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 A year later after the tragedy

Scene opens up in Luthra House

Rakhi Mahesh looked at Karan coming downstairs holding his guitar.

Rakhi :karan...aaj bhi kahin jaa rha h tu..

Karan : haan mom..rehearsal h mere play ki....bolo kya hua 

Mahesh : aaj nisha ki barsi h karan...(karan clench his fist) tu bhul gya kya

Karan (with fake sadness) : kaise bhul sakta hun mom dad...nisha was love of my life, she was my wife ...kaise bhul sakta hun mai...bs usee bhulne ke liye..dard mitane ke liye.... khud ko apne shows mein busy krne ki koshish kr sakta hun....how can i forget today's day...how can i? (his expression hardens)

Scene Shifts

Vikram and Sarla (preeta's parents gaze at preeta who was looking after the baby who was barely 5 months old..

Sarla : preeta...aaj pooja h yaad h na beta

Preeta : kaisi pooja maa...(She massaged her baby while smiling at her) aaj toh koi khaas din nhi ki aap ne pooja rakh li

Vikram : aaj Rohit ki barsi h preeta..(Preeta stopped massaging the baby and look at both of them) aaj hi ke din toh rohit..tu bhul gyi thi kya beta..

Preeta : nhi maa papa....mai kaise bhul sakti hun aaj ka din....woh toh khushi ke saath mujhe pta hi nhi chalta kab mera din beet jaata h...mai bhul kr bhi nhi bhul sakti yeh din...(her expression turns sour) woh raat...woh laash..(she compose herself) i mean rohit ki body...aaj bhi meri aankhon ke saamne aa jaati h....woh din mai kbhi nhi bhul sakti...

Scene shifts

Karan (shook his head) : mom dad...aap pooja ki tayariyan kijiye...mai reherasal jldi khtm krke laut ta hun...baht jald mera play hone wala h....aur mai afford nhi kr sakta uske loss ko..

Rakhi : thik h beta (caress his hair) tu jaa..bas jldi aa jana hmm...

Karan : ji mom...(karan started to leave from there...he took out his phone and dials a numbers, which was dial last time a year ago) 

Scene shifts

Preeta comes back to sense hearing her phone ringing...she gaze at phone screen and looked at her parents...

Preeta : maa papa important call h office se...aap log khushi ko dekhenge..mai yeh call attend krke aati hun...

Sarla : tu jaa hum log hn...(preeta smiles faintly)

Preeta walks outside room closing the door behind....and received the call

Preeta : karan luthra....

Karan : ohhh...soo tumhe yaad h...mai kon hun....

Preeta (scoffs) : kaise bhul sakti hun mai tumhe....

Karan : mai hun hi aisa....logon pr aisa asar chaata h mera...ki bhulna namumkin ho jaata h....

Preeta : shayad hoga ....but aapko maine yaad nhi kiya h karan luthra...us court ke faisle ke baad aapko bilkul yaad nhi kiya maine ...

Karan : aapko kya lagta h...maine kiya h...(scoffs) mai superstar hun....mere plays worldwide hote hn...ms arora....mere paas waqt nhi....logon ko yaad rkhne ka ..

Preeta : yet uh called me....soo bkwas bnd kriye...aur boliye kyun call kiya aapne ..

Karan : mujhe tumse milna h...can uh meet me at theatre...galaxy theatre...in half an hour...

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