Next day,

Everyone was around the dining when Karan came,

Mahira - bua saare invitations to chale gaye hai na?

Kareena - ha Mahira almost saare hi chale gaye!agar koi reh bhi gaya to unhe shaadi ke baad reception par invite kardenge!

Mahira smiles widely while Sameer and Rishab looked at her in disbelief,

Karan - bua ek card mujhe de dijiyega...mujhe bhi kisi ko invite karna hai!

Bani dadi - kise Karan?Kareena ko batade wo bhej degi card!

Kareena - ha Karan mai bhej dungi!

Karan - nahi bua!usse mai khud card de kar aaunga!That person is very special!

Kareena - acha thik hai!

Sameer looks at Karan suspiciously,

Sameer(mind) - kahi Karan bhai Preeta ko to......

After sometime Karan was leaving for somewhere,he was about to sit in his car when Sameer stopped him!

Sameer - ruko bhai!

Karan - Sammy mujhe jldi hai!baad me baat krte hai!

Sameer - Preeta ke ghar jaa rahe ho na card dene?

Karan(looks away) - ha...aakhir usse bhi to haq hai apne pati ki shaadi attend karne ka!

Sameer - aap ye galat kar rahe ho bhai! already usse itna hurt kiya hai aapne!ab to baksh do!

Karan - jo usne kiya...uske saamne ye kuch bhi nahi!usse invite to mai karke rahunga!

Sameer - ok fine!jaao!lekin mai aapke saath aaunga!taaki aap usse kuch aisa waisa na bole!

Karan - lekin....

Sameer - please bhai!

Karan nods and they left for Arora house,

They reached there and went inside,

As Sameer rang the doorbell Karan felt like heart aching,

Karan(mind) - ye mujhe itna ajeeb kyu feel ho raha hai!

Shristi opened the door and was shocked to see Karan and Sameer in front of them,the more they were shocked to see tears in her eyes,as if she was crying now,

She looked at them angrily and was about to close the door and Karan stopped her,

Karan - andar to aane de Shristi!

Shristi - sorry lekin hamare ghar me ajnabiyon ko aane ki permission nahi hai!

Karan looked at her tearfully,the girl was his number 1 fan at sometime,is treating him like a stranger now!

Sarla - kon hai Shristi!

Sarla saw them and glared them,

Sarla - ab kya chahte hai aap?

Karan - kuch dene aaye the aunty!

Shristi - hame aapse kuch nahi chahiye!chale jaaiye yaha se!

Sameer - Shristi please andar to aane do!

Shristi was about to say something when Sarla interrupted,

Sarla - aane de Shristi!

Shristi looked at her and then gave them way to enter,

Karan and Sameer were confused to see tears in eyes of Sarla,Janki,Dadi and Shristi,they were unable to understand what was happening there,

Sarla - kyu aaye ho?

Karan - invitation dene!Preeta Arora ko invite karne aaya hu..meri aur Mahira ki shaadi hai parso!

Shristi looked at him angrily and was about to say something but Sarla stopped her,

Sarla - nahi aayegi Preeta!ab aap jaa skte hai!

Karan - aise kaise nahi aayegi!usse bulaaiye!mai usse bolunga!dekhiyega wo pkka ha krdegi!

Sarla was about to say something when someone came from Preeta's room,

"Sarla ji maine treat krdiya hai lekin..."

Shristi - lekin kya doctor?

Karan(whispers) - doctor!yaha par kyu?(a fear aroused in his heart)

Doc - dekhiye aaj to aapne mujhe time rehte bula liya to wo thik hai!lekin aise kab tak chalega?

Sarla - doctor aap kehna kya chahte hai? please saaf saaf kahiye!

Doc - mai aapko jhutha dilaasa nahi dunga!par aap meri baat smjhiye!ye koi normal case nahi hai!ye Preeta ka 3rd suicide attempt hai!

Karan and Sameer looked at them shocked,

Tears welled up in Karan's eyes,

Karan(whispers) - suicide!Preeta ne....

His trance was broken when someone came inside the house running,

"Pihu kaha hai?"

Everyone looked at him,he was tensed concerned,he was panicking,

Sarla - Mayank beta acha hua tum aagye!

Mayank - Sarla aunty Pihu kaha hai?kaisi hai abhi?

Doc - Mayank uski condition thik nahi hai!

Karan and Sameer looked at Mayank confusingly,but there main focus was on Doctor's words now!

Mayank - mujhe saaf saaf bataiye doctor!

Doc - tum jaante ho ye uska teesra suicide attempt hai!pehli baar usne poison consume kiya....then apni wrists kaatna...aur aaj bhi usne apni wrists itni deep cut ki thi ki mujhe kuch palo ke liye laga ki shayad mai usse na bacha paau...par uske koi ache karm hi honge...ki wo bach gayi!

Karan looked at the doctor in shock,he wanted to destroy her but not like this!

Mayank sighed angrily under his breath,

Mayank - wo thik to hai na?

Doc - abhi to thik hai!lekin aisa kab tak chalega?agar ab usne ek bhi aur baar apni jaan lene ki koshish ki to i am sorry!mai uss time kuch nahi kar paaunga!i think wo kisi trauma se guzar rahi hai!you should help her!(he left)

Sarla started crying at her daughter's state, Shristi consoled her,

Karan - Pree....Preeta ki ye haalat thi...aur kisi ne mujhe batana bhi shi nahi smjha!

Shristi(angrily) - ha nhi smjha!kyuki....

"Shristi" they turned and looked at Preeta who was coming towards them with slow steps,

Karan looked at her tearfully,she looked weak,too weak,her wrists were bandaged,her face had tears marks,

Preeta looked at Karan hurtfully,she was about to stumble when Karan held her,

They shared a painful eyelock,

Preeta - mujhe tumhare sahaare ki jarurat nahi hai!

She stood properly and looked at Mayank who was already glaring her,

Mayank - nahi agle baar ka kya plan hai?

Preeta looked at him in tears, while Karan looked at him confusingly like who was he there?

Mayank - nahi batade taaki hum sab prepared rahe!kya karegi agli baar? poison?wrists kaategi?ya aag laga degi khud ko?ya kuch aur?batana!chup kyu hai?

She looked down,

Karan(angrily) - ye tum kaise baat kar rahe ho Preeta se?haalat nahi dekh rahe uski!

Mayank - dekho tum jo bhi ho!mai iss wakt iss ladki se baat kar raha hu!so don't interfere!

Karan was about to say something when Shristi held his hand nodded in no,

Mayank - batana pihu!agli baar ka kya plan hai tera?

Preeta - Mayank...meri...baat....

Mayank - chup...bilkul chup!ek lafz nahi!bahot hogya tera ab!

Sameer - Shristi ye kon hai?

Shristi - Mayank!Mayank Rathore!Di ka bachpan ka dost!or i say bestest friend!bahot protective hai unke liye!1 mahine pehle hi aaya hai!yahi ek hai jiska di pe pura haq hai!unhe daantne ka...sunane ka....yaha tak ki di ke faaisle lene ka bhi!

Karan(angrily) - aur ye haq isse diye kisne?

Shristi - papa ne diye the!papa jaante the ki Mayank di ke liye kitna protective hai!isiliye!

Karan looked at Mayank angrily who was glaring Preeta!

End with the chapter.