Mannat was searching for Khushi when she heard muffled noises and followed the voice quietly and finally found her and untied her.

Kh~maasi

She stood up and hugged Mannat who hugged her back.

Mn~theek ho na beta?

Kh~main bilkul theek hoon maasi, lekin aap ko kaise pata main yahan hoon?

Mn~beta main raaste mein batati hoon, chalo jaldi

They walked outside quietly and sat in an auto and fled. Avneet came to the place where Khushi was tied earlier and saw her missing as well. She got shocked.

Av~ye dono aise kaise bhaag gaye meri giraft se? Wo Mannat, pehle wo bhaag gayi, aur phir Khushi ko bhi chhura le gayi, dono gaye haath se. Mannat!

She threw things around angrily.

Janvi was restless and was dialing Mannat's number again and again when she entered with Khushi.

Kh~mumma

Janvi was surprised and looked at Khushi, she cried with happiness and called her opening her arms, Khushi ran to her and hugged her.

J~kahan tha mera bacha? Are you okay meri nanhee si jaan? Theek ho na beta?

Kh~mumma main bilkul theek hoon, aap kaise ho? Aur aap yahan hospital mein kiun ho mumma? Kya hua?

J~kuchh nahi beta, ab aap aa gaye na, ab main theek hoon

Mannat smiled seeing them.

Mn~di, main ek call kar ke aayi

Janvi nodded and she went.

Kh~doctor uncle, (Viraj looked at her) mumma ka khayaal rakhne ke liye thanks

Viraj smiled.

V~no problem beta, its my job, achha main chalta hoon, off timing

Kh~bye

V~bye

He left.

Mannat rang up Zorawar.

Mn~Zorro, aap ko pata hai Avneet ne Khushi ko aur mujhe dono ko kidnap kar liya tha, hum dono bach gaye

Z~oh, tum dono theek ho na?

Mn~haan main theek hoon, Khushi bhi theek hai, di ke saath hai

Z~achha ek raat ke liye udhar main ruk jaata hoon, tum ghar aa jao rest kar lo, don't worry main dono ko sambhaal loon ga

Mn~are you sure?

Z~yes sure, aa jao ghar pe, balkay ek kaam karta hoon, tumhe leta hoon drop karta hoon ghar pe aur phir hospital mein jaata hoon rukne

Mn~lekin Zoro, abhi bhi Avneet on the loose hai

Z~tum police ko inform karna bhool gayi? Achha chhoro main karta hoon, aa raha hoon

Call disconnected. She went inside to Janvi and Khushi.

Mn~di, Khushi, main ghar ja rahi hoon haan abhi, Zoro rukengay yahan ek raat

J~haan tu ghar ja rest kar, we would be fine

Mannat smiled.

Zorawar was driving to the hospital when he stopped the car seeing Avneet in the way, he got out.

Z~kya hai ye? Beech mein kya khari ho? Dekho ek toh tum ne meri patni aur Khushi ko kidnap karne kiya aur aise khari ho jaise khud victim ho? Itni masoom shakal mat banao

Av~dekho Zorawar, ainda aisa nahi ho ga lekin ek shart oe, mujh se shahdi kar lo aur de do Mannat ko dhoka, phir na toh Mannat ko main kuchh karoon gi aur na Khushi ko

Zorawar got shocked and recalled his moments with Mannat.

Z~ye tum kya keh rahi ho? Meri patni hai wo

Av~theek hai, patni se lagta hai bilkul pyaar nahi, ab toh wo seedha maray gi

Z~nahi, kuchh nahi karo gi tum Mannat ko

Av~phir mujh se shahdi kar lo

Zorawar nodded reluctantly and Avneet smiled.

Shalini checked on Bhavesh before leaving.

Sh~abhi kaisa lag raha hai?

Bh~waisa he jaisa pehle lag raha tha, adhmara

Sh~don't worry, thora time lagay ga lekin sab theek ho ga, sabr se kaam lo, sabr ka phal meetha hota hai

Bh~I hope so

Sh~theek hai main chalti hoon, good night

Bh~good night.

She left. Pratham pampered Bhavesh and made him sleep.

Next day, Shalini collided into Viraj.

V~Shalini, suno na

Sh~kaho

V~Janvi jee ki behen Mannat jee bohat ziada pareshaan lag rahi hain

Sh~(teasingly) kya baat hai, pehle bas sirf patient Janvi ki fikr thi aur ab un ki family ki bhi itni chinta?

V~Shalini m serious, wo bohat tension mein dikh rahi hain

Sh~okay okay, dekho Viraj, agar tumhe itni he tension hai toh baat kar lo na, dekho kya bolti hai, Mannat ki behen ka aur bhi ziada khayaal rakho toh wo ye dekh kar ke tum us ki behen ka itna khayaal rakh rahay ho wo khud trust karne lagay gi aur bataye gi kuchh

Viraj nodded.

V~thanks for the advice Shalini, aisa he karoon ga main

Sh~but you know to be in limits, right?

V~of course, doctor hoon yaar, okay toh main jaata hoon, aur haan suno, tum toh ja rahi ho na? Tum home nurse ho gi na Bhavesh ke case ke liye?

Sh~haan

V~wo discharge hone wala hai, tum ja kar dekh lo sab kuchh,  drips wagaira dekh lo

He left, Shalini chuckled.

Sh~itni fikr pehle toh kabhi kisi patient ki nahi ki thi na he us ki family ki, Viraj bole na bole, mujhe pata hai ke ye pakka pyaar ka he chakkar hai

Pratham signed discharge papers of Bhavesh.

Pr~sun Bhavesh, main doosri formalities poori karne ja raha hoon, okay, phir hum ghar chalengay

Before he could say anything, there was a knock at the door and Shalini entered inside.

Sh~wo mujhe Dr Viraj ne bataya ke discharge hone walay hain aap ke bhai, (Pratham nodded in agreement) main leave le chuki hoon, aur jab tak aap ka bhai theek nahi hota, un ki home nurse rahoon gi toh aap log ke saath he chaloon gi, is that okay?

Pr~sure, main formalities poori karne ja raha hoon, aap mere bhai ka khayaal rakhna please

Sh~sure

Pr~thanks

He left. Shalini went to the other side of the bed and took off the drip from the stand and detached it from his palm.

Bh~Shalini

Sh~hmm?

Bh~main bohat nervous ho raha hoon, mujhe ghar jaane ka dil nahi kar raha

Sh~ghar ja kar achha lagay ga, don't worry, aur aap ke liye dost bhi toh chal rahi hai ghar, aur is dost ka vaada hai ke poora khayaal rakhoon gi har ek cheez ka

Bh~(smiled) thanks Shalini

Sh~welcome, waise agar kuchh share karna chaho toh m there

Bh~aisa lag raha hai jaise aadhi body kaat di gayi ho, aadhi body ho he nahi jaise

Sh~haan wo toh pata hai lekin main is baare mein baat nahi kar rahi thi, main in bruises ki baat kar rahi thi

Bh~ye bruises meri khud ki pohnchayi hui hain

Sh~jo khud ko khud chot pohnchata hai matlab ke agar koi suicidal hota hai na, toh us ki signs mujhe bhi achhi tarah pata hain, un sjgns mein se ek bhi natch nahi karti, so basically you're not suicidal, you're lying

Pratham entered, Shalini held Bhavesh's hand by which he felt goosebumps as she slowly pulled the duct tape from the back of his palm and he just watched her. She pulled out the cannula and his hand bled. She cleaned the blood and bandaged his hand and left his hand slowly.

Pr~formalities ho gayi poori, chalein ghar?

Bh~hmm chalo

Shalini brought a wheelchair for him, Pratham helped him sit on it and they exited the ward and the hospital, Pratham picked him and made him sit inside on the front seat, he sat on the driving seat and Shalini on back seat and the car drove off.

Viraj came to Janvi's ward and checked on her. Mannat sat lost.

Kh~doctor uncle, mumma ko discharge kab tak milay ga?

V~jaldi milay ga beta, as she's out of danger, bas thori he der mein discharge papers ready ho jayengay aur aap ki mumma aur aap ghar jayengay, hmm?

Khushi smiled and nodded.

J~(noticing Mannat) Mannat! (she didn't respond) ye Mannat ko kya hua? Mannat!

Janvi shrugged.

Kh~umm mumma main jaati hoon baat karti hoon

Janvi nodded and Khushi went and sat beside Mannat.

Kh~maasi, (she said shaking her a little) maasi! Maasi kya hua? Maasiiii, (Mannat startled) maasi kab se bula rahi hoon kya hua aap ko?

Mannat shook her head.

Kh~maasi koi baat hai toh share karo, aise chhupao mat

Mannat smiled at her.

Mn~kab mera chhota sa bacha itna bara ho gaya pata he nahi chala. Wo... (she looked at Janvi) aap ke mausa ji yahan kal raat aane walay thay lekin subah ho gayi aur wo ab tak nahi aye na, isliye tensed hoon beta

Kh~toh aap jao aur ghar pe dekho na maasi

Mn~lekin main aap dono ko chhor kar kaise jaun?

J~Mannat, (she looked at Janvi) dekh main hai na Khushi ko sambhaal loon gi, ab toh main theek hoon na? Tu ja, ghar oe dekh kya hua hai, hmm, fikr mat kar, ja

Mn~are you sure di?

J~m sure

Mn~okay, beta Khushi, mumma ka khayaal rakhna haan

She hugged Khushi and then left.

J~Khushi, beta aap ne kab se kuchh nahi khaaya ho ga na? Jao cafeteria se kuchh kha lo beta, (a nurse came to room) excuse me, aap please meri beti ko cafeteria le jaein gi?

Nurse~sure

She took Khushi.

Mannat went home and got shocked seeing Zorawar and Avneet married. She cried uncontrollably and walked to Zorawar.

Mn~ye... ye kya kiya aap ne? Aap ki patni main hoon main, is se shahdi kiun ki aap ne wo bhi mere hotay huay? Boliye jawab dijiye

Z~aaj, abhi, isi waqt, main tumhara aur mera ye rishta torta hoon, (he gave her divorce papers) sign karo in par

She looked on shockingly.

Mn~is giri hui aurat ke liye aap mujhe...

Z~maine kaha sign karo

Mannat's head began to spin and she fainted shocking Zorawar who threw his garland and rushed to her, Avneet fumed.

Z~Mannat? Mannat

He picked her in his arms and took her from there making her sit in the car and sat in leaving from there. Avneet got angry and broke her garland.

Av~what the hell? Ye us ke peechhe ek baar phir bhaag gaya.

She stomped her feet.

Part b to also come