When Sameer returned after dropping Naina her school, he thought of being refreshed. As Sameer came out of the washroom after bathing, he was elated to see his best friend Munna who was waiting for him in the room.

"Bhai tune kya surprise diya hai aise achanak aake." Munna excited when he saw Sameer.

"Tu kab aaya?." Sameer asked Munna while rubbing his hair with a towel.

"Jaise hi mummy ne bataya ki tera phone aaya tha aur tu yahan hai doudha chala aaya." Munna rushed towards him and hug Sameer tigthly. They were happy after two years they both met.

"Yaar our do sal baad mil rahe hai sachhi Sameer ye aanshu ruk hi nahi rahe hai... mai bata nahi sakta tujhe yahan dekh ke kitni khushi hui hai." Munna cheered and wiped his tears that flow to see his friend. Sameer too wiped his eyes as he also happy to meet Munna.

"Chhod ye sab baatein aur kitna rulayega...Ye bata office kaisa chal raha hai." Sameer asked.

"Mast bhai... par tu achanak se kaise aa gaya... kuch hua hai kya Delhi me kisi se jhagada ya koi aur baat hai." Munna gave him a serious look.

"Naina ke liye.." Sameer muttered.

"Kya...?" Munna surprised then stared at him and asked "par uski to shaadi ho gai hai na tune hi to bataya tha ki uska rishta fix ho gaya... phir kyo abhi tak uska intezaar kar raha hai Sameer?... wo nahi aayegi tere paas wo kisi ki patni ban chuki hogi."

"Nahi hui hai Naina ki shaadi." Sameer said in a low voice.

"Kya?" Munna received another shock by Sameer. "Par aise kaise ho sakta hai... aur tujhe kaise pata chala?"

Sameer told him everything. He narrated how they both met in Delhi, how he found out that she was not married, to their confession and that Naina also loved him. Munna heard him with an open mouth and was astonished when he came to know about the whole matter.

"Sameer ye to kitni khushi ki baat hai ki Naina bhi tumse pyaar karti hai aur finally tum dono ab saath ho.." Munna delighted.

"Par ek problem ho gai hai." Sameer became depressed.

"Ab kya problem hai?" Munna smile just stopped.

"Uske ghar wale... Unhone Naina ke liye ek ladka pasand kar liya hai... ab Naina ye baat ghar par bata nahi pa rahi hai... tere paas koi idea ho to bata." Sameer looked at him with hopefully.

Munna had been pacing in the room for the last 10 minutes after hearing Sameer's problem. Sameer looked at him with a confused face.

"Aa gaya idea." Munna suddenly shouted.

"To bata na." Sameer asked impatiently.

"Tum dono na bhag jao... phir shaadi karke vapas aa jana... That's simple." But he received a smack on his head by Sameer.

"Mujhe pata tha tere dimag me na aise hi utpatang aur phalatu idea hi aate hai... agar bhagana hi hota to tujhse puchata hi kyo. Tu rahne de mai hi kuch soch lunga." He scolded him for his idea.

Munna sat on the bed with sulk face and he was looking Sameer who was pacing in the room and he was twisting his fingers in nervously. When Sameer did not find any idea, he looked at Munna.

"Vaise tu subah kahan gaya tha jab maine call kiya tha." He asked as diverting his own mind.

"Are mere pados me ek ladka rahta hai Aashish bahut sidha sadha hai, usi ke ghar gaya tha." Munna said and they both got busy with the other matter.

An hour later, Ramdhari called them for lunch and both of them were eating their food, remembering their old days. After Sameer shifted to Delhi, Ramdhari took care of the entire mansion. He listened to them and became happy, as he saw someone laughing in this house after a long time.

"Sameer kitne dino baad tere saath khana kha raha hu... yaar wo purane dino ki yaad aa gayi jab tu mai aur Nanaji yahi baith kar masti karte huye khana khate the." Munna elated to spent time with his friend. But soon he regretted of mentioned Nanaji.

Sameer controlled his tear as remembered his Nanaji and their old memories. But a few tears spilled out from his eyes and he immediately wiped it with back of palm.

"Sorry... yaar mai tujhe dukhi nahi karna chahata tha... bas achanak se excitement me bol gaya." Munna apologized.

"Nahi Munna... ab to iski aadat dalni hogi, tu sorry mat bol kab tak bhagunga is sach se ki ab Nanaji nahi hai mere saath." Sameer said with faded smile.

After that they both quiet and finished their lunch.

When they again sitting in the Sameer room and found out any solution. Ramdhari called Munna as a phone call arrive for him to his home. He go out of the room for attending the call. He came back after half an hour.

When they sat back in Sameer's room and were thinking of a solution. Ramdhari called out Munna as he received a call from Munna house for him. Munna run out of the room to attend the phone and he came back after half an hour.

"Kya baat hai bhabhi se badi pyaar bhari baatein ho rahi thi." Sameer teased him.

"Are nahi yaar wo abhi thodi der pahle jis aashish ke baare me bata raha tha.. use baat kar raha tha.... wo ladki dekhane ja raha hai to mujhe bhi saath chalane ko kah raha tha... bahut excited hai.. apni shaadi ko lekar." Munna explained about the phone call.

"Chalo koi baat nahi meri na sahi par kisi ko to ye khushi mil rahi hai... vaise kahan jana hai aur kab." Sameer asked interestedly.

"Yahi Ahmedabad me nirmal jyoti society me jana hai.. Sunday ko." Munna informed him.

Sameer was shock to hear the place name and he exclaimed "kahan kaha."

"Nirmal jyoti society." Munna reapeted.

"Ye to Naina ki society hai... tune use ladki ka naam pucha... Please abhi pucha na, mujhe lagta hai ye wahi ladka hai jiske baare me Naina bata rahi thi." Sameer requested.

"Ha ruk abhi puchhta hu." Munna said impatiently.

Munna dialed his number again and asked him the girl name. After hearing girl name his face dropped.

"Kya kaha?" Sameer asked as Munna put down the receiver.

"Wo ladki... wo Naina hi hai." Munna informed him with shaking voice.

Sameer was stunned to know the boy at first and he demand to Munna "mujhe use milna hai... Please Munna tu use aaj sham ko law gardan me bula... mai use baat karna chahata hu." He impatient to meet that boy.

Munna pacify him "Ha.. hum milenge usse aur use baat bhi karenge, samjhayenge... par tu abhi shant ho ja aur vahan bhi use shanti se baat karna varna sab gadbad ho jayega."

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In the evening, all the agarwal family members presence in the Aanand's house. As everyone was called by Naina's tauji, he wanted to talk something. Aanand, Rakesh and tauji were sitting on the couch and taiji sat on the swing. At first Bela and Naina served them tea. After this, they both stood near the swing.

"Aanand maine tum sab ko yahan ye batane ke liye bulaya hai ki aaj Agrawal ji mile the wo phir se kisi achchhi ladki ke baare me puch rahe the aur mujhse raha nahi gaya to maine unhe Naina ke baare me bataya aur kaha ki is ravivar aap apni family ke saath aa jaiye.." Tauji informed everyone about his decision.

"Lekin bhaisahab.." Aanand objected but cut by tauji.

"Lekin kya? Aanand...kab tak intazar karte tumhare ha ka...Naina hamari bhi bachchi hai uska bhala bura hame bhi samajh aata hai... to bas maine unhe bula liya...sab raviwar ko taiyaar rahna...khatir dari me koi kami nahi honi chahiye..." Tauji ordered while looking at first Aanand then Bela and Naina.

As soon as Naina heard his tauji decision, she felt the ground had slipped under her feet. Her heart thmpped loudly against her chest as come out anytime. Her mind got blank, she was afraid to think Sameer reaction and his smiling face appeared just in front of her. She wanted to ran here and hid herself in his arm. But her trance broke by a harsh voice.

"O bai...Aanand babu aur kaisa rishta chahiye aapko... ye aapki ladli koi hur ki pari nahi hai, ki koi rajkumar aayega iske liye." Taiji said in her harsh tone and looked back Naina in stern face.

"Lekin bhaisahab aise hum Naina ki rai jane bina hum unhe nahi bula sakte." Aanand looked at Naina. She stood with lowered face.

"Tauji...Mujh... mujhe kuch time chahiye." Naina heard Aanand and mustered up some courage, she tried to stop the marriage proposal for some days.

Before anyone could say something, taiji asked Naina "wo maharani kitna time legi ha bolne me, kahi aisa to nahi ki tujhe shaadi hi nahi karni ya bhir tera kahi kisi ke saath chakkar chal raha hai.."

Aanand could not resist himself after hearing taiji allegation on Naina "Bas kijiye bhabhiji jo maan me aa raha hai... bol rahi hai... meri Naina aisi nahi hai uska kisi ke saath bhi kuch nahi hai... mujhe Naina par pura bharosa hai vah kabhi mera vishwash nahi todegi, mai janta hu Naina kabhi mera ye abhiman tutne nahi degi... us par mujhe apne aap se bhi jyada naaz hai." Aanand praised Naina with affectionately and his eyes moistened.

Naina looked at him with dumbfounded and deciphered his every words as her heart get sank for breaking his trust.

"Ye aapka andha pyaar aur vishwash hai jo sach nahi dekh pa raha hai... mujhe to iske lakshan pahle se hi thik nahi lag rahe the... ab to mai yakin se kah sakti hu... udti chidiya ke par gin leti hu mai.." Taiji tried to convince Aanand.

"Bas bhabhiji!!... apne hi ghar ke bachchi ke baare me koi aisi baatein karta hai... apko sharm aani chahiye." Aanand was furious.

"Huh..Sharam mujhe nahi... balki ye manhoos ek din pure pariwar ko sharminda karegi, kisi ke samne sar uthane layak nahi chodegi." Taiji said in a very roughly.

"Bhabhiji hamari Naina me hamare sanskar hai wo aisa nahi karegi." Bela defended her daughter.

But today taiji had decided that she would embarrass Naina in front of everyone.

Rakesh heard to blame on his daughter and he felt bad for her. He asked Naina with a straight. "Naina tumhe aur kitna time chahiye ha kahne ke liye... ab hum tumhare ha ka intezaar nahi kar sakte" and he looked at his brother "bhaisahab aap unhe bulaiye Naina ke ha ki zarurat nahi hai... mai aap ke saath hu.

Naina looked at her father with a pathetic face but he made his face stern.

"Aanand babu mai likh ke deti hu zarur iska kisi ke saath chakkar chal raha hai, agar aisa nahi hai to puchhiye aapki ladali se kyo ha nahi kah rahi hai is rishtey ke liye aur kitna time chahiye... ye rishta to jaisa aap chahate hai vaisa hi hai na to phir kya hua bataiye." Taiji asked eyeing to Naina. She tried to infuse doubts in Anand's mind.

Aanand did not say anything nor protesd her. He once glanced at Naina. Naina heart sank to see Aanand's eyes. She felt something stucked in his mind.

"Bas karo Bina kuch bhi bol rahi ho, Naina hamari beti hai uske baare me ye sab galat baatein sochna thik nahi... ab sab ye bahas band karo aur unke swagat ki taiyaari karo...Bina tum hamare paas jo bhi sabse mahange wale cup plate set hai wo Bela ko de dena... unke samne apna standard girne nahi dena hai is baat ka khas dhyan rakhana." Tauji stopped Bina for further argument and directed for upcoming preparation.

When taiji and tauji left the house, Naina ran to her room. Bela going to behind her but Aanand stopped her.

"Jane do kuch der bad baat karna, abhi khud se sambhalne do." Aanand said Bela.

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Naina remembered the whole conversation of the evening and taiji words echoed in her mind. She had spent a one and half hour time remembering the evening incident. She felt share her problem with someone and immediately her hand dialed Preeti number.

"Hello." A voice fell in her ears and she returned of her sense.

"Kon?" Naina asked.

"Achchha ji... yahan se gaye do din nahi huye aur mujhe bhul gayi... aur ho bhi kyo nahi ab Sameer jo mil gaye hai." Preeti teased her.

"Preeti... tu hai" She sighed as knew the phone picked up by Preeti.

"Naina aise kyo puch rahi hai?.. Mujhe phone kiya hai to mai hi houngi na?..." Preeti sounded in serious then something stuck in her mind "Naina sab thik hai na... teri papa se baat hui?"

"Nahi ho pai." Naina said simply.

"Kyo nahi kiya Naina?" Preeti quenstioned.

Naina told her everything which happened within in two days and also mentioned today evening incident.

"Itni badi baat ho gai aur tune mujhe bataya bhi nahi... abhi Sameer kahan hai." Preeti scolded her.

"Yahi Ahmedabad me... Phone nahi uthane se bahut gussa the, badi mushkil se mane." Naina told her.

"Ha to koi bhi hoga gussa, mai hoti na Sameer ki jagah to do thappad lagati tujhe... ab kya socha hai... tu kahe to mai papa se baat karu unhe tere aur Sameer ke baare me batau?..." Preeti asked her.

"Aaj taiji ne jo kaha uske baad se chachaji ne baat tak nahi ki hai aur last me to unhone aaj meri side bhi nahi li aur jis tarike se mujhe dekha na... aisa laga kuch to chal raha hai unke maan me... agar abhi turant unhe mere aur Sameer ke baare me pata chala to unka mujh par se vishwash tut jayega... wo kisi se nazare nahi mila payenge Preeti mai unhe aise harte huye nahi dekh sakti... mai pahle Sameer se baat karti hu phir kuch sochate hai." Naina said in a heavy voice and remembered Aanand's eyes.

"Thik hai par jo bhi ho tu mujhe batana zarur koi tera saath de ya na de mai hamesha tere saath hu, lonely feel mat karna...Good night meri jaan." Preeti gave her confidence.

"Good night.." Naina cut the call.

There was still an hour left for dinner. She called Sameer's mobile but did not received from the other side. Naina throwed the phone on the bed. Within 10 minutes her phone buzzed she picked up the phone but she remained quiet.

"Hello...Naina... tum hi ho na?" He asked hesitantly when he did not hear any voice from other side for a moment.

"Kahan they?... aap..."She directly questioned him.

"Wo kuch kaam se bahar gaya tha... Just abhi aaya hu... us time bike me tha to pickup nahi kiya." He explained.

But she stayed again. He knew something had happened in her house as he was coming back to meet that boy in the law garden.

Sameer quickly said for lighten her mood. "Haaye is pyari si aawaz ko sunne ke liye kan taras gaye the...kaisi ho meri jaan."

"Aachchi nahi hu." Naina annoyed at him for not picked up the phone at first time.

"Kya!!...Phir se bukhar aaya... Doctor ko dikhaya, medicine liya." He panicked.

"Mai na tension me hu aur aap maze kar rahe the." She chided him.

"Kya hua?.. ghar pe kisi ne kuch kaha?" He asked her as he was aware state of her mind.

Naina told him everything that happened in the evening and also explained what she felt about Aanand reaction in the end. She described her thought about the whole scenario.

"Ha to taiji ne kahan galat kaha... nahi chal raha tumhara chakkar mere saath." He tried to make her mood light and laughed.

"Sameer... Aap... aapko ye sab mazak lag raha hai... mai yahan tension me hu sham se... aapko kya fark padega."Naina gumbled.

"Tumhe tension me dekh kar meri jaan nikal jati hai Naina...par abhi na tum khana kha lo dinner ke bad baat karte hai...Aur ye gussa chodo." He comforted her.

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In the dinner time Rakesh and Aanand sat on the chair and Bela was serving them food when Naina arrived. She felt both gaze on her movement. She took slow steps and sat down on the chair. She could not gather the courage to see them or ask them, so she was eating quietly.

Aanand wanted to say something to her but something restricted him. He glanced Naina and found some pain in her eyes then turned his eyes on his plate. He was fighting his inner thoughts.

And suddenly a rough voice broke their thoughts "aur kitni beizzati karwaogi hum sabki... mujhe to ye samajh nahi aa raha ki tum chahati kya ho... roj roj bhabhiji ke taane sunna achha lagta hai tumhe... tumhare karan Aanand ko bhi kitna sunna padta hai... aaj raat tak ka time hai jo bhi phaisala ho bata dena."

Rakesh's rude voice reached Naina's ears and everyone's face turned to Rakesh. Naina looked at him with daze. Rakesh never cared for her before her job, but in the last six months, she had received affection and warmth from his father several times. Today she felt that this was one such moment, when he was showing his care behind his scolding.

In the other hand Sameer was sitting on the dinning table. He was feel very lonely, he was first time sat on the here alone after his Nanaji demises. At the lunch time Munna was with him but now he was alone for dinner. He remembered those old days when he had dinner with his Nanaji, having fun.They sometimes showed love, sometimes explained and sometimes scolded for making mistakes. Sometimes Nanaji used to tease him with the name of Naina at dinner time, and he was left blushing.Today all those moments were running in his mind like a film. He wanted to bring back those golden day of his life but he knew it was not possible. He somehow control his emotions but a few tears drops spilled out of his eyes.

His reveries broke by Ramdhari "Sameer bhaiya aap kab tak rukenge."

"Kyo?..tujhe kyo itni taklif ho rahi hai?.. mere yahan aane se." He miffed.

"hum to isliye puchh rahe the ki... aapke aane se is ghar me phir se jaan aa gai, hume aap dono ki bahut yaad aati thi...Ye ghar hame katne ko doudhta tha, par hamne Nanaji se wada kiya tha is ghar ko aur aap ko chhod kar kabhi nahi jayenge aur aaj aap ko itne salon baad is ghar me phir se dekh ke itni khushi hui hai ki hum bata nahi sakte." Ramdhari expressed his emotions to him. His eyes started of brimming.

Sameer felt guilty for scolding him. He got up from the chair, hugged him and patted his back.

"Abhi kuch din ruk raha hu... ab ja jaldi se khana laga ya phir aaj baaton se pet bharne ka irada hai tera." He said with laughing.

"Hum abhi late hai... aap ki pasand ka sab banaya hai." Ramdhari excited to see his smile.

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Sameer stopped nearby in a room as he was going back to his room after dinner. He softly run his hand over the door and slowly opened the door. As he stepped inside the room and he looked around. He saw a large picture of his Nanu, adorned with a beautiful garland that hung on one side of the wall. There was a gentle smile on his Nanaji face. He saw a chair on which Nanaji used to always sit when he had reading, when he had immersed in some thoughts or when he had listening to radio or music. He lightly stroked the book that his Nanaji used to reading. He rested his head on the bed and his gathering courage left him and he had broke down that he had restrained when he came to the house last night.

"Nanu... i missed you nanu... bahut yaad aa rahi hai apki nanu, aap kyo gaye mujhe chodkar, aapke Sameer ko aapki bahut zarurat hai..." Sameer broke into tears while he was sitting in the floor and his head rested on the bed.

Ramdhari moved for turned off the light when he saw Nanaji's room lights on, he heard Sameer crying. He slowly entered the room and softly placed his hand on Sameer's shoulder. Sameer jerk out of his position as he felt someone touch and looked back at Ramdhari.

"Sameer bhaiya aap thik to hai na." He asked as soon as Sameer stood up.

"Ha mai thik hu." Sameer wiped his tears and headed straight to his room.

Sameer entered the washroom and looked his tears filled face, messy hair in the mirror. He splashed water on his face and calm down his emotions. He looked his own face sometime as he comprehend and read in his own emotions. After a while when he felt some lighten he come out of the washroom. He looked in the clock and it had been 15 minutes passed from10 o'clock. He immediately grabbed the phone as he thought Naina would be waiting for his call.

"Hello." Naina faint voice fell in his ear.

As soon as Naina picked up other side, Sameer inhaled a long breath and said in a deep thoughtful voice.

"Naina tum na is rishte ke liye ha kah do."

"Sameer ye.. Ye aap kya kah rahe... aap mujhse naraz hai na isliye aisa kah rahe hai?... sorry jo mai aap se gussa ho gai thi, lekin aap aisa mat kahiye..." Her lips were quivering as she was about to verge of crying.

"Naina...Suno to sahi... mai to isliye kah raha hu jisse chachaji ke maan me tumhe lekar jo kadwahat hogi wo dur ho jayegi aur sab ka shaq bhi door ho jayega... mai tumse kabhi naraz ho hi nahi sakta." He explained his view about the situation that unwilling create in their life.

"Pakka na yahi baat hai... ya phir..." But Sameer cut her between.

"Aur kya baat hogi... tumhe mujh par bharosa hai na..." Naina hummed then he continued "to phir ab maine jaisa kaha hai vaise karo, subah hi chachaji ko apna phaisala bata dena..." Sameer commanded her but she not fully convinced.

"Lekin phir wo log mujhe dekhane ghar aayenge, to aap ko bura nahi lagega." She said as tried to check his patience.

"Mujhe kyo bura lagega jab mujhe to pata hai meri Naina to sirf mujhse pyaar karti hai." He said simply.

"Aur kahi unhe mai pasand aa gai to." She said about to teased him.

"Wo to aaogi hi.. meri Naina hai hi itni pyaari ki koi napasand kar hi nahi sakta par... tum sirf meri ho...." He said the last sentence in a intense deep voice and he said again " aur in sab ki tension tum mat lo mai sab handle kar lunga... aisi noubat aayegi hi nahi."

Sameer gave a different answer today than she thought. Her mind was alert and felt that she missed something in his voice. She caught a sign, she thought that today he did not try to tease her as he had got to tease many situations, but he remained calm and today his voice was much deeper but some time she felt sadness in his voice.

"Sameer koi baat hai kya jo aap mujhse chupa rahe hai." She said affectionately.

"Na.. nahi to Naina.. mai kya chhupaung."

He was stuttering as he thought his meeting with that boy in the law garden. He did not want reveal anything to Naina yet as he was not sure his plan would work so he was hiding her. He was afraid that she didn't know his plan but feared instantly took another shock when he knew her prospects.

"to phir aapke aawaj me udasi kyo hai?... mujhse bhi share nahi karenge... mai to apni har problem aap ko batati hu." She asked with love filled voice.

Sameer sighed in relief but soon he became alert that she caught a slight change in his voice.

"Wo Naina aaj is ghar me itne salon baad aaya hu, har jagah nanu ki yaad hai aur unke kamre me gaya to khud ko unki yaadon me dubne se nahi rok paya... mai isliye Ahmedabad nahi aana chahata, mujhe wo sabhi yaadein mere nanu ki aur yaad dilati hai...Naina I missed him more today kyunki nanu ke jane ke baad pahli baar mai is ghar me aaya hu." He opened his heart in front of her and he looked at the moon from his window.

"Sorry Sameer... ye sab meri vajah se hua, agar mai wo phone utha leti to aapko yahan aana hi nahi padta." Naina felt guilty for what she did.

"Are budhdhu... ye to tumhara pyaar hi hai jisne mujhe yahan aane ki aur apne dar ka samna karne ki himmat di... agar tumhara pyaar nahi hota to mai kabhi yahan aane ki himmat nahi juta pata... you are my life Naina tum ho to ye Sameer hai aur tum jahan hogi vahan Sameer ko aana hi hai..." After some pause he continued again "agar tum kaho to abhi aa jau tumhare paas." Naina gasped to hear his word and meaning which she did not expect him but she felt relief as he was back in himself.

As Sameer felt that his heart full of grief lightened up by sharing his pain with his naina. He was back in his normal mood.

"To ?" Sameer asked.

"To kya?" Naina quipped.

"To aa jau." Sameer said as teased her that he missed before.

"Sa...Sameer aap ye..kya kah rahe?..." Naina frightened to think if he would really come here.

"Relax Naina.. mai to bas mazak kar raha tha... Achha suno na mujhe wo teen magical word sunne hai." He firstly calm her down then wanted to listen her love confess.

"Kon se?" After asked him, she immediately understood his meaning.

"Wahi jo tum... apne hone wale husband ko kahogi." He chuckled.

Naina's heart jumped up to her mouth hearing his teasing and she controlled her blushing.

"Achha... to mai wo aap ko kyo bolungi...mai to unhe hi bolungi." She scrunched her nose and joined his teasing.

"Wo to.. mai hi hu na." He said in a husky voice and walked back to bed.

"lekin mai kaise man lu" She chuckled.

"Nainaaa...." he frowned and his face sulked.

And imagined his reaction she smiled.

"I...I...I love you.. ." Naina uttered softly and she blushed.

"Hayee...." He kept his plam on his heart and fell back on the bed.

"I love you meri jaan..." Sameer whispered.

They were silently listening to each other's breath without saying anything. After some time Naina cut the call and they both drifted to sleep with a contented smile on their face.

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Hi Friends.

So guys, how was the chapter. You all imagine what Sameer's plan would be and how Sameer would stop this relationship.