At almost 2 am, deep into the night, Haris found himself contemplating how to invite Fiza over for dinner at his place, but he faced a hurdle: he didn't have her number. So, he decided to call Adi for help. The conversation went like this:

Haris: "Hey, Adi, are you awake?"

 Adi, in a sleepy tone: "Who calls at this hour? If I'm not sleeping, what else would I be doing? Why did you call?"

Haris: "Man, I don't have Fiza's number."

 Adi: "So?" 

Haris: "Can you ask Rhea to send it to me, please? I really need it."

 Adi: "I'll ask her in the morning. She's probably sleeping now." 

Haris: "Please, ask her now, Adi. Please." 

Adi: "Alright, I'll message her. If she's up, I'll get it for you." 

Haris: "Okay, thanks. Hurry up, alright? Bye."

Meanwhile, Adi, now wide awake in his house, washed his face and messaged Rhea with a simple "Hello." Rhea, who wasn't asleep either, responded almost immediately.

Adi: "Still not asleep?" 

Rhea: "Nope." 

Adi: "Sorry for disturbing you. Haris needed Fiza's number for business talk."

Rhea: "Oh, but she refuses to give it. You can give him mine."

Adi: "Actually, Haris's mom wanted to talk to Fiza. So..." 

Rhea: "Oh, I see." She then provided Fiza's number to Adi, who sent a screenshot of the message to Haris, followed by a "Thank you."

Adi, concerned, asked Rhea why she was still awake, advising her to sleep to avoid feeling unwell. Rhea simply replied that she couldn't sleep for no reason but thanked him for his concern.

After bidding each other goodnight, they drifted off to sleep.

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In the morning, around 5 am, Haris was abruptly awakened by an emergency call, prompting him to rush to the hospital. 

Meanwhile, at Fiza's house, Gurpreet received a distressing call from Anaya. Alongside Rhea and Gurpreet, Fiza hurried to the office where they found Anaya unconscious, bleeding from cuts on her hand. They quickly transported her to the hospital.

Adi, upon learning about Anaya's condition from Rhea, rushed to the hospital and immediately took her to the operating room. 

Fiza, filled with worry and frustration, called the authorities to investigate the incident at the office. Fortunately, all the designs created by the freshers remained unharmed.

When Adi emerged from the operating room, he reassured them that Anaya would be fine; she had lost consciousness due to severe blood loss, but her hand was intact.

Breathing a collective sigh of relief, Rhea, Fiza, and Gurpreet found solace in the news. 

Meanwhile, Haris, who coincidentally found himself at the same hospital, encountered them in the corridor after coming out of the surgery room. Upon inquiry, Adi explained the situation to him. 

Haris then realized that he had operated on Anaya's father and relayed the news to Fiza, who was shocked to hear it.

In response, Haris assured her that both Anaya and her father were now stable. He speculated that Anaya's father might have suffered a minor attack due to concern for his daughter's safety. Despite his worries, both he and Anaya were safe, much to Haris's relief.

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Anaya: (waking up) Ma'am, designs... designs...

Gurpreet: Calm down, Anaya. Everything is fine. The designs are safe. Don't worry.

(Haris and Adi enter)

Haris: What happened?

Adi: Yeah, Anaya, can you tell us?

Anaya: I left my purse in the office, so I went back to get it. But there was someone there. I shouted at them, but it was too dark to see their face. They were trying to destroy the designs, ma'am. Fortunately, I arrived in time. When I shouted, they ran away. I tried to chase them, but they had a knife, and I got cut during the struggle.

Fiza: It's okay, Anaya. I'm proud of you for your bravery. But next time, please don't put yourself in danger. And always call the police if something like this happens again.

Anaya: Sure, ma'am. I will.

Haris questioned, "But isn't the competition scheduled for a week later? How are the designs ready so quickly?"

Fiza responded, "Yes, but there was talk of it possibly being moved up a day or two. Plus, considering the competition is in Delhi, we have a lot of arrangements to make, which takes time."

Haris nodded in understanding, "Ah, I see. But what's our next move? How are we going to handle this?"

Fiza exchanged a meaningful glance with Rhea and Gurpreet, signaling that she had a plan up her sleeve. With a smirk, she replied, "I have a plan."

Curious, Adi asked, "What's the plan then?" They all gathered in a circle, and Fiza whispered the details so quietly that no one else could hear. After hearing her plan, everyone agreed with it.

Fiza then turned to Anaya and asked, "Anaya, will you be able to come with us, or do you think it's better for you to stay here with your father? He was operated on this morning, just around the same time as you were."

Anaya, concerned, inquired, "What happened? Is my father okay?"

Haris reassured her, saying, "Anaya, your father is fine, no need to worry. I suggest you go to the competition. Your father will be well taken care of here by the doctors while you're away. This is your first opportunity; don't let it slip away."

Adi chimed in, "Exactly, Anaya. We believe in you. Your father will be proud of you."

Moved by their words, Anaya replied, "I will surely come, ma'am. I want my father to see me succeed and be proud of me."

Fiza smiled, relieved to hear Anaya's decision, and turned to Haris, saying, "Please take good care of her father. It's a sincere request. I don't want her joy to be overshadowed by worry."

Haris nodded, assuring her, "I will make sure to take care of him, Fiza. Don't worry."

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