(Sorry for the delay...was not getting idea what to write. Hope you all will like this part💘❤️. Please do tell me wether you liked it or not😊)
Scene starts in the traffic,
Ahaan and others got stuck in the traffic but Kartik's car went ahead from theirs.
Savitri(teary eyed): Ahaan....ab kya hoga? Ab kya kare hum?
Ishqi: Don't worry aunty....kuch nahi hoga....hum bas abhi pohoch jaaenge. Kartik hain na Rhea ke saath....vo Rhea ko kuch nahi hone dega.
Ahaan(teary eyed): Just shut up! Yeh sab hua hi uski wajah se hain. Usi ko bachane ke liye Rhea ne goli apne seene par khaayi.
Ishqi didn't said anything because she thought that Ahaan was worried for Rhea and hence spoke anything.
Soon Ahaan and everyone else reached the hospital. They all saw Kartik sitting infront of the small temple in the mandir teary eyed.
Ahaan went towards the operation theatre and so did Savitri and Siya Ram. Shalu was consoling a crying Savitri and Ayush went to fulfil all the formalities.
Hours flew away and it became dawn. The light of the operation theatre was still on. Savitri's tears had all dried up and Kartik was just numb.
Just then the lights of the operation theatre went off.
Karhaan(together): Rhea kaisi hain doctor?
Doctor: Rhea abhi stable hain but she needs complete bed rest for the next few days.
Kartik: Mil sakte hain usse?
Doctor: Haan....par two people at a time...plz.
Ahaan and Savitri went inside. Slowly turn by turn everyone went inside and at the end....Kartik went inside.
Inside the room,
Kartik came inside teary eyed. Rhea was attached to many wires and was gazing at her with a smile on her face.
Rhea(softly)(smiling): Kartik.....
Kartik came to Rhea and held the hand that Rhea forwarded slowly.
Kartik(teary eyed): Kyun kiya yeh tumne?
Rhea(teary eyed): Aga...r m...ain g..oli nahi... khaati....t..toh....tumhe goli lag jaati.
Kartik(crying): Aur agar tumhe kuch ho jaata toh? Meri jaan nikaal di thi tumne....agar tumhe kuch ho jaata toh main toh....
Rhea(teary eyed): Agar tumhe goli lag gayi hoti toh main marr jaati Kartik.
Kartik(crying): Kyun? Kyun karti ho meri itni parwah? Aakhir kya lagta hoon main tumhara?
Rhea(tears flowing down her cheeks): Mera sab kuch.....
A tear flew down Kartik's cheek simultaneously.
Kartik(teary eyed): K..kya?
Rhea(wiping her tears): I mean....(with a smile)...mere liye mere dost hi sab kuch hain aur tum toh....khaas ho.....toh tumhare liye goli khaani toh choti baat hain...main toh apni jaan....
Before Rhea could speak more Kartik placed a finger on her lip.
Kartik(teary eyed): Agar tumhe kuch ho gaya toh main toh jeete jee marr jaaunga Rhea.
Rhea(with a smile)(teary eyed): Arrey kuch nahi hota mujhe..(tightening her grip)....tum jo the mere saath.
Kartik side hugged breaking down into tears. Rhea caressed Kartik's cheek teary eyed.
After some hours,
Rhea got discharge from the hospital and was brought home.
Scene shifts to Malhotra Mansion,
Rhea was lying on her bed....when Ritesh entered the room with a big bouque in his hand.
Rhea: Wow! Yeh mere liye laaya hain tu?
Ritesh: Nahi...meri ex ke liye laaya hoon.
Rhea: Itna sarcasm na accha nahi hain life ke liye.
Ritesh: Accha? Toh fir reality se kuch poochta hoon...chal.
Rhea: Kaisi reality?
Ritesh(with a smile): Kab se pyaar karti hain Kartik se?
Rhea became shocked hearing this.
Rhea: Kk...kya bol raha hain? Aisa kuch nahi hain.
Ritesh(sighing): Tujhe yaad hain Rhea....bachpan mein tu jab mere saath khel rahi thi school mein.....tab tujhe ek halki si chot aa gayi thi...ek kharoch just. Tab tu ne poore ghar ko 3 din tak sarr par chadha kar rakha tha.
Rhea: Haan....toh.....iska iss incident ke saath....
Ritesh(with a smile): Jo ladki ek chote se kharoch se itna darr gayi ho.....aaj usi insaan ne kisi aur ke liye goli kha li. Aur itna sab hone ke baad bhi tu chahti hain ki main iss baat par yakeen karun ki tujhe Kartik se pyaar nahi hain. Yaar....thoda dhang ka toh jhooth bolti.
Rhea(teary eyed): Yaar.....tu na yeh baat kisi ko mat batana please.
Ritesh: Matlab tu usse pyaar karti hain...apni jaan se bhi badh kar chahti hain use. Hain na?
Rhea nodded lowering her eyes.
Rhea: Par tu waada kar mujhse....tu yeh baat kisi se nahi kahega Ram aur bhai se toh bilkul nahi....warna vo dono kuch bhi karke meri aur Kartik ki shaadi karwa denge.
Ritesh: Arrey toh accha hain na.....kar le shaadi. Problem kya hain? Kartik ki fiance ko main samjha doonga...don't worry.
Rhea(teary eyed): Nahi Ritesh......main apne pyaar ko paane ke liye....Priya se uske pyaar ko nahi cheen sakti. Uske liye Kartik bohot special hain aur main usse uske special person ko nahi cheen sakti.
Ritesh: Toh tu apna pyaar sacrifice kar degi?
Rhea(teary eyed)(with a smile): Pyaar sacrifice karne waali toh koi baat hain hi nahi. Kyunki Kartik mera kabhi tha hi nahi. Vo toh hamesha se Priya ka hi tha.
Ritesh: Lekin....
Rhea: Please Ritesh...iss baat ko yahi khatam kar. Main nahi chahti meri wajah se Priya aur Kartik ki shaadi mein koi bhi rukawat aaye. Please tu kisi ko kuch mat batana.....please.
Ritesh nodded positively..
4 days later,
Scene starts in police station,
Ahaan and Ram came to the police station as the inspector called them up.
Ahaan: Inspector....aapne hum dono ko bulaya.....Rhea par jisne shoot kiya tha uske baare mein pata chala kuch?
Inspector: Haan.....kuch aisa pata chala hain jisse mere hosh udd gaye.
Ram: Aisa kya pata chala aapko inspector?
Inspector: Aap dono sabse pehle mujhe bataiye ki....yeh ladka Oberoi mansion mein rehta hain?
Ram: Jii haan sir....yeh toh Kartik hain....meri patni Siya ka cousin bhai.
Inspector: Kya kaam karta hain yeh?
Ahaan: Catering ka business karta hain aisa pata hain humein. Hain na Ram?
Ram: Haan....aisa hi kaha tha. Par Kartik ka isse kya lena dena hain?
Ahaan: Kahi...Kartik ne toh Rhea ko....
Inspector: Nahi nahi.....aap galat samajh rahe hain. Kartik ne Rhea ko maarne ki kosish nahi ki balki.....vo attack Rhea ke liye tha hi nahi. Vo attack tha.....Kartik ke liye.
Ram and Ahaan was shocked to hear this.
Ram: Par koi Kartik ko kyun maarna chahega?
Inspector: Vo isliye kyunki yeh koi aisa waisa ladka nahi hain. Yeh business karta hain yeh baat sach hain lekin yeh koi chota mota business man nahi hain.
Ahaan: Kehna kya chahte hain aap?
Ram: Haan sir please clearly bataiye aap kya keh rahe hain...aur Kartik ka inn sab se kya lena dena hain?
Inspector: Yeh ladka.....Kartik.....koi aur nahi balki....business world ka game changer hain....Mr.KB....KB Group of Industries ka Owner.
Rahaan(together)(shocked): WHAT??
Inspector: Jii haan....aapne bilkul sahi suna. Yahi hain Mr.KB. Isne aaj tak kabhi apna facr reveal nahi kiya due to some personal reasons lekin......jab humne uss shooter ko pakda toh he revealed that KB group of Industries ke rival company ne use yeh kaam diya tha with Mr.KB's picture ofcourse and wahi se humein pata chala that yahi hain Mr.KB and inhi par yeh attack hua tha and he did reach comissioner to catch the shooter and unhi ki wajah se hum uss criminal ko pakad paaye. Bas yahi batane ke liye aapko bulaya tha.
Ram: Oo...okayy inspector....thank you.....
Ram and Ahaan left but both were still in shock.
They came to a nearby tea stall and sat down without any words for more than ten minutes.
Ahaan: I still can't believe this. Kartik itna seedha sadha dikhta hain.....itne dino tak kaam kiya usne Oberoi mansion mein as a servant yaha tak ki maar bhi kha li par fir bhi yeh nahi bataya ki vo kaun hain. Par kyun?
Ram: Sanskaar bhai.....sanskaar.
Ahaan: What?
Ram(sighing): Agar Kartik chahta toh do minute mein hum Malhotras aur Oberois ko khareed kar apne aage jhuka leta lekin usne aisa nahi kiya kyunki.....uske sanskaar aise nahi hain. Uska dil saaf hain aur vo nahi chahta tha ki uski wajah se kisi aur ko koi pareshaani ho. Isiliye usne kabhi nahi bataya ki vo kaun hain and I am really feeling proud of him.
Ahaan: Proud ka toh mujhe pata nahi lekin mere dimaag mein ek idea zaroor aa raha hain.
Ram(frowning): Kya idea?
Ahaan: You know na ki Rhea loves Kartik?
Ram: Haan...I know.....Ritesh ke pet mein koi baat reh sakti hain zyada der? Par aapka plan kya hain?
Ahaan(smirking): Mera plan kuch aisa hain....jisse Rhea ko uska pyaar mil jaaega aur Ritesh ki bhi shaadi ho jaaegi.
Ram(frowning): Matlab?
Ahaan narrated the whole plan to Ram.
Ram: Bhai....ismein risk hain. Agar ek bhi step idhar udhar ho gaya toh we will lose Rhea's trust forever.
Ahaan: Main aisa kuch nahi hone doonga...bas tu mera saath dena. Dega na?
Ram hesitantly nodded. Even though he wanted only happiness of Rhea but still he was scared to break someone else's heart.
Ahaan: Aaj shaam ko Kartik aur Priya ki engagement hain. Humara plan aaj se hi shuru karenge. Okayy?
Ram nodded positively.
Scene shifts to Oberoi Mansion,
Shalu was looking at the whole Oberoi Mansion decorated in like a newly wed for her son's engagement. Tears brew up in Shalu's eyes as floods of memories cascaded in her mind....starting from Kartik's birth to all the struggles they endured and now this.
Shalu(in mind)(teary eyed): Aaj iss khushi ke mauke par.....Rishi jiju ko good news de kar aati hoon.
Shalu was going towards the hall when suddenly she bumped into Rishi.
Shalu(teary eyed)(with a smile): Jiju...main aapke paas hi aa rahi thi.
Rishi: Kyun? Kya ho gaya? Tum theek ho?
Shalu(teary eyed): Main bilkul theek hoon jiju....(wiping her tears)...aur aaj Lakshmi di bhi khushi se jhoom uthegi yeh baat sunn ne ke baad. Bas na aapko ek kaam karna hain.
Rishi(frowning): Tum kya bol rahi ho?
Shalu: Jiju......(sighing)....aap na bas yeh letter padh lijiyega. Main jo batana chahti hoon vo ismein hain.
Saying this Shalu handed over a letter to Rishi and before Rishi could react....she ran away.
Rishi came to his room and opened the letter.
The letter,
Jiju....main yeh baat aapko batana chahti thi lekin itne saalon mein kabhi batane ka mauka hi nahi mila mujhe aur aaj aapko yeh baat kaise bataun samajh mein nahi aa raha hain....isiliye main yeh letter likh rahi hoon.
Jiju.....aap aur Lakshmi dii jaisa samajhte hain....aapki aur Lakshmi dii ki beti Riva....mari nahi hain....she is alive. Yes....she is alive jiju. Aur vo itne dino se aapke ghar mein hi reh rahi hain. Jab vo waala haadsa hua tha....tab Riva nadi mein beh gayi thi aur sabko laga ki vo marr gayi lekin.....asal mein....vo ek gaon mein jaa pohochi. Waha ke ek aadmi ne use 5 saal ki umra tak paala posa lekin jab unki maut ho gayi....tab Riva anarth ho gayi par fortunately....vo usi anarth aashram mein thi jismein Sameer tha aur maine Sameer ke baad use bhi god le liya. Jab vo 15 saal ki hui....tab mujhe pata chala ki vo aap hi ki beti hain....aapki aur Lakshmi dii ki khoyi hui beti hain.
Aapko jaan kar khushi hogi ki Riva aur koi nahi balki....meri 'Shreya' hain. Vo itne saalon tak mere hi saath thi jiju....par main aapko kaise bataun yeh baat samajh hi nahi aa raha tha. Bigde hue rishte aur halaton ki wajah se Shreya aka Riva itne saalon tak aapse durr rahi jiju...par mera yakeen maniye....mera koi irada nahi tha use aap dono se itna durr rakhne ka. Par fir bhi....jo kuch bhi hua...uske liye I am really sorry jiju....please maaf kar dijiye mujhe aur jaa kar apni Riva ko gale se laga ljijiye.
Par haan jiju....usko yeh baat nahi pata hain ki main uski Maa nahi balki Lakshmi dii hain. Na meri aur na hi kabhi Kartik ya Sameer ki himmat hui yeh baat use batane ki. Toh aap please sahi mauka dekh kar use yeh sach bataiyega. Bas yahi request hain jiju.
~ Shalu
The letter ends
Tears flew down Rishi's cheeks after reading the letter. Those tears were a testament of a father who always craved to love and embrace his daughter. The tears were full of pain, happiness, love and guilt. Guilt not only for treating Shalu like an outsider but also for not being able to recognize his own daughter.
Rishi(crying): Main apni Riva ko nahi pehchan paaya? Apni gudiya ko? Itni badi galati kaise ho gayi mujhse? Vo...vo mere aankhon ke saamne thi lekin nahi pehchan paaya use. Agar sach jaan ne ke baad vo mujhse aur Lakshmi se durr.....(wiping his tears)....nahi nahi....main kahi nahi jaane doonga meri Riva ko....kahi nahi. Apne seene se laga kar rakhunga use....abhi jaa kar use kas kar gale lagata hoon....meri Riva ko.
Scene End.
Precap: Pyaar ya parivaar?