Preeran returned home.
Preeta: Aap baithiye.. Main paani le aati hu...
Karan: Preeta.. Main leke aata hu.. Tum baitho.. Tumhari davai ka bhi time hogya h...
Preeta nodded firmly.
Karan brought her medicine.
Karan: Lo..
Preeta gulped it down.
Karan sat beside her.
Karan: Tum concert mein comfortable thi...
Preeta: Jii.. Aap bahut acha gaate h...
Karan smiled.
Preeta: Vo aapse ek baat puchni thi...
Karan: Bolo...
Preeta: Vo police...
Karan(gulping) : Kya police...
Preeta lowered her eyes.
Preeta: Prithvi ki maut ka case... Uss maamle mein papa ne kaha tha kii police mujhe.. Mera mtlb h hume contact kr skti h...
Karan: Tumhe tension lene ki koi zarurat nhi h... Police nhi aa rhi h tumhare paas... It was an accident.. Open and shut case...
Preeta: Acha..
Karan looked at her.
Flashback
Karan (throwing money on table) : Ye lo.. Tumhari keemat...Aur iss case ko band kro.. Aur police preeta tk nhi pahuchni chahiye.. Smjh gye...
Inspector: Yeh case toh aaj hi band krdenge hum sir.. Aap kyun chinta kr rhe h...
Karan: Tumhare liye behtar hoga.. Vrna case band ho na ho tumhari saansen zrur band ho jayegi...
He wore his sunglasses and left.
Flashback ends...
Karan: main change krke aata hu..
Preeta: Thik h...
Karan went to his room and came out changing. Preeta was still sitting in the same position.
Karan: Preeta...
Preeta: Aapko kuch chahiye...
Karan: Nhi... Main dinner bana rha hu.. Tumhe kuch special khaane ka mann h...
Preeta stood up.
Preeta: Aap kyun banayege.. Main banadeti hu.. Rukiye...
Karan(smilingly) : Tension mt lo... Mujhe khana banana ache se aata h... Bimaar nhi pdogi tum..
She smiled.
Preeta: Mera voh matlab nhi tha...
Karan: Dekho.. Tumhara kuch hi mtlb ho.. Main aaj apni biwi ko apne haatho ka bana hua khana khilaunga..
Preeta smiled.
Karan started cooking. Preeta was just looking at him.
Preeta: Aapko khana banana kis ne sikhaya...
Karan: Kisi ne nhi... Khud se sikha h.. Koi tha hi nhi kuch sikhane ke liye..
Preeta : I am sorry...
Karan(smilingly) : Nhi.. Koi baat nhi... Ab h na.. Tum ho.. Main khush hu...
Preeta felt good but scared at the same time.
Preeta: Main aapke liye itni mayine rkhti hu...
Karan stopped.
Karan: Tum jaake change krlo.. Aur rest krlo... Dinner bas ban ne hi wala h...
Preeta thought that she had made a mistake by asking him but he was the one who told her to ask anything then why he changed the topic?
She just nodded and went to change.
Karan: Meri zindagi ke mayine tum se h preeta... Main shayad chah kr bhi kabhi tumhe na bata pao kii tum mere liye kya ho... Kaash main tumhe mere liye chun skta.. Lekin tum roshni ho... Aur main andhera.. Main khud ki khushi ke liye tumhe dard nhi de skta... I don't deserve u.. But I wish I had...
He sighed.
He arranged the dinner and went to call her. As he opened the door, lights went off.
Karan: Ab yeh lights ko kya hua... Oh shit...
Karan(concerned) : Preeta.. Kaha ho tum.. Main yahi hu.. Darro mt.. Mujhe batao tum kaha ho...
Preeta(scared) : Andhera..
Karan: Preeta kaha ho tum...
Preeta: Bed pr...
Karan somehow stumbling reached the bed. He took her phone from the side table and switched on the flash.
Preeta was sweating and shaking in fear.
Flashback
Prithvi was dragging Preeta through hair.
Preeta(crying) : Mujhe maaf krdijiye please...
Prithvi : Nhi.. Saza toh tujhe milegi.. Tujhe bhi pta chlna chaiye kii jab main ghar aau toh mujhe khana tayar na milne ka kya anjaam hota h.. Din bhar karti kya h tu ghar mein pade pade...
Preeta(crying) : Prithvi chodiye please...
Prithvi threw her in a room and locked it.
It was completely dark. Preeta started banging on the door.
Preeta(crying) : Koi h... Please mujhe yaha se bahar nikaliye.. Please..mera dam ghut jayega...
She leaned towards the door crying.
Flashback ends
Karan: Darro mt...Yaha lights jaati nhi h.. Zrur fuse mein koi problem hogi..Main check krte aata hu...
He gave her the flashlight and was about to leave.
Preeta wanted to stop him but she didn't know if she could ask him to take her with him. She is completely scared of the dark.
Preeta(gulping) : Kya aap mujhe apne saath le chlenge.. Mujhe andhere mein akela mt chodiye...
Karan saw the fear on her face. He always knew Prithvi broke her but to this extent he could have never imagined. He wished to kill him once again after seeing her state.
Preeta held his hand.
Preeta: Chliye..
Preeran went to the fuse box. Karan tried to fix it and was successful. Preeta sighed seeing the lights come back.
Karan: Ab chlo dinner krlo.. Aur so jao...
Preeta nodded. He turned to leave.
Preeta: Karan....
He stopped and turned.
Preeta: Thank u...
But he was not reacting,
Preeta: Kya hua aapko...
He came back to senses.
Karan: Tumhe pta h tum ne pehli baar mera naam lia h...
Preeta: I am sorry.. Agar aap nhi chahte toh main aapko naam se nhi bulaongi...
Karan : Dobara kaho...
Preeta(scared) : Main aapko aapke naam se nhi bulaongi...
Karan: Vo nhi... Mera naam.. Mera naam dobara kaho...
Preeta (confused) : Karan...
He just smiled and turned around to hide the tear that escaped his eye.
Karan : Chlo...
He left. Preeta followed him.
Both had their dinner and slept as always away from each other but holding hands.
Precap...
Visiting church
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