Ruhana came out from the room.. Manvi went to her and asked her "Di yeh ghar mein kya kar raha hai?"

Ruhana looked at her and replied "mannu khushi ne usko bulaya hai, ab khushi aur anvi ke samne kuch mat bolna" giving her warning.

Manvi sighed and murmured "sab na.. arghh"

Anvi spoke up "aap hamare school mein hi they as a teacher humhe pata hi nhi chala AM I mean.. A.."

Aarav smiles a bit "it's okay you can call me AM I don't mind" he said

Khushi said "are khushi ko neeche utharo" Aarav puts her down..

Manvi could not handle his presence here, she moved inside her room.

Khushi thinks "mumma aur dost ki friendship karani padegi" something strikes in her naughty mind.

"vi.. dost chalo hide and seek khelte hai.. aur dost doondega.." Khushi said

Aarav nods, Anvi and Khushi hide... Ruhana who was arranging dining table smiled a bit.. Aarav saw Khushi entering inside Manvi's room.. he entered inside the room "khushi.. aap yahi ho mujhe pata hai.."

Khushi slowly moves out of the room and locks the door from outside. Aarav turned back and came to the door.. "khushi open the door.."

Khushi giggled and ran from there.. Ruhana saw this, she called Khushi.. and asked her "yeh kya tha?"

Khushi whispered to her "mumma aur dost ki friendship karani hai.." she said

Anvi came there and smiled.. "khushi aap to bahut intelligent ho!"

Khushi smiles "I know.. I know.." Anvi and Ruhana laugh at this comment of her.

Ruhana thinks "ye sahi hai mujhe zayda mehnat karne ki zaroorat hi nhi hai.. thanks to khushi.."

Khushi tells Ruhana and Anvi "maasi , Vi chalo walk karte hai bahar"

Anvi said "par maasi aur AM.."

Khushi pouts.. "chalo na" Ruhana and Anvi agrees and goes with her outside.

Aarav kept on knocking the door "khushi, Anvi.. koi hai bahar?"

Just then Manvi comes out from bathroom and gets shocked seeing him inside her room...

Manvi shouts "tum mere room mein kya kar rahe ho?" Aarav turned and tried to explain but before he could Manvi saw the door locked.

"Aur ye darwaza kyun band kiya?" doubting his intentions.. "dekho tum zyada"

Aarav finally broke his silence with "shut up! darwaza apne aap band ho gaya.. hai main to khushi ko doondne aaya tha we were playing hide and seek"

Manvi moved towards the door and tried to open it but it was lock.. "jab bhi tum aate ho na problem saath late ho.." she bursts out at it.

"maine kya kiya hai? Aur aapko mujhse problem kya hai? Main aapko bhoot lagta hun?" Aarav questioned her.

Manvi showed him the file work she was doing since afternoon.. "yeh dekho tumne mera kaam double kar diya hai.. arghh.." she sat on the bed and continued with her work...

Aarav was feeling suffocated inside the room, he turned on the table fan, and papers which were on the bed started to fell.. "arey band karo pankha" Manvi screamed at him.

He turned off the fan and helped her in picking up the papers.. he looked at her and smile came on his face.. Manvi glared at him and snatched the papers from his hands..

"tum mera kaam hamesha bigadte ho.." she continued scolding him..

"I am sorry" he said just three words...

Manvi sighed.. "sorry my foot.." and continued with her work.

He asked "aap mujhse aise kyun baat karti hai? Pyar se bhi baat kar sakti hai"

Manvi ignored him..

Ruhana, Anvi and Khushi returned from walk.. Ruhana unlocked the door from outside and opened it.

Manvi moved out of the room and whispered to Ruhana "bola tha maine isko ghar mat bulao.. par meri koi nhi sunta.." and went to dining table.

Aarav came out of the room, he saw Ruhana looking at him. He said before she also misunderstand him "wo door kaise lock ho gaya I don't know.."

Ruhana smiled and said "it's okay aao khana kha lete hai"

Khushi thinks.. "plan fail ho gaya mumma to aur gussa ho gayi dost se"

They sat together and had dinner.

"dost... aap na roj aaya karo khushi ke ghar.." she said while looking at Aarav.

Manvi said immediately "koi zaroorat nhi hai aur khushi aapke exams aa rahe hai na concentrate on your exams"

Anvi murmurs "maasi to aise keh rahi hai jaise khushi board exams likhne wali hai.. bechari khushi.."

Khushi gets sad... Aarav looks at Manvi and replies "itni pyari bachchi ko kyun daant rahi hai aap.. pyaar se samjhaya kijiye"

Manvi replies "aapko kyun takleef ho rahi hai aapne khana kha liya na ab aap jaa sakte hai!" she said rudely

Aarav sighed. he looks at Khushi "Acha khushi main chalta hoon.. mujhe bhi kuch zaroori kaam hai bye.."

Khushi nods.. "bye dost" and he leaves..

Manvi gets up and moves towards her room.. Ruhana follows her and stops her..

"wo sab kya tha mannu?" she questioned her..

Manvi replied "kya di..?"

"Mannu bas tum bina wajah uss bechare ke itna kuch suna rahi ho? Kya chahta hai wo bas khushi ke saath khelna, hasna isme tumhe kyun problem ho rahi hai?" Ruhana confronts her

Manvi replied.. "di.. mujhe bas wo nhi pasand and main nhi chahti wo khushi ke aas pass bhi rahe"

Ruhana looked at her and said "Mannu tum ache se janti ho wo bura insan nhi hai.. phir kyun?"

Manvi answered back "di mujhe uske baare mein ya kisike baare mein koi baat nhi karni hai aur main aapse pehle bhi keh chuki hoon mujhe khushi ke liye kisiki zaroorat nhi hai aur na khudke liye"

Ruhana spoke up "Manvi zindagi khud chalke tumhare kadmo mein aa rahi hai aur tum tokar marke usey door kar rahi ho.." and left from the room...

Manvi closed the door from inside.. Ruhana sighed. "pata nhi yeh ladki chahti kya hai!"

Anvi and Khushi were inside the room..

"vi aaj bahut maaza aaya na" khushi asked Anvi..

"haan abhi aap so jayo.. " Anvi speaks up, Khushi nods and lays down on bed.. Anvi covers her with blanket and kisses her forehead.

Khushi was in school, she saw Aarav entering inside. She moved and jumped on him. He hugs her..

"dost.."

"acha chalo hum movie dekhne jayenge chalogi?" he asked.

She nodded happily "haan.. but Vi ko bata deti hun" Khushi spoke.

Anvi came there and smiled "AM kaise hai aap?"

"I am fine Anvi tum kaisi ho?" he asked.

"bahut achi.." Anvi replied.

Khushi said "Vi dost ke saath khushi ko movie jaana hai jaye?" she asked.

Anvi nodded "jao.." Khushi smiled..and went with Aarav in the car.

Anvi smiled as she recalled how Vineet also always takes her. Manvi came out and asked "Khushi kaha hai Anvi?"

Anvi replied "maasi khushi wo AM ke saath"

Manvi scolds her "kyun bheja tumne usko uske saath maine mana kiya tha na"

"lekin maasi.. AM toh bas.." but Manvi did not listened to her.

"Anvi this is not done meri beti hai wo ek baar puch leti mujhse kaise tumne use permission de di" Manvi said.

Anvi was in tears "maasi kya khushi meri kuch nahi lagti?"

She sat inside the auto and left to home. Manvi sighed.. "ye sab uss AM ki wajah se ho raha hai.."

She moved to home. Ruhana was at home today as she was working from home. She saw Anvi entering inside the home and rushed up to her room.

Ruhana followed her to see what happened.. Ruhana asked "Anvi kya hua?"

Anvi asked "mumma kya mera khushi pe koi haq nahi hai?"

"pura haq hai beta.. hua kya hai?" Ruhana asked.

"mumma Khushi jab bhi AM ke saath hoti hai wo khush hoti hai aur main kaise usse wo muskan uske chahre se chin lun? Isliye maine use permission de di AM ke saath jaane ki but maasi ne kaha maine galat kiya unhone kaha meri beti hai wo ek baar puch leti mujhse" Anvi said as she was hurt. She hugged Ruhana..

"Khushi AM ke saath hoti hai mujhe lagta hai jaise main apne papa ke saath hun.. maine kya galat kiya mumma?" she asked.

Ruhana smeared her head "Shh.. shant ho jao kuch galat nahi kiya hai tumne.."

She thought and decided to talk to Manvi about this.

To be continued.