Daksh was running behind Ruhana, she was running towards the exit, he wanted to talk to her and tell her that he still loves her but she ran out of the hospital. Daksh too followed her but dashed with a ward boy and was about to fall down but compose himself. He looked here and there trying to locate her but there was no sign of her.

Daksh turns to the ward boy and glares at her.

'dikhai nahi deta tumhe. Aankh band karke chalte ho.' He shouts which shivers the ward boy.

'sorry sir.. Ye dawai pahuchani thi urgently issliye dhyan nahi raha' he said, showing him the medicine.

'khade kya ho phir.. Jao yaha se' he shouts again, the ward boy ran inside instantly without waiting even for a second. 

Daksh stood there for some time, he again lost a chance to prove his love, to prove his loyalty, she hates him! 

He took a deep breath and went back to his cabin. As he enters, Dr. Mathur and the other doctor look at him.

'Dr. Shergill, aap yu Dr. Ruhana ke piche kyun bhag rahe the? Kya aap dono ek dusre ko jante hai?' Dr. Mathur asked, gazing at him confusedly.

Daksh shook his head, he didn't want to publicise his personal life, 'kuch nahi.. Bass' he tried to explain but the other doctor didn't let him complete his statement.

'Dr. Shergill, hum yaha ek patient ko le ke aaye hain. Uska ilaz karwane ke liye.. Aur aap case discuss karne ke bajay jaane kya kar rahe hai.'' The other doctor, Dr. Aggrawal said angrily.

''Sorry Dr. Agarwal, aiye case discuss kar lete hai' Daksh said apologetically.

Dr. Aggrawal shook his head,

'aab kaise discuss hoga. Iss case ki saari details toh Dr. Ruhana ke pass hai, aur wo toh hai nahi. Aab case kal discuss karna hoga' Dr. Agarwal said, Daksh nodded agreeing to him.

Dr. Agarwal and Dr. Mathur left the cabin to see the patient.

Just then, Daksh's phone rings, he  receives the call as it was from his mother, who immediately called him home. Daksh was stunned to find her worried, he hurriedly rushed out of the hospital to see the matter.

... 

Other Side..

Ruhana was in a taxi, sobbing silently, her past was in front of her after three months and she wasn't able to bear him before her eyes.

'kyun kismat ne mujhe tumhare samne khada kar diya, ek baar toh mujhe tod hi chuke the tum. Toh aab kyun mere piche aa rahe ho. Aab bhi koi kasar baki reh gayi hai jisse pura karna chahte ho' she cried as she covered her face with her palm. Recalling that painful moment which snatched her happiness.

....

Flash back.. 

Ruhana was getting ready in front of the mirror. 

She was wearing a beautiful black colour one piece dress, she applied some makeup and other accessories. She looks drop dead gorgeous! 

After getting ready, she casts a look at herself in the mirror and admires herself.

'waah! Kitni sexy laag rahi hoon main, Bhagwan ne badi fursat mei banaya hai mujhe mere bhooke bhandari ke liye!''  She praised herself, a charming smile was playing on her lips.

'shukra hai uss bhondu ram ko ye toh yaad aaya ki usse mujhe propose bhi karna hai, nai toh pata chala shadi ho gayi aur main iss taraf se aati aur tum dusri taraf se nikal gaya.'' She laughs at her own words as Daksh is a shy person and her closeness makes him nervous.

'kon kahan se nikal raha hai?''  Nandini asked, standing at the door, crossing her arms around her chest. She's Ruhana's mother. 

Ruhana turns to her as she entered the room,

'aapka hone wala Jamai.'' She replied.

'Aacha, aaj toh propose kar raha hai naa wo tumhe, fir kyun nikalne laga kahin' Nandini asked confusedly. She's well aware of her daughter's love life and is happy for the same. 

Ruhana laugh,

'main aaj ki baat nahi kar rahi thi mumma. Jab hum saath padhte the tab ki kar rahi hoon.  Mujhe dekhte hi janab apne raaste badal lete the aur agar kabhi samne paad jaye toh bahane kar ke chala jata tha. Aur sabse intresting baat batau, mujh se milta nahi tha par mere baare mei soch soch ke akele mei blush karta rehta tha ki pucho nai. Abhi bhi shayad Blush kar raha hoga.'' She exclaims, a chuckle escapes her lips.

Nandini giggled,'' Really!! Chalo aacha hai hamari iss aggressive family mei koi toh shant aayega. Sasur aur Damad pure opposite honge.'' Nandani said as they laughed.

Ruhana shook her head,

' haan..shant toh wo bahut hai, kabhi kissi se unchi aawaz mei baat tak nahi karta. Sab se pyar se, muskura ke baat karta hai, sabki help ke liye ready rehta hai. Uski pyari si muskan mei ek sukun sa hai, uski samandar si shant aur gehri aankhe jinmei kho jaane ko jee chahta hai. He's just amazing!''  ruhana says dreamingly and blushing.

' Dusro ke baare mein bol ke koi khud hi blush kar raha hai' Nandini tease her.

Ruhana roll her eyes,

'kya mumma aap bhi. Eo sab chodo, aap ye batao naa kaisi laag rahi hoon main' she asked twirling around.

'beautiful and gorgeous as always' Nandani said patting her cheeks 

''Daksh bhi dekhta hi reh jayega.'' She added.

Ruhana sigh,

' uss kaddu se toh kuch puchna hi bekar hai. Jab bhi pucho toh ek hi jawab deta hai 'aachi lag rahi ho' iske siwa uss lallu ke muh se kuch nahi nikalta.''she said in a complaining tone, making a face.  

' kya naam diye hai..kaddu..lallu.. Bechara mera jamai, bhola pan bhadi paad gaya usse 'Nandini exclaims, laughing.

' mumma, itna bhi bhola nahi hai wo 'Ruhana states. 

' aacha, toh kitna bhola hai 'Nandini asked, raising her brows.

' mujhe kya malum, apka Jamai hai aap khud puch lena. 'Ruhana replied shrugging her shoulders.

' thik hai puch lungi. Ye toh batao uski family mei kon kon hai 'Nandini question.

' uske ilawa ghar mei sirf do log aur hai. Uski mummy aur choti behen!'' Ruhana replied.

' aur uske father? 'Nandini asked as Ruhana didn't mention Daksh's father.

''Uske papa nahi rahe aab! Wo ek Air Force Officer the, ek war mei unka plane crash ho gaya aur eo survive nahi kar paaye. Daksh ki mother ne akele usko aur uski behen ki dekh bhal ki. Thankfully unka business tha toh unko money ki koi problem nahi hui!'' Ruhana says, her mother was left thoughtful. 

Ruhana looks at her mother,

' kya hua mumma, kya sochne lagge.'' She asked.

Nandini shook her head negatively,

' kuch nahi, main bas soch rahi thi, kitna muskil raha hoga unke liye do - do baccho ko akele sambhalna.'' Nandini said, still lost in thoughts.

' haan, muskil toh raha hoga but unhone mamage kar liye! Aap unki choriye aur ye bataiye, achanak se itne saare sawal aap kyun puch rahe ho.'' Ruhana questions crossing her arms around her chest as she finds it suspicious because Nandini never question about Daksh's family before but today, all of the sudden she's inquiring about Daksh.

Nandini stares at her,

'Aab apne hone wale Jamai ke baare mein thori jankari bhi naa rakhu. Agar tumhare dad ne puch liya toh kya jawab dungi.'' Nandini says.

Ruhana nodded, she finds it genuine reasons,

' waise dad Mumbai se kab wapas aa rahe hai. Do mahine se wahi pe baithe hai, humein toh yaad bhi nahi karte 'Ruhana complain.

Nandini sighed,

' aab kya kare, unko apna kaam sabse pyara hai. Kal baat hui thi, bol rahe the agle hafte tak aa jayenge.'' She states.

'aane do unko.. Main toh baat hi nahi karungi.. Bol ke gaye the 10 din mei aa jayunga aur yaha do mahine ho gaye aur unka pata hi nahi hai' Ruhana said sadly, making a gloomy fave.

'jab aayenge tab ki tab dekhenge. Filh toh mere khayal se tumhe late ho raha hai. It's already 10' Nandini reminds her. Ruhana was left shocked.

'10 baaj gaye!!! Gayi main toh 8 baje ka time tha, main 2 ghante late ho gayi wo bhi itne Important din. Mumma ye sab aapki wajah se hua hai.. Aapne mujhe baato mei uljha diya' she says stamping her foot on the ground. She then collected her things and rushed out of her room.

'aare aaram se.'' Nandini shouted but she had already left the house. 

Nandini sighs and looks at the bedroom which was fully messed, ''ye ladki bhi na taiyar hone ke liye puri almirah bed pe rakh diya 'she sighs and arranges the room.

Other side..

Ruhana was driving towards the hotel where Daksh had called her, it was raining heavily, the roads were jammed because of that. Ruhana thinks to call him and inform him that she will be there in a few minutes.

' aare main phone toh ghar pe hi bhul aayi, aab call kaise karu. Ek toh already late hoon upar se ye barish.'' She makes faces. 

She speeds up her car, finding the vehicles before her car has dispersed. In around 30 minutes she reached her destination. Parking the car, she rushed in the hotel and enquired about him in the reception.

'Ma'am Mr. Daksh toh kuch der pehle hi chale gaye. Bahut der tak wait karte rahe, fir chale gaye' the receptionist informs her.

Ruhana was left upset, '''aacha, chale gaye. Thik hai!'' She thanked the receptionist and left the hotel.

She settles in her car and drives to her home. Around an hour later, she reach to her home. She descended from her car and entered the house gloomily, all her excitement was washed off in the rain. 

She entered the hall and sat on a couch with a thud. Her mother came out from her room and was confused to see her. She marched towards her and secured her seat beside her..

'tum itni jaldi kaise aa gayi. Mujhe toh laga tha tum wapas hi nahi aaogi aaj' Nandini said, teasing her.

'mere pahunchne se pehle hi wo jaa chuka tha. Main bahut late ho gayi thi.'' Ruhana replies, not looking at her mother. Shev was really upset and disheartened to know that Daksh left the hotel without even meeting her. He was supposed to propose to her, she feels he should have waited for her for some more time but he's gone.

Nandini wraps her arm around her,

'aww mera baccha! Koi naat nahi, dhai ghante toh wait kiye naa uss ne. Tum call karke baat kar lena.'' She says convincingly.

Ruhana looks at her,

'thori der aur wait nahi kar sakta tha na, Kaddu kahin ka' she pouted. 

Nandini smiles at her,

'It's Okay, kaam hoga usse kuch. Chalo, tum aab jaa ke change kar ke so jao. Bahut raat ho gayi hai, kal baat kar lena uss se!' Nandini said. Ruhana nodded and left from there, Nandini too moved to her room. 

Next morning..

Ruhana was in the bathroom when her phone started to ring and keep on ringing continuously. Ruhana was surprised.

She came out of the washroom without even taking a proper bath and picked up the phone, irritatedly. She looked at the called id, and found the call was from a private number. 

'ye kon call kar raha hai' she thinks, but presses the green icon and attached the phone to her ears..

'hello' she said..

'Ruhana' the caller says, she recognised the voice, it was Daksh.

'Daksh! Aab time mila tumhe phone karne ka. Hadh ho yaar tum bhi,  itni jaldi chale gaye, main aayi aur tum the bhi nahi. Aisa kaun karta hai, propose karne ko bulaya aur khud hi chale gaye.'' She complained.

' main dhai ghante tak tumhara intezar kar raha tha, tum aayi nahi. Meine tumhe itne call bhi kiye lekin tumne uthaya tak nahi 'Daksh says, his voice were cold. 

Ruhana makes a face,''main apna phone ghar pe bhool gayi thi, issliye nahi utha payi. I'm sorry.'' She apologies. She hears his sigh and could feel that he's disappointed.

'Sorry!!  Ek sorry bolke tumhe aisa lagta hai sab thik ho jayega. Itna Important din tha kal hamare liye aur tum late ho gayi. Tumhe pata bhi hai kitna insult feel kar raha tha main. Dhai ghante tak paaglo ki tarah tumhara intejar karta raha aur madam ka toh koi aata pata hi nahi tha. 'Daksh says angrily.

Ruhana was stunned, but she knows it was her fault.''Main janti hoon meri galti hai, main bahut jyada late ho gayi. Lekin ready hone mei mujhe time ka pata hi nahi chala, lekin hum fir se plan karte hai naa. Please!!'' She tries to convince him.

' tumhe ye koi khel lagta hai jo aaj nahi toh kal khel liya. You know what, mujhe toh ye lagne laga hai shayad tumhe chun ke bahut badi galti kar di. Tum ek jagah pe toh time se pahunch nahi payi kal ko mera ghar kaise sambhalogi. Tumhare liye sab kuch majak ho sakta hai lekin mere liye nahi. Mere upar bahut si responsibilities hai and I'm sorry to say tum unn responsibility ko nibhana toh dur, unko nibhane mei mera sath tak nahi de sakti tum! 'he shouts at the top of his voice. 

' Daksh! Ye Kya bole jaa rahe ho tum. Main bas thodi late hui hoon, itni si baat ke liye tum.mujje judge kaise kar sakte ho!'' Ruhana too yelled. She loves him immensely and has given him.some rights but it doesn't mean that he could insult her. 

' chillao maat, yahi sach hai. Aur main ek aisi ladki se shadi nahi kar sakta jo mere ghar ki responsibilities naa utha paye.'' He shouted again, being adamant at his words.

' Daksh ye kya bol rahe ho, deemag toh kharab nahi ho gaya tumhara. Itni choti si baat ke liye, tum aisa kaise kar sakte ho.' She said as tears brimmed in her eyes. 

'Leave it Ruhana tumse baat karna hi bekar hai. Waise bhi main aab kuch sunna nahi chahta. Aaj se tum apne raste main apne. Good bye!'' He declares and cut the call without waiting for her reply. 

' Daksh. Daksh!!” Ruhana calls him but he has already ended the call. She sat on the bed with a thud, tears rolled down her eyes.

' itni si baat ke liye, itna bada faisla le liya tumne. How could you do this.' She cried, she still can't believe that her one small mistakes angered him this much that he break their relation. 

Flash back over.. 

' itni si baat ke liye tumne mujhe chor diya, mere pyar ko thukra diya. Main tumhe kabhi maaf nahi karungi.'' She cried.. 

....

Daksh Side..

Daksh entered the house, he was worried as Shakshi had urgently called him.

He saw shakshi, Vineet and Avantika talking. Vineet seems angry while Shakshi and Avantika were trying to calm him.

Daksh marched towards them,'' kya hua mom,  Aapne itni urgently kyun bulaya mujhe.'' He ask to hus mother who looks at him disappointedly.

''Dekho na Daksh, Vineet jaane ko maan hi nahi raha, tum hi samjhao isse' shakshi says gazing at him hopefully.

'chahe koi bhi bole main nahi jayunga, matlab nahi jayunga' Vineet said stubbornly. 

Daksh turn his gaze at him

'par mana kyun kar raha hai, ye toh bata' Daksh asked moving towards him.

'bas mujhe nahi jana.' Vineet declares.

'agar tu nahi gaya, toh mom ko wahan help kaun karega. Wo sab kuch akele kaise sambhalengi.'' Daksh said, trying to make him understand.

'choti chali jayegi mom ke saath' Vineet says, pointing to his sister who was left stunned.

'bhai ye possible nahi hai, meine packing nahi ki hai aur sab se important baat tickets apke naam se book ki hai toh main kaise jaa sakti hoon' Avantika reasoned.

Vineet almost bounce towards her,

'tu uski tension naa le, ticket pe naam change karwa diya hai meine aur rahi baat packing ki toh wo taiyar hai!'' He exclaims and pulled out a bag which was kept under the sofa. 

'lekin beta...'' Shakshi tried to say something when Vineet cut her in between.

'main nai jayunga, nai jayunga..nai jayunga.'' Vinert  shouted stubbornly. 

Shakshi sighed, he's not gonna came with her.

'thik hai, maat jao main Avantika ko yaha chor kar hi jati hoon' Shakshi said as she doesn't want yo leave him( Vineet) alone. Though Daksh will be here but her trusted over him has been dispersing be every passing day all because of hus behaviour.

'nahi..aap isse le jao, aapko jarurat padegi' Vineet reasoned. 

Shakshi tried to convince him but it was of no use. 

'chalo jao, nahi toh late ho jaaoge!'' Vineet said and sat down on the sofa.

They were left with no other choice. Daksh picked up their bags and moved out. Shakshi and Avantika follow him half heartedly. 

... 

Outside 

Daksh was instructing the driver to drive safely. After all he cares about them. 

He then move to Shakshi and Avantika,''meine driver ko bol diya hai, wo aache se chor dega aap logon ko' Daksh said without any emotion.

'aab tak naraz ho.'' Shakshi asked looking at him. 

'nahi, main kyun naraz hone laga. Aur ho bhi gaya toh kissi ko kya fark padne wala hai.'' He said staring to the ground.

'mujhe padta hai' Shakshi said, making him looks at her.

Daksh didn't reply to her.  

'madam hum late ho rahe hai. Flight chut jayegi' The driver said.

'apna khayal rakhiyega, aur apni medicines skip maat karna, nahi toh tabiyat kharab ho jayegi aapki' Daksh said coldly.

Shakshi nodded and said 'tum apna aur Vineet ka khayal rakhna' Daksh just nodded at this. 

Shakshi and Avantika left from there sitting in the car. Daksh entered the house and found vineet  in the hall, lying on the sofa with closed eyes, a wicked smile was playing on his lips.

Daksh went near him and called out his name. 

'Vineet' he calls him, Vineet opened his eyes and sit up.

'tu mom ke saath kyun nahi gaya?'' Daksh asked.

'mera mood nahi tha' Vineet replied simply and turn away his head.

Daksh gaze were fixed at him, Vineet's wicked smile makes him suspicious.

'kuch toh pak raha hai iske dimag mei' Daksh thought.

'chahe jaise bhi ho bhabhi ko toh wapas laa ke rahunga aur uske liye mujhe Delhi jaana hai naa ki kolkata.''Vineet thought trying to suppress his smile.

He came out of his trance at Daksh's voice who says. 

'jab tak mom nahi hai tu office nahi jayega' Daksh declared. 

'kyun?? Vineet question, confusedly.

' kyunki main bol raha hoon issliye 'Daksh says

' main jayunga 'Vineet declares.

' fir main datunga 'Daksh warned him.  

' main fir bhi jayunga 'Vineet insisted.

' marunga main, jyada zid maat kar 'Daksh threatened him. 

' main fir bhi jayunga 'Vineet said stubbornly.

Daksh thinks for a while and says.. 

' thik hai jana fir main tere se baat nahi karunga, deewaro se baat karte firna 'Daksh said as she secures his seat on the other sofa. 

Vineet glared at him for a minute and then said' thik hai nahi jayunga, kaise log hai, mujhe emotional blackmail karte hai, huh!'Vineet said and makes a face. 

But then instantly says,

' agar main nahi jayunga, toh tu bhi nahi jayega 'Vineet exclaims.

' main toh jayunga, mere bahut saare Important kaam hai 'Daksh replies.

' fir main bhi baat nahi karunga 'Vineet tried to blackmail him.

' maat karna 'Daksh exclaims and leave to his room, whistling and smiling.

Vineet was left with an open mouth.

…

To be continued...