Ansh took Vineet to their home though Vineet refuses to go with a stranger but Ansh was able to trick him.

Hrishika rings the doorbell as Ansh holds Vineet by his arm who was scolding him continuously for holding him.

A maid servant opens the door and invites them inside. As they step in, they hear Anamika's roaring voice.

''Tumhare rishtedaar lagte hai ye sab jo andar ghusaye jaa rahi ho sabko!" She shouted at the maid.

''Lekin aapne hi toh bulaya tha.'' Ansh spoke, trying to insert a little false information in his mother's head.

''Ye kya locha hai, Isne Tumhe bulaya toh toh mujhe kyun leke aaye yahan? Kahin tum jabardasti iss buddhi se Meri shadi toh nahi karwana chahte ho? Dekho, main isko Kabhi accept nahi karunga samjhe!" Vineet declares as he jerks Ansh's hand.

''Arey tum kya nahi accept karoge main tumko reject karti hoon. Niklo mere ghar se aur apne khandan ko bhi leke jao!" Anamika ordered him as she stood before them.

Vineet pushes her away.

''Reject bolke chadh rahi hai, dekho isko. Ajeeb aurat hai ek toh dusre ke ghar ko apna batati hai uspe chipakne ki koshish. Sun buddhi, sarafat se nikal mere ghar se nahi toh meri biwi aa gayi na toh soch lena, ghasit ke nikalegi ghar se!" Vineet threatens her.

Ansh chuckles, his father is threatening his mother by taking her name only!!!

''Chup buddhe!! Ek toh apne saath ye do extra luggage leke ghoom rahe ho uspe ek aur lana hai tumhe. Jyada mere ghar mei ghusne ki jarurat nahi samjhe.'' Anamika rolls her eyes to which Vineet throws a glass of water on her face, shocking the other three.

Anamika fumes in anger and pulls his hair.

''Kaminey!" She shouted, pulling his hair harshly.

Hrishika holds her by the waist and tries to separate them while Ansh tries to loosen Anamika's grip on Vineet's hair but the lady was holding it tightly.

Vineet was pinching her arm continuously to loosen her grip.

''Abey pichashni chod mujhe!!" Vineet shouted.

''Aap chod dijiye na unko please!" Hrishika tries to convince Anamika who tries to jerk her away.

''Haan kyun nahi, tumhare baap ne mere upar pani pheka wo toh na dikha tumhe aab main kuch kar rahi hoon toh takleef ho rahi hai. Jab itni problem hai toh kyun leke ghoom rahe ho iss paagal ko.'' Anamika retorts.

Anamika's hard grip on Vineet's hair creates a problem for him, he feels pain around his neck while Anamika feels the same for her arm but none were ready to leave.

''Chodo ek dusre ko, abhi!" Ansh says a bit loudly and separates them forcefully.

Vineet sat down on the floor holding his head while Anamika caressed her arm which has black spots at many places.

Ansh asks the caretakers to take them in their respective rooms. They follow his command, Ansh takes a deep breath. It isn't any new to him, sometimes his parents get hyper and it gets hard for him to control them.

Hrishika places her hand on his shoulder, Ansh looks at her. They take their seats, Hrishika holds his hand.

''Ansh, mujhe galat maat samajh na par kya tumhe nahi lagta aise unhe saath rakh ke tum muskilein aur badha rahe ho? I mean, agar wo hospital mei rahe toh shayad wo jaldi recover kar paayenge. Humne abhi dekha, saath mei aate hi dono ladne lagte hai, shayad alag rahe toh ye ladaiyan nahi hogi.'' Hrishika suggested.

Ansh stares, this is what he feared.

''Hrishu tumhe pata hai, meri mumma ka bachpan ka sapna tha ek lawyer banna. Unhone apne sapne ke liye sabse ladai ki aur wo ek lawyer ban ke rahi. There was a time jab pure shehar mei koi meri mumma ke samne khada nahi ho sakta tha, aaj bhi log unka example dete hai unke jaisa banna chahte hai, unko apna guru mante hai. Lekin ek waqt aisa aaya jab unhone apna sapna dav pe laga diya aur sab chodne ko taiyaar ho gai ek jhatke mei. Malum hai jiske liye? Mere liye!! Meri liye unhone apna sapna jo Unhone dekha nahi jeeya hai usse chod diya kyunki wo mujhe waqt dena chahti thi, kyunki wo mere saath rehna chahti, mujhe apna pyar dena chahti thi issliye unhone apna sapna bhoola diya!!"

''Mere papa aaj kuch zidd pe add jaate hai, kabhi kabhi bache ban jaate hai. Main sab chup chap hone deta hoon kyunki unse jyada ziddi Kabhi main tha. Wo ek CID officer the aur maine unke kai files phad diye hai, ek bar unka phone pani mei duba diya tha meine, kai baar zidd karke unko jaane nahi deta tha. Aur tab unhone mujhe kabhi nahi danta, kabhi gussa nahi hue na kabhi mujh se chidhe nahi.''

''Aab tum batao, jinhone mere liye apna sab kuch chod diya main unhe kaise chod dun? Kya ye sahi hoga? Unhone jis bache ke liye khudko bhula diya wo aaj unse pareshan hoke kahin chod aaye na toh fir koi maa baap apne bache ke liye kuch karne se pehle soo baar sochenge. Kyunki jab bade hoke bache apne maa baap ko na sambhal paaye toh kya faida aise bachon ka.'' Ansh expresses because he has seen the struggle of his parents, their sacrifice for him. He can never pay back what they did for him.

Hrishika was tongue tied. The guy is really emotional and connected to his parents such that he can't bear anything against him.

''Ansh mera wo matlab nahi tha, meine ye nahi kaha tum unhe chod. Bas issliye kaha kyunki mujhe laga tumhe takleef ho rahi hai aur shayad tumhe jarurat ho kuch aaram ki. I know tum unse bahut pyar karte ho, par har chij tum nahi sambhal sakte.'' Hrishika clarifies her point.

''Main janta hoon tum kya kehna chah rahi ho par main ye kabhi nahi kar sakta. Koi mere saath ho ya na ho main hamesha unke saath rahunga aur unko sambhalunga chahe wo mujhe pehchane ya naa pehchante!" Ansh exclaims meaningfully.

Hrishika stares at him for many moments, many thoughts running around her head.

She takes a deep breath and holds his hand and asks him to follow her. Ansh was confused but obeys. They leave the house and settle in the car, Hrishika takes the charge to drive. Ansh was confused but stayed silent, letting her do what she wanted. After a journey of a few moments, Hrishika stops the car. Ansh looked out, she had stopped the car before her house.

Ansh gazes at her, why did she bring him here?

Hrishika asks him to descend and takes him towards her house.

''Hum yahan kyun aaye hai?" Ansh questions.

Hrishika turns to him,''kyunki main nahi chahti tum ye sab kuch akele sambhalo. Pichle teen saal se toh tum sab akele kar hi rahe ho na par aab main tumhara saath dena chahti hoon. Main chahti hoon ki hum shadi kar le taki ye zimmadari hum mil ke nibha sake!" Hrishika exclaims, Ansh was overwhelmed at her statement.

''Main unke bina shadi nahi kar sakta Hrishu!!" Ansh declares.

Hrishika sighs,''Ansh main kahan keh rahi hoon hum unke bina shadi karenge. Main janti hoon tum unke bina kuch nahi karna chahte par hum court marriage toh kar sakte hai na aur jab wo thik ho jaayenge tab wo jaisa chalenge waisa karenge. Ansh main tumhe akele aise pareshan nahi dekh sakti, please andar chalo aur papa se baat karo. Main janti hoon wo samajh jaayenge hamari baat aur raazi bhi honge par unse pehle Tumhe ready hona hoga. Please Ansh, meri baat maano.'' Hrishika requested, she loves him and doesn't want him to suffer though she knows Ansh is doing things out of love for his parents but he's suffering. He has kept things hidden because he had a fear, he was faking to be happy. She wants him to be happy in a real sense.

Ansh stares at her for many moments. Well, the girl is right. He actually needs someone by his side to support him and Hrishika will be perfect for that. He's hesitant but agrees to her, well he needs to take a step one or the other day.

Hrishika jumps on her toes and pulls him inside. She offered him a seat and called her parents. They were surprised to see a worried Ansh sitting.

Hrishika asks them to settle and looks at her parents who were confused while Ansh was nervous.

''Papa, Ansh aapse kuch baat karna chahta hai!" Hrishika told her father, Varun.

Her father nodded, Hrishika assured Ansh to ask him to converse with him.

Ansh turned to them, their gazes questioning. He takes deep breaths assuring himself.

''Uncle...main Hrishika se shadi karna chahta hoon!" He exclaims in a breath.

Varun gazes at them and laughs.

''Beta, wo toh hum pehle se jante hai tum dono ek dusre ko pasand karte ho aur shadi karna chahte ho par beta aisi baat parents aapas mei karte hai. Jab tumhare parents London se aa jaaye tab hum unse baat karenge aur decide karenge.'' Varun replies calmly.

''Wo yahin hai papa, par wo aa nahi sakte.'' Hrishika told them.

Her parents were puzzled, they looked at them confusedly. While Hrishika's later words shocked them to the core and their reply shocked the other two, such that they couldn't utter a single word.

...

To be continued..