Neil saw the girl and the girl saw him. And then she removed her Neil. Neil was destroyed and made in that very moment. It was her. She was alive. She was the very same. Till now he had a doubt in his mind, a selfish wish somewhere that his life does not become complicated. But now the choice was removed. Juhi was here.

Neil -"juhi..tum"(You?)

Juhi came forward in one swift motion and hugged Neil. Neil was stunned. Too stunned to see what was happening. It was all too unreal. He had mourned her death, he had grieved over what he thought was her dead body! He had attended her funeral.

And then Neil put his arms around her and hugged her back.. DD saw this and he clenched his fists. DD did not judge. But this time it was different. DD had seen avni bhabhi suffer for Neil and because of Neil. DD had known Avni's life history. And he respected her alot.. DD was a simple minded guy. He could not take complicated emotions. And what he saw was not good for avni bhabhi. He was a seasoned police employee. And he had seen such situations happen. He could guess what would happen next..and it was not good.

Neil realised suddenly what he was doing and he broke the hug. He cleared his throat and came in the present. This had to stop somewhere. It was all very complicated.

Neil -"ye sab kaise juhi?"(How come this happened)

Juhi -"Neil. It might hurt you to know th e truth. I was abducted by a gang that dealt in sex trade and human trafficking. It was headed by one raghu pandit. Recently police killed him and the gang disbursed and I could escape! I was not killed in the road accident but just injured. And they put another body in my place in th e morgue with a disfigured face to claim that I had died. I have since then gone through unspeakable horrors Neil. But only one thought kept me alive... That you are out there. Waiting for me"

Neil looked like he was thunder struck. Like the cat had got his tongue.

Someone else cleared their throat in the background. It was DD.

DD -" Neil sir. Wo bhabhi wait Kar rahi hongi na Ghar pe. I'll do the formalities and get juhi madam a safe accommodation. "(Avni bhabhi might be waiting at home..)

Neil looked curtly at DD. And then he thought. It seemed as if he had already taken a decision.

Neil -"DD. You don't worry about where juhi will live. I'll manage that"

But then juhi spoke. She had an innocent face with teary eyes -"Neil..you married someone.."

Neil looked down. Had he known this day would come, he was not sure what he would have done. God knows he had loved juhi. And God knows he loved avni. But it was all muddled up now. It seemed he was floating in a river and looking for a shore but once the shore came he pushed himself back into the river afraid of what was on that shore.

He needed sometime to think...

Neil -"juhi. We had our time together. What happened was unfortunate. But I'll not abandon you. You're in my care now and nothing will happen to you. And yes.. I am married now"

Juhi didn't say anything.

Neil continued -"so. I'm right now living in my studio apartment. But soon I'm shifting into a bigger house with my family. Till you find your feet, i would like to be sure you're safe.. So pls move in with us"

Juhi didn't speak immediately. But then she looked up -"Neil. You know I still love you right. For you time has moved but for me it is stuck where you had left me all those years back"

Neil nodded -"juhi.. I can't change what happened. But i won't abandon you. I swear over what we had that I'll look after you"

And then Neil left the room and asked a surly DD to take care of juhi.

He drove but didn't go back home. He went to the sea shore and sat there for hours..