Placing his hands on the wall, on either side of her face, Sujal gives Kashish a piercing look.

"Kaha tha na tumse - agar agle do (2) ghante ke ander, tum khud mere nazron ke saamne nahi aayi, then I'll make sure ki main khud tum tak pohnch jaun, whatever it takes?"

(Sujal's revolt tune begins)

Kashish, breathing frantically, couldn't bring herself to escape from his piercing gaze. She looks back at him, afraid. She won't stay, she will escape from him, whatever it takes!

"Sujal please... tum ye theek nahi kar rahe! Jane do mujhey!",

says Kashish, lowering her voice, she must not forget that she is at Piyush's home, attending a party thrown by her would be mother in law, Vasu, to celebrate the new relationship that Kashish and Piyush are going to share henceforth.

"Nahi Kashish! Tumhe jane hi to nahi dena!",

Sujal states clearly, shooting at her angry glares.

A knot forms in her throat as Kashish realizes what Sujal is indicating towards. She knows he would do whatever it takes him to get back Kashish into his life. She cannot even blame him entirely, for the situation they are in, these days.

"Sujal samjhne ki koshish karo. Koi aa jayega...",

pleads Kashish, with sorrowful eyes.

"Tum meri zindagi se humesha ke liye chali ja rahi ho Kashish aur tumhe lagta hai ki main ye hone dunga?",

asks Sujal, his crisp voice reflecting his anger. He avoids all of her pleads.

"Meri zindagi mein, tumhare siwaye na koi aya hai; na koi aa sakta hai Kashish! Aur main tumhe yun meri zindagi ke saath khel kar, kahin jane nahi dunga!",

warns Sujal, his eyes blazing with anger.

"Kya chahte ho Sujal?",

asks Kashish, frustrated.

"Tumhara saath!",

replies Sujal, looking at her in anger.

"Ab ye nahi ho sakta!",

she tells him, clearly.

"Main karke dikhaunga! Tum rok sakti ho to rok lo!",

he challenges her.

(Sujal's revolt tune begins)

"I want it here within an hour, whatever it takes. You got that? Bye!",

saying that, Sanjana ends the call and knocks the door of Kashish's room.

"Kashish bhabhi, aap tayyar hain?",

she asks, standing behind the closed door.

"Haan... haan bus do (2) minute Sanjana. Abhi ayi...",

says Kashish, from inside.

Kashish tries to sound that everything is fine here. She of course doesn't want Sanjana to know that she is here inside with Sujal! She won't let her father and her family go through any embarrassment because of her, whatever it takes!

"Sujal please ab bus karo. Humari kismat mein shayad yahin tak saath likha tha. Maine ye accept kar liya hai, tum bhi kar lo",

she pleads him.

"Kismat? Saath likha hai? Ye kaise khokle shabdon ka istemal kar rahi ho tum Kashish? Tum achi tarah se janti ho ki main inn baaton par bharosa nahi karta. Hum apni kismat khud likhte hain..."

"Haan to tumne bhi likh li thi apni kismat Sujal, jis din tumne mujhey galat samjha. Ye samjha ki main Piyush se.... Tum aisa soch bhi kaise paye Sujal?",

she asks him, her eyes on the verge of welling up.

Sujal could feel her pain.

"Kashish...",

he whispers, his eyes turning soft.

As she looks towards him, Sujal shakes his head into negative, unable to bear seeing her in pain.

Taking a deep breath, with a new spark in her eyes, she states him clearly, almost like order him,

"Jane do mujhey Sujal!"

Pleading one last time through his sorrowful eyes, he gets away.

As she was leaving, Sujal holds her wrist. Kashish doesn't turn to look at him but creases her brows as it hurts her, not only the tight grip he has on her wrist but also the fact that she is hurting him by taking a step that she doesn't want to take, hurts her to the core!

"Aaj main tumhe ye ehsaas dila kar rahunga Kashish ki tum sirf mere liye bani ho! Meri ho! Tum khud mere paas aogi. I shall see to it ki aisa hi ho! Aisa hi hoga, I am sure. Whatever it takes!",

saying that he let her go.

~*~*~

Downstairs, all are enjoying the party.

Standing at a corner, with a glass of wine in his hand, Sujal keeps his eyes transfixed on Kashish who is standing with Piyush at the centre but Sujal doesn't fail to gauge her expression of sadness. He smirks sadly on the contrast feelings of the two people - Piyush and Kashish, who are standing together in front of him. He will make Piyush realize that it was always about Sujal and Kashish, he was never in the frame; he can never be in the frame, whatever it takes!

With that thought in his mind, and immense love for Kashish in his heart, Sujal walks to the center and asks for the mic.

"Ladies and gentlemen, may I please have your attention?"

Sujal's voice drags Kashish out of her thoughts.

'What is he up to now?',

she thinks.

"Arey bhai party hai aisa mehsus hi nahi ho raha! Thoda dance-wance karna to banta hai na?",

asks Sujal.

All the people cheer up at this, but Kashish.

"Come on Piyush bhaiya and Kashish bhabhi, shuruat aap dono se",

shouts Aman.

Sujal glares Piyush and Kashish. Piyush who was totally unaware about Sujal's jealousy towards him, blushes on his brother's announcement.

Through the corner of her eyes Kashish notices how Sujal's anger is increasing with each passing moment. She gets afraid. No, not for her safety but of his own! She knows him very well. He in his anger most of the time ends up hurting himself.

"Kashish... may I have the pleasure to dance with you?",

asks Piyush, forwarding his hand in front of Kashish, in all gentleman style.

Kashish, all serious, her eyes cascaded down out of nervousness, extends her hand to put it on Piyush's hand, that Sujal reaches her, out of thin air and holds her extended hand.

The skin to skin touch, the feel of Sujal, come as a total surprise for Kashish! Chill runs down her spine. She stares him in surprise; her heart beating frantically. Had they been alone, she would have surely hugged him! This is how much Sujal affects her. But wait what is she thinking? She has to get away from him, whatever it takes!

But isn't this exactly what she has been trying since these past few days? Has she succeeded in doing so? She even promised herself that she will do whatever it takes to forget him. But hell, however hard she tried, everything made her to think about him; remember him. She failed to get the answer - what will it take to forget him? Oh well the answer isn't that difficult - NOTHING!! NOTHING CAN MAKE HER FORGET HIM! Sujal belongs to Kashish and Kashish... well she is the heart that's beating inside Sujal. She is the air that he breaths. Can someone snatch the air away from him, whatever might it take?

"Piyush main Kashish ke saath dance kar raha hun!",

he states rather than ask, looking straight into Kashish's eyes, all serious.

"Theek hai Sujal, kar lo!",

smiles Piyush.

No! She can't dance with him like that, in front of others. Hell in front! She won't even dance with him somewhere alone like old times! No that can never happen again!

But something inside her, pleads her to go with him and swirl with him forgetting everything; forgetting everyone tonight! But hey Kashish, where is the determination to stay away from him, whatever it takes? He is creating a havoc like every time, is he?

As they start dancing, slow ball dance, Kashish tries to avoid eye contact with Sujal. But Sujal doesn't for once look away from her.

"Kaha tha na Kashish ki tum sirf meri ho! Dekho abhi bhi tum mere saath hi ho, Piyush ke saath nahi!",

says Sujal, spitting venom through his last four words.

With a determination in her eyes and anger in her voice, Kashish says,

"Tum mein mujhey paney ka junoon hai Sujal, aur kuch nahi. Ye jo tum mujhse pyar karne ke dawey karte ho, wo pyar nahi junoon hai, mujhey haasil karne ka junoon!"

"Tumne mujhey samajhne ki koshish hi kab ki hai Kashish? Par ab main tumhe samjhaunga ki Sujal Garewal jab kisi se pyar karta hai to puri shiddat se karta hai. I will make you realize the depth of my feelings for you and your feelings for me too. Whatever it takes!",

states Sujal, giving her a stern look.

"Oh really and what would you exactly do Mr. Sujal Garewal?",

asks Kashish.

Staring her for sometime, Sujal smirks and leaving her, he says,

"Stay!"

Kashish's eyes follow Sujal. The rate of her heartbeat increases. She gets tensed thinking what would he do now? She finds him talking to the DJ. She finds it weird, why would he talk to the DJ like that?

Sujal reaches her and stares her intently. Kashish doesn't understand what's going on? Soon the track changes. And the guitar tune succeeds in skipping her heartbeat.

'Thodasa pyar hua hai,
thoda hai baki..
thoda sa pyar hua... hai,
thoda hai baki'

Sujal knows it very well how much this song means to her; how much it means to them! How this song each time succeeds in reminding her of him exactly as it reminds him of her. Kashish's eyes well up gradually, that's the affect of the song and Sujal's slow walk towards her. He is teasing her. He is trying to make her realize what he means to her. Only if he knew that he doesn't have to do anything, she already knows!

After some beautiful moments spent with him, Kashish realizes what she is doing. No, she didn't want to come close to him and dance with him. What is he doing to her? Why is he trying to shake her determination? A knot forms in her throat. Not having further courage to stand there in the crowd, she leaves.

Sujal looks around and discovers that no one has noticed her leaving, not even Piyush. Without wasting time he follows her. Holding her hand he pulls her into a room. Today he is going to make her confess yet again, her feelings for him, whatever it takes.

"Bus karo Sujal. Maan li maine haar nahi reh sakti tumhare bina!",

confesses Kashish, without even giving him time to say anything.

"Le jao mujhey apne saath Sujal! Do whatever it takes but mujhey iss anchahe rishte se aazad kar do aur humesha-humesha ke liye apna bana lo!"

They both look towards each other, their eyes turn teary. Sujal with immense love for Kashish holds her face and manages to utter,

"Kashish!"

But he pours all of his feelings in this mere word, her name, and Kashish understands it perfectly. And promises silently, that she won't leave him ever now, whatever it takes her to stay with him! And Sujal promises her silently, that he won't let any misunderstanding or anyone to come in between them now, whatever it takes! Thinking so, they embrace each other into a tight hug, loving each other with all their hearts!!

~THE END~

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