Continued
*****NEWS FLASH******
Business tycoon Jai Varma's son Aayan Varma arrested for beating up a minor...
According to our sources, the victim's condition is critical, he is been admitted in the city hospital...
The victim is being identified as Aayan's step brother, Sameer Singhal...
According to eye witnesses, the brothers got into a fight over some property issue in the cafe and Aayan got violent...
We have Aayan Varma's business partner, Samar Sahani with us
**Samar's Voice**
'Aayan always had anger issues, he would get violent with us or our staff even on petty issues, we had to hospitalise one of our employees because of his anger... He also took anger management courses, but none of them worked on him...
I am not really surprised to see this side of him... I am one of the victims of his wrath too... Well being the only son of such a well known business tycoon, fills you with pride, and such rich brats feel that they own the world... The hard working newbies like me, who don't have rich fathers, have no other option but to work with such people.... '
Vansh turns off the TV and throws the remote control on the sofa...
'Stupid Paid media...!' He grits angrily
'That Yash is not at all critical...!' Viraj exclaimed
'And that fucker Samar ! How can he say such lies about Aayan Bhai... ' Rudra says angrily...
'Language Rudra... ' Ria scolds him
'Sorry Maa, but all these news are wrong... ' Rudra retorts
Jai and Arjun sat quietly on the sofa, while Aayan was made to lie on a recliner chair, and Ved was sitting with him...
'Yash started the fight, the manager testified that... He had a tussle with Yash, not Sameer... What's wrong with these people...!' Vansh exclaimed
'I don't understand, why don't they show something productive rather than interfering in our personal lives... ' Naina sighed caressing Aayan's hair
'Singhal would've paid them, he couldn't harm Aayan legally, so he is ruining his image in front of everyone... ' Arjun said
'Paa can't we stop this...? This gossip mongering will ruin Aayan's reputation, and his company will suffer...' Vansh said
Arjun looked at him briefly and then said..
'Don't you have any contacts in the Media ? Can you arrange a phone call between me and that channel's owner....?' Arjun asked Vansh
Vansh thought for a while, and then said excitedly...
'Yes ! Yes... I can do that... Of course...! Give me 5 minutes... ' he picks his phone and walks out of the room
'Why would Annie do this....?' Ved asked and Aayan took a deep breath, controlling his anger
'That is what I am thinking.... ' Arjun said slowly
'Bhai I don't think Ananya did this intentionally.... ' Ria said
'What can be the possible reason behind her action... ?' Jai asked
'Only she can answer... ' Aayan said not looking at anyone
Vansh comes inside the room holding his phone, one hand on it's speaker...
'Papa... The Owner of the channel is on the line... ' He said to Arjun
'Excellent...! Come with me... ' Arjun said and he and Vansh walked out of the room
'I hope Samar won't split the company... ' Ved said
'He can't do that... I am the 55% shareholder... He won't do that if he has brains... And now he will see my wrath... For real.... ' Aayan said angrily
'Calm down son... ' Sash pats his shoulder and Aayan sighs
'What did the doctors say...?' Naina asked
'Well they feared that it's a spine injury, but luckily it's not... He has muscle tears due to that impact, which will take 2 weeks to recover... ' Ved said
'I need to get out of here Ved, I have to go back to Bangalore, this drama can affect the Beat Solution's investment... AYSA can't afford to lose that.. ' Aayan said trying to sit, but winces and lies down again
'You are not well son, how can we let you go... ' Adi said
'I think it's best for him and for all of us that he leaves Adi... ' Jai said, tears filling his eyes
'Bhai what are you saying...!' Sash exclaimed
'AYSA needs him there Sash, and also seeing his current reputation in media, even E market can suffer... ' Jai said
'Nothing will happen to E market Bade Papa...! Please Don't let him leave like this, everything was going back to normal, please don't ruin it... ' Ved requested Jai
'I think he is right Ved, it's best for everyone that I should leave... ' Aayan said looking down, trying not to cry
'Shut up both of you...! No one is leaving this house... Understand... ' Naina scolds them
'No mom, once I get to walk by myself, I am leaving... ' Aayan said and got up with Rudra's help
'Aayan... ' Ved said, but he stops him
'Not this time Ved... ' He said and walked upstairs with Rudra's help
'Maa... ' Ved looked at Naina helplessly
'He will be fine beta... ' Naina pats his shoulder and he sighs
Just then Ananya enters the house looking disturbed, followed by Radhika's daughter Ayesha
'You are late beta... ' Naina walks towards her
'Sorry Maa, I was...' Ananya began
'Maasi... She was with me... ' Ayesha hugs Naina..
'Ayesha ! When did you reach here...? Why didn't you call me... ? Even Rad's didn't tell me that you are coming... ' Naina said hugging her back
'Mom must've forgotten, you know how she is... I just reached this evening, Ananya came to pick me up at the airport, and then we hung out for a while, that's why we are late... ' Ayesha said
'Annie why would you call the police to arrest Aayan...?' Ved asked
Arjun and Vansh also joined them at the same time
Ananya looked uncomfortable, she wanted to speak, but couldn't...
'Ved, she didn't know that the man who was beating up that kid was Aayan... ' Ayesha spoke on Ananya's defence
'What do you mean Ayesha...?' Jai asked
'Me and Ananya were in the same coffee shop, where all that happened... When we heard the tussle, Ananya did what any responsible citizen must do...' Ayesha said
6 hours ago...
Ananya was waiting outside the airport for Ayesha to arrive...
She was anxious and excited at the same time..
Ayesha Singh, daughter of her mother's best friend was the elder sister figure in Ananya's life and also her mentor...
Ananya shared all her problems, confusions, anxieties with her and Ayesha always had the solution to Ananya's issues...
Now that Ananya was facing this dilemma because of Aayan's presence in her life, she had to tell this to Ayesha... She was the only one who could understand her right now
'Hey beautiful, who are you dreaming about...?' Someone snapped their fingers in front of Ananya, breaking her reverie
She looked at the person and her happiness knew no bounds
'Ayesha Di....!' Ananya exclaimed and hugged her tightly
'Annie boo....! I missed you... ' Ayesha hugged her back
'But I missed you more... ' Ananya pouts and Ayesha laughs at this
'You look thin... ' Ayesha comments
'But you are glowing Di ! Excited for the wedding....?' Ananya asked
'Yeah...! Can't believe it's only 3 months away... ' Ayesha smiled
'Then you'll shift here in Delhi with Jiju, Then we can hangout anytime...' Ananya clapped her hands excitedly
'Speaking of which, I am eager to know the reason you called me here in such a haste, Tell me who is bothering you... ?' Ayesha asked and Ananya sighed
'Aren't you hungry...?' Ananya asked
'Very... ' Ayesha said dramatically...
'Flight food sucks... ' she cringes
Ananya laughs at this...
'Come on let's get you something from your favourite cafe.... ' Ananya said
'Yeaahhhh.... ' Ayesha cheered and they walked towards the car, the driver took Ayesha's bags and they drove towards the cafe
The cafe...
(where even Aayan is waiting for Ved at the same time)
Ayesha and Ananya were seated far away from Aayan, with their back facing him...
They didn't even know that either of them is present there...
'So...? What's the matter...?' Ayesha asked and Ananya looked away
'Annie...? What happened...?' Ayesha held her hands
'Di he is back... He is back to wreck my peace of mind again.... ' Ananya said her voice cracking...
'Who...?' Ayesha asked alarmed
'Aayan... ' Ananya said slowly
'Oh.. He lives here...? I thought he was in Bangalore... ' Ayesha asked
'He came to see Bade papa, and then I broke his phone and now he will live here for another few days... ' Ananya said, taking a deep breath
'When he came, I tried my best to stay away from him, to fight with him, to avoid him, but the circumstances didn't let that happen, I tried my level best to forget what he said, or not let my old feelings resurface again, but it's happening Di ! I don't know how to control them... I don't want to empathize with him Di... But I can't see him crying either... I am going crazy... I can't take it... He can't live here di...! I can't handle him being here....' Ananya cried
'Hey hey... Don't cry... Of course you can manage to live for few days with him... You are mature enough to handle heartbreaks Ananya... I know you.... ' Ayesha wipes Ananya's tears
'I was not heartbroken for him... ' Ananya sniffed
'Really then why his presence is affecting you this much... ?' Ayesha asked
'I can't forget the things he said about me Di, that was the attack on my ego... Looking at him, makes me realise how stupid I was to... to like him... ' Ananya retorts
'This is not your ego, this is more than that... ' Ayesha smiled
'What do you mean...?' Ananya asked
'You are trying not to fall in love with him Annie... ' Ayesha said
'Love is not the right word here Di... I just had this stupid crush on him... Which is reverting back I guess... ' Ananya said
'Crush is not the right word either... ' Ayesha said
'It's wrong to fall in love with a man like Aayan Di... I can't be that stupid...' Ananya retorted
Ayesha smiled and wiped Ananya's tears
'We don't get to choose with whom to fall in love Ananya... It just happens...'
Ananya looked at her astonished, it was like Ayesha's words were sinking into her mind
'See... Maa told me once, Naina Maasi and Arjun Uncle, didn't like each other... Like they couldn't tolerate each other for half n hour too... But when Maasi fell in love with him, there was no looking back... They faced a lot of hardships in their relationship, but see aren't they the best couple ever...? Do you think your mother intentionally fell for your father.. Or vice versa... No...! It was meant to be... ' Ayesha smiled and Ananya was surprised to see so many similarities between her parents and her story...
'I bet Papa never said mean things about Maa, he is nowhere like Aayan... ' Ananya said and Ayesha smiled
'Of course no one can be as awesome as Arjun Uncle Annie, but that's not the point... I mean to say, no matter how much you want to run away from Aayan, if he is meant to be yours he will be... ' Ayesha said
Ananya gets angry at this..
'I will never be his Di... Till my last breath, I won't be his possession, because that man doesn't have a heart... ' she says angrily
'Ananya... You are being unreasonable.... ' Ayesha began but then heard someone collapsing on the ground and the other customers gasping...
They turned around to see, a man lying on the floor
'Atleast I am not a miserable like your loser father, and your whore sister...' the other person says
'What's going on.. ' Ananya tried to see through the crowd but a tall man was blocking her sight
'Maybe some rookies are fighting, why doesn't anyone stop them... ' Ayesha also tried to look through
Then the man lying in the floor, gets up and holds the young boy and starts hitting him badly...
Ananya could not see the man's face, because his back was facing her, she could only see Yash getting multiple punches on his face and gasping..
'Somebody stop this mad man... He will kill the boy...' Ananya gasped
'Can't you see, an equally strong man is trying to control that man... But he isn't stopping, we don't want to be beaten up either... ' One man said
'I am calling the police....' Ananya says taking out the phone
'Ananya, let's leave them... I mean you'll be stuck in this police drama... If something happens to that boy... ' Ayesha said
'How can I let that boy die, if I have a faint chance to save his life... Whatever is the reason, that man can't hit anyone like a monster... I won't be the mute spectator here...
This is what is the problem with us Di, we want all the rights but don't want to perform our duties... ' Ananya says and calls the police on the location
'Leave him Aayan...!' Ved yells,hearing the police sirens
Ananya and Ayesha look at the man shocked and also the man holding him...
Ananya felt her throat running dry seeing Aayan and Ved there..
'Oh My God... ' Ayesha gasped
'Police is going to arrest Aayan Di... What do I do now... Bhai will kill me...' Ananya asked horrified
'Don't worry Ananya... Mr. Singh will bail him out... ' Ayesha tried to calm her down
'Should I stop the police from arresting him... I will say it's a false alarm... ' Ananya said moving forward
'Are you crazy...! You'll be in trouble and also Ved - Aayan will see you... These police records are confidential, no one will know that it was you who called them... ' Ayesha pulled her back
The police pushed Aayan inside the jeep and Ved looks helpless
Ananya sits on the chair, tears rolling down her eyes..
'What have I done...?' she cries
'You did the right thing Annie... Don't feel bad for this... ' Ayesha hugged her
***End of flashback***
'Uncle, Ananya just wanted to stop that man from hitting a minor... She really had no idea, that it was Aayan..' Ayesha explained and Ananya held her mom for support
'Just think the other way round.. Had Ananya not called the police, Aayan would have killed the boy, that would be bigger trouble to deal with Uncle... Don't you agree Ved...?' Ayesha asked Ved who nodded
'You did the right thing princess... ' Jai smiled at Ananya
'But what about the media..?' Adi asked
'We've taken care of it, that man won't show any false and maligning reports about Aayan...' Arjun said looking at Vansh and they smiled at each other
'But Aayan won't stay here...' Ved said looking down
'He will be fine... ' Arjun assured
'Will you be...?' Ayesha whispered to Ananya
Ananya knew that she has angered Aayan again, and this time maybe he won't forgive her...
Maybe this was their end or may be the beginning...?
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