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Dev and Samaira drove towards Marine drive, in search of a place to dine.

"Dev.....dinner se pehle ek jagah le jaana chaahti hoon tumhein," Samaira quipped

"Kahan? Aren't you hungry?" Dev asked

"Wo...wo building dekh rahe ho?.....Wahan thoda kaam hai," Samaira pointed to a multistory building which looked like a luxury apartment complex.

Dev turned into the parking lot and halted, "yahan kya karna hai?"

"I just want to check this building out.....shaadi ke baad yahan ek flat lena chaahiye.....come Dev.....let's go and check it out....aao na!" she insisted as a reluctant Dev got out of the car.

As Dev got off, he looked at the building and felt a strange familiarity with the exterior, "yahan main pehle aa chukka hoon shayad," he looked at Samaira with a puzzled expression.

Samaira muttered to herself, "of course you have!" She just held his arm and walked towards the main lobby.

"Shayad koi friend rehta ho yahan par.....ya phir kisi meeting ke liye aaya tha....ya phir...." Dev scratched his head but could not recall when he had come here.

They stood in front of the elevator and Samaira pressed 12.

"Twelfth floor?" Dev felt that floor was a little too familiar, "why 12th floor?"

"Meri ek friend rehti hai wahan....I want you to meet her....she can tell us more about these apartments," Samaira studied Dev's confused expression with the corner of her eyes.

They arrived on the 12th floor. Samaira got off the elevator and looked around, 'hmm....I forgot her apartment number.....well...." she walked by a few doors and stopped at apartment # 1211, "let me check with them and ask."

Dev followed her and felt his head spin a little when he saw apt# 1211! He knew that door.....that apt #......he had been there before......leki kab aaya main yahan? Kaun rehta hai yahan?"

Samaira's plan was working; she smiled to herself as she rang the doorbell.

A middle aged lady opened the door and smiled at Samaira. Samaira stepped aside and let Dev lead the way. As soon as he saw the lady, Dev felt as if he had been hit by a boulder. He FROZE! The lady was Fareeda; Samaira had met her earlier in the day and told her that she would bring Dev with her that evening. She had not told Sonakshi about the plan, and had requested Fareeda to not reveal this plan to anyone, especially Iqbal. Samaira was still not sure about Iqbal's intentions.

"Aao beta.....main kab se tera wait kar rahi hoon.....kitne saal ho gaye," Fareeda invited them inside. Dev stared at Fareeda intently and just followed her in a trance. He saw flashes of himself as a child in this lady'a lap, she was singing to him.....then he saw a boy playing the guitar while the same lady clapped and sang with the beat. Dev gradually lifted his finger at the lady; his voice cracked with the vortex of emotions whirling inside him, "DADI?"

Fareeda smiled through her tears, "D...Dev...mera bachha!" She touched his face and cried, "apni dadi ko pehchaan liya tune?"

Dev touched her hand and held it in his hand, "dadi.......aap kahan chali gayi thi? Main kab se....kab se," his voice choked with emotions as his head started pounding. Dev felt as if he was going to lose his balance; he held his head with his hands and sat down on the couch. He was trembling fiercely, as if he had become possessed with something. Was Rehaan trying surface again? Samaira and dadi were a little frightened to see Dev in that state. Samaira ran to the kitchen and came back with a glass of water. She sat down beside him, "Dev...please drink this water....you will feel better." Dev refused to look up; dadi sat down and caressed his back, "beta.....le lo paani.....thodi shaanti milegi."

Dev finally looked up and took the glass from dadi, "thanks dadi," he gulped down the water and got up, "let's go Samaira......I need some fresh air."

Samaira got up and held his arm, "chalo...let's go."

They walked out as a dejected dadi watched them step outside the door.

Samaira came back to dadi and squeezed her hand, "dadi.....aap chinta mat kariye......kum se kum Dev ne aapko pehchaan toh liya......dheere dheere usse sab yaad aa jaayega.......aaj achanak itna bada shock uska dimaag seh nahin paaya......thanks dadi.....main phir aati rahoongi," Samaira took leave and walked out with Dev.

At dinner, Dev was unusually quiet. Samaira could not help noticing that Dev barely touched his food; he stared blankly and kept trying his best to swallow his tears. He did not even notice that Samaira had taken off his ring from her finger.

"Dev," Samaira finally broke the silence, "mujhey tumhein ek baat bataani hai."

"Kya bataani hai? Yahi ki tum mujhey jaan boojh kar dadi se milwaane le gayi thi," he said sourly

"Haan! Kuch aisi hi baat hai....main tumhare baare mein bahut kuch jaanti hoon jo tum nahin jaante.....dadi tumhare past ka bohot important part hain.....I know you were very attached to her......but due to circumstances, she left you when you were little," Samaira said.

"How do you know all this?" Dev was surprised.

"Dev....main yeh bhi jaanti hoon ki tum dadi se baad mein bhi milte rahe ho...in fact you have been in touch with her for the past 14 years of your life," Samaira added

"What rubbish?" Dev was getting restless now; both Sonakshi and Samaira seemed to know about dadi, how come he was kept in the dark for so long?

"Dev.....don't you want dadi back in your life?" Samaira touched his hand gently, "I think I can help."

Dev looked at her quizzically, "you? Lekin kaise?"

"Kal mere saath tumhein kahin chalna hoga.....manaa mat karna.....trust me you will not regret it," Samaira sipped on her soup and squeezed his hand with her hand.

Dev withdrew his hand and looked at Samaira suspiciously, "Samaira.....what are you trying to do?"

Samaira put her spoon down and rested her elbows on the table; she looked at him in the eye, "DEV! YOU HAVE A BAD CASE OF AMNESIA.....YOU HAVE ANOTHER PERSONALITY WHO LIVES INSIDE YOU.....AND YOU ARE UNAWARE OF HIS EXISTENCE.....SO YOU BETTER LISTEN TO ME AND COME TO THIS ADDRESS TOMORROW IF YOU WANT HELP!" She gave him a card, threw her napkin on the table and walked out.

Dev looked at the card: it was a Psychiatrist's card. "WHAT THE HELL? MAIN KOI PAGAL HOON KYA?"

He paid the bill and ran out of the restaurant. Samaira was waiting near his car. He caught up with her, "are you crazy? Why should I see a psychiatrist?"

"Because you need to!" she glared at him, "so you can become one with your other personality and become NORMAL for heaven sakes!"

"Other personality? Who the HELL is this OTHER personality?" Dev asked derisively.

Samaira came closer and stared into his eyes, "you really want to know?"

"YES I DO! I WANT TO KNOW WHAT CRAP MY FIANCEE THINKS ABOUT ME!" Dev yelled.

Samaira smiled scornfully, "Crap? Fine Mr Dev Dixit.....in that case I will see you at the psychiatrist's office tomorrow...you will get your answers."

Dev grabbed her elbow, "tum sochti ho main koi pagal hoon?"

Samaira pulled her arm away, "PEHLI BAAT, JOH PSYCHIATRIST KE PASS JAYE WOH PAAGAL NAHIIN HOTA....LEKIN TUM PAGAL HO BILKUL REHAAN KI TARAH!"

Dev was baffled, "Rehaan? Yeh Rehaan ka bachha har jagah kyun aa jaata hai?"

Samaira hailed a cab and opened the door, "KYUNKI TUM HI REHAAN HO DEV....YOU ARE REHAAN AHMED AS WELL AS DEV DIXIT!" she sat down in the cab and shut the door.

Dev ran after her and leaned against the door of the cab, "KYA KAHA TUMNE?"

Samaira looked at the cabbie, "Nariman point bhaiyya......bye Dev.....really loved the dinner.......Rehaan se milna ho toh kal uss address par aa jaana...bye," she waved from the window as the cab took off. Dev stood behind, stunned, shocked, numb and stupefied!

Dev staggered back to his car; he could not believe what Samaira had just said. She was right about dadi; she took him to the right place, and he remembered having memory flashes of her singing and teaching him music when he was at the beach house, "toh kya Samaira sach keh rahi hai? I am Rehaan? No way......she is crazy......but then how was I able to sing? Aur Rehaan ke saare songs mujhey itne jaane pehchaane se kyon lagte hain? Is she right?" Dev thought his head would explode any moment.

He drove around aimlessly; raging through the streets of Mumbai, jumping red lights till he finally came across a familiar looking bridge in a quiet corner of the city. He got off his car and walked towards the bridge. He stood on the bridge and looked around; he thought he saw a man and woman singing a song on the bridge.

He looked up and saw the full moon in the sky. The man and woman were romancing on the bridge under the moonlight.

"samajh nahin aata ki uss moon ko dekhoon ya in eyes ko.......dono itne beautiful hain"

"jab bhi main tumhare saath nahin hoon....toh uss moon ko dekh lena......sochna ki wo moon nahin, main hoon jo tumhare chehre se apni nazar nahin hataa sakta."

"Lekin aap toh hamesha mere saath rahenge na....toh phir aisi baat kyon keh rahe hain?"

Dev looked at the couple carefully- it was HIM and Sonakshi! They had been here before? He felt goose bumps all over his body as he remembered that night vividly. They were on their way to her house that night; and then.....he could not remember anything else.

Dev held his head with his hands and sat down on the bridge, "kya Samaira sach keh rahi thi? Kya Rehaan aur main ek hi hain? No, I don't believe her......how is that possible?"

As he his confused mind pondered over his own identity and existence, he heard a familiar melodious voice from the other end of the bridge:

Aaoge Jab Tum Saajna
Aaoge Jab Tum Saajna
Angana Phool Khilege
Barsega Saawan, Barsega Saawan
Jhoom Jhoom Ke
Do Dil Aise Milenge
Aaoge Jab Tum Saajna
Angana Phool Khilege
Naina Tere Kajrare
Naino Pe Hum Dil Hare Hai
Anjane Hi Tere Naino Ne
Wade Kiye Kaie Saare Hai
Sanso He Leher Madam Chale
To Tu Kahe Barsega Saawan
Barsega Saawan Jhoom Jhoom Ke
Do Dil Aise Milenge

A mesmerized Dev followed the voice and there he saw her, standing facing the full moon, her eyes closed but Dev did not need to look into her eyes to recognize her anymore. Dev walked closer and stared at her beautiful moonlit face; he lifted her chin with his finger and was about to kiss her when she opened her eyes, "Nooo!" She moved back; she was panting, "yeh....yeh aap kya kar rahe hain Dev? Main Samaira nahin, Sonakshi hoon!"

Dev came to his senses and clenched his fists, "jaanta hoon Sonakshi....I am sorry, I ......I ...could not resist myself."

"Yeh kaisi baat kar rahe hain aap? You are getting married to my sister soon......ab toh aapko hum dono mein farak dikhne laga hoga.....you can't mistake us anymore," she cried out.

"Mujhey tum dono mein farak shayad hamesha se hi pata tha Sonakshi!" he raised his voice, "that is why I never loved her....believe me Sonakshi, I have always loved you, and I still do he came closer and gazed into her eyes.

Sonakshi looked away," wo pyaar nahin........ek galti thi Dev.....usey bhool jaao.....maine aapko koi aur samajh liya tha......yeh aapki galat fehmi hai ki wo pyaar tha....I DON'T LOVE YOU DEV! AND NEVER WILL!" her voice cracked as she said that and ran away from him.

Dev was both heartbroken and guilty; he ran after her, 'I am Sorry Sonakshi.....main jaanta hoon tum kisi aur se pyaar karti ho, par aaj tumhey yahan dekh kar mujhse raha nahin gaya......I am sorry, I will not bother you again.....can I drop you home?"

"Nahin main khud chali jaaoongi," Sonakshi said firmly

"Please....atleast for Samaira's sake.....I would like to drop you home," he pleaded.

Sonakshi could not refuse the offer now; she could do anything for Samaira, "theek hai...par aap promise kariye that you wont tell anyone about what happened between us.....main apni behen ko hurt nahiin kar sakti......"

Dev bowed his head, "I promise you Sonakshi....."

Sonakshi remained silent and sat in the car.

They drove in silence without exchanging any glances or words between them.

Finally, he parked the car in front of her apartment. Sonakshi said a curt 'bye' and got off the car as Dev looked at her with soulful eyes. This was perhaps going to be the closest he would ever get to her now. Somehow, he felt a little light hearted after expressing his true feelings. As he drove off, he remembered Samaira's words, "KYUNKI TUM HI REHAAN HO DEV....YOU ARE REHAAN AHMED AS WELL AS DEV DIXIT!" Dev stepped on the brakes and brought the car to a screeching halt, "if Samaira is right.....then....then....Sonakshi actually loves me?" There was a silver lining to the black cloud hovering over him; he smiled a little and started driving again; he took the business card out from his pocket, "I will be there Samaira!"

As Sonakshi walked into the building, she saw Samaira walk in at the same time after paying a cabbie.

Samaira had seen Sonakshi get off Dev's car, but had purposely waited in the cab for a few minutes before she got off.

A flustered Sonakshi looked at Samaira, 'H...how was your dinner date?"

Samaira forced a smile, "Great! Main dinner ke baad Prithvi se milne chali gayi thi...iss liye wapas aane mein der ho gayi...I am glad Dev gave you a ride back home....kahan mila wo tumhein?" she asked casually, observing the color drain from Sonakshi's face from the corner of her eyes.

Sonakshi closed her eyes and looked away as they stepped into the elevator, "wo Dev nahin the.....wo Rehaan the....main unke saath hi thi aaj shaam,' she lied as she did not have the guts to tell her the truth.

Samaira pressed the elevator button to their floor as if she was going to crush it in rage; she gnashed her teeth as her nostrils fumed in anger. She kept quiet and just thought, 'Sonakshi.....please stop lying to me......main jaanti hoon tumne Dev ke saath kuch nahin kiya hoga, par please ek baar...ek baar mujhe sab sach bataa do......at least you owe that to me!" she swallowed her tears as they walked out of the elevator, a cold silence between the sisters making the walk from the elevator to their apartment, the longest walk of their life.
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Votes and comment please......

Finally Dev came to know about his dual personality and he is even ready to meet a psychiatrist in order to win Sonakshi's love....

But what about Sonakshi?? Why is she running away? And till when??

Precap- Dev starts his therapy, while Samaira- Sonakshi's relationship turns a bit sour

Votes- 130 votes