Sitting at the shore of a flowing river Meher stares it sorrowfully, hopelessly. She is thoroughly shattered. A few days ago she would have laughed if someone would have told her that her life is about to change drastically!

Laughed not only because she wouldn't have believed it but also because she would have thought how more drastically could her life change when according to her her life is already a hell on earth? Chaotic!

But a few days ago she hardly knew that when a bad omen; a bad luck gets after you, it has the potential to strangle you to death. Ruin your life like you never imagined before! Smile, laughter it snatches away these words from your life. Makes you to forget the meaning of these words. Hell the meaning, it even has the potential to make you forget that these words even exist!

Today the scenario is different! She has lost her darling kid sister. How can she bear the pain of the loss? How is she going to sustain her life further without her presence around her? This wasn't suppose to happen to her in such an early age.

But does she know that mostly the purest souls leave us the earliest? Why is that so, no one could answer that!

She wasn't a culprit - agreed! She wasn't meant to suffer the cruelty of the world - agreed! She went away too far from them that now it's difficult for her to return - agreed! She should have told her family about her decision; at least they would have known that she is leaving home for achieving her aim - agreed!

But Meher, could you stop this fateful event from taking place even then?

They say our birth and death are destined! Do you want to blame her now? Was she really at fault?

Meher doesn't understand what to feel; what to think; what to conclude, yet she is feeling! She is feeling hollow from inside as if an important part of her body has been snatched away. She is thinking, she is thinking hopelessly; she is thinking multiple things at the same time but all in vain.

Who can answer her queries? Who can tell her why this happened with her? With her family? The writer there in the sky must be a fan of tragedy. If it weren't this way then why would all this have happened with her family?

Her sister Bano, has breathed her last yesterday. They conducted the funeral today. Since the moment of receiving the heart wrenching news, the Mirza family doesn't have a proper knowledge of what's happening around them. They have gone numb!

On receiving Bano's letter where she mentioned how she was leaving them for only few months just to get settled in life and would return back soon, their Ammi broke down into tears. No wonder this took all of them by shock! Why was the need of doing it, they couldn't understand! Only that their mother could somehow feel that there is something amiss! Some tragedy is about to strike them.

"Bewafa!",

she mummers.

How exactly mothers get to know everything - wonders Meher! But isn't it too late to wonder that Meher? Had you wondered it before when she shared her anxiety with you, you could have stopped this from happening at first place. But with this we are again back to the same question - Can we stop something from happening?

Staring at the flowing river constantly, Meher wonders sadly if time could flow in this pace as the river is right now in front of her? But soon her direction of thought changes and she thinks how aimlessly it's flowing, just like her life has turned now - aimless!

She is broken from inside, how is she now going to stand like a pillar in front of her family? She smiles sadly.

Jannat once taunted her to get out of her fairytale life to know what's the reality is like. Guess, this is what she was talking about! She smiles sarcastically. Her eyes still constant on the flowing river.

She remembers the note she found under the vase from Amaal where she mentioned that how she wants to become a heroine and for doing that she needs to settle somewhere else. She too promised to return back. The thought again makes Meher to laugh sarcastically.

"Bewafa!",

she mummers again.

No denial she loves her sisters immensely, but at this moment going through such a chaotic face of her life, if she is turning heartless, could you blame her for that?

The only sister who has never left her side is Jannat! She is with her still. She always understands Meher like no one else does, barring a few moments when the practical Jannat overpowers Jannat so much that for her emotional Meher seems to be a fool! But can we blame her for that? After all had Meher not been a fool, she wouldn't have been sitting here with a shattered and aimless life of hers! How could she fail to understand that Irfan is a big opportunist? No amount of teachings and good words can change his this character. Sometimes even after reading, learning, mugging all those big, thick books and gaining knowledge out of it, everything turns out to be useless. The best teacher is no person; no book, but the life itself!

It took you time to understand this Meher, even after going through a heartbreak in the past, you couldn't learn that you should not believe a person again who has broken your heart; your trust once. Those who have broken your heart and cared less to return back and know what you are going through, they don't deserve your attention - not in past; not in present and not in future too!!! If they haven't understood you then; they will never understand you even now! May be this was necessary for you - a shock, to jerk you out of your imaginary world where you think all people are trust worthy.

No denial that you were scared to meet Irfan; but deep down there was still a trust in him, that may be he would be polite to you and would do nothing! That trust, ruined you! What did you get out of it Meher? You are the one who suffered! You are the one who is suffering still! And he... he is still a free bird. This is the difference between a man and a woman!!! They say they are equals, but see here's where the difference lies! 'Characterless' will always be tagged on the woman! 'Men will be men! Women should act wiser!' Never will people cease to say this.

As Meher was thinking about life; about world, she could feel his presence around her. But she cared less to turn and look around at him.

"I am sorry Meher!",

came his first few words.

It's too late for you to say that Naushad! When she needed you; when she shouted her heart out, you didn't take her side. You didn't bother to think - why would she lie anyways? Where did your brilliant IQ go then? How couldn't you relate all the events that took place in the past few days? The way she was hesitating to talk to you! To stand near you! The way she was hiding her face from you so that you don't get to see her bruised cheeks; the marks that justify that something ill has happened with her. Some injustice took place. Someone ruined her; ruined her life! Saying it now, is useless! It sounds like a formality! And she doesn't need your sorry. What she needed was your trust in her.

'He raped me Naushad!!!!'

Remember these words? Do you think it's easy for a girl to shout out these words in front of the whole world just like that? No! But she still did! You know why, because she was afraid of losing you; she was afraid of losing your trust and faith in her! She didn't want her life to go haywire again. The hope that she can love again; the hope that she deserves love; she can also be loved by someone, you gave it all. It was a slow process for sure. But you are the same person who ruined everything in a single moment; by saying just six words - Tum yakeen ke layak nahi ho!

All hell broke loose as she heard these six words! Who knew these six words bear so much potential?

Because she didn't know that what she was trying to do since a long time now was - bewafa se wafa!

Had you said these words then, it would have sounded much more meaningful. But today it sounds hollow! Meaningless!

She didn't want others to trust her, she only wanted your trust. She only wanted you to understand that she isn't bewafa. But she learnt that indeed bewafa isn't she; bewafa is you!

"Main ek do din mein apna resignation bhijwa dungi.",

she says, with no feeling, emotionless. But with a shaking voice. Shaking out of tiredness of thinking non stop.

"I think hum subke liye ye behtar hoga!",

she declares, still not looking towards him.

Naushad does feel what she is going through. Taking a deep breath, he sits next to Meher facing opposite to her.

"Main samjh sakta hun!",

he says, tilting his face slightly towards her but still not looking at her, his eyes somewhere on the rocks around his feet, still avoiding to look towards her, not out of hatred but out of hesitation.

"Meri behn ke mayyiyat pe, mujhe jhooti sympathy dene ki koi zarurat nahi hai!",

Meher states that clearly, she hasn't blinked her eyes even for once since the moment she sat here.

She is hurt, really hurt! No denial, inside she understands that he really is sorry about her loss but her anger towards him is so much that she rejects to acknowledge his feelings in front of him. It is not her hatred for him, but her love for him that she is angry on him. She is upset with him that he couldn't understand her feelings; her loss; her silence in front of him after the fateful incident that took place with her. Her shout in front of him; in front of the whole world.

"Jab aap ye nahi samajh paye ke mujh par kya beeti...",

she says, her throat on the verge of choking, out of too many emotions.

Naushad feels guilty!

"Mera yakeen tak nahi kiya...",

she adds further, her feelings heightening.

Naushad feels all the more guilty.

"Apke liye beshak wo apke behn ke shauhar honge....",

she says, her voice still under control.

"Par mere liye wo humesha ek rapist rahega!!!",

whilst saying so, she turns to look towards Naushad, with full confidence; rage visible in her eyes; determination audible in her voice.

Naushad ignores to look towards her first, out of dilemma. But slowly, he turns to look towards her. His eyes serious on hers. Staring him for few moments, Meher looks away in front of her and continues,

"Humara affair hona; ya unka shadishuda hona iss baat par parda nahi daal sakta...",

she turns again towards him and looking straight towards him, she declares,

"THAT I DID SAY NO!!!"

She makes it clear that she by no means provoked him! It was a RAPE!

Naushad's heartbeat picks up pace as a frustration surges through him. He doesn't understand what to say; from where to start. His eyes reflecting nothing but anger and frustration. Anger and frustration are not exactly directed towards Meher but on everyone who is somehow connected to this incident. Anger and frustration on himself too, as he finds himself in a dilemma whom to trust and whom not! Whom to take sides and whom to leave!

"I said NO!",

she repeats while Naushad lowers his eyes.

Looking away, Meher continues,

"Agar aap mujhe ratti bhar bhi samjhte, to jante... ki main itna ghinauna jhoot kabhi nahi bol sakti!"

"Aur keh kar kya pa lungi?",

she asks, laughing sarcastically whilst crying.

Naushad takes his time to reply, they both stay silent.

Turning his head again towards her, still not looking towards her, Naushad reminds her,

"Hum dost hain Meher!"

Meher stays quiet.

"Agar ye such tha to apne bataya kyun nahi?",

asks Naushad.

"Agarrrrr???",

asks Meher, laughing sarcastically, turning her head again towards his side.

Did he really say that? Agar??? He still has confusion about the fact? He still believes that his brother in law is innocent? And what else does he think exactly? May be that that Meher is lying? And also the changed demeanour of Meher is just a part of the act she is portraying in front of him? Oh yes may be that suddenly whilst getting attracted towards Naushad, Irfan re-entered her life and she suddenly realized that 'oh my god! he is the real love of my life! Irfan, my everything! My world!' Isn't it Naushad????

"Main apke... ya kisi ke samne apni begunahi kyun sabit karungi?",

she asks, looking away, whilst laughing sarcastically.

Naushad understands that she is angry on him, he doesn't mind and replies looking straight towards her, with determination,

"For justice!"

Meher looks heavenwards, almost like rolling her eyes on hearing him.

Naushad doesn't mind it too, shrugging off her that attitude, he says further,

"Karwayi hoti to baat khulne par aap subke samne jhooti nahi lagti!",

he makes her understand, looking towards her, feeling the adrenaline rush.

Then looks back again in front and continues,

"Meri biwi ne mere bache ke custody ke liye mujhpe violence ka jhoota ilzaam lagaya tha."

"Par main chup nahi baitha! Maine complain darj ki!",

he makes her understand, looking towards her.

Looking back towards him, Meher with determination in her eyes asks him,

"Apni biwi ke khilaf complain darj karke apko kya mila?"

Naushad keeps staring her.

"Insaaf ya badnami?",

asks Meher, determined still.

Naushad after staying quiet for fraction of seconds, staring her throughout, serious, he calmly replies,

"Mujhe meri bachhi mil gayi!"

When he thought, she must have understood now, Meher surprises him by taunting him, laughing sarcastically whilst saying,

"Mubarak ho Dr. Rizvi!"

She looks away again in front of her and says, with a heart filled with so much emotions, forcing her voice out of her choked throat,

"Par mujhse kal meri behn cheen li gayi!",

she cries silently.

Naushad unable to bear seeing her crying, but also knowing that he cannot console her; touch her, he looks away towards his front, frustrated and pissed off!

Meher turns to look towards him, crying still she taunts him, raising her voice,

"So I am 'very' sorry...",

saying so she stares the heartless Naushad in front of her.

"Par iss waqt mere liye mere Ammi aur Abbu ka sadma, INSAAAFF se kayi zada zaruri hai!",

she says, looking in front of her again, adding a pinch of taunt as she utters the word 'insaaf'!

She looks back towards him and says,

"Aap khush naseeb hain....",

she waits before she continues further,

"But I was rapeddd!!!!",

her voice shrill yet confident. The shrillness makes the her words all the more impactful!

Naushad gets tired of thinking, pissed off about everything! Taking a deep breath, anger and frustration surging through him, he asks her,

"Main kis kis par aitbaar karun Meher?"

Meher rolls her eyes and laughs silently, sarcastically.

"Main janta hun... kisi par aitbaar karna koi mamuli baat nahi ho sakti!",

he says, his voice turns all the more serious as he utters 'kisi par aitbaar karna koi mamuli baat nahi ho sakti'! His eyes somewhere at the floor. His heart and mind sinking into so many moments of his past which justify his these words!

But none of his words affect her in the way he wanted them to affect her!

"Apki soch apke aitbaar se zyada mamuli hai!",

states Meher, with no hesitation at all. But her voice reflects her sadness though! Sadness about the fact that even after everything said, he still fails to understand her.

"Kyunki chaubis ghante pehle main apke liye khaas thi!",

she says, her voice turning soft as the vibes she used to get from him and her own feelings for him fill her heart!

(NAUHER tune begins)

Her sudden words skip Naushad's heartbeat. He lowers his eyes and slowly looks away out of hesitation. He knows that they both understand what they feel for each other; how important are they for each other. And he feels sad about the sudden change in their relationship. They were progressing in their relationship. Hell progressing, he had actually confessed his feelings for her in front of her! And here they are sitting aloof from each other. What a drastic change in their relationship! When it was to progress upwards, it faced a sudden downfall leaving them shaken thoroughly!

Naushad looks towards her one last time while she keeps staring ahead!
He realizes that there is nothing else that they can talk about. Taking a deep breath he gets up! But before leaving he tilts his head towards his right, still not looking directly towards her and turning a little towards his right he says,

"Aap wo Meher nahi jo maine apko samjha tha!"

Hearing that, still sitting at her place, Meher looks up towards him with rage in her eyes and says,

"Afsos, aap wohi Naushad nikle jiska mujhe shaq tha!"

Of course it pinches him, he looks away towards his right and sighs out of frustration. And without saying another word as nothing else is left to communicate to Meher, Naushad walks away leaving Meher all by herself to deal with the pain!

As he leaves, Meher cries... and cries... and cries... bitterly!!!

'Bewafa' is the one with whom you shared your feelings clearly, yet that person chose to break your heart.