I was expecting more comments in the previous chapter, but just one person commented, this book is also going to end very soon.🙃. Anyways, here's the chapter.

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Siddharth's flight landed. No one knew he is coming to Mumbai. He reached Manav's home and rang the bell. Manav opened the door and was shocked seeing him. 

Manav: Siddharth? 

Inside Avu once again saw Sid. 

Avu: Sid?

He didn't say anything but was fading till he disappeared. 

Avu: SIDDHARTH

Sid and Manav came there hearing her shout. Sid looked relieved seeing her. 

Sid: Avu

He stepped forward but she started moving back. 

Avu: Don't come close, please. 

He stopped in his tracks at her words. 

Sid: Why? 

Avu: Just go away, I.. I am feeling like my brain will burst now. Please go away. 

She was crying badly, he couldn't control his tears either seeing her. Manav had gone aside to inform Abhinavi and Jaireem that Avu is with him, giving Sidneet their time. 

Sid: We are meeting after almost one month, why are you sending me away? 

Avu: Stop it, just stop it. Go away from here, I don't want to see you. 

She turned around to face the wall. 

Sid: Just tell me the reason, what is my mistake? 

Avu: It's not your mistake, it's all my mistake that I always.. 

She stopped, unable to speak because of her sobs. Riya came there and Manav informed her of Sid's arrival. She said him everything Jiya had done. They went to where Sidneet were. 

Avu: Why did you leave me Sid? You always said you'll never leave me, but the truth is you did, you left me alone. 

Sid: I didn't, I am here Avu. 

She heard him step forward. 

Avu: Stop. Please don't come closer. 

He stepped back. 

Sid: Why do you want to send me away Avu? 

Avu: Because I can't tolerate anymore. I'll die if you come close to me Sid, please stay away. You have already put me in a situation where I can't die also and can't live also. If I die, I'll go away from you, forever. But if I stay alive I'll lose myself. 

Sid turned around on her second line, their backs facing each other, his shoulders shaking badly due to crying. Riya and Manav had tears in their eyes seeing Sidneet but none of them was able to speak even a single word.  

Riya: I'll inform everyone that Sid has also come. 

Manav: Yeah. 

When Sid wasn't here Avu kept running to him, but now that he was here Avu was running away from him. Sid knew there must be a reason for her behaviour, but being unaware of everything that happened he couldn't do anything. Riya returned. 

Manav: I'll go talk to Avu. 

Riya nodded. 

Riya: I'll tell Sid everything. But be careful, right now her mind isn't functioning properly, the drug's effect will end tomorrow morning. 

Manav: Don't worry, I'll be careful. 

Manav went to Avu and turned her to face him. 

Manav: Avu, you should take rest. 

He took her to his room. He kept anything that she could use to hurt him out of the room. Then he came and sat in front of her and held her hand. Whole time she kept watching him quietly.

Manav: Avu, Sid is actually here, you weren't imagining him this time.

When she didn't reply and even her expressions remained the same he continued.

Manav: You were imagining Sid since not three months but since just one month. One month back Sid had gone to Surat for work.

On receiving no reaction this time as well he was confused.

Manav: Are you listening what I am saying?

She nodded.

Manav: Then why are you not reacting?

Once again just a blank stare. He sighed.

Manav: Jiya had been giving you a drug by mixing it in whatever you drank, tea, coffee, milk, juice, sometimes even water. She kept talking about Sid initially so he was on your mind always and you started hallucinating him. This started immediately after he went.

Avu: That accident? Did it happen or not?

Manav: It did, but Sid didn't get hurt at all, let alone dying. He had just taken you to the hospital.

Avu: And when I reached home searching for Sid, why didn't anyone call Sid?

Manav: His phone was switched off. And later they didn't want to worry him because he wasn't even here. Jiya used advantage of Sid not being here. All said it's not possible because he was in Surat at that time but you thought it is because he is no more.

Avu: Why did she do all this?

Manav: To lead you to suicide.

Avu: Suicide... I was about to suicide... I..

As the realisation dawned upon her panic rose.

Avu: What if I wouldn't have imagined Sid at that time? What if you both wouldn't have come?

Manav: Avu, you are safe now, nothing happened.

Avu: But if I would have jumped? What was I even...

She kept rambling till he shook her, making her stop in shock.

Manav: Nothing happened to you and nothing will happen in future also. 

Moving to Sid and Riya, 

Riya: Sid, you remember dadi's jigsaw puzzle? 

Sid: Yeah. She taught us so much through jigsaw puzzles. 

Flashback: 

Dadi: Can you join these two? 

Riya: How can we join them dadi? Both have all four sides facing outwards. 

Dadi: Ok then, you must be able to join these two. 

Sid: We can't, in both all four sides are facing inwards. 

Dadi: That's how relations should be. Sometimes one leads sometimes the other, if both will always fight for lead like the first set or both will always give in like in second set, the relation won't work. 

Riya: But if we take one from each set, we can join them. So what if one is always leading and other is always giving in? 

Dadi: That relation can also work but remember one thing, without this second piece the puzzle cannot be completed, how much ever we try. It's value is same as the first one, giving in doesn't mean it's value is any less. 

End of flashback. 

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5 chapters left.

Will the mastermind be caught?

What will Avu do now after knowing the reality?

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