Vikram steps downstairs with a smile on his face. Nitin stared at him, he expected to see frustration but all he noticed was a sooth smile on Vikram's face. He wasn't worried for Aarav a bit, he walked to Poonam and danced with her to the music beats.

She noticed his expressions and it was enough for her to understand he had found Aarav. He twirled her around and whispers in her ear "thik hai so gaya hai."

Kavya fumed in anger seeing both of them dancing in happiness. She stared at Nitin "Aapne toh kaha tha Vikram tamasha karega aur hum ise arrest karwa denge"

"Socha toh yahi tha maine pata nahi ye Vikram kya kismat leke paida hua hai jab bhi iska bura karne jaata hun Aarav ki wajah se bach hi jaata hai" Nitin replies

"Jaise uss din.." Kavya was about to reveal but Nitin showed his eyes to her. Maria was serving the drinks to everyone. She had heard their conversation and thought to inform Poonam about it.

Someone tapped on Vikram's shoulder, he turned and it was his business associate "Vikram.. 2 saal se tumne toh apni shakal hi nahi dikhayi hai bhai sab kuch apne chacha chachi ko saup diya hai toh khud kaha lapata ho bhai?" he asked

Vikram eyed Nitin for a moment, "chalo acha hi hua tumhare jaane se hum phirse no.2 pe aa gaye" he said jokingly.

Vikram smiles lightly "no. 2 pe hi rahoge Gaurav.. Kyuki meri biwi Mrs. Poonam Malhotra no. 1 pe hai" he spoke praising his wife.

Poonam turns to him as he praised her. "Inhe kaun nahi janta hai? Entrepreneur ka award jeeta hai inhone apne pati ko girake.." Gaurav spoke

Vikram cuts him "ye kisne kaha tumse Gaurav?"

"Sab jante hai Vikram tumne apni biwi ki wajah se business choda.. Aakhir ye chodke gayi thi tumhe aur ab khud" Gaurav said and Vikram understood who must have spread this rumour in the market.

Vikram kept his hand around Poonam's waist and held her other hand. He takes her to the center and holds the mike. The music stops "ladies and gentleman" he makes the announcement.

Everyone's eyes catch his attention, Vikram smiles "Aaj main proudly kehta hun main Poonam Malhotra ka pati hun.. Wo Poonam jo ek achi leader hai, apni mehmat se do saal mein apni kabilyat ke dum se enterpreuner no. 1 ka award jeeti hai kehte hai pati ki kamiyabi ke peeche uski biwi ka haq hota hai aur meri biwi ki kamiyabi ke peecha haath nahi tha kyuki main uske saath tha hi nahi..." he gets emotional remembering the seperation phase. She tightens the grip around his hand. He takes a deep breath and smiles wider "mujhe ye kehne mei koi sharam nahi hai meri biwi mujhse behtar hai har cheez mei.. Main ab sirf apne bhai ko sambhalna chahta hun aur kuch nahi"

He turns to her and said "I am sorry Poonam main ek ache pati hone ka farz nahi nibha paaya par ab se tumhare har dukh, dard kamiyabi ka hissa main banunga tumpe khudse zyada bharosa karunga"

She hugs him tightly with his gesture in front of everyone. The audience clapped and a media person clicked their picture.

The party ends and the guests leave the bungalow. Vikram walked towards Nitin and gazed at him with a victorious smile.

"Aapke chahre pe haar dekhke bahut khushi ho rahi hai mujhe chachaji.. Chale they aap mujhe arrest karwane lekin yahan toh aisa kuch hua hi nahi" he said sarcastically.

Nitin glared at him and walked away with his wife. Vikram climbed the stairs and went to Aarav's room.

Poonam saw Maria tensed, she asked "kya hua Maria tum pareshan kyun ho?"

"Bhabhi wo maine unki baat suni thi.. Wo kah rahe they" she told her about the conversation she heard between Nitin and Kavya.

Poonam gets thoughtful about it "Acha hua tumne mujhe bata diya mere hote hue ye log dono bhaiyon ka kuch nahi bigad sakte hai thank you" she lightly tapped her cheek and climbs the stairs.

She enters the bedroom and saw both brothers sleeping peacefully in each other embrace. She kissed each of their foreheads softly "Good night" she whispered and left to her room without disturbing the duo.

The moon hides and the sun shines bright in the sky bringing the new morning. The birds chirp monotonously. Aarav wakes up from his sleep, the last night's incident still scared him. He turned to his right and found Vikram sitting beside him with a smile on his face "Good morning"

Aarav had a satisfactory smile on his face. He felt so secure with his presence around him. "Tum brush karlo nahalo main tumhare liye dudh leke aata hun strong hona hai na Aarav ko?" he asked

Aarav didn't answer. Vikram smeared his head and got up from bed. Aarav held his hand tightly "Dost..." he said gently.

Vikram's eyes open wide hearing the word "dost" from his mouth. He turned instantly and in a fraction of a second, his eyes turns watery.

"Po...onam wo abhi uthi nahi hai" he said as he thought he had been calling Poonam but his heart was shouting he had referred to him as his "Friend". He looked at him keenly and curiously waited for his response to his sentence.

"Aap bhi.. Dost" he said innocently. Vikram closed his eyes for a moment, he sat down on the bed with a thud. He looked at him again and cupped his face.

"Dost?? Main.." he said in an unbelievable tone

"Dost ho aap.." Aarav hugged him tightly as for him he was his savior. Vikram couldn't express his happiness as finally, he had become a friend whom his brother could trust after Poonam from being a stranger.

Poonam had been standing at the doorstep and witnessing the beautiful moment. Tears slips down her eyes and smiled "kehte hai jo hota hai ache ke liye hota hai.. chacha chachi ki iss harkat se Aaru ne Vikram ko dost maan liya"

Vikram helped Aarav in getting ready. He said "Aaj Aarav neeche breakfast karega thik hai?"

He refused as he was scared of those two people. "Aarav hum hai na chalo" Poonam also insists.

Vikram held his hand and took him downstairs with him. Poonam eyed Maria and she got the breakfast from the kitchen. Aarav sat down on the chair, Nitin and Kavya were staring at him. He seems to be scared and lowers his head. Poonam feeds him with her hand "darte nahi hai dost hai na yahan pe koi kuch nahi kahega aapko" she assured him.

Aarav eats breakfast silently. Nitin drops the spoon on the floor and Aarav gets alert with it. He hugged Vikram tightly while he caressed his head "bas spoon gira hai Aaru.. daro nahi" he eyed Nitin with anger who passed a smirk to him.

"Vikram aaj Sunday hai na kyun na hum Aaru ko uski favourite picnic waali jagah leke chale?" Poonam asked as the day was to celebrate

"Haa Aaru chaloge hamare saath?" Vikram asked

He shook his head with an absent mind as yesterday's incident still troubled him. Poonam makes arrangements for the picnic and after half an hour they leave the house in the car.

Within an hour they reached the picnic spot, Aarav hadn't stepped out of the car. Vikram opened the door "Aaru bahar aao"

He refused "doc.. Unko maarenge agar bhaga toh" he murmured

Vikram gets shocked hearing him, it seems like slowly he was remembering a few incidents of the past. "Dost ki baat mante hai Aaru.. chalo bahar aao" Vikram forwards his hand.

Aarav looked at him and his eyes were filled with love and affection for him. Those eyes spoke a billion of emotions and the first was to trust him. Aarav finally places his hand on his and steps out of the car.

Poonam hands him his favorite Chimpu, he smiles and walks with them into the park. Aarav stops at his place for a while, everything around him seems to be familiar. Poonam eyed at him with a hope "chalo Aaru.."

"Dost.. ye mai.." he wondered all confused

"Khelenge hum" Poonam said diverting him.

Vikram places the mat on the grass and places the baskets on it. Poonam ties the thread to the kite "Aaj hum patang udaenge"

Poonam flies the kite and Aarav watches her silently. Vikram kept on noticing his expression, the laughter, the excitement was missing which was sole of his brother even in that innocent state. A pain reflected on his face seeing his brother's silent zone.

"Vikram meri patang kaat denge yeh log madad karo na" Poonam calls him.

Vikram comes out trance of his thoughts and got up. He helps Poonam with the kite, she said "janti hun tum aise nahi dekh paa rahe ho Aaru ko par waqt pe viswas rakho sab thik hoga"

He eyed him with a smile as she understood him and his thoughts without speaking a word. He shook his head positively. They called it a day and headed back towards home. 

Vikram and Aarav went upstairs. Vikram smeared his head "kuch khayega?" he asked

"nahi" he denied.

He took the Ipad and handed over to him. He heard the noise from downstairs. He found Aarav busy and silently walked from there closing the door.

Poonam walked to Kavya's room. She entered inside and smiled "Hello chachi!" she said in her sweatiest tone. 

Kavya glared at her "tum yahan.. kya kar rahi ho?" she asked angrily

Poonam smiled and began to search for something inside the room. Kavya had been confused as to what is she up to. Kavya questioned "bataogi kya dundh rahi ho tum?" 

She opened the wardrobe and found the medical box. She opened it and saw a few syringes and other medical supplies. She turned and smiled "yeh sab pata hai na aap kisliye use karti hai?" she asked teasingly. 

Kavya shook her head negatively. "Poonam yeh sab wapas rakho" she said in a stammered tone. 

Poonam smiled broader, she picked up the syringe and the small liquid bottle. Kavya is aware of her intentions, she is here to punish her for that party night incident. Poonam smirked "kaha tha na maine.. door rehna mere pati aur Aaru se" 

Kavya ran out of the room, and Poonam sighed deeply. She tried to hide into the rooms but all were locked. The servants were blocking her way to escape out of the house.

She collided with Vikram and placed her palm on his arm. She looked up at him with fear in her eyes.  "beta rok apni biwi ko" she pleaded as she knew the effect of that injection on her.

Vikram jerked her hand off "beta?  Tab ye beta yaad nahi aaya jab zalil kar rahi thi aap?"

Poonam approached her and turned her around. In a few seconds, she injected her and Kavya winched in pain. 

"yeh kya kiya tumne? janti bhi kitni khatarnak dawai hai yeh.." she shouted

"nahi main nahi janti lekin ab jaan jaungi" Poonam smiled 

Later in the evening, Nitin returned from office. He had been trying to call Kavya since afternoon but she hadn't been answering his call. He saw Vikram and Poonam having a small get-together with neighbors in the house. 

"are aapne toh kuch khaya hi nahi please khayie" Poonam insists. 

Nitin heard the sound from the bedroom. He walked towards the door and found it locked. His wife had been screaming aloud to open the door. He turned and shouted "Vikram! tumne apni chachi ko kamre mein kyun band karke rakha hai?" 

"chachaji ghar mein mehmaan aaye hai aur chachi se sabko khatra ho sakta hai na" Poonam said with a smile on her face. 

Nitin glared at her in anger "What nonsense is this?" 

"nonsense nahi hai chachaji! dupahar se chachi bahut aggressive behave kar rahi thi.. humse sambhal hi nahi rahi thi isliye kamre mein band karna pada" Vikram responded. 

"jhooth mat bolo Vikram! chabi do mujhe" he said forwarding his hand. 

He takes out the key from his pocket and warns him "jaisa aap kahe hum toh aapke bhale ke liye hi kah rahe they" he hands the key to him. 

Nitin rushes and opens the door. Poonam had been waiting for this moment, she counted "1.. 2... 3" in her mind. 

As soon as the door opened, Kavya stepped out and pressed his neck "mujhe iss ghar se koi nahi sakta samjhe! yeh ghar mera hai" Nitin's eyes became wide at her action. He struggled to free himself, he tapped her hand "Kavya kya kar rahi ho! chodo mujhe.." 

Vikram and Poonam came and freed him. Poonam grabbed her wrist behind and stared at Nitin "dekha chachaji.. kaise behave kar rahi hai chachi humhe inhe mental aslyum bhej dena chahiye" 

Nitin refused "nahi.. kuch nahi hua hai ise ek dum thik thi subah tak ye"

"are bhaisab Poonam sahi kah rahi hai dekhiye kis tarah aapka gala dabaya tha isne" the neighbour spoke.

Vikram smiled "haan chachaji Aaru bhi jabse wapas lauta hai shant ho gaya chachi ko bhi wahi bhej dete hai sabki bhalayi ke liye" he spoke

"Vikram Kavya kahi nahi jaa rahi hai samjhe tum! meri biwi ko main sambhal sakta hun" he said. He grabbed his wife and took her into the room. She began to throw things into the room and Nitin was bewildered at her actions. 

Poonam smiled "chachaji hum sabki bhalayi isi mein hai hum inhe ilaaj ke liye bhej de" 

Nitin shouted "tumne hi kiya hai na! yeh injection diya hai ise" he pointed towards the injection kept on the table. 

"main aisa kyun karungi?" she asked

"kyuki humne uss din aaru ke saath yahi kiya tha.. yeh sab drama neighbours ke saamne" he paused realising what he just spoke up. His tone was loud enough for everyone to hear. 

Poonam looked at everyone and confronted all "Dekh liya ap sabne! aur sun liya... uss din aap sab aaye they morcha leke ab kya kehna hai aapka?" she asked crossing her arms across her chest. 

"ainda mere pati aur mere devar pe ek ungli bhi uthayi na aap logo ne toh mujhse bura koi nahi hoga samjhe aap sab" she warned 

"hum sharminda hai Poonam" one of the neighabour apologized. 

"Sharminda? kya karun aapki sharmindagi ka main? 2 saal se aap sab dekh rahte they na Vikram ki beizzati karte they yeh dono phir bhi aap sab tamasha dekhte rahe.. ek baar bhi kisine yeh nahi kaha Vikram kuch madad chahiye? insaniyat nahi dikhayi aap logo ne" she shouted. 

She takes a deep breath "khair.. sach mujhe dikhana tha wo maine dikha diya! aajke baad iss ghar mein dikhna mat aap sab leave my house" she pointed towards the exit door. Everyone left the house immediately. 

Vikram closed his eyes for a moment. He smiled and walked to Nitin. He stared at him with an angry gaze "apni patni ka yeh haal dekhke bura lag raha hai? kabhi socha hai mujhpe kya guzarti thi jab main apne bhai ko kisi aurko chot pahuchate dekhta tha?" he picked up the medicines and the liquid bottles. 

"aapki inn dawaiyon ki wajah se" he shouted on top of his lungs and threw them on his face. 

Kavya lost her consciousness and drops on the bed with a thud.  Nitin gets tensed seeing her state. 

"darr lag raha hai aapko kahin aapki wife kuch bhool na jaye?" Poonam asked raising her eyebrow

"chinta mat kijiye yeh bas hamara jawab tha aapki uss din ki harkat ka!  Ainda aapne phirse aisi koi koshish bhi ki toh aapko pata hi main kya kar sakti hun" Poonam added further.  This sentence was enough to threaten him. She grabbed Vikram's hand and walked out of the room. 

They went upstairs and Vikram took a sigh of relief.  He stared at his wife who is giving tough days to those creepy people who are his so called family members.

"janti hun tumhe yeh sab karna acha nahi laga lekin.." she paused when he kept his hand on her lips.

"tum jo kar rahi ho sahi kar rahi ho inn logo ne rishton ka lihaj nahi kiya toh hum  kyun kare?" he replied

A smile curved up her lips. He pulled her in his embrace.