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Having her in my arms, even though she is unconscious right now, is making my heart beat like crazy... She has no idea what she is doing to me...!! Hell... even I don't know myself what's happening to me...!! Never ever in my life I have felt like this...!! These weird but sweet feelings come every time she is near me...!! Even without her doing anything she makes me go all insane...!! The sweet tingling sensation caused even by her single touch gives me Goosebumps...!! Except for her, I get this sensation only when I hear Nightingale singing...!! I lose all my senses as soon as I look into Swara's deep black eyes...!! Her eyes were the first thing I noticed about her and trust me it caught me off-guard...!! Every moment I'm with her I have never been able to take my eyes off her eyes...!!

Dancing today with her made my heart flutter like never before...!! She has no idea how beautiful she is...!! Only I know how I controlled my urge to unpin her bun and let her hairs fall down freely during our dance...!! Man... I really want to see them...!! But you know naa we are not supposed to mess with a girl's hair...!! So, to save myself from the wrath of Ms. Swara Ahuja I stopped myself...!!

But her words left a pang of hurt in my heart... What in the world does she mean by saying she doesn't want to fall in love with me...!! God... It hurts... a lot...!! But why her words are bothering me like this...?? Is it possible... that...!! Oh God...!! Is it possible I like her...?? When I think about our moments together, I guess... I actually do like her... at first it was like a friend but now I guess it's more than that...!! But whatever it is... it's getting stronger day-by-day...!!

But why she said like that...?? Is it that she doesn't like me...?? But it's not possible...!! I'm not that bad... I suppose...!! I know I annoy her sometimes... well... most of the time...!! I love to tease her and play my newest discovered pranks on her...!! Seriously her expressions at that time are always priceless...!! I know sometimes she gets irritated like hell... But I'm pretty sure I never saw hate or something like that in her eyes...!! In fact, it has always been the other way round...!!

But then what she meant by those words...?? Is there someone else in her life...?? But why does it even bother me...?? Yeah right... I like her...!! But then what about Nightingale...?? How can I have the same feelings for two different people...?? If I like Swara then what is it with Nightingale...?? I almost felt that I heard Swara singing during our dance before but she denied...!! Was it in my head or I really heard Nightingale's voice...??

Ughhh... God...!! So many questions... and answer to none...!! It's all messing with my head so much...!! I'll definitely go crazy at this rate...!! I really need to find the answers... but before that I need to take Swara back to her house...!! Yeah right... that's the first thing I need to do because right now she is lying unconscious in my arms and her mother might get worried about her...!!

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Sanskaar takes Swara to his car and calls Laksh to inform him...

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SWARA'S HOUSE

Simmy answers the door and finds Sanskaar scooping up Swara in his arms in bridal style...

Simmy: (worried) Swara...!! What happened...?? Is she alright...??
Sanskaar: She is fine...!! I think someone spiked her juice so that's why she lost her control a bit...!! But don't worry she'll be fine...!!

Simmy nods her head...

Sanskaar: I'm going to make her sleep in her room... Till then could you please get some limewater...!!
Simmy: (smiles) Sure...!! I'll get it right away...!!

Sanskaar makes Swara lie on her bed and covers her with a comforter...!! He smiles looking at her peaceful sleeping figure...!! Just then Simmy comes with a glass of limewater...

Simmy: I'll make her drink...!!
Sanskaar: I think I should leave then...!!
Simmy: No...!! You have done so much at least I can offer you dinner...!!
Sanskaar: But...
Simmy: Please beta... that's the least I can do for you...!! Even Yash would be glad to be with you...!! You can go to my room... Yash is there only...!! I'll join you both as soon as I make Swara sleep...!!
Sanskaar: Well... how can I deny such a sweet invitation...?? You just convince like my mother... I'm pretty sure my mom would have also done the same to Swara...!!
Simmy: What's your mom name...??
Sanskaar: (smiles) Sujata Ram Prasad Maheshwari...!!
Simmy: (shocked) You are a Maheshwari...??
Sanskaar: (confused at her expression) Umm... yes...!! I guess my being a Maheshwari is not going to affect my friendship with Swara or your behavior towards me...!!

Simmy smiles and nods her head...

Sanskaar: But I thought you might be knowing about me...!!
Simmy: I never asked Swara... that's why I never got your full name...!! Well... no issues you go to Yash... I'm just coming...!!

Sanskaar nods and leaves for Simmy's room...!!

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SIMMY'S ROOM

Sanskaar is playing a few games with Yash when a nearby cupboard gets his attention... It's a wooden cupboard embedded in the wall... It's neither too new nor too old and has glass doors...

Sanskaar: (to Yash) Hey champ...!! Whose are those...??

Yash looks towards the cupboard...

Yash: Those are Swara di's awards... her medals and trophies...!!
Sanskaar: And what are those about...??
Yash: (shrugs his shoulder) I never touch them...!! I know when I'll become as big as you, I'll have even more... actually ten times more than this...!!
Sanskaar: Definitely... and then I'll gift you even a bigger cupboard...!!
Yash: Really...!! Men's promise...!! (shows his little finger on the right hand)
Sanskaar: Yeah... (entangles his little finger with Yash's finger) Men's promise...!!
Yash: Cool...!! You know what...!!
Sanskaar: What...??
Yash: From today onwards you are officially my favorite person...!!
Sanskaar: (smiles widely) Well... I'm honored...!!

Then he gets up and walks towards the cupboard seeing the awards... He sees each and every award intently but all of a sudden a trophy makes him stop dead in his tracks... He moves a bit closer to confirm that he hasn't seen anything wrong but it's actually what he saw in the first glance...

FIRST PRIZE... SINGING COMPETITION...!!

Sanskaar eyes widen... He turns around to Yash...

Sanskaar: Champ...!! Does your sister sing...??

"Not very often", Sanskaar gets a reply but it isn't from Yash... He turns towards the door and finds Simmy standing there with a smile on her face...

Simmy comes near Sanskaar and stands looking at the particular trophy...

Simmy: You know Sanskaar... She loves to sing...!!
Sanskaar: (shocked) She does...??
Simmy: (nods) And trust me she has a beautiful voice...!! She used to sing very often but after her father's death she has stopped singing in public...!! Now only a few people who are very close to her know that she sings...!!

Simmy looks at Sanskaar and finds him lost in his thoughts...

Simmy: (jerks his shoulder) Sanskaar... where are you lost...??
Sanskaar: Umm... nothing...!! It's nothing...!! (gives her a smile)
Simmy: Fine then... Let's have our dinner...!!
Sanskaar: Swara...??
Simmy: Don't worry I won't starve your friend... I'll make her eat as soon as she gets up...!!
Sanskaar: (chuckles) Then may I have the honor of having the delicious dinner made by you...!!
Simmy: (laughing) Oh God...!! You are really very funny...!!
Sanskaar: (grins) I know that...!! (calls Yash) Come on Champ...!!

All of them have their dinner and now it's time for Sanskaar to leave...

Sanskaar: Thank you so much for the dinner...!! It was really very delicious...!!
Simmy: Now don't praise me so much otherwise I'll get flattered...!!
Sanskaar: Okay... okay... I won't...!! I'll see you tomorrow then...!!
Simmy: Tomorrow...??
Sanskaar: Yup...!! Because of the party we have our classes starting a bit tomorrow...!! And I'm pretty sure when she will get up tomorrow she is going to need some medicines to overcome the hangover...!!
Simmy: Yeah... I would really appreciate that...!! Thanks for your concern...!!
Sanskaar: See you in the morning then...!! I'll bring the medicines...!!

Then Sanskaar leaves for his home....

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AT MAHESHWARI MANSION

Whole night Sanskaar keeps tossing and turning in his bed trying to figure out everything... Every time he closes his eyes all he could find are the familiarities between Swara and Nightingale... and how he feels eerily familiar when any of them are around...!! He joins the dots together and then it clicks his mind...

He gets up from his bed with a jolt and runs out of his room... He knocks at the door of the room just next to his room... A sleepy Laksh opens the door rubbing his eyes...

Laksh: Bhai...!! What are you doing here at 5:30 in the morning...??
Sanskaar: (ignoring his question) Call Ragini...??
Laksh: (shocked) What...!! Now...??
Sanskaar: Yes... Now...!!
Laksh: But why...??
Sanskaar: Okay... okay...!! Before that first answer my question...!!
Laksh: Fine... I'll answer all your questions...!! But relax first of all...!! You are freaking me out... (he makes Sanskaar sit on his bed) Now tell me... what happened...??
Sanskaar: Okay...!! Just think properly before answer...!!
Laksh: (rolls his eyes) Stop beating around the bush...!! Ask what you want to know...!!
Sanskaar: Okay... Just think properly and tell me... are you sure that you saw Swara near the Coffee House when we heard Nightingale for the first time...!!
Laksh: Absolutely...!! It was her...!! I even told you but by the time you turned she was gone...!! But why are you asking this...??
Sanskaar: Just think about it Lucky... You saw Swara when we heard Nightingale for the first time...!! Then at the college also when we were searching for Nightingale I bumped into Swara...!! She actually knew where exactly Ragini was but at the same time Ragini was supposed to be with Nightingale...!!
Laksh: (surprised) Wait... wait... wait...!! Are you trying to say that Swara and Nightingale are same person...!!
Sanskaar: (nods his head) And trust me I even heard her singing during our dance at the party...!! But she denied saying that it wasn't her...!! At first I also thought that maybe I had imagined it...!! But guess what... back at her home last night I saw her trophy for winning the first prize in a singing competition...!! Shit...!! How can I be so ignorant...?? She was right in front my eyes all this while and I have been searching for her everywhere like a fool...!!
Laksh: But bhai... it wasn't your fault...!! You didn't know that they both are the same person...!!
Sanskaar: (holds his head with both his hands) And here I have been going crazy thinking how can I get exactly the same feelings for two different girls...!! But no... they are actually one and the same person...!! It's her...!! It's actually her...!!
Laksh: Wait...!! What did you say...?? You...as in you... the Sanskaar Maheshwari... have feeling for her...??
Sanskaar: (frowns) What's wrong in that...??
Laksh: No...no... nothing wrong...!! So what are you going to do about it...??
Sanskaar: I need to confirm before I do anything...!! That's why I want you to call Ragini...!!
Laksh: Okay... wait... I'll call her...!!

Laksh calls Ragini and keeps the phone on loudspeaker... after three rings she picks up...

Ragini: Hello... Lucky duffer...!!
Laksh: Why are you panting and breathing heavily...??
Ragini: Because I'm running....!!
Laksh: Wait... why are running...?? Is someone after you...?? Are you being stalked...?? Are you in some sort of danger...??
Ragini: Laksh... Laksh... Laksh...!! Shut up...!!
Laksh: Okay... I'm quite...!!
Ragini: I'm not in any danger...!! I'm jogging...!!
Laksh: Oh...
Sanskaar: Oh hello... Love birds...!! Save your affection for later...!!
Ragini: Sanskaar...??
Sanskaar: Ragini... where are you...??
Ragini: I think I told you I'm jogging...!!
Sanskaar: No... by where I mean the place...!!
Ragini: Umm... I'm near the central park...!!
Sanskaar: Great...!! Just wait at the park...!! We'll be there in exact 15 minutes...!!
Ragini: But at least tell me what happened...!!
Sanskaar: I'll tell you once we reach there...!! Wait for us...!!
Ragini: Okay...!!
Sanskaar: Bye...!!
Ragini: Bye...!!

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After 15 minutes at the Central park...

Ragini: So what's it that's so urgent...??
Sanskaar: You remember you said that once I guess myself who is Nightingale who will confirm it...!!
Ragini: (shocked) You found out...??
Sanskaar: It's Swara right...??
Ragini: Umm...
Sanskaar: Just say yes or no Ragini...!!
Ragini: Yes...!!
Sanskaar: (closes his eyes and takes a deep breath) Why didn't she tell me when I asked her...??
Ragini: I don't think I'm the right person to tell you this...!!
Sanskaar: Is it that she doesn't like me or even hates me...??
Ragini: (immediately) No...!! Trust me... whatever she feels for you... It's definitely not hatred...!!
Sanskaar: She feels for me...??
Ragini: Why don't you ask herself...?? But how did you figure out the truth...??

Sanskaar tells her everything...

Ragini: (having an amused expression) Not bad Mr. Maheshwari...!! You definitely are very intelligent and smart...!!
Sanskaar: (smirks) Any doubt...??
Ragini: Nope...!! So what are you going to do...?? Are you going to ask her...??
Sanskaar: I'm not planning to do that yet...!! I want her to trust me enough to reveal the truth to me...!!
Laksh: And how exactly are you planning of doing this...??
Sanskaar: I don't know...!! I still have to figure out that...!! I just want her to realize my feelings for her before I actually say anything...!!
Laksh: But you need to do something really different...!! She isn't an easy person to convince...!!
Sanskaar: (smiles) I know that...!! That's why she is a special person...!!
Laksh: Okay... Let's think...!!

After a few minutes...

Ragini: (shouts) I got it...!!
Laksh: What...??
Ragini: HER WISH-LIST...!!
Sanskaar: (confused) Her... what...??
Ragini: Tch... Her wish-list...!! Haven't you seen her writing something in her diary...??
Sanskaar: (remembers a few times he actually saw Swara writing something in her diary)Yeah right...!! But whenever I asked her she hid the diary saying that it's something personal...!!
Ragini: Well that's her wish list...!! Every little thing she desires to do at some point of her life is in there...!! I have read just a few of them...!! But I think if you could help her fulfill a little of those wishes maybe you two could get a bit... you know... closer...!!
Sanskaar: But how can I know what's written in there..?? She'll never let me touch it...!!
Ragini: Leave that to me...!! You'll have the list in your hands by the night...!!
Sanskaar: Really... thank you Ragini...!! You are such a good friend...!!

He hugs Ragini...

Laksh: (pulls them apart) Umm... Bhai...!! That's enough...!!
Sanskaar: Oh... looks like someone is getting possessive...!! Fine... fine... I'm not hitting on your girl...!!
Laksh: It's nothing like that Bhai...!!
Sanskaar: Ya... ya... keep telling that to yourself...!! Okay... now I'm going...!! Good bye love birds...!!
Laksh: Where are you going...??
Sanskaar: I need to pick up Swara for the classes... so I'm going to her home...!!
Laksh: Ohoo...!! So someone is on his way to become Majnu...!! Mr. Majnu... the driver...!!
Sanskaar: (rolling his eyes) Shut up Lucky... and I'll becoming whatever she wants me to...!!

He waves at them and leaves...

Episode ends...!!

Precap: Sanskaar teases Swara... Swara's wish-list...!!

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