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Virat: Mein usse pyar nhi karta hu. I just don't want to hurt her either.
Sai: Sabko apne pyar ke sath rehne ka mauka milna chahiye jisse woh khud se bhi zyada pyar kare.

Virat cocks his head to the side and smiles at her oddly- as if she said the most amusing thing.

Sai: Kya soch rhe ho?
Virat: Tum na bilkul bhi Ayesha jaisi nhi dikhti jab tum aise baate karti ho.
Sai: Woh kaise?
Virat: Shayad isiliye kyuki mein tumhe andar se dekhne ki koshish kar raha hu naki upar se.
Sai: Mein bas mein hu, Virat... Batao... Have you ever truly been in love?
Virat: Nahi. I thought I was with Ayesha, at one point , but it faded so fast... Ab ye sirf ek... Achi dosti hai. Agar ye sacha pyar hota, toh aisa nhi hota, haina? Mujhe aisa nhi lagta.
Sai: Ayesha ko ye sab pata tha?
Virat: Humne kabhi iske baareme baat nhi ki, par mujhe pata hai ki usse bhi ye laga hoga.

Sai's more relieved by his words than she expected. Which is so wrong.

Sai(realizing he's not hers) : Koi aur hai ab zindagi mein?
Virat: Ha, zindagi mein aurte toh bohot aayi, par kuch bhi serious wala nhi tha. Mujhe laga, ki shayad mein hi aisa hu jisse pyar mehsoos hi nhi hota.
Sai: Sab pyar ko mehsoos kar sakte hai.
Virat: Aur tum? Are you in love with anyone?

Sai's in the hospital after a horrible and very strange attack. And Virat has dropped a bombshell of a question on her.

Sai: Filhal toh mein itne dard mein hu ki kuch aur mehsoos hi nhi kar paa rhi.

Virat reaches out and tucks a lock of hair behind her ear.

Sai: Shayad... I'm not in love. Shayad abhi tak mujhe sahi aadmi nhi mila. Par, batao Virat... Did you call my dad to tell him I'm in the hospital?
Virat: Nahi, mujhe pata hai unka heart kamzor hai . I wanted you to be awake before we told him. Aur doctors ne bataya tha ki tumhe jaldi hosh aa jayega. Shukriya, mere baba ko ye car crash aur shooting ke baare me pata nhi chal sakta.
Sai: Aur mere aaba bhi aur pareshani nhi uta sakte.
Virat: Mujhe maaf kardo. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help.
Sai: Aapne already mere liye bohot kuch kiya hai.

Her mind plays through the crash again , those final moments, Manik bleeding beside her.

Sai: Manik mar gaya kya?
Virat: Nhi, par uski condition tumse se bhi bohot kharab hai.Uska hath fractured hai, ribs toot gyi hai aur bohot saare cuts hai.
Sai: Uski galti nhi thi. He tried to protect me. Aapne usse woh car ke baareme poocha?
Virat: Maine nhi, par police ne usse sawal pooche the. Usne kaha ki koi tum dono pe shoot kar rha tha.
Sai: Woh hume maarna chahte the.
Virat: Ye sab sense nhi kar rha hai.
Sai: Aapne yahi baat tab bhi batayi thi ki jab kisine kidki se pathar pheka tha, yaad hai? Koi Ayesha ko takleef pohchana chahta hai. Mujhe aapse double paise lene chahiye iss kaam ke liye. Hume ye sochke chalna hoga ki koi waha Ayesha ko le jana chahta hai. And maybe, consider that she didn't just run away.
Virat: Par Ayesha ke koi dushman nhi the.
Sai: Aur Nandini ji? Unke aur Ayesha ke beech kuch bhi pyar nhi hai. She was a total bitch to me at the party.
Virat: Nandini ji buri hai, par khooni nhi.
Sai: Aapko lagta hai ki Ayesha ne aapse kuch baate chupayi hai?
Virat: Mein usse shadi karne wala tha. Doesn't that answer your question?
Sai: Nahi, bas mujhe assume karne pe majboor kar rhi hai.
Virat: Ayesha aur mein ek doosre ko bohot ache se jaante hai. Hum dono ke maa baap bachpan se hi chahte the ki hum shadi kare.
Sai: Darasal, umm, ab mein jo bolne wali hu woh aapko bilkul bhi pasand nhi aayega...
Virat: Aur woh kya hai?
Sai: Aapne uspe Vishwas raka tha?
Virat: Shayad ha.
Sai: Hmm.. Toh mein aapko kuch aur poochti hu. Aapko ek chot lagi hai, aur aapne uspe bandage daala hai, toh aap usse kaise nikalenge?
Virat: Tum kehna kya chahti ho?
Sai: Aap bandage dheere se nikalenge? Ya phir jaldi se?
Virat: Mujhe lagta hai mein usse jaldi nikal phekunga.
Sai: Badiya. That answers my question.
Virat: Aage bado.
Sai: Mein jab Manik ke sath car mein thi, tab usne mujhe kiss karne ki koshish ki. He would've done more if I hadn't pushed him away. Aur ye nakki pehli baar nhi tha. He and Ayesha were in a relationship. Aap samajh rhe hai ki mein kya bol rhi hu?

She watches as Virat looks away, clearly shocked.

Sai: Virat... You need to focus. Shayad issi wajah se Ayesha chali gyi.
Virat: Mujhe pata tha ki humara relationship badiya nhi hai , par maine socha tha ki atleast hum dono ek doosre ke sath loyal tho hai. Tumhe yakeen hai Manik jhooth nhi bol rha tha?
Sai: Aap jante hai ki ye sach hai. Manik said you found a text. Usne kaha ki aapko shayad pehle se hi shak tha.
Virat: Ayesha ne kaha ki uske kisi dost ne ye sab kiya- usne kisiko text nhi kiya.
Sai: Usne Manik ko text kiya tha. They might be in love. Mujhe maaf kardo, Virat.
Virat: Mein.. Mein thodi der akele rehna chahta hu. Thik hai?

Sai nods as he slowly leaves the hospital room.

...

Sai spends the night in the hospital, totally exhausted from the day's events. Virat stops by and picks her up after the doctor discharges her.

Virat: Mein tumhe ghar le jaane aaya hu aur main tumhare liye kuch kapde bhi laaya hu pehenne ke liye. Mujhe nhi pata tha ki tumhe kaise kapde pasand hai, toh maine ek bunch hi le liya. .. Your dress from last night is ruined.
Sai: Shukriya, Virat.

Virat leaves the room and she takes a look at what he brought for her ro wear.

She wears this

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She wears this

...

That afternoon, Sai's grateful than ever for the room, Virat let her use. Until Ahir comes barging in.

Ahir: Tumhari himmat bhi kaise hui Mr. Chavvan ko aisi baat batane ki!
Sai(arguing) : Mein Virat se sach nhi chupane wali!
Ahir: Kabhi kabhi sach chupana padta hai unki raksha karne ke liye jinki hum parvah karte hai.
Sai: Tumhe sach chupane ki aadat hai?
Ahir: Matlab kya hai tumhara?
Sai: Shayad tumhe pata hai ki Ayesha kaha hai par tum Virat ko batane se dar rhe ho.
Ahir: Pehle tumhe laga ki maine patthar pheka, aur ab tum ye keh rhi ho ki Ayesha ko bhi maine hi chupa kar raka hai. Tumhe aur bhi kuch pata hai? Ki Pyramids Aliens ne banaye the ?
Sai: Kitna acha kaam kar rhe ho, uss ladki ko taane maar rhe ho jo abhi abhi hospital se aai hai. Do you feel better now?

Ahir pinches the bridge of his nose and shakes his head.

Ahir: Pagal mulgi...
Sai: Mujhe kaise pata hoga ki tum jhooth nhi bol rhe?
Ahir: Agar mujhe pata hota ki Ayesha kaha hai, toh mein usse issi waqt yaha bula leta tumse peecha chudane ke liye. At least usse uski jagah toh pata thi.
Sai: "Uski Jagah"? What is that supposed to mean?
Ahir: Tum jaisi aurto se mujhe ghinn aati hai. Kaash maine tumhe kabhi doondha hi nhi hota.
Sai: Mere jaisi aurtein? Aakhir tumhara problem kya hai? Kisine mujhpe hamla kiya isiliye kyuki maine aap logo ke liye kaam karne ke liye ha kaha, aur ab tum mere sath gadhe jaise baat kar rhe ho!
Ahir: Ye kiski galti hai ki tumpe hamla hua? Mr. Chavvan kitne ache aadmi hai, aur tum sab kuch aur bigaad rhi ho.

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