"I wonder what the words 'I love you' sound like when they come out of your mouth although of course I would never get the chance to know."

The car halts before VR Mansion and Riddhima comes out of it with much more exhausted face. She's feeling pain in all over her mortal body as if she's lost all her energy before the struggle only. Does being pregnant give such symptoms? .. questions her own mind!

She surely remembers from past one or two months, she's not missed her dates yet she's always felt her energy to be drained away! This much work she's done before marriage too but she's never felt so weak .. even before few months too. Nowadays she's feeling too lazy and sleepy.

Might be every woman has their own symptoms. Thinking this, she shrugs the thought away till the result comes out.

Going inside she at first goes to dadi's room to check on her....to find she's sleeping by wrapping herself with a comforter.

Sighing she leaves for 'his' room to get freshen up. After changing the saree and much needed bath after visiting the hospital, she feels fresh now.

Leaving her wet hair open, she looks at the clock to find it's already 2 o'clock. That much late she's been. Her hunger is also not there....today after listening such remorse words from his mouth, her hunger has lost its way to reach her. So she decides to take a nap but feels so unwanted in this room.

She looks at the whole wall of the room to find his and hers photo only and that also as couple. She smiles sadly and thinks is she anywhere or in part of his life? And unfortunately she answers herself - "no"!

It's true she too belongs to the same room but at night, he too gives her accompany. So she never feels that much bothered but at daytime she tries to be downstairs as much she can!

But alas....today she has not that much work. Each day she gets busy with cooking and gardening but today the extra possessive babies of hers have asked Meena Maa, their old maid to keep eye on Riddhima so that she takes rest to give herself the much needed break.

With that a yawn escapes her mouth and she thinks to take nap in the hall itself. So going to dining table she places her head on the table and sits on the chair. She doesn't want to take the couch as that could lead her to long slumber but she must have to bake something before they return.

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A young girl of twenties is found to walk on the night road of Mumbai. She's wearing a green silk saree and a leather watch on her wrist....there is a bag too on her right shoulder. She's wearing two golden studs as jewellery while the long black hair is tied in a low ponytail.

She doesn't like to wear saree as much because she's not accustomed to it. But she can't deny also .. because at noon she works in a middle school as teacher where it's a rule to wear saree for the female teachers. And at evening she's clases in college....so from there she's to go to college direct and saree has been her routine for every day.

With that she sighs thinking she's never thought to wear saree to her college other than jeans and crap top or shirt....but it's her luck! When all girls of her age are busy to enjoy life she's thinking of money. How could she forget she's not received any normal family like others so she must have to pay for herself!

With thinking she's come a lot and now she notices the area is little empty comparing to other places. She looks at both sides to find no car and right signal so she bends to cross the road.

But in middle a pebble comes from nowhere and it hits her right toe to bleed from there. She gives some colourful names to both the pebble and her saree ; as wearing saree she feels these many issues. With that she hisses a little as it starts to pain ; thinking to bind something on it, she gets up to cross the road but out of nowhere a car crosses her like anything.

Before knowing itself, she losses her consciousness there only. As she gets thrown away with the blow so she gets one hand broken with bloody head.... before losing her conscience, she looks at one direction and notices the car to be collided with the tree beside the road.

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"Ahh"! - with a shriek Riddhima gets up to find herself bathe in sweat. As there's no one beside her at this time so she's successful to not attract other persons.

She drinks the water to calm down herself as it's not new. From last one and half year she's having this same dream which always leads her to guilt....and guilt only!

Other side, Vansh comes out of his thought when someone knocks on his cabin door. Ishani gets calm and sits on the front chair of Vansh while Viraj comes inside with a tiffin box to say : Sir, madam has sent this for your lunch.

Ishani grunts and once again bursts out her anger : Woww! I'm impressed. Vansh, don't mind but I can't before expressing my astonishment only! I mean....the girl really knows how to reach someone's taste bud through food and warming bed....

"Ishani"! - screams he but she rolls her eyes with not liking this scene before her eyes.

The words make his poisoned mind more bitter that he orders : Viraj, you know what you've to do. Like everyday send it to dustbin....if you know then why are you standing here till now?

Viraj feels sorry and tries to make some excuse : But sir, she's brought with so much hope ....

"Out"! - a furious Vansh screams to shut Viraj that instant and he leaves with nodding his head.

Without his knowing, Viraj has pronounced a wrong word "hope" which he loathes the most!

A pale figure of a beautiful girl is laying on the hospital bed and taking some troubled breathes when a man comes inside with so hurry as if his life is based on this moment.

With entering itself, he takes her in a hug and breaks into sobs when she utters those laboured words - "Hope the time will pass and you'll move on from your loss....but....but Vansh, promise me....promise me you'll never fall in love with anyone if you get married too! I don't anyone here (pointing at his heart)....except ME! You can tell me selfish for that but I can't share your love with any third person."

Suddenly he comes to senses when someone shows fingers before his eyes. He founds it Ishani only.

His mind gets back to the previous note now and eyes become blank! No....what he's been doing till now? He's been feeling soft towards her as she's getting dizzy? But isn't her only why she is not in this world?

How could he gets lost before achieving his revenge? He would never harm her physically but each day she'll feel emotional hurt. Internal injuries are more bad than physical. And he knows how to make her die each second by making her aware of her one wrong step..which will leave her as guilty! And that thought only brings a devilish smirk on his lips.

While Ishani feels stunned at his expression changings but remains silent thinking he knows better what should be done! But then also she couldn't understand what's needed there for him to marry that girl and give her, her bestfriend cum soul sister's position!

Meanwhile, Riddhima gets up to find she's a little time there so she goes to gardening which gives her immense peace. She can loss all guilt and sadness here.

As soon as the clock starts ringing with different musics and then drumming four beats, she goes to wash her hands and bids adieu to her plant kids. Because her babies are going to come and she needs to make some snacks for them.

As thought with her completing the cookies, the trio enter and straight go to kichen to hug her dear life....that much they've missed her!

However, they come back after freshening up and she serves the snacks with coffee. After cherishing it, she asks them to bring books in hall while she goes to give dadi her evening snacks with milk tea.

Coming to hall, she founds her babies to busy with their assignments sitting on the couch itself. She too sits with them to complete their homework.

At exact 5 o'clock, Vansh enters to find his siblings to be with his so called wife! He mentally rolls his eyes but couldn't hide the burning sensation of jealousy. Have they ever been that close to him or another? Even they've never been that close to her ; then what's so special in Riddhima that they are so into her?

Is she trying to capture their minds through witch craft? Naah! He never could make her do that....he must have to do something to seperate her from his family. He wants her to suffer rather to feel loved!

And his next step will be to break this bond between bhabhi with her devars and nanad! It'll be a perfect plan.

After he returns in hall getting changed in a casual t-shirt and sweatpants, she immediately comes with black coffee to him. Serving him, she goes to kitchen. Making soup for dadi, she goes to her room as she has to take medicine this time.

Though dadi doesn't appreciate her but always takes her dedication as she is some maid. Though Riddhima doesn't complain much as her guilt is destroying her from inside each day....but then also her heart feels hurt at such inhuman behaviour of dadi. But could she say anything? No..because when she can't show right on her own husband then whom will she say?

However, she goes to kitchen and gets back with the vegetables. Sitting in hall before her children and helping them, she spends the time. In between, her eyes fall on HIM who is looking at her with dark eyes and she can't find anything except anger and pain inside those black orbs.

After forcing the lunch box to Viraj somehow, she's been leaving his office when she listens some fishing sounds behind. Actually they are some employees in his office....mainly all are girls! Seeing her misery, all feel pleasure then how could they let go off this chance?

She could hear some hatred filled words for her from them like 'bitch','curse'and 'witch'. She's been okay with those until someone mutters in whispers - "He empties the whole tiffin into dustbin each day then why she needs to send it each day? Can't she get the simple word that HE WASN'T, ISN'T and WILL NEVER BE HERS by these silly tactics."

"Ouch!" - by unconsciously she's sliced the skin on her finger and it starts to bleed profusely.

Seeing it Vansh gets up and mutters by looking at her eyes dangerously - This little amount of blood is nothing before HERS! I pray to God each day to make you bloodless until reaching your ultimate guilt.

With that he leaves but he is unknown to the hurt the innocent eyes feel this time and her all-time expressive eyes get blank at this moment and she vows to accept all punishment with no expression from now on! How much suffering is there in her fate she doesn't know but she'll never let others to know this.

As the twin brothers and sister have been indulged in studies so they've not listened Vansh but suddenly Siya looks up to find Riddhima's pink saree gets filled with red blood ; and she screams in horror.

Her scream attracts other two persons and trio make her sit on couch and then treat her wound. After washing it with a cotton dipped in antiseptic liquid, they apply a bandage there. She hisses in pain while trio speak in union like her mother : Don't worry, baby....this will pain for a little but later it'll heal.

She laughs loudly and speaks - "Imitating my words on me..huhh!"

But her laughter dies with dadi's words from her room : This is nothing before HER pain. I wish you get all the suffering for destroying my Vansh's world of happiness!

And her words once again force Riddhima to go back to that emotionless facade.

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