After an hour drive, they reached to a farmhouse in outskirt area... a caretaker opens the gate and Sameer drive inside and park the car... he came to her side, open her gate and hold her hand to helped in coming out.. but throughout he was quiet... she came out and he move inside the house ... she followed him silently...

Naina slowly asked "yeh hum kahaan aaye hai Sameer.. please kuchh to batao, mujhe aise darr lag raha hai tumhari chuppi se".... he came near to her and makes her sit in a couch and kneeled in front of her... he hold her hand softly in his hands and said, "Naina darro mat... yeh hamara farm house hai, jo issi saal Nanu ne mere birthday par gift kiya tha... yahaan ek care taker bhi hai jo yahaan ki dekh bhaal karta hai... please trust me... tum safe ho" she nodded her head and smiled a bit finally relieved as now atleast he is talking with her.....

Sameer asked servant to serve tea and some snacks... he gets the same and left to do some work outside leaving them alone ...

Sameer : Naina yeh lo chai pi lo aur breakfast karo.. mujhe lagta hai tumne subah se kuchh nahin khaaya hoga... abhi suna tha na doctor ne kya kaha tha.. pehle hi kamjor ho aur upar se tumahri diet dekhi hai maine" she both quietly take sandwich with tea to eat and finish as no point to argue at this moment...

Finally, Sameer turned to her and sit in front of her with serious expression, "Haan toh ab tum khud bataogi ya mein puchhna shuru karun... dekho Naina, aaj koi bahaana nahin chalega... aaj mujhe ek ek baat jaanani hai.... tumhari Nanu se itni strong bonding sirf Mandir mein milne se toh nahin ho sakti, phir aaj tum sabko chhod kar Nanu ke saath check-up ke liye gayi... I mean kya hai jo kisi ko nahin pata aur tum aur Nanu kisi ko nahin batate... kis baat ki kasam di hai tumne nanu ko ki voh mujhe bhi nahin bata rahe... aaj mujhe sab kuchh janana hai" he pulled her hand and keep it on his head.... "aur tumhein meri kasam aaj tum kuchh nahin chhupaogi"

She pulled her hand back and spoke loudly "Sameer yeh kya bachchon jaisi harkat hai... tumhein kasam nahin deni chahiye thi... yeh galat hai"

Sameer said firmly, "Naina aaj mein kuchh nahin Janata ki kya galat hai, kya sahi hai... mujhe sirf sach sunana hai aur usake bina aaj yahaan se na tum jaaogi na mein... tum isse meri zid samjho ya mera gussa, tumhari marji hai" they both sit quietly for some time staring at each other... Naina requested a lot but he gets adamant to know everything today itself without this he will not leave from here.... Naina finally give up and starts..

"Vaise toh kai baar maine Nanu ko school ke functions mein dekha tha par kabhi jyada baat nahin hui thi, par pehli baar mein unase Diwali ke din mandir mein mili thi.... jab achanak unake pair mein kaanch lagne se maine unhein bachaaya tha... uss din jab unhone mere sar par apna haath rakha toh aisa laga jaise koi mera apna hi ho.... (Sameer recall Diwali day when he was also there in temple with Nanu and saw her also)

Usake kuchh hafton baad ek din mein subah mandir gayi, achanak bahut tej baarish shuru ho gayi thi aur mein chhata bhi le jaana bhool gayi thi, isiliye mein thodi der mandir ke andar hi baith gayi.. tabhi maine Nanaji ko dekha aur voh bhi mere paas aakar baith gaye aur hum baatein karne lage...

Flashback

Nanu : arey beta tum toh vo hi ho na jo Diwali ke din mili thi mujhe...

Naina smiled and said, "Haan aapne sahi pehchana sir... dekhiye na mein hamesha mandir aati hun par aapse dobara mulaaqat aaj itane dinon baad ho rahi hai" Nanu put his hand on her head lovingly and said, "tum mujhe sir nahin Nanu bola karo... tum toh mere pote ki umra ki hi ho na... mujhe achchha lagega.. vaise bhi tumhein dekhta hun toh ek alag hi apnapan sa mehsoos hota hai... jaise kisi apne se mil raha hun"

Naina gets happy as she never gets a chance to meet her own grandfather, after her mother sudden demise, her father breaks all his relations with her maternal side and never allowed anyone to come at their house too...

Tears rolled down on her cheeks and she said, "pata hai Nanaji maine aaj tak kisi ko Nanu nahin bola.. mujhe bhi aapse milkar ek apnapan sa lagta hai, bahut Khushi hoti hai jaise hamara koi Rishta ho"

Nanu wipe her tears," ab Nanu bola hai toh apna naam toh bata de mujhe... mein kis naam se pukaru tujhe" she chuckled and said, "pata hai poori duniya mein sirf mere Chachaji mujhe iss naam se bulate hai aur mujhe nahin pasand ki koi aur mujhe aise bulaye par aap mujhe bahut achchhe lagte ho, bilkul mere Chachaji jaise... toh aap bhi mujhe Mini hi kaha karna... mujhe bahut achchha lagega"

Then they keep talking for some time and left after rain stopped...

Flashback end

She smiled and look at him... he was smiling listening the bonding shared by two of his most dear persons... she further said, "usake baad mein aksar Nanaji se mandir mein milane lagi... voh hamesha mujhe apne baare mein, apne business ke baare mein, yahaan tak ki Naniji ke baare mein bi bahut baatein karte the... jab bhi voh Naniji ko yaad karte the toh udaas ho jaate the tab hum donon purani baatein yaad karke khoob hansate the.... Unke roop mein mujhe ek dost, ek salaahkaar mil gaya tha jisse mil kar mein hamesha apne saare dard, pareshaani bhool jaati thi...

She laughed, " aur pata hai unhone toh mujhe tumhare baare mein bhi bataya tha ki unke pote ka naam Sonu hai, aur voh yahin Ahmadabad mein hi padta hai... par mujhe pata hi nahin laga ki voh tumhare baare mein bol rahe hai.. tumhein bahut pyar karte hai... apni jaan se bhi jyada.. aur mein unse hamesha apne school ke doston ke baare mein batati rahi aur tumhare baare mein bhi par voh bhi nahin samjhe, kyunki maine bhi kabhi tumhara naam unhein nahin bataya.....

Sameer smiled and said, "haan kyunki maine hi unse mana kiya tha ki kisiko bhi mere baare mein na bataye... darasal, mein apni khud ki pehchaan banana chahta tha, varna log mujhe sirf Nanu ki wajah se importance dete ... isiliye Munna Pandit ne bhi kabhi kisi ke saamne nahin bola..

Naina further narrates.... Phir usake kuchh mahino baad achanak unhone mandir aana band kar diya.. kareeb teen chaar mahine voh nahin aaye... mein hamesha unka intzaar karti thi, unhi dinon tum ne bhi Delhi shift kar liya aur mein bohot akela mehsoos karti thi...... par phir kuchh mahino baad jab mein ek din achanak Nanu se mandir mein mili toh unhone bataya ki unhein heart attack hua tha aur voh surgery ke liye Delhi chale gaye the... usake baad Nanu se mein aksar milne lagi... hamari dosti aur bhi pakki ho gayi...

Sameer sadly : Haan aur isi wajah se mujhe bhi unke saath Delhi jaana pada tha... aur mein sabse dur ho gaya... Nanu toh operation ke baad vaapas aa gaye par mujhe saal pura karne ke liye vahin rukna pada...

Naina : par humen toh tumhare baare mein kuchh pata hi nahin tha aur Munna Pandit ne bhi kuchh nahin bataya...

Sameer : meri chhodo aur ab tum batao usake baad kya hua...

Naina plead again : Sameer, aaj ke liye itna hi na... ab bata toh diya tumhein ki Nanu se meri dosti itni gehri hai... baaki baatein kisi aur din karenge... please yahaan se chalo na ab...

Sameer replied sternly : Sorry Naina par aaj mein tumhari ek nahin maanunga.. tumhein batana hi padega, mat bhulo tumne meri kasam khaayi hai...

Naina puffed her face in anger but Sameer didn't melt on any of her tactics... at least today..

Naina lowered her eyes and said "voh din meri zindagi ka sabse ajeeb din tha.. tumhara birthday tha aur mein mandir gayi thi, tumhara favorite gaajar ka halwa prasad mein bana kar tumhare liye prarthna karne... subah tumne phone bhi kiya tha na uss din mujhe.."

Flashback

After the phone call with Sameer, she left from home, took her cycle and reached mandir... she parked the cycle and climb the stairs fastly... panting heavily, "lagta hai der ho gayi..... jaldi bhaago...."

She reached and bumped to Nanu, he holds her on time to save falling, "arey beta itani jaldi mein kahaan bhaag rahi hai"

Naina : Sorry Nanu, voh thodi der ho gayi, par aap yahaan kaise achanak... aaj to somvaar bhi nahin hai..."

Nanu : aaj mere pote ka janamdin hai toh bas ussi ke liye prarthna karne aaya hun, par tu kaise aaj...

Naina : voh... voh bas aise hi ... mera man kiya toh bas aa gayi ... Chachaji, Chachiji aur Preeti Surat gaye huye hai ek shaadi mein toh bas, ghar par akeli thi toh socha mandir hi ho aaun..

They both headed towards idol and after puja, she gave prasad to Panditji for bhog...

After parikrama, Nanu said, "chal chalein vaise bhi aaj mujhe Delhi jana hai, apne pote ko vaada kiya hai maine... thodi der mein meri flight bhi hai"... they starts climbing down the stairs when Naina realized, "arey baap re, dibba toh liya hi nahin vaapas, taiji toh maar hi dalengi... aap chalo mein abhi aayi"... she turned back and ran inside again to get the tiffin box back...

Mein sidiyon se utar rahi thi jab maine dekha Nanu sadak ke kinare garibon ko kuchh daan kar rahe the, shayad tumhare birthday ki Khushi mein... mein vahin khade khade unhein dekh rahi thi, unke chehre par ek alag hi Khushi thi, ki achaanak meri najar ek teji se aate huye truck par gayi.... pata nahin kyun par aisa ehsaas hua ki voh truck Nanu ki taraf hi aa raha tha... mein jor se chillayi par meri aawaaj mandir ki ghantiyon ki awaaj mein dab gayi... mein bhaag kar sidiyon se utari aur daud kar Nanu ke paas pahunchi... aur mera andaza sahi bhi tha.. voh truck Nanu se takraane hi wala tha ki maine nanu ko dusri taraf dhakka de diya, par jhatke se mein khud uss truck ke saamne aa gayi... jor se takrane ki wajah se mein dur jaakar gir gayi aur....

Flashback ends....

Tears were flowing from both their eyes... Sameer hold her hand firmly but couldn't control his own overflowing emotions.... After few minutes, he brings a glass of water and let her have some sips... he kept the glass on table back and wipe out her tears...... he rubbed her back to calm her breath normal ......

Naina continues, "usake baad jab hosh aaya toh mein hospital mein thi.... kai ghante beet chuke they... mujhe pata chala ki mera operation hua hai"

Sameer : shayad issi wajah se Nanu uss din wada karke bhi Delhi nahin aaye... unhone phone par kaha tha ki unka koi dost hospital mein admit hai aur unhein vahin rahkar uska dhyan rakhna padega... mujhe bura toh laga par mein jaanta tha ki agar Nanu mana kar rahe hai toh jarur koi khaas wajah hi hogi ... isiliye maine kuchh nahin kaha....

Naina : Sorry Sameer, meri wajah se Nanu tumse kiya vada poora nahin kar paaye...

Sameer hit slightly on her forehead, " buddhu, tumne unaki jaan bachayi issae badi baat mere liye aur kya ho sakti hai.. voh bhi mere janamdin par...... tumne toh mujhe meri zindagi hi tohfe mein de di"

To be continued.....