All Malhotras were beyond shock hearing Ansh. Manik was the one who came out of shock and held his collar furiously.
"What the hell! Dimag kharab hogaya hai tera? Kya bol raha hai? She's your sister damn it!" Manik said gritting his teeth while shouting. Cabir and Raj immediately moved to them and pulled Manik back. Ansh smiled painfully.
"I said what I saw, buddy. And it was truth. We saw Nandini holding gun in her hand pointing towards Mumma and Papa." He said to which Manik nodded vigorously.
"No ways. That's bullshit. Main nahi maanta. Nandini aisa kuch kar hi nahi sakti. I trust her. She's innocent. Jarur uss bloody Khurana ne hi kuch kiya hoga." Manik said in his monster mode.
"I agree with Manik. There must be a loophole. Koi bhi ladki apne hi maa-baap ko kyu maaregi?" Niyonika said with tears.
Ansh chuckled humourlessly.
"Kitni ajeeb baat hai na? Aap log uske liye ek stranger ho. Bas abhi abhi usse mile ho. Phir bhi kitna trust hai uspe. Aur uske apno na uspar trust nahi kiya." Ansh said recalling the past.
Flashback -
"Maa, Papa!" Both Abhi and Ansh shouted being horrified and ran to them. Aryaman who was behind Nandini saw them and jumped out of window. Ansh saw this.
"Ayeee Ruk. Guardsss!" Ansh shouted running towards window but he already escaped and guards were nowhere to be seen. He turned around and looked at Nandini who was standing numb on her place looking towards her parents. Ansh ran to her and shook her.
"Nandi, Nandi what happened? How all this happened baby? Why are you quiet? Speak something damn it! Nandi!" Ansh shouted but she dint react. He ran towards Abhi who was busy waking up their parents who were lying lifeless.
"Maa, papa, get up. Get up please. Look we both came. Uthiyeee naa. Maaa!" Abhi cried shaking them vigorously. Ansh dropped beside him sobbing loudly.
"Mumma.. aap gussa hai humse? Haan papa? Hum 4 din late aaye issliye. Hain na? Sorry please. We won't go again anywhere leaving you guys. Nandi promise." Ansh cried like kid.
Nandini was standing on her place without blinking her eyes. Her face pale. Bruises all over body. Messy hairs and sweaty face.
Hearing word Nandi Promise Abhi looked up at Nandini furiously. He marched towards her angrily and held her shoulders tightly.
"Kyu kiya? Haan? Kyu kiya aisa? Why you did that damn it? They were your own parents. Pyaar karte the tumse. Apni jaan se bhi jyaada. You bloody killed them damn it! Whyyyyy!" Abhi shook her angrily while crying. Hearing him Nandini looked at him and whispered.
"Bh-bhaiyu-"
"Mar gaya tumhara bhaiyu! Samjhi tum? You are no one to me. Aaj se, abhi se mei tumse apne saare rishtein todta hu. Mere parents ka toh chehra tak mujhe yaad nei. Inn dono nei mujhe unki kami kabhi mehsoos nahi hone di. They never let me feel that I'm an orphan. But today, you snatched them from me. You made me orphan again. You bloody killed them. You killed my parents! Whyyyyy.. whyyyyy Nandini!! Whyyyy!" Nandini stumbled a little while Ansh was shocked hearing his words.
"Bhai! What are you saying? You are doubting our Nandi? She can't even kill an ant and you are saying she killed our parents? Bhai hua kya hai aapko? Hosh mei aaiye bhai! Voh humari behen hai. Humari princess. She can never do that. Nandi tu chup kyu hai? Kuch bolti kyu nahi? Say him na that you dint do anything. Tell him." Ansh cried.
Nandini dint say anything just smiled painfully hearing Abhi's accusations. Abhi lost his temper seeing her smile and slapped her hard.
"Nandi!" Ansh shouted being shocked and ran towards her who landed on floor due to the intensity of slap.
"Bhai aap pagal ho gaye ho. Kya kar rahe ho? Vaha mumma papa aise- aur aap.." Ansh shouted holding Nandini in his arms who were numb.
"Look at her Ansh. How shamelessly she smiled at me. Did you see? She's acting Ansh. She killed our maa papa. Usne apni jaan bachane ke liye unki bali chadhayi. She's a selfish bitch!" Abhi shouted.
Nandini flinched in Ansh's arms hearing him. Ansh patted her back. Suddenly his sight went to another corner and his eyes came out of his sockets.
"Soha!" He whispered looking at the figure lying in a far corner surrounded by blood. Abhi looked at the direction and his all strength went crashing down.
There, his love was lying all lifeless. Yes, Abhi loved Soha. This thing was known by him, Nandini and Soha only. He ran towards her and gathered her lifeless body in his arms. Ansh made Nandini sit on couch and ran to them.
"Soha, hey love, wake up. No no. You can't leave me like that. You promised me, remember? You- you promised that you will never leave me. We- we promised to be with each other forever. Get up. Open your eyes Soha. You can't leave me. Noooooo!!" Abhi screamed his lungs out hugging her to his chest.
Ansh was shocked knowing about their love and devastated seeing Abhi's condition. He kept his hand on his shoulder.
"Bhai, sam-bhalo khudko, plea-se." Ansh said choking in-between.
Abhi was crying his heart out when his eyes fell on Nandini who was looking at them blankly. He wiped his tears furiously and kept Soha down. Moving towards Nandini he held her neck. She gasped.
"You bitch! You killed her too. You killed my only love. She used to call you her best friend. You- you are disgusting. I'll kill you!" He roared while Ansh gets shocked. He ran to them and tried pushing Abhi away.
"Bhai, leave her. Bhai what are you doing? She's our sister. Bhai hosh mei aao you will kill her damn it!" Ansh shouted loudly. But Abhi's grip was firm.
Nandini choked and tear escaped her eyes. Abhi looked at her for sometime and left her with a jerk. Ansh held her.
"Get the one thing straight in your mind, Nandini Murthy. If you want me to stay alive then don't you dare to come and talk with me ever again. Aur Ansh, agar humare parents ke sath meri chita jalti dekhna nahi chahte toh iss ladki ko yaha se lekar jao. Main unke hi kaatil ko unke antim sanskar mei shamil nahi hone dunga." He spoke furiously.
"Bhai, what are you saying. She's their daughter-"
"Marr gayi unki beti unke sath. Aur aisi beti hone se achcha toh unki koi beti hi naa hoti. Kam se kam iss ko janam dene ka afsos toh nahi hota unhe." Abhi spitted venom.
"Bhai-"
"No arguments, Ansh. Throw her out." Abhi spoke walking away from them.
She looked at her bhaiyu. Only hatred was there in his eyes. Just one day and she lost 4 important persons of her life. Her parents, best friend and now, her bhaiyu too. Soon everything around her started fading and darkness consumed her.
"Nandiii!" Ansh shouted holding her in his arms. Abhi looked at them and shook his head.
"Take this drama company away, Ansh." Ansh looked at him shocked. He looked at Nandini and patted her cheeks.
"Nandi, bacha get up. Open your eyes. Look at bhai. Nandi, get up please." Ansh cried looking at her. He then picked her in his arms and ran out.
End Of Flashback
Malhotras were all shocked hearing him. Everyone had tears in their eyes. Manik was almost dropped on floor beside Ansh.
"Uss din se sab kuch badal gaya. Nandi had nervous breakdown. She was unconscious for a month." Everyone around him gasped loudly. Manik's tears fell.
"Hosh mei aane ke baad voh puri tarah se badal chuki thi. Chup chap rehti thi. Kuch khati piti nahi thi. Just used to stay alone and stare at nothing particular object." Ansh sobbed recalling those days. He turned to Manik.
"Manik, I- I used to beg, I used to shout at her, to speak, to cry, to shout. But all I got was her silence. She never cried for her loss, Manik. She never cried for anyone's trust. She heard everything silently." He cried while Manik hugged him tight. Both were crying. The pain was unbearable.
"Uss-ke liye main tha, Manik. Humesha. But for me, mere liye- koi nei tha. I was left all alone. Abhi bhai aur Nandi ke loss se bhi bada loss mera hua. Maine toh meri puri family kho di. I lost everyone, Manik. Koi nei-" Ansh broke down badly in his arms. Niyonika and Raj took him in their embrace. He cried like kid. Cabir kept hand on Manik's shoulder wiping his own tears.
When Ansh become little calm, Cabir asked him.
"If she was in so much trauma then how she came out of that, Ansh bhai?"
Ansh went stiff hearing his question. Everyone noticed.
"Kya hua buddy? Tu- why you are silent? Kya hua tha? Say something." Manik asked him desperately.
"Nandi's health wasn't good because of mental stress and also physically she wasn't fine due to skipping meals. One day, I- I went out with bhai for meeting outside of city. And when we returned-" He choked in between.
"Wh-what happened after you came?" Manik asked fearing the worst.
"Nandi was lying on floor unconscious in pool of blood. She attempted suicide cutting her both wrists."
Hearing Ansh everyone gasped while Manik was all numb to react.
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