Madhu was walking through the lonely road like a lost soul... Why destiny always love to play this cruel game with her only..?? Why she is always a loser..?? She kept walking, not knowing where to go & what to do.. The only thing that is in her mind is go away, far away from this city for ever.. True.. This is the city of dreams.. It made her dream & the next moment destroyed everything .. Then & Now.. Everytime she is the loser...

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"Rk, u should go home now.. Look, it's already past 12.. Ur wife is alone there.. "sikky said to Rk.. 

"Wife.. My foot.. "Rk says by shaking his head.. 

"uff... Madhubala, ok.. She is alone there & u had said me she was not well from morning,  right..??"sikky asked him & that hits in his mind.. Damn..!! She's not well & he had left her alone.. In that isolated place.. 

"sikky, I have to leave now.."he says by taking the car keys which was kept on the table.. 

"Rk, u can't drive.. Look the state of ur hand.. Come, I will drop u at ur home.. "sikky...

"But sikky then how will u come back..??" asked him.. 

"Would u mind me staying in ur home for a night...??"sikky asked him.. 

"Come then.. "Rk said with a smile..sikky is his only relief here being near him will help him to forget his problems... 

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**Ding-Dong**

Rk pressed the door bell for the 10th time & still no reply & the door is locked as well.. Rk started to become worry, At first he thought that she might have slept.. But after ringing the door bell continuously for more than 5 mins also she hadn't opened the door..He shouldn't have left her alone.. He took out the spare key from his pocket as various thoughts cross over his mind.. 

He opened the door & entered inside only to welcome the darkness.. The lights were off & the whole hall is fraught with darkness.. 

"Madhu..."he called out her name, may be for the first time that he is calling her madhu.. When he didn't hear any reply from her, he moved to the their room after lighting up the hall.. He paced the whole room but there was no symbol of her.. 

"What happened, Rk.. ??"he heard sikky's voice from behind him.. 

"Madhu.. Madhu is not here.. Her stuffs r also missing.. What if.. "he dreaded say further...

"What if she had taken ur words seriously..?"sikky completes for him.. 

"Has she gone out of her mind, sikky..??when i had said something out of frustration she will just go like that..??" rk asks angrily.. 

"U shouldn't have said like that, now where could have she gone at this time..??"sikky asked worried..

"I have to find her.." Rk says as he turn to leave.. 

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Madhu was sitting on the wooden bench in the railway platform, lost in thoughts... Various thoughts ... 

**Ring-Ring**

Her phone starts ringing & she looked at the screen which shows 'Papa' calling... 

"papa..??"she frowned looking at the screen.. "y he is calling at this time..??"she thought confused & picked up his call.. 

"Hello.. Madhu, U r ok na..??" Malik asked from the other end worried which made her even more confused.. He has called her at this midnight to enquire that she is alright or not..?? & he sounds worried.. What happened to him..?? Has Rishab called him saying that she had sneaked away from his place...

"Yes papa, what happened..??" madhu asked, she sounds panic...

"It's.. Nothing to worry.. I had seen a bad dream.. I didn't get sleep after that.. So i thought to call & check on u... U r happy na dear..?" Malik asked sweetly.. 

"Hmm.. "she couldn't say anything than humming bcoz if she utter a word he would find that something is wrong with her..

"Madhu.. R u somewhere out..??" Malik asked hearing the announcement of the train from the other end.. Madhu startled hearing that.. She can't tell her papa what's happening with her.. He won't be able to bear that.. & hurting him is the last thing she ever wanted to do.. 

"Vo...Papa.. Battery charge is very low.. I will call u tmr.. Bye.." she cuts the call & before he could further & switched off the phone.. 

She leaned back to her seat, rewinding everything that happened few hours before.. Then a thing struck in her mind.. Did she do right...?? What if there is some another story behind this..?? What if she jumped into the conclusion without thinking anything... She didn't read the diary completely.. She just turned some pages & there was nothing written in it about him.. The diary only contains some drawings by someone at its initial pages but when she went to further she spot the name.. Deepali Rishab kundra.. But does that mean he is married..?? What if it was some of his friend's prank..?? Madhu looked around as she reached on some points.. She should go back... No matter what happen further.. He might taunt her, insult her but she will hear that all coz she is at fault too, she took a big decision like that without a second thought.. Sighing softly she takes her bags in her hand & started walking...

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"Sikky, drive fast.. "rk said impatiently sitting on the passenger seat..

"Damn.. !!"sikky said as the indication in the fuel meter started to show red colour.. 

"Rk, fuel will over now.."sikky said to Rk.. Rk rubbed his forehead to calm down himself.. 

He couldn't feel what is peace from the past 5 yrs & his marriage adds more to it..

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Madhu rings the bell more than thrice but the door didn't get opened.. "He hadn't came yet..??"she wondered through she felt a bit relief that she doesn't have to face his firing questions.. She took the key out of her bag & opened the door, entering inside...

Next Morning 

Sikky & rk walked to rk's place  after parking the car in porch, exhausted.. They spend the whole night for searching madhu but all went in vain..

"Don't worry, Rk.. V will inform police.. She would be safe.."sikky said to him.. 

"I don't want one more guilt take over my heat, sikky..."rk says with wet eyes.. 

"don't go to that topic.. "he said in a low voice but in a serious tone...

They went near the door & tried to open it but it was locked from inside.. How..??.. He wondered.. With a mind which is riled up with thoughts, he rings the calling bell... A few seconds passed & he heard the opening sound of the door & saw the person for whom he had searched for like a mad, standing on the door step.. Sikky looked at madhu & then rk who was looking at her mad in fury.. Before sikky could stop him his right hand fall on her left cheek forcefully shocking both madhu & sikky .. 

"Have u gone out of ur mind.. U know what u have done..??"he asked furiously shoving her off & she balanced herself before she could fall on the floor..She rubbed her left cheek which is stinging bcoz of his slap,  she realized y he had slapped her.. She knows she did wrong.. But he doesn't has any right to slap her like that without a talk & explanations from her.. She composed herself & furiously tells him "what i did.. ?U only said me to leave u in peace.. "

"Oh.. U will do whatever i say..?? U will die if I say u to do so..??"he angrily asked her back..

"Never.. I won't end my life for any damned reason.. If i wanted i could do it before.. "she stopped as her mind stuck on something which happened in the past.. 

"& I don't get y r u acting as if u cares for me.."madhu tells him angrily.. 

"I don't care for u..."Rk said equally angry with her.."It's just i don't want anything happen to u when u r with me & u r always annoying.."he added...

"if I'm that annoying then y did u take me here with u..??"madhu asked him.. 

"I didn't want to take u here with me but my parents insist me.."he said & madhu was already pissed off.. He does everything that his parents say & punish her for his parents' deeds.. 

"R u a man..?? Don't u have any decisions of ur own.. ??Spineless creature who don't even have the courage to tell his parents that he was married before.. "madhu spat out that words, as soon as the words left her mouth rk looked at her frozen.. She just said on anger but his expression made it clear to her that it is the truth.. He has another wife.. 

"Go & live with ur wife, deepali.. Pls get me rid of from this fuss.. "she said almost in tears.. Rk stood their immobilized as he couldn't say anything than staring at her.. Suddenly he was filled with guilt, it was his mistake & yet he punished her.. Till the day he did never raised his hand against a woman & today  he did slap his own wife.. 

"What is my place in ur life, mistress..?? I don't want to live as someone's mistress.. "she said by wiping the angry tears which were flowing down her cheeks, if she was wrong then he would have taunted at her but he didn't, it made things more clear.. 

"Do u think marriage is a play that u can marry anyone at anytime when u wanted... U not only cheated me but ur wife too.. "she said & that pricked him, to the extent.. 

"Stop ur shit..."a furious command came from sikky as he watched rk's heart broken expression.. 

"who the hell r u to say that..??" madhu asked furiously seeing the outsider who's interfering in their matter.. 

"I'm his friend & I can't simply stand here hearing someone talking ill about my friend.. "sikky says.. 

"I only said the truth.. "madhu said to him.. 

"truth.. U r blabbering without knowing anything about him.. U know what happe..."his voice was cut off by rk's furious voice "sikky.. This is between me & madhu.. U don't have to interfere in that.."

"But Rk.. "sikky was about to say but again rk cuts him off "I said u not to interfere.. "then turning to madhu he said.. "U want to get rid of from this relation han.. Wait a minute.. "he went inside & came back with her things after few minutes.. "U r free to go.. Do anything u want, I won't stop.."saying this he throws the bags right on her face & left from there.. She stayed still for a moment before taking the bags in her hand ready to go away from as she got his permission too, in its real sense.. when she was about to take her first step, sikky said "Madhu, I want to talk with u.. "

"I don't want to hear anything..."madhu said as she started to walk.. 

"U should hear or u will leave from here thinking that my friend is a cheat.. I don't want that to happen.. Like u think he never cheated anyone.."sikky said to her & madhu looked at him utterly confused..

"He was married but not like u think... "sikky said to madhu.. 

"what do you mean..??"madhu asked him as she felt the need to know about his past.. 

"Me & Rk were best buddies since our college days.. He was not like this... He was a charming, carefree guy.. But... "

Past (5 yrs back) 

"Hey.. Look at her.. She so hot yaar.. "a guy commented to another seeing a girl who's wearing salwar kameez passing over the entrance gate of the college..

"hey.. Behenji type yaar.."the another guy said.. 

"But yet.. She is so provoking.. "the first guy said.. 

"seems like she is a fresher.."the another guy.. 

"C'mom let's have some fun.. "the first guy said winking at him..

"Hey..come here.. "the first guy called the girl.. The girl looked around.. 

"Hey.. I'm calling u only.. "he again asks a bit more loudly making the girl gulp.. She walked towards them slowly.. 

"What's ur name..??"the second guy asked.. 

"Deepali.. "the girl said by fidgeting with her fingers..

"Y u were standing there still when v called u..??Don't u know that u have to respect ur seniors.. ??"the first guy asked.. 

"I.. I didn't know that u were calling me.. "she said looking down...

"oh..that's so rude.. "he said with an evil smile & stood up.. 

"I'm sorry.. "she said looking down.. 

"sorry is not enough babe.. "he said & she looked him bewildered.. 

"Aanand... What could she do for make us forgive her.. ?"the guy asked with a evil glint in his eyes.. 

"What about a.. Kiss..?"Aanand suggested which made deepali's eye go round.. 

"Pls.. No..."she pleaded.. 

"oh babe.. Don't create a scene.. If u cooperate it will end just as a kiss, if u don't then v have our ways & it will do nothing for u.."the guy said.. Dips shakes her head in tears...

"oh.. So u have no plans to cooperate.. "he neared her & gripped her jaws & was about to lean on to kiss her lips the voice hits their ears "Aahaan Nikhil, u wanna kiss her.. "they looked at direction from where the voice came.. 

"Rk..??!!"

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