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"Yeah ok ok... I understood... Bye..."

Bani entered Veer's room talking on the mobile. She was all ready to leave for office, looking pretty in a white halter neck top and tan trousers. Veer smiled seeing her back to her normal self. He was sipping his coffee and working on his laptop sitting on the couch. Bani cut the call and smiled looking at Veer in the sweetest way possible. He sighed. He had known her enough in this two months to say correctly that she made this face only when she wanted something very stupid from him. He concentrated on his laptop to see what she does next.
She saw that and called him cutely.

B: Cutuuu...

V: *without looking at her* Kya chahiye batao...

B: (Shit... Ise kaise pata... Ek to main pehle se hi itni nervous hoon, upar se this man is making it more difficult for me.. Ab bas meri taraf dekhe na, varna sab khatam...) *sitting beside him* Nahi, kuch nahi chahiye... Main to bas aisehi baat karne aayi thi...

V: (Oh really Sweetheart!!..) Oh achha.. *closing the laptop and turning towards her* Bolo kya baat karni hai...

B: (Ab yahi to baki thi... Kaise manau ise, oh god...) *fake sweet smile* Wo umm, Cutu, Mishti ki ek dost hai Rishi.. Bohot achha larka hai, abhi MBa kar raha hai... Ummm, wo tumhara bohot bada fan hai... Aj uska birthday hai... Hehe...

V: *smile* Oh achha, tell Mishti to wish him a happy birthday from my side...

B: *excited* Tum ek kaam karo, tum hi voice record karke use wish kardo, main Mishti ko bhej dungi aur wo use.. Khush ho jayega banda...

V: (Ab aaya na oont pahaad ke niche... To ye chahiye thi tumhe...) *serious* Aur main aisa kyun karunga?!...

B: (Kyunki main keh rahi hoon...) *sweetly* Wo tumhara fan hai, itna to tum kar hi sakte ho... He will be so happy on his birthday, think about it Cutu... Kardo...

V: Mmm, nahi... Mann nahi hai...

B: *making the best puppy eyes* Pllleeeaaasssseeeee......

V: (How can I deny this face now?!...) *sigh* Ok fine... Mobile do apni...

B: *happy* Yayyyy... Thanks thanks thanks....

She opened the recorder in her mobile and handed it to Veer. He looked at her with a frown.

V: Kya kya karna padta hai tumhare liye....

B: *sheepish smile* Hehe...

Veer was about to start the recording when the caretaker's wife called Bani from downstairs.

C: Bani Madamji, zara neeche aana....

B: *loudly* Haa Didi, abhi aayi... *to Veer* Veer tum ye record kardo, main abhi neeche se aati hoon....

Bani ran downstairs. He smiled at her madness and started recording the birthday wish. After recording, he saved it and went to the saved folders to check it once. There, he noticed a strange thing; a voice recording was there dated 1st July at 5:34 pm !!... But she was abducted and was at Jai's place at that time... Which means!!.......

Veer quickly transferred the voice recording to his own mobile via whatsapp, deleted it from her mobile and kept her mobile on the table after closing the tabs. He decided to listen to the recording once Bani leaves for office. He was getting anxious to hear it. Soon Bani came back in the room, and Veer smiled at her masking the anxiousness. She took her mobile and heard the recording. She became happy and quickly sent it to Mishti, only after giving him a quick hug. He smiled at her and she went to take her bag for the office. They had their breakfast together and she left for office.

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As soon as she left, Veer quickly locked the main door and ran upstairs to his room. He sat on the bed with his mobile. He plugged in his airpods and started playing the recording.

The first thing that he heard was Jai calling her Sweetheart in his voice, just like she had told. He had believed her even then, but after hearing the voice, he got startled. It was exactly matching to his own voice. He heard Bani murmuring something, probably "Veer..". Jai tried to flirt talk with her. He sighed; the guy didn't even know how to flirt properly, jeez... Bani told, "Tum mere Veer nahi ho...". He smiled hearing her call him as 'her Veer'. Jai's nonsense talks irritated him. Jai called himself "the great..." and he instantly muttered, "Yeah, the great cheapad loser...". Bani's words, "Main sirf Veer ki hoon, aur uski hi rahungi.." touched his heart. He heard them fight on who is better, Jai or Veer, and Bani praising Veer in every alternate sentence. His heart did a little happy dance hearing her sweet words about him. Bani's savage replies made Veer crack up. But the moment he heard Jai's comments, "Agar aisa ho ki wo mar jaaye, to tumhari jawaani ka kya hoga..." "Tab to main tumhe apna bana hi lunga..." "Tumhe pata bhi nahi hai tumhe paane ke liye main kya kya kar sakta hoon...", he clenched his fist in anger. He paused the recording, and drank some water to calm himself down.

He played the recording again after 2 minutes. A ringtone played, and soon a sound came. Veer understood that the call had come, about which she was telling. He heard her broken voice, she was praying to God about his safety. He shook his head in disbelief. This girl was truly selfless. She herself was in problem but then also she was praying for his safety. He smiled hearing her next lines, "Aa rahe ho na tum mujhe dhundte huye?!.. Pata hai mujhe..." "*in his style* Tum kisi pareshani mein hogi to....." "Ab THE VEERANSHU SINGHANIA apni Sweetheart se kiya hua vaada thori todega..." "Jaldi aao yaar Cutu, main pareshan ho rahi hoon yaha...". He wiped the unshed tears and chuckled. She was such a cutie.

Veer hoped to hear more words of Bani, but instead he heard the sound of door opening and Jai's voice. He sighed, this Dhabewala was such a mood breaker. His sherni was giving it back to Jai in the best way possible. But, what he heard next made his blood boil. "Haa, hogaya hoon main pagal, tumhari sharir ko dekhke... Kya kamaal ho tum, uff.. Ek baar bas tumhe chhune ka mauka milne do...". Veer threw the water bottle on the ground in rage. Bani answered back to him, but still he felt like going back to that day and killing him for commenting like that about his wife, or to be honest, a woman. Bani shouted and whimpered the next second. A thud sound came and Jai shouted, "Mujhpe chillayegi tu??! Mujhpe...".. His voice became lusty as he told "Ab main jo karne wala hoon, usse bas teri cheekhe hi niklegi...". Veer's heart stopped beating as he realised what he meant. He gripped the pillow tightly to stop himself from breaking everything around him. Bani still replied angrily to Jai. His respect towards her increased ten folds as he felt what she had gone through. "Abhi to kuch shuru bhi nahi hua hai Jaaneman", Jai spoke. Bani's voice quivered as she tried to warned him to stop. "Ye kapda bada disturb kar raha hai, let me remove it...", Jai spat out from his unfiltered mouth.

Veer stopped the recording and threw away the airpods from his ears, unable to hear anymore. A chill went through his body thinking of the whole incident. That bloody bastard had dared to not only abduct his wife but also utter cheap comments about her and even touch her in a dirty way. Veer closed his eyes as if stopping himself from shouting out loud. He had clutched the pillow so tightly that the cover tore and feathers came out. He tore the pillow completely in frustration and threw it in the room agitated. Feathers flew all over the room. He knew he needed to talk to someone very urgently, otherwise he might react in a worse way and that would lead to a destruction. He quickly called DD, and he picked up after two rings.

DD: Arre hiii Bro...

V: *coldly* Dheeraj, can you come to our Farmhouse now... It's urgent...

DD: *understanding that it's something very serious* Yeah okay, I am coming... Within 30 minutes...

V: *coldly* Hmm, please... And don't tell Bani about this...

DD: Oh ok... She has gone for a client visit anyways, she won't know... I am coming...

Veer cut the call and sat in his room closing his eyes, waiting for DD. DD quickly packed his stuffs and left for Veer's farmhouse.

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Dheeraj rang the bell of the Farmhouse. The door opened after few seconds, and Veer called him inside. DD noticed that his eyes were red and swollen, he looked dull, and his slumped shoulders indicated his grief. He had realised earlier itself that something was bothering him, but now when he saw him like this, he understood that something was terribly wrong. Before he could ask, Veer took him to his room.

DD entered the room and looked around shocked. It was clear from the condition of the room that Veer had almost tried to destroy everything there. Feathers were all around, water bottles and different unbreakable things were thrown here and there. But no things were broken, DD knew what it meant. Veer didn't want her to know at any cost that he was in such a condition. He moved the things on his way and went to sit on the couch. Veer came and sat beside him. The moment DD kept his hand over his shoulder and asked him what happened, Veer broke down crying hysterically. DD got tensed seeing him like that. He tried to calm him down, but Veer kept crying covering his face with his hands. DD patted on his shoulders and he hugged him and cried.

DD: *tensed* Veer, bro... Kya hua hai?! Jaan aur tere beech kuch hua hai kya..

Veer forwarded his mobile and earphones to DD. DD saw that a recording was open there. He plugged in the earphones and started hearing. Veer wiped off the tears and looked at the ground angrily, thinking of ways to deal with that cheapad Jai Mathur. DD couldn't understand anything at first, but slowly he began to decipher the situation. He could hear Bani's voice, and another person's voice which first sounded like Veer but then changed. As the recording proceeded, DD's expression changed from confused to angry. He clenched his fist and cursed the man. Veer turned to look at him with the same anger. As soon as he heard Bani's whimper in the recording, he wanted to slam the mobile on the ground imagining the situation she had been in. But he needed to hear the full recording to get an complete idea, so he kept listening. He heard Veer's voice and heaved a sigh of relief. The recording ended and he kept the mobile and the earphone on the table and turned to face Veer.

DD: *controlling his anger* What is all this...

Veer told him about the whole incident right from the beginning when Jai came to their house, to the end. He even told how Bani had been behaving and how he controlled her and made her come back to normal. Tears formed in his eyes again while speaking about all these.

DD: *sigh* Ye itna kuch hogaya aur hume pata bhi nahi chala... Thank God use panic attack nahi aayi... Ab main samjha wo kyun itni aloof behave kar rahi thi last do dino se... Par tujhe ye recording mila kaise?!...

Veer told him how he came to know about the recording and transferred it to his mobile.

V: *angry* Dheeraj, I don't know how, but I will make sure I kill that Jai Mathur...

DD: Tu pehle shant ho Veer... Gussa mujhe bhi bohot aa raha hai, par abhi isi waqt hume thande dimaag se planning karna parega...

V: *sad* Kaise Dheeraj kaise... Main ye nahi maan paa raha hoon ke mere hote huye wo insaan meri Sweetheart ke saath ye sab kiya... I failed in my love...

DD: Aisa kuch nahi hai... You have not failed... Main bhi ye nahi maan paa raha hoon, par kya kare... Hume shant hoke kuch na kuch sochna parega...

DD gave him a glass of water, and he gulped it down. DD thought to change the topic to calm him down.

DD: Tu bohot pyaar karta hai na Jaan se?!...

V: *smile* Haa, bohot zyada...

DD: *smile* Dikhta hai.. Wo bhi tujhse bohot pyaar karti hai, par abhi tak realise nahi ki hai...

V: Pata hai... *deep breath* Tu ye bata, uss Jai Mathur ka kya kare?!...

DD: Soch raha hoon... Wo jail mein hai right?!...

V: Haaa...

DD: *thinking* Mmm, ye naam mujhe kahi khatak raha hai, aisa lag raha hai jaise maine pehle bhi ye naam aur awaaz kahi suna hai...

V: *confused* Kaha?!...

DD: Wohi to yaad nahi aa raha.... But I am sure I have heard this name previously... Tu kaise jaanta hai Jai ko?!...

V: He was my college senior during my MBA... Wo aise to mujhse 3 saal bada hai, but college mein 1 year senior tha..

DD: Oh achha..

He tried hard to remember where he heard Jai's name. Suddenly, he realised something and his eyes widened.

DD: Is he who I am thinking him to be!!... *to Veer* Kaunsa college?!...

V: NMIMS Mumbai...

DD: *shocked* Shit, yes.... Now, everything is falling in place...

V: *confused* Matlab?!...

DD: 6 saal pehle, SP Jain Institute of Management and Research pe Cultural Fest organise hua tha, jaha Jai Mathur aaya tha tumhare college se, to take part in a theatrical performance.. He is an extremely talented voice artist...

V: *wide eyes* Oh shit, yeah... How did I forget this...He was a part of our cultural team and that's how he knew me... Shit... *confused* Par tujhe ye sab kaise pata?!...

DD: I was persuing my MBA at SPJIMR then, alongside my job... I was a member of the volunteering team... He tried to molest a girl there, but I reached and saved the girl at the correct time... Bohot mara tha maine use... He got suspended I think...

V: Yeah, but no one knew the reason...

DD: *chuckling* Baap ka paisa tha, to sabko chup kara diya.. Saala tabhi bhi ghatiya tha, abhi bhi hai... Niyaat hi kharab hai uss aadmi ka... Uss ladki ne case bhi file ki thi, jo shayad middle mein close kardiya gaya...

V: Fuck dude... He has got a whole lot of history... Drug trafficking bhi karta hai shayad se...

DD: No doubt... Ruk, mere paas abhi bhi uss larki ka number hai... We can do one thing, we can make the case re-open again, and Jaan ka case bhi file hoga... Aisa karenge to there will be no chance for him to get out of the jail...

V: Right... Call her right now...

DD called that girl and told her everything in short. She agreed to help DD and re-open the case. DD told her to come to the police station in the evening and thanked her.

DD: *smiling evilly* Done...

V: *angry* But I can't let that bastard get away so easily.... I want to show what hell looks like, with my own hands...

DD: Sab hoga, tu ruk to... ACP ka naam bol jaldi...

Veer told him the name, and DD quickly made another call. It was most probably to some higher authority police commissioner. DD told him everything and also mentioned Veer's name to give him a hint of whose case he needed to handle, but omitted Bani's name. The police commissioner agreed to let them have their way to Jai as soon as heard Veer's name. DD thanked him and cut the call. Soon, the ACP himself called Veer and asked them to come to the police station at about 4:30 in the evening.

V: Finally..*evil* Get ready Dhabewala, tera maut aa raha hai tujhse milne...

DD: Yeaahh... Aj uska chutney banega.. He needs to get a lesson for lifetime... *sigh* Achha, now let's clean the mess you have created, varna teri biwi tujhe maar dega...

V: *chuckle* Yeahh...

They cleaned the room and kept everything at their place. Veer went down, called the caretaker and his wife, and strictly ordered them to not tell anything about the day to Bani. He called Tapish and informed him about his busy schedule. He also warned him to not inform Bani about this. He then served lunch and called DD. They had their food, and Veer got ready to go and beat the crap out of that scoundrel.

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DD stopped his car in front of the police station, and they came out. The ACP himself was waiting at the entrance to welcome them. He already knew Veer very well, but the Commissioner's order made it mandatory for him to treat them well. He went towards them and took them to Jai's cell. Veer was usually a person who always enjoyed public attention, but today his only concentration was on how to deal with that chepu champak. On the other hand, Dheeraj was smirking evilly thinking of Jai's reaction after seeing him.

Jai's cell was situated at one dark corner of the police station, as instructed by Veer. Veer and DD entered his cell, and the ACP locked the gate from outside. DD stood behind Veer, ready to reveal himself later. Jai turned, and saw a person standing there whose face was covered.

J: *irritated* Kaun hai be tu??...

V: *dangerously* Tera maut...

Veer opened his hoodie cap and looked dangerously at him. He got scared. When Veet had not come even after two days of the incident, Jai had believed that he would never come and not do anything with him. But today, seeing Veer right in front of him with a evil look made him nervous. He masked his emotions with confidence and looked back straight in his eyes.

J: Tum yaha?!...

V: Kyun, tujhe kya laga, main usdin sirf khokle dhamkiya de raha tha?!... Tu itne asani se bach jayega, ye tune socha bhi kaise...

J: *shout* Oye

V: *louder* Abbe chuppp.. *coldly* Baith ja... Hum hai yaha pe, bohot baatein hongi, aur bhi bohot kuch hoga.... Baith...*smieking* Oh, main to bhul hi gaya tha, tere liye ek surprise hai...

Dheeraj came out from behind Veer, and smirked devilishly at Jai.

DD: *dangerous voice* Kaisa hai tu chomu, pehchana mujhe?!... Tera Nightmare...

Jai now really got terrified. Dheeraj Dhoopar was an open threat to his life since the last 6 years, and now he was standing here with Veer. And the way both were looking at him with tilted head just like a predator looks at its prey, it meant no good to him. He started shouting to cover up his fear.

J: *shout* Kyun aaye ho yaha?!...

DD: *calmly* Arre chup reee... Chup...

V: Pehle ek ek karke usdin ke sawaalo ka jawaab dete hai... Uss din tune puchha tha na mujhse ke kaise Bani pehchan gayi wo main nahi hoon?!... Wo kya hai na, koi bhi Sweethaart Sweeethaart kehkar Veeranshu Singhania to nahi ban jaata na.. Aur kya hai ke tu jitna bhi mere awaaz pe baat kar le, Bani samajh hi jayegi ki wo main nahi hoon... Dil ka connection hai, bohot deep, tu nahi samjhega... Dha-be-wa-la...

DD: Dimaag hi nahi hai iss chooze ke paas, to samjhega kaise, huh...

J: *shouting* Theek se baat kar...

V: Awwlelele, bura laga chep ji ko... Tu humesha itna sada hua kyun rehta hai, naam ke aage ji lagaya na, aur Dhabewala bhi nahi bulaya...

J: *shout* Tune mujhe..

V: *coldly* Chep kaha, jo tu hai... Wo jok hota hai na, grihasti mein kahin bhi chipak jate hai, waisa hai tu... Sukar mana ke tera naam jok nahi hai, varna tere naam ka joke ban jata...

DD: Waise bhi joke ban hi gaya hai iske naam ka... *laugh*

V: *chuckle* Haha, chepu cham-pak...

J: *shouting* Mujhe iss naam se mat bula...

V: Kya, chepu champak chomu, iss type ke naam tujhpe suit karta hai... Wo kya hai ke jo log barbar harte hai, unhe hum Jaiiii kehke to nahi bula sakte...

DD: See, maine kaha na.... You yourself are a joke... Naam Jai hai, par actually hai ek Loser with a capital L...

V: Haa...*signature laugh*...

Veer went dangerously close to Jai and looked in his eyes straight.

V: Kya kaha tha tune, Veer mar jayega to tu Bani ko apna banayega, haa?!.. Apne mote dimaag pe ye baat achhe se ghusa le, Bani sirf meri hai, aur meri hi rahegi... Aur tu mujhe kya maarega, pehle khud to zinda bach...

J: T-tujhe kaise p-pata maine kya kaha hai?!...

Veer smirked and DD played the audio clip. He got terrified as he heard his own voice there.

V: Meri Sweetheart bohot smart hai... Tujhe laga wo darr gayi, par asal mein apni akal ko use karke wo tujhe maar gayi, aur tujhe pata bhi nahi chala... Sab record karli usne, ab tera kya hoga 2 takey ka Dhabewala...

DD: Tchk Veer, itna zyada keemat bhi nahi hai iska... 2 aana bhi na de koi...

V: *chuckling* Point bro, point...

DD: *angry* Tu bhool gaya 6 saal pehle kaise maar maarke do haddiya tod diya tha maine...To tu khud hi sochle aj tera kya hoga...

V: Haa, bhulakkar hai re tu...*coldly* College mein meri history to sabko malum hai, fir bhi tune mujhse panga le liya... Galat insaan se panga liya hai tune cheapad... Waise ek baat bata, kaun hi tera aka?!...

J: Koi nahi hai, *shout* main kisika ghulam nahi hoon...

DD: Koi hai bhi to hume farak nahi padta...

V: Ha, kyunki hum aj tera khel khatam karenge... That's our main motive...

DD: *coming towards Jai dangerously* Bohot ghatiya comments kiya tune Bani ko lekar, ye zubaan kaat ke fek dunga, baat karne ke layak nahi bachega tu... Gande tareeke se Bani ko dekha tune, aankhe noch lunga aur fir tu andhere mein kho jayega, thik usi tarah ka andhera jisme tu Bani ko laake rakha tha...

V: Kya, Bani ke saath aisa kuch karega ke uski sirf cheekhe hi niklegi?!... *holding his collar* Aisa haal karunga tera ke tu cheekh bhi nahi paayega...

DD: Jaaneman bulaya tha use tu?! Jaan aur mann, dono hi nahi rahega tera ab....

V: Tu soch raha hai ke hum tujhe ye sab kyun keh rahe hai... Wo kya hai ki hum kuch karne se pehle disclaimer de dete hai... Jaise shaadi mein khaane se pehle menucard di jaati hai, waise hi maarne se pehle bhi, tere saath kya kya hoga uska menucard....

DD: Achha laga sunke?! Na bhi laga to hume kya... *evil look*

V: *leaving his collar and pushing him away* Tujhe kya laga, maine tujhe usdin police ke haatho saunp diya?!... Tch tch tch tch tchk, usdin to maine bas tujhe waha se utha liya kyunki tu mujhe waha khatak raha tha reeee... Asli game to abhi main khelunga, tujhe leke... Tu bol, kaise maar khana hai tujhe, ek ek karke maare ya dono ek saath dhoom dhaam dhoom dhaam dhoom dhaam jab tak tu mar na jaaye.. Choice tera hai, itna to hum kar hi sakte hai...

DD: Ha ha bilkul...

J: *shout* Aeee

V: *dangerous voice* Sssshhhh chilla mat... Energy waste mat kar apna...

DD: Sulekha...Naam to zarur yaad hoga... Usne case firse open ki hai, aur uske saath Bani ka case bhi hai... Ab to tu bhool hi jaa ki bahar bhi ek duniya hai, kyunki ab yahi tera duniya hai...

V: Ae Bro, mujhe ek joke yaad aa raha hai..*to Jai* Tu theatre karta tha, voice artist tha, isliye ye joke tere liye.... Marne se pehle ek last gift... Tujhe ye line to pata hi hoga, Slow and Steady wins the race or whatever.. *pointing at DD* Dheeraj means Slow, and *pointing at himself* Veer means Brave which is close to being Steady... And Jai means Win... To aj Dheeraj aur Veer milke Jai ko haasil karenge... *signature laugh*

DD: Smart...

V: Pata hai utna achha nahi tha, kyunki tera gutter jaisa shakal dekhne ke baad dimaag mein achha kuch nahi aata hai...

DD: Hum baate zyada kar rahe hai...

V: Haa, baate bohot hogayi, ab saza milegi...*coldly* Saza-e-maut... Le bata, teri akhri khwaish kya hai,  bata de...

J: Ban

Veer grabbed his neck and slammed him against the wall. DD held his hand behind him and Veer kept the stool in front of his leg.

V: Bani ka naam mat lena apne gande zubaan se... *pressing his knee in his belly* Aise hi helpless kar diya tha na tune meri Sweetheart ko?! Aise hi corner kiya tha na tune use?!... Aj teri baari.... Tune use jitna tadpaya, usse 100 guna zyada tu tadpega aj...

DD: Jab tak har saans mein tujhe apni galti ka ahsaas na ho, tab tak torture chalega tere upar... Maut milega tujhe, maut.... Bhayanak maut... Aisa maut ki jo bhi sunega uski rooh kaanp jayegi...

Veer and DD started beating him mercilessly. Jai tried to fight back once or twice, but then the punches and kicks were so strong that he fell on the ground. Veer sat with his knee on his stomach and kept beating him. DD kicked him at various places. This continued for few minutes. In the process, Veer's and DD's knuckles started bleeding. Jai was already bleeding at various places. Veer and DD had blood stains on their faces and clothes. At last, when Jai was almost knocked out unconscious, they stopped. Veer stood up, kept his foot near his neck and looked destructively at him.

V: Kisiko itna bhi nahi satana chahiye ki uska apne upar se control hi chala jaaye... Shiv ji ne tandav kiya tha Sati marjaane ke baad, par main utna patient nahi hoon... Ek kharoch bhi aayega meri Sweetheart ke upar, to main sabkuch jalake raakh kar dunga.. Jaan basti hai usme meri, usko sahi salamat rakhne ke liye main kisiki jaan lene se pehle dobar sochunga bhi nahi, seedha maar dunga... Tujhe bhi maarne hi aaya tha, par fir iraada badal diya... Tujhe main itni asani se marne nahi dunga... Har dusre din aaunga tujhse milne, aur ye haal karke jaunga... Aur ye tab tak chalega jab tak teri akhri khwaish maut na ban jaaye, jab tak tu mere pairo ke samne na girgiraye ye kehkar ki tujhe maut chahiye... Tab tak tu yahi rahega, adha mara hua... Duniya ke liye tu aj hi margaya, par tu mara nahi... Le, aise hi reh... Jaldi milenge, taiyyar rehna...

Veer spat on him and called the ACP. DD kicked him one last time and went towards the gate. The police officer came running and opened the gate, and they came out. The officer locked the gate, and they all went to the officer's cabin. ACP was already present there. Veer sat on the chair and drank the water from the glass kept for the officer. The police officers gulped seeing his anger. They informed him that Sulekha had come a few moments ago and re-opened the case.

V: *sternly* Good... Wo Jai Mathur ko waise hi pare rehne dena... Khana pani dena roz... Dekhna ki banda kisi tareeke se bhi mar na jaaye, kyunki uski maut ko aane mein abhi bhi time hai... Aur ha, koi bhi aake usse milna chahe ya use chhurana chahe, to ye kehdena ki wo lapaata hai, tumlog koshish kar rahe ho use dhundne ki... Ya fir ek better option hai, ye kehna ki usne ek police officer pe hamla kiya aur bandhuk taaki, isliye self-defense ke liye uss officer ne use goli karke maar diya... Do and say whatever, but make sure no one knows that he is alive and here in this jail....

Officers: Ok sir, sure...

ACP: Veer, what about the FIR?!...

V: Sab to pata hi hai, khud darj karalo...

ACP: But madam ka name?!...

DD: Mrs. Veeranshu Singhania...

ACP: But sir

V: *emphasizing on each word* MRS. VEERANSHU SINGHANIA...

ACP: O-okk, done...

Veer got up to leave, when DD stopped him and asked the officer for an empty room as they needed to change their blood stained clothes before returning. They had already brought some clothes with them from Veer's house. An officer showed them a room, and they changed their clothes there one-by-one. After changing, they finally left for home.

Dheeraj dropped Veer a little away from the Farmhouse, and told him to behave normally with Bani. He nodded, and DD went from there.

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Bani was pacing to and fro in his room in tension. She had come home at 7:30pm and it was almost 8:00 now, but there was no sign of Veer. She had tried to call him a numerous times, but he never picked up. Most importantly, his laptop bag and shoes were at their places, which meant that he had already returned from office. She had also searched the whole house, but he was nowhere. She was going to call him again when Veer entered the room. She saw him and sighed in relief.

B: *walking towards him* I swear Mr. Veeranshu Singhania, one day I will really kill you for being so careless... Ek call nahi uthaya tumne mera...

Going closer to him, she realised that he was looking tired.

B: Tum itna tired kyun lag rahe ho?!...

V: Main gym mein tha, to exercise karke thak gaya hoon...

B: Oh to tum itne der tak gym mein the... Main bhool hi gayi gym check karna.. *frown* But fir bhi, you should have atleast picked up my calls.. Tensed ho gayi thi main...

V: (Thank god she didn't check the gym...) *smirking* Kya baat hai, ajkal badi fikr ho rahi hai meri?!...

She was going to scold him more, but then she noticed the wound in his hands. She panicked and took his hand in hers.

B: *panic* Ye kya, tumhare haath ko kya hua Veer, khoon beh raha hai... Oh god...

V: Relax Sweetheart, wo gym mein boxing karte huye lag gaya....

B: *scolding* Pagal ho tum?!... Bina boxing gloves ke koi boxing practice karta hai?!...*making him sit on the bed* Chalo baitho, main abhi first aid kar deti hoon...

Bani quickly brought the first aid box and started dressing Veer's wounds.

V: *trying to stop her* A-arre Bani, iski koi zarurat nahi hai... Ekdam chhoti si chot hai, apne aap thik ho jayega...

B: *looking at him sternly* Mujhe bohot achhe se pata hai ki kya zarurat hai aur kya zarurat nahi hai... Aur tum hi kehte ho na, ki it's a two way street Sweetheart... To bas, tumne bohot bar mere ghav pe marham lagaya hai, isliye ab main bhi tumhare ghav pe marham lagaungi... Ab chupchap baitho aur mujhe apna kaam karne do, varna muh pe rumaal ghusa dungi...

Veer smiled seeing her care, and let her take care of his wounds. He kept looking at her while she applied the antiseptic lotion on the wounds and dressed it. She kept scolding him while doing the dressing, and he smiled.

B: *while dressing* Ekdam bachho jaisi harkate hai tumhari... Haath pe kitne chot lage hai, knuckles se khoon nikal raha hai, aur fir bhi keh rahe ho ki chhoti si chot hai... Haa theek hai, pata hai tumhara naam Veer hai, but iska matlab ye to nahi ke tum har jagah apna veerta dikhate pheero... You are such a troublesome person, only I know how I tolerate you... *keeping the things back in the box* Koi aur hota na to ab tak tumhe chhorke bhaag jata... Idiot...

As soon as she completed dressing his wounds, he hugged her tightly making her stumble back. She hugged him back not understanding what happened to him suddenly.

V: *emotionally* You are precious Bani... You are damn precious for me... Plz don't ever leave me....

B: *confused* Veer, main to bas mazak kar rahi thi... I didn't mean it at all... *chuckling* Kaha jaungi main tumhe chhod kar, main chali gayi to tum to pagal hi ho jaoge akele...

Bani heard him sobbing and realised that something else was bothering him. She started rubbing his back and hugged him tightly.

B: *concerned* Veer, what's the matter?!... Why are you crying?!... Kya hua hai Veer, mujhe batao... Mujhe tension ho rahi hai...

She tried to break the hug to look at him, but he held her tightly not letting her move away. She sighed and ran her hands through his hair to soothe him.

B: *caring voice* Cutu, main yahi hoon tumhare saath... Kahin nahi jaa rahi hoon main... Kya hua hai?!... You seem bothered Cutu, batao na kya hua hai... *after a pause* Achha thikhai, nahi batana hai to mat batao... But plz aise ro mat... Main humesha tumhare saath rahungi, pakka... Please rona bandh karo, my heart breaks to see you like this.... Please...

After few minutes, Veer calmed down a little . He really needed an assurance that she would be there. That incident had instilled an insecurity of losing her in his mind, and he knew only she could help him get rid of that. So, he hugged her to gain some comfort from her. Finally, he got rid of the insecurity and his heart felt at peace. Veer broke the hug and was going to wipe his tear stains, but Bani stopped him. She herself wiped his tears with care, and looked at him lovingly.

B: Aise roya mat karo tum... Tumpe bilkul suit nahi karta... Hogaya rona, ab ek smile dedo...

He smiled slightly, and she smiled back happily.

V: Sweetheart, coffee pilaogi?!...

B: *thinking for few seconds* Mmmm... *with fake attitude* Thikhai, peelati hoon..

She got up to leave. She was almost out of the room when he stopped him with his words.

V: *smirk* Garam, doodh-wali...

Bani smiled blushing and went down. He sighed smiling. Finally, everything was back to normal again...

She came back within few minutes with a cup of coffee and handed it to Veer. She sat beside her and looked at him questioningly as he sipped the coffee.

V: *impressed* Wahh, kya banayi hai...

B: Kya baat hai Mr. Singhania?! Aapko aj achanak se meri haath ki "ghatiya" doodh-wali garam coffee achha lagne laga?!...

V: *smiling inwardly* Wo kya hai na, aadat hogayi hai iss coffee ki... Isliye achha lagne laga hai...

B: *rolling her eyes* You have really drank this for 2 times... How can this become a habit?!..

V: *with honesty* Kabhi kabhi kuch cheezon ki aadat ek baar mein hi hojata hai, aur fir wo aadat kabhi nahi chhootta...

B: *giggling* Ohho shayar sahab, aap coffee peejiye jaldi.. Dinner ka time horaha hai...

He smiled cheekily and had his coffee. After he finished, Bani took the cup from his hand and went down.

She came back after half-an-hour with a plate of food and a glass of water. Veer was sitting on the bed and scrolling through his mobile. Bani came and sat beside him. He saw the plate and frowned.

V: Mujhe nahi khana, please... Bhook nahi hai...

B: *dramatically* Thikhai... Maine socha tha main apne haatho se tumhe khila dungi aj, par tumhe agar nahi hi khana to.. Khair chhoro...

Veer shook his head smiling at her drama.

V: Do... *opening his mouth*

Bani smiled inwardly and put a morsel in his mouth. She herself took one morsel from the same plate. Like this, they had their dinner. After their dinner, Bani gave him the glass of water to drink. He drank it totally and she went down to keep the plate and the glass.

When she came back, Veer was already asleep. She smiled and went to sit beside him. She caressed his head and planted a kiss on his forehead.

B: Sorry Veer, tumhe bina batake sleeping pill dene ke liye.. But kya karu, mujhe pata hai agar main ye nahi karti to tum puri raat jaage rehte... Health pe asar parta... Isliye mujhe ye karna para... Kal bhi tum bohot late se soye the, kyun, mujhe nahi pata... Par har roz main aisa nahi hone dungi... *caressing his cheek* Goodnight Cutu..

Bani got up and slept on her side of the bed.

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The next day, Bani was in her cabin when DD entered. She smiled at him and was about to hug him when she spotted the bandage in his hand. The wound was at the same place like that of Veer. She looked confused at him.

DD: Heyyyy Jaan...

B: Haath mein chot kaise lagi?!...

DD: Wo, kal raaste mein ek larki ko chhed rahe the kuch log, use bachate wakt aur unlogo ko maarte wakt lag gaya...

B: *somewhat convinced* Oh... Veer ko bhi same tarah ka chot laga hai, boxing karte huye...

DD: (Veer ne achha manage kiya hai...) Ohh... Waise kaisa hai wo?! Kitne dino se baat nahi hua...

B: Haa, theek hai...

Bani had a doubt in her mind that DD and Veer were hiding something from her, but she decided to not overthink and let it go.

She was talking with DD about their projects and planning. Suddenly, her mobile rang. She checked and found that Daksh was calling her. She picked up the call quickly.

Daksh: Hello Bhabhi...

She could hear Veer shouting in the background, "Abe saale, Bani ko call mat kar... Arre yaar, use pata chalegi to gadbad ho jayegi...Dakshhh..". She chuckled silently and asked Daksh what had happened.

B: Haa Daksh bolo...

Daksh: Bhabhi dekho na, bhai ke haath mein kal shayad chot lag gaya tha... Aur aj, bhai ne ek employee ke upar gussa karke usi haath ko table par de maara... Ab ghav se firse khoon beh raha hai, aur bhai marammat karne bhi nahi de rahe hai... Aap hi kuch karo...

B: *irritated* Oh God, seriously?!... Veer ko phone do...

Daksh handed the mobile to Veer. He glared at Daksh and answered the call.

V: *sweetly* Hello Sweetheart...

B: *angrily* Shut the fuck up Mr. Veeranshu Singhania....

He held the mobile away to save his ears. He again replied after few seconds.

V: Bani suno..

B: *sternly* Kuch nahi sunna mujhe... Tum abhi ke abhi first aid karne do unhe, zyada hoshiyar mat bano tum... Khayal nahi rakha jata khudse, aur aaye bade bade baate karne... Let Daksh do the first aid, and yeah, don't talk to me at all... I am pissed at you...

V: But Swee

B: Give the mobile back to Daksh...

V: Sweetheart I am s

B: *stern* Maine kaha Daksh ko phone wapas do...

He sighed and gave the mobile back to Daksh while glaring at him. He smirked and took the mobile.

B: Suno, maine keh diya hai Veer se... Tum first aid kar do, he won't stop you... Aur haa, antiseptic thora kam use karna, jalta hai usse bohot...

Daksh: *smiling seeing her care and control over Veer* Ok bhabhi...

B: *smiling hearing Veer curse Daksh in the background* And also, tell him to not curse you... Varna main aur bhi gussa ho jaungi...

Daksh: *chuckling* Can't help bhabhi, he won't listen... Ok bye, ab main rakhta hoon... Thanks...

B: Thanks for informing me... Bye...

Bani cut the call and looked at DD to fined him laughing seeing her wifey mode on. She glared at him, and he controlled his laugh. They focused on their work.

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In the evening, Bani came out of her office and saw her car outside. The driver had already arrived. She went and sat in the backseat of the car without noticing much as she was busy in her mobile. Suddenly, she heard Veer's voice and looked in front to see him sitting in the passenger seat. She looked at him surprised. He opened his glasses and smiled at her through the rear view mirror and the driver started the car.

V: Hi Sweetheart...

B: *surprised* Tum...Yaha?!...

V: Just taking advantage of the fact that your car has tinted windows and thus no one would be able to see me from outside... Gussa thanda hua?!...

Bani then understood why he had come to pick her up with her driver. She smiled inwardly seeing his efforts but maintained a stern face and looked away. Veer tried to talk to her, but she didn't reply once. He then thought for sometime. He connected his mobile to the audio plug and played a song.

Saathiya hm hm, saathiya hm hm,
Maddham maddham teri geeli hasi..
(Bani smacked her forehead in her mind. This guy was too smart, she thought)
Saathiya hm hm, saathiya hm hm,
Sunke humne saari peeli hasi..
(She kept telling herself to not fall for his plan and smile)

...music...
(Veer whistled the music along with the song and looked at her smilingly)

Hasti rahe tu hasti rahe
Haya ki laali khilti rahe,
Zulfon ke neeche gardan pe
Subah-o-sham milti rahe..
(Bani covered her mouth in a serious way, but she actually did it to hide her smile)
Hasti rahe tu hasti rahe
Haya ki laali khilti rahe,
Zulfon ke neeche gardan pe
Subah-o-sham milti rahe..
Saundi si hasi teri
Khilti rahe milti rahe...
(Veer hummed the song while gazing at her through the rear view mirror)

....music....
(Bani turned to look in the front and caught him gazing at her. She glared at him and again turned away her face. Veer chuckled seeing her cute anger)

Peeli dhoop pehnke tum
Dekho baad mein mat jaana,
Bhanwre tumko chherenge
Dekho baad mein mat jaana,
(Veer commented, "So true lines". Bani covered her face seriously and blushed)
Maddham maddham has de phir se
Sona sona phir se hans de
(Bani smiled at his ideal song choice)

The car halted in front of the Farmhouse, and Bani got out of the car and walked towards the door without turning back to look at Veer. Veer came and stood beside her. While she was unlocking the door, Veer sang, Hasti rahe tu hasti rahe, haya ki laali khilti rahe... Bani turned towards him and glared, and smiled irritatedly shortly after. He smiled and winked.

B: *hitting on his shoulder* Tum na bohot zyada chant ho Mr. Singhania... Gussa bhi nahi rehna diya mujhe...

V: *rubbing the place where she hit* Oww... Yeah, I can't let you be angry, mana hi lunga...*wink*

B: *checking his hand* Haath thik hai ab?!... Kyu karte ho aisa?!...

V: *smug grin* Taaki tum aise check karo, mera khayal rakho...

Bani left his hand and went in angrily. He went behind and stopped her holding her hand, and pulled her closer.

V: Achha achha, aur kabhi aisa nahi karunga...

B: Promise?!...

V: Pakka promise...

Bani hugged him tightly, and he hugged back happily.

Bani whispered, "You matter"...
Veer whispered back, "Same"...

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Heyyy my lovely readers, here's a very long and dhamakedar chapter for you all... Hope you all loved it...

Chapter Trivia...
Q. Why did Veer and DD never mention Bani's name in the police station?!
Q. Why did Veer not want to let Bani know about what he did?!
Q. Did you like how Veer and DD tackled Jai?!

Precap:-
Subhanallah, jo ho raha hai,
Pehli dafaa hai, wallah, aisa hua..
(Hint: someone coming to stay at Farmhouse, and song related with movie)