Vikram had installed the camera into the house to keep an eye on Aarav. Poonam is not present with him, he doesn't trust anyone regarding him. There isn't any danger now, those cruel people are in jail but he wants to keep his brother safe in his absence. 

He joined the office and everyone welcomed him. The manager smiled "welcome back Sir! aap nahi jante hum sabne kitna miss kiya hai aapko aapke bina toh yahan koi kaam hota hi nahi tha bahut mann karta tha ki job chod de par.."

He smiled "par tum sab jante they ek din main wapas zaroor aaunga" 

"ji Sir! aayie Sir aapka cabin humne waisa kar diya hai jaisa aap chodke gaye they" the manager said showing his chamber. 

Vikram moved and stopped in front of Aarav's chamber. He caressed the nameplate, past 6 years the cabin is empty, and is waiting for him to take on his responsibilities. He doesn't know if his brother will ever get back to normal but he kept his hopes alive. "tujhe wapas lautna hi hoga chote.. meri jaan bachane ke liye teri zindagi hi kho gayi.. jabtak tujhe thik nahi karunga main sukoon se nahi jee paunga" 

Vikram takes a deep breath and heads to his chamber. At the corner of his desk, a monitor was there where he could see Aarav. Aarav had been playing with Chintu and Vikram smiled seeing him. 

"Poonam hoti toh mujhe itni fikar nahi hoti iski.." he regrets doubting her and blaming her for Aarav's accident. It was just a coincidence, she was present at the spot. He recalled his marriage and precious moments spent with her. 

He takes out his phone and texts her "mujhse na sahi Aaru se milne ke liye hi aa jao Poonam! bahut yaad karta hai tumhe wo" 

Here, Poonam reads his text and smiles "Aaru ke bahane mujhse milna chahte ho aisa nahi hoga Vikram.." she texts back. 

Vikram reads her text and smiled "hamare beech kuch rahe na rahe lekin tum aaj bhi Aaru ki bhabhi maa ho" 

Poonam reads the text and places her phone on the side. She moves to the conference room and attends the meeting. 

Later in the evening, Vikram reaches home. He sees Aarav sitting on the couch crossing his arms. He sits down beside him and passed the chocolate to him but Aarav turns to the other side. 

"Are gussa kyun hai tu?" He asked

 "aapne kaha tha Aaru ko picnic pe leke jaoge par aap nahi leke gaye" he replied

"Aaru kaam tha na... kal pakka jayenge hum" Vikram said

Aarav glared at him "na toh aap bhabhi maa ko laate ho na Aaru ko kahi leke jaate ho katti hun main" he said angrily. 

Vikram sighed deeply "acha thik hai hum aaj dinner bahar karenge" he said

Aarav's face lights up hearing him "Sachi?" 

"haa.. chal" Vikram said. Aarav gets up and runs out of the house. Vikram smiled at this, and he follows him. 

Vikram's phone rings, and he picks it up as it was from an overseas client "yeah Nick.. no no I will look into the project from nowadays" 

Aarav sits on the driving side. He places his hands on the steering wheel and takes his tongue out. He turns the steering wheel left and right. He gets a glimpse of himself driving the car. He removed his hands immediately and gets off the car. 

Vikram ends the call and saw Aarav standing next to the door lost somewhere. Vikram asked "Aaru kya hua?" 

"nahi jaana Aaru ko" he denied and gets back into the house leaving Vikram bewildered. 

"isey kya ho gaya achanak?" he wondered. He returned inside and saw him watching television. 

Vikram settled down beside him and asked "ab kyun nahi jaana hai tumhe?"

"nahi jaana.. Aaru ko bhabhi maa chahiye" he said innocently. 

"Aaru samjhaya tha na maine bhabhi maa nahi aa sakti hai" Vikram explained holding his hand. 

He placed his head on his lap and cries "bhabhi maa chahiye Aaru ko.." Vikram didn't know what to reply. He really wishes he could fulfill his demand but he can't force Poonam to return. He had already asked her for too many sacrifices. He sleeps in the same position, Vikram kissed his forehead lightly. 

He called Poonam, she looked at the caller ID. She takes a deep breath and picks up the call "haan Vikram"

"kaisi ho?" he asked

"Achi hun aur tum?" she asked

"thik hun" he replied

A silence prevailed between the two for a few minutes. "Poonam kya tum kuch dino ke liye Delhi aa sakti ho?" He finally broke the silence. 

Poonam gave the excuse "Vikram bahut saare projects hai.. kaam bahut zyada hai" 

"kaam toh main bhi karta tha lekin jab tumhare liye waqt nikalke main Pune aata tha tumse milne" he replied

"tab aur ab mein bahut farak hai Vikram.." she said

Vikram smiled in pain "koi farak nahi hai Poonam.. hum dono aaj wapas wahi khade hai tum dusre shahar mein aur main yahan apni zimmedari ke saath" 

"jo zimmedari hai use ache se nibhao.. meri chinta mat karo tum main khudka khayal rakh sakti hun" she replied and disconnected the call. 

He looked at Aarav's face and complained "dekh raha hai kitni ziddi hai teri bhabhi maa.. ab tu hi kuch kar meri toh sunegi nahi" he smeared his head a bit and slept beside him. 

A month passed by, Aarav had stopped asking for Poonam. It was Sunday and time for Aarav's picnic. Vikram and Aarav went to the same park, Vikram flew the kite and Aarav shouted "jaldi bhai Chintu jeet jayega" 

"are aise kaise jeetega? main aaj dekh kaise iski patang kaatunga" Vikram said with a smile. 

Chintu laughed "nahi kaat paoge" 

"bhai kaatenge Chintu.." Aarav said showing his tongue. 

Vikram manages to cut the kite and Aarav claps "yupiee.. cut gayi Chintu ki patang bhai is best" he hugs him from behind. 

"chalo Chintu beta late ho raha hai" his mother called him. 

Chinti waved bye to Aarav and left with his mother. Aarav demand "bhai baraf ka gola" 

"haan chal.. pehle sab picnic basket mein rakho" Vikram said. Aarav placed his toys and other things into the picnic basket along with Vikram. 

Aarav picks up his footfall and Vikram takes other things. They moved to the parking, Vikram placed the things into the bonnet. Aarav was curious "bhai jaldi.. dekho chala jayega gole waala" he said eyeing the stall

"Aaru kahi nahi  jayega wo.. ruko do minute" Vikram said placing the things properly. 

Vikram closes the bonet and glanced at him "itni zid toh bachpan mein bhi nahi karte they tum! chalo.." 

Aarav chuckled and both the brothers moved to the stall. Vikram said "bhaiya ek khatta mettha dena aur ek kaala khatta" 

"nahi Aaru ko sab color chahiye" he replied pointing towards the different colour bottles. 

Vikram ruffled his hair "thik hai.." 

Aarav licked his tongue as his eyes were fixed on the man. He forwards and Aarav takes it instantly. He eats it and Vikram adores him. Vikram clicks the picture on his phone and sends it to Poonam. 

Poonam looked at the picture and a smile appeared on her face. "demanding, ziddi Aaru..." she replied

"haan sirf tumhari wajah se. Akele sambhal toh leta hun par tum yaad bahut aati hun.. tum rehti toh itni fikar nahi hoti mujhe iski" he replied

Poonam places the phone back without replying to him. She desperately wanted to go back to her family but was helpless. 

Shruti stared at her "Poonam Vikram tujhse pyaar karta hai isliye har baar tujhe wapas lautne ko kehta hai please chali jaa.." she requested her

"Shruti maine kaha na main nahi jaungi!" she said all annoyed. 

"come on yaar Poonam.. tu uske liye sabse ladi hai.. usey chod Aarav ko tune mental aslyum se nikala ghar leke aayi ab wo apni bhabhi maa ko phirse bula raha hai toh jaa na" Shruti again tries to convince her.

"yeh tu kah rahi hai?" she asked 

"haan main kah rahi hun.. teri khushiyan unke saath rehne mein unse alag nahi Poonam" Shruti said

Poonam remains adamant at her decision "main aur Vikram ab saath nahi aa sakte hai samjhi tu.. aur mujhe ab iss baare mein koi baat nahi karni hai" she declared and went to her room to sleep. 

Shruti sighed in disappointment "yeh mujhe samajh hi nahi aati hai..." 

At Home

Vikram thought of preparing something special for Aarav today. He moved to the kitchen while Aarav sat down on the slap beside him. "bhai.. jaldi se banao phir hum khelenge" 

"Aaru itna toh khela tumne aaj.. abhi jaake room mein change karo" Vikram orders him

Aarav refused "nahi Aaru ko aapke saath aur khelna hai" 

"Aaru bahut masti ho gayi.. chalo jaake change karo phir hum yummy yummy khana khayenge" Vikram tries to convince him. 

Aarav agrees and jumps down. "sambhalke Aaru" he said in concern. Aarav ran to his room and Vikram sighed in disappointment. 

Aarav opens the wardrobe and takes out his nightwear. He changed and felt instant pain in his head. "ooho Aaru ko phirse dard ho raha hai.." 

Vikram calls him and Aarav moves downstairs. He sits on the dining table still feeling pain in his head. Vikram feeds him with his own hands, he is silent and this is quite rare. "Aaru tu thik hai na?" he questioned. 

Aarav nodded his head positively. "neend aa rahi hai Aaru ko" 

He got up from his chair and moved upstairs to his room. The pain increased, and tears slipped down his eyes. His foot trembles and he drops to the floor yelling in pain "Aah.. bhai". Vikram runs upstairs and is left shocked seeing him. He rushes and grabs him "Aaru.. Aaru kya hua?" 

"dard pata nahi.." It was unbearable for him. 

"hospital.." 

"nahi Aaru ko nahi jaana jhatka gande doctor" he denied remembering the past incidents. 

Vikram sighed deeply "Aaru.. tujhe kabse ho raha hai ye sardard haan? bata mujhe" 

Aarav grabbed his arm tightly, Vikram took out the medicine and gave it to him. However, the pain increased. Aarav had slowly begun to lose consciousness. "bahut dard ho raha hai bhai.."

Vikram couldn't waste even a minute. He picks him up and takes him out of the house. He placed him into the car seat and buckled the seatbelt. He sits on the other side and rushes towards the hospital. He calls his doctor "hello.. doc Dheer! Aarav ko achanak se bahut sardard ho raha hai.. maine use dawai bhi di lekin kuch asar nahi kar rahi hai" 

"acha tum aa jao main bhi pahuchta hun hospital don't worry he will be fine" Dheer assured him. 

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