Vineet and Ruhana share a moment together. They are very much in love and Vineet is relieved to tell her everything that he’s been hiding from her. Their case is like that both Ruhana and Vineet know that they have each other by their sides and things would only get better. Ruhana hugs him and they stay in the same position for many moments.

Meanwhile, a commotion breaks their trance. They glance at each other and run out of the room. They are shocked to see the sight in front of them. They find Viren lying on the floor, with a vase broken beside him. He’s babbling and crying at the same time. Vineet rushes towards him while Ruhana is a little scared.

“Ye kaise hua? Kitni baar bola hai tumhe aaram se chala karo, lekin tum daudte rehte ho!” Vineet scolds his brother.

“Mujhe chot lag gayi!” He points at his leg where there’s a piece of glass immersed in his leg.

“Han toh bhaag kyun rahe they? Ab kaanch nikaalne do.” Vineet says.

“ Aah! Dard ho raha hain.” He pulls his leg away not letting him pull out the pieces.

“Viren, ek toh chot lagi hai aur ab kaanch nikaalne nahi de rahe ho. Seedhe baitho.” Vineet scolds Viren.

“Vineet, daant kyun rahe ho usey? Kaanch nikaalo uske pair se nahi toh infection ho jayega.” Ruhana says gathering her courage.

“Ye ladka meri kabhi nahi sunta. Aur ab tum bhi isko kuch kehne nahi dogi.” Vineet makes a face.

“Main sab sunta hoon. Aap hi daantte rehte ho. Bhabhi toh pyaar karti hai.” Viren says grumpily.

“Chup karo. Ab kaanch nikaalne do.” Vineet says but Viren again pulls his leg towards himself.

“Viren, ye dekho. Rubix cube solve karna aata hain na tumhe? Tum sikhaoge mujhe?” Ruhana gives him the cube.

“Han han! Ye mujhe  aata hai.” He snatches the cube from her hand and begins to play with the Rubix cube.

Meanwhile, Vineet pulls out the mirror pieces from Viren’s leg. And cleans the wound. As he applies the antiseptic, Viren shouts in pain.

“Dheere karo! Dabao nahi.” Viren shouts.

“Tu shanti se baithega?” Vineet glares at Viren at which the latter gets quiet.

Vineet bandages the wounds and makes Viren sit on the couch. The latter is still solving the Rubix cube. Ruhana gets a vanilla shake for Viren and coffee for Vineet. Savita Kaki tells them that Viren fell down on the wet floor as he was running around and his leg slipped. The lady also scolds Viren playfully. Viren glares at her and stands up.

“Aap meri team mein ho ya bhai ki?” Viren says softly.

“Areyy! Main toh dono ki team mein hoon na. Abhi tum baitho. Pair mein chot lagi hain.” Savita kaki says.

“Huh, aap bhi daant rahi ho. Very bad. Main kisi se baat nahi karunga.” He sits grumpily on the couch.

“Mujhse bhi baat nahi karni?” Ruhana asks, smiling at him.

“Aap daantogi toh nahi?” Viren looks at her.

“No! Main tumhare bhai ki tarah gussa nahi karti.” Ruhana jokes at her husband.

“Good good! Isliye aap sabse achchi ho.” Viren says, clinging on to her.

“Dekh raha hoon, barkhurdar. Tumne team bhi change karli. Very bad!” Vineet smirks.

“Han toh, aapko kya dikkat hain. Aap toh dantte ho. Meri dost nahi daantti. Isliye main unki team mein.” Viren clicks his tongue at Vineet.

Vineet makes a face at his brother while Viren giggles. Ruhana smiles at the two brothers. Meanwhile, Savita Kaki serves dinner and Viren pulls her to have dinner with them. The lady is a bit hesitant but agrees. After dinner, Ruhana and Savita Kaki wind up the kitchen and do other chores while Vineet gives medicines to Viren. Ruhana finishes the chores and asks the lady to rest. Savita kaki insisted to make milk for Viren but Ruhana denies it.

“Kaki, ab main bhi toh is family ka hissa hoon. Viren aur Vineet ko doodh main bhi de sakti hoon. Ab thoda toh kaam mujhe bhi karne dijiye. Aap jaiye aaram kijiye.” Ruhana says softly.

“Par beta…aaj hi toh…” Savita says but Ruhana cuts her.

“Jaanti hoon, main aaj hi aayi hoon. Lekin agar kuch kaam nahi karungi ya agar ghar se familiar nahi hongi toh kaise chalega, kaki? Aur aap badi hain, Viren ka khayal toh aapko hi rakhna hain jab main aur Vineet office jayenge. Isliye ye chote mote kaam toh karne dijiye. Main jaanti hoon, sham ke waqt aap khana bhi bana lengi aur mujhe kuch nahi karne dengi.” Ruhana says and the lady smiles at her.

“Arey beta, ab toh tum hi sambhalogi. Aur tumhari baat toh mujhe maanni padegi. Lekin han madad ki zaroorat ho toh zaroor batana.”Savita says and Ruhana agrees to the lady.

Savita moves to her room while Ruhana warms milk for Viren and Vineet. She moves into Viren’s room and finds them arguing. Viren is glaring at his elder brother.

“Huh, mujhe video game khelne do.” Viren says grumpily.

“Pehle tu dawai khaa! Fir game khelna. Nahi toh video game le lunga main.” Vineet threatens him.

“Leke dikhao. Main akela nahi hoon, meri dost hain mere sath. Dekho wo aa gayi, ab dara ke dikhao.” Viren points at Ruhana who enters the room.

“Wo meri team mein hain,samjha!” Vineet scolds him.

“Noo!” Viren shouts and jumps off the bed but whines in pain, as his leg hurts.

“Viren! Aaramse. Chot lagi hai na? Medicine toh khaani padegi.” Ruhana looks at Viren.

“No, wo kadvi hoti hain. Mujhe nahi khani.” Viren makes a face.

“Nahi khaoge toh thik kaise hoge? Fir toh tumhare bhaiya ko hame pareshan karne ka mauka milega.” Ruhana makes a face at her brother in law.

“Huh, kaise? Wo toh office jayenge na?” Viren asks innocently.

“Wo aise, ki tum thik nahi hoge toh bhaagoge kaise? Aur ek jagah baithoge toh tumhare bhaiya tumhe aur mujhe dono ko pareshan karenge, kaam batate rahenge.” Ruhana says while Viren looks at her intently.

Ruhana makes a sad face, convincing him that Vineet could do such a thing. Viren is thoughtful and looks at both Vineet and Ruhana. He knows that Vineet usually asks him to bring his things or help him and Viren doesn’t want to do it right now. He looks at Ruhana who smiles at him.

“Dekho, doodh pi lo aur dawai lelo. Fir main tumhare bhaiya se keh dungi ki wo tumhe sataye nahi, okay?” Ruhana looks at Viren who bobs his head multiple times and grabs the glass of milk from the tray.

Ruhana smiles softly as he drinks the milk. She passes another glass to Vineet who thanks her through his silent gestures. Ruhana just smiles and also gives medicine to Viren. He takes the medicine without any tantrums. Vineet rolls his eyes at his brother.

“Arey wah! Aaj toh bina ladai ke dawai khai kisine! Mere se toh bahut ladai karta hai koi!” He makes a complaining face.

“Main kuch nahi karta…..aap….aap karte ho. Aap dantte ho!” Viren glares at his elder brother.

“Main kuch nahi karta. Tu mujhe pareshan karta hain.” Vineet retorts.

“Nooo! Aap hi karte ho. Aap hi dost ko laaye aur fir aapne unko jaane bhi diya. Aur fir aap unko pareshan karte ho.” Viren complaints making a foul face causing Ruhana to giggle.

“Dekh, teri dost hi has rahi hai. Maine kuch nahi kia.” Vineet takes a chance teasing him.

“Han toh! Wo aapki tarah mujhe pareshan nahi karti. “ viren says grumpily.

Vineet is about to respond when Ruhana interrupts them. All this while, she has a constant smile on her lips. She looks at Viren first and then at Vineet.

“Tum dono ko pata hai, tum dono bahut cute ho. Bachon ki tarah ladte ho! By god! Mujhe pata hain, main yahan bore nahi ho sakti. “ She says admiring the two men sitting in front of her.

“Main cute …cute hoon?” Viren looks at her and holds her hand.

“Haan! Bachon ki tarah cute ho tum! Lekin tumhare bhaiya thode se khadus hai.” Ruhana makes a face.

“Haha, haan. Bhaiya na aise hi hai. Lekin aapko pata hai wo mujhse bahut saara pyaar karte hain.” Viren chuckles and then rushes to hug Vineet.

Ruhana smiles as she watches them. She watches the pure love within the two, as Vineet tucks Viren into bed and he falls asleep within minutes. Vineet kisses his head and leaves the room, switching on the moonlight, so that he doesn’t get scared. Ruhana smiles and they move into their room.

*****
Ruhana and Vineet enter their bedroom and Ruhana hugs him. He is astonished as she kisses his head. He looks at her and she smiles at him, praising him.

“I am so proud of you Vineet. Tumhari tarah toh main Viren ko handle nahi kar paungi. I will always need you.” She says softly.

“Even I do, Ruu. I mean, it was so easy to handle him today. Tumne usey busy kia toh wo maan gaya. Main nahi kar paata ye sab.”  Vineet says he’s equally overwhelmed.

“Isliye toh hum dono ko sath mein sab kuch karna hoga. Office bhi dekhna hoga aur Viren ko bhi. Sath mein ek duje ko bhi.” Ruhana says while looking at her beloved.

Vineet agrees and embraces Ruhana in his arms. She relaxes in his warm embrace and forgets all that happened in the day today.

She is all set for a new life that’s ahead of her.  They break the hug and settle in the bed. She keeps her head on his chest and they talk a little with each other. Meanwhile, as Ruhana listens to his heartbeat in silence, Vineet’s phone rings. He picks it up and gets worried as he hears the caller. Even Ruhana grows tense.

They sit on the bed and Ruhana waits for him to finish his talk. He keeps the phone back on the side table and looks at his wife. She asks him about the matter and he says something that leaves her tensed too. And their worry is same —-Viren.

To Be Continued.

Whose call did Vineet receive?

Why are they worried?

Stay tuned.