Part 1

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Scene starts in Ishqi's room,
Ishqi was looking at Shalu's picture teary eyed and speaking with her.

Ishqi(teary eyed): Maa......aapne uss Kartik ko yaha bhej diya...aap nahi aaye? Kyun? Aapko apni beti ki yaad nahi aati kya? 20 saal pehle bhi uss Kartik ki wajah se aap mujhe chod kar chale gaye the....hamesha mere saath hi aisa kyun karte ho aap Maa?

"Kyunki vo tumse pyaar nahi karti."said Sonia standing at the door of the room. Ishqi wiped her tears.

Sonia: Beta....I can understand ki tumhare upar kya beet te hain hamesha but...you will have to understand beta.....tumhari Maa.....vo Shalu kisi ki sagi nahi hain. Infact vo toh tumhare papa se bhi pyaar nahi karti thi. She just married Ayush to lead a luxurious life.
Ishqi: Meri Maa.....
Sonia: Haan...I know tum bilkul uske jaisi nahi ho....par yahi sacchai hain beta...Shalu is like that only...use paison ke alawa kuch nahi chahiye. Tabhi toh vo tumhe chod kar chali gayi....uss Kartik ke saath. Beta....accha hua ki vo iss ghar mein nahi aayi warna pata nahi iss baar kya karti. 20 saal pehle usne jo bhi kiya.....vo maafi ke layak nahi....tum bhi use kabhi maaf mat karna....usne jo kiya tumhare saath....uske liye.
Ishqi nodded her head positively meanwhile....Sonia smirked after successfully implanting another seed of misunderstanding in Ishqi's heart against Shalu.

Scene shifts to Sameer and Kartik's room,

Sameer: Itne chote room mein kaise rahenge? Kartik: Room chota hain toh ismein humara hi faida hain

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Sameer: Itne chote room mein kaise rahenge?
Kartik: Room chota hain toh ismein humara hi faida hain.....saaf karne mein asaani hogi.
Kartik smiled slightly.
Sameer: Tu na.....harr baat ko positively leta hain......
Kartik: Harr baat ko negatively lene se toh accha hi hain.
Sameer: Vo toh hain......accha waise...Maa ko dhoondna shuru kaha se kare?
Kartik: Yaha aa...batata hoon.....pehle yeh samaan rakh de.
Sameer placed the luggage on the floor near the bed and then came to the table.

Kartik: Yeh sab shuru hua tha.....yaha....matlab Darjeeling ke ek medical camp se. Maa mujhe yeh keh kar nikli thi ki vo Dr. David D'Souza se mil kar 2 din mein waapis aa jaaegi. Par unka phone switched off ho gaya 3rd November 2023 ko raat ko 9 baje. Aur tab se Maa ko trace nahi kiya jaa raha hain.
Sameer: Matlab humein Dr.David D'Souza se milna hoga.
Kartik: Haan....hum kal unse milne jaaenge....abhi toh unka chamber band ho chuka hoga.
Sameer: Hmm....samajh gaya.....par Maa yaha aayi kyun hogi?
Kartik: Yahi toh pata karna hain ki vo kar kya rahi thi aur gayab kaha ho gayi.
Sameer: Kal se....hum apna mission shuru karenge.
Kartik nodded his head positively.

Just then Sameer's stomach started growling due to hunger.

Kartik: Tu ruk main khaane ko le kar aata hoon kuch.
Saying this Kartik went out to the kitchen and saw Lakshmi there.
Lakshmi(rudely): Yaha kyun aaye ho?
Kartik: Kuch khaane ko mil sakta hain?
Lakshmi: Aaj ka saara khana khatam ho gaya hain....parson ke khaane se ek roti bachi hain. Vo khaa sakte ho.

Kartik: Um...theek hain....wahi de dijiye....
Lakshmi(rudely): Khud le lo....waha sink ke paas pada hain.....
Kartik took the plate with roti on it and came back to his room.

Sameer: Yeh kya? Bas ek roti?
Kartik: Haan.....maaf kar de mujhe....maine aur 2 jo rotiyaan thi na....vo kha gaya...bohot bhookh lagi thi na...isiliye.....maaf kar de mujhe.
Kartik held his ear with a pout.
Sameer(putting down Kartik's hand): Pehle theek se jhooth bolna seekh le Kartik...uske baad bolna.....
Kartik: Nahi main.....
Sameer: Rehne de....mujhe nahi khana unn Oberois ke bheekh mein diya hua khana.
Kartik sighed and sat down beside Sameer.

Kartik took a piece of the tortilla and......
Kartik: Maa ke liye kha le Sameer......unhe accha nahi lagega tujhe bhookha dekh kar.
Sameer: Accha? Aur tujhe lagta hain ki Maa ko accha lag raha hoga tujhe aise dekh kar? Kartik yeh Oberois na hi kabhi Maa ke sage the aur na hi kabhi humare sage bann sakte hain.
Kartik: Main maanta hoon.....par humare paas aur koi raasta nahi hain Sameer. Maa ke liye....humein muskhilon ka saamna toh karna hi parega.......aur uske liye sirf mental nahi...physical power bhi chahiye....toh please......
Sameer ate the piece of tortilla and then.....
Sameer(tearing a piece): Pata hain ki tujhe bhi bhookh lagi hain.......aur mujhe itna ghuma fira ke baat karna aata hain nahi...isiliye saaf saaf bol raha hoon...kha le.....
Kartik giggled 🤭 teary eyed. Both the brothers fed each other the food and then lied down on the bed.

Kartik's POV(in mind)
Kanha jii......please humein himmat dena...aur humara saath bhi.
Kartik's POV ends.

Scene shifts to Malhotra Mansion,
Rhea was lying down on her bed....writing her daily diary when Savitri came in her room.

Savitri: Rhea....yeh le tera doodh.....
Rhea(with a smile): Thanks Maa....
Savitri: Aaj toh tu bohot smile kar rahi hain...reason kya hain iska?

"Zaroor koi ladka pasand aa gaya hoga ise firse."said Ram while entering the room, while eating an apple.

Rhea showed her tounge to Ram and then spoke while sitting up.
Rhea: Aisa kuch bhi nahi hain golu....samjha na?
Ram: Accha? Toh tujhe koi ladka pasand nahi aaya?

Rhea(dreamily): Ladka......

The moment when Rhea fell down and Kartik saved her

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The moment when Rhea fell down and Kartik saved her.....flashed in Rhea's mind. A wide smile appeared on her face.

All the moments in the hotel corridor....just brightened her smile more.

"Hmmmm.....hmmmm...ummmmm...mmm
Pal...ek pal mein hi tham sa gaya.....
Tu haath mein haath jo de gaya....
Chalu main jaha jaaye tu....
Daaye main tere baaye tu....
Hoon rut main hawaein tu...saathiyaa....
Hasu main jaha gaaye tu....rou main murjhaye tu.....
Bheegu main bharsaye tu...saathiyaa......"

Ram pinched Rhea hard due to which her trance broke and she hit Ram with a pillow.

Ram: Kaha kho gayi thi? Ma main keh raha hoon....koi ladka pasand aa gaya hain ise...shaadi karwa do hum sab azaad ho jaaenge isse.....
Rhea: Oyee! Chup baith......
Savitri sat down beside Rhea with a smile.
Savitri: Kaun hain vo ladka?
Rhea(with a smile): Pata nahi Maa lekin.....pehli hi nazar mein aisa laga jaise ki....mera koi connection hain uske saath.
Savitri: Naam kya hain?
Rhea(blushing): Kartik......
Ram: Main keh raha hoon Maa...ise zaroor firse koi ameer ladka pasand aa gaya hoga....jo ki kisi kaam ka nahi hain.
Rhea(hitting Ram): Tu na.......ruk...ek baar bhai ko aa jaane de...fir batati hoon tujhe.
Ram: Haan haan....bata...kya batayegi? Yahi na....ki tujhe ek ladka pasand aaya hain? Aur tu usse shaadi karna chahti hain?
Rhea: Harr koi teri tarah nahi hota.....main unhe tere baare mein bataungi aur fir dekhna.....vo kya halat karenge teri.
Ram: Einnn...eiii...einn..a.......
Ram ran out laughing hard when Rhea tried to hit him again.

Savitri: Rhea...kaha rehta hain vo?
Rhea: Pata nahi Maa....aur mujhe vo koi pasand wasand nahi aaya....bas....aise hi...accha laga...uski simplicity dekh kar.
Savitri: Oouuu......
Rhea: Accha yeh sab chodo.....kal bhai aane waale hain na? Siya aur Ram ki shaadi ki taiyaariyaan karne?
Savitri: Haan.....
Rhea(in mind): Kal bhai ko bataungi Kartik ke baare mein.....dekhu toh....vo mujhe pehli hi nazar mein itna apna kyun laga.

Scene End.
Precap: Ahaan meets Kartik.....

(Will start to reveal about Sameer's character from the next part😊)


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