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The fashion show came to end and the nurse maneuvered the wheelchair on which Maya was seated to the party hall where the after party was held and the dinner was being served.

Agastya changed into formals and quickly went to attend the party as he wanted to meet his Shehnaaz.

"Hello Mr. Kesvani, how are you?", Vikram greeted an elderly man dressed in formals.

"I am doing good, Mr. Rajvanshi. How are you?", Kesvani greets back in excitement.

"I am good. Meet my wife Mrs. Maya Vikram Rajvanshi. Maya, he is Mr. Anand Kesvani, the host of this wonderful event.", Introduced Vikram.

"Oh! Hello Mrs. Rajvanshi. It's an absolute pleasure and honour to be your host tonight. The most prestigious guest whose appearance is rare as a diamond.", Kesvani greets Maya however Maya looked at him blankly without any reaction on her face.

"I am sorry Mr. Kesvani, she had been in hospital for quite a long time and hence she is trying to settle in after the incident. She is in a state of shock and hence very rarely responsive.", Explained Vikram.

"Oh! That's sad. I hope she recovers soon.", Said Kesvani.

"Thank you Mr. Kesvani. Just a moment. (To the nurse) Nurse, can you take Maya and help her with the dinner?", Instructs Vikram before turning back to Kesvani to talk about business. The nurse nods and takes Maya away from him towards the dinning hall.

"Come Mr. Rajvanshi, let's talk over a glass of wine.", Says Kesvani and Vikram follows him to the open bar away from the place.

The nurse goes to get food for Maya from the buffet counter after parking her wheelchair towards the corner.

"Shehnaaz....", Called Agastya approaching Maya.

Maya doesn't react nor responds to his call.

"Shehnaaz mujhe pehchana nahi? Main Sidharth.. Tumhaare liye main 3 din wahi rukha raha.. Pata nahi ki main tumhare bina itne din kaise ji gaya.. bahut mushkil se guzare hai Shehnaaz.. Tum mere liye laut aayi ho na meri jaan?", He asks kneeling down near her and holding the armrest of the wheelchair.

Maya looks at him with an unamused expression. Agastya felt a sting to find her showing no reaction upon meeting him. He remembered how his Shehnaaz jumped in joy, swam in excitement and splashed water at him whenever she saw him after just few hours of separation. Her reactions made him feel loved, blessed and special. He was in love with the way she loved him. But today even after months of seperation, there wasn't even a slightest of change in her facial expression.

"Kya hua Shehnaaz tumhe? Tumne hi toh mera chehra thik kiya tha.. shayad tum mera yeh chehra nahi pehchaanti. Kya karu main tumhe waapis apni zindagi mein laane ke liye? Bahut dard ho raha hai tumhare aakhon mein khaalipan dekh ke.. jismein kabhi main basta tha, jismein mere liye pyaar jhalakta tha.. jo mujhe ek taak itna nihaarti rehti thi.. aaj ismein mujhe koi emotions hi nahi nazar aa rahe hai.", He said with a depressed and choking voice as he felt uneasy and pain to find her looking at him like a stranger.

"Tum bol kyu nahi rahi Shehnaaz? Keshov kehta hai ki tum mere Shehnaaz nahi ho.. par mera dil baar baar mujhse yahi kehta hai ki tum hi meri Shehnaaz ho.. Ho na tum meri Shehnaaz? kuch bolo Shehnaaz? pehchaano mujhe please..", he pleads unsuccessfully. Her eyes welled up looking at his tearful eyes automatically but that was just empathy. It wasn't the same expression of love.

Agastya looked around and grabbed a matchbox from the tandoor counter.

"Tum mujhe pehchan nahi rahi ho.. mujhe yeh shakal nahi chahiye Shehnaaz, jala dalunga isse kyuki mujhe meri purani wali Shehnaaz chahiye..", he lights the match and holds it infront of his face. She looks at him horrified and gets petrified of the burning match. She slaps his hand making the match stick fly away from him.

He looks at her but she hadn't recognized him yet which made him think that probably she wasn't his Shehnaaz.

"Sorry Shehnaaz.. I mean Maya Ma'am shayad sach mein aap meri Shehnaaz nahi ho..", he says and walks away from her. She stared blankly at his retreating figure.

"Aag Aag.. move out.."screamed a person. The match stick which flew from Agastya's hand lit the curtains up instantly and the fire spread like wild. Everyone ran haywire to evacuate from the place. The nurse who busily hogged food, dropped it and ran out as well. Maya was left abandoned in the hall in a corner and was coughing due to smoke.

Agastya looks at the fire and runs back inside the building as he felt his Shehnaaz was in need of him. He heard Maya coughing at the distant and rushed towards her.

"Kulluu..", she shrieks in a meek voice, falling on the floor from the wheelchair, before fainting due to excessive heat.

"Shehnaaz...", Agastya called her out as he ran and held her in his arms.
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Running her hand over Sidharth's face, Flora chants a mantra within. Belonging to the world of water, the cure to havoc caused by fire could only be treated by water. She opens her eyes and smiles at him as his face was back to the normal as she had seen in his old pictures.

Sidharth opened his eyes to look at her and she drowns herself slowly into the sea leaving her kullu behind on the yacht. She knew that how different their worlds were and how she was always being taught to stay away from the world outside hers. They were forbidden to go near places where humans dwelled. Sea was the place where they could use their powers and perform their magic. They could camoflauge and become invisible too whenever they sensed human existence near them. But once out of the sea waters, they were powerless.

She swam back to her tribe where all the mermaids and mermans were dwelling. They were surprised and elated to see her. Her mother embraced her and kissed her in joy.

Her father who happened to be their leader was much disciplined. Though with the heart of father, he wanted to hug his daughter and bless her, he could feel through her wavelength her depressed self. He definitely knew she was missing something more than being happy with her family.

Matsya (Flora) was made to answer her flock about the whereabouts for all the days she went missing. Flora told them that she was caught by humans and a kind hearted human left her back into the sea. She also told them about the magic she performed on the human while she returned back.

Matsyaraaj (Matsya's father) was raged at the confession. It was forbidden for their flock to interact with humans but it was more of a crime to let humans know about their super powers underwater as it meant threat to their entire tribe. The humans were mean and would exploit them by hunting them and using their super power for their own greed.

Being a king, Matsyaraaj's responsibility towards his clad was overpowered and Matsya's ignorance called for severe punishment. He banished her from the clad by cursing her to turn into human and revoking all her magical powers.

She saw her family and entire flock one last time before accepting the punishment of serving the life long sentence. Slowly her eyes shut and all her memories wiped off, her body entirely converted into human body as her tail vanished and a pair of legs appeared instead. The only word that left her mouth before she became a clean slate was Kullu which was the only thing remained with her in her new form
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"Where is Maya? Where the hell is Maya?" Vikram asked the nurse. He was smoking outside with Kesvani, when he saw the building on fire.

"Sir, inside..", points out the nurse in fear.

"Bloody hell!! You left my Maya inside the venue when she can't even walk..", Vikram shook the nurse. She trembled like a dry leaf before he pushed the nurse and ran towards the door to save Maya.

He found Agastya coughing and walking out with unconscious Maya in his arm.

"Maya.. Maya.. are you alright? Get me some water someone..", yelled Vikram  snatching Maya away from coughing Agastya's hand. Vikram patted her check by placing her in his lap to wake her up.

Agastya sat infront of him coughing and watching his Shehnaaz before slowly collapsing on the ground.

Vikram splashes water on Maya's face and gives her water to sip. While someone splashes water on Agastya.

"Maya? Are you alright sweetheart? Main darr gaya tha.. mujhe laga main tumhe wapis kho dunga..", cried Vikram hugging Maya to himself.

Maya looked at Agastya over Vikram's shoulder who had gained consciousness now. Agastya sighs and smiles looking at her being safe and sound again. She smiles back sweetly at him.

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