Riddhima stood up & went to railing & was standing holding it. 

RIDDHIMA: There was annual week competiton preparation going on in the school & I got periods & didn't had pad so was waiting for my friend's help in washroom. In that I skipped one dance practise. Not getting pad I hided the skirt with the help of school bag. Pata nahi iss baat ko lekar kisi ne kya bola unko ki they said ki main school se bhaag gae thi. Uske baad roz ka tha they used to accuse me ki I go to school for doing relationships & all. Jab man chahe tab maar dete the, those venomful words, their hateful behaviour was something I couldn't tolerate. Maine humesha se unke liye sab kuch kiya & their behaviour broke my heart. It took a toll on my mind & I couldn't focus on my studies & mere marks kam aane lage. It added like a fuel to the fire. They stopped sending me to school & home caged me. Koi ghar mein mujh se baat nahi karta tha, mujhe bahar nikal na allowed nahi tha, tv dekhna allowed nahi tha, sara ghar ka kaam karna hota tha & top of that their behaviour. I was slowly sleeping into depression. Itna hi nahi woh jo taantrik hote hain na unke paas bhi lekar gae the bolke ki main jhuth bol rahi hu toh waha jaa kar sach bulwaenge. Bahot maarte the mujhe, bahot bura bhala bolte the, khana bhi nahi dete the kae baar, kehte the ki main mar kyun nahi gae, I'm a shame to them, burden to them, kae baar toh bolte the ki mujhe maar dalenge. Ek din bahot bhukh lagi thi par khane ko kuch nahi tha jab manga tab banane se mana kar diya, choti thi isiliye kuch aata nahi tha aur kitchen countertop height mein bahot uncha tha so hardly prepared maggi aur usmein haath jal gaya but they didn't even cared to ask aur dawai maangi toh woh bhi nahi di. In between all these I somehow managed to pass the exams. Phir exams khatam hone ke baad they said ki unko mujhse koi rishta nahi chahiye yeh toh bas society ki wajah se rakh rahe hain ghar mein but bahot hua. They wanted to send me to girls hostel but admissions full ho chuke the phir they send me to day school - morning 7 to evening 7. In all these I missed my periods & they thought I went & slept with someone. Again a new accusation kis ka paap hain apne pet mein, kis ke saath so kar aae ho, kitno ke saath so kar aae ho??? This continued till days & one day she gave me pregnancy test kit saying ki yeh mera internal body temperature measure karne ke liye hain because at that time mujhe bahot ulcers hote the. I being all duffer did what she said. Phir jab shaam ko jadu nikal kar dustbin mein kachra daalne gae tab nazar wrapper par padi & came to know it was a pregnancy test kit.

She hardly managed herself from breaking down but at last she couldn't handle herself & badly broke down. Her legs gave up & she with a thud fell on ground wailing. Vansh immediately went to her & hided her in his embrace.

RIDDHIMA: Kyun Ansh kya galti kari thi maine, 13 saal ki bachi thi main? Kaun apni khud ki beti ke baare mein esa sochta hain, kaun apni bachi ko itna maarta hain ki she even can't walk properly. Zara sa bhi bharosa nahi tha unko mujh par. Esa bhi kya kar diya maine Ansh ki I faced all these. Maine toh humesha ek achi beti ban ne ki koshish ki thi na kaha mein kam pad gae that they did all this with me Ansh why me? Ek 13 saal ki bachi ko kya hi pata hoga in sab ke baare mein? Kaun apni bachi par ese ilzaam lagata hain....

She wailed in his arms making tears rolled down from his eyes too. Not able to control herself she fainted. Vansh panicked seeing her in that state. He patted her cheeks & called her, tried to make her awake but alas it was not possible. 

He immediately called Zala,

VANSH: Cha....Chachu Riddhu faint ho gae hain. Please do something.

ZALA: Kya hua tha esa?

VANSH: Chachu she took drugs & was sharing her past.

ZALA: Shit... Vansh main Pune se nikal chuka hu raaste mein hi hu get her admitted to Ananta Hospitals soon.

VANSH: Okay....

He carried her in his arms & took her to parking & made her sit in his car. He drove recklessly & reached to hospital from back gate. Zala has already informed everyone at home who immediately started their journey to Mumbai. She was immediately taken to emergency room & Vansh was waiting outside. Within half an hour Zala too reached & taking details from Vansh he went to check on her. Zala got the reports & he came to Vansh. 

ZALA: Vansh she has got Ischemic Stroke again. 

VANSH: Wahi jo Jaipur mein hua tha jab aap waha aae the?

ZALA: Haan. Please be calm & compose yourself. Bilkul panic mat karna you have to be her strength. Ghar se sab nikal gae hain aate hi honge aur Riddhima ko kuch nahi hoga, okay......

Vansh just nodded with teary eyes & Zala went to start her treatment. Vansh was sititng there numb & didn't realised when other family members came running there. Aryan kept hand on Vansh's shoulder making him realise their presence.

VANSH: She g...got stroke aga....again....

Her voice was choked & Aryan hugged him. Kiyaan & Angre were continuously tapping their feet in nervousness & fear & their eyes were stick to OT. All were waiting patiently & after one & half hour Zala came with a smiling face. 

ZALA: She's all good woh out of danger hain abhi.

Everyone took a breathe of relief. 

KIYAAN: Chachu iss baari itni der kaise lag gae?

ZALA: Kiyaan let me get changed & we'll discuss after that but before that get a juice for Vansh & make him drink. Till then she'll be shifted to private ward. 

Kiyaan nodded & went to take juice. Vansh without throwing any tantrums drank it in a go. Zala came after changing & as they were in a private VVIP ward they had a special room for family members itself. 

ZALA: Kiyaan she had taken drugs & had done smoking too. That's the reason also right now she's mentally weak jaise uske multiple operations ke waqt thi. She's losing the reasons to live. Sirf yeh baat nahi hain koi aur baat hain jo usse khae jaa rahi hain. 

NEELA: Unhein lagta hain ki Shekhar, Jahnvi aur Umang zinda hain. 

Her words snatched land away beneath everyone's feet except Vansh. Neela couldn't stop herself from sharing because that feeling was eating her up too & that too was getting strong each passing day. 

ZALA: Yeh aap kya keh rahe ho Mami Sa?

VANSH: She's in constant search for them Chachu. Woh kisi ko nahi batana chahti thi because sab aur hurt hote. She gets constant feeling jaise Maa aur Papa usse bula rahe ho. Woh kae baar freeze ho jaati hain, raat ko jaag jaati hain.

POOJA: Dad also maine bola tha ki Jiju ke accident ke baad make her open up, Bhaiyu ne aur maine try bhi kiya tha even Di too tried but she bottled up inside that too added in it. You all haven't seen her when she left him. Woh zinda laash ban gae thi Dad. As if unhone apne jeene ki wajah hi kho di thi. Practically it was a slow death for her. 

ZALA: It's getting more complicated we can't let her touch alcohol, cigarettes & drugs more. It will ruin everything. 

POOJA: Di ne pehli hi unhein samjhaya tha but unhone nahi mana. Unke vitals bahot fluctuate hote hain that too frequently. Woh kisi ki sunti hi nahi hain. Woh apne aap par control kho deti hain, jab gussa aata hain tab she is out of control. 

Kiyaan & Angre sighed. Kiyaan in the other hand talked with Myra & came back.

KIYAAN: Chachu Myra se baat hui abhi & she told ki we have to let her emotions out of her heart & mind. 

ZALA: & who will do that except Shekhar & Jahnvi Bhabhi Kiyaan? Koi woh emotions bahar nahi nikal paega.... Vansh ke saath bhi share karne ke liye she needed drugs & do you think it's even possible.

He said being helpless. All were thinking what to do. It was time for dinner so Angre ordered it there & all had it because they knew right now Riddhima needs them & they can't fall weak. After sometime she gained consciousness & everyone met her. As she was wearing oxygen mask & has tubes attached she wasn't able to speak. She was even feeling weakness that keeping her eyes open was also a difficult task for her. Looking at everyone she got relief & when Zala caressed her hairs & asked she's all fine she just blinked & again looked at everyone & her eyes gave up due to weakness & drifted to sleep. 

ZALA: I'll stay here only. Aap mein se koi 2 persons allowed hain baaki sab ghar jaa kar so jao. 

PRITHVI: Par...

ZALA: Mama Sa kuch nahi hoga aap stress mat lo kal aa jana usse milne. Abhi woh so gae hain aur kal late morning tak nahi jagegi. Aur Vansh agar meri suno toh sab chale jao main aur Pooja ruk jaenge yaha. Itne time woh hum sab ki dhal banti aae hain, humari strength bani hain & it's our time to be her support. Sab jitne fresh ho kar miloge usse utni hi usse himmat milegi. Right now we can't afford to deteriorate our health. 

AJAY: Raisinghania Mansion yaha se nazdeek hain we'll go there. Kuch bhi ho we can easily reach.

Everyone agreed & left to Raisinghania mansion. Kiyaan being unable to sleep sneaked out & went to beach. He was thinking some way out & got an idea. Weighing it's pros & cons & trying to analyse the situations & results he didn't realised that it was morning. Siya woke up & not finding him searched in whole mansion & then called him. 

SIYA: Raja Saheb kaha hain aap?

KIYAAN: Voti Saheba beach par aaya hua hu bas wapas aa raha hu.

He went back & all had breakfast & went to hospital. As Riddhima was sleeping he went to terrace & called Myra & discussed his idea. She too agreed & he called Rehaan, Aryan, Angre & Vansh to Zala's office.

VANSH: Kiyaan kya baat hain?

KIYAAN: Bhai aap Di se gussa ho?

VANSH: To be true bahot hu, how could she risk her life like this? 

KIYAAN: Situation kya hain hum sab jaante hain & I have a plan for it. Myra ke saath bhi discuss kar liya hain & she has given permission.

ANGRE: Kiyaan tere khurafati dimaag mein jo khichdi pak rahi hain woh tune Siya ko bataya?

KIYAAN: Woh nahi manegi Angre......

ANGRE: Dekh we've a rule ki hum youngsters ek dusre se kuch nahi chupaenge aur jab sab kuch saath kiya hain toh call Siya & Ishani too.

Kiyaan nodded & soon both sisters were there.

KIYAAN: Jo main kehne jaa raha hu uss par sabse pehle mujhe Bhai aap ka view chahiye jab tak woh koi jawab nahi dete koi kuch nahi bolega khaas kar Siya.

SIYA: Haww....

KIYAAN: Hawww kya jis tarah se tum Di ko pamper kar rahi ho na woh aur ziddi banti jaa rahi hain, bigad kar rakh diya hain unko.

SIYA: Aur bhi zyada bigadungi dekhti hu kya kar lete ho aap.

She said with a sass flipping her hairs making others chuckle & Kiyaan shook his head with a smile. Kiyaan shared the plan & everyone went silent. Their jaws dropped at his idea.

KIYAAN: Bhai????

VANSH: Kiyaan it's too risky. Aur upar se I can't hurt her even in my dreams too aur isse woh bahot hurt hogi.

KIYAAN: Bhai iske alawa aur koi rasta nahi hain.

SIYA: Sorry to interrupt but main kuch kehna chahti hu. Raja Saheb aap ki baat se main bilkul bhi agree nahi karti hu. I'm sorry Bhai agar mere decision se aap ko chot pahonche toh. I didn't mean to hurt you it's just I can't see Bhabhi Maa in any pain now. Also don't worry I won't share your plan with anyone but main iss ka hissa nahi ban sakti sab kuch jaante hue.

She wiped the tears that fell down her eyes. She stood up & went to go but turned & went to Kiyaan. She holded his collars & said,

SIYA: Sab kuch jaante hue bhi aap yeh keh rahe ho how could you? Par janti hu aap ki zid ke aage nahi jeet sakti but mind my words Kiyaan Singh Kapoor meri Bhabhi Maa ko kuch bhi hua na toh aap ki khair nahi mujhse bura koi nahi hoga.

She went to Vansh & kneeled down before him & took his hands in hers.

SIYA: Bhai aap jo bhi decision lo woh aap ka dil kahe wahi lena. I fully trust you ki aap Bhabhi maa ko kabhi hurt nahi karoge. Main yeh bhi nahi keh rahi ki Kiyaan ka faisla sahi hain ya galat. Bas mujhse yeh nahi hoga. I'm sorry agar mere decision se aap ko takleef pahonchi ho toh par main kyun mana kar rahi hu woh aap khud waqt rehte samajh jaenge.

Vansh made her sit beside him & hugged her tight.

VANSH: Princess I love you bacha. Koi tumse naraaz nahi hain.

Siya nodded with a smile & left to elders.

VANSH: I'm confused.....

Angre looked at Kiyaan & seeing his confidence he spoke,

ANGRE: Kiyaan I'm in.

Kiyaan smiled & nodded.

ISHANI: I don't know but at last I want Bhai & Bhabhi Maa together so I'm in.

REHAAN: I'm in too. Aur koi rasta bhi nahi hain.

ARYAN: Me too but at a condition ki Bhabhi Maa ko kuch nahi hoga.

KIYAAN: Wada Aryan....

All looked at Pooja. Vansh asked,

VANSH: Pooja what about you?

POOJA: Jiju main ki bolu. Mujhe toh kabhi inn sab ki shaitaniya vi samajh nae aae yeh toh mere pale kaise padega?

She said with a pout.

ANGRE: Ki kara main tera?

Angre took her in side hug.

POOJA: Par mein ek baat bolu....

All nodded with a smile & she sat folding her legs in Indian style turning towards Vansh.

POOJA: Di na aap se bahot pyaar karti hain. Maine unhein kareeb se dekha hain jab woh yaha sab chod ke chali aae thi. Maine onu inna tuta hua kavi nae dekha. Woh aap ke bina jee nae pavegi. Di ki zindagi onu di duniya aap se judi hui hain Jiju. Aap nu pata hain onu ko kitni chot aavi si jab woh girls ko bacha kar aae tab par unki aankh bhi nam nae huvi par aap ke liye woh inna roti thi ki unki jaan nikal rahi ho. She loves you a lot.

She said & at last her eyes turned glassy & her chin wobbled. She was baby by heart & all the elder four made sure to protect her from cruel world. Vansh smiled & hugged her.

VANSH: Jiju too loves your Di more than his life angel. We'll make sure ki ab se woh bas khush hi rahe. Tum saath dogi na mera?

She bobbed her head with a smile.

POOJA: Aap jo bologe woh main karungi, aap jo decision loge woh mein support karungi.

Her innocence made everyone smile. Before Vansh could answer Siya came informing that Riddhima is awake. All went to her & she looked at everyone. Ajay was sitting beside her & he caressed her head,

AJAY: Thik hain mera bacha?

She blinked her eyes with a little smile. As she was on oxygen mask she was not able to speak.

ZALA: Riddhima bahot weakness mehsoos ho rahi hain na?

She again blinked answering yes.

ZALA: Jaag paogi straight ek ghante ke liye?

She shook her head saying no. Zala noted in file & checking vitals & all said.

ZALA: It's okay not an issue dheere dheere recover ho jaogi. Abhi body movements karo thode se.

He said giving her a smiley ball in her hand. She catched it & pressed.

ZALA: Any uncomfortableness?

She again shook her head a little denying. Same way he moved her feet, bend her legs & hands. She was just feeling weakness & tiredness which was a good sign because there was no sin of paralysis. Kiyaan stood behind everyone not able to see her in this state & slowly without coming into anyone's notice he left the room. After 15 - 20 minutes she again drifted to sleep.

AJAY: Iss baar yeh itna kyun so rahi hain?

ZALA: She's high on sedatives right now kyun ki woh jagte hi apne past ko sochne lagti hain aur upar se uska body abhi slowly heal kar raha hain because she's losing her strength.

His eyes realised Kiyaan is not there so told Vansh to go to him because he can handle him.

VANSH: Kiyaan yaha kyun bethe ho akele?

KIYAAN: Nahi dekh sakta unhein mein ese Bhai. Sirf badi behen nahi hain woh mere, mere Maa aur Papa dono hain, mere dost hain, mere bhagwan hain woh, meri toh duniya hi unse shuru aur unse khatam hoti hain.

He said with a sad smile.

KIYAAN: Aap soch rahe ho na jab itna pyaar karta hu toh ese kyun keh raha hu? Abhi bahot kuch jaan na hain aap ko unke baare mein, ese hi nahi bataegi sab, yeh ek hi rasta hain. Kal toh agar kuch aur hua aur woh aap ko nahi bata pae toh phir esa karegi. Sirf woh nahi aap bhi dard mein ho. Nahi kho sakta ab aur main isiliye keh raha hu. Pathar ko agar maroge nahi toh woh murat nahi banegi waise hi ab unhein thoda dard aur sehne hoga khushiyo ko accept karne ke liye. Aage jesa aap chaho.

Vansh realised he was true.

VANSH: Let's do it.

KIYAAN: You sure?

VANSH: For her best.....