Few days went by but their tangled relation gets complicated day by day... unwantedly he left no chance to insult or humiliate her in front of all without any reasons... but inside he gets more hurt than her... though his mind is fully agreed and accepted her as a cheater but his heart always encounter his own mind and always win.... he tried to find out so many ways but never ever get any clue against her which makes him more frustrated... even the person keep calling him and instigate him against her in all possible manners...

Early morning, Naina woke up and see herself in mirror, her eyes got swollen and became red because she had cried last night... missing him terribly.... she picked up his photo seeing his killing smile which gives an instant smile on her face too.... "tumse kitna bhi naraaz ho jaau par tumhari yeh cute si smile dekh kar saara dard bhool jaati hun... aaj bhi mere jeene ki wajah hai tumhari yeh pyari si muskan..." she kissed on his photo, keeping it back in drawer and quickly went to get ready for the office... it's her now daily routine to leave early from home, sometimes even before he wakes up to avoid him... to avoid getting close to him, she hired an auto for daily going and coming back from office... Nanu insists a lot to take his car with driver but she denied politely thinking might be Sameer will not like this even....

Whereas Sameer was also not in good condition either... his blurry images, inability to recall anything related to his past, Naina's innocence face, her teary eyes whenever he scolds her for without reason, keep haunting him... even her going in auto irritates him more now...

In office, Sameer came back from a meeting late afternoon when find Naina missing on her desk... seeing not around always unknowingly provoke his frustration more... he roamed around his eyes in complete hall but she was nowhere... getting restless, he went outside and saw her standing with an unknown person in small garden near the main door of the factory.... she had handed over an envelope to him and they keep standing there for some time, even in between she laughed on something on which he gets irritated more... "mere se baat karte waqt toh jara si smile bhi nahin aati chehre par aur ab dekho kaise pyaar se muskura rahi hai..."

Sameer fisted his palm to keep himself under control of emotions pacing in his room here and there... he asked Peon to send Naina inside for some urgent work... feeling headache he pulled out a tablet and gulp it with water....

He heard slight knock on the door, hurriedly went and sit back on his seat pretending reading a file... she enters and stood in front of him asking politely, "Sir, you called me.." he looked at her angrily and said, "maine peon se 15 minute pehle tumhein bulane ko kaha tha... itni der lagti hai aane mein... puchh sakta hun kahaan thi aap itni der se... " his voice was rude like always...

She replied slowly, "sir voh mein apni seat par nahin thi... abhi vaapas aayi toh message mila...." he shouts back, "vohi toh mein puchh raha hun... where were you... yeh office hai aur maine tumhein pehle bhi warn kiya tha ki kaam ke beech mein mujhe kisi bhi tarah ki laaparwahi pasand nahin hai...." tears spilled out from her eyes, "Sir.. sir... voh.. mein.." she tries to speak but her throat chocked...

He shouts more loudly on her, "just shup up.. aur mujhe apne jhuthe aansun dikhane ki jarurat nahin hai... mujh par inka koi asar nahin hota... in se tum sirf Nanu ko bewkoof banaya karo.. samjhi... baahar khoob maze se gappe ladaaye jaa rahi thi aur ab yahaan awaaz bhi nahin nikal rahi... yeh naatak karne ki jarurat nahin hai... samjhi tum..."

She stood rooted there as unable to said anything... crying silently... he came near to her and hold her tightly from her arms, "ek toh Nanu ko behla kar ghar mein aa gayi aur ab mujhe bhi bewkoof bana rahi ho ... tumhara apna koi ghar baar nahin hai jo aise kisi paraye ke ghar mein rah rahi ho... sharam aani chaahiye tumhein.." she got numb listening this...

He jerked her hand harshly listening a knock on the door... she left from the cabin wiping her tears seeing Pandit entering inside...

Pandit said irritatingly seeing him shouting on her badly, "kya hua yaar... ab kyun chilla raha tha tu us par.. kyun pada rehta hai hamesha uske pichhe bekaar mein..." he hold his head which was paining badly and sits back on his chair, "pata nahin yaar... achanak itna gussa kaise aa gaya... kya bol raha tha kuchh samajh nahin aaya... mera sar bhi bohot dard kar raha hai..." Pandit gets a glass of water and give it to him to get relax.. he drinks two glasses of chilled water in one go and feels bit relaxed...

Pandit asked, "ab batayega bhi kya hua tujhe achanak... ab kya naya daura pada tha...." he recalled what all he said and feels upset, "yaar voh mujhe kuchh kaam tha isliye bulaya tha... voh der se aayi toh bas maine daant diya..." he hid the real truth of his weird behavior that he was feeling jealous seeing her with some other person....

Pandit hit slightly on his head, "tu paagal hai kya... 10-15 minute ki der ke liye aise daant diya... aur jo raat raat bhar akele baith kar voh yeh sab kaam karti hai uska kya... voh toh baahar Mr Kashyap aaye huye the, bas unhi ke saath baatein kar rahi thi.. mein bhi toh tha vahaan..."

Sameer lift his head surprisingly when Pandit clarified, "arey voh jis publication house mein apne article deti hai uske editor hai... do teen din se office mein bohot late tak rukne ki wajah se article dene nahin ja paayi toh voh yahaan se gujar rahe the, bas lene aa gaye.. bohot supportive hai voh... jab se isne office ka kaam sambhala hai aksar khud hi aa jate hai ya phir kisi ko bhej dete hai article lene ke liye taaki isko pareshaani na ho... bohot respect karte hai iski... aakhir unke publication ki best writer jo hai..."

Sameer felt more guilty on his reaction, said slowly, "par us ne bataya kyun nahin jab maine puchha..."

Pandit said angrily, "haan jaise tu ne bada mauka diya hoga usse bolne ka... kabhi kabhi man karta hai tere munh par na tape laga dun... kuchh bhi bolta hai tu aaj kal bina soche samjhe... chal mein dekh kar aata hun kahaan hai voh, bekaar mein rula diya usko..." he left leaving him alone in cabin feeling more guilty....

He clutched tightly his head from his hands and his eyes brimmed with tears on how bad he behaved with her today... "agar kisi ladke se baat kar bhi rahi thi toh mujhe kyun farq pada.. kyun mein bardasht nahin kar paya uska kisi aur ke saath yun hasna... sharam aa rahi hai apni soch par... kya karun kaise maafi maangu... aaj toh maine saari hadein hi paar kar di... kuchh jyaada hi suna diya aur ghar.." he hit his forehead realizing what all he said to her about staying at his home...

He came out rushing and saw Pandit talking to Peon... Pandit asked, "kya matlab chali gayi... abhi toh yahin thi thodi der pehle..." he saw Sameer standing behind him and asked Peon to go... he turned to him, "yaar voh lagta hai ghar chali gayi... Peon bata raha tha bohot ro rahi thi shayad.. ankhen poori laal thi uski...."

Sameer said immediately, "chal yaar, abhi ghar chalte hai... tu chalega please mere saath... maafi bhi toh maangni hai... pata nahin maaf karegi bhi ki nahin..."

Pandit smiled to tease him, "yeh sahi hai beta... lado tum, daanto tum, galti tum karo, aur maafi mangne ke liye dost chahiye... chal tere liye yeh bhi sahi... kha lenge joote Naina devi ke.." he  laughed on him seeing so much scared now and left for home after calling Munna that they are coming to pick him up on the way.....

Munna Pandit keep discussing on ideas how to say sorry making joke of him... "bhai pehli baar maafi maang raha hai, practice toh karni hi padegi na... ab hamari tarah thode hi hai ki har do teen din mein biwi ko manana padta hai sorry bol kar..." they laughed but Sameer was very tensed and in guilt....

They reached home and saw Nanu sitting on sofa, watching some News on TV.... they all came and sits with him... he looked and smiled seeing them, "arey tum log aaj itni jaldi aa gaye... kyun aaj kaam nahin tha kya office mein.... aur aa rahe the toh Naina ko bhi le aate apne saath... bechari kitni der se aati hai roj akele... kitna thak jaati hai..."

Trio looked at each other when Pandit asked slowly, "Nanaji, Naina ghar par nahin hai kya..." Nanu looked at him surprisingly, "ghar par kyun hogi... voh tumhari tarah nalayak nahin hai.... iss waqt voh office mein hoti hai..." they looked at each other nervously..

Munna Pandit immediately called at their homes to check but Naina was not there even too with Swati & Priya... Nanu gets more worried shouts on Sameer, "aise kaise kahin chali gayi.... jarur tu ne hi kuchh kaha hoga... voh bohot jimmedar aur samajhdar hai ... jarur koi badi baat huyi hogi, aise kaise kahin chali gayi voh...."

Pandit tried to handle the situation, "nahin Nanu voh bas aisa kuchh nahin hai... voh office mein kisi kaam ki baat par hi bahas huyi thi... ab yeh sab toh hota hi hai na..."

Nanu shouts back on them, "mujhe mat sikhaao ki office mein kaam kaise hota hai... samjhe tum log... aaj tak maine apne kisi staff ke saath rudely behave nahin kiya... kya yahi sikhaya hai maine tum logon ko, aur voh bhi Naina ke saath... sharam aani chahiye tum donon ko..." they both stood there keeping their heads down...

Nanu getting angry on Sameer, stood to go out, "mein jaa rah hun usse dhundhane... akeli hogi meri bachchi... yahaan ke alawa koi ghar bhi nahin hai uska..." his eyes got misty thinking how lonely she is now even after having a complete family in same city...

Sameer stops him, "nahin Nanu... aap nahin mein jaaunga usey dhundhane.... mein le kar aaunga usse vaapas iss ghar mein aapke paas... kahin nahin jayegi voh humein chhod kar..." saying this he rushed outside and left in car... Munna Pandit keep calling him but he didn't stop for them also...

Munna said getting irritated, "yaar ab isse khud toh kuchh yaad nahin hai... usse kahaan se dhudhenga... pata laga humein isse dhundhne jaana pada... chal Pandit dekh kar aate hai.." they too left separately to search both of them now....

Sameer, "ghar se toh aa gaya usse dhundhane, par mein toh kuchh jaanta hi nahin usake baare mein... yahaan ke toh raaste bhi anjaan hai abhi mere liye... kahaan dhundhu usko... sab meri hi galti hai.. pata nahin achanak kyaa ho jata hai mujhe... Nanu ne bataya uska koi nahin hai aur maine usse ghar ka taana de diya..." suddenly some voices echoed in his ear, "akeli ladki ke liye duniay mein koi jagah nahin hoti.... jinka duniya mein koi nahin hota yeh aashram unhein aasra deta hai...."

Unknowingly he took a u turn and in few minutes' drive he was standing outside a ashram... he opened the gate ... getting again some blurry images... a boy is playing football with some kids, a girl is sitting on a bench laughing loudly seeing them, garden filled with lights, all dancing and enjoying... his trance broke when a ball comes and hit on his foot...

He bent and picked up the ball when a small boy aged 9-10 years, came running to him, "arey bhaiya aap... kitne dinon baad aaye ho.. hum aapko kitna miss karte the..." little boy holds his hand and pulled him towards the garden.. he felt her presence around... he looked around everywhere and saw her sitting on corner bench.. alone.. looking nowhere.. her eyes were red and swollen, verifying the amount of tears she must have shed... tear stains were visible on her cheeks.... he took a relief sigh finding her safe but feels bad seeing her in such condition....

He himself feel distressed on his own behavior and felt ashamed .... he took slow steps towards her but stops as didn't get courage to face her...

Soon a small boy came and stands in front of her... wiping her tears, she looked at him confusingly when he pull out a small board in front of her, written "S"... she saw surprisingly but before she asked another little girl came with holding another board, written "O" and then three more kids came carrying boards written "R" "R""Y"... SORRY...

She keeps looking them surprisingly when Sameer came and kneel in front of her, matching the height of kids, holding his both ears from his hand mouthed, "SORRY"... with his cute killing smile....

She turned her face towards other side... Sameer gesture all kids to go to her...... they all went to her and one by one give flower and left from their... she kept the flower at side without looking at him... he stood and sits beside her....

Sameer said slowly looking down, "mujhe pata hai Sorry shabd bohot chhota hai uske saamne jo bhi kuchh aaj maine kiya tumhare saath, ya kaha... jo bhi kiya uska koi justification bhi nahin hai, par sach kahun dil se, aisa karna nahin chahta tha, par phir bhi kiya... kyun kiya, kaise hua yeh sab, inn sab ke koi mayane nahin hote jab aap kisi masoom ka dil dukhate ho, usse bina kisi galti ki saza dete ho..."

He sighed heavily, "mujhe mere purane kuchh saal yaad nahin par yaad hai voh din jab ek poora pariwaar hote huye bhi mein hostel mein akela tha... koi nahin tha mere paas mere sukh dukh share karne wala, tab achanak Nanu vahaan aa gaye aur mujhe apne saath yahaan le aaye... mujhe ek pariwaar diya, apnapan diya, mujhe akelepan ke andhero se nikala... aaj tumhein dekh kar vahi ehsaas ho raha hai ki jis dard ne mujhe itne saal ghere huye tha vahi tumhari aankhon mein dikh raha hai... Nanu tumhare liye aur tum unke liye kya maayne rakhti ho aaj Nanu ke gusse ne samjha diya....

He turned to her side looking into her eyes, "jo kiya uske liye koi maafi nahin milni chahiye mujhe... yahi meri saza hai.... par agar ho sake toh Nanu ke liye ghar chalo... bohot pyaar karte hai tum se, nahin rah payenge tumhare bina... unhein aur uss ghar ko tumhari jarurat hai, mujhse bhi jyaada aur shayad mujhe .." he stops in between.... she lifts her eyes they both lost in each other...

A loud thunder voice, broke their reverie... they came back into sense while Sameer keep looking at her face lovingly... she looked down and silently stood from there and starts going towards the gate... getting relieved he quickly followed her till gate and open the car door for her... she reached at ashram gate and shouts to stop an auto... he keep looking at her expecting her to sit with him but she board the auto and left from there without even looking at him once...

He feels a lone tear on his cheek but silently sits back in car and followed her to ensure she should reach safely at home... till they reach home, it starts drizzling heavily... he parked his car outside and rush towards auto... he extend his hand to support her in getting down as its all wet outside... she reluctantly hold his hand and gets down without even looking at him even once..... this the first time when he was holding her hand giving a shiver in his spine....

She took her hand back from his grip and moved inside... he entered inside when saw Nanu was pacing impatiently in the hall with Munna Pandit... Munna rush to him, "bhai kahaan chala gaya tha tu... ek toh Naina nahin mil rahi har jagah dhundh liya aur tu bhi gaayab ho gaya... baahar kitni baarish ho rahi hai...." he lowered her head and move aside when Naina came inside after him...

Nanu rushed and took her in his arms, "kahaan chali gayi thi tu beta... pata hai mein kitna darr gaya tha... tu ne waada kiya tha ki mujhe chhod kar kabhi nahin jaayegi" she lifts her face, wiping his tears, smiled to him, "Sorry Nanu, aapko pareshaan nahin karna chahti thi.... aapke alawa kaun hai mera.... aapko chhod kar kaise kahin ja sakti hun.... paraya hi sahi par ab iss ghar ke alawa aur koi sahara bhi toh nahin hai mera..." sarcasm in her last line hit him hard, he silently went inside his room to change without looking to anyone, wiping his tears...

Soon Ramdhari called him at dinner where Mundit was sitting with Nanu but Naina was nowhere... he joined them... he eats a little just for their sake and left for his room once Mundit left for their home...

The moment he entered, his phone rings... he picked up in one bell itself and gets more restless and irritated hearing the voice from other side.. he shares his doing which hurts her a lot today with the person who again brain wash him, "arey beta yeh sab dikhawa hai... voh kahin nahin jaane wali... pata hai na Nanaji ko kaise fansa rakha hai apni baaton mein.. usse pata hai agar voh jaayegi toh Nanaji tujh se naraaz ho jayenge, iss mein toh usi ka fayda hai na... tu samajh raha hai na... chal hum baad mein baat karenge, tu apna dhyan rakhna aur haan dawai time se lete rehna, ab apna khayal tujhe khud hi rakhna hai... voh toh yahi chahegi ki tu kabhi theek hi na ho sake taaki saara business usake haath mein hi rahe...." he put the receiver down and with confused state of mind laid down...

That day, his mind and his heart had a huge battle about Naina to be innocent. If mind had some irrelevant points, then his heart did have more defensive points in her favor.

Sameer POV

Phir ussi dorahe par aa gaya mein... kiska vishwas karun, kis par na karun, kuchh samajh nahin aa raha... aaj jo kuchh bhi maine kiya mujhe nahin karna chahiye tha, par pata nahin kaise, laga khud par jaise kaabu hi nahin tha mera... kitna royi voh aaj meri wajah se... maafi bhi maangi par ek baar bhi usne meri taraf dekha tak nahin.. shayad theek hi hai, mein hun hi iss laayak... hamesha Nanu ek baat sikhate hai ki kisi ka dil dukkha kar kabhi khushi nahin milti... sach hi toh hai, jitna voh royi hai utna toh mein bhi tadpa hun na aaj... itna bechain toh shayad mein iss baat se bhi kabhi nahin hua jab mujhe pata chala ki mri yaaddasht chali gayi hai... kyun uska jaana mein nahin sah paaya...

Mein nahin samajh pa raha ki yeh kya connection hai mera uske saath... mein nahin jaanta uske baare mein par phir bhi pata nahin aaj kaise mein achanak bina bataye seedhe uss tak pahunch gaya.... laga jaise mein pehle bhi gaya hun vahaan... par mujhe kaise pata chala ki voh vahin milegi... aaj usse Munna Pandit aur Nanu bhi nahin dhundh paaye, par mein seedha us tak pahunch gaya.... kaise hamesha mera dil uski aahat bhi pehchan leta hai... bina jaane uske paas hone ka ehsaas mujhe ek sukoon sa deta hai... aur uska mujhse ek pal ke liye bhi dur jaana mujhe paagal bana deta hai..... kitne sawaal hai aur koi jawaab nahin.....

Naina POV

Bohot naraaz thi tum se, socha tha aaj ke baad tumhari shakal bhi nahin dekhungi, baat bhi nahin karungi tum se... par aaj apne dil ke haathon haar gayi... kitna ajeeb hai na, tumhein mein yaad nahin, hamara pyaar yaad nahin par usase judi baatein yaad hai... aaj koi nahin dhundh paya mujhe aur tum seedhe khinche huye mere paas aa gaye, jaise tumhein pata tha ki mein vahin milungi... aur itane pyaar se maaafi maangi ki mein mana bhi nahin kar saki...

Jaanti hum aaj tumne bohot galat kiya mere saath, kisi ko haq nahin ki apne gusse mein kisi ke swabhimaan ko dhens pahunchaye par tumse pyaar karne se jyaada tumhari respect ki hai maine... tum aaj jo kuchh bhi kar rahe ho, yeh mera Sameer kabhi nahin kar sakta... tumhare dil ki achchhai se pyaar kiya hai maine jo anjaane mein bhi kisi ko dard nahin de sakta.... par aaj ek galti toh sach mein tumne ki hi hai... bohot dil dukhaya hai tumne mera aaj....

Kaash mein aisa kuchh kar paati jisse tumhein sab yaad aa jaata .... agar doctor ne mana nahin kiya hota toh koshish bhi karti... par phir bhi iss baat ki tasalli hai ki bhale hi yaadein dhundhali ho gayi ho par dil ke taar aaj bhi jude huye hai, isiliye toh mujhe rote huye nahin dekh paaye...

Pyaar karti hun mein tumse aur marte dam tak karungi kyunki mujhe pyaar karna aur us par vishwas rakhna tumne hi sikhaya hai... jaise tumne meri haan ka intzaar kiya tha vaise hi mein bhi apne Sameer ka intzaar karungi.... maana aaj hum saath nahin par mera pyaar itna bhi kamjor nahin ki haalat ki aandhi na sah sake... poori koshish karungi ki tumhare iss dard mein tumhein akela na chhodun....tum kaho ya na kaho par janti hun kitne akele ho gaye ho...

Aur yeh jo gussa tum mujhe dikhate ho sirf apni bechaini chhupane ke liye , mein samajhti hun tumhara dard... kya karun, tumhari aankhen tumhara chehra hamesha se ek khuli kitaab ki tarah pada hai maine...

maafi toh tumhein iss baar nahin milegi aur apne kiye ki saza bhi milegi, par abhi nahin... ek baar theek ho jaao, gin gin ke badle lungi tum se... itna sataya hai na tum ne mujhe, tab pata chalega Mr Maheshwari... huh... bade aaye Sir bolo... aana mere pichhe picche Naina Naina karte huye, tab bataungi tumhein toh...