him tightly again

'Oh my boy, you are alright thank god, don't worry, I am there with you... Nothing will happen... ' He assured and Aayan held him tightly as his life was dependent on him

Unknowingly, while dreaming,  Aayan's hold on Ananya also tightens and she gets alarmed, that is his horrifying dream still going on, and was debating whether she should wake him up or not

'Aayan... Everything is okay... '  She whispered..

'Everything is okay baby, nothing is wrong... ' he hears his Naina mom's voice and opens his eyes to see her standing beside his big dad

'Come beta... ' she smiles stretching her hands out and took him in her arms

'Mom... ' Aayan cried and Naina hugged him tightly kissing his head...

'Don't worry my boy I am there naa... ' she said

Mean while in reality, Ananya too kissed his head and said the same, wiping his tears

'Mr. Varma is fine, you can see him... ' Doctor informs them and they walk inside the hospital room

Jai looks at Aayan and sighs in relief

'Is he okay...? Is he hurt..? I am so sorry beta...please son look at me.. ' he pleads and Aayan's grip on Naina tightens

'Don't be scared son, he is your Paa...' Naina assured him

'He wants to kill me...' Aayan cried and Jai looked down in shame, tears rolling down his eyes

'No my son no... ' Jai cries

'Give him to me... ' Mr. Thapar, Arjun's father ordered and Naina looked at Aayan, who was not ready to leave her, assuring him that nothing will happen

Mr. Thapar took Aayan in his arms and he looked at him, wiping his tears and Mr. Thapar kissed his head

'No one can do anything to you my boy, you will be the strongest boy ever, I promise you, you will be so strong one day that nothing can scare you, or make you cry... ' he said caressing Aayan's face and he hugged him

'I want to be that strong Baba, and I won't cry for anyone, not even Mumma... ' Aayan cried and Mr. Thapar sushed him and Jai's heart broke seeing Aayan like this

'See..  What you did to this boy....' Mr. Thapar scolds Jai, who wiped his tears

'Look at this boy's face ! he is splitting image of yours, how can you even think something like that....' He said angrily and Jai looked away

'Your Anger and Impulsiveness will destroy everything one day Jai, it will ruin this boy's life.. You still have time, get a grip, or you will lose this boy forever....' Mr. Thapar warns him and takes Aayan out of the room

Next morning...

Aayan opens his eyes and finds his head resting on something soft, his head was on Ananya's stomach and his arms wrapped around her waist, Ananya too was sleeping with her hands on his head

Alarmed he quickly left her and sat on the bed cursing himself under his breath, Ananya too woke up at this and looks at him alarmed

'Are you okay...?' She asked keeping her hand lightly on his shoulders

'Yeah what will happen to me... ' he says getting down from the bed

'You sure...?' she asked concerned

'Yeah... What happened to you, so much concern...?' he raised his brows at her

Instead of getting angry, she smiled and got down from the bed

'It seems you had a bad dream yesterday night... ' She said adjusting the quilt on the bed

'I never get dreams... ' He said in his classic arrogant tone

'Of course you don't... ' Ananya teased

'I am getting late... Do you mind If I go in first...?' Aayan asked changing the topic

'Sure...' Ananya said amusingly and he frowned and walked inside the bathroom

How does she know about my dream... He thought and looked around for towel

Damn it..

He opened the door and found Ananya standing at the door, holding the towel and grinning

'Thanks...' he looked at her suspiciously and took the towel from her hands

'Don't get habituated to this.. ' she said smiling

'Of course I won't... ' Aayan said still looking at her suspiciously and closed the door...

One hour later...

Aayan was sitting at the dining table, rubbing his temples as he was having a very bad headache...

Amayaraa was asleep, and Ananya was getting ready for the office...

'Baba, you need something, why aren't you eating your breakfast...?' Mrs. Kumar asked

'My head hurts Pappy... ' Aayan said weakly

'Get him a Ginger Tea Pappy, it helps for the headache... ' Ananya said coming out of the room

'I don't drink tea... ' Aayan said not looking at her

'Today you will... ' Ananya said and Aayan sighed as he was not in the mood to fight

'Okay, as you say... ' Mrs. Kumar smiled

'Listen Pappy, you go wake Amayraa up, I will make the tea... ' Ananya said and Mrs. Kumar nodded

'I don't have diabetes, neither I am a health freak... ' Aayan said and Ananya looked at him confused

'So..?' She asked

'Kindly add sugar this time... ' Aayan said massaging his temples and Ananya huffed

'In my defense, that was 2 years ago okay... ' she said and started preparing the tea

She added the ingredients and kept the kettle for boiling and took a seat in front of Aayan staring at him in anticipation

'What...?' he asked

'Tell me about your dream naa... ' she asked excitedly and Aayan rolled his eyes

'What !!! Shut up... ' He said irritated

'Was Bade Papa whooping you with a stick, holding you upside down, hanging you by the cliff... ' She asked excitedly, trying to lighten the mood

Aayan looked at her amused
'Is that your fantasy...? Seeing me hanging upside down...?' He asked

'Since Childhood... ' Ananya said dreamily and he chuckled

'Well then get ready to be disappointed, because nothing like that happened...' He smirked and she huffed

'Then what happened...?' she raised her brows

'Go make tea... ' He said dismissing the topic and Ananya gave him a bored look

'You are no fun.. ' she said and poured the tea into the cup

Aayan didn't say anything and groaned as his head was hurting

'Here, this will help... ' she hands him the cup

'Thanks... ' Aayan said

'You know the Snow Queen...? Elsa...?' Ananya asked

Aayan stared at her confused
'Yeah... ' he said taking a sip of the tea

'You know what she used to say....?' Ananya asked

'What...?'

'Let it go.... Let it go.... ' Ananya sang and Aayan looked at her surprised

'What the hell...!  You sure you are sober....? Or aren't getting any of your mental seizures...?' He asked

'Let it go... Can't hold it back anymore...' She sang packing her bag

Aayan covered his ears as her voice was not so melodious..

'Pappy, don't let him go to the office today... ' Ananya said and Aayan stared at her shocked

'What the hell... ' he exclaimed

'Let it go... Let it go.... ' she sang again and left the house

'Crazy woman..' he muttered and had his tea...

Let it go...?
What does it mean...? 

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