She know she isnt going to leave her until she tells her everything, afterall she is her best childhood friend, a friend with whom she can share anything, who can understand her, who can tell just by looking at her face that something is wrong.  "Theek h Amma! chalo bahar." Sampoorna smiles nd goes out. "Bacho. aap log yhi baithiye aur jo maine likhaya h, iska abhyaas kijie, mai aati hu." She smiles at them ng follows her bestfriend outside. 

"Sampoorna....meri...shaadi hone wali h." "kya! ye to bahut khushi ki baat h! hain na?" She sees Neeys still lost nd sad. "nhi....meri shaadi....Indra se hone wali h." Sampoorna looks on shocked. She knew everything bout him nd his evil eyes on her. "Nhi..." Neeya fills her with everything about her Baba's death, about him coming closer to her again nd again, about his baba announcing her marriage with him in party, about how Anirudh helped her with her Ma sati and else.

Sampoorna pulls crying Neeya in her embrace tightly. She was feeling guilty now of not being with her, there for her. "Mujhe maaf kr do Neeya. Tum itni pareshani mai thi aur mai...mai tumhare sath nhi thi." they both were crying now hugging each other. After few mins of crying, they pulled away. "Tu mana ni kar skti kya is shaadi se?" "Chah kar bhi nhi kar skti. Indra ne mujhe dhamki di h.....ki..kki..agar maine shaadi nhi ki... to.." "to kya Neeya?" "To wo Ma ko bhi..." She starts crying loudly. "Ae! Sampoorna!!" Neeya nd Sampoorna quickly wiped their tears away nd turns around to find Devoleena(Maami) coming towards them. "Sampoorna beta. Teri haldi ka samay ho rha h. Chal!" Sampoorna nods,"Neeya kal aana hi hoga tujhe. Apna khyaal rkhna" They hugs nd then Sampoorna leaves eith her Ma.
Sampoorna wanted to stay there with her. She know how she might be feeling, hie broken she might be.

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Anirudh reach at Saurabh'd house to find him in haldi. Anirudh chuckles getting attention from Saurabh himself. "Chote malik!" Saurabh stands nd goes to him. "Aap yaha?" Anirudh looks at him in anger. "Kya hua Anirudh babu? Humse kuch gakti ho gi h kya?" "Ha. Bahut badi galti aur iske lie tumhe dand bhi milega." Saurabh gets tensed. "Apne hath uthao" Saurabh do as he says "ab mere najdeek aao aur abhi mujhe gale lagao." Saurabh looks on surprise. He thought he is angry. Anirudh laughs looking at hid expression nd hugs him. "Bhopu!!" "Chote Malik-" "-tch tch....MUNSHI KAKA!" Munshi ji comed to him running,"ji chote malik." "Kaka aap bhi. Main apke lie apka Anirudh hi hu. Na Anirudh babu aur na chote Malik." "Par chote malik, hum apke naukar h-" "-nhi. Saurab mera dost h bachpan se aur aap mere kaka samaan h. Nhi to mai aap dono se kabhi baat ni karunga." He turns to leave but Saurabh stops him. "Accha theek h chote ma-..Anirudh babu." Anirudh smiles nd sits with him. They talk about Sampoorna and themselves. "To phir. Ap kab shaadi karenge?" Anirudh smiles thinking about Saudamini. "Pata nhi." "Pata nhi? Par aap to Saudamini ji se pyaar karte h na?" "Ha. Karta to hu. Bahut jyada. Par mujhe thoda ssmay chahie." "Beta chal teri haldi ki rasm poori karni h."His mother, Surmani comes there for haldi last rituals. Nd Anirudh goes from there dont know where but not haveli.

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Neeya was walking around the children, admiring them. Ka...kha...ga...gha... written on the board nd children trying to write them. One boy was having trouble in writing, so Neeya sits beside him nd takes his hand in hers nd writes the hindi words in his board.

Anirudh passes by the school when he sees Neeya helping a boy with writing. He only stands there admiring them in awe...
He recalls the rain moment with her nd smiles.

Neeya notice him standing there, lost. She goes to him,''Aap yaha!?" "Ha. Aise hi ghoom rha tha par kadam yhi aake ruk gae." Neeya and Anirudh chuckles. "Padha rhi thi?" "Ha. Mai chahti hu ki ye bacche padh likh ke kuch bane jo bhavishya mai fark mita ske samaaj mai. Yhi mere baba ka akhri sapna tha." Anirudh smiles lightly.
How much he wish he could have met her father.
"Pata h, mai bachpan se London mai tha. Waha maine padhke barristery ki degree hasil ki-" "-gold medalist?" "Haha..Han. Mere baba chahte the ki mai whi reh kar apni barristery ka kaam karu...par ek raat party mai ek angrez se behas ho gi aur usne kaafi boora bhala kaha India ke baare mai, yaha kis trh aurton ko ijjat nhi di jati, kaisa bartav kia jata h aur kis trh baal majdoori hoti h...wo baat..wo baat seedhe dil pe ja ke lagi meri.." Anirudh gets sad talking about these things.
Neeya holds his hand in hers nd squeeze it. "Aur tab maine faisla kar lia ki mai wo sab karunga jisse humare samaaj mai aurto ko ijjat mile aur khul ke jee ske. Kisi ke lie jhukna na padhe. Is samaaj mai badlaw lana bahut jaroori h aur ye mushkil h par namumkin nhi.." "Anirudh ji..sach kahu to mujhe aap mai apne baba ki chavi dikhti h. Unka bhi yhi sapna tha. Shi kaha apne. Ye mushkil h, namumkin nhi...aur dekhna aap ek din jaroor safal honge." Anirudh smiles nd squeeze her hand back. "Tum meri madad karogi?" He looks at her with hope. "Bilkul." They both smiles.

And their eyes lock with each other.

Here, Neeya also recalls yesterday rain with him. How much she wish she can relive those moments again with him...but he loves Mini..alot..

"Didi....didi.." Neeya takes her hands back blushing nd looks around to find one of her children, Misha running towards her. She stops her and kneels down. "Kya hua Misha? Tum itni ghabrai hui kyu ho?" Misha was panting nd seems like she was crying. Neeya turns to Anirudh,"andar paani rakha. Plz lete aaenge?" Anirudh nods nd goes inside to bring water. When he comes back, she makes Misha sit nd drink water trying to calm her down. "Didi...Bondita..." "Kya hua Bondita ko?" Neeya also panics. "Didi. Bondita lapata h." Neeya nd Anirudh looks on shocked. "Aur didi....sirf Bondita hi nhi...kai saare bacche lapata h..gaon ke...." Neeya hugs her. 'Lapata?kaha gae saare bacche? Aur kaise honge?' "Neeya! Hume gaon ja kr pata karna hoga." Anirudh says. Neeya nods nd they three walk away after dismissing the class.

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"Kitne bacche ho gae humare paas?" "Malik kul 31 bacche ho gae h. Aur kaam bhi shuru kara dia h." "Hmm..kisi ko khabar nhi lagni chahie ki bacche yaha h. Tumhe pata h na kya karna h kal tumhe?" "Ji malik." Nd he signals him to go.

Bondita nd other 30 children are sitting in a room covered in mud, with messy hair nd some r hurts. Bondita runs to the door nd shouts,"KHOLO....KOI TO KHOLO.....MAAA.... DIDI....KHOLOOOOO......"But the door remains shut nd Bondita sits down with others.

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