Naira reached Singhania House, where the Maheshwari's had gathered and all were eagerly waiting on news about Akshara. Vishambar, Shaurya, Rajshekar and Naitik were checking the hospitals to find information on Akshara even though the police was searching through all hospitals of Udaipur they wanted to make sure.
"Karthik aisa kaise kar sakta hai", Naira heard badi dadi say as she entered the house
"He didn't do anything", she called out prospectively.
"Uss ne khud kahan hai chori, bahu ka accident uski gadi se hua, munna ne mhare ko batiya", bua dadi spoke.
"Papa only heard what he said he didn't pay attention to other things", Naira said
"If papa forgot what he said and concentrated on the way he said it and the tone in which he spoke he would have realized that there is a lot more, the way Karthik gave the statement to the police sounded like he had rehearsed it multiple times before saying it", Naira continued.
"What are you trying to say", Rajshri asked who had been extremely upset when Naitik announced Karthik's hand in the accident and kept on praying her daughter was fine and Karthik had no hand in anything.
"Nani apko yaad hai, the day we got to know that Karthik is not related to kholi's hum ne usse kitna kuch suniya, uss ne koyi galti ki bhi nahi phir bhi uss ne maafi mangi.", Naira asked and everyone nodded there heads positively.
"And Varsha mami, in Rishikesh, remember the way Karthik used to take care of mumma when she got her attacks", Naira asked and Varsha nodded silently.
"Lekin un baton ka iss se kya lena dena", asked devyani.
"Yes there is a connection, the person who is willing to apologize when he has done no wrong, does it make any sense that he would not apologize, if he has committed a mistake, Karthik ne yeh kaha ke uss ne accident kiya, Lekin ek baar bhi yeh nahi kaha ke usse apni galti ka bachtawa hai. When he had no relation with mumma in Rishikesh, he was so concerned for her health, and now when there is a relation between them he did not even once ask about her. In the hospital when he mentioned about the accident he didn't even once ask that who is mumma, kya Woh theek hai, not even once", Said Naira and the others seemed to thinking deeply.
"Than why would he say that he has done it", asked Varsha.
"That is the thing I am not able to get, all I know is that he is lying. Because if he was really responsible, he would have been filled with, guilt, repentance and concern, but none of these were in him. There is some reason he is doing this and I won't stop till I find it out.", Naira said determined
"Princess younger thinking too much, tum Karthik se bahut pyaar karti ho iss liye uski galti dekhna nahi chati", Naitik spoke while entering the house.
"Nahi jamai sa Naira bitya jo bhi khe rahi hai Woh sahi hai, mera dil bhi kehta hai ke Karthik aisa kuch nahi kar sakta", Rajshri spoke
"Maa, Karthik ne khud kahan hai, main Karthik se nafrat thodi na karta hun Jo uss par jhoota ilzaam lagaunga. Main toh Wohi kahe raha hun Jo samne hai", Naitik spoke.
"Papa, yeh zarori nahi Jo samne ho wohi saach ho. Isn't it possible that somebody is making a lie look like the truth. I know my Karthik is innocent and I will prove it.", Naira said and went upstairs
"kaun galat hai kaun sahi, kya saach hai kya jhoot samjh nahi araha", Said dadi not able to grasp the situation at hand, one end her son chidiya was no where to be seen, Karthik had taken up the blame of causing the accident, but what Naira said also had a valid point, she was really confused at the happenings.
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Naira sat on her bed closing her eyes trying to remember each and every detail of the past day. It had been a wonderful morning, She helped her mother and Nani in the kitchen to make breakfast and shared a sweet moment with them. Karthik had promised to meet her and tell her about his past. She had been eagerly waiting for the moment. She had told her mother about her going to meet Karthik, who was very happy that the he was finally opening up and advised me to listen to Karthik and try to understand him. I was eagerly waiting for the moment but than Karthik called and cancelled the meeting because his hostel friends had held a get together, Karthik called to apologize, later he called again to say that the meeting was on, she came to the decided area and called him after which she realized he was drunk, she asked him to go home and said that she had work else where, when she reached home she had got another call from him and found out he didn't go home and was still searching for her. Her mother hadn't come back home so she went to look for her with her father and found the abandoned car that belonged to her mother and at some distance Karthik's car. He was admitted, her father went with the police to the accident site and she was at the hospital. Finally doctor had announced that Karthik was out of danger.
She kept on rewinding the memories in her head but seemed to find no clue between them. She needed something that would assure everyone that Karthik couldn't have done anything. Even the smallest clue that could prove his innocene something she thought hard, than it finally came to her. The place where that blood trail was, and Karthik's car position. If Karthik had hit Akshara with his speeding car, he would have pushed her forward the blood trail would have been infront of from where Karthik's car was found but instead it was behind, meaning that another car had come the other way.
Naira breathed a sigh of relief at finally having found a lead though she knew it wasn't a very strong one, the police wasn't still sure who the blood belonged to, they just assumed it was her mother's but it wasn't proved. Though they had conducted a blood test and found out that it was the same blood groups her mother's, they couldn't rule out the possibility that many people have the same blood group and it could have been someone else.
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Karthik's cell
The confidence and determination in her voice had shocked him, he fell more deeply in love with her, if that was possible, he loved her to that extent he wasn't sure what he would do if he hadn't met her, he lived for her, his only happiness was her smile, his only sadness was her tears, if she hadn't been there he would have never lived in the true sense. When she hadn't trust him the last time he had been broken, his heart had shattered into piece learning about her distrust, knowing that she thought so cheaply about him. Look at the irony now, she held her trust even when he was accused of something this horrible and he himself admitted to the crime and he couldn't even be happy about it, he couldn't thank her for the unshakable trust, instead had to turn his back when she spoke,because he feared, what was in store. He knew she wouldn't stop until he was out. But he knew if he got out then the caller would carry out his threat. He felt sick thinking all about what the caller said, how easily he spoke about killing Akshara. If the person who caused all this to happen came infront of his eyes, he would kill the person with his own bare hands.
