At a park.
Few people are seen running and few jogging. People from different age groups are present.
Naina is seen sitting on a bench, alone as usual, lost in thoughts. Her open hair is pushed back from her shoulder by the wind, making her look even more gorgeous.
Sameer is also in the same park, but he is walking, listening to his favourite songs.
Just as he is nearing the place where Naina is , his eyes land on a middle-aged lady who is almost about to collapse. He runs to her at the same time as Naina!
Yes, Naina's aimlessly wandering eyes too fall on the middle-aged woman.
Both of them hold the woman at the same time and the touch sends currents down both their spines! They ignore it. While Naina gets to clearing the crowd gathered around so that the woman can breathe, Sameer gives CPR to the lady. Naina calls for the ambulance and soon the lady is taken to the nearby hospital.
Naina and Sameer go to the hospital too.

All the time, while waiting in the lobby, Sameer and Naina are stealing glances at each other. Soon they are informed that due to Sameer giving CPR to the lady in time, she is safe now.
They step inside the ward, to see the lady propped up against a pillow. Her face is pale. She looks at them and says

Lady: Thank you so much! Aapne meri jaan bachakar mujhpe bahut bada ehsaan kiya hain! Aap nahi jaante ki mere bete ka mere alawa aur koi nahi! Agar aaj mujhe kuch ho jata toh, pata nahi uska kya hota...
(Thank you so much! You have done a huge favour on me by saving my life. You people don't know that my son has no one except me. If something happens to me , I don't know what will happen to him.....)

Sameer and Naina together: Ji shukriya ki koi baat nahi! Yeh toh humara farz tha!
(There's no need to thank us. We just did our duty)
Immediately, both their eyes lock.

Lady: *fake coughs*

They break out of their eyelock and look away.
Lady: Hello! Am Bela Aggarwal!
Naina's eye shoot up at her. The shock in her face dosen't go unnoticed by Bela.
B: Why do you look so shocked child?
N:Ahh...... nothing....( looks down)
B: Naina?( With tears in her eyes)

Naina immediately looks up.
B: I know what you are thinking....me and Arjun survived the car accident but Anand dint.....then we shifted here....away from that city....

( Okay! I know no one's understanding what just happened! I know I have told that Naina has absolutely no one....well, she thinks she doesn't as she had assumed that her aunt Bela was long dead. And as to why she couldn't recognise Bela in the first place...well, the last time Naina actually saw Bela was when she was some 4 years old. She only remembered the name and vaguely, her face. Bela could recognize Naina as she hadn't changed much. Plus, the shock on her face clearly showed who she was)

N: Ch... Chachi! ( Naina says in a shaky voice because it's been years since she met any one who's family)

The two ladies embrace each other while Sameer stands watching their bond.

B: Naina, bhabhiji aur bhaisaab kaise hain?
( How are brother and sister-in-law?)
Naina's brightened face falls.
N: Woh....pata nahi!
( That.....I don't know!)
B: what?? Then with whom are you staying?
N: I live alone Chachi( aunt)!
B: But why? What happened?
N: we.... I'll tell you someday but for now, just take care. Doctor has told he will discharge you tomorrow. I will see you tomorrow then.
B: Very well! Goodbye then!
N: Goodbye!
She turns and walks out of the ward, completely forgetting Sameer.
As for Sameer, he had all this while been observing Naina. True to her name, her eyes spoke volumes. The first time he looked into them, they were as good as his own, completely devoid of anything. That somewhere made him feel that she was similar to him..maybe he wasn't going to die alone.
As the aunt- niece relation of Bela and Naina unfolded, he could see her emotionless eyes cloud with tears... tears of joy as well as sorrow..he also noticed how her face fell at the mention of her taiji....her ever expressive eyes displayed yet another emotion- pain..

He smiles at Bela and then runs to the park, with a hope to find her there. His eyes scan through the entire park ,which is visibly empty except for a few people.
After about 5 minutes of search, he finds her sitting under the shade of a tree.

He does nothing but goes and sits next to her. She gets shocked looking at him but doesn't say anything. Both sit silently... companions in silence......both broken....both wanting to put out everything....to let the mask slide....to not hesitate from showing their inner weak side....

Khamoshiyan aawaz hain
Tum sunne toh aao kabhi
Chukar tumhe khil jayegi
Ghar inko bulao kabhi
Beqarar hain baat karne ko
kehne do inko zara
khamoshiyan......
Teri meri khamoshiyan......

They sit for a long time like that. Soon the sky turns dark, and still none move.
The silence between them spoke volumes all along.

Lovingly,
Pratyu