Baba.......... The single word that escapes her mouth before she hugs him tight and breaks down.... Tears flowing uncontrollable, breath shallow, eye lids shut together...
Her father's condition is no better... He keeps on patting his Gudiyas head lovingly, trying to calm her down.... Tears flowing from his eyes watching his only child in distress... Acute pain.

Ro ley beta..... Jee bharke role.. Apne Dil se in aansu o ka bojh hata se beta... He says.. as he knows very well how introvert her daughter is.. she will choose to accept all pain without uttering a word... And she has done so...

Her changed attitude from the day she arrived Nainital, that too all of a sudden, made something tick his mind.. but he couldn't trace that..
All thanks to the mobile phone that Naina left on the kitchen counter tonight... Noticing that, he came to her room just to hand her that, when he witnessed his only daughter in immense pain and turmoil...

Baba.... Mai aapki achchi beti nahi hoon... Nahi hoon baba..... Says Naina finally leaving him, putting her head on his lap to claim some peace...

Kisne kaha tujhse yeh Naina... Tu to meri sherni hai... He says softly, his hands lovingly caressing her head and forehead...

Baba..... Mujhse ek bohat bara apradh ho Gaya... Ek bohat bari gunah ho gayi baba.... She raises her head looking into his eyes... Tears start making their new ways again, hiccups making it quite difficult for her to breathe...

Handing her a glass of water her father says beta... Pani pee ley pehle.... Making her drink, he says Pehle tu shant hoja.... Ek lambi saans le... Phir bata baat kya hai? Aisa kya hua hai jo tujhe itna pareshan kar Dia...

Following her father's instructions Naina finally speaks up.... Baba... Mujhse ek bohat badi galti ho gayi....
Aur is baat k liye Mai Apne aap Ko Syed kabhi maaf nahi kar Sakti....

Baba maine ek aise Insan se pyaar Kia jisne Naveen bhaiyya Ko humse cheena hai... Jisne Naveen bhaiyya Ko mara hai..

Baba mera Dil ek aise Insan par aaya jo humara gunehgaar hai...
Baba KMA mei main Naveen Bhaiyya k qatil Ko dhundne gayi thi...  Use saza dene gayi thi..

Lekin mujhe pata hi nahi chala baba, kab mujhe us Insan se pyaar Ho Gaya... Kab us qatil Ko Mai apna Dil de baithi...

Aur... Aur aj jab mujhe sab suchchai pata hai baba, kyu mera man karta hai Mai use maaf kar Doon? Kyu Aisa lagta hai apna loon use? Kyu Mai chahkar bhi us Insan Ko saza nahi de parahi hoon?

Aj jab baba mere paas saboot bhi hai us shaks k khilaf, kyu mera Dil kehta hai sab kuch bhula ke uske sath ek nayi shuruwat karoon? Kyu baba?

Kya Naveen bhaiyya k liye mera pyaar itna kamzoor hai?
Baba Mai aapki achchi beti nahi hoon... Mai nahi ek achchi beti ban payi, nahi ek achchi behen..

Baba aj mujhe lagta hai us Insan se zyada bada gunehgaar Mai hoon... Jo sab kuch jaante huye Mai chup baithi hoon us Insan Ko bachane ke liye jisne mujhse mera Naveen Bhaiyya Cheena hai aur aap logo se aapka beta...

Baba Mai jab chahti hoon us Insan Ko saza Doon, kyu unki do aankhe mujhe kamzoor kar deti hai? Kyu Aisa lagta hai k Naveen bhaiyya k Baad Mai us shaks Ko kho nahi Sakti?
Baba Mai achchi beti nahi hoon aapki... Nahi hoon......

Tears start rolling down her cheeks uncontrollably again.....

Naina beta... Rajveer ek bohat hi achcha ladka hai.. Mujhe Khushi hai tune use apna Humsafar Chuna... Her father says holding her shoulders, trying to console her...

Ha baba... Rajveer Sir ek achche Insan hai.. Lekin unhone hi Naveen bhaiyya Ko............................. She leaves the sentence incomplete looking at her father shocked.... Her wide hazel orbs bear more shock than grief now..
How?
How could get father know?
She has not uttered Rajveer's name even for once..
How could her father know then? How?
Is there some other truth that she doesn't know?

Baba aapko kaise..................she kept staring at him shocked...

Beta... Hairan mat ho... Aj tujhe ek aur sachchai batane ka waqt agaya hai... Smiles her father a little...

Baba... Kaunsa sach baba? Aur aapko kaise pata chala Mai Rajveer Sir k baare me baat kar Rahi thi? Baba plz batao baba.... She requests earnestly..

Beta, tujhe yaad hai woh din jab Rajveer tere baare mein chhanbin karne humare ghar Aya tha? He asks..

Ha baba.. maa ne phone karke bataya tha mujhe k Rajveer Sir Ko mere identity k baare mein sab kuch pata chal gaya.. says Naina, trying to recollect the past...

Ha beta.. usi din ki baat hai.. jab Rajveer Aya tha tab teri maa bazar gayi huyi thi... Mai gharpe akela tha...
Baaton hi baaton mei Rajveer ki aankh humari family photo par padhi, aur tab use pata chala tha k tu Naveen ki behan hai aur humlog Naveen ki parents..

Yeh pata chalte hi ek Ajeeb sa dard uske aankho me mujhe dikhai Dia..
Mere aankho me Bina dekh ke, mere pairon k samne baitha Rajveer... Aur rote huye mujhe woh such bataya jo sunke rooh kaanp utha mera ..

Her fathers blank gaze makes it clear that the flash back of those moments are creating havoc inside him.. moments..

Suddenly the sharp sound of a thunder takes him back to reality...
Looking towards nainas surprised eyes he continues...

Beta usidin Rajveer ne sachchai Bata Dia tha mujhe...
Naina, maine woh hadsa nahi dekha..
Lekin Rajveer ki aankho me jo sachchai dekhi thi na, woh tha viswas karne layak...

Naina, Rajveer ne Naveen Ko mara nahi hai... Use Azad Kia hai..
Rajveer ne Mukti di hai Naveen Ko uske ghutan Bhari beizzati ki zindagi se...

Beta hum sab pyaar karte the Naveen se.  Abhi bhi karte hain..
Lekin Rajveer had se zyada pyaar karta hai Naveen se.. itna pyaar Ko woh nahi dekh paya Apne dost ki woh halat.. nahi seh paya Naveen ka woh Dard.. aur isliye use Azad kardia...

Aur agar Naveen Bach bhi jaata toh akhir mei use kya milta? Maut hi na?
Dushman k haatho se tadap tadap ke marne se achha Naveen Ko Rajveer ne izzatdar maut Dia....

Beta Rajveer gunehgaar nahi hai... Agar hota toh woh kabhi mujhe sachchai nahi batata...
Dur bhag jaata in Sab se...
Lekin usne Aisa Kia nahi... Aj bhi woh lad Raha hai Apne aap se.. har Roz..aaj bhi woh khud Ko Doshi samajhta hai.. Naveen Ko na bacha pane ka bojh aj bhi uske dil-o-dimag me havi hai..

Aaj bhi woh Apne Jaan jokhim mei daalke Naveen k asli gunehgaaro k peeche padha hai.. uske zindagi ka ek hi lakshya hai jaise.. Naveen Ko begunah sabit karna..

Beta.. bohat kismat wala tha humara Naveen.. jo use Rajveer jaisa dost Mila..

Aur Rajveer ne humse jo Cheena hai usse kayi gunah zyada Apne aap se Cheena hai...
Aapne aap se usne apna akhri dost, akhri sahara Sahara Cheena hai beta..
Apne aapse Rajveer ne apna chain or Khushi Cheeni hai... Humesha k liye..

Baba... Maa Ko pata hai? Aur aaplogo ne itni badi baat mujhse chhupayi? She asks...

Ha Naina... Mujhe sab kuch pata hai... Comes Meera's voice from near the door..
In this emotional turmoil, the father daughter duo failed to notice that Meera was standing since very long listening to their words...

Meera... Tum kab aayi?... Asks her father..

Jaan baap beti sach aur jhooth k beech bandhe the.... She smiles and comes inside her room... Walking towards Naina she says.... Tujhe yeh Janna haina k ajtak humne tujhe sach kyu nahi bataya?

Ha.. maa..

Kyuki Rajveer ne mana Kia tha... Usne kaha tha agar tujhe yeh sachchai pata lag Gaya to Syed tu use saza deke KMA chhor de..
Aur Rajveer chahta hai tu ek achchi sipahi bane...

Flashback....

".............uncle, aunty bus meri ek request... Please Abhi Naina Ko kuch mat batana... Use pata lagne se woh mujhe saza deke Syed academy chhor de... Kyuki Naveen k qatil Ko dhundne ka junoon sawar hai uske sar pe..
....... Nahi... Mujhe saza se dar nahi lagta.. Naina mujhe jo saza de, woh meri Saar aankho par...
Mai bus yeh chahta hoon Naina bhi Naveen ki tarah KMA se best cadet pass-out ho...
Jisdin Aisa hoga, usidin Mai khood Naina Ko sachchai Bata Dunga.. phir agar woh mujhe saza e maut bhi de, mujhe woh bhi Manzoor...
Bus woh Naveen ki rahon me Chalke Naveen ki tarah Sword of Honor jeetle.. bus yehi........"

Flash back ends...

Holding Nainas hands Meera continues... Naina.. mujhe nahi pata Rajveer ne bewaqt yeh sach tujhe kyu bataya..
Lekin kuch wajah zaroor hai uske aise karne k peeche..

Aur Rahi baat teri gunehgaar hone ki, beta sab kuch jaante huye jab hum Dono Rajveer Ko maaf kar sakte hai, to tu kyu nahi?

Sab kuch jaante huye jab hum Dono Rajveer Ko apna sakte hai to tu Doshi kaise ho Sakti hai?

Naina, Naseeb walo Ko milta hai Rajveer jaisa Insan.. Naveen sach me Naseeb wala tha use Rajveer jaisa dost  Mila tha..
Aur teri bhi Naseeb achchi hai k tujhe Rajveer as mentor Mila..
Beta.. use Apne aap se dur mat kar..

Rajveer k Dil me kya hai Hume pata nahi, Lekin tu apni Dil ki sun aur maaf kar de use...
Dekhna.. Dil Ko Sukoon milegi....

Tera Aisa karne se Naveen bhi khush hoga... Woh bhi yeh chahta hai... Meri baat Maan Naina... And she hugs her daughter...

Meera .. chalo .. bohat der ho chuki hai.. hum chalte hain.. says her father...

Ha.. chaliye.... Meera says... And they moves towards the door...
Before leaving her mother turns to say.... Naina.. humne jo kaha sochna uske baare mein..... And she closes the door leaving Naina back in her pool of thoughts..

Naina is now feeling relaxed...
But why?

Just because she could vent out her frustrations?

Or cause of the reason that her parents know the truth...

Or because her parents has forgiven Rajveer and has accepted him...

Or for the reason that her parents have supported her love for Rajveer, who has releived Naveen from all sufferings?

Whatever be the reason, she is feeling relaxed after like ages...  She could breath in peace after days....

Rajveer Sir ne mujhe yeh sachchai ab kyu bataya? Mujhe pata lagana padega... Jald se jald...
Kahin Aisa to nahi Sir k Jaan Ko khatra hain aur isliye unhone mujhe Bata Dia ?
Upar se aj ka woh Sapna...

Nahi...
Nahi... Mujhe KMA wapis Jana padega.. kal hi......