Niharika felt as she is on cloud nine now when Dheeraj got discharged from hospital...he asked her how he reached here to which she slowly and carefully explained everything to him...

He just listened to her silently...the each and every word she spoke pricked inside his heart like thrones ...
After she completed he hugged her tightly, closing his eyes....

" Sonu...I'm sorry.. because of me you suffered a lot....but trust me I can't recollect anything.... I'm feeling like I'm just woke up from a sleep.... seriously I didn't know that I troubled you this much Sonu.." he said

"No raj ...what are you saying.. It's ok...it happened and it's our fate..we have to accept it...it's ok... But now I'm so happy that I got my racoon back..." She said moving apart from his hug and pulling his cheeks...
He just smiled at her and took her hands in his and kissed it...

" Really ....now I wanted to start a fresh and new beginning with you... yeah I really mean it and really wanted to....from now onwards,no tears no sadness...only happiness..only you and me " he said looking directly into her eyes .....she nodded her head up and down in agreement...

Just then ,they the heard door creak opening.... both parted away and looked up to see darshan standing with a bill and medicines in his hand....
He came inside and sat on the chair beside...

" Hey...how is he ?" He asked to niharika in a low voice...

" Hey ..I'm alright...and I'm not still that old one...I remembers everything..." Dheeraj narrowed his eyes at darshan to which darshan sighed....

" Achcha hua ki ise yaad aa gaya...drama karke karke dhak chuka hu mein..." ( It's good that you got your memory back... I'm already tired by doing drama for you)Darshan faked sadness ....

" Sakha.... please...stop now...raj don't take much stress....ghar jake bhi jagada kar sakte hai tum dono ko( you both can fight even after going back to home)" niharika said to which both gave a sharp glare to her....

" Ha sakhi ... doctor told me that we have to stay here two more days as there are another test for him..." Darshan said

" But why ....look I'm alright..I have no problem..then why?I can't stay here anymore..I have to reach home as soon as possible..I want to meet ma, bhabhi and I'm already missing hrishu badly" Dheeraj whined like a stubborn kid

" No raj...you have to ....look at you ... already pale and weak..it's just a matter of two days after that you can go wherever you want..and you can meet ma, rithi and hrishu ." Darshan instructed him just like a big brother...he nodded....

Ankit and radhika got very much happy hearing the news of Dheeraj gained his memory...they did all help for them in these two days and after two days they went back to Mumbai....

Maheswari was on cloud nine seeing her son like this after a long month of time... niharika has already informed them and Maheswari was all set to welcome her son back....she hugged him and both shred tears of joy ....
He took hrishika in his arms and side hugged Rithika....
" Chachu.." he heard his little angel hrishika calling him and he swirled her inside his arms ....
They all drowned in the world of happiness and just at that time , again to double their happiness... Maheshwari just broke that surprise.....

" So Nikku.raj....do you both know what's the date tomorrow...?" Maheshwari asked looking at them....
Both looked each other with a confusing expression and shook their head....

" Don't you guys know...then let me remember you that tomorrow is a big day for you both...and..." Rithika was about to continue but Dheeraj and Niharika suddenly cut off her and said in unison...

" wedding anniversary!!?!!"

They Heard a huge laughter from the trio and they face palmed themselves in embarrassment

" Yes ..it's your wedding anniversary tomorrow and you guys almost forgot it...? Rithika asked

" No bhabhi...it's not like that actually... didn't bothered about it in these chaos " Niharika said ...her face turned all pink in shy...

" Ha..haa...we knew it ...how much tensed you are..so don't worry ..we have planned everything for a grand party....you guys just have to attend it..." Maheshwari added to which both Dheeraj and niharika shared a surprise look....

" Ok...ok...rest of discussions can be done afterwards...maa I'm so hungry..I'll be back in 10minutes... please take something to eat..." Darshan whined to which Maheswari nodded and went inside... everyone departed to their respective rooms...

Dheeraj felt like he has got a rebirth after entering into his room...he looked around as if he is seeing it for the first time.... during these months , he was using a room on downstairs as Dr forbidded him from climbing stairs and niharika too found it as a blessing...or else she had to rearrange the whole room....but everything remained the same ......
He breathed fresh air as niharika pulled the curtains and opened the window....

He saw niharika removing her earrings and taking her dresses along with towel to get fresh up..he sat on the bed looking at her....she passed a smile at him and went inside....

After sometime,she came back and saw him still on bed thinking something....she stood infront of the mirror and started to dry her hairs off...
He slowly went near her and hugged her from.back....
She too held his hands and he nuzzled more into her neck....

" Thankyou so much..." He muttered..and she frowned

" Abe oye..." Her voice was a bit higher than usual....
He looked up at her through the mirror and saw her in a serious expression....

" What?" He asked

" Who am I to you before becoming your wife?" She asked

" My best friend..." he said...

" And tell me who says thanks to their friend..haan" she said and looked at him with anger....he ran from there with a mischievous smirk...

She ran behind him and both ran like kids around the bed to catch...she threw towel over him from which he cleverly escaped and showed his tongue out to her which made her more angry....

Finally giving up he sat on the bed...she found it as a best opportunity as she ran towards him to hut him but he wisely streched his legs out to which she stumbled on it and fell on to the bed beside him....
He immediately hovered her...she turned her head ...
His ran his index finger from her forehead till her chin and turned her face towards him....

He just leaned forward and she curled her toes up.......
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Around night,
Everyone had a happy dinner than ever before....they was about to depart to their respective rooms, suddenly they heard the sound of a car .....
Darshan went to check who it was and seeing the person ,he slightly smiled...it was aham....

" Hey ...how was your journey?" Darshan enquired hugging him...he cr Inside along with darshan

Niharika 's face fell seeing him infront of her....in these days, she only prayed that he never come back but.....
She plastered a smile on her face....

" Hey...hai.." she saw Dheeraj going towards him with a smile ...

Niharika went behind him as she no longer trusts aham....aham too hugged him back ... niharika didn't tell anyone about his truth till now..not even to Dheeraj...her blood boiled in anger seeing him again...

" How was your journey buddy...how long yaar..I'm so happy.." Dheeraj said which obviously made aham confused...

Suddenly an idea struck on her head...
" Pehchana ye kon hai?"( Did you recognise him)she immediately asked purposefully just to inform aham that Dheeraj now know everything

" Haa... why not...how can't I recognise aham...long time yaa.." Dheeraj replied and hugged him which stunned aham....
Aham looked at niharika with astonishment to which sfe smiled ....

" I'm so sorry aham...Sonu told me everything....I troubled you too...." Dheeraj continued....
Aham was taken aback...that means he remembered everything....

Aham smiled and said " yes....I'll take to you later..now I'm a bit tired...." He faked a smile and said to Dheeraj...

"Yaa.. ofcourse...I didn't even bothered about it...you go. And get fresh... we'll talk later..." Dheeraj said and aham was about to go
Niharika came to him....

" Ab drame karne ka koi zarurat nahi hai aham....sab khatam ho chuka hai...aur ha...tum bhi khatam karlo...sab and ha tomorrow is our wedding anniversary... party hai.zarur aana" she said with a little sarcasm in her words which wasn't unnoticed by aham...

He immediately went upstairs, into his room and latched the door...he took his laptop out and started to check his house CCTV footages....
Yes, he was very smart that he already had a doubt on niharika's changed behaviour towards him....

He thoroughly examined the CCTV footages and saw niharika running out of the house.....
His fists clenched in anger and he shut his laptop with a thud...

" Oh shit..." He muttered gritting his teeth....

He immediately took out his mobile and dialled someone's number....
He had a conversation with that person and he finally said...

" Now I want both of them go out of this world...I'll kill her tomorrow...and I'm giving that golden opportunity to you... Tomorrow it will be their wedding anniversary..but on next year it will be their death anniversary too.."he said and cut the call...
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Next day,
Niharika got ready in excitement as it's their big day today ...their first wedding anniversary....she couldn't believe that 1 year passed like a Strom...
She got ready in Dheeraj's favourite blood red saree with matching earrings and a bit make up to enhance her beauty...
Her sindhoor and mangalsutra stood proudly on her forehead and neck respectively... within this time, he too got ready in his jet black suit with a red satin cloth tucked onto his pocket just to match with her outfit...

Dheeraj's breathe got hitched seeing the ethereally beautiful form of his wife , standing right infront of his eyes....he suddenly noticed something she is wearing and he realised that it's the same pendent he gifted to her on their first date...
He slowly went near and stood behind her ....
she turned to him in a filmy style and asked" Kaise lag rahi hoo mein"

" Beautiful as ever ..." he said lost in her eyes....
She chuckled hearing his words and he immediately pulled her towards him and kissed her cheeks...

" Nazar na lage kisi ka " he said...

" Cheezy...and look at you you are so........" She was about to say further but stopped and smiled

" So...?" He asked

" Hot!!!" She said looking down in shy ...
He smirked and again leaned forward to seal his lips with hers but suddenly they heard Rithika calling them...
They moved apart and walked downstairs...

And finally they reached the courtyard to see a grand party was arranged there ... decorated with white and red flowers...white and red Balloons ....they saw the whole way they have to walk was paved with red rose petals and small diyas on side....
Niharika and Dheeraj exchanged glances and smiled at each other...
They walked through the rose paved path towards a small but grand dias arranged at the centre of the courtyard....

Niharika saw Sangeetha,nitheesh , Namish and rekha along with bhavini standing on the side with a smile on their faces....
Everyone clapped as they together cut the cake .....
Dheeraj presented a beautiful anklets to her and made her wear it ....
And niharika gifted him an expensive watch which she was brought on their 6 th month anniversary to surprise him...

Everyone was happy for them except two....aham clenched his fist in anger....

After sometime,
Dheeraj got busy in talking to him business clients and friends whereas niharika got busy in chatting with Bhavini , Sangeetha, Rithika and other family members....

As niharika was talking , she felt a heat on her legs....but she just ignored it but suddenly she heard Rithika's yell ....
She looked back to see her saree's pallu caught fire!!!!!!!

" Sonu!!!" He heard Dheeraj's yell....she looked horrified and helplessly on everyone....to her luck, it had only started to caught fire ...
She saw Dheeraj running towards her....

He stomped his feet on the saree pallu to extinguish fire...
Within this time, darshan and others spilled water on it thus it ended up in extinguishing fire....

Seeing all these , niharika lost her senses as she fell unconscious into Dheeraj's arms...he carried her inside the house....

Rithika sprinkled some water on her face and she slowly fluttered her eyeslids and opened it ...
She was alright..but sudden fear made her lost her concious...
She changed her saree and came back ....Rithika made her sit on the sofa in living room... everyone already left as now only family members are left...

" Sonu...you alright" Dheeraj sat beside her and caressed her Hairs to which she nodded... Rithika passed some water to her which she drank...

" Beta ..you alright... how it happened..." Sangeetha asked

"Maa...I'm alright...it's ok.... nothing had happened.." niharika tried to console her...

" I Think that diyas ....I forgot to flick it once the function completed..." Rithika remembered and said ...she was almost at the verge of crying...but suddenly rekha came furiously into the room and held bhavini tightly on her arms and slapped right on her cheek.... bhavini looked at her mother in shock and everyone gathered there looked perplexed....

" Chachi...what are you doing? Leave her..." Niharika pulled bhavini out from Rekha's grip ....

" Nikku...don't take her side ... leave her...I'll kill her today.she is no longer my daughter..." Rekha yelled which made every one shocked

" Rekha..ye kya pagalpan hai...come ...what are you doing?" Namish asked her holding her arms...

" No Namish ji...we have given birth to a monster..not a human .." rekha said ..her eyes filled with tears...

" Rekha...shut up..what blunder are you talking .." Namish again warned her., signalling her to look around. ...

" No Namish ji...today no one can resist me from telling truth that our daughter bhavini had tried to kill her own sister...!!!!!" Rekha yelled at the top of the voice which made niharika's eyes widened in shock....

She looked at bhavini then at rekha...

" Chachi...??" She wispered....

" Beta...I'm sorry...I'm sorry...bit I just can't hide my daughter's filthy behaviour anymore....I've seen with my own eyes... she had lit up fire on her pallu...it's not an accident..." Rekha said holding niharika's hands who stood there like a stone ....tears flowed continuosly from her eyes....

Rekha Turned towards bhavini and held her again tightly...
" Tell...tell the truth... today everyone has to know your true colours....tell.." rekha again said

" Chachi...what are you saying..our bhavini can't do it...you are misunderstanding her.." Dheeraj supported her....

" No..Raj beta..I'm telling the truth...trust me and I'll make her saying the truth..." She saud about to slap bhavini again....but she was stopped immediately by someone....
Someone caught her hands and it was aham....
Everyone including rekha looked at him in shock...

" Don't ...don't dare to even touch her..." He said to rekha....

" Why ..who are you to stop me...I'm slapping my own daughter.." she said

" Enough!!!!!" Suddenly they heard bhavini yelling and everyone looked at her... niharika still can't decipher what's happening...she stood still there and Dheeraj too got froze....

" Why???" A mere whisper slipped from Niharika's Mouth.....
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Finally , bhavini's true colour was out....I know she was under your suspection a long time ago..but now it's clear..but the only question remaining is why she did it? Any idea...?
And tell me guys do you want an epilogue..?
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