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And the rest of the journey was all-silent. Well, Mostly.

After Arjun bore out all his heart in front of Radhika, somehow he felt fewer burdens. Radhika was talking with him genuinely, mostly answering whatever he asked. He was happy that she was at least not ignoring him like before. However, what pricking him most was, she feigned complete ignorance on his confession, as if she never heard such. Even when he tried to raise the topic again, she dismissed it by avoiding the topic. His heart was more unrest now.

They were nearing her hometown, which flashed many bittersweet moments in Radhika's eyes from past. How Saral's change of behaviour, how Samaira and Neil met her first time, how she decided to make her own name seeing independent Samaira.

Actually she was not sure about forgetting the past humiliation part and bla bla, but after listening Arjun, she was contemplating whether she was right for being rude. God, she even not there for vengeance, if it were; then what difference would be there between her and Nandini. She could even handle situation in other way. Rajiv was right, this was not her, and she was different.

Radhika sat straighten, she could think about this later. Important matter was both she and Rajiv promised to give Priya, her brother back before her marriage. She was now clueless, how? After all the things.

Arjun gave sudden halt before going into her town, which made her look at him. He looked carefully her tensed face with frown on forehead, "What made you so disturbed?"

" I am thinking how to make Priya di understand about you." She replied with same face.

"If you are only talking with me, helping me because of my sister, then please don't do this further. I will find my way to reconcile with my sister by myself. I don't want to force you for anything." Arjun said with a tinge of disappointment and sadness in his voice.

Arjun wished if she could do it just for him. He thought, she was doing everything out of pity over their sibling bond and after she got successful by mingling both brother sister, she would never spare a glance toward him. That thought of her going away from him made him hurt.

Radhika looked at him perplexed. She could not figure out what happened to him suddenly. Nevertheless, she did not give much importance to his talks. She thought he might be agonized in between his emotions. Therefore, she let it go, which hurt him more. Her silence.

Ankush already told in home about Radhika's arrival with Arjun, he noticed how Priya's expression flickered with joy for a moment before it lost again. He even wanted his friend to be happy perfectly before starting her new phase of life.

Ankush couldn't imagine what he would have done if he was banned by his sister to attained her wedding due to emotional difference. He had his share of dreams to make Radhika's wedding like fairy tale. He always wanted to keep his both sisters happy and feel protected. Form this view he understood Arjun's pain of loss. However, he couldn't do anything because he knew even Priya was not wrong. But ,amidst those she hurt herself too.

"Do you believe in second chances of life?" Ankush asked to Priya while giving her bhajia Plate.

"Why you want to know?" She retorted again.

"Just asking."

"Yes, I do."

"I am glad you do." Ankush smiled while ruffling her hair, which irritated her always.

"Don't do that." She was ready to beat him but he ran downstairs followed by Priya.

Manya was coming up, witnessed all friendliness between them. Ankush ran away beside her, but didn't notice her presence. She didn't know what to feel even. She was angry, jealous and at the same time, she was crying too.

"What happened little diva?"Manya turned around to see Rajiv who had his all the time never ending smile plastered on his charming face.

"Go away." She screamed not looking at him and wiped away her tears.

"Do you love him so much that you couldn't control yourself?"

Manya looked at him awestruck. How did he know? Is that so obvious?

"Yes, it is." He replied making her dumbfounded.

"Don't give me that look; you are too simple regarding your display of emotions." He said.

"So what? I don't even trying to hide it. And I won't evendo that."

"Good for you." Then he gave a mischievous smile. Something was surely going on in his pretty brain. He said, "You know, Priya di is now helping Mala maa in preparation of sweet delicacies."

His over sweet-coated voice made Manya more confused. She gave a baffled look, "So?"

"May be she is trying to impress her." Before his sentence completed Manya, rushed downstairs in lightening speed-making Rajiv laughed like maniac.

"What made you crazy, brother?" Rajiv stopped hearing Sourav.

"Nothing big bro, I am just thinking how many match makings I should do." He replied still laughing.

"What do you mean?"

"You will see. Let's go."

"Anyway, did you talk with Radhika?" Sourav asked.

"Yeah, she will be here within half an hour. Why?" Rajiv asked.

"Good. I really expect Priya to acknowledge Arjun else I don't know, how we should put this up."

"We will see."

A pleasant smile automatically came across Radhika's face the more she got near her home. She was coming back home almost after one year.In her excitement and enthusiasm she didn't notice she held Arjun's hand tightly while screaming, " I am so happy, so happy."

Arjun looked at her free self who is laughing and enjoying like old days, automatically a smile formed on his face, "I am also happy by looking at your joyfulness. I wish you always stay like this." He murmured.

Radhika felt a press on her hand and found Arjun stared at her intently with a big smile, she tried to pull out her hand, he did not let so. He stopped car and took her hand only to place it on his heart, "I know you are completely avoiding the fact that I confessed to you. But Remember one thing, no matter what happened you are and you will be the only person who has right to reside here." He pointed their entwined hands that placed on his heart. Her eyes become wider while he released her hand and ignited engine again.

"Stop."

"What?" He asked surprised while resuming driving.

"Turn right. That's my home." She literally jumped out from car to run inside.

Might be there was no grand celebration ever happened in Mishra family in past, like they were welcoming their Ladli. Radhika was engulfed into big hugs with few tears drops from her mother after seeing her child, after a long year. The mingling, leg pulling, the chitchat went like there was never ending gossips. Girls gang and we all know what happened!! With the whole conversation things going on, Ankush broke the reverie, "Did you come alone?"

"No, where is he?" Radhika replied looking at doorstep in search of Arjun. She thought he would follow her inside. Where did he go?

"He? Choti." Before Ankush asked anymore she rushed outside followed by Ankush.

Arjun was still standing outside the gate in deep thinking mode. Might be contemplating, whether to go inside or not.

"What are you doing here? Why don't you come inside?" Radhika asked in general.

"Arjun, you are seriously here."Ankush's excitement was at another level.

For the fact, Ankush was never angry on Arjun, rather he was grateful to him. He was never a guy to start with angriness. If he was angry for short time, that was for Samaira. According to him, more than Neil and Arjun, Samaira was Radhika's friend for who she did all things. But what his sister got in return? However, he forgot that too.

"Mmm...I am here to drop Radhika..I was about to go, but.." Arjun lied by looking everywhere not on their faces. He didn't know how to face all of them. That was his first visit to Rishikesh and top of it he didn't have any good records from before. In addition, seriously Ankush's sweet polite behaviour confusing him more.

"You are not going anywhere." Ankush held Arjun tightly as if he got back his long lost best buddy..

"Don't feel guilty Arjun. Whatever happened it was in past. Moreover I am grateful to you for the money you helped us with." Ankush said with little bit emotional.

"It was nothing, just money." Arjun replied being embarrassed out of notch seeing Ankush praising him non-stop for nothing.

"Because of your just money, my life was saved and my dadaji's life too. It's not about money, it's about timing. You saved us at such time when no one helped us." Ankush retorted trying not to being overwhelmed.

"I know you did committee mistake, but when you realised it and trying to rectify it, you should start live guilt free; so that you can redeem it better. Don't you think same, choti?" He abruptly turned to Radhika.

Then Arjun's whole concentration shifted to Radhika who was looking bewildered at this sudden cue from her brother. She replied while stammering, " Err... I too think same, but.."

"No but or anything. Come inside." With that, Ankush dragged Arjun inside followed by Radhika.

Once inside Arjun got a warm welcome by all the people present there which made him feel more ashamed. What even he did to deserve this? Neil literally hung on him, "They are like this, Arjun. Such warm-hearted people just like Chasini. So don't feel low."

When Neil parted the same charming dimple smile adorned on his face. It was assuring which calmed Arjun a little. His eyes were searching for his sister from the moment he came inside. He found Priya was standing on upstairs staring at him. The moment their eyes met, he could see a flicker of happiness and joy ran through her, but the next second it turned to be blank before she turned away her face to opposite direction. He was feeling dejected and defeated that what he should do to get back his sister.

Neil was keenly observing Priya and Arjun's action from the moment he came. Priya was successfully ignoring Arjun's presence though he tried many times to start a talk. He knew Priya was not angry on Arjun but she was fed up off with his wrong doings. He also knew she was a complete genuine person with open heart. But, more than that as a friend he understood Arjun more. If not before, but after knowing Rajiv, his younger brother was alive and he couldn't even get the legacy to tell him so. The sibling bond, which he missed out through his life because of a misunderstanding, did not want to suffer more or let his friend even suffer.

"Di, pass that halwa bowl to Arjun." Radhika's voice broke his reverie, as he notice everyone's attention was now on both the sibling.

What shocked him more was Radhika tried to behave cordial with Arjun, he somehow got the idea behind these doings when Neil noticed Radhika winked at Rajiv who gave a thumbs up. He thought to talk with them later.

"Beta, eat some chiki nuts too." Mala extended to Priya as instructed before.

Before anyone could say anything, Arjun rushed up and threw that nut jaggery piece, "My Di is allergic to ground nuts." He said in no duh tone.

"Oh..I don't know." Mala replied.

"Its okay aunty. Be cool." Priya said and looked at Arjun with glassy eyes. She didn't know he still has her memory, her likes and dislikes. He was looking at her hopeful. She suddenly got up and went upstairs leaving all rooted. Arjun followed her in no time.

"Mala Maa, you really did a good job." Rajiv said gleefully.

"Really?"

"You know you can beat any actress. Heck even you can beat them in beauty and of course your culinary art." He replied with an over sugar coated voice while munching few pieces jaleibi placed near counter. Mala got little shy hearing praise about her beauty.

"Stop flirting with my mother." Radhika said with fake miffed tone.

"Exactly. My point." Neil said while patting Rajiv's head from back.

Both of them looked at him baffled. Nevertheless, Rajiv replied ' "Mr Malhotra."

"Its Big brother." Neil said again ruffling his hair.

"What?" Rajiv was mazed up.

"Call me that from now on." Neil said in no nonsense tone and didn't let him retort more, "Chasini, if you don't mind, can I know what are you both up to? If I am not wrong it's about Arjun and his sister."

Radhika simply nodded but Rajiv was curious how Neil got it without them saying it. Radhika stopped him.

"Let's work together."

"Don't you have any complaint regarding Arjun?" Radhika finally asked the cue which was in her mind from the moment she saw them gelled up together and very nicely too.

"I understood him." Neil replied with his famous dimple smile, " You know, I just can't hold grudges for long. That's not my cup of tea."

"Except my case, Neil. Did you forget you never talked with me or even better didn't like my presence around you, ever since Chasini left." Samaira said who came to get water and listened their talk.

Well that was news for Radhika. The person for whom Neil could go any extent to make her happy, with Samaira his every part of life associated; did he really banished himself from doing so.For her? She couldn't believe it. It must be hard for him. He had punished himself enough, only if he could open his mouth that day without being a mute spectator. However, it was not easy for him too, seeing his love going to be someone else's too hard. She thought she could understand him, with due time. She became mature to handle things in proper way.

Radhika found Rajiv was poking her cheek. When she looked back , he just winked at her and then chuckled . She knew what he meant.

"Samaira, do you have any indifference with Arjun now?"Rajiv asked.

"No, not after realising my own mistake was even guiltier." Samaira stated while looking at Radhika for some reason to which she denied to look back at her.

"Good then. Let's get back."

They all discussed about it more and came to few conclusions, they would see that.

In the morning cool fresh breeze of Rishikesh and the serene environment, people's mind and heart felt calm immediately. Radhika was doing her meditation facing the rising sun.It always calmed her mind and gave new energy to move ahead in life.

Arjun was looking at her from few steps at a safe distance with dreamy eyes. He woke up due to his habit to go for gym. Then saw Radhika was going upstairs; he followed her without any fuss. He would love to see this sight forever.

Though Radhika put a messy bun, still few strands of her thick lock disturbing her. Arjun went near her and pushed those back to its place, behind her ears. During the process, he knowingly let his hand linger on her face more than required. Radhika opened her eyes feeling someone's hand on her face. Her eyes met Arjun's to which she smiled. She leaned down to his touch and let her hand caressed Arjun's face. He kissed her hand with keeping the eye-contact. She didn't object. That encouraged him. He cupped her face raising her chin while she was giggling, He leaned down for a memorable Kiss. But before that he felt choked, out of air, breathless.

What? Arjun came out of his unidirectional daydreaming while pushing the person who closed his mouth and Nose at once. After taking good quality of air into his lungs, he literally shouted, "Neil, you?"

"Yes, only me, sweetheart." Neil always loved to irritate him because of Arjun's furious nature.

"Shut up and don't call me that. And why the hell you are choking me?"

"Dude, I can bet what you were thinking was gross and creepy. Moreover you were drooling, seriously!" Neil made fun of Arjun on his face, which didn't go well with him. At least even in his daydream, he was so lost in his brooding love life, which was destroyed by Neil.

In no time, both were busy in their friendly fight, literally rolling over each other.

"OMG...OMG...what an wonderful morning to start with such sight. Don't you think di?" Rajiv said who just came with Priya to check on Radhika.

"I told you di, your brother isn't straight anymore. Remember that park incident!" Rajiv said again while laughing madly.

That talk and the sight made Priya one side and Radhika other side who got up hearing all those noises, laugh like maniac holding their stomach. That made Arjun stop what he was doing. Just by looking at the two important women of his life laughing so freely because of his dumbness. However, one-way that made him peaceful. He smiled and thanked Neil mentally for starting such stupidity.

"Yeah , you are right kiddo. They are made for each other type couple."Priya commented first ever time something related to Arjun.

By the time they all composed themselves, while Arjun passing, he told Rajiv literally throwing a bomb unintentionally though, "if I am not straight anymore, then your big brother will top the list. Isn't it Neil?"

They all looked at each other, while Rajiv's expression changed from confusion to sad to anger , while he rushed downstairs. Radhika and Neil looked on.