Taiji came in room frowning, "ab yeh sab rona dhona kal vidaai ke liye bacha kar rakho... chal jadi se... aur khabardaar agar baahar kuchh ulti seedhi harkat ki toh.... aur haan Preeti tu nahin aayegi baahar... yahin rah..."

Naina looked at her pleading eyes and request again, "please taiji, mujhe yeh shaadi nahin karni... please maan jaaiye, aap jo kahengi voh mein karungi par yeh shaadi nahin kar sakti... mein mar jaaungi..."

Taiji slap her hard, "bakwaas bandh kar aur chal chup chap... baahar tere Tauji aur papa baithe hai... sab tera intzaar kar rahe hai... chal mere saath... agar kuchh naatak kiya toh mujhse bura koi nahin hoga...." she turned to Bela, "aur Bela tu, naashta lekar aa ja jaldi se"

Naina hold Preeti's hand tightly but she almost drag her to outside leaving Preeti alone in room crying hard... to stop her hiccups she took her in kitchen and give her water to drink forcedly before going to hall... "aisi mari huyi si shakal lekar jayegi toh kahin voh mana hi na kar de... pani pi aur bandh kar yeh rona dhona..."

Naina came out with Taiji, who was tightly almost crushing her shivering hand... Taiji make her sit on a chair lying in front to the guests... she keeps looking down as least bother to look at any of them, crying silently...

(guests : Sharad; Sharad mom, Sharad dad & Sharad aunt)

Taiji said with sugar coated voice, "yeh hai hamari beti Naina... badi sharmili hai... iss saal second year mein hai... har saal top karti hai pure state mein.... baaki ghar ke kaam kaaj sab achchhe se aate hai, aapko koi shikayat nahin hogi.... badi hi susheel aur aagyakaari bachchi hai... ab hamare sanskar jo hain iss mein... bin Maa ki hai toh humne hi paal pos kar bada kiya hai.. bas ab jo kami ho voh aap sab seekha dena"

Sharad Mom : ab padai wadai ka kya karna hai behen ji... aurat toh bas ek hi kaam ke liye jaani jaati hai... bas voh theek se kar le toh phir toh bas zindagi mein koi dukh takleef nahin rahegi... vaise dekhne mein theek si hi hai..... par badi kamjor si lag rahi hai... kuchh khilate pilate nahin kya aap log isse..."

Taiji to cover up laughed, "arey ab kya hai na behen ji..... bachche toh hamesha baahar ke khaane ki zid karte hai aur aaj kal yeh mara naya shok patli kamar rakhne ka ... bas isiliye yeh aisi dikh rahi hai, par aap bilkul chinta mat kijiye... dikhane mein hi dubli patli hai.. par andar se kamjor nahin hai.. sab sambhal legi... aapko koi shikayat ka mauka nahin degi" she gestured Sharad mom to assure all is well...

Sharad dad, "ab dekhiye bhai sahab, humein lena dena toh kuchh hai nahin aap logon se, toh shaadi kal mandir mein hi karwa dete hai... jyaada longo ko pata na chalein yahi sahi rahega"...

Rakesh said roughly, "haan haan yahi theek hai... hamare bhi sar se bojh utare aur aapka bhi kaam ho jaaye toh bas theek hai... kal hi khatam kar dete hai sab taam jhaam..... ab roj roj chhutti lekar toh nahin baith sakte na... kaam ka kitna nuksaan ho raha hai in fijool baaton mein... kuchh nahin rakha dhoom dhaam se shaadi karne mein..."

Tauji, "haan theek hai, maine mandir mein baat kar li hai.. sab vaise hi hoga jaise tay huya hai, aap chinta mat kijiye kisi bhi baat ki... koi vighna nahin aayega...."

Sharad aunt laugh shamelessly : vaise Sharad agar tujhe kuchh puchhna hai toh puchh le... baad mein mat kahiyo ki yeh kami hai ya voh kami hai ladki mein... theek se jaanch parakh le... thok baja ke..."

Bela was standing behind Naina and was shocked to listen their talk, "yeh shaadi karne aaye hai ya sabji bhaaji kharidane... kya matlab ki koi kami na ho.... mujhe kuchh bhi theek nahin lag raha par kya karun kuchh samajh nahin aa raha"

Preeti was hiding behind the door of her room and watching all drama feeling bad for her soul sister... "agar mein baahar gayi toh aur tamasha ho jayega... bhagwanji kuchh karo... mujhse toh dekha suna bhi nahin ja raha aur vahaan voh bechari sab sah rahi hai akele ....."

Sharad mom : arey ab vaise bhi beena behen ji dekh kar khaali kya pata chalega... ab toh jo bhagwan chaahenge vahi hoga... par beena behenji aapne toh bataya tha ki pehle iska paer theek tha toh phir ab kyun nahin koshish karti.. koshish karegi toh shayad chal bhi paaye bina sahaare ke.. arey yeh doctor toh bas naatak karte hai... ek chhoti si chot ko bada bata kar... kahin aisa na ho ki baad mein dikkat ho issi wajah se... aur hamara kaam bhi poora ...

Sharad aunt cut her in between, "haan aap kahiye na isase ki chal kar toh dikhaye .. dekhe kahin aage jaakar jyada dikkat na hoye humein... aap samajh rahi hai na hamare kehne ka matlab... agar vahi na kar paayi toh phir shaadi ka kya faayda..."

Bela gets angry but keeping her tone soft she said, "behen ji aisa nahin hai... humne bohot ilaaj karwaya tha... par doctor ki baat toh nahin taal sakte na.. aise jabardasti karne se usse aur takleef ho sakti hai.. aap samajhiye na..."

Taiji cut her in between and said angrily, "Bela ... jab bade baat kar rahe hai toh tum apna munh bandh rakho varna andar jaao tum bhi... hum yahaan sab sambhal lenge.. mat bhulo iss ghar ki parampara... mehmaan toh bhagwan samaan hote hai, unki baat kabhi nahin taali jaati...."

Naina looked with damp eyes to Chachiji, feeling bad for seeing her insulted in front of outsider... her eyes turned and she saw a man looking her with lust in his eyes, in a disgusting way... his piercing eyes roamed on her like scanning through her cloths and she felt like lots of ants crawling on her skin. She fisted her pallu lowering her eyes covering herself as much as possible...

Sharad Mom again insisted her to stand and show her walking without support, "are hamare yahaan gaon mein ek vaidh baba hai, ek baar pata chale ki kitni dikkat hai to unse jadi buti laakar khila denge.. dekhna do din mein apne aap dodne lagegi... bade siddhh purush hain voh"

Taiji with extra sugar-coated voice, "Naina bitiya... jab bade kah rahe hai toh jara uth aur chalke dikha de... ab yahi tere mata pita hai... inki baat ka toh maan rakhna hi padega na.. chal uth ja beta.. shabaash... badon se aashirwaad le le..."

Naina looked at her with pleading eyes but she glares her angrily... Chachiji came forward to support her but Taiji stops her.. she stood up holding the chair armrest and keep standing there... tears keep rolling down on her cheeks, she turned to looked at the door with some expectations but all vain, no one was there to support her at this time....

Taiji said with slight loud voice, "Naina suna nahin tu ne kya keh rahe hai sab log... chalo jaldi se jaao aur jakar badon ka aashirwaad lo... bado ke aashirwaad se bada punya milta hai... chal aa ja jaldi se"

Naina looked back at Chachi with teary eyes, she turned her face to his father and Tauji but no one shows any sympathy towards her... she took one step leaving the hold of chair armrest, she fumbled and in a fraction of second she was on floor, hitting her head badly with the corner of table, starts bleeding...

Sharad came immediately near to her and hold her hand, he brush his thumb on back of her hand and saw her with lust eyes, smirks evilly looking at her..... she jerked his hand harshly feeling sickening with his mere touch.....

Preeti was seeing all this drama but can't handle any more and came out running and calling her name... Chachiji bent and hold her in her embrace, putting her hand on her wound to stop bleeding... Preeti shout, "Taiji yeh kya kar rahe ho aap log... aapko dikhta nahin hai kya... andhe ho... usse kitni chot lag gayi aapki wajah se... aap logon mein jara si bhi insaaniyat nahin hai kya"

Taiji shouted back on her, "chup rah.. piddi si ladki hai aur jubaan dekho kaise chala rahi hai badon ke saamne"...

Bela replied back, "bas Bhabhiji, bohot ho gaya.. badon ke aage bolne par aap log hi humein majboor kar rahe ho... kya galat kaha Preeti ne"... Bela tightly keep her in her embrace, rubbed her back to calm her uneven breath...

Rakesh glares them angrily, "bas karo yeh naatak aur chalo sagaai ki rasam poori karo... mere paas faltu time nahin hai tumhare sabke yeh dukhde dekhne ka.... Bhabhiji aap shuru karwaiye rasam.... mein dekhta hun kaun rokta hai......aap aao Sharad betaji..." he turned to Sharad

Bela clutch Naina more strongly in her embrace, "nahin mein yeh sagaai nahin hone dungi, bhale hi kuchh bhi ho jaaye... bas ab mein aur chup nahin rahungi.. chaahe aap meri jaan le lijiye ya mujhe ghar se hi nikaal dijiye... mein bhi dekhti hun ki kaun meri betui ke saath jabardasti karta hai..."

Taiji came ahead to pull Naina back from her, the moment she tried to hold her hand, heard a strong voice from door-side, "Khabardaar jo kisi ne meri beti ko haath bhi lagaya toh... mujhse bura koi nahin hoga..." all turned and shocked to see Anand standing there giving a deadly glare to all...

Preeti & Bela looked at him smilingly with teary eyes... he came forward and helped Naina to make her sit on the chair.. he looked at his wound and turned to Bela, "isey kaafi jyaada lag gayi hai... lagta hai stitches lagwane padenge.. chalo doctor ke yahaan pehle"

Rakesh shouted back, "koi kahin nahin ja raha... iski sagaai ho jaaye uske baad dikha dena doctor ko... kal shaadi bhi hai iski"... Anand gesture Bela to hold Naina and turned to Rakesh, shouted back in same tone, "aapko kisne haq diya iski shaadi ka decision lene ka... yeh meri beti hai, isse akele samajhane ki bhool bhi mat kijiyega.... aap logon ne kya socha ki mein yahaan nahin hun toh aap log apni man marzi kar lenge... kisi ne iss bachchi ke baare mein bhi socha ek baar... aap ki apni beti hai koi gaay bakri nahin ki kisi ke bhi khunte se bandh diya"

Taiji in her usual tone said loudly, " O bai Anand Babu, tum kehna chahte ho ki hum iska bura chahte hai... arey itna achchha ladka hai, khaate kamate log hai, achchhi khaasi Naukri hai, aur inhein koi dahej bhi nahin chahiye... aur isase achchha ladka kya tum bhi dhundh paate isake liye... ek toh manhoos paida hote hi apne Maa ko kha gayi upar se apahij..... chiraag lekar bhi dhundhate toh isse achchha rishta nahin milta....."

Sharad dad, "arey aapko toh hamara ehsaan manana chahiye ki aapki apaahij beti ke liye hamare bete ne haan kar di aur voh bhi bina len-den ke... varna padi rehti saari zindagi bojh ban kar aapke sar par"

Sharad Mom, "aisi bhi koi hoor ki pari nahin hai aapki beti... voh toh hamare sharad ko pasand aa gayi uski photo varna humein koi ladkiyon ki kami nahin hai"... she turned to Beena, "arey behen ji aisi khaatir hoti hai aapke gharon mein ladke walon ki.. humne toh bada suna tha aapke parivaar ke baare mein, par yahaan toh koi badon ka samman hi nahin hai"..

Anand smiled and said, "Khaatirdari ki toh aap bilkul fiqr mat kijiye... maine uska poora intzaam kiya huaa hai aap logon ke liye...." he turned and called someone from outside, "aa jaiye aap log andar..."

Police came inside with some lady constables also... all got shocked to see this...

Anand, "hairani ho rahi hai na aapko... ab yehi log aapki achchhi khaasi khaatirdari karenge... aapki saari shikayaten dur ho jaayegi... aur haan jaane se pehle ek baat kaan khol kar sun lijiye... yeh meri beti hai, mera abhimaan hai... aaj ke baad agar kisi ne bhi nazar utha kar bhi iski taraf dekha toh mujhse bura koi nahin hoga.... "he said glaring to his own elders too.... he turned to Inspector, "Sir, le jaaiye in logon ko... formal complaint toh maine pehle hi likhwa di thi.. baaki ab sab aap sambhaliye.. saare sabut toh humne pehle hi de diya hai iske khilaaf, aur yahaan jo kuchh bhi ho raha tha aapne apni aankhon se dekh liya....."

Tauji shout, "kya badtameeji hai yeh Anand, aise ghar aaye mehmaano ka apmaan kiya jaata hai kya"

Sharad shouts on Chachaji, tried to grab his collar, " arey tum hote kaun ho humein arrest karwane wale, hamara jurm kya hai...."

Inspector came forward and handcuffed him, "mein batata hun... tumhara jurm hai ki shaadi shuda hote huye bhi tum yahaan ek masoom ladki se dusri shaadi karne aaye ho... voh bhi sirf ek bete ki chaah mein... sharam aani chahiye tum jaise logon ko.. ghar par ek biwi aur do do betiyaan hote huye bhi tum dusri ladki se shaadi kar rahe ho taaki sirf ek beta mil jaaye is liye.... ab jab jail yatra karoge na tabhi tumhare saare paap dhulenge"... he turned to constable, "arrest karo baaki sab ko bhi..."

Sharad glare to Anand, "mein dekh lunga tum sabko... iska badla mein lekar hi rahunga.. dekh lena... kisi ko nahin chhodunga...." Police arrests all and took them leaving Agarwal family all standing there....

Preeti run to balcony and saw Sameer Rohan & Mundit with Swati and Priya standing down only, they all hug each other happily, seeing Police taking Sharad and his family in their jeep... she shows thumbs up and smiled too, assuring all is well now.....

Rohan, "chal Sameer, ab sab theek ho gaya" Sameer smiled, wiping his tears, "nahin yaar bas ek baar Naina ko dekh lun toh bas chalenge... par voh balcony mein kyun nahin aayi Preeti ke saath"...

Munna replied, "dekh Sameer yeh sab toh theek hai par ab usake ghar mein bohot hungama ho raha hoga.. toh humein yahaan nahin rukna chahiye, kahin Chachaji ke liye koi pareshaani na ho jaaye.. toh meri baat maan chal abhi... raat mein phone par baat kar lena"... he reluctantly agreed when Preeti too gesture him that he can talk later with her on call... he smiled and left on his bike with Rohan... Mundit left on their bikes to drop their girls...