TANHAYEE (Book1- Birla Broth...

By Taani10

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This story is of a boy Who is devoid of emotions .. He has nothing in his life apart from hollowness... he d... More

Introducing the characters
Information regarding the book
Prologue
Introducing Another set of Characters
1. Two Different Worlds
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2. Clash of Two Tornado
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3. Soulful voice
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4. Meeting with Elder Brothers
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5. Stolen Moment
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6. Score settled
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7. Shocked
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8. Destiny's game
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9. Unexpected Truth
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10. Taking Responsibility
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11. New reality
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12. Testing Time
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13. Family Equation
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14. First Step towards Understanding
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15. Hidden love and Pain
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16. Taking A Chance
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17. Blending
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18. Acceptance
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19. Protective Brothers
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20. Realisation
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21. Forging a New Beginning
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22. Birla Family Dynamics
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23. Manipulation
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24. Hurt Brothers
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25. Ultimate Reality Check

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Neevan was shocked numb and terrified to see Nirbhay lieng on the road Lifeless unconsious.... bleeding very badly....



Neevan shocked his heart felt like stopped beating seeing Nirbhay like this ...

Neevan scream in fear - BHAIII...

neevan rushed to him and put his head on his lap... neevan shocked and cried - B..bhai... bhai ankhe kholo.. please ...  bhai....

But neevan got no response seeing his unresponsive state neevan was feeling Paranoid......

In midst of the crowd some people were  talking

People - Bohot zor se takkar mari thi car ne lagta nhi bachega..... !  may be he is dead already

Neevan look up shocked and clutched nirbhay tightly to hid chest....

neevan shocked - No no.. no this cannot happen...

while otherhand

Abeer and Nishant was Coming in car they dont know at what direction both had gone ...

while Nishant wss feeling something heavy in his chest....he just dont know why something seems not right to him

Abeer saw how agitated nishant looked

Abeer tensed - Dont worry nishu... they will be fine nirbhay Gaya h na neev k piche .. kuch ni hone dega vo

Nishant with tears and panicking state - jaldi chaliye bhaiya please... m..mujje mujhe kuch thik nahi lag ra h... something... something seems to be not right...

Abeer tensed why was nishant saying this..

while otherhand

Nirav was going through some of his patients case history that is when his heart started beating loudly

Nirav confused and tense - m..mujhe itna ajib kyu lag ra h .... 

he touched his chest to see his heart pounding very loudly and the feeling scared  again.... why was he having this feeling again.. feeling of loosing someone...

Nirav  immidiately stood near his window pane and let the fresh air come in  those words still haunt him....  that day was suppose to be one of the best day of his life but it turned out to be the worst day

****** Flashback *******

Manya - Nirav u have no idea how beautiful the scenerio is from the hill top

Nirav - There's nothing so beautiful about it.... its just over hyped

Many - overhyped ? r u even serious ek bar waha chal k to dekho in nazaro se pyaar na hogya to mera naam bhi manya verma nhi

Nirav - Mujhe kisi nazare se pyaar karne ki zarurat nhi h....  pyaar karne k liye tum ho na

Manya chuckle - ahaha very funny sidhe sidhe ye kyu nahi kehte ki you are scared... scared of heights...

Nirav - no way Nirav Birla kisise nahi darta...

Manya smirked - Really? To paharo me jane k naam se itni chirr kyu machty h tumhe

Nirav annoyed - mujhe koi chir nhi machty u r just being plane stupid

Manya laughed out  - look at your face nirav dar k mare pili hogyi h

Nirav - tumhe to mai.... hum yaha ek acha sa holiday manane aye h... vo bhi me bhai sw jhut bolk aya hu ki College trip hai

Manya - ya right... jese meine to bara sach bola h na apne bhai ko... mr birla we are in the same boat

nirav - Ha to lets enjoy na .. kyu tum

Manya huffed - mujhe Pahar pasand h nir... warna me pagal hu kia....Shimla kyu ate hum...

Nirav - Shimla aye h to iska mtlb paharo ki choti pe chale jaye kia...

Manya proudly - yes

nirav - u r just being a kid



manya - i m not being kid u r being a spoil sport... common nir bht maza ayega chalte h na

Nirav - manya mai

manya suddenly saw the sunset time

manya - oh shoot sun set time ho gya h tumhe ana h to ao... warna me to akele chali...

Nirav - seriously? yaha se suraj ni dikhayi de ra kia tumhe? jo pahar ki choti pr jana h tumhr

Manya gave him a hopeless look and just rushed out

Manya - sunset to me dekh k rahungi... with you... or without you....

saying she just walkrd out...

Nirav - fine jao.. mai nahi ane wala baad me mat ana mere pass

Manya - sochlo... baad me esa na hojay ki mai he na aa pau tumhare pass

Nirav shot her a glare while manya laughed out and left

both did not understand what was kept in store for both of them at that day... while Nirav's heart just start beating loudly he .. dont know why he was feeling that.. he wish he could understand that.. 

****** Flashback ends *****

His chain of thoughts were broken by a phone call....

nirav came out of his zone and his heart started beating more loudly why everything was so everything so similar ...

otherhand

In the midst of road neevan was clutching Nirbhay hus whole shirt was covered with red.... from nirbhay's blood ...

Neevan shock - k.. kuch.. kuch nhi hosakta apko.. kuch nhi ap....

that is when Abeer and Nishant car stopped as the guards informed him about Nirbhay's location

Nishant froze in shock seeing nirbhay like this that was his brother his lifeline...

while Abeer shocked and rushed to him

Abeer - Nirbhay!!

he patted his cheeks but no response blood was flowing like anything he looked at neevsn the boy looked extremely shocked. ... nishant was even no different it seems like the life had sucked out from them....

Abeer tensed it is not the time for him to fall weak his friend needed treatment... and he will...

Abeer composed himself and called Kabir .... 


otherhand

Nirav was feeling too suffocated it was feeling like he will not able to breath the agitation the negative feeling is blocking out his senses
. his hands were shaking ... he needs bhai..  yes bhai.. only he can sooth him out only he can make him feel relax

Nirav - i need to go to bhai.... 

Nirav took his car keys and about to rush for home that is when Kabir entered in his room

kabir looked agitated and tensed  his looks were terrifying

Nirav tensed - Bhaiya aj k cases ap sambhal lo please mujje... mujhe ghar jana h...

nirav was about to rush kabir stop him

kabir - Nir...

Nirav - bhaiya please..aj mujhse koi bhi case handle ni hoga...  i.. i m not feeling well mujhe bhai k pass jna h... bhai he mujhe

kabir teary - Nirbhay ka accident hua h Nir....

Nirav numb and shattered

Kabir - they are on there way to the hospital.... 

Nirav shattered.....

Nirav with broken voice - W..whattt???..

Otherside in car

Neevan was again numb and traumatized .... the sight which he saw is terrifying

While Nishant was clutching Nirbhay and cried helplessly

Nishant teary - B.. bhai.. bhai please ankhe kholo na.... me apko bht pareshan karta hu isliye mujhe pareshan kar re ho na ..

But no response they were in car

Abeer was driving while his own hands were not stable Nirbhay was just not a friend to him he is much more than that.... 

he looked st nishant and neevan both the boys looked absolutely shattered and broken ... they will not be able to take it Nirbhay is there shield in every sense .. 

Nishant clutching nirbhay tightly tears were falling helplessly from his eyes

Nishant -bhai please ankhe khol do... please ek bar k liye bhai please

While that scared Nishant so much if anything happen to his brother whst will he do

nishant cried - bhaiya please drive fast bht khun beh ra h....

Abeer was driving as fast as possible breaking all the traffic rules right now the only thing that matters was his friend safely at hospital....



Within 10 minutes they reached hospital....

kabir was already waiting there he was all ready to Take up with the treatment because the moment nirav heard about Nirbhay's accident he just stopped responding.... he was numb......

Abeer's car reached at halt...

Ward boy were ready with the stretcher they immidiately shift him to the stretcher

Kabir froze seeing Nirbhay's state he was bleeding very badly 

Abeer tensed - Kabir he will be fine right....

Kabir just didny answer he check on Nirbhay's pulse it wss dropping..... 

Nishant saw nirav standing there holding a wall.... nishsnt rushed to Nirav n cried

Nishant - bhaiyu... bhaiyuu dekho na bhai ko kia hogya h please ap kuch karo na ap to doctor ho na

but nirav was not able to answer his mind was in preconceived motion of the same thing repeating again...

Nishant shook him up - Bhaiyu.. kuch bolo ap ..

Kabir by that time immidiately rushed nirbhay to the emergency ward...

Neevan and Nishant followed him 

while Nirav stood there numb he look at his brothers Bloodied face and everything reached st halt for him....

nishant cried - Bhaiya... bhai vo

kabir controlling himself - kuch nhi hoga nirbhay ko... just hold on nishu... he is a fighter

Nishant cried helplessly kabir look at Abeer in this time of need only he could offer the brothers that support

Abeer hold him Nishant cried hugging him out - Bhai ko kuch hogya to me mar jaunga bhaiya

Neevan gasped

Abeer immidiately -, kesi baate kar ra h nishu... pagal hogya h kia... nirbhay ne agar sunlia tujhe ese baate krta h to use kitni takliff hogi baccha

Nishant cried - or vo jo mujhe takliff de re h vo? kyu nhi uth re h vo.... vo jnte h na unki jaan se humari sabki jaan juri hui h

nirav and neevan were quiet one was in shock and other one was in guilt

Nishant went upto Nirav and clutch his hand -, bhai ko bacha lo bhaiyu....   

Nirav numb....

nishant shook him - Aap kuch bol kyu nhi rahe bhaiyu ap

Abeer stop him - Nishu.. nirav cannot treat nirbhay because he is family baccha this is beyond the rules

Nishant helpless

abeer - kabir h na andar kuch nhi hone dega vo nirbhay ko bilkul thik hojaega vo.... 

That is when Divya came running to the hospital... 

Divya terrified broken - Nirbhay....

Abeer saw her god whst should he tell her that was her husband fighting with his life ..and here no one can support her

Divya look at three of the brothers three of them were absolutely shocked

Divya look at abeer with tears who just hug her to support

Divya weeping her tears - kuch nhi hoga use Abeer i know him... he is a very strong man... use pta h uski kia importance hai ..  uski family me he will not give up...

Abeer was stunned and amazed to see her will power any women in her place would have been shatterrd but here she was standing strong....

Divya looked at nishant who was crying helplessly she knew what nirbhay is for him the whole Birla mansion could not function without Nirbhay Birla .. 

Divya went near Nishant he cried in her midriff he was not getting any comfort from his bhaiyu... he dont know on whom to rely on

Divya  - Nishu... tere bhai ko kuch ni hoga baccha....  u need to be strong tu agar ese tut jaega to neevan ko kon sambhalega...

Nish look at neev who was absolutely shocked.. n quiet

Divya teary - this is not the time to fall apart but to stand strong....

Divya was about to go to neevan that is when Kabir came out ....

All rushed to him

Abeer tensed - Nirbhay kesa h kabir?? 

Nirav just came infront of Abeer he was a doctor himself he knew kabir could not lie about hus condition by looking into his eyes

Kabir tensed up Nirbhay's condition is just not good how to disclose it to the family

Nishant - chup kyu h bhaiyaa please boliye na bhai kese hai...!!!

Kabir tens up - Sar me kafi gehri chot ayi h we cannot tell anything right now kuch tests karwaye there are chances of clotting  in his brain...  excess blood loss had made the situation more critical... he is diabetic already ...  that had made everything even more Complicated...


All shocked and shattered.... 

Nishant numb 

Abeer tensed - Kabir... u cannot give up on him

kabir - i will not abeer!  i m not giving up but as a doctor i m just stating the facts .. but i will nit let anything hppn to him... uska already bp low tha ...  and now all these . had made the case even more Complicated...!

nishant cried - Mujhe to samajme he ni aa ra how all these happened.... bhai bina security k kabhi bahar ni niklte to vo ese achnk

Neev shocked voice - m..meri wajah se ..

All look at him and abeer remember everything

neev shock and numb voice - S. sab meri wajah se hua h...! vo ..vo car mujhe hit karne wali thi .. i should have been in this place not him..vo kyu bich me aa gye vo

Abeer furious - itna sabkuch hone k baad u still thinking ki nirbhay kyu bich me aa gya? abhi bhi tumhe usk pyaar pe bharosa nhi h?

neev look at him shocked

Abeer - aur kia karne se tumhe yakin hoga neevan..  ki nirbhay tumse utna he pyaar karta h jitna vo baki kisi bhi bhai se karta h! tum bhi uske zindagi me utne he maine rakhte ho... jitne ki nirav or nishant!

Neevan look at him with tears

Divya - abeer please let it be vo already

abeer -, nhi divya tumne or nirbhay ne alrdy isk dukh k bare me sochk apne takliffo ko pi gye... nirbhay ne kbhi ise smjne ni dia ki iski distance se vo kitna effect ho ra h....  we all know u suffered Neevan... no one is denying that ... but is suffering me u r letting the wrong person win....

Neevan shocked

Abeer angrily - Tumhe kia lgta h neevan? hume pta nhi h why are u distancing yourself? The poison which was fed by mrs chauhan to u

Neevan look down

Abeer made him look up - Ek bar apne dil me hath rkh k pucho Khudse Neev.  kis Mrs chauhan jo keh ri thi vo sach hosakta h?

Neevan realised that already at some point

Abeer sadly - property neev?u blamed Nirbhsy for property... tumhe pta h Birla Industries ki worth kitni hai? u think a mere 300 crores  can make any effect to Nirbhsy Birla

Neevan cried - baat vo nhi h bhaiya i... dont know how to explain u i just wanted to be. i ...

Abeer sadly - u wanted to be accepted as a brother but not as a responsiblity

Neevan look at him

Abeer -. tum nirbhay k liye bhai kbhi tha he ni neevan

neevan look at him shocked

Abeer - tum Nirbhay ki jaan us din se ban gye jis din he got to know about you for the first time....   

Neevan look at him shocked then why mrs chauhan told him that he knew it from the start

Abeer went out and brought one file from his car

Abeer - look at these

neevan - kia h ye

Abeer - just go througho it

neevan looked at thise files and he gasped Birla Industries was worth more than 6000 crore there sre equal no of shares at the name of each brother neevan's name was already there




Abeer - Nirbhay had called me up last week to get all these things changed jaha jaha bhi Nishant and nirav h waha tumhara bhi hai ..  i should never had to tell u this but u left me no other option... bharosa ni tha tunhe apne bhai pe us bharose k liye meine tumje ye sab bataya u were judging him by telling that he dont care but Sach ye h ki Nirbhay Birla just doesn't know ... how not to care.. mrs chauhan has used you through out her life...and she is doing the same here.... 

Neevan shattered

Abeer - Agar abhhi bhi tumhe lgta h ki Ye sab ek natak hai... and Nirbhay tumhe jnbuch k apnana ni chahta to i have Recording of Mrs chauhan...  jaha unhone khud confess kia h ki she had lied to u ... khanna k pas h vo recording Nirbhsy tumhe khud dikhana chahta tha batana chahta tha but tumne to usse kuch share he ni kia .. har sawal k badle jawab mila to bas KHAMOSHI!

neevan shattered

Abeer - if u want ti see the proof now i can show u .. lekin jo rishte sabuto k adhar pe tikte h na vo rishte nhi hote neevan... samjhota hota h ..or samjhote k rishte kabhi nhi tikte!, if u still want to see i..

Neev closed his ears and sat down - please please stop it.. stop it please mujhe nhi sunna kuch mujhe....

Neev's breath started to hitch.. divya immidiately hold him Nishant rushed to bring water for him... while nirav checked his pulse

Neevan gasped - sab.. sab meri galty h meri ejh se hua h sabkuch ... i . i lost him.. i..

nirav - Neevan.. neevan look at me! neevan just look at me

Neevan was again getting back into a traumam. nirav shake him bit harsh and nishsbt gave a glass of water

Divya -  neevan...! neevan please baccha no one is blaming u ..  please calm down

Neev - m..meri wjh se bhai is halat me h bhabhi meine unhe bht kuch.. oh god how could i...  i will never be able to faxe him bhabhi i...

Divya teary - Tu baccha h unka neev... kesi baate kar ra h he understand u well baccha..

Neevan look at Nishant and nirav they are helping him but they are quiet

he remember Nishant's words

*Agar kabhi humne tujhe KHAMOSHI dikha di na to tere pass rone k elawa or koi option ni rahega*

Now he was understanding what he meant there silenc was killing him....  will they forgive him??

That is when Nurse came rushing - Doctor.... doctor vo patient he is sinking ...

Kabir shocked and entered inside ...

while nirav shocked and shattered his brother cannot leave him he just cannot ....




While Kabir entered inside to see Nirbhay struggling for breathe his pulse rate had dropped down drastically

Kabir rushed inside and checked on his heart rate which was dropping

Kabir tensed - Nurse injection

Nurse immidiately gave him the injection

Kabir tensed - u cannot do this to us Nirbhay please fight... please...

While slowly Nirbhay's breathing stabilised..  Kabir Sighs in releif

He looked up to see his family was looking at all these from the glass door and they were absolutely broken




Kabir just gave them a nod and everyone sighed a releif....

Nurse - Sir ink CT scan reports aa chuki hai

Kabir - where is the report?

Nurse - Doctor is coming with it ... 

kabir tensed - Just tell him to come fast.... mujje nirbhay k exact condition k bare me jnna hai .. 

While Nirav from outside saw nirbhay lieng on the bed lifeless to realised. he has seen Mayra at the same condition.. manya had given up on him... will his brother also do the same? he survived the loss of Manya... but will he able to survive the loss of Nirbhay from his life

Nirav was thinkibg about all these and step back but dashed with someone .. but he was too lost to understand who was the person

Nirav  walked out from there while a bracelet typ thing fall from His Pocket....  he did not realise it

the person with whom he collided was Kritika ..   both did not see each other because nirbhay was stepping back looking front while kritika was coming from backside

Kritika - excuse me... hello? apki chiz... yha... (but she trailed off as she realised the person will not return)

Kritika confuse - Pta nhi kon tha?  will give it to the reception later

While kabir sat there holdung Nirbhay's habd

kabir tensed - Kyu pareshan kar ra h nirbhay just get up yrr...

but no response Kabir's eyes watered he was a doctor and he cannot be emotional now but seeing Nirbhay like this is much worse than a night mare  today whatever he was its only because of Nirbhay... if Nirbhay did not supported he could have never be able to become what he is today .  he owe his entire life to nirbhay. 

Kabir - U have always  fought strongly in every situation nirbhay . this is not the Nirbhay Birla i know... just get up nirbhay.... 

Kabir was this close to breaking down that is when Kritika entered

Kabir turned and confused - you?

Kritika sighs - Doc Kritika thakur

kabir realise - Doc thakur? New Joining

Kritika nodded - sir this is his report

Kabir tensed and go through it

kritika - everything looks clean sir...

kabir tensed - to nirbhay respond kyu nhi kar ra h he should have gained consiousness by now

Kritika looked at nirbhay and check on him

Kritika - we have to wait for 48 hours before jumping into any typ of conclusion

kabir tensed and sat down he knew what that means.... there are high chances of Nirbhay slipping into coma....no one will be able to take it




otherhand

Neev just went out of the hospital and sat down clutching himself what will he do now today he realised he just lost his brother ...  he had got such a beautiful family and it all crashed  only because of him ..

Neev remembered nirbhay's words that

*Har rishte ki buniyaad hoty h Bharosa .. jab tak tu humpar bharosa ni kar leta tujhe vo sukoon kabhi nhi milega jiski tujhe talash h*

Neevan just let his tears fall how could  he be such a fool how could he let Mrs chauhan manipulate him.. the damage which  has been done by him is irrepairable...  he is responsible for everything...   how will he face anyone.... 

Neevan realise bhai had given him nothing but love and he just himself get played

Neevan closed his eyes and cried....  his dada and bhaiyu had not blamed him yet but he cannot say anything in his defense if they blame him....

Divya was shattered seeing her husband fighting for his life.... but she still cant let Neevan go through all this alone she knew how that boy's mind work... she searched for him...  and found him sitting outside the hospital cryibg silently

Divya went to him and sat  there holding his hand

there was silence for few seconds but then neevan broke his silence

neev with tears - Apko gussa ni aa ra mujhpar? blame ni karoge ap mujhe

Divya - kyu? did u wanted all this to happen?

Neevan closed his eyes and shook his head

Divya just pulled him closer she knew how much nirbhay's conditin was  effecting neevan 

Neevan cried his heart out - meine kia kuch ni keh dia unhe bhabhi....  vo mujhe kabhi maaf ni karenge.... unhone mujhe sivay pyaar k kuch nhi dia... sari badtamizi bardast kari meine...  aur badle me unhe kia mila mujhse? sirf accusition...

Divya could see it was his pent up pain that was coming out....

  Neevan guilty - sab kuch mila tha mujhe bhabhi..  lekin aj  sabkuch kho dia meine bhabhi..apni galtyo ki wjh se kho dia.... 

divya - kuch nhi khoya tune neevan..... nirbhay ko kuch nhi hoga....  use kuch ho he nhi sakta ...

neev teary - mujhse ye KHAMOSHI bardash nhi ho ri h bhabhi.... mujhe bhai chahiye.... i promise i will not be that impulsive i will change myself me badal jaunga mujhe kuch ni chahiye mujhe bas bhai chahiye...sabkuch khoke mujhe mera pariwar mila h . bhai mile h... fate cannot be that cruel to me.....   meine agar bhai ko kho dia to me sabkuch dubara kho dunga bhabhi....  mujhe bht kuch kehna h unse batana h ki me kitna akela hu... vo kehte rahe but meine kabhi apna dard nhi bata kbhi nhi bataya mere dil me kia hai  mai batana chahta hu bhabhi unse share karna chahta hu.... kia mujhe vo mauka milega? ya sabkuch shuru hone k pehle he khatam....

Divya just pulled him closer while neevan cried his heart out...  now when he actually wanted to heal himself fate cannot be cruel to him 

Will neevan get a chance to redeem himself get  chance to heal himself...

Or everything will be shattered like glass beeds .....

Its like One life and Four souls  connected ...  Nirbhay is the glue that  connects  the brothers  together .... if something happens to him three of them will be broken like glass beeds.

Neevan had got the ULTIMATE REALITY CHECK. its time he face it...

Time can only tell what is stored for neevan for the coming future.... will nirbhay be able to forgive him? or it will be like another start of the relationship from the scratch 

With that i m wrapping up TANHAYEE here i know this is not the end u people expected but wait for KHAMOSHI to unwrap other sides of the story..

********* The End *******

Tani :- Okay so here i end the Journey Of Tanhayee  and the next book will start which will define the book KHAMOSHI...
gradually i have seen some people not responding and it really breaks my heart only few people is there who is being with me through out the journey rest of the readers respond as per there conviniec and it gradually makes me as a writer ask myself that is it really worth it giving my time here so much..

Anyways i think i m too emotional for my own bad.    i emotionally invest on every reader only to get betrayed...

Okay so coming back to the sereis there will be no epilogue... in the three books .. epilogue will be posted only on the Last Book MANZIL!! 

So if u want KHAMOSHI to be posted By frst of April then TANHAYEE should have 310+ votes on every episode... it wont be that difficult i guess because maximum of the chapters are 300+

Do tell me how did u find the book??

what do u expect from brothers?

especially from nirbhay??

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KHAMOSHI will cover the story of Nirav and his past.. And the progress of the relationship between neevan and his brothers too... so u all can send me your Dms whatever u want to...??

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