"Mahir, tumne bela ko icecream khilaya?" An angry sumi asks mahir and everyone snap their head towards him waiting for his answer.

"Sab mujhe aise dekhrahe hai jaise mai circus mai stunts karne wala koi lion hoon. Hey bhagwan, ghar mai jo kitne bhi jhadu hai, unsab ko koi chamatkar karke gaayab kardo please. Sab ko sach batadun?" Mahir thinks in his mind.

Bela mumbles 'Please' to mahir without anyone's notice. Looking at bela's cute face, mahir melts  and decides to save his jaan!!

"Yes. Maine hee bela ko icecream khilaya." Mahir announces and bela looks at him in surprise.

Sumi and Andy looks at him angrily and bela closes her eyes not wanting him to be scolded.

"Mahir, tum na.." Andy was about to scold him.

"No No No!! I shouldn't have told mahi's name. Galti meri hai na, tho mai hee daant sunungi." Bela thinks.

"Dad,Mom, I am really very sorry!! Mahir ne mujhe icecream nahi khilaya. Maine hee khaya. I didn't do that to hurt you all. I will take care of my health from now. I will have my medicines and come. Aaplog mere mahir ko daantna nahi please." Bela speaks and runs to her room for having medicines.

Mahir blushes after hearing 'Mera Mahir' from his Bela's mouth. Everyone smiles by looking at running bela.

"Pagal hai ye ladki." Sumi says with a smile.

Vish,"Correction,mom."

"Mahir aur icecream ke liye pagal hai ye ladki." Everyone shouts collectively and mahir blushes while rubbing the back of his neck.

"Aap Sab bhi na.." Mahir mumbles while nodding his head in disbelief and starts eating his breakfast.

Everyone continues eating and that's when bela comes shouting "Mom,Dad" with tears rolling down her cheeks continuously. As soon as they hear her voice, everyone gets panicked, especially mahir. He immediately runs near bela who is descending stairs. Bela hugs him tightly while sobbing continuously.

"Bela, kya hua? Why are you crying? Please stop crying, baby." Mahir says while stroking her hair.

"Mah..Mahir.." Bela tries to say something but words die in her mouth. Mahir picks her up in bridal style and she keeps her head on the crook of his neck. Mahir takes her in their room and sits on bed with her, in his lap. All the other family members come in room hurriedly.

"Bela,baby,please stop crying. What happened?" Mahir gets tensed by looking at his life shedding tears uncontrollably.

Sumi goes and sits on bed, adjacent to mahir. She makes bela lie on her lap and bela clutches sumi's hand in her as tightly as possible.

"Bela,bacha,kya hua? Please bolo." Sumi asks while stroking her hair.

"Mumma, he..he..ca..called..me.." Bela says with utmost difficulty.

Mahir gets confused as he don't know anything but others look at each other,tensed.

Vish,"Koun? Ro..Rocky?"

Bela nods with fear and gets up quickly from sumi's lap and jumps in mahir's lap and hugs him tightly. Mahir circles his hands around her and tighten his grip.

"Mahi, tum uspe Bharosa math karo. Kuch bhi nahi hua. Please don't trust him. I love you so much. I have always loved only you. Please don't believe him. Mujhse dur matjaawo. I can't stay away from you." Bela clings to him and rests her head on his chest while crying vigorously.

"Aap sablog neeche jayiye. Mai thodi dher mai aatha hoon." Mahir says to everyone. Kuhu was about to say something but mahir's one glare made everyone move out from the room.

"Bela,baby, I am with you always. Koi kuch nahi karpayega. Your mahir is with you. Ab sojawo baby." Mahir starts stroking her hair with one hand and wipes her tears with other hand.

"But ma.." Before bela could complete her sentence, mahir cuts off.

"Sushh.. Baby chup hojawo and sleep. You are in safe hands of your hubby. Ye banda apna life yaani tumko kuch hone nahi dega. So, please sleep my jaan!!" Mahir cups her cheek with left hand caress her back with right hand to give comfort.

Being in mahir's solace, bela forgot all her pain and closed her eyes. Soon, sleep engulfed her.

After sometime, mahir finds bela sleeping peacefully. He slowly makes her lay on bed and goes to living room where everyone are sitting tensed.

"What's happening? Why is my bela scared? Who is rocky?" A confused mahir asks his family members.

Vish goes near mahir and fills him the details and deeds of rocky. Mahir's world turn upside down as soon as he got to know the truth. He falls on his knees with teary eyes. Kuhu and vish consoles him and makes him sit on sofa. Sumi hands him a water glass and he gulps the whole water in one go.

"Mahir, please be strong. Tumhe bela ko sambhalna hai na.. she came out of all those with utmost difficulty. It was a tough time for all of us to handle her." Andy explained mahir.

"When did this happen?" Mahir asked while controlling his anger and tears.

Yuvi, "Jab aap 3 months London gaye, thab ye sab hua bhai.. We wanted to tell you but bela bhabhi ne mana kardiya. We couldn't say you."

"This girl will never change. Is she having any fantasy to hide everything from me? Hmm maybe because she can't see me in pain. I still have some unanswered questions. Why did she marry me suddenly? Why she created that she kidnapped vaish?  Her diary is the only way to know the answers of these questions." Mahir thinks in his mind.

"Mom,vish,kuhu, I can't see my bela like that. We need to do something to make her forget everything, atleast for now. Uss rocky ko tho mai batata hoon. Aaplog ko kya karna hai wo mai bolunga. Please do as I say." Mahir puts up his plan and everyone agrees to his plan happily.

Vish, "Superb idea,jiju. I am sure di will be very happy."

"Yes bhai. Thank you so much." Kuhu chirped and hugged him tightly.

"Ab aaplog kaam mai lagjayiye. Agar bela uthegi aur mai nahi raha tho bohot ghabra jayegi. Tho mai chala. Aur haan, vish, call anu and ask her to come with darsh as soon as possible. Kuhu, tum jaake sarika mumma aur mukesh pappa ko bhi yaha bulawo." Mahir states and kuhu,vish nods. Mahir heads to room and others start doing their work.

Mahir goes near bela after closing door and kissed her forehead gently. A lone tear escaped his eye by imagining the situation of bela when he was in London.

"I regret bela. I regret for going to London at that time. Agar mai yaha hota tho tumhe wo face karna hee nahi padta hoga. I would stand with you as your best friend. I love you bela. Ab mai uss rocky ko nahi chodunga. Usse ab pata chalega mahir sehgal ke biwi se panga lene ka result kya hoga. I love you my baby doll." Mahir thinks while stroking bela's hair.

"Ek kaam karta hoon, bela ki diary padhunga ab." Mahir thinks and takes Bela's diary from side drawer. He continues reading from where he stopped.

30th May 2013

Hola diary!! I am so so so so happy today. Wanna know why? Ok let me tell you. Andy uncle and sumi aunty bought a new cycle for my mahi. He was hell happy and excited. And I am happy by seeing him happy. Ofcourse he will be, after all a 7th class boy got his dream cycle and he can go to school in that from now. Uncle,aunty,kuhu and yuvi left me with mahi and went out for some work. All I could say is, I had a lot of fun with him today. Actually I am sharmaing now. Byee!! See you tomorrow... Good night!

"Aww!! How did I even miss my Bela's love all these years? Aur ye sharmaing kya hota hai? Oh now I get it. She mixed Hindi and English. This wife of mine is always crazy. Not only you bela, even I was very happy that day. I still remember how we spent it."
Mahir thinks and starts cherishing those moments from past.

"I am so happy,bela. Finally, I got my dream cycle. Mai school ko car mai jaake thak gaya hoon yaar. From now I can go in cycle. Chalo bela humdono iss cycle mai aaj khoob ghumenge." A 12 year old mahir says to a 11 year old bela.

Bela gets excited on listening to him.

"Mere saath? Wo bhi cycle mai? Are you sure mahi?" Bela asks him being shocked as she will be the first person to sit on it after mahir.

"Ofcourse,bela. Tum ek kaam karo.. Aunty ko inform karke neeche aajawo. Mere paas paise bhi hai filhaal. We will eat your favorite panipuri." Mahir says being excited.

Bela gets shocked as well as happy on hearing mahir's words. Somehow she handles herself and runs to her house after nodding to mahir.

She goes near her mom who is in kitchen and hugs her from back.

"Mumma, I am going out with my mahir. Don't worry hum 7 se pehle aajayenge." Bela says happily. Sarika makes bela turn towards her and kisses on Bela's forehead.

"Ok beta. Take care of yourself and your mahir. Don't tell him that you love him even by mistake. This is not the right age bacha. Jab tum dono bade hojayenge, I will definitely make you marry him. Okay?" Sarika makes bela understand and she runs to mahir after giving her mom a cheek kiss.

"I just love my mom. She is very understanding." Bela thinks while going to mahir.

"Chalo mahir. Maine mumma ko boldiya. I am sure mumma aunty ko bhi inform karegi." Bela says to mahir after reaching him.

"Great! Chalo let's go." Mahir announces in excitement and sits on cycle. Bela was about to sit on back seat but mahir stops her.

"Bela, stop. What are you doing? Back seat mai baithogi tho girjawogi. Come and sit infront of me." Mahir orders.

"Par mahir, how can I sit front?" Bela asks being confused.

"Arey bela, movies mai nahi dekhi kya? Yaha mere samne wali rod par baithjawo." Mahir says and bela like a obedient child, agrees to mahir and sits there.

Mahir starts cycling and bela being a naughty kid starts thinking ways to irritate him.

"Kya karu mai itni naughty hoon tho aap hee batawo... kya karu? Kya karu kya karu?" Bela sings in her mind.

"Ye ladki itni silent kyu hai? Pakka iski dimaak mai kuch pak raha hai. Kuch tho gadbadh hai daya.. kuch tho gadbadh hai.." Mahir thinks in his mind.

"Koi idea nahi aaraha yaar. Aaj ke liye mera mahir bachgaya." Bela thinks and rests her head on mahir's chest. A smile crept on mahir's face.

Soon, they reach near a panipuri stall. Bela was about to take a plate but mahir denies. She looks at him being confused and pouts.

"Aise cute sa pout matkaro,doll. Mai tumhe apne haatho se khilata hoon." Mahir says to bela.

Bela gets excited and asks him, "sachi?"

Mahir nods and say, "muchi".

Bela jumps in happiness and mahir smiles wholeheartedly.

He starts feeding her lovingly and he himself eats along with her. After all, who will not eat panipuri?

Soon, they finish eating panipuri and mahir starts cycling with his bela to all possible streets he could. They reached home around 7pm and spent time with their family happily.

Mahir comes out of his thoughts when he hear a loud scream of kuhu and vish from living hall.

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                                              ~Anjana