Hi everyone!! First of all, once again I am extremely sorry for posting after long ten days....I was actually stuck with something very important......I hope you will understand ......I promise I will try to be a bit more consistent with updates. Enjoy the update.

Not proofread, ignore spelling and grammar mistakes.

After Duty hours, Haseena was on high way, driving herself towards Malik Villa drowned in thoughts of a possible way to find her Crescent, "Why I am not able to find a single clue from ten years.....I need to change my method of finding.....till now I was finding Crescent but now I will search all about Haseena Malik from childhood to adulthood.....hhhhhh!!!!" suddenly she gasped, press the brake pedal hard as out of nowhere two small girls came in front of her car, alerted her by their scream, "Aaahhhhhhh!!!". Fortunately she successfully stopped her car just before it could touch them and saw one girl engulfing another protectively in her embrace with her own back facing the car and both pair of eyes were tightly closed. She at once removed her seat belt and climbed down from car in sheer anger to give both of them an earful for risking their life.

As soon as her eyes fell on them, all her anger vanished in an instant. A smile crept up her lips seeing such angelic and ethereal faces. One an inch or two taller in height with slim physique and gorgeous face as if sculpted like a Barbie doll had her hair tied neatly in a ponytail. With her shivering body she had securely engulfed another girl of slightly smaller in height closed to her heart, protecting her most prized possession. Other girl, equally innocent and dazzling in beauty, bubbly physique with vibrant face, shoulder length hair secured at place with pink hair band. Both of them were shivering out of fear with tightly closed eyes when Haseena sat down on her knees at their height and asked softly while caressing taller one's head, "Honey!!"

Her voice brought them out of immediate shock and they opened their eyes. Hazel eyes of taller one and amber eyes of the other one were enhancing their beauty to manifolds. Haseena was looking at them with teary eyes awestruck with their divine beauty and angelic faces, trying to understand if they are humans or angels descended upon earth from heavens. Finally finding her voice, she asked them filling all the love she has in it, "Beta are you alright?"

Poor girls were too frightened, taller one at once pushed the other behind her back and herself took two steps backward and she just nodded slightly. The one at the back of taller one was holding her both arms and whimpering out of fear and shock. Though shivering but managing herself to not cry anymore, she was rubbing the back of the palms which had tightly clenched her arms and added, "Shh!! Ayat....it's okay....i am here with you....don't cry..." Taller one added with her eyes glued at Haseena trying to identify her vibes to decide if she should trust her or not. Seeing protectiveness and maturity of the taller one as well as trust and innocence of Ayat, Haseena was feeling a connection towards both of them- a connection strong as well as strange. An ecstatic feeling which was filled in her heart was streaming down from her eyes, her heart had just seen a version of that twenty year old bond for which Haseena's each and every bit was yearning.

Coming out of her trance, she wiped away her tears and forwarded her hand towards Ayat with an intention to console her but the taller one stepped away tightly holding Ayat behind her. Her fear which was earlier in her eyes had suddenly changed into anger and she screamed, "Stay away from Ayat!!! Until Esha is there no one can harm Ayat." Haseena at once backed out with a jerk and held her head as suddenly her mind was filled with black and white blurred flashes with similar words. She focused on them for a minute or two but then realized the situation and shaked them away. Looking towards them she added by the gesture of her hands, "Okay, okay....i am not going near her....relax ....Esha, right? Relax....you and your Ayat had no danger from me..." She stayed there only and paused allowing her comforting words and tone to sink in them. Gesturing towards herself, she said, "I am a good person and I help innocent people like you.....You can trust me....I promise I will neither harm you nor your Ayat....Look she is crying and we are in the middle of the road....."

Hearing her words and feeling positive energy from her voice, Ayat peeped out of her back with her tear filled eyes and slightly loosened her grip on Esha's arms. She once glanced at Haseena's eyes who opened her arms for them and then up towards Esha who was looking at her only. Something transpired between the two and Esha asked, "Will you help us also?" "Of course if you will allow me," Haseena responded with a smile and opened arms. Esha looked at Ayat and gave her a nod, and only then they both came towards her. Haseena had engulfed them both in a hug and patted their back for a minute while mumbling, "You are safe...." Continuously in their ears.

Few minutes later, she felt them relaxed a bit and lift them in her both arms at the same time who had their one arm on the back of her neck and shoulder while the other hand in each other's hands. She smiled looking at their clasped fingers and walked with them to the seating platform at the side of the road. Settled herself on it with them on her both thighs, she asked politely, "Okay so Esha and Ayat? Where were you going at this hour and that too alone?" Ayat looked at Esha and she nodded negatively, taking her cue she got silent. "Okay, if you can't tell me this then....May I know your full name?" She tried once again. "Esha Shah" "Ayat Khan" "Very good....nice names....that shows you both are best friends, Right?" Both the girls nodded at her statement. "What's your parent's name?" Her questioned had instantly stiffened their bodies and changed their facial expressions and Haseena could feel it too but before she could say anything else, she saw Esha wiping away unshed tears of Ayat and nodding her head negatively to her. "We don't know their names, we are orphans," Haseena's heart clenched tightly in her chest hearing Esha's words. She had instantly engulfed them in her hug and kissed top of their heads while a lone tear escaped the corner of her eyes.

"Where do you live?" she asked composing herself. "Innocent Smiles foundation!!" Esha told half-heartedly. "Should I drop you there?" She asked only to see Ayat started crying with hiccups clenching Esha's hands more tightly and added, "Please....don't send us there....please...they will separate us from each other....i don't want to live without Esha....i don't have anyone except her." While this time tears made their way from Esha's eyes too. No one could related to their pain more than Haseena at that moment and an instant set of tears streamed down from her eyes too, she wiped both of their tears and added, "I promise no one will separate you both from each other....now stop crying." However they were still taking hiccups, "Amm.....Do you want to join me for an ice-cream?" She asked hoping to distract their mind and it worked. Ayat instantly added elatedly, "Ice-cream!! I love it...." "Really let's go then...." Haseena added chuckling. Only to be stopped by Esha as she added, "No....we don't want any Ice cream....Ayat you forgot what teacher says, that we shouldn't take anything from strangers...We should go..." Hearing her words Ayat's face fell. Haseena smiled at them and added, "Absolutely right...Amm.....Can we be friends?" She said forwarding her hand towards Esha with hopeful eyes who looked at Ayat who was pleading her through her eyes. Esha shaked her hand with hers, "Okay...friends!" "Great....now as we are friends....we can go for ice cream right? And then I will give you both a solution to your problem." She asked and they nodded with a smile. "Perfect let's go then..." Haseena added standing them and walking towards her car holding both Esha and Ayat's hands.

Haseena had opened the front door of the car beside driver's seat and asked Esha to sit. She nodded and settled inside however her eyes fell on Ayat's fallen face, "What happened Ayat?" she asked worriedly. "I wanted to sit at front...." "No problem! You sit here I will sit at backseat." Esha responded instantly backing off from something she liked and smiled seeing a smile of Ayat's face who instantly kissed on her cheek and added, "You are the best Esha!!" Ayat's words and her kiss had once again triggered black and white flashes of a similar kiss and words in Haseena's mind. A sudden pain felt in her head and she had at once held it from her one hand to control it. "Are you all right?" Esha asked looking at her. Not wanting to scare them more, she nodded with a smile and added, "Come on settle down, fast!!" Causing Esha to move at back seat and Ayat at front. Haseena tied seatbelt to both and herself settled at driving seat.

Haseena entered Ice cream parlor holding Esha and Ayat's hands but as they entered inside both the girls hid behind her seeing so many strange faces. "What happened?" Haseena asked seeing them getting scared. She looked at them scanning the strange place and faces, "Can't we eat in car only?" Esha added nervously. Haseena smiled understanding and said, "wait for a minute!" she called manager of the parlor and said something to him while both the girls were clinging on her legs. Next they say, that he had evacuated the whole parlor within five minutes.

"Happy now!! Look there is no one here except us three...." She added standing at their level holding their hands. Ayat asked surprising showing her big eyes and moving her hands, "wow.....magic.....you had done this for us?" Haseena chuckled at her expressive body and nodded, "yes of course I had done this for these two little princesses.....now go there and chose your favorite one." She responded mimicking her in the same way. "We can chose any favour?" Ayat once again asked surprised. "Any flavor and as much as you want....tonight these are only for you two special ones." "Yeeee!!!!! Let's go Esha!!!" Ayat jumped happily and ran towards counter holding Esha's hands who was finally smiling too. For Haseena, there smiles were so enchanting that they had made her forget all her tensions and worries.

Both the girls were sitting beside each other while Haseena was sitting in front of them when Waiter brought one cup ice cream and placed in front of the two. "What is this? You are seeing na that they are two then why you brought only one?" Haseena scolded him. "Sorry mam, but they had ordered one cup only." He added looking down with his hands crossed in front of him. Haseena looked at them with creased forehead when Esha responded, "Don't scold him....he is saying right." Haseena nodded with a smile, send the waiter away and asked, "Why you had ordered one cup? I had told you that all of this is for you both only." She asked confused at their behavior. "We ordered one because we are one!!" Esha responded with a smile and looked at Ayat who also smiled.

Esha picked up the spoon, take some ice cream in it and forwarded it towards Ayat first who had it happily then next moment she took the spoon from her hand and fill it with another bite. Next Ayat forwarded the spoon towards Esha who had it from her hands with a smile. As much as amazed and shocked her mind was looking at this out of the world bond her heart was feeling fluttered at the familiarity of the bond. There she was sitting in front of them smiling through her wet eyes was unable to connect the dots between her mind and heart but was understanding one thing that she is feeling a strong connection towards the two and she would do everything for them both.

Few moments later she asked, "So, now tell me why you do not want to go back to the 'Innocent Smiles Foundation'? We are friends, right? so you can trust me." Esha looked at Ayat and they both nodded at each other, after that Esha started, "Some days ago, two people came in our orphanage and took one of our friend with them. I had asked Lalita didi where are they taking her? She told me that they had ad....ada....What was that word?" She asked looking at Ayat. "Adopted?" Haseena asked. "Yes....adopted her.....she said they had adopted her and soon someone would adopt us also.....We can't live without each other....if we returned there they would separate us." With that both Esha and Ayat started crying.

Haseena at once made them sit in her lap and wiped their tears lovingly, "Nothing such will happen. First of all they had taken your friend to give her a better life, they will give her toys, new clothes and most importantly they will love her as her parents. Isn't it good for her?" "It is....but not for us...I don't want anyone other than Ayat..." Esha added. "me too...." Ayat also added at once in between crying. Haseena chuckled slightly at her cuteness but then added, "You both only said that you are not two but one..." She placed their hand on each other's heart and added, "Look, your heartbeats are similar....you both are each other's strength. No one can separate you both until you are with each other. If anyone came to adopt you then told them that they have to adopt both of you because you are one." "And if....if they had not listened to us." Esha asked looking up at her. "Hmm.....Wait" she added after thinking something. She took out a notepad from her bag and write down something on a piece of paper. "This is my number if they had not listened to you then call me and I will made them understand. Now problem solved?" Both the girls once again looked at each other and then nodded together. Haseena tightened her hold on them and kissed the top of their head when Ayat added, "Thank you Pari didi!!" Surprised by her addressing her, she asked, "Pari didi?" "Of course, with your magic spell you had emptied this place for us....that means you are a fairy so, 'pari didi'" Esha responded with a wide smile. Haseena giggled at their innocence.

After that she dropped both the girls at the gate of the orphanage. They waved her, "Bye Bye pari didi!! Thank you!!" and gave her a flying kiss. Haseena smiled wholeheartedly and returned them a flying kiss too. Both the girls entered inside the large opened gate hand in hand, when a security guard came from inside, "Where were you both? You know how much scared we were for you." He scolded them and added, "I am sure it must be your deed Ayat, you always put yourself and Esha in trouble." Seeing them getting scolded Haseena thought to intervene and was about to step down when she saw the security guard was about to slap Ayat. Before he could do anything, Esha came in front of Ayat, held hand and put it back down, "I am sorry for stopping you, but Ayat had done nothing wrong and until I am here you cannot harm her.....we were scared that someone would separate us so we ran from here but pari didi had made us understand and dropped us back here. I am sorry....if you want you can punish me but not Ayat." She finished holding her ear with bowed head. Looking at her Ayat had also held her ear and bowed her head, "I am sorry too..." Security guard also melted seeing such pure innocent souls, he sat at their height and added removing their hands from their ears, "It's okay....but you both should understand that it's not safe out there...what if someone had harmed you....Promise me you won't repeat such mistake." He asked forwarded his hand. Both the girls put their hand on his and added together, "We promise!!" He smiled at them, "Good girl!!" pated their heads and added, "Okay now go to your room and sleep." With that both the girls ran inside hand in hand smiling like free spirits.

Other side, Haseena was feeling as if someone had placed her mind in a grinder, holding her head, tightly pressing it with her both hand while putting it on steering wheel she was putting all the pressure on black and white visuals in her head in which in the same way one girl had save another from getting slapped, then holding her ears. Behind those blurry visuals, some strange voices was roaming in her head 'we are one' "you are the best Esha' "Stay away from Ayat!! Until Esha is here no one can harm Ayat' "I am sorry, if you want you can punish me but not Ayat' Failing terribly to see anything clearly and with extreme headache she hit her fist tightly at the steering wheel in sheer frustration and tears started streaming down from her eyes. She opened her video dairy and started talking to Crescent once again hoping to calm her mind but instead of words heavy tears streamed down from her eyes.

Otherisde at night, in her room, Karishma was sitting on her bed taking support of the bed rest and as usual looking at her album 'Karishma's world' with her wet eyes and wide smile. She was glancing lovingly at their ten year old self hugging each other tightly with serene smile and closed eyes. Automatically her mind went in that incident twenty years back in Malik Villa.

FLASHBACK STARTS

Dressed in simple jeans and shirt with her hair clutched in clip at the back of her head, she was standing nervous and frightened with her hands crossed in front of her, in the center of the drawing room. While around her Haseena's parents, Mr and Mrs. Malik and her maternal Uncle and Aunt as well as their two kids of 10 and 8 years age named Samaria and Sameer were sitting on sofas. She glanced everywhere but could not find Haseena, then her eyes went on the clock and she realized that Haseena wouldn't be at home, it increased her restlessness. Spying eyes of all of them had scared her and she was feeling herself like a criminal in interrogation room. Not able to understand what to say or do she looked at Haseena's father for help, perhaps the only one she thought has always been good to her from her family. He tried to say, "Relax....Karishma beta....Actually......." but Mrs. Malik had not let him complete and stopped him by putting her hand on her hands.

Frightened out of nervousness and anticipation, she clenched her fists tightly and looked at the clock hoping that time would pass soon and Haseena reached there. Mrs. Malik started, "Karishma, look there towards my most expensive wall paper at your left, some stars and weird cartoons are made by Sketch pens, and can you draw them on paper for me?" Not able to understand the meaning behind this order, she nodded nervously and moved towards the table where note pad and some sketch pens were placed. She looked at Mrs. Malik who persuaded her through her eyes.

Without even having slightest of idea that who had ruined Mrs. Malik's expensive wall paper by those drawings or why she is being ordered to draw similar drawings on paper, she perfectly copied the drawings on the paper. After all she was good at drawing and sketching, copying some cartoons and stars wasn't a big issue for her. Approximately two to three minutes later, she had walked towards Mrs. Malik and handed her the paper.

Taking the paper from her hand, Mrs. Malik had glanced it once and much to Karishma's confusion her facial expressions changed from calm to angry, she handed over the paper to Mr. Malik and snorted, "Look She had drawn exactly the same....Haven't I told you she is the one....but no you were stick to your stance that she can't do this." Mr. Malik glanced at the paper and then towards Karishma disappointingly who were trying hard to understand what had she actually done. Haseena's maternal Aunty asked, "Bhai Sahab!! Show it to me too....let me see." He handed that to her.

"Now what you have to say Bhai Sahab, you were taking this middle class girl's side in front of my children.....Haven't I told you my kids have manners they can't ruin your 50 Lacs worth wall paper like this....May be she was venting out her frustration on this.....after all she had never seen such expensive things in her house." "You are right, I knew it already that it must be the deed of this manner-less third class girl....i have seen her clumsy personality and lazy attitude when she visit my Haseena." Mrs. Malik seconded her sister and continued bad-mouthing Karishma ignoring her tear stricken face and heavy hiccups. Through her tears she looked at Samaira and Sameer who both were teasing her by showing their tongue and giving her a smirking look.

"Aunty, uncle!! I....i....i had....had not....done that....i never touch anyone's property without asking.....not even Haseena's.....trust me." Karishma finally found her words and tried to say her point weakly while fumbling in between her hiccups. Mr. Malik's heart melted seeing her and he tried once again, "It's okay...What if she had ruined that....i will make a new wall paper....there is no need to do this to her." "No, Malik Sahab, such low class girls needs to be taught a lesson. She needs to understand that this money someone's hard earned. Don't you see she is a bad influence to our daughter, let me call her parents they will pay the price and next time they will teach her manners. And from now I wouldn't let her meet my daughter," Mrs. Malik had vent out all her negativity on the poor innocent Karishma.

She started crying hysterically and added, "I ....i....had not....done.....this....don't...don't call my mama, papa......I had not....done this." "Look, look now too she isn't apologizing...she is so stubborn...." Mrs. Malik snorted angrily, Mr. Malik rolled his eyes helplessly at the scenario and said, "For God sake, Stop this....50 Lacs is not a very big amount.....if Haseena had seen her in this state then what will you do?" "I am her mother, she is not mine....i know how to handle her....i said she won't meet such bad girl that means she won't." Mrs. Malik once again exhibited her low thoughts. "I....i...I am not....i am not a bad girl...." Karishma added in between her hysteric cries.

Outside the Villa, Haseena stepped down from her car, and ran inside the house excited to meet her dad when she heard Karishma's loud cries near reception. All the colors of her face fade away and she freed her nanny's hand while shouting, "Why is Karishma crying? Karishma....Karishma....." "Haseena baby slowly...." Her nanny called but to no avail, she had blocked out everything and all she could hear was her Karishma's cries.

She stepped in the drawing room to see Karishma standing in the middle crying hysterically while all were sitting at their place doing nothing. Her devastated condition was enough to anguish her, her legs froze at their place and she gasped, "Karishma!!!" As soon as Haseena's words entered her ears, she raised her red tear filled eyes and said in between her hiccups, "Has.....Haseena....you have said....that.....that we are one.....and what...what is yours in mine too.....then....then.....how.....how can I harm my house......i...i....had.....i had not....ruined....that....that expensive wall paper..." she pinched her throat and added looking straight in her eyes, "I swear on you....i....i had not done this Haseena." Haseena had shifted her gaze from Karishma to the wall paper, to her cousin's faces and then back to Karishma, her own eyes dwelled up with tears and she said with choking voice, "Karishma!!! You please go home...I will visit you in sometime."

Karishma stepped towards the door and stopped near Haseena, they both looked in each other's eyes. Haseena was trying to assess the extent of pain and humiliation her dear friend had been through while Karishma was trying to find trust for herself in her eyes. Few moments later, battling with her heart and mind, Karishma ran from there crying heavily with hiccups.

With red glaring eyes, Haseena moved towards her cousins who had suddenly started stealing glances from her, "Why are you stealing glances? You haven't done anything right? Or have you?" She asked putting her hands on her sides and staring at them with raised eyebrows. "No...no....we haven't done anything....Mom....what is this?" Sameer at once asked her mother for help. "Apa.... how many times do we have to get insulted here in Malik villa?" Mrs. Malik's sister cringed. "Haseena....behave yourself...." Mrs. Malik scolded her at once. Haseena looked at her mother with angry eyes and shouted, "I had promised her that until Haseena is here no one can harm Karishma." Turning towards her dad she had looked at him with disappointing and painful eyes and said softly, "Dad you have taught me that we must abide by our promises. Today, you had yourself made me break my promise...."

Before Mr. Malik could find appropriate words to console his daughter, she turned towards her cousins. Moving towards them she shouted, "Haven't I told you to stay away from her," Forcefully drawing their right hands in front of her parents, she shouted, "Look, mom, their hands have marks of sketch pens....." Mrs. Malik was shocked, "What....that means you...you both had done this..." she glared them who bowed their heads, she looked at her sister who moved towards her children and added after granting one light slap on their forearm, "Why had you done this? And When we were asking Karishma then why you were silent...." However they both were silent, she looked at Mr and Mrs. Malik and added, "Apa, Bhai Sahab....I am very sorry on their behalf....they were still young...what If they had made this mistake.....it's just 50 Lacs." "Hmm....it's okay...Sameer Samaira....promise me you won't do it next time," Mrs. Malik warned them politely. "Promise Khala!!" they added together.

"No....not like this....you had insulted that poor girl terribly...while she was continuously saying that she had not done anything....but you did not melted....Starting from her family status to her manners you had orally abused her of no reason....and with real culprits just a promise.....When it was about Karishma 50 Lacs was a huge amount but when it comes to your nephew and niece then suddenly it become a small amount," Mr. Malik shouted at her wife angrily. Other side when, Haseena had heard what had happened with her best friend from her father's mouth, she fall down on her knees and started crying heavily with hiccups, "How much terrible she must have been feeling.....you know mom she does not like to visit Malik villa, she even wanted to break our friendship because she said that her father had told her that, theirs and ours status does not match....With great difficulty I had managed to made her understand that whatever is mine is hers too.....I had told her that my father did not think like that.....I had told her that Abu said to me that all human beings are equal......Abu....why you had not stopped mom.....now....what will I do...she will break our friendship......she was our guest mom....our teacher had always taught us that we should be respectful towards our guest.....but...you had insulted her....Why mom, dad....Why?"

Mr. Malik's eyes dwelled up seeing her daughter's terrible state, she looked at his wife accusingly who took two steps towards her slowly and said, "Haseena....baby you are over exaggerating this.....we have just questioned her...we have not humiliated her....." But Haseena shouted showing her palms to her, "No stop....don't come near me....You are lying....i had seen her face and eyes and I can understand what she must have been feeling.......how will I face her now?" With that she put her face in her palms and started crying more hysterically sitting there on the floor.

Mr. Malik could no longer see her daughter's state, he at once scooped her in her strong arms. Wiping away her tears, he said, "stop crying princess....I promise you she won't break friendship with you....We will go to her house and we all will apologize from her for our behavior." Still taking hiccups she asked innocently, "what if she would not have forgiven us?" "Until we won't try how do we know that...." he replied kissing her on her cheeks. He stared back at Mrs. Malik her sister and her children and commanded stressing each word, "We are going to Karishma's house right now to apologize to her and her family....Am I clear?" All of them nodded knowing there is no escape now.

In his Luxurious car, Mr. Malik along with her daughter Haseena at the front and their family following them rang the doorbell and soon maid open the door. They heard Karishma's mother scolding her for the same reason while Karishma was crying. She was about to slap Karishma but next moment, Haseena freed her hand from her father's grip and jumped in front of Karishma. She held her mother's hand when upon not receiving slap, Karishma opened her eyes she gasped, "Haseena!!" There Haseena had left her mother's hand softly and said holding her ears, "I am sorry Aunty for stopping you like this...but Karishma is not at fault. Whatever happened was because of me and my family."

Karishma's mother had removed her hand from her ears and asked politely, "Haseena beta! What are you doing? How can you be at fault?" This time Mr. Malik glared his wife who nodded helplessly and took the lead, "Mr and Mrs. Singh, I am extremely sorry I had misunderstood your daughter. She is absolutely innocent in fact it was my niece and nephew's deeds, Sameer!! Samaira!!" she glared at them sternly and compelled them to come forward and apologize which they did. "I hope you will forgive us for this mistake," Mrs. Malik added. "No, no Mrs. Malik....What are you doing? You are great people with high status....it's not right that you bow down in front of us....Moreover it was just a misunderstanding....It's completely fine." Mrs. Singh responded clearly buttering them for their money and power but Mr. Malik who was by then a mute spectator came forward with joined hands and added humbly yet sternly, "she is right you are great people with high status and power and we are at no match with you....So, I request you very humbly to keep your daughter away from my daughter Karishma."

Tears streamed down from both the girls eyes. Haseena moved in front of Mr. Singh, held her ears and requested very softly and innocently with bowed eyes, "I am very sorry uncle, If....if you want you can punish me too for what happened with Karishma at my house....I failed to keep up to my promise of keeping her safe......but....but....please...don't....don't keep her away from me....please let...let her be my friend....i...I promise...I will keep her happy and safe...." Her sweet apology and request could have melted even a stone hearted man then Mr. Singh was a father only. He freed her ears kissed Haseena's head with a wide smile and said, "I haven't known that my Karishma is so lucky to get a friend like you....Karishma come here beta!!" He their hand in each other's hand and said proudly, "Mark my words Mr. Malik, no one could ever separate them both....because they are not two but one." Mr. Malik nodded happily. Both Haseena and Karishma looked at each other smiling through their tears, both had wiped each other's tears and added together, "Yes, we are one!!" Next instant both of them was hugging each other with a serene and peaceful smile on their faces and without wasting time Mr. Malik had captured her daughter's moment in his phone.

FLASHBACK END

PRESENT TIME

Thinking about Haseena and their special bond Karishma dozed off to sleep. Later on in midnight, Karishma's maid Tanvi was pacing to and fro in her small holding a small mobile in her hand apparently waiting for a call. Two minutes later her phone rang which she picked at first ring only. "Hmm...Are you there?" "Okay...put it in mailbox and leave from here," she whispered over the call.

Wrapped her face and body completely in shawl, she tip toed out of the house. Opened mail box at the left side of the gate and took out a brown packet. Looking here and there she hid it under her shirt and went inside.

On the other side late night Pushpa ji woke up feeling thirsty and upon finding her bottle empty she came out of her room. Sensing someone's footsteps, Tanvi hid behind the three seater sofa in dark lounge just before Pushpa ji could see her. She entered in Kitchen and taking the opportunity, Tanvi ran to her room, closed the door and sighed heavily, "Thank God....she had not seen me otherwise i would have caught red-handed."

Other side, tired of turning and tossing in her car only outside Malik Villa, she let go of the idea to catch some sleep and opened her laptop, "i am foolish to think that i could sleep even after getting this much tired....." she mumbled to herself irritated while logging in to her email account, "Hmmm......Let's see who are the four candidates whom My manager had selected for the post of C.E.O- Lukhnow branch." she added to herself and once again whole night passed just like that.

Next day, In Malik enterprise, waiting area in front of reception, four young boys of around 30-32 years of age were sitting holding their files in their hands waiting to be called for interview. Three of them had worn three piece business suit however one of them had been wearing simple dress pant with collared shirt and a simple tie clearly indicating his lower middle class background. On top of that, looks and discussions of the three other candidates were enough to kill his little bit confidence and he was continuously tapping his foot out of sheer nervousness.

Few moments later, Haseena Malik stepped in the corridor ready to kill all men and woman just by her looks. Wearing navy pantsuit with a mesh dark blue top and fuchsia pointed-toe pumps with open hairs falling on her both shoulders, her goggles tucked perfectly on her head, Bluetooth device on her ears as she was talking over the phone, "Karishma Singh! I have some important work in Malik enterprises so, will be late. Call me if anything important otherwise handle everything there." Without responding to anyone's greetings along her way she stepped in the large office.

Five minutes later, receptionist had asked the first candidate Ashok Khanna out of the three well-dressed candidates to enter in her cabin. He smiled at her and his fellow competitors and entered her cabin with over confidence. Not more than three minutes later, her cabin door opened and came out Ashok Khanna but on his head instead of feet. Receptionist chuckled seeing his condition and mumbled rolling her eyes, "I knew it....such an over confident guy and he thought he can impress madam Malik....Hunh!!" Other candidates once heard her words and then glanced at him; one shoe in his foot and another just landed on his head after him, shirt one side in his pants and other side hanging outside, tie loosened around his neck, red finger imprints on both sides of his cheeks and last but not least hair stood up like spikes. All of them gulped their throat as he crossed them to move out of the building with bowed head.

Within next six minutes, the other two well-dressed high class candidates had been thrown out of her cabin in a similar way sending the fourth one to extreme ends of nervousness and fear. For once he thought to run out of the building without giving interview but his phone beeped and the person at other side had reminded him of his compulsions, "If you had not submitted the money for your mother's operation in next two hours then we won't be able to save her," doctor warned him and hung up. He was compelled to attach all his hopes from this only place to save his mother- his lifeline. Wiping away his tear before it could even fall from his eye, he depicted his strong-mindedness and started waiting for his turn which was taking unexpectedly more time than with other three before him.

Finally, Receptionist called his name putting his hear beat in next gear, "Mr. Anubhav Singh, you can go." Gulping down his throat he smiled at her nervously and slowly started moving towards the dreadful cabin. Standing at the door, he knocked it three times, "Come in!!" came a sharp reply from inside. Taking a deep breath, he twisted the knob and entered inside to see her drowned in a file. "Good morning mam!!" He greeted her. "Good morning, have a seat!!" she said still not looking at him while Anubhav had settled himself in front of her trying hard to look comfortable.

After a dreadful silence of two minutes, Haseena finally raised her eyes and glanced at her. Her eyes stuck at him as she was practically ogling him making him terribly uncomfortable as he had started changing her legs position and sweating badly. "Why are you getting uncomfortable Mr....?" she asked with dangerous pauses. "Anubhav...Anubhav Singh mam!!" he finally found his voice. "Anubhav Singh.....hmm....Anu is nice....have a glass of water and relax yourself Anu...sweetheart!!" she added teasing him using her facial expression and her voice with dangerously pauses. With that she stood up from her chair, faced her back towards him and started removing her coat. Anubhav on the other side had held the glass of water and gulped it down in one go while closing his eyes to calm himself.

As he opened his eyes, the sight in front of him had jerked his whole body. Removing her blazer she had revealed her sleeveless arms, increasing the temperature of the room by her hotness. She started stepping closer to him and increasing her sweating more and more that when she reached beside him, his whole body is fully drenched as if someone had bathed him with a bucket of water. Not breaking eye contact with her teasing eyes to his frightened and nervous eyes, she took out a few tissue paper from her table and started wiping his sweat while teasing him through her sliding fingers from his forehead to his cheek bone to his chin and neck while Anubhav's whole body freeze at her audacious advances.

Along with wiping his sweat she started whispering in husky voice, "Why are you sweating my dear Anu.....I know you are enjoying my hotness.....so just chill baby and express yourself....i can give you money power status everything....you just have to fulfil my desires....i know your mother is in hospital I will bear all her expenses....but in return you have to fulfil all my desires...." With these words her fingers were tracing his lips as she had stood him up while holding his collar from other hand she was bringing herself more and more close to him.

Before she could do anything else, Anubhav closed his eyes gathered all his energy and pushed her away from himself with all his might that she literally stumbled on the floor and fortunately fall on sofa upon her face instead of floor. He was breathing heavily this time not out of fear or nervousness but out of anger. Other side Haseena stood up and shouted angrily, "How dare you....you don't know me....i can make you rot in jail for the rest of your life for this insult." "I....I know...I am not expecting anything else from you....I love my mother and can do anything to save her life but more than that I love the values she gave me and I will not sell them at any cost.....Do whatever you want to do Ms. Haseena Malik.....I came here to serve your company with my utmost sincerity and dedication....if I would have known your reality before....i would have let my mother die but would never enter your cabin," Anubhav Singh shouted angrily at the top of his lungs with his red face and anger filled eyes.

Next moment Haseena went towards her chair worn back her blazer, straightened her hair with finger comb and settled herself on her chair. She passed a professional smile with an impressed nod and gestured him to sit, "Relax, Mr. Singh....It was just a test. Please have a seat." Anubhav was dumbstruck with her statement and he found himself unable to decide how he should react. He settled on the chair back and Haseena added professionally, "Mr. Singh, Please have a glass of water and calm your nerves." Anubhav nodded, gulped down a glass of water and took a deep breath to hold himself.

"First of all I am really sorry for offending you like this but it was important for me and my company to test your honesty and integrity. Mr. Singh, I am a Police Officer and I can't be here to supervise everything daily so, i need someone who is not only competent to handle my branch but at the same time completely honest and man of principles. Men usually has two major weaknesses money and beautiful woman and I want to know how much you have control over yourself. The three candidates before you was equally competent and skilled as you are and I had done the same with them. They had accepted my advances and as a result I had beat the pulp out of them. I must say I am impressed by your strong values and courage. So, Will you like to join Malik Enterprise as C.E.O of Lukhnow branch?" Haseena finished with her professional attitude, calm and composed voice and confident smile.

"It would be my pleasure working with you mam," He responded professionally with a smile. "Great, in your package I am offering you 20 Lacs per month salary along with one Kanal fully furnished bungalow and a Mercedes car. Is that okay with you?" She asked once again. "Mam, I am perfectly fine with whatever package you find suitable but I had just one request," he added in a pleading tone. "Mr. Singh don't worry about your mother her operation dues have been cleared by Malik enterprise along with that I had contacted a United States expert Doctor who was fortunately in India, he will be doing her operation. Be Almighty's grace, she will be alright," Haseena told him with the same professional smile.

Tears streamed through his eyes which he wiped next instant and added with joined hands, "Than...Thank you....Thank you so much mam...I....i....don't know....what.....how....i....i mean....when....i....i...had lost...all hopes...."overwhelmed with emotions he could hardly make sentence. Haseena smiled and added, "I had heard you talking over the phone in waiting area on my camera recording......And I can very well understand pain of losing your loved ones...." Her voice suddenly filled with sorrow which she overcame next moment and added, "It's the least company can do for you..." "No mam no one does that in today's world......I don't know when and how but one day I will pay this back to you....that's Anubhav Singh's promise." He added humble yet determined to which Haseena had given him just a nod. "Mr. Singh, for now you should go to hospital to your mother....Keep me informed about her health and if you need anything else you can ask me freely....My manger will contact you to proceed with your contract and joining." She added and he stood up, "Thank you mam! Thank you so much!" with that he left her cabin with pride and contentment while Haseena take a peaceful breath as she had successfully secured someone's life and happiness.

Kareena fans, don't worry story is still only about Kareena's friendship.......Anubhav will be the supporting character only.......there will be no romance between them both but.....I thought to give small bites to anuseena fans also......Hope no one has any objection to that.....?

What do you think what role will Esha and Ayat play in Kareena's relationship?

Do they have any connection with Karishma?

What Karishma's maid Tanvi is up to?

Stay tuned to witness an exciting twist.......