After having breakfast, Sana decided to leave. She was standing at the door suddenly Sidharth asked, "Office jaate hue tumhe ghar drop kar doon?"

"No thanks. I'll call a cab."

Inside Sidharth didn't want her to go.

"Jaana zaroori hai?" He asked.

"Of course. Jaana toh padega. Kaal se ghar ke bahar hoon." Sana said.

"Phir se tum uss ghar mein Aditya ke saath kaise rahogi?"

"Main ab uske saath nahi rahungi. Lekin jaane se pehle usse ek baar face zaroor karungi."

"Agar meri zaroorat pade toh baatana."

"Thanks for your concern. Lekin yeh ladaai mujhe akele hi ladni hai." Sana said and left from there.

"I know Sana. Tum itni strong ho ki koi bhi ladaai akele lad sakti ho. And I also know ki jeet tumhari hogi." Sidharth said in his mind.

Sana returned home. As soon as she entered, Smrita Ji said, "Arrey Sana, tussi kithe si? Kaal puri raat ghar kyu nahi aayi? Paata hai, Aditya kitna pareshaan hogaya tha?"

Sana suddenly said, "Ab toh aa gayi hoon nah? Call karke baata di jiye apne bete ko. Mere liye unhe pareshaan hone ki koi zaroorat nahi hai."

Smrita Ji was surprised at her tone of speaking.

"Yeh tu kaise baat kar rahi hai?"

"Jaise baat karni chahiye Mummy Ji. Aur haan, Aditya se keh di jiyega ki aaj thoda zaldi ghar aaye."

"Kyu?"

"Woh main unhi ko baataungi." Sana said and went straight to her room.

Later in the evening, Aditya returned home.

"Sana ne kuch baataya kaal puri raat kaha thi woh?" He asked Smrita Ji.

"Nahi Puttar. Aur mujhe uss se koi baat bhi nahi karni. Tussi khud jaake puch le jo puchna hai." Smrita Ji said.

Aditya went to his room. Sana was doing her hair.

"Kaamal karti ho tum Sana. Valentine's Day pe itna sara arrangement kiya tumhare liye aur tum ho ki aayi hi nahi. At least baata toh deti. Ghar aa ke dekha ki ghar pe bhi nahi ho. Ek call tak nahi uthaya tumne. Kaha thi puri raat?" Aditya said.

"Aap ka Dipti ke saath kab se affair chal raha hai?" Sana asked while doing her hair.

"What?"

"Sunai nahi diya?"

Sana looked at him and asked, "Maine pucha aap ka aur Dipti ka yeh jo affair hai yeh kab se chal raha hai? Kahi humari shaadi ke pehle se hi toh nahi?"

Aditya became shocked.

"K...K... kya b.. bakwaas kar rahi ho?... kisne kaha.... tumse yeh sab?" He stuttered.

Sana laughed sarcastically.

"Agar Bhagwan bhi kehte na toh bhi main yakeen nahi karti. Lekin kaal raat jo maine apni aakhon se dekha, uss par kaise yakeen na karu?" She said.

Aditya understood everything.

"Sana meri baat suno. I think tumhe koi galat faimi hui hai. Dipti waha mujhse kaam ke baare mein kuch important discussion karne aayi thi...."

"Yeah I heard it. Woh kya keh rahe the aap? Haan, 'I love you too'. Yeh hi important discussion chal raha tha na aap dono ke bich?"

Aditya became silent. He understood that there was no way to justify himself. He couldn't hide his relationship with Dipti from Sana anymore.

"Aditya aap se toh mera mann bohut pehle hi uth chuka tha. Lekin phir bhi main aap ko maaf karti gayi. Aap ka temper, mere prati aap ka behaviour, sab ke saamne meri disrespect karna, mujhe neecha dikhana, even mujh par haath uthana yeh sab kuch maine seh liya tha. Lekin aap mujhe cheat karenge yeh maine kabhi sapne mein bhi nahi socha tha."

"Sana bas bohut hua. Itna overreact karne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Ho jaata hai kabhi kabhi. Nahi karta tha main tumhe pasand. Actually main kabhi tumse shaadi hi nahi karna chahta hai. Woh toh Papa ne zidd ki aur mujhe tumse shaadi karni padi. Shaadi ke baad bhi main tumhe dil se apna nahi paaya. Tab Dipti meri life mein aayi aur maine usse apna liya. Ab iss mein meri kya galti hai?"

"Wah Aditya! Wah! Agar aap kabhi mujhe pasand hi nahi karte the toh pehle hi baata dete. Main chali jaati aap ki life se. Bhale hi aap mujhe pasand nahi karte lekin apni hawas bujhane aap aa jaate hai mere paas. Ab toh lag raha hai apne itne din sirf physically mera use kiya. Kaal Valentine's Day pe bhi iss hi liye bulaya tha mujhe hotel? Taa ki aap phir se mera use kar sake. Kyu Aditya? Pyaar karte hai naa aap Dipti se? Kam se kam uske saath toh loyal rahiye...."

"Oh stop it Sana! Loyalty ki baat tum toh na hi karo. Tum bhi kuch kam nahi ho. Khud pura din Sidharth ke saath chipak chipak ke ghumti ho aur mujhe bol rahi ho. Aur yeh sab tum humare affair ke baare mein jaan ne ke bohut pehle se kar rahi ho. Agar humara rishta extra marital affair hai toh tumhara bhi same hai."

"Aap hote kaun ho mere aur Sidharth ke rishte ke upar bolne wale? Humara rishta kitna pure hai yeh mujhe aap ko prove karne ki zaroorat nahi hai aur naa hi aap samjhenge. Kyu ki aap ki soch hi ghatiya hai."

Sana paused for a while. She took a deep breath and said, "I don't know kab se aap dono ke bich yeh sab chal raha hai and I don't care also. Lekin ab main aap ke saath ek pal bhi nahi rahungi."

She took her suitcase and started leaving. Aditya ran after her.

"Sana! Kya kar rahi ho? Dimaag kharab ho gaya hai tumhara. Tum chaho toh abhi bhi sab kuch thik ho sakta hai. Aise chale jaane se kuch nahi hoga. We should sort it out." Aditya kept saying.

Sana didn't listen to him. Suddenly Smrita Ji noticed them.

"Sana, aise suitcase le kar kithe jaa rahi hai? Aditya, kuch hua hai kya?" She asked.

"Aap ke bete se puchiye. Aur Aditya agar aap mein zara si bhi himmat ho na toh Mummy Ji ko sach bolna." Sana said.

Then she touched Smrita Ji's feet and said, "Main chalti hoon Mummy Ji. Aap apna khayal rakhna."

Before Smrita Ji could say anything, Sana left from there.
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At Gill House...

The doorbell rang.

"Isha Puttar, zara dekhna kaun hai." Gurpreet Ji said.

"Ji, Mummy Ji." Isha said and opened the door.

Isha became happy seeing Sana.

"Bhabi, aap?" She asked excitedly.

Seeing Isha, Sana couldn't control her emotion and hugged her. She started crying.

Isha became tensed.

"Kya hua Bhabi? Are you okay?" She asked.

Everyone of her family came to her.

"Arrey Sana, tu ro kyu rahi hai?" Shehbaaz asked.

"Tu yaaha iss waqt? Kahi tere sasural walo ne tujhe ghar se nikal toh nahi diya?" Gurpreet Ji asked.

"Har jagah tumhara bakwaas karna zaroori hai kya? Sana Puttar tu pehle andar aa. Phir shaanti se baata hua kya hai." Jagvir Ji said.

"Haan Bhabi. Aayie."

Isha took Sana inside the house and made her sit on the chair. She gave her water. After drinking water, Sana told them everything that happened. It was hard for them to believe what Sana said.

"Jiju itne dino se tujhe cheat kar rahe the?" Shehbaaz asked.

"Nahi nahi Bhaiya aisa nahi kar sakte. Aur jo bhi ho woh Bhabi ko cheat nahi kar sakte. Bhabi aap iss baare mein sure ho?" Isha said.

"Haan Isha. Maine apni aankho se dekha hai." Sana said.

Isha became shocked and couldn't say further.

"Haaye iss bechari ki toh kismaat hi kharab hai. Paida hote hi Maa guzar gayi aur ab Pati ne dusri aurat ke liye....."

Gurpreet Ji suddenly stopped after her husband gave her a death glare.

"Puttar tu dil chota na kar. Main toh kehta hoon jo hua sahi hua. Waise bhi tum dono ka divorce hone wala tha. Ab dekhta hoon kaise woh Aditya court mein tujhe characterless prove karta hai jab ki uss ka khud ka affair chal raha hai." Jagvir Ji said.

Suddenly Sana's phone rang. It was Aditya.

Jagvir Ji took her phone and received the call.

"Tu kyu call kar raha hai?....Oye sun, aaj ke baad sadi Sana ko doobara call mat karna. Hum usse ab uss ghar mein wapas nahi bhejenge. Tujh mein thodi si bhi sharam hai toh apni sakal kabhi mat dikhana." Jagvir Ji said and cut the call.

"Meri galti hai jo iss insaan se maine teri shaadi karwai. Mainu maaf kar dena Puttar." Jagvir Ji said and hugged her daughter.

"Aap maafi mat maangiye Papa. Galti toh mere kismaat ki hai, aap ki nahi." Sana said while crying.

"Bada pyaar aa raha hai Baap aur Beti mein. Khair, mujhe kya? Ek minute, agar Sana aur Aditya ka divorce ho gaya toh phir Aditya kabhi Shehbaaz aur Isha ko accept nahi karega. Phir fayda kya hoga mere Shehbaaz ka itne bade ghar mein shaadi karne ka? Nahi, mainu kuch toh karna padega." Gurpreet Ji said in her mind.
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At night....

Sana was in her room. She was lost in her thought. Suddenly Gurpreet Ji entered there. Seeing her Sana stood up.

"Tere liye Sharbat laayi thi." Gurpreet Ji said and gave her the glass.

"Main toh soch bhi nahi sakti tujh par kya bit rahi hogi. Lekin main ek baat kahu? Puttar tussi Aditya ko maaf kar de."

Sana became shocked.

"Yeh aap kya bol rahi hai? Aap ko paata hai usne mere saath kya kiya." She said

"Main sab jaanti hoon Puttar. Lekin auraton ko na thoda adjust karna padhta hai. Ladko se kabhi kabhi galti ho jaati hai. Unhe sambhal kar rakhna padhta hai. Tussi aisa kuch kar taa ki woh Aditya phir se uss marjaani ke paas naa jaaye. Aise sab kuch chhor ke aane se kuch nahi hoga. Upar se humari problem badhegi."

"Agar yeh baat hai toh main chali jaungi yaaha se. Main aap logo ki problem nahi badhaungi. Lekin main uss ghar mein ab wapas nahi jaungi."

"Baat woh nahi hai. Tussi zara apne Bhai ke baare mein bhi toh soch. Isha behen hai Aditya ki. Tum dono ke rishte tutne ka asar unn pe bhi padega. Lekin agar tum dono ek ho gaye toh ho sakta hai kaal ko Aditya Isha aur Shehbaaz ko bhi apna le. Sab ke baare mein soch ke phir koi faisla lena." Gurpreet Ji said and left from there.

Sana started thinking.

Suddenly Isha entered her room. She overheard everything. She sat beside Sana and hold her hands.

"Maine sab kuch suna Bhabi." Isha said.

"Sayad Mummy sahi hai. Mujhe tum logo ke baare mein sochna chahiye. Lekin main uss insaan ke saath nahi reh sakti." Sana said.

"Koi zaroorat nahi hai humare baare mein sochne ki. Aap ko jitna sochna tha aap ne soch liya. Ab aap apne baare mein socho. Yeh socho ki apka dil kya chahta hai."

"Matlab?"

"Main aap se ek baat puchu? Comfortable ho toh hi jawab dena."

Sana nodded.

"Do you love Sidharth?" Isha asked.

Sana became silent as she didn't expect the question.
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What will Sana say?

Will she listen to her heart?

Or think about her family?

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