(Flash back-

It's been 2 months where Aditya and suman got married and shravan didn't do anything that day to stop the marriage.both were crying silently,both were dying on their own places.but they didn't do anything.their silence won over their love.

After marriage Aditya and nirmala took sumo to Mumbai and started their marital life.To the world sumaditya was a lovey-dovey cute couple but in their room it was totally different.aditya had no interest in this marriage.he just want her to satisfy his ego.from the 1st night of their marriage Aditya tortured her brutally not only physically but also mentally and sexually.and sumo was bearing everything only shake of her family and shravan.

And here shravan was also in a devastated state.he became a drunker.ramnath saw everything and that's why he decided to get marry him with his client's daughter.

In this process only ramnath was talking with kamini and then shravan came to know everything what he did with nirmala and suman.these things made shravan more devastated.that day he realised he lost everything.even he tried to do suicide but was saved by ramnath.

Though he forgave ramnath but he decided to leave India forever.here kamini was more than happy as now her sons would get the whole property but puskar and Lalaji were trying their best to stop him as they don't know about the real reason and preety was a silent viewer.

Shravan was preparing himself to leave India forever but his heart wanted to meet his sumo for the last time.after a lot battling with his mind and heart he left for Mumbai with pretha to meet sumo.

When shravan and pretha went to Ahuja palace sumo was alone as Aditya went office and nirmala went temple. they were stunned to see a new sumo...her shrunken figure,baggy eyes,her collar bones was distinctly visible over skin...she  was looking nothing a skelton covered under a pale skin...all these things described her miserable conditions.

And here shravan was no less than sumo.She never thought her best friend,her love of her life-the shravan malhotra who was always a dashing handsome hulk would be a lifeless skinny body.

Seeing him her first word was,"shrav..aan tuuum....what a gre...at surprise!"

Shravan also passed a faint smile and said,"andar nehi bulaoge?"

Sumo noded.

"To kaise ana hua?"after sitting on the sofa sumo asked.

"Kyu mein apni best friend se Milne nei asakti?"shravan asked with a hopeful tone.

"Lekin tumne hi to humara friendship Tod dea...ab yeh best friend kaha se aye?"sumo said with a very cold tone.

"Sumo...kya humara friendship itna hi kamjor hain ki mere narajgi,mere bolne se tut jayegi?Ha...janta hoon galti kiya...bohot sare...lekin tum to mere best friend thi na?to kyu mujhe sahi rasta nehi dekhaiye?kyu meri koi class nei liya?bas sab apne man mein chupake walk out karliya..."

"Shravan tum kya bolrahe mujhe kuch samaj mein nehi arahe hain...Saaf saaf batao aur jao yeha se..."

Shravan passed a sarcastic smile and said "Ha...Chala jayunga....hamesha hamesha kiliye..."

"Matlab?"Sumo was hell shocked and confused now.

"Matlab main aaj hamesha hamesha ke liye London jarahi hoon.sayed phir kabhi mulakat nehi honge..to socha tumse akhri bar milloon aur apne galti ke liye Mafi bhi mangloon."

"Shravan aise kaise tum London jasakte ho?aur ramnath uncle?Kya bolrahe hoon?kis baat ke mafi?tumne koi galti nehi ki..."

Shravan passed again small smile."sumo...tumhe kuch chupane ki zaurat nehi hain..mujhe sab pata hain...papa ne tumhare sath,ma ke sath jo kuch bhi kiya mujhe sab pata hain...I'm sorry sumo....I'm sorry....meri vajase tumhe Yeh sab karna pada...please mafe kardoon mujhe...please"sayings these shravan went to his knees and broke down.

This time sumo went to him and made him sit on the sofa and forward her hand,"usdin tumne manga tha...aaj main mangti hoon...friends?"

Shravan noded his head though tears still rolling from his eyes and whispered,"friends"

This mere word may not change their fate or their miserable conditions but able to give a inner peace which they lost months back.and they started their non-ending gossiping about everything but nothing just like they did as usual and forgot their all sorrows, all pain.

Suddenly shravan asked,"sumo...tum to mere woh letter padliye tha...to kabhi bola kyu nehi?"

"Bolna chahti thi...lekin usdin tumhe hi to bola ki tum move on karchuke ho..."

"Sumo...agar Tum Aditya se sadi nehi karte To tumhare jabab kya hota?"

"Shravan Yeh sab ke ab koi matlab nehi hain...tum apne life mein age badho...yeh..."sumo cut by shravan.

"Please sumo..."

"Ha....yehi payar hain...shravan"

That was enough for him.he just hugged her as it was their last hug.

At that time Aditya entered the home and saw them together.It again hurt his ego and triggered the key word "sab kuch"

So he went to them apart from them in a jerk and slapped sumo.before they could say anything he brought the gun from the drawer and aimed at shravan.

"Teri itni himmat mere ghar mein ake mere hi biwi se chakkar chalate hain?aaj tujhe koi nehi bacha sakhte...aur suman tumhe To main bad mein dekhti hoon."

"Aditya...please...tum galat samaj rahe ho..mere aur sumo ke bitch kuch nehi hain..we are best.."before shravan could say more aditya punched him very hard that blood came from his mouth and fall in the ground.

And Aditya again pointed gun towards shravan and gun shot twice.
          
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After some moments later shravan felt some warm liquids on his chest.when he opened his eyes he found sumo was lying on the chest and blood was oozing from her chest and back.

Shravan took some moments to understand what happened with his sumo.and then he kept her to pretha's lap and started to beat Aditya.in this process he took the gun  and pointed to Aditya.but before he proceed sumo called shravan.

"Nei...nei shravan...tum usko marke uski saja itna Chota mat kao...usse...usse jina hoga...yehi...uski...saja hain.."sumo was breathing heavily  as the pain was unmeasurable.

"Sumo...tum jo chahogi wohi hoga...tum bas thode himmat rakhna...main tumhe kuch nehi hon dunga...I promise..."shravan cried taking sumo in his lap immediately.

"Main... janta hoon shravan...tum...mujhe..ku..ch nehi hone doge...lekin...mujhe...please Jane do...main woha... tumhare itnezar karungi..."sumo was breathing hardly now.

"Promise?"

"God promise aur tumhare promise" she whispered for the last time and closed her eyes forever.

At that time nirmala returned home from the temple and saw sumo was lying lifeless on shravan's lap while shravan was holding gun.and there Aditya was also lying on the ground half wounded.while pretha was calling police.nirmala run towards Aditya and started crying for him.

Within few times police came and investigated the situation,then nirmala came forward and said,"inspector shahab...meri bahu ke katil Yeh shravan hain...arrest him...woh Dekhiye uske Haat mein gun"

While shravan and pretha shocked to hear her statement.

"Ma..."shravan was going to say something but nirmala cut him.

She said,"khabardar...khabardar mujhe ma bole to...main kisi khooni ka ma nehi hoon.inspector shahab aap khade khade meri muh kya dekhrahi hain lejaye isse..."

Flashback ends)

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"Kyu?....kyu kiya apne vaiya?...kyu?sach bataye kyu nehi apne?aur badi ma...apne na janke aise kaise police ko statement de dea ki vaiya khooni hain?vaiya apke sade bete To thi na?kaise ma hain aap?aur main....andhe ki tarah apki baat mangti rahi..."puskar was cried as much he could.

"Maine sach batane chahti thi...lekin shravan ji  ne mujhe rokliye yeh kehkar ki ma kabhi galat nehi hote.. shravan ji ne mujhe khud ke aur sumo ke kasme de kar sach bayan nehi karne dea..aaplogo ko pata hain...shravan ji ne London mein pct ke neyi branch open bhi kiya.aap bohot bure hain shravan ji...apne sab ke bareme sochi sivai khud ke..aur aunty ji aap ne kya kiya?"pretha Brust out her anger.

"Mujhe galti ho gayi...main jab shravan ke haat mein gaan dekha...aur Aditya ko uss halat mein dekha To mujhe laga ki shravan ne hi adì ko marna chaha aur goli suman ko laggayi...aur Adi...tu bhi mujhe jhoot bola..kya kami reh gayi meri parwarish mein?tu suman ke sath jo kiya bohot galat kiya lekin shravan ke sath aise kaise kiya?woh Tera kya bigara?suman aur shravan sirf dost hi to the...aaj mujhe pashtataf horahi hain kyu mein suman ke sath tere sadi karwayi...agar main aisa na kiya hota To aaj Yeh din nehi ate."nirmala was now crying as she came to know her blind love and trust destroyed everything.

Now ramnath came forward and asked,"shravan tum aisa kyu kiya?Mujhe saja dene ke liye London To jarahe the...phir kyu ?"

"Pashtotaf se...Maine bohot galt kiya...sumo ke sath...Apna best friend ke sath...woh meri best friend thi..woh hamesha mujhe protect karne kosis ki...mujhe sach bataye ne kosish ki...mujhe payar kiya....meri wapas ane ki integer kiye...lekin mene kiya kiya?usse sirf dard diya....use biswash nehi kiya...uski dream pct bhi todh dea...yeha taq maine uske sath friendship bhi todh dea...bohot galat kiya...bohot.."while shravan was saying these tears were continuously escaping from his eyes.

"Nehi shravan...is mein apke koi galti nehi hain..."preety said this time

He further added,"galti to hain...woh bhi 1 nehi...4...

mere pehle galti...main apne papa se sabse jayda biswash kiya....

dusra galti...mein apni ma ki baat Maan ke sumo aur Aditya ke beach mein nehi aye...

tisra galti...mein sumo ke sath apna friendship todh dea...

aur sabse badi galti....mein Aditya ke sath sumo ki sadi hone dea...

Agar mein yeh galti na karti to woh aaj sahi salamat hoti...meri vajase hi woh aaj nehi hain...kash...usdin usko milne na gayi hoti...kash....yeh main kya kar dea....mein sumo ko mar dea...main..."shravan couldn't say more as he totally broke down.

"Nehi...Nehi Vaiya apke koi galti nei ki...galti sab hum sab ki hain....badi ma....badi papà...nanu ki hain...yeh log Iss...iss haramkhor ke sath sumo ki sadi karwayi...aur preety..tumhe jab pata tha To tum mujhe kyu nehi bayati?kya itna hi kamjor hain humara payar?aur mumma apne agar preety ko itna hi na pasad the to pehle hi bol dea hota...aap sab log ki vajase sumo aaj yeha nehi hain...aur vaiya ki yeh halat hain....nafrat hain...nafrat hain aap sab se...aur mere hain vaiya...main kaise maan liya ki khun...khun apne kiya...kyu mein yeh case lada"puskar now broke down and hugged his brother whom he loved the most..probably more than his life.

All started feeling guilty now as they understood what they have done.only because of them they lose two beautiful souls of their life.all were crying with shravan,for him.and here Aditya was all now started feeling guilty.he was standing near the corner of the cell.

At that time jailer came with magistrates and said,"Mr.malhotra...waqt agaye...apko chalna padegi..."

Shravan noded his head happily and get up from his place where all were not agree to free him from their hug.they were crying bitterly as nobody have nothing to do.but shravan freed from them.

"Accha chalta hoon...woha sumo meri intezer karrahi hain...aur mujhe aap sabse koi narazgi nehi hain...main aur sumo dono hi aap sabse bohot payar karte hoon.aur puskar..ma-papa,nanu,lalaji,chachi aur preety ka kheyal rakhna.aur bilkul bhi Rona nei"he said and hugged him for the last time.

Then he went to ramnath and hugged him.he said,"papa...aaj bhi mein apse payar karti hoon.sabse jayda...kyu ke you are my hero...so  always take care of my hero."

After that he went to nirmala who was crying bitterly and said,"ma...sorry nirmala malhotra aap padeshaan mat ho...apke bete(indicated at aditya)bilkul safe hain...yeh case phir kabhi reopen nehi honge...so don't worry...aur agar ho sake to aap apke bete ke sath papa ka bhi kheyal rakhna.bye."

And lastly he went to Aditya and said,"Aditya mujhe meri punishment mil rahi hain...lekin..tu sumo ke sath jo kuch bhi kiya uske saja itna ashan nehi hoga...tujhe uska har dard ka saja milega...tu mar nehi sakti...tujhe jina padegi....yehi teri saja hain..."

and then he went to them.After that doctor checked his regular check up and the police took him to the stages where the authorities made him wear a black mask and the hanging rope.All the time shravan was smiling just like he was really eager waiting for this moment.

The police,the jailer,the doctor,the magistrate and the government lawyer aka puskar were stood near the stage.the magistrate hold and white handkerchief and continuously looking at his waist watch.And when the dial touched exact 10 the dropped the handkerchief and all went black.

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In the end,aditya was now mental asylums as he could not take the fact that suman was pure,and he killed his wife,his love.though when he got married it was out of infatuation and jealousy.but after her death he understood his love towards sumo.and after the last conversation with shravan he changed his attitude towards life,love and friendship.His guilt was killing him,he even tried to do suicide but couldn't as he was a coward.he understood that only the brave can do suicide.so his guilty gradually made him a mental person and within 6 months he went there.

On the other hand Ramnath could not take his son's death so he had brain stroke and he lost his vocal as well as paralysed with left side of the body.now he was in his death bed.

But most probably nirmala got the biggest punishment.at first she lost shravan then aditya was in asylum and Ramnath was in bed.it was too hard to tolerate for her.but this time she took Ramnath's side.she took care Ramnath for the rest of her life.

And the tiwaris all went to USA where preety-puskar leading their marital life.but after that day puskar changed totally.noboby seen his beautiful bright smile.he became a rude lawyer of the city who only takes victims case and give them justice.

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When shravan opened his eyes,he found himself amidst in a green park which cover green grass and white and baby pink tulips.He looked there and there to find anyone.suddenly he heard some giggles.so he run towards it.

When he went there,he found a big mango tree which have a swing and his best friend,his love sumo was sitting her like a princess and giggling.

This view infront of him made him shed some happy tears as he always want to see her like this.he wanted to go near her and hugged her tight,but he got fear what if his closer again give her pain!so he was about to leave that place.but at that time he felt a back hug.when he turned around he found her best friend,his love,his sumo was standing with her brightest smile.

"Kahan tha na ki intezer karungi...to phir kaha ja rahe ho? ab main tumhe kahi Jane nei dungi"saying this sumo took her best friend,her love with her to their own world.

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How's it?such a tall ts..isn't it?😝 did I bore u? Or did I make u all sad?and most important did I able to give proper punishment to Aditya,Ramnath and Nirmala?Pass me ur opinion.yeah I know there are lot of mistakes in it as I told u before this ts is the toughest story till I write.so try to bear it and pardon me. And Lastly I dedicate this story to my beloved Namik and Shravan. This is my small gift from me though it's late.so do read,vote pass u and say "happy Birthday "