The next morning is the 26th of August. Everyone has breakfast and leaves for the temple except Jaimi and Meera, who helps Jaimi get ready. Jaimi is wearing a plain white satin saree with elbow length blouse. Meera does Jaimi's hair and has her wear matching jewelry. They leave with the security convoy for the temple. The rituals are performed by Pandits and they are given blessings. Jaimi has a translucent screen around her when she is surrounded by the public for safety and privacy. 

Jaimi and Vikraant make their way to a mosque. Jaimi moves towards the women's section with Kiara and the other ladies behind her. She covers her head with the end of her saree and kneels. She starts praying. 

Nisha: Yeh namaz kyu padh rahi hain?

Bhavna: Humare ghar mein koi namaz nahi padta! Hum dusre dharm ke sthaan pe jaate bhi nahi hain!

Darshan finishes offering his prayers and is standing by the screen dividing the male and female sections. He looks through to see Jaimi on her knees. He is surprised by how calm she is. They all leave the mosque and go to the school inauguration. Kiara and Jaimi perform the rituals before they all are allowed into the school. 

Darshan looks around with a smile on his face remembering that this is the school Jaimi designed. He recalls how excited she was when she told him. He smiles remembering it. He sees her standing with the others. They have removed the screen from around her. He walks up to her.

Darshan: Congrats on the school!

Jaimi: Thank you. 

She smiles at him. She is happy about the fact that he remembered. 

Shraddha: Why are you congratulating her?

Darshan: Kyu ki yeh school Jaimi ne design ki hain?

Khushi: What?

Ayesha: Aap sab already bhul gae ki Jaimi Ved Patel architect bhi hain. 

Khushi is about to reply when a loud voice catches their attention. They all turn to the source of the voice. A male comes running and embraces Jaimi and Aarush in a hug. 

Jaimi: Vik, that's enough!

Vikram: No, it's not! I saw you guys after seven years. 

They turn to the clicking of heels. 

Karishma: How could've just left me there with those people?

Vikram rolls his eyes and turns to Karishma. 

Vikram: Tum bacchi ho jo akela nahi chod sakhta?

Jyugal and Hardik chuckle. She glares at them before greeting Rajendra uncle. Vikraant moves to the side and she gets a view of Jaimi, standing between Darshan and Aarush. 

Karishma: Hi Darshan! Hey Sidekick!

Jyugal, Hardik, and Siddharth are anticipating Karishma's reaction when she finds out the truth. Jaimi just stands there without an emotion on her face. The others are baffled.  

Vikram: Who are you talking about?

Karishma: Jaimi, his secretary!

Vikram: Karishma, respect!

Karishma: Oh, c'mon Vikram! She's a secretary for god sake. 

Ayesha: She's the queen of Wilson Hills! 

Karishma: What?

Hardik and Mehjabeen chuckle seeing Karishma's expression. Her eyes are wide as saucers. Jaimi gives them a tour of the school. The others leave while Jaimi and Aarush stay back to finish setting up the digital aspect of the school. They hand it over to the authorities and leave for the palace.

In the afternoon, they all have lunch at the palace. They are walking through a hallway that contains many pictures and paintings of the previous rulers. Darshan stops in front of a picture. A younger Jaimi about 5 or 6 years old is sitting on a royal chair wearing a white gown and a beautiful diamond tiara. A man is standing partially behind the chair wearing a black tuxedo. One of his arms is resting on the top of the chair as he poses for the picture. Darshan notices that many of his facial features are similar to those of Jaimi's. 

Jaimi: That's my dad!

Darshan: Huh?

Jaimi: Tum picture ko kaafi derr se dekh rahe the. 

Darshan: Yeah. Tum apne dad ki tarah dikhti ho. 

Jaimi smiles looking at the picture. Darshan looks at her and then back at the picture. Jaimi's blue eyes in the picture are sparkling with joy while her current black ones are empty. He sees her eyes get glossy with tears. She turns around and leaves the room without a word. They all exit the room after some time as well and follow the high-pitch sound of metal clashing. Ayesha opens the door to a room and steps through with the others following behind. 

It is a training room with a sunken-down pit in the center of the room that is filled with sand. There are different kinds of weapons on the wall like spears, shields, bows and arrows, daggers, swords, and many more. Jaimi is in the middle wearing a black tank top, black jeans, and black ankle boots. Her hair is tied in a ponytail as she rounds Vikraant in the pit. He is also wearing an all-black outfit and has a sword in hand like Jaimi. They both have one hand behind their back. 

Vikraant attack first but Jaimi dodges it. It continues for a few minutes before Jaimi does a backflip and knocks the sword out of his hand. He is able to pick it up after a minute. He attacks again, but Jaimi kicks him on his chest and pushes him back. He blocks her attack by slicing his sword near her feet. She jumps and barely makes it. The back and forth continues for almost half an hour, neither wanting to give up. 

Ayesha: Can just one of you win and be done? I'm getting bored!

They both nod at each then, spin and put her against a column. Their swords form an x only a few inches away from her neck. Ayesha's eyes widen and her mouth falls open. The two swiftly pull back their sword and it makes a whistling sound. Ayesha clutches her nack and gasps for air. Jaimi and Vikraant end up bursting into laughter. They do a high-five with the swords before putting them back in their case. 

Ayesha: You bitch!

Jaimi: There's a kid in the room. 

Ayesha: I don't give a damn! You two almost killed me. 

Vikraant: The word is almost. 

Ayesha: I hate you both! I'm complaining to Kaki. 

Vikraant: Seriously?

Ayesha walks out with Vikraant following behind. The elders leave the room while the others are looking at Jaimi. Her chest is heaving up and down as she catches her breath. She picks up a water bottle and sips it while placing her sword back in its place. A man rushes into the room and lowers his eyes seeing Jaimi. 

Man: Rani sa, aap ka shahi ghoda bekabu ho gaya hain!

Jaimi nods and follows the man out to a field. Darshan and the others follow behind. They see a beautiful white horse in the middle of the field trying to push down the men around him as they try to control him. Jaimi moves towards them and the men lower their eyes. 

Jaimi: Storm, calm!

She rubs his sides and he stops neighing. He stills and calms down after a minute or two. 

Jaimi: Aap sab jaa sakhte hain!

They all nod and leave. 

Jaimi: Hey Bud! What you been up to?

He neighs in response. 

Jaimi: I know bud! 

She looks around feeling eyes on her, but she only sees Darshan and the others. She pushes away the uneasiness. 

Jaimi: Aap sab yaha aa sakhte hain. 

Shraddha: Woh ghoda maarega!

Jaimi: Kuch nahi karega.

Khushi: Hume risk nahi lena!

Jaimi: Your choice. 

Darshan, his cousins, Jyugal, Hardik, and Siddharth move towards Jaimi. 

Esha: Can I touch him?

Jaimi nods with a smile. They all caress him and he neighs in response. 

Hardik: Jay, yeh horse tumhara hain?

Jaimi: Haan. 

Bhakti: Kya hum isse ride kar sakhte hain?

Jaimi: Uh- I wouldn't take the risk. Woh mera sivay kisi ko ghudsawari nahi karne deta. 

Nikhil: Kisi ne pehle try kiya hain?

Jaimi: Ayesha! Usko neeche phaik diya tha. 

Bhakti: Yeah no!

They all feed and play with Storm for some time before heading inside the palace. They enter the lounge to see Kushal sitting there with others. 

Kushal: Just the person I was looking for!

Aarush stands beside Jaimi and gives her a small smile. 

Kushal: Kal August 27th ko Ved uncle aur Daksha aunty ki will announce ki jaaegi. Hum sab Krishna Bhavan mein hi milenge. 

Everyone starts to whisper amongst themselves. Darshan looks at Jaimi who is standing there like a statue, expressionless. Around 5 in the evening, they all make their way back to the Bhavan. Just as they reach, Chandresh greets them at the door. 

Chandresh: Rani Sa, company ke managers aap se aur Aarush sa se milna chahte hain.

Jaimi: Unki mehmaan nawazi kijiye hum aate hain. 

Aarush and Jaimi head up the stairs and freshen up. They both make their way to the lounge where the managers are sitting. They see the others sitting with them. 

Arasi: Aarush dekho na yeh sab tumhare Papa ko company ke baare mein kuch bata hi nahi rahe hain. Abhishek toh company ka CEO hain toh inko pata hona chahiye. 

Vishnu: Aur, abhi tak will bhi announce nahi hue hain so hume bhi pata hone chahiye. 

Aarush: Chandresh uncle, aap inn sab ko office leke jaiye. Hum aap ke peeche aate hain. 

Chandresh guides them to the right wing where the home office is located. 

Jaimi: Yeh Dadi ki companies hain jo mere aur Aarush ke naam pe hain so inn se aap mein se kisi ka koi lena dena nahi hain. 

Jaimi and Aarush leave without waiting for a response which enrages them. After a long three hours of meeting, they all gather in the dining room. They have dinner with the Patel's and Mehta's taunting Jaimi and Aarush once in a while. 

Once again, Darshan could not sleep. He goes back to the waterbody to find security around it. He knows Jaimi is there. He walks up the steps to see Jaimi leaning against a column. She has a bottle in one hand and a frame in the other. She senses his presence and wipes away the tears. 

Darshan: Tum har roz yaha aati ho?

She turns to look at him. 

Jaimi: Thodi derr shanti milti hain yaha aake. You?

Darshan: Need nahi aa rahi thi. 

Jaimi nods and looks back down at the frame. He moves towards her and looks at the photo. There's an older male sitting on a chair and Jaimi is sitting on his lap. Ved is sitting on the armrest of the chair. In the picture, both the male are looking at Jaimi and they all are laughing.

Darshan: Yeh kaun hain?

He points towards the older male.

Jaimi: My grandpa, Jai Patel!

Darshan: Your nickname is his name!

Jaimi: My nickname is Jay with a y and Dada's name is Jai with an I. 

Darshan: Oh. 

Jaimi looks back down at the picture frame. He looks at her for a moment. Her eyes are red. 

Darshan: You were crying?

Jaimi shakes her head in denial. 

Darshan: Jay, I know you. It's okay to cry once in a while, Little Warrior. You don't always have to be so tough!

Jaimi looks away from him and gulps down the bottle in one go. He opens his mouth to say something when the high-pitch sounds of alarm cut him off. Jaimi visibly tenses and runs to the Bhavan with Darshan and security in tow. They see everyone awake and are standing by the staircase.

Jaimi: Aap sab yaha rukiye!

Jaimi and Aarush nod at each other and grab something from a box that Chadresh hands them. They make their way to the right-wing with the security. They see Arasi, Shraddha, Vishnu, and his family there. The laser security has been activated. They don't realize the presence of others as they are too busy focusing on the laser beams surrounding them. 

Jaimi and Aarush fold their hands and stand against the door. Aarush holds his hand out for the security telling them to stay still. The two enjoy the expression of freight on their faces. As they try to get away from the laser, they end up shocking themselves. Their eyes fall on Jaimi and Aarush after 10 minutes. 

Jaimi: Inn sab ko yaha se nikalo!

The security deactivates the system for a minute to let them out before activating it again. The security leads them out to the foyer where the others are standing. Jaimi and Aarush follow behind and stand by the staircase. The others notice the gun in their hands and their eyes widen. Police enter the house. 

Police: Rani Sa! Aap ke yaha ka security system ne alert kiya tha?

Jaimi: Ji officer. 

Police: Koi chori hue ya aap dono pe humla?

Jaimi: Yeh rahe aap ke chor!

She points to where they are standing with security surrounding them. 

Vishnu: Tum ne hume chor kaisa bulaya?

Aarush: Chor jaise kaam karne walo ko chor hi bulaenge na. 

Abhishek: Yaha ho kya raha hain?

He asks as he enters with his parents, Nikita, Ruaan, and Anshul. 

Aarush: Aap ki pyaari patni aur beti inn sab ke saath mil ke chori kar rahe the. 

Abhishek: What?

Arasi: Hum kyu chori karenge? Hum toh sirf woh dekh rahe the ki waha kya hain.

Security: Humne inn sab ko clearly kaha tha ki woh Bhavan ke inn hisso mein nahi jaa sakhte par yeh sab aadhi raat ko waha gae jab humari security kuch technical issue se deal kar rahi thi. 

Vishnu: Ab hume police investigate karegi? Kaise kaise din dekhne pad rahe hain? 

Nisha: Sahi kaha Dada! Ved kaka aur Bua hote toh yeh sab kabhi nahi hota. 

Jaimi: Shut up!

Her voice sounded like a lion's roar. Everyone is taken back. She sees the kid hugging his mom out of fear. 

Jaimi: Kya aap iss bacche ko bahar leja sakhti hain?

Nikita nods and steps out of the house. 

Jaimi: Dad ka aur bua ka naam aap sab ke muh se agar ek aur baar suna na toh-

Aarush: Humse bura koi nahi hoga!

Hemant: Tum dono hote kaun ho hume humare bhai aur behen ke baare mein bolne se rokne wale?

Jaimi: Unke bacche!

Anil: Tum unke bacche ho toh hum bhi unn hi ka parivaar hain. 

Jaimi: Parivaar?

She let out a deep chuckle. 

Jaimi: Aisa parivaar jisne apne Bhai aur behen ko hi maar diya paiso ke liye? Don't give me that family bullshit! Kuch dino se aap sab ko zel rahi hoon par ab nahi. 

Khushi: Tum bado ki insult kar rahi ho!

Jaimi: Does it look like I care, Ms. Patel? 

Aarush: Humare shabd itne ki bure lag rahe hona toh you're more than welcome to leave. 

Chandani: Ved Bhai ka ghar hain. Hum kya jaae?

Aarush: Sharm naam ki koi cheez nahi hain aap sab mein! Paiso ke liye kitna neeche gheerenge?

Jaimi: Officer aap ke saamne keh rahi hoon. Mark my words! Jis din mujhe pata chala ki aap mein se kaun uss accident ke peeche tha uss din yaad rakhna ki woh din aap ka aakhri hoga. And, I'm damn serious!

All the colors from their face drain seeing the rage in the eyes of Jaimi and Aarush. Darshan cannot believe it's Jaimi. Her eyes have turned bloodshot red and there is a gun in her hand. She seems comfortable holding the gun like it's not her first time. 

Bhavna: Tum done aisa nahi kar sakhte! Hum tumhare apne hain. Aarush, tum humare naati ho aur tum, Jaimi Ved Patel, humari bacchi-

Aarush: Hum woh bacche nahi rahe!

Jaimi: Jaimi Ved Patel ussi accident mein marr gae thi! Mein Jaimi Patel hoon jiski family aap sab ne hi cheen li.

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