"nandini....ye kya sunri hoon main" and nyonika utters walking close to her while nandu licks her lips nervously and "wo....maa....!!"

"Beta kya hua....jo manik ne kaha kya wo sach hain" and mayank utters standing beside nyonika while nandu closes her eyes lowering her head not knowing what to say....!!!

"Kya matlab hain teri iss khamoshi ka nandini" and kabir utters in a loud tone making her open her eyes instantly while he stares her disappointed and "tujhe hamari kisi ki parwa nahi hain tho kam se kam manik ke bare main tho soch....kya usse bi hak nahi hain sach janne ka?"

"Kya hora hain yaha" and alia utters breaking away tension walking close to them along with dhruv while mukthi sighs shaking her head and "it's a long story"

"tho hame usse short karke bath do" and dhruv utters making nandu stare him and "nahi dhruv....chodo wo sab....tum log yaha?"

"Of course....tumhe tho khushi hi hogi na nandini....sahi vakth pe ye dono agaye aur tumhe ab kuch bolna bi nahi padega" and mukthi utters turning away her head while alia cringes her eyebrows and "what's wrong....tum aisa kyu kehri ho"

"You guys have been away and don't know anything....nandini here is hiding so many things and we all are tired of her silence now....tumhe tho patha hi hain kaise ham manik ko doubt karre the riya ko le kar but seems like nandini here is at fault going out with some other man....aaj ye hame hospital main mili with some papers of her abortion....isse sach puchre hain tho kuch bol hi nahi rahi hain" and mukthi utters not able to control herself any more while nandu quickly meets manik gaze controlling her tears asking him silently what he was thinking about her and those papers of abortion....!!!

He knew what she was asking but kept silent holding on to his words saying her indirectly that it was high time she says something or anything for that matter while alia glancing at dhruv nods her head in disbelief and "nandini tum chup kyu ho"

"See....even she gets that you have to say something....for god sake nandini....ab bolo bi" and mukthi utters seconds away from pulling her hairs in frustration while nandu gulps down hard moving her gaze to ground and "am sorry....!!!"

"Sorry? bas ek sorry....uske alawa tumhe kuch nahi kehna hain" and kabir shouts losing his patience while nandu not being able to control more breaks down crying running away into kitchen and falling down with a thud....!!!

MUKTHI : I just can't believe this

KABIR : patha nahi ho kya gaya hain nandini ko

DHRUV : kya nandini ne sach main kuch galath kiya hoga?

MUKTHI : ye papers dekhe tho aisa hi lagtha hain

ALIA : usse koyi aur problem bi tho ho sakthi hain na

KABIR : agar wo kuch kahe hi nahi tho ham kya samje

DHRUV : ham janthe hain nandini kaisi hain....koyi bath hogi jiski vajah se wo chup hain

MUKTHI : aisi konsi bath hogi dhruv jo wo uske parivar ko bi nahi batha sakthi hain....manik ko nahi batha sakthi hain....specially aise situation main....jab uska sach bolna sabse zyada zaruri hain

ALIA : uncle...aunty...aap logo kya lagtha hain

MAYANK : patha nahi

NYONIKA : sach kahe tho kuch samaj nahi aara

DHRUV : manik....tu kya sochra hain....kya tujhe bi lagtha hain ki

"Nahi....uski galthi bas uski khamoshi hain....nandini....kabi kuch galath nahi kar sakthi hain....main bas ye jaan na chahtha hoon ki wo kis vajah se chup hain....wo pareshan hain....par kyu....mujhe bas ye jaan na hain" and manik utters in a tired tone while alia nods her head in understanding and "mere paas ek sawal hain....aap sab ke liye"

"Par main wo sawal karne se pehle aap sab ko ek kahani sunana chahthi hoon....i know jis situation main sab hain ye sahi nahi hain par maine recently jaana ki aksar cheese jaise dikhthi hain wo aise hothe nahi hain....aur jis tharah aap sab log nandini ke bare main soch rahe hain....aap sab ko ye kahani help karegi....ek side se na sochne ke liye....!!!" and she continues glancing everyone while mukthi rolls her eyes and "aur wo kahani kiski hain"

"teen logon ki....!!!" and alia utters staring at mukthi smiling and then "there lived a witch....innocent and cunning at the same time....one night when she was busy sleeping, someone drops a letter to her....saying how beautiful her body was....!!!"

"Her body?" and kabir utters confused while alia nods her head as a yes still with a smile and "yes....her body....the witch gets confused but lets it slid....next day she gets another letter saying how beautiful all her moles looked on her body....!!!"

"what rubbish....!!!" and mukthi utters cringing her eyebrows while alia sighs staring at her and "I know....witch feels the same and hence tore's away that letter but then she gets surprised to witness yet another letter saying that her beauty was magical and hence shouldn't be hidden from everyone eyes"

KABIR : villain of the story?

"Yuppp....witch acts to be strong but when she receives a letter saying that her beauty will be seen by everyone little by little every day with her naked body....she gets scared....!!!" and alia utters roaming her eyes all around while everyone stand listening to her each word intently....!!!

"so without thinking and wasting any time just tries to kill herself" and alia continues after a moment of silence while nandu walks back into living room at the same time cringing her eyebrows making alia smile huge staring at her and "that's where the angel enters"

"alia...!!!" and nandu whispers in a mere audible tone staring her without blinking her eyes while she just maintains her smile and "angel had a pure soul and hence promises the witch to take away all her pain as well as her problem"

"it might have been tough to angel....right???" and dhruv utters staring at nandu while alia laughs nodding her head as yes and "oh like hell....but she made sure no one knew....neither about the witch pain nor her problem"

Manan instantly hold each other's gaze only to nandu break it away soon walking close to alia and "what are you doing"

"Staying beside witch side be it in the middle of night angel made sure to take care of her....holding her close and wiping away her tears again and again and again without getting tired" and alia utters biting her lower lip while nandu tries to drag away her wanting her to stop....!!!

"Angel had her own life....her own problems....but she never said about her pain to witch and instead was busy curing witch heart" and alia continues jerking away nandu hand making her close her eyes and "but god was playing a cruel game....he was not only testing the witch....he was testing the angel too and in midst of all this chaos witch learns that she got pregnant"

"Witch becomes a mess not remembering anything and having no idea how it happened....angel yet again stands with her not letting her break down and suggests to accept the baby as a god gift....at last when witch convinces herself to be happy with the baby she learns that the villain too knew about the baby and was ready to separate her and her baby" and alia utters letting her tears roll down slowly but soon holds a smile licking her dry lips and "In an attempt to go far away from villain witch falls down having an internal bleeding forcing the angel to take her hospital and get the baby aborted....but again it wasn't easy....villain was searching for witch trying to take away her and angel being a pure soul like I said gives her name to the witch and gets the abortion done saving her life forever....!!!"

"Shhhh....please....!!!" and nandu opening her eyes pulls alia into a hug while she finally cries out loud having hiccups hugging back her as tight as possible making every one stand rooted to their spots....!!!

"angel shouldn't have saved the witch nandini" and alia whispers in midst of her hiccups while nandu breaks the hug nodding her head as no and "angel just saved another angel alia....not a witch"

Controlling herself alia turns her gaze towards everyone and "any guesses who were the witch and angel of the story....i will tell you....witch was me and angel was nandini"

DHRUV : tumne sahi kaha tha manik....nandini kabi kuch galath nahi kar sakthi hain....main tho manglore se bohuth pehle hi agaya tha....beech main road par chota sa accident hua tha aur mujhe police station jana pada....jaha maine nandini ko kisi admi ke sath dekha

"aryaman?" and manik whispers in a low tone still in a state of shock while aryaman enters into the house at the same time and "nahi....mera bhayi....abhi"

DHRUV : mujhe kuch samaj nahi aya....main unhe follow karthe unke peeche gaya aur jab unke sath outskirts main ek farm house ko gaya....vaha mujhe sab sach patha chela

ALIA : Abhi ek CBI officer hain....main police station jana nahi chahthi thi....isliye nandini ne aryaman se bath ki aur abhi ko request kiya....sari sachayi ko patha karne....!!!

ARYAMAN : jiski vajah se nandini mere sath thi....wo insan jo alia ko pareshan karra tha wo achanak adhi rath ko koyi na koyi message detha tha....jiski vajah se hame alia ke paas jana zaruri ban jatha tha....!!!

DHRUV : aur kal thak pichle sath din nandini hamare hi sath thi....hospital main alia ka khayal rakthe huye aur sath sath abhi ke madad kar the huye thaki ham wo insan ko pakad sake jiski vajah se alia ko itna kuch sehna pada

MAYANK : tho jo paise nandini ne liye the

DHRUV : haan....wo insan alia ko black mail karra tha....ye kehke ki wo paise lene par alia aur baby ko chod dega....isliye nandini bina manik ko bathaye pehli baar 5 crore le li par wo paise lene ke baad bi nahi mana aur alia ko hospital jana pada....wo jantha tha ki alia kis hospital main hain aur isliye fir se paise manga ye kehke ki paise na milne par wo alia ki jaan le lega....!!!

ARYAMAN : nandini ne pehle hi naam badal diya tha alia ka tho wo kuch kar nahi patha par usne pakadne ke liye nandini yaha mere sath fir vapas ayi paise mangne....hamne kabi uss insan ko dekha thak nahi isliye nandini ne plan banaya aur usse kaha ki ham paise thabi denge jab wo khud hospital aake paise lega and thankfully wo insan hospital aaya, hame mil bi gaya aur ab wo jail main hain

DHRUV : iss sab ke beech agar ek cheez acha hua hain tho wo hain mera aur alia ka rishtha masbuth hona....and again all thanks to nandini jisne hame hamara pyar ka ehsaas dilaya....!!!

ARYAMAN : nandini ne tho alia aur dhurv ko holiday par beja tha aaj subha aur iss vajah se hi alia ke abortion ke baad kiye gaye tests ke reports aur uska sara file lene ham hospital gaye....shuru se bi sare papers par nandini ke sign hain tho hame file lene main koyi problem nahi huyi par aap ne hame teek nikal ne se pehle pakda

DHRUV : aur agar aryaman hame nahi bathatha tho shayad hame kabi kuch patha cheltha bi nahi ki kaise nandini alia ko bachane khud apne rishthe ko daav par lagari thi

"Ho gayi kahani....tho ab batao kaisi lagi....kya galath kiya angel ne....nandini ne....!!!" and alia utters staring everyone but seeing them all standing without moving an inch getting totally numb smiles sarcastically and "nandini khamosh thi....kyu....bolo na"

"main bolu...!!!" and she whispering meets everyone's gaze and "nandini iss liye khamosh thi kyuki wo apne pathi ke dosth ko bachari thi....aisi dosth jisse yaad bi nahi hain ki wo kab kaha kiske sath rath bithayi aur pregnant ho gayi....aisi dosth jiski shareer ka vedio aur photo kisi anjaan insan ke mobile gallery main chup kar baita tha.....aisi dosth jo kisike samne muh dikhane ki layak thak nahi hain....aisi dosth jiski sach sunke shayad koyi usse palat ke thak bi na dektha ho....aisi dosth jo kabi usse bohuth buri bathe kahi hain....aisi dosth jo nafrat ke alawa usse kabhi kuch aur diya nahi hain....!!!"

"Nandini ko meri madad karne ki zarurath nahi thi....par usne kiya....usse khamosh rehne ki zarurath nahi thi....maine usse kabi nahi kaha tum sab se sach chupane....manik se sach chupane....aur usne bi mujhe promise nahi kiya ki wo chup rahegi....lekin wo khamosh thi....mahino se....aur mujhse galthi se bi nahi kaha ki yaha sab chel kya raha tha....usne tho mujhe barosa dilaya ki wo bas riya ko deal karri hain aur manik ke sath khush hain....tum log aise insan par shak karre the....gussa karre the....manik....nandini isliye chup thi kyuki jo sach tum sab sunna chahthe the....wo uska tha hi nahi....wo tho bas meri galthi aur meri sach ke aage khadi hori thi....mujhe bachari thi....mujhe tut ne se bachari thi....khud tut the huye....!!! and aliya utters in a tired tone making every one speechless and "janthe ho kyu wo mere sach ke aage khadi hori thi....usne bhale hi mujhe apni khamoshi ka promise nahi kiya ho usne mujhse ye zarur promise kiya ki mujhe kisi bi haal main kabhi koyi sawal nahi karega....jo kuch bi hua wo mera bas ek bura sapna tha jo mujhe kabi koyi yaad nahi karayega....tho bas....!!!"

"Silent Promise....it was....reason behind nandini silence" and alia uttering wipes away her tears and "so now tell me what was angel's fault in the story"

Sugar and salt look alike but you will know the difference when you will see it from near....we don't look things like they are and unknowingly judge them because of various reasons....my point in every story is to just let you know that patience without jumping into conclusion is the only way through which relationships can be handled and I was just doing the same here. Small issues can lead to bigger misunderstandings and I was just trying to say my point. I didn't mean to drag and make you feel like ekta kapoor story because I myself hate it but am honored to be compared to such great person. Lastly I have the same question "now tell me what was nandu fault in the story"