"Preeta.....preeta....Kya hua, tum kaha chali gai...." Karan was murmuring from opposite side, but preeta was probably not in sense.

Sarla suddenly spot preeta.

Sarla : (happily) preeta aa gai, are beta waha kyu khadi hai, yaha aa na. Baith.

Karan's murmuring stopped listening sarla's voice.

Preeta with sad face came inside. She signed lorraine regarding their presence, but she too was having sad face.

Raghuveer : preeta beta, kabse ham tumhaara wait Kar rahe the, khair chodo. Aao na baitho.

Sarla : (happily) preeta beta mujhe aakash ne bataya wo timse kitna pyaar karta hai, isiliye usne hame yaha bulaakar itna accha surprise diya dekho, tumhaare liye uske bhai ne aakash ka rishta laaya hai.

Unexpected shock received preeta and karan as well.

Karan : (shocked) what the hell..

Preeta : (shocked) maa...

Raghuveer : ha beta, ham ne sab baat kar liya, hamne rishta pakka karane ka soch liya hai.

Another shock to them.

Raghuveer : ab to koi dikkat nahi hogi Shaadi me.

Aman : Ji bilkul, preeta bhi aa gai, ab to baat hi nahi koi. (To preeta) waise preeta manna padega, tum sachme bohot beautiful ho, tabhi hi Mera Bhai aakash itna pyaar karta hai tumse.

Preeta slightly smile.

Preeta was so tensed, while aakash's eyes were only fixed on her with a smirking face.

Aakash : sahi kaha Bhai, tabhi to mujhe Shaadi ki itni jaldi hai na. (Eyeing preeta)

Sarla : are damad ji fikar mat kariye, ham jald se jald shaadi karwa denge aapki.

Raghuveer : ji bilkul, and Kal muh mitha karane ki rasam rakh lete hai pehle to.

Aman : Ji bilkul. Nek kaam me deri kaisi.

Raghuveer : ekdam, fir uske baad pandit ji ko bulaakar Shaadi ki tarikh bhi pakki karwa lenge.

Sarla : (in emotional tone) Meri beti itni badi ho gai, bhagwan Meri bacchi ko khush rakhe hamesha.

Sarla goes and kissed her forehead, while preeta were having invisible tears in her eyes.

Aakash : (going to sarla and preeta) aunty thank you so much, aapne mujhe itni badi khushi di hai na (eyeing preeta) ki mai zaahir hi nahi kar sakta hu.

Sarla : are beta iski kya zaroorat hai, hamari beti ko koi khush rakhega isse badi baat hamare ho bhi Kya sakti hai.

Aakash : aunty....you are the best.

Shares a hug with sarla.

Sarla : khush raho beta.

Sarla again sat back on coach.

Aakash was standing near preeta, he passed an evil smirk to her, while prreta glared him dangerously.

Other side, elders were busy in discussing, they didn't notice them.

Immediately, aakash wrapped around preeta, she become shocked.

Preeta : (disgustingly) aakash leave me.

Aakash made his grip more tighter.

Aakash : (in her ears) what you thought sweetheart, itne aasani se mujhse bach jaaogi, well no dear. You'll regret now.

Preeta pushed him, they got separated.

Preeta : (angrily) kya socha tumne, mere parents ko apni side karke bach jaaoge, agar aisa hai to bohot galat socha hai tumne. Tum kabhi kamyaab nahi hoge.

Aakash : well let's see sweetheart.

He passed a wink to her.

But as expected, all were heard by karan in call. He was all red in anger. Karan cut the call.

Aakash moved back.

Aakash : waise aunty, uncle mai kya soch raha tha ki kyu na kal preeta ko lekar kahi bahar chale jaau ?

Preeta widened her eyes listening it.

Raghuveer : ha ye to bohot acchi baat hai.

Preeta : (immediately) nahi.

Raghuveer and sarla become shocked and saw her.

Sarla : (shocked) kyu preeta ?

Preeta : (stammered) wo...wo kal office me...ek important meeting hai...to isiliye.

Aakash : are preeta tum tension mat lo. Mai karan se baat kar lunga, tumhaara boss mera bohot accha dost hai.

He smirked, and preeta become so angry. Sarla, raghuveer and aman smiled.

Aman : chaliye aunty, uncle ab ham chalte hai.

Stood up with joining hands.

Raghuveer : thodi der aur ruk jaate beta.

Aman : ji shukriya, par abhi nikalte hai.

Sarla : haa Ji, (to preeta) preeta beta hamlog bhi chalte hai, ham chacha ji ke yaha jaa rahe hai.

Raghuveer : chalo beta, dhyaan rakhna apna dono.

Both nodded their head.

After meeting and greeting, they all leave the apartment.

Preeta sat on couch and tear fall from her face. Lorraine worriedly kept her hand on preeta's.

Preeta then only ran towards the room, and lorraine sighed seeing her.

Lorraine : oh god, ye kya ho gaya, bas make everything fine.

She prayed tearfully.

Karan's room :

Karan was pacing here and there angrily, he already had damaged some things of his room.

Karan : (angrily) ye aakash ki itni himmat kaise hui, kuch na kuch to ab karna hi padega, ye bohot chalak ban raha hai. Lekin ise mai bilkul jeetne nahi dunga....huuhhh

He closed his eyes for some seconds.

Karan : (calming) calm down karan, pehle preeta ko call karta hu, wo bohot tensed hogi. Uske baad kuch sochunga.

He dialed preeta's number.

Sitting on bed with tears, preeta saw karan's name flashed on her mobile phone.

She didn't picked it.

Karan tried two-three times, but she didn't answered any.

Then one message appeared on screen.

Karan : preeta please pick my phone, don't ignore it. Please preeta.

Finally now, preeta picked his phone.

Karan : (panicked) hello preeta, are you fine tum thik ho. Call Kyu nahi utha rahi thi. Preeta, please kuch to bolo. Preeta dekho aisa mat karo, please kuch to bolo.

But instead of receiving any answer, preeta let her tears flowing out. She cried at last.

Karan heard it, he felt so bad feeling her crying.

Karan : (softly) preeta.

She was only crying her heart out and not listening to karan.

Preeta : (crying) karan.....wo.... wo aakash....Karan.... (cries)

Karan : babydoll, shhh...dekho shaant ho jaao, mujhe sab pata hai, wo aakash aaya tha, air usne Kya kiya mujhe sab pata hai, lekin tum please pehle shaant ho jaao. Rona band karo babydoll.

Preeta become surprised for a minute, regarding how karan knew it, her tears now stopped.

Preeta : (wiping tears) karan tumhe kaise pata chala.

Karan : wo, bhool gai, tum door open kar rahi thi tab mera call on tha.

Preeta remembered.

Preeta : ohh ha...to tumne sab sun liya na (sadly)

Karan : offo babydoll, ha maine sab sun liya, lekin tum aise sad mat ho please babydoll.

Preeta : karan kaise upset na hou, wo aakash mere mummy Papa ko apni taraf karke (tearfully).... rishta fir kara liya, mai...kuch nahi kar paai karan. Aur mai kuch kar bhi nahi sakti hu, karan...wo aakash bohot bura hai....

Karan sighed.

Karan : babydoll listen, dekho wo aakash tumhe pata hai na kaisa hai, usne jhooth kehkar tumhaare parents ko fasaya hai. Lekin tum bilkul tension kar lo, mai use kabhi apne maksad me kabhi kamyaab nahi hoga.

Preeta : lekin Karan....

Karan : (interrupting her) babydoll, just trust me for once. Please.

Preeta blink her eyes listening him.

Preeta : haa....karan are you sure na.

Karan : more than anything babydoll.

Preeta smiled.

Preeta : thank you karan.

Karan : no need babydoll, just sleep peacefully. Goodnight.

Preeta : same to you.

Preeta was about to cut the call.

Karan : and haa, don't sit and cry babydoll.

And he cut the call.

Preeta giggled.

Preeta : pagal.

She closed her eyes, and peacefully laid on bed.

Precap : alliance fixed finally.