Nandini was walking angrily back to her room when a person hit her in the back of the head with a rod. 

"Aah!" She cried out in pain. Her vision got blurry but still she tried to turn around to see who it was. In front of her were just two men wearing masks. Before Nandini could call out for help, she lost consciousness and fell to the ground. The two men picked her up and took her with them.

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Nandini woke up and found herself tied to a chair. Her head was still paining alot and the room was dark. In the shadows she saw someone enter the room whistling a tune.

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As soon as she heard that tune, she once again saw blurry images but this time they became clear and she remembered a few things. 

"Choti...." Nandini whispered, her eyes full of tears. The person stopped whistling and came out of the shadows. It was none other than Naina Malhotra, Manik's mother.

"Tsk tsk tsk...tu bhool rahi hai. Main ab teri behen nahi, teri hone wali saas hoon." Naina replied.

"Mujhe...Mujhe dheere dheere yaad aa raha hai." Nandini gasped. "Parth...Manik....dono ek hi hai, hai na? Manik hi Parth hai.....jaise main, Niti hoon?"

"Hmm..maine bola tha Manik ko, woh dawai kaam nahi kar rahi hai. Iss liye toh iss ghar mein aate hi tujhe Parth ki yaadien aane lagi."

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"Dawai?"

"Haan Dawai...hum tujhe dawai khila rahe they taa ki teri pichle janam ki yaadasht vapas na aaye. Plan tha sab kuch Manik ka....tum dono ka milna, pyar hona....every single thing was fake.Kal...shaadi ke din Manik tujhe jaan se maarne wala tha."

"K...Kya?" Nandini couldnt believe what she was hearing. "Nahi...aisa....aisa nahi ho sakta."

"Lekin aisa hi hai. Manik nafrat karta hai tujhse...sirf aur sirf nafrat! Plan toh tha...tujhe kal maarne ka lekin tune rishta tod ke sab barbad kar diya. Lekin...main toh manik ki ma hoon na? Uska badla adhoora kaise rehne de sakti hoon main? So...I will complete his revenge."

Naina taped Nandini's mouth shut and untied her from her chair. Pointing a gun to her head, Naina forced her to walk out of the place they were in and Nandini found out she was in the same guest house by the cliff where Parth had died. Naina forced Nandini to walk to the edge of the cliff.

"Now....jump." Naina demanded. Nandini shook her head, whimpering in fear. "Manik bhi yehi chahta hai so...JUMP!"

"MOM!"

"NAINA!"

Naina was shocked to hear her husband & son's voices behind her. She turned, still pointing the gun at Nandini and saw Manik had arrived with Garv.

"Naina....stop! Forget the plan...pls....inn dono ko ek hone do!" Garv called out.

"Mom....we cant do this. Pls...let her go." Manik begged.

"Tum dono yahan kaise aa gaye?" Naina asked, getting angry.

"Jab Nandini nahi mil rahi thi toh maine CCTV check ki and usme maine tumhare dono bodyguards, Bhanu aur Vishnu ko dekha, Nandini ko kidnap karte hue. I knew then ke tumne yeh plan apne haathon mein le liya......look Naina, I know Manik tumhara beta hai aur iss liye tum uske liye tum yeh sab kar rahi ho lekin...yeh bhi Manik ke liye hi hai. Jo pyar pichle janam mein adhoora reh gaya...usse iss janam mein pura hone do."

"Oh just shut up you stupid old man!" Naina yelled. "MAIN KABHI INN DONO KO EK NAH HONE DUNGI...I WILL ALWAYS TEAR THEM APART JUST LIKE I DID 25 YEARS AGO!" 

"What?" Manik & Garv looked at her in complete shock. Nandini also was shocked and suddenly the rest of her memories of that fateful day started coming back to her.

Flashback (25 Years Ago)

Naina is in the Malhotra guest house when Niti comes in.

"Choti....tune mujhe yahan kyun bulaya? Its been years since any of us came here."

"I know...tabhi yeh jagah perfect hai." 

"Kya matlab?" Niti asked. Naina turned around to face her and Niti jumped back, startled. "What the-your face...its...."

"Just like your hai na?" Naina smirked. She then reached behind her ears and peeled the face off which was just a mask. "Very realistic na? Mere dost jo makeup artist hai, usne bayana mere liye."

"Aur tere dost ne mere chehre ka exact copy kyun banaya? Whats going on here Naina?"

"Bhanu!" Naina called out. Suddenly, her bodyguard came from behind and injected Niti with something. Niti felt drowsy & very weak. She fell to the ground and couldnt move her legs.

"Ch..Cho..Cho...ti...."

"SHUT UP! DONT CALL ME CHOTI! Main sirf ek saal choti hoon tujhse only 1 frickin year! I am more beautiful, more sexy, more popular...harr cheez main I..am...BETTER! Phir bhi...puri zindagi mujhe tujhse compare kiya gaya hai....Niti yeh Niti woh...I am sick & tired of coming second to you! Lekin...I still would have lived with that, agar Parth mujhe mil jaati toh."

"Pa...r...t..tu....G..arv...se...p..pya..ar...."

"Pyar? Aur uss idiotic plant boy se? NEVER! Kahan main...the up and coming model Naina Sehgal aur kaha woh gadha! Vaise...pyar toh main Parth se bhi nahi karti. Par woh hai Malhotra Khandaan ka waaris....CEO banne wala hai and eventually Chairman. I wanted that life...RAJ karti main raj! But of course...yahan bhi I came second. Parth fell for YOU....god knows why! Tujhme kya hai jo mujhe mein hazaar gunnah zyada nahi hai? Unfortunately Parth is a one woman guy...mujhe paata tha ki I wouldnt be able to seduce him so...I did the next best thing. I seduced Garv.....aur bohot asaan tha huh? That stupid idiot fell in love with me so easily. Sirf ek problem tha....Garv isnt interested in business and if I want to rule the Malhotra family then Garv NEEDS to join the business. Thats why we are here today my dear sister. Aaj main ek aisa khel khelungi jisse tu aur tera woh Parth dono marr jaaye and Garv would then have to join the business as the only other living son. Lekin I cant just let Parth get away with rejecting me na? Usse tarap tarap ke marunga main and thats why the mask! Ab Parth ko lagega ki usse aur kisi ne nahi....balki uske pyar, uski Niti ne maara,  usse dhokha diya. That will be the last thought he has before dying. Haha haha!"

Niti then fell unconscious & Naina put on the Niti mask before changing into clothes that matched Niti's desi look. She went and got Parth to the cliff, pretending to be Niti....as they were sisters her voice was already alot like Niti's and the rest she faked. After killing Parth, she got Bhanu & Vishnu to put an unconscious Niti in the drivers seat of the car and put it in drive. As the roads were empty and it was hilly area, the car  rolled down catching more speed and finally crashed into a tree. Moments later, there was a blast which killed Niti.

Flashback Ends

"Tumne....mere bhai ko maara?" Garv asked, devastated. Manik was also in shock after hearing the truth.

"Maine....Niti ko galat samjha. I blamed her...I hated her all this time par....all this time it was YOU?" Manik asked. "Sab paison ki khatir? KYUN? Ek baar bola hota...Niti ki khatir main sab de deta! WE TRUSTED YOU!"

To Be Continued...