Manvi looked at her with mixed emotions.

Manvi was about to say something but something stopped her the next moment she placed her hand on her right cheek. Ruhana had slapped her hard on her face. Manvi looked up at her.

"di... matlab pata hai iska.." Ruhana asked her in anger. Yes she was angry with her for leaving her without speaking to her once She busted out her anger on her...

"6 saal... Ek baar bhi phone nhi kiya tune.. chali gayi... Mujhe chodke anvi ko chodke.. Kyun?" Ruhana shouted at her.

"3 mahine tere saath na rehne ka zakhm bhara nhi tha jo tune 6 saal ka aur gehra zakhm de diya"

Manvi tries to explain "di.. main kya karti main aap par bojh nhi banna chahti thi"

Ruhana grabbed her hands and jerked her a few times "bojh kaun behen bojh hoti hai.. Haan? Aur tune socha kaise tu mujhse door ho jayegi to main khush rahungi"

"Anvi apne mumma aur papa ke saath rehna chahti thi aur main janti thi aap kabhi raazi nhi hote mere hote hue.. Isliye" Manvi spoke with choky voice

Ruhana cut her in between and said "isliye chali gayi.. Kaise bhool gyi tu tere bina maine jeena seekha nhi... Mere liye hamesha se tu pehle hai baki sab baad mein"

Manvi looked at her and said "isliye to chali gayi ek aur zimedari aapke kandhe par nhi aane de sakti thi main"

Ruhana scolds her further "tujhe samajh hai tune kya kiya hai.. Jab anvi aayi thi tune hi kaha tha hum milke usko sambalenge.. chahe jaise haalat ho.. To khushi ko bhi sambhal lete Are nhi chahiye mujhe aisi khushi jo meri behen ko mujhse door rakhe.." tears started to flow her eyes..

"ab badi ho gayi hai na meri zaroorat ki kya hai tujhe" she said Manvi shakes her head in no..

"nhi di.." she tries to hold her but Ruhana jerks it away.

"nhi.. tu jaa reh akeli.. tu mujhse pyar hi nhi karti... tujhe meri parwah hi nhi hai.. jaa tu" she shouted badly at her.

Manvi nods in no and grabs her hand again, "di.. please.. aapke bina rehna mere liye aasan nhi tha bahut yaad aati thi aapki aur Anvi ki raat bhar main apne bure sapno ke karan so nhi pati thi aati thi aapki yaad.." tears flowing down her eyes rapidly... "Aap mujhe maar lo.. daant lo kuch bhi karlo par ab mat jao.."

Ruhana frees her hand and speaks up a loud "bas.. main teri ab koi baat nhi sunungi.. tu jaise reh rahi hai reh akeli.. ab main tujhe mudke dubara nhi dekungi.."

Ruhana turns to leave but Manvi grabs her duppata, She kneels down... Ruhana turns to her and looks down at her..

Manvi apologizes "maaf kardo di.. mat jao chodke.. zaroorat hai aapki nhi raha jaata aapke bina"

Ruhana recalls when Manvi first went to the school same way she holds her cloth to stop her.. "mat jao di.."

"aapke jaise samajhdar nhi hun na.. der se samajhti hoon.. Plz mat jao" Manvi requested with tears in her eyes.

Ruhana keeps on looking at her and she could not control her tears from rolling down. she rushes to her and kneels down. She kisses all over her face Manvi cries..

Ruhana then hugs her by comforting her into arms.

"kahi nhi jaungi.. gayi to tu thi mujhe chodke"

Manvi said "sorry.. Ab nhi jaungi I promise"

They remain in the hug for long time, After sometime they separate from hug.

Ruhana wipes Manvi's tears. Manvi wipes Ruhana's. They get up Ruhana says "kitni patli ho gayi ho tum thik se khati peeti nhi kya?"

Manvi nods in no "aap nhi they na khayal rakhne ke liye mera.."

Khushi and Anvi arrive at the corridor and see them together. Anvi was shocked to see Manvi.

Khushi "mumma.." she rushed to Manvi but Anvi stopped her.

"ruko khushi"

Manvi said "aap.. yahan they itne saal se aur Anvi school mein pta hi nhi chala" then her eyes fell on khushi and Anvi. She smiled seeing anvi.

She walks towards Anvi, Anvi watched her coming..

They stood in front of each other, Manvi recalled little Anvi. She touched her face.. "anvi.." she said Anvi jerked her hand away.

Ruhana and Khushi looked at them.

"aap kaun ho?" Anvi refused to recognize her.

Manvi spoke up "anvi main hun tumhari maasi bhool gayi tum"

Anvi replies while shouting at her in anger.. "bhool to aap gayi mujhe aur mumma ko.. aapki himmat kaise hue anvi ki family ko break karne ki"

Manvi tries to justify "baat to suno.. I am sorry"

Anvi refused to listen "nahi.. Aap dusri baar anvi ko bina bataye gayi wo bhi kitne saalo ke liye.. I will not forgive you"

Manvi eyes at ruhana to help her out. But Ruhana refuses handle yourself.

Anvi spoke "aap mumma ki taraf kya dekh rahi ho? Pta bhi hai kitna miss kiya aapko humne.. Aapko nhi pata.. Jao aap raho akele" and went away from there.

Manvi was left speechless. After all she is Ruhana's daughter and Anvi's anger was justified..

Khushi finally spoke, "mumma vi ne aapko kyu daanta khushi ko kuch samajh nhi aa raha"

Manvi bends down to her level and says sadly "kyuki wo naraz hai mujhse main usko chodke gayi"

Khushi looked at her and gave confuse expression.

Ruhana moved to them, Manvi said "khushi, Vi aapki di hai.. Aur yeh aapki maasi"

Khushi smiled as she understood now.. "oh.. Acha koi na vi ko main leke aati hoon"

She ran to Anvi. Anvi was sitting on the stairs of the corridor. Khushi came and sat beside her and asked "Vi aap meri mumma se gussa mat ho plz aapne bola tha na gussa kabhi nhi karna chahiye phir aap kyun ho?"

Anvi looks at Khushi and says "tum samjhogi nhi"

Khushi pouts and said "samjhao warna khushi bhi aapse katti"

Anvi tries to pacify khushi "are.."

"no" Khushi said and walked away. Anvi looked at her.

She comes to Manvi and complaints "mumma ghar chalo plz.. Khushi ki baat nhi maanti vi.."

Manvi looks at Ruhana but Khushi pulls her and they walk out of the auditorium.

Anvi comes to Ruhana running and asked "mumma khushi gayi kya?"

Ruhana nods "Haan wo gyi"

Anvi says angrily "hadh hai maasi mujhse baat karne hi nhi aayi"

Ruhana speaks up "anvi aise nhi kehte..papa ne kya kaha tha ki maasi mile to gussa nhi karna unko saath rakhna aur khushi aayi thi na tumhare pass to phir"

Anvi looked on and started walking ahead and said "kuch bhi ho jaye main maasi ko maaf nhi karungi"

She turned her face and said "aap aise kyu khade ho chalo na yahan se"

Ruhana nods and starts to walk along with her... they took the cab and went to their home.

Anvi straight went to her room she thought "kya samjhti hai maasi khudko jab chaha chali jayengi jab chaha wapas aa jayengi"

Manvi's home

Khushi said in anger "mumma Vi ke katti hai khushi baat nahi maanti wo"

Manvi pats her cheeks and said "soh jao beta kal school jaana hai"

Khushi nodded and lays down on her lap. Manvi pats her head lightly and was thinking about Anvi's anger towards her.

The next day, Manvi and Khushi came to school. Khushi went to her classroom.

Manvi saw Anvi, and went to her "Anvi meri baat suno plz" she was trying to convince her.

Anvi looked at her and said "mam, I am getting late for class excuse me" she passed by her and left. Manvi sighed in disappointment.

Manvi was working on the laptop, she thinks about Anvi. She takes out her phone and sees a number on the list. She stared at the number, tears rolled down her eyes. She hesitated pressed the green button and put the phone to her ear.

The person from other side picked up the call, "hello, ASP Vineet Singhania here"

Manvi could not speak a word. She silently cried, she can never forget because of him she is today free from that Viraj but she had no courage to talk to him.

Vineet said "Anvi aap ho kya? hello?"

Manvi disconnected the call as she could not talk to him.

Vineet looked at the number and was bewildered, he thought to call Anvi but realized she must be in school now so he decided to call her after her school is over.

Shinde came to him "sir humhe kuch suspects mile hai" then he got busy with another case.

Anvi reached home and took out the phone which Ruhana had given her for emergency. She dialed a number, Vineet picked up the call. "anvi main ek case mein"

But Anvi interrupts and says "Papa Anvi ko bhi aapse important baat karni hai"

Vineet excuses himself and moves to a side. "bolo kya hua?"

Anvi said adamantly "main bahut gussa hoon!"

Vineet asked "kyun? maine to kuch kiya nhi"

Anvi pouts and speaks up "Aapse nhi maasi se, wo Kanpur mei hi thi"

Vineet was surprised and thought maybe it was Manvi who called him.. "to aap unhe ghar leke aaye ki nhi?"

Anvi nods in no.. "nhi main unse bilkul baat nhi karungi aise kaise gayi wo anvi ko chodke"

Vineet tries to make her understand "Anvi aap bhool gayi aapne papa se kya promise kiya tha?"

Anvi replies "par papa.. wo mere saamne thi hamesha se aur mujhse chipti rahi... main bahut naraz hoon unse"

Vineet tries to make her understand "Anvi.. wo maasi hai na aapki aur aapki mumma ne ache se class li hogi to agar ab aap bhi apni maasi se naraz rahogi to aapki maasi upset ho jayegi... itne saal baad wo mili hai aapko to aapko to unhe hug karna chahiye tha na..."

Anvi listens to him but remains determine on her decision and disconnects the call.

"nahi har baar unki marzi nhi chalegi! Unki himmat kaise hui meri behen ko mujhse door karne ki"

To be continued.