After Naivedhi got the letter, she got a call and picked it.

N~hallo

Aa~hallo, as promised, aaj time aa he gaya humare face off ka.

N~haan lekin maine kaha tha bheed mein milengay, don’t tell me tum ne apna irada badal liya

Aa~milay thay bheed mein, you didn’t take any notice of me

N~matlab? Ye jo letter diya wo tum ne khud apne haath se diya

Aa~nooo, achha tum mujh se milo gi na, khud samajh jao gi main kahan mila tumhe. Abhi kahan ho tum?

N~dance program mein he hoon

Aa~wahan ke exit se bahar aao, (she exited the place nervously) ab seedhi seedhi chalti jao, saamne jo classroom hai, wo kholo aur andar aa jao

Naivedhi took baby steps to the classroom and opened it stepping inside only to be greeted by darkness. She flinched.

N~aa gayi, ab tum kahan ho?

Call disconnected, the classroom lit up and Naivedhi looked around to see a guy wearing a familiar mask. She widened her eyes as she recalled dancing with a guy wearing same mask.

N~tum? Tum ho Aakesh? Wohi jis ke saath maine dance kiya

Aa~yes, (he removed the mask and she gasped seeing him) main hoon Aakesh

She looked at him from top to bottom.

N~tum itne dekhe dekhe se lag rahay ho, lag he nahi raha main tum se first time mil rahi hoon

Aa~as I told you before, thora raaz bhi rehne do, and after meeting me tumhe lag raha hai na ke tum mujhe bohat time se jaanti ho? Toh theek lagta hai tumhe, zara gaur se mujhe dekho, dekho usay jis ki aawaz ko tum phone par nahi pehchaan saki, dekho

She looked at him carefully and tried hard to recall.

N~school ke zamane mein toh… ek aisa larka tha jis se main close thi. Lekin us ka naam toh… Akshay tha

Aa~main kaun hoon? Look at me

She narrowed her eyes at him and gasped.

N~tum he Akshay ho, aur Aakesh bhi?

Aa~haan, Akshay toh mera naam change kar ke rakha gaya tha, mera birth name Aakesh hai

She recalled the school days.

Flashback:

It was during the ninth grade when the duo studied together. Naivedhi was reading in the class room in the free period. Akshay (Aakesh) came and sat beside her.

Ak~aeyy sun na Naivedhi

N~kya Akshay? Dikh nahi raha, m reading

Ak~oh miss book worm, abhi free period hai, abhi toh baat kar na yaar, aur dekh akele mein Akshay nahi, Aakesh bola kar

N~okay Aakesh

Ak~achha sun, (he took the book from her) yaar 12th pass kar ke bhi hum saath saath ek he college mein jayengay, okay?

N~hmm, sochungi

Ak~kya sochay gi? Main tera sab se closest friend hoon, aur tujhe sochna kya hai yaar?

N~oh m just teasing yaar, main kiun bhala tujh se alag houn gi, mere cute se dimple walay friend

They laughed.

It was time for exams, Naivedhi used to study hard during the nights as well as the day. At night, she was studying when she got a call.

N~hallo

Ak~hi, yaar tera kitna hua? I can’t study a bit

N~achha? Aur mujhe bhi nahi parhne de rahay? Great

Ak~kya tu bhi? Mujhe samjha yaar sab kuchh. Meri kuchh samajh nahi aa raha

N~tu class mein kahan hota hai ye bata?

Ak~tere saath hota hoon. Chal ab samjha yaar sab kuchh. Give me some of your time, tera koi nuksaan nahi ho ga, you’re a bookworm, tu achhay number se pass ho jaye gi, but just help me out yaar

N~okay Akshu, don’t panic

Ak~Aakesh

N~haan yaar. Chal ab sun…

She explained him everything and then he was relieved.

Ak~thanks yaar, sab samajh aa gaya meri

N~good, chal ab revision kar, bye

Call disconnected.

Exams were over, Naivedhi met Akshay.

N~tere saare exams kaise rahay?

Ak~bas theek thaak

N~oh, chal pass toh ho he jaaye ga na?

Ak~of course

Results came, Naivedhi came to Akshay and hugged him.

N~yaar I can’t believe this. Sab mein A1 grades hain mere

Ak~congrats Naivedhi

She released the hug.

N~tu khush nahi hai?

Ak~I scored low marks, mujhe ye saal repeat karna ho ga

N~what? Dikha

She saw his report card and looked at him sadly.

N~Akshay, main bolti thi na parho. Chal koi nahi, main tere saath ye saal repeat kar loon gi

Ak~nahi yaar, mere chakkar mein tera saal kiun waste ho? I think school change karna ho ga

N~aise mat bol yaar, please

They shared a hug sadly.

And then, Akshay really had to change his school saddening Naivedhi. They lost contact over the years as his parents were strict and made him focus on studies. And as there was no contact between the duo, they also had stopped meeting and Naivedhi forgot about him.

Fb end.

Naivedhi looked at him emotionally.

N~Akshay, tum he Aakesh ho. Yaar itne time se ye luka chuppi khel rahay ho. Prank calls, letters, tum mujh se directly kiun nahi milay?

Aa~you forgot me

She shook her head.

N~yaad aata rehta tha, bohat try kiya tha contact karne ki, I couldn’t. And then I stopped trying. Tumhe main kaise mili?

Aa~pyaar ho gaya tha tum se school ke he zamane se. Ab main India ke top businessmen mein se ek hoon, parhaai saath saath chal rahi thi, apne sources se maine tumhare baare mein pata lagaya. Mujhe pata laga tum is college mein ho, kis hostel mein ho. Recently jab call kiya na, I joked with u ke college ka naam batao, mujhe toh pehle se pata tha. Still you told, unknowingly tum mujh pe trust karti he thi. Mdri kismat dekho, us din tum ne chachi ke saamne mera he birth name liya. Jo mera spy tha na, us ne mujhe bataya.

Flashback:

“Sir, wo apni chachi se keh rahi thi ke us ka overseas se boyfriend hai jis ka naam hai Aakesh.”

Aa~oh, sahi mauka hai usay contact karne ka. Tum ne check kiya na, same number hai na us ka

“Jee sir.”

Aa~ab tumhe mera ek aur kaam karna hai, us college mein student ban ke jaana hai, usi ki class mein. Agay main bata doon ga

“Sure sir.”

Fb end.

Aa~tum ne number bhi wohi rakha tha. So I could contact you. Remember the student in your class named Harsh, wo hai mera spy. Jo larki tumhare kamre mein mere letters chhorti thi, wo thi Trisha.

He pointed at the entrance, she turned and the duo entered with a smile. Naivedhi looked at Aakesh.

Aa~mera itna bara kaam karne ke liye thanks

The duo smiled at him and then at Naivedhi and left. She turned to Aakesh and tearfully ran to him and hugged hi. He hugged her back.

N~sorry, tumhe bhool jaane ke liye. But I swear maine try kiya tha.

Aa~jaanta hoon yaar, ab main aa gaya na

N~sorry yaar

Aa~ek shart pe maanun ga, (they released the hug) tum ne kaha tha na chachi se ke shahdi karo gi toh bas sirf Aakesh se, toh tumhe apna wo promise poora karna ho ga, (he went on one knee presenting a rose before her) mujh se shahdi karo gi? Karo gi apna promise poora? Tumhe har cheez ki aazadi ho gi, our wedding would be very dreamy, nightmare nahi. Haan bas ek cheez ki aazadi nahi ho gi, doosre larko’n ko dekhne ki aazadi.

N~(jumped in joy and took the rose from him) haan haan haan, karoon gi tum se shahdi, nibhaun gi apna promise

He stood up and they shared a hug. The duo walked out hand in hand to the dance program which was still on and then danced happily.

Tere bin mein dekhun na subah
Nigaahon se yeh vaada kar
Liya
Tere bin mein dekhun na subah
Nigaahon se abhi yehvaada kar
Liya
Tere bin ho chalna bhi saza
Ki raahon se abhi, yeh vaada kar
liya
Suno yehi jazbaat hai mera
Yeh dil kahe ki khwaishein jeenay ki saath hain tere

Tere bin ho saason se juda
hawaaon se abhi, yeh vaada kar liya
tere bin mein dekhun na subah
Nigaahon se abhi, yeh vaada kar liya

Tu who zameen jis pe maine toh apni yeh duniya basaayi hai

Mein bin tere ab kaha jaunga

Tu aasra hai mera, main toh jeeta hoon tere bharose pe

Main bin tere ab na jee paunga

Meri toh ye har baat tukhse hai

Tuhi meri hai dhoop aur meri barsaat tujhse hai

Tere bin na barse yeh ghata

Ghataaon se abhi, yeh vaada kar liya

Tere bin mein dekhun na subah

Nigaahon se abhi, yeh vaada kar liya

Tara and Deep watched them.

T~Naivedhi ko Aakesh finally mil gaya

D~un ko un ka pyaar mil gaya, kya tumhe tumhara pyaar mila?

T~haan, wo tum ho, yaad hai na mumma papa se kya kaha tha maine? Ke tum mere hone wale husband ho, ho na?

D~haan, I love you Tara

T~I love you too Deep

Jo haath mein ho tera haath toh yeh lakeerein dhadakti hain

Tu ho judaa sab thama sa lagey

Jo tu mere paas hai toh yakeen apne hone pe hota hai

Tu ho juda sab guma sa lagey

Haan tu meri aadat mein shaamil hai

Mere liye main sach kahoon tu ibadaat ke kabil hai

Tere bin na puri ho dua

Duaon se abhi, yeh vaada kar liya

Tere bin mein dekhun na subah

Nigaahon se abhi, yeh vaada kar liya (Tere Bin~Dil toh bachcha hai jee)

Their college ended, they passed exams and even apologized to the principal and warden for their mischiefs and as their alliances were fixed, they invited them to their marriage. Tara and Deep married in Indian style meanwhile Aakesh and Naivedhi married in Christian style. Ritu surprised Aakesh and Naivedhi with honeymoon tickets and Rashi and Jigar also surprised Tara and Deep with tickets to honeymoon for them. Naivedhi-Aakesh met Deep-Tara.

N~kaisi hai married life? Nightmare ya dream?

T~daydream dressed like a nightmare

N~achha?

They had a laugh.

T~teri married life kaisi hai?

N~dreamy

They smiled.

Aa~married life se pehle single life kaisi thi koi ye kiun nahi poochhta?

T~aray jeeju, mujhe pata hai kaisi thi life aap ki, mehnat mushakkat wali thi, kiun ke Naivedhi ka dil jeetne mein kaafi time laga, hai na?

Aa~haan

The duo had a laugh.

Aa~Deep, tumhari life kaisi thi?

D~bakwaas thi, lekin Tara ke aane ke baad achhi ho gayi

Tara blushed seeing him. He kissed her cheek.

Aa/N~ohhh

D~hey, stop teasing haan. Waise kahan ja rahay ho honeymoon pe?

N~Switzerland, aur jaisa chachi ne chaha tha, main business bhi takeover kar rahi hoon apne papa ka

T~good good

N~aur tum log kahan ja rahay ho?

T~London mein

N~good luck

In London, Deep and Tara went to cruise and romanced. Deep bought balloons for Tara. They enjoyed a lot. Aakesh and Naivedhi went for swimming in the sea together and they also enjoyed a lot. 

The end