R: happy birthday in advance sweetheart.

She read the letter with shaky hands and was crying badly. She found a box in her cupboard with name ' Ridhima'
on it. It had a gift along with a picture inside. It was written in Vansh handwriting so it definitely was placed by him.

She eyed the beautiful crystal ball showpiece that had a couple inside, girl in boy's arms.

R: whenever I was threatening to fall you held me, your arms were the safest place for me Vansh. You saved me everytime, from every danger but now it seems like I am fighting an unknown battle in my heart just to breathe without you.

I promise to protect this showpiece at any cost, this is priceless for me. But right now I need to find out this secret, I just have two hours for it.

She picked up the photograph that was in the box and eyed it carefully, it was the portrait of Vansh that she painted. She quickly got up and examined the portrait.

R: dammit nothing is here.

In anger she punched the wall, she started waking away but her eyes fell on the frame, the small portion of the frame was covered with black paper tape, she quickly peeled it off.

There was a line written
The key to my pain is the key to this secret.

R: huh? The key to my pain? What did vansh did when he was in pain?
Piano! He always played piano when he was in pain.

She ran to piano room and started searching it for any clue, she didn't notice that her hand started bleeding after punching the wall. All she cared was this secret because somewhere it was connected to Vansh and ridhima wanted to keep everything close to her that is related to Vansh.

This secret was biggest of his life so it automatically became her priority to fulfill his wish. She bent down to look under the piano and saw drawer like structure. It had a blue print inside of VR mansion.

R: blue print? This is of VR mansion. There must be something.

She saw a red dot in the corner of the paper with a wierd design circling it.

R: this place, I know this. This is the basement, but what is in the basement? Wherever it is I need to find it fast I just have half hour left

In the basement, she started searching and found a locker.

R: bappa please help me I just have fifteen mins, what the hell is the password? Vansh raisinghania?

She tried that but it was a error.

R: damn. Uma? Uma raisinghania.

She tried that but even that was a fail.

R: not even uma then what is the password? Think ridhima, what can be the password.

" password protected you see "

" you cracked me ridhima, you cracked this password Protected vansh"

R: Ridhima Vansh raisinghania.

She internally prayed for it to be the right one. For the first time in months she genuinely smiled, a happy one the password was correct.

R: Shit it's already 12 I need to get out of here. I will see these in room.

She collected whatever paper was there and ran to her room, she saw that room was empty and sighed in relief. No vihaan aka jungli billa to disturb her.

She started looking at the papers, she was shocked to core. There were pictures of her and vihaan! That too super close, romantic types.

R: what the hell are these?

She noticed the letter with it and started reading it, tears rolling down her face.

R: why? Why do we always we have to suffer? 

She held the letter close to her heart and cried bitterly at her fate. All she ever wanted was a simple life but destiny is always ahead of planning life and now she got to know the biggest truth of her life.

V: ridhima

She heard his voice and quickly hid the papers. She wiped her tears and looked at him who was grinning like a Cheshire cat.

R: what? 

He shook his head and marched forward, he bent down to her level and astonished her by tieing a black blindfold.

R: vihaan!

Her memories of shoot out day was coming back to her,  she was scared. She literally was shivering and crying.

V: hey hey relax. I did this because dadi told me to do so.

She breathed out in relief. Her head started hurting badly but she didn't protest. He guided her the way but didn't trusted her with stairs so she was in his arms.

When he removed the blindfold, the place was pitch black..

R: what is th-

She couldn't complete the sentence as she saw the lights switching on and people singing happy birthday.

D: happy birthday beta.

She hugged her.

R: thank you dadi.

D: come on cut the cake.

She was a big strawberry flavored cake on the table, she remembered the time when both of them together baked chocolate cake and it was his favorite.

She blowed the candles and cut the cake, she fed the first bite to dadi.

D: god bless you beta.  You know?  Surprising you at mid night was Vansh's idea.

Ridhima looked at him with tears but quickly composed herself, She smiled and said thank you to every one.

All of them returned to their perspective rooms.

R: I am done with all these lies and betrayal, tomorrow on my birthday everyone will pay for their deeds.

Everyone was busy in decoration and party needs. Vansh had thrown a grand birthday party that too at a short notice so it was slightly difficult to manage it all.

During evening ridhima was sitting at the bed staring pictures of her and Vansh.

R: today everything will be over Vansh. We'll all be free from this web of lies and betrayal, they must be coming.

She wiped her tears and went downstairs, the place was beautifully decorated with black and golden theme.

R: everybody can I have your attention please!

She excalimed and everybody looked at her.

R: today I wanna disclose something to you all.

She had a remote in her hands and the projector beside her started playing, kabir and anupriya were horrified. It was their confession, today when the servant was taking breakfast for them, ridhima added truth serum to it.

When they were blabbering the truth about all their crimes, ridhima made a video of them.

Officer : Mr kabir raisinghania and miss anupriya raisinghania you are both under arrest.

They heard a booming voice, police was standing there with handcuffs in his hands. Whole family was shocked to core.

D: anupriya!?!

She started sobbing badly and ridhima consoled her, ishani was crying silently and also thanking ridhima for exposing them.

Police took them and vihaan aka Vansh was sitting on the sofa admiring his wife who was lost somewhere, suddenly she walked to Vansh and gave him a tight slap, shocking everyone there.

He looked at her wide eyed and mouth hung open.

R: why vansh?  Why did you play with me?  With my feelings?

She started sobbing badly and whole family was confused, vansh understood what she's talking about him becoming vihaan and entering her life.

V: ridhima it was important to know the betrayer.

He tried to console her but it only went in vain when she looked at him red eyed burning in rage.

R: Then what the hell is this?

She threw the photos and letters at his face.

His eyes widen in realization, she knows everything.

I: what's going on here?

Vansh was constantly staring at ridhima who was crying bitterly.
Vansh walked to them and narrated the whole story to them including her past.

I: you mean she's a rai chand?

Everyone was shocked there, ridhima was never an orphan her parents were famous business men but now they are dead.

That letter :

Ridhima I just want to say you that you're not who you think you're. You were not an orphan, you're a rai chand. You're daughter of ritvik and bani rai chand but they are no more now.

I have known you way before, but lost you that time. It was a beautiful evening where we both met and it became our favourite place to hang out. The cliff. We were living a happy life and soon were going to be married, as you can see I didn't had beard in those days.  Dadi knew about our relationship and so did your parents, they were quite happy about it.

That day we were spending our time at cliff but my business rivals had sent some goons and when they fired a bullet for me you took it and fell from the cliff. This was the secret that was kept from past 3 years in my heart. Your parents died in a car accident so I manage their business now.

That day was like my life turned completely, I became cold and ruthless. I had lost hope of living. But I met you again and was shocked yet happy to see you but you didn't remember me. So I did a little investigation about you and after connecting the dots, I knew that you're my ridhima who was misled badly.

You were manipulative badly against me, but I couldn't afford to lose you again so I married you in a hope that someday you will get your memory back.

That shoot out day when you took the bullet for me again, I thought that I will lose you again but when you woke up I thought that since we experienced the same scenario as that day you'll get your memory back but I was wrong.

You didn't got your memory back, I always knew about you and kabir and being the selfish man I am I didn't wanted you to be anyone's else.

I know I should have told you this sooner but just forgive me for it.

Ridhima always dreamt of having parents and getting their love but when she knew who her parents are still she wasn't able to get it.

D: I knew beta that you're the same ridhima, and after the shoot out I was confirmed. You again took the bullet for him.

She wiped her tears away and stood up. 

R: thank you. Thank you for coming back to my life. Thank you so much.
Akdu.

She had tears in her eyes as well as vansh, his eyes were wide . Akdu was the nickname she gave to him during those times.

V: does this means?

Ridhima nodded and hugged the hell out of him.

R: yes I remember everything now.

V: ridhi

Whole family was emotional right now.

V: but how?

R: when you blindfolded me. My head was hurting badly and that's when I was reminded, you trying to hold my hand while I was falling. It was the same cliff from where you fell.

V: I love you so much

R: and I love you too Akdu. But you looked more handsome with beard.

She along with everyone chuckled.

OK so done. Please ignore my grammatical errors this time as I wrote it in a go. This idea striked my mind while watching yesterday's episode so I wrote it with my imagination.

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