Avni looked at Vineet hope and asked "papa aap karoge na apna promise pura?"

Vineet can't give her what she is demanding, he said "Avni.."

Ruhana interrupts "Avni tum"

Avni did not listened and said adamadently "nhi mujhe yahi gift chahiye, mujhe bade papa chahiye chahiye"

Hearing this Manvi said 'Avni bade papa nhi aa sakte hai"

Avni while crying asked "kyun nhi aa sakte? Unhone promise kiya tha na wo haar saal mere birthday par cake banayenge? Nhi mujhe bade papa chahiye"

Manav sighed and spoke up the same thing "Avni bade papa nhi aa sakte"

Avni moved to him and asked "kyun bhaiya? Kyu nhi aa sakte? Wo aayenge to papa mummy ko maaf kardenge aur hamare saath rahenge aur aapke papa"

Manav said in anger "Avni bade papa aapke bhaiya se pyar nhi karte wo nhi aayenge"

Avni pushed him in anger and said "aap jhooth bol rahe ho mere bade papa bahut ache hai wo kabhi kuch galat nhi karenge"

Ruhana tried to calm her down "Avni beta aap"

Avni stepped back and said adamantly "nhi mujhe bade papa chahiye aur koi nhi"

Vineet turn Avni towards him, he wipes her tears and said holding her hand "beta papa aapke bade papa ko to nhi laa sake par promise karte hai ki aapke papa aapke aur mummy ke saath aakar rahenge"

Ruhana was shocked, she looked at him with her eyes filled with tears.

Avni said "nhi bade papa"

Vineet asked her "Aapko bade papa chahiye ki mummy papa?"

Avni looked at him and answered "mujhe teeno chahiye"

Ruhana was now getting angry, she scolds her "bas Avni, ye zid chodo tumhe ek baat samajh nhi aati?"

Vineet glanced at her and said "Ruhana ye kya tarika hai bachi se baat karne ka?"

Ruhana looked at him and said in loud tone "to ye bekar ki zid kyun kar rahi hai, tum bhi achi tarah se jante ho Aarav nhi aayega wapas, usne apne bete ki jaan ke baare mein tak nhi socha na ek maa aur aapne dost tak"

Vineet raised up his hand and shouted "Ruhana" Manvi held his hand and stopped him from slapping her.

Ruhana looked on shockingly.

Angel looks at the kids and said "Purvi bacho ko andar le jao" Purvi moved inside along with the kids and other guests also left.

Manvi looked at Vineet and said "Vineet please Ruhana kya galat kah rahi hai? Uski wajah se Manav.." she paused

Vineet looked at her and said "Manvi Manav Aarav ka bhi beta tha manta hoon usne galti ki lekin"

Manvi cuts him with anger "Vineet Manav tha uska beta toh itna to hak tha na uska ki apne bete ki jaan bachaye nhi kiya usne aisa! Uski khudki galti ke karan wo yahan nhi hai hamare saath, tumne meri madad ki to kya kiya usne tumhare saath yaad hai na tumhe?" she asked.

Vineet remembered, he said in pain "haan yaad hai lekin uss ek galti ki wajah se rishte khatam nhi ho jaate, 3 saal kaate hai uske bina"

Manvi said instantly with anger "to zindagi bhar kaatne ki aadat daal lo, kyunki manav Aarav ko apni zindagi mein wapas nhi aane dega aur Avni ki baat maanlo.. Wapas aa jao uske pass mat raho apni beti se door" she had tears in her eyes, she folds her hands in front of him and said "please Aarav ke khatir hi sahi"

Vineet holds her hand and puts them down. Sachin spoke up "haan Vineet, Avni ke liye ise badi baat kya hogi ki uske papa uske saath rahenge?"

Angel also said "aur fir Aarav bhi to hamesha se yahi chahta tha ki tum Ruhana hamesha ke liye ek ho jao"

He looked at Ruhana and recalled the past event, Manvi again requested him "Vineet Avni ke khatir please"

Vineet looked at her and moved into Avni's room without answering.

Inside the room, Avni was crying. Vineet said "Avni"

Avni jerked him "nhi karni Avni ko aapse baat"

Vineet tried to explain "Avni please ek baar papa ki baat to suno"

Avni hits him, Vineet said "acha papa apna promise pura karenge, papa aapke saath rahenge"

Avni smiled broadly, she looked at him and asked "pakka?"

Vineet nodes "haan"

Avni then asked "par bade papa?"

Vineet ask her to sit on his lap, Avni sits and he says "Avni bade papa na humse naraz ho gaye hai jab unki narazgi khatam ho jayegi wo apne aap jayenge"

Avni said sadly "kab aayenge itne din ho gaye?"

Vineet said "Aa jayenge" he then tried to divert her mind from Aarav and asked "acha iss saal wo special gift nhi aaya aapke liye?"

Avni got up and smiled "aaya hai papa, dikhati hoon aapko" Avni said excitedly and goes to get the present. She then shows him "dekho special friend ka special gift"

Avni opens the wrap and it has a teddy bear inside. She said "papa ye meri favourite hai"

Vineet smiled and asked "Acha ispe kisika naam likha hai?"

Avni nodded and shows him "dekho.. To my doll Avni"

Vineet's pov "haar saal ye gift aata hai.. Lekin wo nhi aayega.. I am sorry Avni main tumhe diya hua wada pura nhi kar sakta, tumhare bade papa ko tumhare pass nhi laa sakta, main bhi kabse intezar kar raha hoon uska aur Aarav Manav ke samne aa bhi gaya to pata nhi kaise react karega?"

Here Outside,

Manvi sat on couch with a thud, Angel consoled her "Manvi sambhalo khudko"

"Mujhe akela chod do please.." Manvi said.

Angel nodded, she got up and said "hum chalte hai Ruhana"

Sachin asked "Manvi tumhe ghar chod de?"

Avni comes and said "nahi aaj raat badi maa mere ghar pe rukengi Manav bhaiya ke saath"

Manvi smiled and said "okay meri rani" it seemed Vineet had made her understand. Sagel left along with Saransh.

Ruhana then asked Manvi "Manvi summer camp ke liye Manav jaa raha hai?"

Manvi got up and smiled "haan Avni ko bhi bejhdo, Saransh bhi to jaa raha hai"

Ruhana said in concern "haan par ye log summer camp ke liye itni door jaa rahe hai"

"Pareshan mat ho Angel saath jaa rahi hai unke" Manvi said.

Vineet came out and added on "Manvi main bhi chala jata hoon Manav ko akela mehsus nhi hoga use apne papa ki kami mehsoos nhi hogi"

Manvi smiled and said "thank you Vineet, main chali jaati par salukhe sir bhi kaam se jaa rahe hai to"

Vineet said "koi baat nhi, mujhe bhi acha lagega apne bacho ke saath waqt bitaunga kaam ki tension se door"

Avni and Manav hug him, he said "Acha ab so jao bahut late ho gaya hai"

Manav said childishly "aapke pass sona hai"

Avni also said the same thing "mujhe bhi"

Vineet smiled "Acha dono so jao chalo"

Ruhana wanted to speak to Vineet, but he went with the kids into the room.

Manvi places her hand on her shoulder, and said "Ruhana, tum bhool jao jo hua Vineet wapas aaya hai tum dono firse"

Ruhana interupts and said with her eyes getting moist 'Manvi main khush hoon ki wo Avni ke liye aaya hai par mujhe nhi lagta ki sab pehle jaisa ho sakta hai"

Manvi tried to explain "nahi Ruhana, tumhe ek mauka dena chahiye na aur uss din ko bhi hua wo.."

Ruhana said with tears rolled down her eyes "I am sorry Manvi, main use hurt nhi karna chahti thi par kya karti main? Aur fir Aarav.. Maine itni badi khushi kho di"

Manvi held her hand and said "Aarav ne jo kiya soh kiya par Vineet I know thoda galat hua par ek mauka mil raha tumhe use aise mat jaane do, Kyuki kismat har kisiko dusra mauka nhi deti" she wanted to cry but composed herself.

Ruhana looked at her and asked "mera to thik hai Manvi par tumhara kya? Aarav ke bina tum"

Manvi looked at her and said with hurt tone "jise mere bete ki jaan ki parwa nhi hai, nahi rehna hai mujhe aise insan ke saath"

She turned and said "aur kab Manav hai mere pass to nahi zaroorat hai mujhe aur kahi na kahi wo zimedar hai tumhare aur Vineet ke beech ki dooriyon ka aur waise bhi jaane ka faisla bhi uska tha"

Ruhana came in front of her and asked "tumhe yaad nhi aati uski?"

Manvi said in loud tone "nahi aati yaad bas.." she could not control further and moved into the room.

She recalled...

"Aarav tum usey bachogey ya nahi"

"nahi Manvi mai nahi kar sakta yeh"

"papa aap bure ho bahut bure ho.. jao aap yaha se.. nahi chahiye mujhe aap"

"you don't love me"

"Aarav tum pagal toh nahi ho gaye ho"

"Vineet... I am sorry mujhe tumhe suspend karna hoga"

"tek hai Manvi.. mai hi chala jaata hun.. tumhe jaane ki zazurat nahi hai yaha rehkar bhi mujhe nafrat hi hasil hogi aapne bete ki..."

Manvi was having tears in her eyes, yes missed him. She can lie to world but not to herself. "Kash Aarav tumne wo sab nhi kiya hota, tumhe humse door nhi jaana padta aur Avni tumhe itna miss nhi karti" 

To be continued...