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A shocked Dev, could not look at anyone in the eye. He could not believe his eyes and ears had made such a grave mistake. He felt guilty about putting Samaira in such a precarious situation, but he had no idea she really could not sing......so it was Sonakshi all along?? The girl at the temple, at the mall, in the beach house.......in his dreams.....it had always been Sonakshi? His heart had always known the difference, so why could he not see it? He did not have the guts to go back on his decision now. How could he hurt Samaira? He had fought with his mom to agree on this marriage proposal......how could he back out now? She was wearing his ring on her finger now.

Samaira was indeed a daring girl; she sang for his happiness, he did not have the heart to break her heart now.......she was a good friend and in time she would be his wife as well......she would just not be Sonakshi. Anyways, Sonakshi belonged to Rehaan. So, Sonakshi misunderstood him for Rehaan at the beach house? No wonder she acted surprised when he did not recognize the house; he just ignored all the signs of mistaken identities, just like she ignored them. They both had gotten carried away and surrendered themselves.... "OH GOD! How will I ever explain it to Samaira? She really trusts me. Lekin main Sonakshi ko apne dimaag se kaise alag karoon? Shayad usse ek baar Rehaan ke saath dekh loon, toh usse hamesha ke liye bhool sakoon," Dev's thoughts kept barraging his mind.

Samaira closed her eyes, trying to hold her humiliation in front of everyone. Bijoy came forward and hugged his daughter, "I am proud of you Samaira.....only the brave can do what you did....." Samaira hugged her father tightly and tried to control her sobs. Jay and Ishwari also came forward and patted her. "Accha hai Samaira tumhe gaana nahin aata.....hamare yahan waise bhi music ko encourage nahin kiya jaata.....mujhey music se sakht nafrat hai!" Ishwari said irately. Jay felt a little awkward at Ishwari's statement, "nahin nahin beta aisi koi baat nahin hai....agar Dev aur tumhe pasand hai toh humein koi problem nahin hai."

Vicky and Elena gestured each other to leave soon. Dev picked his jacket and car keys, "ab humein bhi chalna chaahiye....kal office bhi jaana hai." Prithvi nodded gently and agreed with his brother.

Bijoy, Asha and Samaira all accompanied the guests downstairs. Dev was too embarrassed to have eye contact with Samaira. As the Dixit's sat in their car, Samaira stopped Dev by his elbow, "I hope you liked my singing.....I will make sure I sing for you EVERYDAY of our married life.....your own Lata Mangeshkar!" she minced her last few words sarcastically. Dev remained silent and said, "bye Samaira...I am sorry for putting you on the spot......I admire your courage......tum bahut brave ladki ho." Samaira bit her lower lip and looked up to hide her tears, "it's Ok Dev....galti tumhari nahin hai....jiski hai usse punishment zaroor milegi." Dev was puzzled, "kiski galti hai?"

Samaira smiled sardonically, "you will find out Dev.....don't be so impatient....go now.....your parents are waiting." Dev sat in his car, as Prithvi drove them off from the parking lot.

Vicky and Elena were about to leave, when Samaira caught up with them, "mujhey aap se kuch baat karni hai Vicky."

Vicky hesitated, 'k..kya abhi?"

Samaira looked at her parents and opened the back door to Vicky's car, "mamma...papa.....mujhe office ka kuch kaam hai Vicky ke saath......main thodi der mein aa jaaoongi......aap log so jaana....mera wait mat karna." Asha and Bijoy agreed as they knew Vicky and Elena well from Bijoy's office.

Samaira let herself into the backseat as Vicky and Elena sat in the front. Vicky started the car and finally broke the cold silence, "Samaira....kya baat karni hai tumhein?"

Samaira looked at his eyes in the rear view mirror, "wo hi jo aap mujhse chupa rahe hain."

Vicky stopped the car in front of a late night coffee shop, "let's go and talk inside."

The three of them found a quiet corner in the coffee shop.

After ordering, Vicky heaved a sigh, "haan bolo Samaira? Kya jaanna chaahti ho tum mujhse?"

Samaira gave him a sharp look, "sab kuch!"

"I don't know what you mean," Vicky acted ignorant

"Dev aur Rehaan ka kya relation hai?" Samaira asked directly, "aur dadi kaun hain? Aur sab se badi baat....meri behen ka Rehaan aur Dev se kya relation hai?"

Vicky looked at Elena and then sipped his coffee, "tumhein toh sirf Dev se matlab hona chaahiye Samaira......Rehaan se kya lena dena."

"You are right Vicky, but I have a feeling Rehaan is connected to Dev very closely....kya wo dono bhai hain? Ya....ya.....wo," Samaira hesitated but decided to ask anyway, "ya wo DO NAHIN EK INSAAN HAIN?"

Elena and Vicky were stunned, "well, I guess you have the right to know....after all you will be Dev's wife soon," Elena said.

"Exactly......I have a right to know," Samaira kept staring at them intently.

"Well....Samaira....Rehaan is Dev and Dev is Rehaan, but they don't know each other," Vicky said.

Samaira was astonished and confused, "what do you mean?"

Elena squeezed Samaira's hand, "Dev has Multiple Personality Disorder....Rehaan is his other personality."

Samaira was shocked out of her wits, "WHAT? WHAT NONSENSE? I thought that was a fictional disease...something you read in novels like Sybil......you are kidding, are you?"

"No Samaira....it is true," Vicky then went on to explain the circumstances behind Dev and Rehaan's mystery and his personality disorder. He told her about Dev's childhood,Fareeda, Iqbal, how at the age of 11, Rehaan was born out of Dev's repressed emotions......and how Iqbal/Vicky had played the dual game with his friend all these years.

Samaira thought the room was spinning around her; she held her head in her hands and then looked up, "Sonakshi knows about this?"

"Haan....kuch din pehle hi Sonakshi ko bataaya tha maine," Vicky added

"Aur mujhey bataana aapne zaroori nahiin samjha Vicky? I am getting married to this man in a few days, and you did not feel the need to tell me? What kind of friend are you?" Samaira was furious.

"Well, Samaira.....Rehaan does not exist any longer......so Sonakshi had to know about it...obviously she was heartbroken, but she will soon get over it....she does not know Dev, she has only known his Rehaan form.......in fact jab se tum Dev ki life mein aayi ho, Dev ko Rehaan ka support nahin lena pada hai......all that time you spent with him has helped Dev realize a lot about himself.....aur usse ab dadi bhi yaad aane lagi hai.....aur wo songs bhi gaane lagaa hai....I am sure you have heard him sing...he really loves you Samaira," Vicky said.

Samaira knew Vicky was unaware of certain facts. Sonakshi did indeed know Dev and vice versa!

"What time are you talking about?" Samaira asked

"well....remember you had taken some personal time off when you got hurt?" Vicky asked

Everything fell into pieces now. Those meetings with Rehaan, were actually with Dev. Perhaps, both Dev and Sonakshi were clueless about who they were meeting. It was during that time they must have gotten closer and without realizing become intimate with each other. Samaira was really upset with Sonakshi now; granted she was unaware about Dev being Rehaan's other personality at one point, but why did she hide everything from her once she found out? Above all, why did she push Samaira towards Dev when she found out the truth? Kya wo mujhe itna weak samajhti hai?

Samaira looked at Vicky sternly, "kaise dost hain aap Vicky...err Iqbal....Iqbal bhai?" Samaira said sourly, "Sonakshi aapka naam bahut baar leti thi.....aur maine aapko bahut gaaliyan bhi dee thi.....aaj lagta hai aap sach much un gaaliyon ke laayak hain!"

Elena retorted, "Samaira! What nonsense? Iqbal ne apni zindagi ke kitne saal Dev aur Rehaan ki protection mein nikaal diye......please apologise to him!"

"No, I will not! agar yeh l friend hote, toh Dev ko kabhie itna bada dhokha nahin dete!" Samaira said decisively, "Sonakshi ko Dev ki life se kabhie bahar nahin karte......bina jaane samjhe aapne kaise soch liya ki Dev meri wajah se badal raha hai......aap toh friend hai na uske.....uske dil ki baat nahin samajh sake? Sonakshi ke saath kuch din hi spend kar ke, Dev ko apni dadi aur music yaad aane lagaa....aur aap kehte hain ki Dev Sonakshi ko jaanta nahin?" she got up and picked her bag, "aap ki wajah se meri behen ko kitna dukh pahuncha hai....ab main hi sab theek karoongi....thanks Vicky!"

"Samaira!" Vicky got up after her, "please....don't misunderstand me.....I had no idea it was Sonakshi with Dev.......after all anyone could get confused between the two of you."

"Lekin aapne kabhie apne friend se uske dil baat kyon nahin poonchi? Why did you always assume you were right? Frankly, you have become so used to controlling Dev's and Rehaan's life, that you took it upon yourself to force him into a relationship where three lives could be ruined....get a life Mr Iqbal or Vicky whoever you are......don't try to run other people's lives......in fact if you had not gotten into this hypnosis program between Dev and Rehaan, may be Dev would still just be Dev.....yes may be he would not have been a rock star Rehaan, but he could have been a much happier man....good bye Iqbal bhai!" Samaira stomped out of the caf as tears rolled down her cheeks incessantly.

Vicky and Elena were both stunned. Elena was furious, 'yeh ladki apne aap ko samajhti kya hai? Iqbal...tumne kitna kuch nahin kiya Dev ke liye....aur wo dekho kaise tumhein bura bhala keh kar chali gayi....I hate that girl....why did I ever hire her?"

Vicky calmed her down, "Elena....she has a point.....I think I did start treating Dev and Rehaan like a puppet......mujhe pataa hi nahin chala ki main uski acchai nahin, usse ek puppet ki tarah use kar raha hoon....shayad kahin mere andar Ishwari aunty se badla leni ki wish thi.....unke betw ko ek puppet banaakar, apna slave banaa liya maine......I think something inside me derived pleasure at the fact that Ishwari aunty's son is at my mercy.........Ismein Dev ka kya galti hai?....Bechara main jaise karta gaya, wo bhi karta gaya......uske dimaag ke dono parts ko baant kar maine shayad Ishwari aunty se badla toh le liya, par yeh samajh nahin paaya ki Dev ka dimaag toh do mein bantaa tha, but his heart was always one......I should have not pushed him towards Samaira.....yeh meri galti hai," Vicky was remorseful and walked out of the caf.

Vicky ran after Samaira, 'Samaira! Let me drop you home......itni raat ko kahan akeli jaaogi?"

Samaira did not look behind; she hailed a cab and was on her way. She cried all her way back home. This was the worst day of her life; the day she had gotten engaged to the only man she had ever loved, had taken away all the colors of her life in a few ill-fated moments.

She closed her eyes and thought, "Sonakshi....yeh hamari life mein kya ho gaya? Would we ever forgive each other? Kiski galti zyaada hai? Tumhari...jisney galti se mujhe betray kiya? Ya meri jisne apne pyaar paane ki khushi mein tumhara dukh nahin dekha......I couldn't recognise your tears and grief, which I used to always......kyon tumhari har baat ko sach manti rahi?......kyon tumhare peeche peeche Rehaan se milne nahin gayi? Phir shayad aaj yeh din hume nahiin dekhna padta"

At home, Sonakshi was back home. She sat on her bed, waiting for Samaira to show up after her 'meeting' with Vicky. She had tears in her eyes too as her guilt still gnawed her soul......

Samaira walked into the apartment and headed for her room. The lights were still on; Sonakshi sat on the bed with her head leaning against the headboard. Sonakshi got up when she saw Samaira. The sisters came face to face and Sonakshi hugged Samaira, "I am sorry Samaira...mujhey der ho gayi."

Samaira wiped her tears and said to herself, "Nahin Sonakshi....der toh maine kar di.....lekin main promise karti hoon ki hamare beech koi nahiin aayega...chaahe wo Rehaan ho ya Dev!" But Samaira decided to keep the night's events a secret from Sonakshi....at least till Sonakshi admitted that she loved Dev.
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Samaira ne Vicky/Iqbal ko bohot kuch sunaaya...well, he deserved it I guess!!

All those who were scared that there is going to be a big showdown between the sisters, relax...!! Aisa kuch nahiin hoga♥️

Precap- ****Bohot kuch hone wala hai******

Target- 130 votes