Vineet is surprised, but he thinks that Ruhana is right at her place. He looks at the two girls.

"Okay! Aap wahi kijiye jo aapko thik lage. But I owe you two a treat. Ab dinner pe toh ja hi sakte hai na." he says looking at them hopefully.

Anamika jumps at Vineet's suggestion. She hasn't gone out in five months. Now, he is taking her out. Moreover, she's happy to have her sister around. So she gets excited at his offer. She looks at Ruhana hopefully.

" Chalo na Di. Dost party de rahe hain, we should not miss it." Anamika chuckles.

Ruhana looks at both of them and agrees. Vineet smiles. He moves to change, so does Ruhana and Anamika. Half an hour later, they set out for their outing. He takes them to his favourite place.

Brew Island Restaurant

Anamika and Ruhana were surprised to see the place. The place is beautiful and so is the ambience in the place. Anamika rushes to take the corner seat,near the window. Vineet and Ruhana follow her. The restaurant is decorated elegantly, light music accompanying the ambience.

"this is so beautiful." Anamika chuckles.

"Yeah! It is." Ruhana says while she looks at Vineet.

"this is my favorite place. Main apne doston ke sath aata hoon. Mujhe laga shayad aap logon ko bhi pasand aayega." he says with a smile.

Ruhana smiles.

"Jaanti hoon. Aapki choice toh achi hi hai." she says.

"I'm glad about that. Ab itna toh main kar hi sakta hoon. Aakhir hum dost hai." he says.

Ruhana nods affirmatively.

"Haan. Aur jo aapne kiya hai, uske Baad aap dost nahi family hain. I can say, my extended family." Ruhana smiles.

"Aur kya! Ab agar Di busy hongi toh main aapko call karungi. Aur aapko meri baat sunni padegi. Okay?" Anamika says while looking at her.

"Okay partner!!" he says as he shook hands with Anamika.

The girl giggles at then looks at her sister.

"See! Dost is already on my team." she says teasingly.

"Han! Aur tu meri team mein. Ab end mein tujhe aana toh mere pass hi hai." Ruhana says and raises her eyebrows at her.

"this is unfair." Anamika exclaims.

"no it is not!" Ruhana says.

Vineet smiles while looking at the two of them. He's contented to see them happy.

"I guess we should order something." he says.

"haan na. Mujhe bahut bhook lagi hai. " Anamika says babyishly at which Ruhana and Vineet laugh.

Vineet places the order which is a mix of Italian and Indian cuisines. They began talking, and Vineet Asked Ruhana when she wanted to shift.

"Jaldi se  jaldi, Vineet ji. Ab mujhe hi kuch karna hai. I have to talk to Anamika's principal.

" If you need, I can help you. " he says genuinely.

Ruhana smiles at him. Maybe, he wants to help her financially, or maybe in other ways, but now she wants to do things on her own. She can't rely on him anymore.

"I respect your feelings. Lekin aap already bahut kuch kar chuke hain hamare liye. Aap hain , wahi kaafi hai mere liye, Vineet. Aur phir jaisa maine kaha, aap family hain, toh agar mujhe zarurat hogi kisi cheez ki toh main aapke paas hi aaungi na." she finishes her statement and smiles.

" anytime. I mean i am just a call away. Par you have to take care of yourself. " he says.

Ruhana smiles.

" I will. Don't worry about that. Doctors ke order main andekha nahi karti." she says.

" Main hoon na. Main Di ka dhyan rakhungi." Anamika says.

Ruhana and Vineet smile at her and soon, their order is served. After the dinner, they have ice-cream and they return back home. Vineet tells Ruhana that she can go back to her home on the weekend. Ruhana agrees. She's elated to get back home and also to get a livelihood.

The two days pass in a blur. It's Sunday and after packing the things they have at Vineet's home, the sisters leave for their home. Vineet is dropping them home. As they entered the society, a faint smile formed on Ruhana's lips. She'll not meet her parents, but there are memories too. He stops the car in front of Ruhana's building. Her flat  is on the ground floor. As she gets out of the car, she finds Sachin, who gives her the keys of the house. He also tells her that she can always call them back if needed. Ruhana thanks him for what all he did while he pats her head affectionately and leaves.

Ruhana opens the door, and Anamika rushes inside holding Vineet's hand. While Ruhana was looking around the house, she heard Anamika showing the house to Vineet. The house was cleaned, maybe Vineet got it done. Her eyes get teary as her eyes fell on her parents' picture. Vineet presses her shoulder.

" Ruhana, I understand the loss, par tumhe strong rehna hoga." he says.

She nods affirmatively and stands up. They settle the things in the house, and Vineet also offered to get new things which they needed. Ruhana agreed, and they also got the needful things from a nearby mall. As they came back, they found Anamika asleep in her room, clutching her teddy bear, the same Ruhana got for her birthday. They look at her and Ruhana asks Vineet to stay for coffee. He agrees. They chat for a  while having coffee and suddenly she breaks  into tears, which leaves him shocked.

To Be Continued.

How will Vineet console her?

Stay tuned.